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Forex Strategy Builder v2.12.0.0

  • Backtester can determine ambiguous bars during scanning due to two orders in a single intra bar. (Reported by Doncello)
  • “Indicator Parameters” - return same dir signal to its previous state as before “Close and Reverse” was activated (Reported by Footon)
  • Historical rates updated from Alpari, time zone GMT.
  • Repaired Permanent SL sign in Strategy Overview.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.11.0.1

  • Fixed a bug with the generator - setting a negative number to Permanent SL.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.11.0.0

  • All Stop Loss values are positive numbers. Changed indicators: Trailing Stop, Trailing Stop Limit, Stop Loss, Stop Limit.
  • The minimum value of Permanent Stop Loss and Permanent Take Profit were changed to 5 pips.
  • The maximum value of all Stop Loss and Take Profit indicators were changed to 5000 pips.
  • Changed indicators fix for “jumping price”. Affected indicators: Steady Bands, Bollinger Bands, Starc Bands, Keltner Channel, Envelopes, Donchian Channel, Moving Average.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.10.0.0

  • Permanent Take Profit added.
  • The traded size can be part of a lot.
  • Strategy generator was improved.
  • Pessimistic method of interpolation is more pessimistic now.
  • Optimistic method of interpolation is more optimistic now.
  • Method comparator switches off Trade until Margin Call option.
  • Intrabar data are loading automatically when “Automatic Scann” is switched on.
  • Loading of intrabar data after changing Data Horizon or Data Directory.
  • The starting tips are ordered.
  • Generator is able to generate Permanent Take Profit.
  • Chart settings are saved into the config file.
  • Many small fixes have been made.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.9.1.0

  • New feature - “Export Strategy as Custum Indicator” added. It makes possible testing of multicurrency and multiperiod strategies.
  • Changed signals logic of the indicators “Average True Range”, “ATR MA Oscillator” and “Oscillator of ATR” form dirrectional oscillators to nodirectional oscillators.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.9.0.0

  • The program can load custom indicators.
  • New, more sophisticated functions for calculating the signals included.
  • Aroon indicator was removed. Aroon Histogram indicator was included instead.
  • Indicators were rewritten in order to increase the calculation precision.
  • Relative Vigor Index indicator was added.
  • Data Horizon logic was improved.
  • Strategy Generator - Out of Sample testing was added.
  • Strategy Optimizer - Out of Sample testing was added.
  • Additional Statistics was added.
  • Oscillator of MACD was improved. New parameters were added.
  • Hungarian translation was added. Contributed by Denes Bagi.
  • Russian translation was improved.
  • Trailing Stop Limit indicator was added. It sets a Trailing Stop Loss and a constant Take Profit levels.
  • Full Screen mode was added. Short key: Alt + Enter.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.8.2.1 (March 18th 2009)

  • Indicator logic rules description added to the Indicator Parameters Window.
  • Some tool windows resized to fit properly the Russian translation.
  • Parameter names of Hourly High Low indicator corrected.
  • Entry Hour indicator - minutes added.
  • Web links properly redirected.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.8.2.0 (March 3th 2009)

  • The program recognizes greater variety of ambiguous bars and incorrect logic.
  • Fixed issue with missing signal sell in overlapped fractals.
  • Issue with closing ambiguity when the exit order price is equal to the bar closing price fixed.
  • Vertical shifts to Pivot Points, Previous High Low, Fractal and Round Number indicators added.
  • More logic rules to the Stochastics indicator added.
  • Narrow Range indicator (NR4, NR7) added.
  • Inside Bar indicator (IB) added.
  • Hourly High Low indicator added. It measures the highest and the lowest price in a time interval.
  • Bug in Balance of Power indicator - Division by Zero - fixed.
  • Issue with slippage setting in Instrument Editor Dialog fixed.
  • Ichimoku Kinko Hyo indicator and a proper demo strategy added.
  • Many another smaller issues fixed.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.8.0.0 (January 20th 2009)

  • The program works with Forex, Indexes and CFD data;
  • New indicators added: Aroon, Ease of Movement, Balance of Power, Detrended Oscillator, Fisher Transform, Percent Change, Previous Bar Closing, Previous Bar Opening;
  • The program's interface is translatable;
  • Main Menu - several fixes, icons added;
  • Strategy Overview - several fixes;
  • New tools added - Profit Calculator, Pivot Points Calculator, Fibonacci Levels Calculator, Command Console;
  • Buttons for showing the journal tables - added on the main screen;
  • Bug with MA(period 1) - Fixed
  • Many other small fixes.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.6.1.4 (September 4th 2008)

