If you preset the pairs for trading inside a project, why does changing the pair in MT5 backtest setup panel, change backtest results?
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Tried setting up multiple currency pairs for trading from within in the project for the first time. Everything seemed fine, with trades from every pair showing up in the backtest report on MT5.
However, just for the hell of it I tried changing the pair on the settings panel in MT5. I assumed this would have no effect because the expert would be dictating which pairs to trade. To my surprise every time I changed the pair in settings, I got a different backtest result - even though the results still contained trades from all pairs in the expert.
How and why is the backtest altered when I change the pair in setup?
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@tonyramirez I had no idea that could happen! Never tried it, though. Any MT5 expert here sharing some help?
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I've had exactly the same bug, whenever I change the pair inside settings (irrelevant of wether it is in the block list or not), it will change the results on the backtest. And the change is incredibly random, seldom have I backtested and the same result would be as expected. However I have not found it to be evidence of commisions/ SWAP charges, it severely changes trades.
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@bryan01993 The admin should know this. I hope he can fix it.
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@l-andorrà I already made a Bug report about that block. providing evidence on backtest about the error. However I am doing further tests to see if I can find where things go nuts.
