MT5 import problems
What each Market Data import message means and how to fix it.
| Message | Fix |
|---|---|
| This doesn't look like a MetaTrader 5 export. | Choose the file you saved with Export Bars. |
This file isn't an MT5 Bars export. Its first line should look like <DATE> <TIME> <OPEN> <HIGH> <LOW> <CLOSE> ā¦ | Export it again from MT5 ā Symbols ā Bars ā Export Bars (not a report or a chart template). |
| The file is empty. / No candle rows could be read. | Request the bars again in MT5 before exporting ā the table must show candles. |
| Choose the timeframe of this file. | Pick the timeframe you exported. |
| N lines couldn't be read and were skipped. | Usually harmless (a broken last line). If many are skipped, export again. |
Candles are an hour off from my screenshots
Your broker server time is wrong ā see Broker server time. Red Candle usually spots this and offers to fix it.
My screenshot still says "no candles"
The candles don't reach its chart time, or there's a gap. See Link screenshots to candles.
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