How to send MT5 candles to use in backtesting

Forex, gold and indices from your broker reach backtesting through the NovaTradeSync connector (v1.20). Set the symbols and timeframes in its inputs.

Available on: Essential and PRO

Steps

Open Accounts and download the latest NovaTradeSync connector (v1.20).
In MT5 go to File → Open Data Folder → MQL5 → Experts and paste the file, replacing the old one.
Open it in MetaEditor (F4) and press Compile (F7).
Remove the old connector from the chart and drag the new one onto any chart.
In Inputs set ApiKey, BarSymbols (the exact names in your Market Watch, such as EURUSD,XAUUSD), BarTimeframes (such as M15,H1) and BarDays.
On the Common tab tick “Allow Algo Trading”, press OK and check that the Algo Trading button is green.
In Toolbox → Experts check for the message “sent … candles”.
In Backtesting click + New backtest and choose “My MT5 candles (synced)” as Data source.

Include broker suffixes in BarSymbols, for example XAUUSD.m. The defaults are M15 and H1 over 180 days.
The allowed timeframes are M1, M5, M15, M30, H1, H4 and D1.

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