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Attached is the EA in case anyone wants to check the stats. I used Premium Data, 200000 bars of USATECHIDXUSD M5 ending at 2026-08-17 11:00.

Thanks! I tried using virtual desktops but EA Studio stops running when I switch to another desktop.

Looks like the other solution (lots of tiled browser windows) is the only work-around.

I exported the data and calculated the drawdown figures myself in EXCEL. My results do not agree with any of the numbers in the screenshot. So either I'm being stupid (possible) or the numbers in EA Studio are just wrong...

Also:

Q4) How can the "Maximum Loss" for the "Complete Backtest" be 0.20% when the "Maximum Loss" for OOS is 2.70%?

I figured out the answers to Q2 & Q3 so I deleted them. But I still don't get the answer to Q1...

Hi all,

Below is a screenshot of an EA's stats. I'm trying to make sense of the numbers circled in red. In particular:

Q1) How can the "Max Daily Loss" be larger than the "Max Drawdown"?

Thanks!

I wonder why Forex quotes are delayed every Monday. For example, it’s already August 17, 10 a.m. European time, but the BTCUSD and XAUUSD quotes are still showing August 14.

Hi all,

The EA Studio "Data Import" tab states that we can upload "up to 200,000 bars" but if I attempt to upload more than that it seems to work fine. Does loading more than 200,000 bars actually work fine, or will it cause problems later?

Thanks!

I like the blind holdout idea because it keeps some data completely unseen. I’m still learning this stuff, but I’d be careful assuming that passing it means the next 3 months will automatically be profitable tho.

I used the Monte Carlo method to filter strategies generated from the 2000–2024 dataset.

As for the 2024–2026 data, I didn't filter it again because I treated it as unseen data. I simply recalculated the portfolio performance on this data range to check if my filtering method during the generation step was effective.

If you don't mind, could you please share the strategy collection you created, Ridwan?"