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Hello Hagen,
It looks like your data with H1 is fine, and the rest is not. There is some issue with it – ” Unexpected end”.
Try to figure out what is the difference in the files for the H1 chart and the rest. I see the name of the broker’s server on the H1 but it is missing on the others…
Hi Simon,
yes, simply this way we can see if the strategy started performing worse compared to its worst period. Meaning that it was probably over-optimized during the creation.
Hello,
no, you can upload just the time frames you will use. However, uploading all of them won’t make the program slower or faster.
So normally we export them with the script and drop the files in EA Studio.
But keep in mind that Forex Software LTD are looking for all the best features that they can possibly add to the Strategy builder software. And if they did not add something, there is a reason for that.
And they have trading experience, actually trading, so the features added are more practically oriented.
Hey guys,
that is an interesting mixed conversation you have over here 🙂
Thanks, Casanogues for helping out. Gert, did you get the answer?
Here we had a topic about it:
Hello Simon,
Recently before moving everything to local computers, I used Contabo. They were doing pretty well. However, I do not know how they are doing now.
Cheers,
Hi Simon,
I get rid of strategies when I see that they are doing more prolonged stagnation compared to the one they had in the backtest.
Let’s have that strategy as an example:
You can see where was the most significant stagnation. So if I see that there is a bigger one, this gives me a sure sign that the strategy was over-optimized, and I can not rely on it.
Also, I am looking at those statistics, and if I see something worse, I will delete it:
Now, it is hard to recognize it in FXBLue of Myfxbook, so I use the validator, or I upload it back in EA Studio and recalculate it with the recent data. This way, I can compare the stats.
Sure, Adc!
Let me know if you have other questions.
But keep in mind that this is about trading just at the news. For Example, using pending orders to catch the movement caused by the news. If you open trade before the news and close it after, you will have no issues.
Hello Jenialyinvest,
I get your point here, and thanks Cone for making it clearer with the video.
Now, personally I am not a huge fan of optimizing the EAs, and reoptimizing them. This way we are ahead of over-optimization. Also, such a test that shows on what period the strategy should be reoptimized is not very accurate. This is because it is trying to make a kind of “future” walk-forward and we do not have future data. We rely only on the past data, simply, because there is not future data. Simply, we do not want to use tools that are predicting anything. Even the period of optimization.
The idea of having Walk-Forward optimization is more to prove to you if the strategy is robust or not. This is what I explain in this video and some of my courses.
Hello Arturo,
Unfortunately, the guys are right. I have seen that with my eyes. The broker can slow down the execution of your account.
This is why I stick to M15 and higher time frames for trading. This way even they slow it down with milliseconds, that won’t affect my results.
Hey guys!
That is a great idea that we have been actually discussing with Mr Popov from Forex Software.
Andi is correct, it is not that simple but hopefully, we will have such a pool where we can have top EAs from the users of EA Studio and FSB Pro.
Actually it will be much more, to show statistics of the strategies, reports and actual trading results
I do not want to give a lot of details because it is still in developing, but hopefully it will be ready soon.
Cheers,
Hello Adc,
Glad to hear from you. Normally in my courses, I share what works best for me, and things that I have tested and proved to my self.
Trading the news is very hard with EAs for a couple of reasons:
1. News are not every day at one at the same hour. This makes it impossible to have a precise backtest.
2. More, even the same news come out at different intervals of time.
3. The market reflects the news not so much from the results but from the expectations
When we do not have a backtest, it is hard to create EAs that will be robust enough.
Also, the brokers have slippage during the news.
You can try creating scalping EAs with EA Studio or FSB Pro. Just limit the hours to open and close the trades, and create the EAs on M1 time frame. You can use Higher Time Frame filters in FSB Pro.
