I download an EA put the right files into the right places, usually just one EA file, i make sure i have history downloaded and backtest the EA yet it never makes any trades, i have downloaded and tested 100’s of eas this weekend and about 40% of them have this issue. is it just a crappy ea? should i just move on?
starting to get annoying now
even one little letter, abbreviation, semi colon, ANYTHING, can mess up an Expert… You have to look at the code, and problem solve…
Maybe they just havn’t found any triggers in the time span you specified in the back test…
Check the “Journal” tab, maybe there is some kind of error when its trying to place the trade…
Play around with the EA’s properties, especially the “inputs”…
If your gonna be playing with EA’s its a good idea to learn some code, I imagine most need to be optimized to suit your needs & be profitable.
Some people say EA’s are only useful to place/manage trades when you cant wait at the computer to do it manually, & you have atleast checked the chart yourself to be sure your strategy is suitable to the market at the current time.
Thats my plan anyway, only to use scripts/EA’s to make your manual trading easier but not to replace it.
Yeah most of the Expert advisors have this issue.Try re-downloading your platform,if not solved than drop an e-mail to the EA’s Developers.