# MBT — MT5 Backtest Toolkit configuration
# Copy this file to config.yaml and edit the values for your setup.

# Full path to the terminal64.exe of the MT5 instance your indicator runs on.
# Right-click your MT5 shortcut -> Properties -> Target to find it.
mt5_path: "C:/Path/To/Your/terminal64.exe"

# The signal file your indicator writes (via SignalLogger.mqh).
# Either a bare filename (looked up inside the MT5 .../MQL5/Files folder)
# or an absolute path to the CSV.
signal_file: "signals.csv"

# Defaults used when the signal CSV rows don't carry their own symbol/timeframe.
default_symbol: "EURUSD"
default_timeframe: "1h"

# How to resolve a bar whose high-low range contains BOTH the SL and the TP
# (you cannot tell from OHLC which was touched first):
#   loss  -> count it as a stop-out  (conservative, recommended)
#   win   -> count it as a target hit (optimistic)
ambiguous_bar: "loss"

# Where generated HTML reports are written (relative to the MBT folder).
reports_dir: "reports"

# Spread + slippage allowance in points, used to estimate transaction cost per trade.
# 5 is a reasonable default for most forex pairs; increase for gold/indices.
slippage_points: 5.0

# Risk per trade as a decimal (0.01 = 1%) — used only to translate R units into
# account-percentage returns in the backtest report. Does not affect WIN/LOSS outcomes.
risk_per_trade: 0.01

# --- Real MT5 Strategy Tester runner (run_strategy_tester tool) ---------------
# Optional. Drives MT5's own Strategy Tester headlessly to backtest an Expert
# Advisor's real code (real spread/swaps/execution), complementing the signal
# replay above. Off-Windows a launcher such as "wine" is prepended automatically.
tester:
  terminal_path: ""     # full path to terminal64.exe; blank -> falls back to mt5_path
  metaeditor_path: ""   # blank -> MetaEditor64.exe next to terminal64.exe
  data_dir: ""          # MT5 data/install dir; blank -> derived from terminal_path folder
  common_files: ""      # MetaQuotes Common/Files dir (where EA OnTester summaries land); blank -> auto
  launcher: ""          # blank on Windows; "wine" off-Windows (auto-defaulted)
  portable: false       # set true if the install keeps its data beside the exe -> launch terminal /portable
  default_deposit: 10000
  default_leverage: 100
  default_model: "open_prices"   # every_tick | 1min_ohlc | open_prices | math | real_ticks
  timeout_sec: 1800