MT5 Strategy Simulator Window

The MT5 Bitcoin Simulator Strategy Tester in the MT5 software is the environment used to backtest the profitability of an MT5 Automated Crypto EA which is an Automated Program & ascertain the profitability of this EA automated bitcoin strategy and then Optimize this Expert Advisor to a point where it is giving good profits from its bitcoin automated trade activities.

NB: Before starting the MT5 Bitcoin Strategy Tester illustrated & shown below, you must first attach a Automated Crypto EA on a MT5 chart, by going to Navigator Window, selecting the Automated EA and then right-click on it and specify the option 'Attach to Chart', once the Expert Advisor is attached to the MT5 cryptocurrency chart it will then appear as it is highlighted below, Then Right-Click the Automated Bitcoin Automated EA, select properties settings & then select and choose the option/choice by Checking/Ticking 'Allow Live Trading' and then continue with the MT5 strategy simulator illustrated and shown below.

The MT5 strategy tester option can be activated from the view menu and it is the second last menu item on the View Menu, A short-cut is to Press Ctrl+R MetaTrader 5 button keys on your key-board.

The Meta Trader 5 strategy Tester has the following Parameters for setting up before testing an Automated Crypto EA automated system & also for optimizing the profitability of the bitcoin EA.

Automated Bitcoin EA: Parameter for selecting which cryptocurrency EA you as the trader want to test out among the ones which are installed on your MT5 platform software.

Symbol: The bitcoin chart for which you want to test out the Automated CryptoCurrency Expert Advisor on

Model: Whether to execute based on the tick method, open bitcoin crypto prices or control points

Use Date: Set the date to start the testing and date to end and complete testing of the Automated Bitcoin Automated Expert Advisor

Visual Mode: Select To view the illustration of where this Automated EA opens & closes bitcoin trade as the testing goes on, there is also a slide bar to increase or decrease the speed for visual mode.

Period: Bitcoin Chart Time-frame for which to use examples 1H BTCUSD CryptoCurrency Chart

Optimization: Allow Optimization Setting for your Automated CryptoCurrency EA Automated BTC/USD Crypto Bot

For example, to test out the above Automated Crypto EA on the bitcoin trading for profitability, the settings can be setup just as displayed & shown above and MetaTrader platform strategy tester is then run, by clicking "Begin Button".

The following trade results are generated and an automated bitcoin trader can choose to optimize the Expert Advisor further by changing the Automated Crypto EAs bitcoin settings.

Once optimization of Automated Crypto Expert Advisor is complete the status bar will show progress, the above status bar highlights the progress that the EA testing is complete.

To view click the options high-lighted above (Optimization Results, Optimization Graph, Journal)

Prior to running this MetaTrader 5 Simulator for Automated Crypto EA testing you must go to the navigator window, double-click on this Automated Expert Advisor so as to attach it to chart & set the parameters just as is illustrated & shown below by ticking the options/choices provided below:

After setting up the above settings then you can test out your automated bitcoin strategy within the MT5 strategy-tester.

Once you Run your Automated Crypto EA the Results will be displayed on the following windows

MT5 Strategy Tester Optimization Results

MT5 Strategy Simulator Optimization Graph

MT5 Strategy Simulator Balance and Equity Graph

MT5 Strategy Simulator Lesson Tutorial

Above is just a brief introduction to the MetaTrader 5 strategy-tester - automated trading with EA Bitcoin Bots is a wide topic that a trader will take some time and research to learn about but the main environment to test and optimize the Automated Crypto EA automated bot will be the MT5 Strategy Tester.

NB: You can only test an Automated Crypto EA using data that has been downloaded and saved on your MT5 platform software, henceforth for the date settings select the dates which you have been trading with your MT5 to get a graph representation of how your automated EA would trade.

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MT5 Strategy Simulator Window

MT5 Strategy Tester Optimization Results

MT5 Strategy Simulator Optimization Graph

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