Tick Forge - MQL5 Market submission sheet

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Field	Value
Name	Tick Forge - Custom Symbol Builder
Type	Product type Utility. The file is an Expert (program type Expert Advisor) that never trades.
Price	Free
Version	1.04
Source file	`market/Tick_Forge.mq5` (Expert, one file, no custom includes). Alternate: `market/Tick_Forge_Indicator.mq5` (same window as an indicator, for the Indicator type).
Logos	`logo_200.png`, `logo_140.png`, `logo_60.png`
Screenshots	`shot_1.png` to `shot_4.png` (taken in the terminal, no backtest results shown). Use stills for the Market; `tick_forge_demo.gif` is for the article.
Short description	Build custom symbols for the Strategy Tester from your broker's own history: shift the time, rescale or reshape the prices.
Tags	Utility, Backtesting, Custom symbol, Strategy Tester
Activations	5

Input parameters

None. Everything is set in the window.

Verified locally

Compiles with 0 errors and 0 warnings.
Loaded in the Strategy Tester on GOLD.pro D1 and EURUSD.pro H1 (OANDA test install): one information line, no error or failed lines.
Generated data checked on real ticks and on M1 bars, and replayed by the tester.

Not verified

The Market's own automatic validation has not been run on this build.
Whether the Market requires trades from a utility, and whether it accepts a utility whose function is creating custom symbols, is a Market-side decision. Submit once and read the validator's reply.