Broker server time
Why candle times need your broker's time zone, and how to fix candles that are an hour off.
MT5 exports candles in your broker's server time, not your own. Red Candle converts them to your local time so they line up with your screenshots.
Set it
Market Data ā Broker Server Time ā Server timezone in CSV:
- GMT+2 / +3 (US DST) ā most brokers. The server is 7 hours ahead of New York all year.
- GMT+2 / +3 (EU DST) ā brokers that switch with Europe.
- GMT+0, GMT+1, GMT+2, GMT+3 ā fixed offsets with no daylight-saving change.
Not sure? Look at your broker's server clock in MT5's Market Watch, or ask your broker.
Red Candle checks it for you
- When the weekly market opens in your stored candles fit another zone, Market Data shows a notice and a button: Switch to ā¦ and fix candles.
- When a file you import fits another zone, the import window offers Use ā¦.
With the wrong zone, candles in some weeks are an hour off from your screenshots.
Changing it
Changing the zone re-times the candles already stored ā "N stored candles were re-timed". Your files don't need importing again.
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