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| //| Tick_Forge.mq5 |
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| //| Copyright (c) 2026 Joshua Dunnink. MIT License (see LICENSE). |
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| //| |
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| //| Build custom backtesting symbols from your broker's own history: |
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| //| - shift the raw timestamps by hours or days |
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| //| - rescale / reshape prices with a typed function |
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| //| - write real (transformed) ticks or M1 bars |
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| //| The result is an ordinary custom symbol the Strategy Tester can |
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| //| use (Every tick / Every tick based on real ticks / 1 minute OHLC).|
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| //| |
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| //| A utility: attach it to any chart to open its window. It never |
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| //| trades. The source is open and it uses no DLL. It writes only the |
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| //| custom symbol (its bars and ticks) - nothing else. |
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| //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| #property copyright "Copyright (c) 2026 Joshua Dunnink - MIT License"
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| #property link "https://forge.mql5.io/joshuadunnink/Tick_Forge"
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| #property version "1.04"
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| #property description "Tick Forge builds custom symbols for the Strategy Tester from your broker's own history."
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| #property description "Shift the timestamps, rescale or reshape the prices with a typed function, test your EA on the result."
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| #property description "Utility: it never trades. Free and open source (MIT). No DLL, no internet access."
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| #property strict
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| #include "TF_Gui.mqh"
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| int OnInit()
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| {
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| PrintFormat("Tick Forge v1.04 | chart %s", _Symbol);
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| if(MQLInfoInteger(MQL_TESTER) || MQLInfoInteger(MQL_OPTIMIZATION))
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| {
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| Print("Tick Forge is a utility for a live chart (it creates symbols); it does nothing in the Strategy Tester.");
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| return INIT_SUCCEEDED;
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| }
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| g_dlg = new CTickForgeDlg();
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| if(!g_dlg.Create(0, "Tick Forge 1.04", 0, 20, 20, 20 + TF_W, 20 + TF_H))
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| {
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| const string need = StringFormat("Tick Forge needs a chart of at least %d x %d pixels (enlarge the window or maximise the chart).", TF_W + 40, TF_H + 40);
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| Print(need);
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| Comment(need);
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| delete g_dlg; g_dlg = NULL;
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| return INIT_SUCCEEDED;
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| }
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| g_dlg.Run();
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| EventSetMillisecondTimer(30);
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| return INIT_SUCCEEDED;
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| }
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| void OnDeinit(const int reason)
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| {
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| EventKillTimer();
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| if(g_dlg != NULL) { g_dlg.Destroy(reason); delete g_dlg; g_dlg = NULL; }
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| Comment("");
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| }
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| void OnTick() {}
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| void OnTimer()
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| {
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| if(g_dlg == NULL) return;
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| g_dlg.Tick(); // one day / one month of work per call, so the window stays responsive
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| if(g_dlg.Closed()) ExpertRemove();
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| }
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| void OnChartEvent(const int id, const long &lparam, const double &dparam, const string &sparam)
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| {
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| if(g_dlg != NULL) g_dlg.ChartEvent(id, lparam, dparam, sparam);
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| }
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| //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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