Forex Software — Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

Re: Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

2016-05-09T06:42:50Z

Hello Serge,

Exporting of EAs is the new and preferred way of trading FSB strategies. Actually an exported EA is a FSB strategy, bridge and Trader combined in one MQL file. Trading with multiple EAs requires less resources than running multiple bridge connections. You also don't need an FSB installation for trading on a VPS for example.

The Trader mode is useful during the strategy development and debugging because it provides an indicator chart and more terminal, market and indicator information. It allows a manual intervention in the trading during a strategy auto-trade.

Re: Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

2016-05-09T00:27:25Z

Hello I am really enjoying the software so far.

I just had a very quick question. So far I have just been exporting the EAs constructed with ForexSB directly to MT4. I was just wondering what the advantage is to using the bridge and trading the strategies from within ForexSB using the "Trader" mode?

It would seem to me that using the EA built with ForexSB on the MT4 platform directly would have less slippage and less delay no?

I haven't finished reviewing all of the manual or tutorial videos yet but I having trouble grasping the advantage of using the "Trader" function on ForexSB versus just uploading the EA on to your MT4 platform directly.

Thanks in advance.
Serge

Re: Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

2015-11-23T00:03:38Z

I have the following problem; When I generated a strategy and try to backtest it in MT4, this happen:

Unfortunately, MT 4 build 910 has a bug and the backtest doesn't work.
However your strategy loads on a demo chart and calculates well.

Re: Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

2015-11-22T23:02:34Z

Simon, I don't know why it gave you the array out of range error, it points to a strange place code-wise, therefore I decided to wait until market opening to try it out myself, and it works fine for me, try it again is my suggestion.

Re: Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

2015-11-22T09:09:02Z

Hi,
I have the following problem; When I generated a strategy and try to backtest it in MT4, this happen:
2015.11.22 09:32:37.639 EURUSD,M30: 1198 tick events (6425 bars, 10821063 bar states) processed in 0:00:10.191 (total time 0:00:24.997)
2015.11.22 09:32:37.638 2015.04.01 01:14 Testing pass stopped due to a critical error in the EA
2015.11.22 09:32:37.638 2015.04.01 01:14 New Strategy m30 EURUSD,M30: array out of range in 'New Strategy m30.mq4' (4898,32)
2015.11.22 09:32:27.653 2015.04.01 00:00 New Strategy m30 EURUSD,M30: The expert uses 1050 bars.
2015.11.22 09:32:27.556 2015.04.01 00:00 New Strategy m30 EURUSD,M30: Loading data: EURUSD,M30, Minumum bars: 125...
2015.11.22 09:32:27.553 2015.04.01 00:00 New Strategy m30 EURUSD,M30: New Strategy m30 loaded.
2015.11.22 09:32:27.449 2015.04.01 00:00 New Strategy m30 inputs: Entry_Amount=1; Maximum_Amount=20; Adding_Amount=1; Reducing_Amount=1; Protection_Min_Account=0; Protection_Max_StopLoss=0; Expert_Magic=20224149; Bar_Close_Advance=15; Write_Log_File=0;
2015.11.22 09:32:12.642
TestGenerator: current spread 20 used

I wonder why? I attach the strategy I try to test.

Re: Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

2015-09-17T15:53:45Z

ok, thank you for your fast response and great support!

Re: Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

2015-09-16T18:59:11Z

It is a known MT bug. I have reported it to MetaQuotes one moth ago but I have no response from them.

The problem is that the MT backtester doesn't generate tick near to the end of the bar especially on 5 min chart.

You can see this topic in the MQL5 community: https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/60765

Please note that there is zero response from the MT stuff.

The latest version of our EA should overcome this MT problem as well as it can.

Re: Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

2015-09-16T18:09:45Z

Hi Mr. Popov,
i think there a problem with the closing procedure in EA MQL-Code.
In the attached picture you can see the correct exit in FSBpro and the missing exit in MT4, although the EA-infotext shows a closing condition.

Re: Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

2015-02-10T00:41:33Z

Thank you very much.

Re: Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

2015-02-09T18:49:18Z

I fixed the problem. Please put the attached indicator in the MQL indicators folder:

C:\Program Files\Forex Strategy Builder Pro\User Files\MT4 Files\MQL\Forexsb.com\Indicators

You have to reexport your expert.

Re: Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

2015-02-09T18:35:22Z

I am sending you as attachment the strategies which I used for the test.

Thank you. I'm busy for the next two days, but I'll tray to fix it as fast as possible.

Re: Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

2015-02-09T18:18:19Z

Dear Mr Popov
The Indicator "Previous Bar Opening"
does not work when it is exported as EA.
I have tested all available options via EA and via the Bridge simultaneously.
The Strategies worked perfect via the Bridge but no exported EA opened even a single position.
I am sending you as attachment the strategies which I used for the test.

Re: Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

2015-01-16T14:49:25Z

"Enter Once" indicator uses a local variable to store the time of the last entry. The expert zeroes it on a restart. The same is valid when trading with the bridge.

Re: Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

2015-01-16T11:56:55Z

Dear Mr Popov
I tested the Indicator Enter Once to exported strategies as EA and these are my results:

The MT4 forgets prior trades after restarting when the trades are opened before restart
and closed before restart AND TRADES AGAIN.

The MT4 remembers prior trades after restarting when the trades open before restart,
stay open during closing MT4 and remain open after restard.

I tested these strategies to M5 Graphs on MT4 and the results are:

1) The Enter Once a Month does not trade at all.
2) The Enter Once a Day trades sometimes but forgets after a restart of the MT4 prior trades and trades again.
3) The Enter Once a Week trades but forgets after a restart of the MT4 prior trades and trades again.
4) The Enter Once a Bar trades but forgets after a restart of the MT4 prior trades and trades again.

I am sending you a zip with the strategies and the exported EAs for inspecting.

Kind Regards
Mathimatikos.

Re: Exporting a strategy as an Expert Advisor

2015-01-12T21:15:28Z

You are right, it seams I missed to include the fixed Starc Bands indicator in the latest update.

Thank you for the report!

I updated the MQL code to v7. Restart FSB Pro in order to receive the new files.

Report any issues you may encounter.