Lot size problem in backtesting with Dukascopy historical data
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I am testing a new EA using Dukascopy historical data. The EA is set up to open a trade with fixed volume of 0.01 lot (microlot), but if run the backtest in the journal appear this message
2019.04.27 10:37:05.039 2019.02.05 00:42:48 Stra_ABO1SHOT_V5 AUDJPY,H4: Alert: You want to trade 0.0 lot, but your broker's minimum is 0.01 lot. The trade/order will continue with 0.01 lot instead of 0.0 lot. The same rule will be applied for next trades/orders with desired lot size lower than the minimum. You will not see this message again until you restart the program.
Is not a broker problem. How can I solve this problem? -
@notoriusfx Hi, I have had this same problem myself but noticed it is only on some Yen pairs. The cause of my problem was the data. I'm using Tickstory and for some reason it had NZDJPY listed as a 5 digit pair with tick size of 0.00001. I changed this to 3 digits and tick size 0.001 and re-downloaded the data and it solved the issue for me.