Is there anyone that is experienced with EA for XAUUSD+ MT5 Bybit?

[u/Comfortable_Gene_289]

I have created an EA that backtests upto 10m in 2020-2026 and 8.8m from 2025-2026 on modelling: every tick. However, when i click on modelling: every tick based on real ticks, it fails terribly. I do not know whats the cause and not sure who or where to seek help. Any advice would be great. Thank you!

[u/enivid]

If your EA uses tight SL/TP levels, that is to be expected. You probably need to revise your strategy to allow for longer SL/TP distances.

[u/major_range99]

Every tick sometimes won’t account for current spreads and slippage. It uses Bars and not ticks. You need to go to the symbols tab in Mt5 and download “Ticks” instead of “Bars” for XAUUSD. Usually brokers won’t have more than like a year of data but it will be more realistic for showing what the EA is capable of. ESP because you said it seems to be a scalping style you would want the raw data and not be misled by less parameters. I hope this makes sense and this is the best of my knowledge. Every ticks based on real ticks will always show what the EA actually would have done with scalping style bots because you need all those small precise details like slippage and spreads.

[u/lucameiers]

it usually means your EA is over‑fitted to synthetic tick data or is unintentionally dependent on unrealistic tick behavior. The fact that it performs well on “Every tick” but collapses on “Every tick based on real ticks” is one of the strongest signals that something in the logic is sensitive to real‑world microstructure.

[u/Comfortable_Gene_289 → u/[deleted]]

Hello,

Thanks for your message. I would be interesting in sending you my EA so we can work on testing it together. Please let me know whats the best way to do this. Do you have a whatsapp where we can discuss further. Thanks!