  • Four new entry logic conditions for the “Bands” indicators.
  • Account settings - new Leverage numbers added: 1/1, 1/10, 1/20, 1/30, 1/50
  • Buttons for fast opening the support forum and the live chat were added
  • Strategy Publisher - BBCode issue was fixed.
  • Strategy Publisher - Ctrl-A shortcut added.
  • Strategy Overview - HTML markup fixed.
  • Intrabar Scanner - “Scan” button was removed. The scanning accomplishes automatically now.
  • Several dialog windows ware better coded
  • Some issue fixed.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.6.1.3 (June 15th 2008)

  • Indicator Bar Range was added.
  • Indicator Ross Hook was added.
  • The program warns when the strategy description might be outdated.
  • The help links are pointed to the new help system at http://forexsb.com/help/
  • Offline data file parsing issue fixed.
  • A localization issue fixed.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.6.1.1 (May 15th 2008)

  • Round Number indicator was added.
  • Minor fixes in the indicator parameters dialog;
  • Minor fixes in the position journal table.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.6.1.0 (May 1st 2008)

  • Adjustable number of the traded lots.
  • Automatic scan - menu [Testing] - [Automatic Scan].
  • Backtesting to a Margin Call - can be switched off from menu [Testing] - [Trade until a Margin Call]
  • New indicators - Price Move, Enter Once, Week Closing, Account Percent Stop, ATR Stop:
    • Price Move - Sets an entry point at a predetermined number of pips away from the base price.
    • Enter Once - Allows only one entry during the desired period.
    • Week Closing - Closes the position at the end of the week.
    • Top Bottom Price - Uses the highest and lowest prices of a previous period (bar, day, week, month)
    • Account Percent Stop - Sets how many percents of you account to risk.
    • ATR Stop - Sets the stop level depending on the market volatility (using Average True Range as a criterion).
  • The information in the strategy overview was improved.
  • There is description to the strategies.
  • Completely new function for reading the offline data files. It can recognize more file formats now.
  • A simple calculator is integrated - quick start [F12].
  • Several bugs have been fixed.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.6.0.2 (March 16th 2008)

  • Minor bug with the indicators chart was fixed.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.6.0.1 (March 13th 2008)

  • Several minor fixes.
  • Installer and uninstaller are provided (Inno Setup).

Forex Strategy Builder v2.6.0.0 (March 6th 2008)

  • Virtual trading account in EUR or USD.
  • The strategy Overview explains the logic in plain English.
  • Forex Strategy Builder can load the last used strategy automatically.
  • You can choose a separate offline data folder for the history rates.
  • The strategy generator was improved. It initially optimizes and refines the strategy. You can lock some slots also to keep them unchanged.
  • You can set long and short swap numbers in pips and a slippage value.
  • A Permanent Stop Loss can be used as additional exit level or as a permanent loss limiter.
  • Additional journal by positions was provided.
  • You can apply different color schemes. You can edit them also.
  • A Trailing Stop bug was fixed.
  • Many other fixes.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.5.3.3 (November 04th 2007)

  • A critical bug with the “Starc Bands” indicator have been fixed

Forex Strategy Builder v2.5.3.2 (November 01st 2007)

  • Links to Daily and Weekly Forex Outlook were added
  • Several minor bugs have been fixed.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.5.3.1 (October 01st, 2007)

  • “Heiken Ashi” indicator - added.
  • Export to xls format function - added. It can export market data, indicators values and the journal summary.
  • The user interface was improved and now it better fits to Windows Vista
  • A bug with “Use previous bar value” was fixed.
  • Other minor bugs were fixed.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.5.3.0 (September 01st, 2007)

  • “MACD Histogram” indicator - added.
  • “DeMarker” indicator - added.
  • “Force Index” indicator - added.
  • “Day of Week” additional filter - added.
  • FSB checks the loaded data. This function can be switched On / Off from the “Market” menu.
  • Minor bug fixing.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.5.2.0 (August 05th, 2007)

