Data's for the optimal backtest

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Hi,

I have the possibility to get backtest data.

What data's do I need for the best "true" result?

Tickdata or Minute-Data or ALL Timeframes??

Bid AND Ask

and of course Open, High, Low, Close


Or is there a better system to do backtests f.e. ninja trader, ...

 
tick data is artificial, try forex tester
 
onewithzachy:
tick data is artificial, try forex tester
It doesn't have to be artificial.
 
sunshineh:

Hi,

I have the possibility to get backtest data.

What data's do I need for the best "true" result?

Tickdata or Minute-Data or ALL Timeframes??

You can make other timeframes from the M1 data . . . you should use tick data but the issue is how will you use it in MT4 ? there is a method but it is not trivial and takes a little effort. Info here: http://eareview.net/tick-data
 
RaptorUK:
You can make other timeframes from the M1 data . . . you should use tick data but the issue is how will you use it in MT4 ? there is a method but it is not trivial and takes a little effort. Info here: http://eareview.net/tick-data
You're awesome, you know that ?
 
onewithzachy:
You're awesome, you know that ?
Thank you :-) you are welcome.
 

I knew this tick-data tutorial and I would like to do it in that way for systems with very frequently ordering.

@onewithzachy

I looked at the forex-Tester, but I haven't seen any advantage against my metatrader backtesting with good historical data. Have I missed an important thing there??


I also knew the period converter from metatrader.

But is it better to import every timeframe separately or only the M1-data and convert the other timeframes?

 
sunshineh:

I also knew the period converter from metatrader.

But is it better to import every timeframe separately or only the M1-data and convert the other timeframes?

It's better to make the other timeframes from the M1 data . . . it's quicker to download and also you won't have any mismatched data between timeframes.
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