by tickstory » Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:45 pm
Hi Taube,
Could you please try base-lining with the "MACD Sample" EA and ensure no date ranges are checked. Also make sure that your FXT files are less than 4GB (i.e. try testing with a smaller data set to begin with - say 1 year). Also, please make sure you get 99% modelling quality on your single-test prior to beginning the optimization.
Sometimes, the MT4 Strategy Tester might be caching incorrect results. To rule this out, try clearing your Strategy Tester cache in the <MT4 Data Folder>\tester\cache folder (you might want to back up the files prior just in case). Also, you might want to make sure the tester is displaying all results even if they are not profitable. To do this, right-click in the 'Optimization Results' tab and ensure that 'Skip Useless results' is unchecked. If you continue to have issues, you might want to go back to basics and ensure that your back-tests are working ok in 'single-test' mode.
Hope this helps.