@roar
I finally figured out what was the problem
The deposit currency needs to match the quote currency of the pair I want to backtest.
It seems obvious I know, but I missed that every time.
I had USD instead of USDT, I thought mt5 would automatically convert the deposit currency into my pair quote currency.
thank you so much for your help!
@roar
the pair is ETH-USDT and here are the specs in Symbols
USDT (Tether) is a crypto coin that is peged 1:1 to USD, it's widely used on crypto exchanges.
I checked again and this happens with traditional forex pairs too.
maybe you can share a simple EA that works for you on any traditional pair just for testing purposes. I will try on a fresh install to see if anything changes.
thank you for your help
@roar
there is nothing unusual in the journal tab neither
Hello fellow fxDreemers!
I'm new to MT5 and it's driving me crazy.
I made a simple ea with fxDreema, I tested it with MT5.
the arrows are showing properly on the chart and I can see the number of trades in reports but the profit is always 0 and the balance a flat line.
at first I thought I must be doing something wrong in building my EA but then I tried with some free EAs from the market on traditional forex pairs and it's the same.
What on earth am I doing wrong??
