Forex Software — Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

Re: Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

null@example.com (Popov) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:04:17 +0000

What I can do is to make the Generator showing an informative error message that includes the indicators, their parameters and the type of error.

My first test with HTF v3 showed "Index was outside the bounds of the array." with Moving Average HTF on a closng slot.

hope this will help with discovering the bugs.

Re: Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

null@example.com (Popov) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:57:20 +0000

Do you have other custom indicators? Does the original distribution with the original data set fails also?

I have two testing machines and I've generated millions strategies without even a single failure, therefore I do not think the problem is in FSB.

"Generator doesn't work" doesn't mean anything. Try to investigate the conditions wen the issue happens.

Re: Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

null@example.com (geektrader) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:48:11 +0000

I don´t have the HTF indicators installed, but still have the problem that the generator stops:(

Re: Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

null@example.com (Popov) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:36:40 +0000

The Generator stops due to problems with the HTF Custom Indicators. We are working on a solution. This issue never happens if you use the distributed indicators only.

For the moment one can workarround the problem by making two installations of FSB. One without HTF indicators - for generating and another installation with HTF indicators for manual strategy composition. Both installations can share one data set (Market - Data Directory).

Re: Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

null@example.com (hans753) — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:18:27 +0000

I downloaded the latest .NET 4, but the generator still doesn't work.
I guess it could be a variable which returns the wrong value.

Re: Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

null@example.com (zenoni) — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:53:30 +0000

Dreuf wrote:

Hi,
The strategy generator does not work at all for me
It calculates but nothing is generated.
Is that a common bug?
anyway thanks for the great job

Please see this: http://forexsb.com/help/guide/generator-intro

Re: Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

null@example.com (Dreuf) — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:25:04 +0000

Hi,

The strategy generator does not work at all for me
It calculates but nothing is generated.

Is that a common bug?

anyway thanks for the great job

Re: Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

null@example.com (arhikreol) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:46:55 +0000

At me the generator too stopped. But I have put "Maximum number of opening logic slots" = 5 and "Maximum number of closing logic slots" = 4. Also has earned. The interface has left English.

More did nothing.

Re: Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

null@example.com (Opioid) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:27:06 +0000

Max Equity Drawdown % does not work with "information in Pips", because if Pip-Account happens to get below zero, Max Equity Drawdown increases above 100%.

Re: Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

null@example.com (NicholasK) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:46:28 +0000

I have the same problem, too.
Generator stops very quickly & cannot get the proper result.
Is it the problem of the setting or bug???

Re: Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

null@example.com (hans753) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:05:02 +0000

Since beta 2 I've the problem that the Generator stop generating a strategy.
The bug is still present in beta 3.

Can I send you any debug messages? The Generator just stoppes after a couple of calculations.
I've the problem with Windows 7 and XP.
Maybe a localization problem? My region is set to German.

Edit: It also happens with US settings.

Re: Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

null@example.com (geektrader) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:40:31 +0000

Also, thanks for the quitely introduced factor "Maximum Equity Drawdown" ! I have missed this for a long time, now this is a real realistic drawdown finally, affecting the complete equity curve. VERY nice. With this new variable I was just able to optimize my current system for a lot better trailing stop / indicator combinations and now have a smooth equity curve with a low Equity Drawdown throughout, thanks to this variable being availabe in the Optimizer now as well.

FSB is making real big steps forward. Thanks a lot for your efforts!

Re: Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

null@example.com (geektrader) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:35:05 +0000

Btw, this problem here is still present for me in Beta 3: http://forexsb.com/forum/post/5473/#p5473

Re: Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

null@example.com (Popov) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:53:47 +0000

Optimization of the Permanent TP / SL will be added. I agree with you. These are frequently used to expand the strategy exit logic.

Re: Forex Strategy Builder v2.53.3.0 Beta

null@example.com (geektrader) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:09:03 +0000

I think no ADDITIONAL option will ever be contra-productive, because one can just not use it if not needed. But especially the TP / SP optimization should be really done as when optimized with other parameters often can lead to huge improvement in strategies. I noticed that when using the Stop Limit indicator and optimizing the TP / SP together with all other parameters of my indicators.

Also, optimizing the logics is definetely also going to help. Even if the system then goes from trend-following to not trend-following, who cares if it provides a better equity curve? The best of my strategies have looked TOTALLY different when I generated them to what they have ended up after optimizing all parameters and changing many logics. So I think this will definetely be a good idea to implement it.