Unable to validate Galileo performances with Strategy Tester (MT5)

[rtroussev]

I've been looking at the recently posted Galileo performance tests here: https://store.galileofx.com/pages/performance

I'm trying to replicate some of these in MT5's Strategy Tester, but unable to get the same (or even similar) results.

Just one example: GBP/CHF M30 Sep 11-15 (posted perf test here: https://www.myfxbook.com/strategies/galileo-fx-sept-11-sept/348830)

What I get out of MT5 with the exact same settings (using Galileo Pro) is totally different:



What am I doing wrong?

Thank you in advance, as I've only started with Galileo a couple of weeks ago.

 

[ajanm]

hi!
Just found this thread/question and I have the same question because I'm also unable to produce the results using MT5's Strategy Tester and using what seem to be the same settings. I'm wondering if it has to with the "Modelling" on the "Settings" tab in MT5.

Any thoughts/ideas/etc?


-AJ

 

[Sanchay]

hi!
Just found this thread/question and I have the same question because I'm also unable to produce the results using MT5's Strategy Tester and using what seem to be the same settings. I'm wondering if it has to with the "Modelling" on the "Settings" tab in MT5.

Any thoughts/ideas/etc?


-AJ

Yup you got it right, to get the best results you should chose "Every Tick" or "Every Tick based on Real ticks" for ensuring you replicate the best data available to simulate real market like conditions before taking any trade.

 

[The Common Sense Investor]

You’ve run into one of the most common problems when trying to replicate someone else’s Galileo results in MT5. There are three main reasons why your backtests won’t match up exactly:

1. Broker feed differences – every broker’s price data and spreads are slightly different, which changes when trades are triggered.
2. Strategy Tester limitations – even with “Every Tick,” MT5 uses simulated data that won’t perfectly match live or demo conditions.
3. Contrarian logic sensitivity – Galileo is looking for reversals, so even small data shifts can create very different entry points.

The fact is, Galileo offers many different settings ranging from aggressive to conservative for a reason: market conditions change. One week the market might be in an uptrend, and the next week it could be in a downtrend. That means the settings that worked perfectly last week may give you very different results this week.


With Galileo’s contrarian strategy, YOU have to adjust your settings based on where the market is in the trend, and more importantly, where a reversal is likely to happen. That’s why copying someone else’s settings rarely matches up in MT5 — the conditions are no longer the same.


This is a key mindset shift I go over with my students: instead of chasing identical results, use Strategy Tester to understand how your settings behave through drawdown and recovery. That’s how you’ll actually learn to use Galileo effectively.


If you want a short visual breakdown of how Galileo works, I made a quick 3-minute video here: How Galileo FX Works (Contrarian Strategy Explained)