Topic: FST can't trade with custom inicator

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I've a problem with  FST.in my strategi exist an imported costum indicator that i use as open logic condition when I use it , FST doesn't get any position.




Market: GBPUSD 1 Hour
Spread in pips: 3
Swap Long in pips: 1
Swap Short in pips: -1
Commission per lot at opening and closing in pips: 0
Slippage in pips: 0

Use account % for margin round to whole lots
Maximum open lots: 20
Entry lots: 1% of the account for margin
Adding lots: 1% of the account for margin
Reducing lots: 1% of the account for margin

Intrabar scanning: Not accomplished
Interpolation method: Pessimistic scenario
Ambiguous bars: 0
Tested bars: 49977
Balance: -456 pips (543.82 USD)
Minimum account: -495 pips (504.91 USD)
Maximum drawdown: 495 pips (495.09 USD)
Time in position: 48 %

A same direction signal - Does nothing
An opposite direction signal - Does nothing
Permanent Stop Loss - None
Permanent Take Profit - None

[Opening Point of the Position]
Bollinger Bands
     Enter long at the Upper Band
     Smoothing method  -  Simple
     Base price  -  Close
     MA period  -  20
     Multiplier  -  2.00
     Use previous bar value  -  Yes

[Opening Logic Condition]
gbp_fractal_barclose
     This is a static filter from a strategy
     Base instrument  -  GBPUSD
     Base period  -  1 Hour
     Start date  -  2002/04/09 04:00:00 ب.ظ
     End date  -  2011/02/17 08:00:00 ق.ظ
     Reversed signals  -  No

[Closing Point of the Position]
Day Closing
     Exit the market at the end of the day
     Base price  -  Close

Re: FST can't trade with custom inicator

Imported indicators are static filters, they are used only in backtest, in live trading they're useless.

Re: FST can't trade with custom inicator

what do you mean "static filter"??

Re: FST can't trade with custom inicator

This is what I mean:

gbp_fractal_barclose
     This is a static filter from a strategy
     Base instrument  -  GBPUSD
     Base period  -  1 Hour
     Start date  -  2002/04/09 04:00:00 ب.ظ
     End date  -  2011/02/17 08:00:00 ق.ظ
     Reversed signals  -  No

Re: FST can't trade with custom inicator

Look at the dates, it gives signals only between those dates you see, that's why it is called static.