  • “Moving Averages Crossover” indicator is added. It compares two Moving Averages.
  • “Previous High Low” indicator is added. It makes the prices High and Low from the previous bar easier to use.
  • “Data Horizon” function is added. . It helps limit the number of bars or the first and the last date of data input.
  • Some bugs are fixed.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.5.1.1 (July 14th, 2007)

  • The “Donchian Channel” indicator is improved. An automatic parameter “Use Previous Bar Value” is added.
  • Some bugs are fixed.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.5.1.0 (July 10th, 2007)

  • The “Intrabar Scanner” is improved
  • “Data refining” function is provided. It corrects the data by filling in the gaps between the Opening price and the previous Closing price. It is available in the “Market” menu.
  • A Microsoft .NET Framework identification function is added to the file “ReadMe.html”.
  • Some bugs are fixed.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.5.0.0 (July 1st, 2007)

  • When starting the program, “Tip of the Day” appears.
  • The program regularly checks for a later version (without sending any personal data over the web).
  • Generator - a fully automatic generator of strategies is introduced.
  • Evaluation of the historical test - determines whether the calculation of the bar is correct or ambiguous.
  • Various methods of interpolation are introduced. (They mostly concern the ambiguous bars):
    • Pessimistic scenario - the price moves in a direction opposite to the direction of the position. (A worse development is possible!).
    • Optimistic scenario - the price moves in the same direction as the direction of the position (A better development is possible!).
    • Random execution - the nearer order has better chances of being executed.
    • Nearest order first - executes the nearest order first.
    • Shortest route inside the bar - the price follows the shortest possible route inside the bar.
  • Bar Explorer - shows the route of the price inside the chosen bar (depending on the method of interpolation).
  • Intrabar Scanner - loads all available intermediate data and uses it for achieving a more accurate calculation.
  • Fast scanning - use F6 from the main screen of the program (You need loaded data).
  • New Date/Time functions are added:
    • “Data Bars Filter” - you can use it to exclude a certain number of bars from the test.
    • “Date Filter” - excludes data, older or newer than a certain date.
    • “Entry time” - entering the market between certain hours - useful with 1-hour or shorter charts.
    • “Entry Hour” - opens a position at a certain time - 1-hour or shorter charts.
  • When closing the program, it asks whether you wish to save any unsaved strategies.
  • A button for easy hide of the journals is added.
  • Bug fixing

Forex Strategy Builder v2.4.2.0 (April 19th, 2007)

  • Donchian Channel indicator - added
  • More symbols - added
  • Take Profit - added - For demo only!
  • Stop Loss - added
  • Stop Limit - logic improved - For demo only!
  • Trailing Stop - logic improved
  • Close logic conditions - only when the “Closing point of the position” is “Bar Closing”

Forex Strategy Builder v2.4.0.2

  • Bug in the Envelopes Indicator was corrected

Forex Strategy Builder v2.4.0.1

  • Minor bug fixing

Forex Strategy Builder v2.4.0.0

  • Added many new indicators
  • Improved logic of the back-testing algorithm
  • An optimizing function included
  • Added more info in the stats windows and the journals
  • Improved interface
  • Minor bug fixing

Forex Strategy Builder v2.3.3.0b

  • “Pivot Points” indicator added
  • Column “Equity” in the journal added
  • Account chart showing the position's price (corrected with the rollover fee)
  • Minor bug fixing

Forex Strategy Builder v2.3.2.0b

  • A new indicator: “Long or Short” added
  • A new indicator: “Random Filter” added
  • Minor bug fixing

Forex Strategy Builder v2.3.1.1b

  • Changed logic of the Directional Indicators
  • Some of the indicators' parameters renamed
  • Minor bug fixing

Forex Strategy Builder v2.3.1.0b

  • Function show/hide the Journal Panel added
  • Minor bug fixing

Forex Strategy Builder v2.3.0.0b

  • Design improvement
  • Spread dropdown menu added - you can set the spread
  • Swap Numbers dropdown menu added - you can set the swap number
  • Same Direction Signal dropdown menu added - indicates how the next “same direction signal” acts
  • Opposite Direction Signal dropdown menu added - indicates how the next “opposite direction signal” acts
  • Function Strategy Overview added
  • When you open a strategy, saved under different market conditions, a dialog box asks you to set the proper market
  • Minor bug fixing
 
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