Re: Forex Strategy Builder optimized/overoptimized
@Popov
Thanks!
Re: Forex Strategy Builder optimized/overoptimized
Good morning,
I have a problem. My broker is Activtrades and yesterday I have saved the historical data but I have too less data...I changed the options for the diagram at MT4 and I changed the options at FSBPro. There I use 50.000 and 100.000 bars. In the timeframe of M15 I only have 5.000 bars...I thinks that is too less. What can I do?
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You have to scroll the chart manually to verify how much data your broker can give you, I reckon it's more than 5k.
29 2016-03-01 17:08:31 (edited by philhu 2016-03-01 17:09:05)
Re: Forex Strategy Builder optimized/overoptimized
Thanks, but I did this. I did it like Popov in the video on YouTube. Some time ago my broker was GKFX bit I decided to change to ActivTrades. I had no problem with the historical data from GKFX, but I have too less data when I use ActivTrades...what can I do more?
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I cannot do no more. You are better off asking this directly from your broker, maybe you'll find a reasonable solution to this like they provide you the data.
Re: Forex Strategy Builder optimized/overoptimized
Hello guys,
I still have a problem with my broker ActivTrades, because I have too less historical data...
So I want to ask which broker do you use?
Best wishes,
Philhu
Re: Forex Strategy Builder optimized/overoptimized
philhu wrote:
Hello guys,
I still have a problem with my broker ActivTrades, because I have too less historical data...
So I want to ask which broker do you use?Best wishes,
Philhu
i have tried 3-4 brokers but they all have similar.
the only interest forex brokers have, is to take our money,not provide us with data, so that we can take THEIR money!
can anyone suggest any broker who is different?
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Use MT5 To get your data
My 'secret' goal is to push EA Studio until I can net 3000 pips per day....
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Hello,
I have a problem with EURGBP. I want to generate some strategies but it shows nothing indifferent how long the generator runs. Is there a solution for this problem?
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes
Philhu
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Time frame?
My 'secret' goal is to push EA Studio until I can net 3000 pips per day....
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In every timeframe
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Start with something like Donchian Channel in the top slot..... put the 'chain' on it.....
Use 60 minutes or higher.
U will get results as long as you do not have requirements set too high.
My 'secret' goal is to push EA Studio until I can net 3000 pips per day....
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Philhu, try reducing or switching off the Acceptance Criteria from the Settings panel.
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Hello,
@Blaiserboy & @ Popov
Sorry for my late answer, but I was very bussy. Thank you both for your answers, but both advices are not working.
What can I do more?
Best wishes and a nice weekend
philhu
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I use data from MT5 and I use the script that Popov has provided.
That gives me a lot of data.
It is a simple and worthwhile approach.
Regarding MT4, be sure that you have set it up to receive maximum data
Go to 'tools', then 'options', then 'charts' and fill those spaces for max bars with 99999999999999. You may have the limits set too low.
It is very hard for anyone to know how your MT4 is configured...... you will have to check.
once you have these opened up you can download data from metaquotes by going in to the History Tab.
My 'secret' goal is to push EA Studio until I can net 3000 pips per day....
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footon wrote:
A balance chart which works good? Well, here you are:
Hi Footon
How many bars do you use to receive that?
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50k bars.
43 2016-04-24 22:18:21 (edited by philhu 2016-04-24 22:18:51)
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@Blaiserboy
I can not use MT5 because my broker does not offer it.
Which script do you mean? I found a script where I can download the historical data also from MT4. Do you mean this script? With the script I found about 65.000 bars at M5.
I set the maximum data at MT4.
Where can I find the historical data from Metaquotes? Or can I use TickStory?
I tried something else...
I have used a strategy from EURUSD and changed it to EURGBP but the strategy was not shown. It looks like there is not strategy. I have no solution for this problem.
I hope that somebody of you has an idea?!
Best regards
philhu
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I used to use Tickstory, good results. now I use MT5
I am not sure where you are with your strategy development...... I want to point out that until you are close to having the thing trade..... it is not necessary to have your broker's data.
Once you get to where you have refined your strategy. then start on broker data.
I use the data provided by FSBPro because it is clean and easy to update. Once I have a strategy. then I start to get the broker data updated.
Unless you post the strategy, it is going to be very difficult for someone to assist you.
You may have wrong settings for your data, who knows where your difficulties lay.
When you download data into Metatrader on the history screens... that data is from Metaquotes.
My 'secret' goal is to push EA Studio until I can net 3000 pips per day....
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I do not know if I understand you right, but I will try it:
You use the data from FSBPro to generate strategies and if the generator found a good strategy you use the data from your broker?! I do not understand the sense.
Can you explane it more detailed, please?! 
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I look for a simple approach, FSBPro has current data available all the time...
So I update often.... and grind out the strategies....
When I finally find a strategy that I think will make the grade, I get fresh data from the broker and do the refinements.
I do not believe that the difference between FSBPro data and the data from my broker to be all that significant.
It takes me a long time to find a strategy that will work long term.... I actually can not be bothered with updating from the broker continually when it is so easy to use what the program supplies.
I could well be wrong in my approach... however, it seems to be working well.
Most important for you is.. do what you feel to be right...
My 'secret' goal is to push EA Studio until I can net 3000 pips per day....
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I tried to generate EURGBP with the FSB Demo data and I got good results but the data was not very close to my broker data. Therefore I must use the data of my broker, but then it finds no strategies and it also does not matter, which timeframe I use.
I think I have a problem with the data from my broker because I opened the FSB data (M5) and the data of my broker (M5) to compare both and I saw that they have a different formation. If I open the .csv data, informations e.g. the date,... are all separately shown in the data of my broker but in the FSB data they are all in one cell. Could this be the problem?
Below are some photos for better understanding.
First: Broker data picture => all informations in different cells.
Second: FSB Demo data picture => all in one cell.
Hope that anybody can help me because I tried very thing you told but nothing works.
Best regards
philhu
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It looks like there is something wrong with this file or at least with the way you import it in Excel.
I just downloaded EURGBP data from FSB Pro and it looks like that:
2016-04-29 12:15 0.78023 0.78039 0.77984 0.77994 2002
2016-04-29 12:30 0.77995 0.78142 0.77985 0.78137 2866
2016-04-29 12:45 0.78137 0.78160 0.78107 0.78123 2101
2016-04-29 13:00 0.78122 0.78209 0.78112 0.78165 2203
2016-04-29 13:15 0.78165 0.78180 0.78088 0.78120 1833
2016-04-29 13:30 0.78119 0.78149 0.78092 0.78137 2200
2016-04-29 13:45 0.78135 0.78167 0.78119 0.78139 2347On the other side, the brokers data looks OK. You should not have problems with the Generator. Try to reduce the Acceptance Criteria set a proper entry amount (not too small and not too large) and run it.
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@Popov
I used the script from you to download the historical data. I asked my broker if I can download the data with TickStory and they said me that it does not work. I only can download it from MT4.
The generator ran and I tried all things you said but the generator found nothing. 
I think the only way to get success is to have the right formation of my data?!
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Well, your broker is 'out to lunch', TickStory works quite well.....
I wonder if you are setting things properly for your data.
My 'secret' goal is to push EA Studio until I can net 3000 pips per day....