FTMO Robot: V4.3: What’s new?

[Yarin Or]

Hey Petko,
where is the trailing stop value?
it seems like Account Percent Stop replaced it.
Thanks a lot

[Petko Aleksandrov]

Yes, I replaced the Trailing Stop with the Account Percent Stop for 2 reasons:

1. The Trailing Stop did not give any significant difference on the backtest and during live tests (same results with or without it)

2. The Account Percent Stop is important for people who can’t manage the lots well and they might lose their accounts if they place huge lot size by mistake.

So if something isn’t really improving the strategy I prefer to remove it. This way the code of the EA is shorter and the backtest would run faster.

[Alan Northam]

I cannot get them to work in MetaTrader Strategy Tester either.  The only way I can backtest them is to do it in FSBpro.  The MetaTrader Strategy Tester is not the best backtester.  The backtester in FSBpro is world class!  To test these robots it is recommended to do so in a demo account.

[Lee Wagstaff]

Thats a real shame as it does cost a fair bit for fsbpro at the moment, Ive been really enjoying these bots just not sure why meta strat tester isnt working as the v4.1 was fine

[GIUSEPPE SANGIORGIO]

Hi Petko, is it possible to insert a fixed percentage instead of fixed lots?
Example that for each trade you risk 1% of the capital

[Alan Northam]

The EAs/Robots use fixed lots only.

[Richard Zurmühle]

Ok now it works, I started the test incorrectly, now the test is loading the data, thanks!

[Petko Aleksandrov]

We use fixed lots only because it’s much easier to compare the results when we trade more than 1 EA in the account.

[The Investor]

Hi guys,

I can’t seem to do backtests with the robots.

– I believe to have loaded enough data on my charts (using the home key)
– All settings should allow me to do a backtest

I’ll include screenshots, can anyone spot a mistake in my setup?

Thanks in advance

[Alan Northam]

Does M1 historical data go back to Oct 1, 2023?

Also start with smaller lot size such as 0.3, and 0.3.

Also I must advise that MetaTrader does not do a good job with backtesting!  The creator of FSBpro recognized this years ago and decided to develop a much better backtester.  FSBpro and EA Studio are the best backtesters available!

[The Investor]

Hi guys,

I can’t seem to do backtests with the robots.

– I believe to have loaded enough data on my charts (using the home key)
– All settings should allow me to do a backtest

I’ll include screenshots, can anyone spot a mistake in my setup?

Thanks in advance

[KazGwada]

Hello

I ve just install FTMO bot in document, page Loading Bars I didnt Really understand what is the goal

Do I have to launch EAs on 1M or 30M chart?

Dont have HOME button ?

[Alan Northam]

Install EAs on M1 chart. For Home button use the Windows On-Screen keyboard.

[Aleksander Kahriman]

Hi,

I just buy FTMO Robot and I installed on demo Account at AAFX Broker and also Live Account at Eightcup Broker

Robot opened AUDNZD on live Account but not on demo.

Why this happens?

Thank you

Alex

[Alan Northam]

Make sure Demo account has sufficient historical data and lot size is not too large for demo account size.  If lot size is too large for Free margin it will not take any trades.  Look at Experts tab at bottom of chart window to make sure there are no errors.  Make sure the EA is active by looking at the icon in the upper right corner of chart window.  Make sure demo account broker allows trading with EA’s.  Make sure EA is attached to the right chart and period.  Make sure AutoTrade or AlgoTrade button is active.  Make sure you installed EA after pressing AutoTrade or AlgoTrade button.  If all these things are correct the EA should start trading.

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