Testing help library
Find the missing
test assumption
Useful checks for a backtest that will not start, will not trade, or cannot be compared fairly. These are platform-agnostic troubleshooting steps, not trading instructions.
MT5EA Strategy Tester troubleshootingCheck the terminal, exact build, symbol, history, settings and Journal before deciding that an EA failed.cTradercBot backtest troubleshootingCheck the exact cBot, parameters, symbol data, period and log events when a cBot does not trade.WorksheetBacktest Plan GeneratorRecord the build, preset, symbol, dates, data model and costs for a repeatable test.
Record evidence, then compare
A panel, compile, installed file or empty trade list is not a completed backtest or proof of a fault. Keep the report, logs, effective parameters and exact test period with your conclusions.