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Save Expert Advisor (EA) testing report

With MetaTrader4 (MT4) / MetaTrader5 (MT5)'s Strategy Tester feature, you can save a result of the Expert Advisor (EA) backtest. The available file format is HTML for MT4, and Open XML or HTML for MT5.

Here we will look at how to save an Expert Advisor (EA) testing report on MT4/MT5.

Related article: Backtest Expert Advisor (EA)

Switch between MT4/MT5 tabs to check the steps for each.

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Step 1

After backtesting, go to the "Report" tab. Right-click in the tab and select "Save as Report".

Select Save as Report Select Save as Report

Step 2

Select a folder to save the file to and click "Save". It will be saved directly in each MT4 folder by default, but you can change it to a different folder.

Choose a folder to save the report Choose a folder to save the report

Step 3

Once the file is saved, the Strategy Tester Report will open in your web browser.

Strategy Tester Report Strategy Tester Report

Step 1

After backtesting, right-click in the "Backtest" tab and hover the pointer over "Report". Select "Open XML (MS Office Excel 2007)" or "HTML (Internet Explorer)".

Save testing report Save testing report

Step 2

Select a folder to save the file to and click "Save". It will be saved to the "Tester" folder of MT5 by default, but you can change it to a different folder.

Folder to save testing report Folder to save testing report

Step 3

Once the file is saved, the testing report will open in your web browser if "HTML (Internet Explorer)" was selected. If "Open XML (MS Office Excel 2007)" was selected, nothing will be displayed.

Testing report Testing report

Date

Created

 : 2022.10.28

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Last updated

 : 2024.03.01

Takayoshi Nakamaru

Manual production consultant, MBA

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Takayoshi Nakamaru

Nakamaru is a manual production consultant at FINTECS, a company that specializes in creating manuals for their clients.
With a wide range of experience from fintech to entertainment, he presents what user-friendly manuals should be like.
He works with numerous large corporations as an external manual production project manager.

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http://www.fintecs.co.jp/profile/

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Akira Takagi

Systems engineer, MetaTrader administrator

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Akira Takagi

After graduating from Computer Science at the Uninove, Brazil, in 2014, he has worked on various systems development projects.
He participated as a developer in the launch of forex services in 2019. Since then, he has also been involved in the development of MetaTrader plugins and APIs. He is certified by MetaQuotes as a MetaTrader5 Administrator and active in consulting and advisory as well.

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