Update on August 27th.

Fixed importing of data files exported from MetaTrader with the help of the Data Export scripts.

Added Symbol Settings options:

;; Spread, Swaps, Commission
spread     = 20
swap_long  = -12.42
swap_short = 3.27
commission = 6

The symbol settings options are mainly useful when generating or testing strategies with Premium Data.

Yours exported from MT data already contains the actual settings. However, you may override the spread or commission.

Express Generator applies commission in currency per lot at closing.

If your broker has a commission of 3 USD per open and close, you have to set `commission = 6` in the settings.

Exactly.

You can use all the settings listed in the main file "./bin/gen.settings.ini"

- Make your settings file. Let's say: may-settings.ini
- Copy the fields you want to change and set the desired values.

Call the generator with "node ./bin/gen --settings my-settings.ini"

Express Generator prints the actual data it uses.

The above screenshot shows how the generator output corresponds to the settings.

it will be nice with auto update..

can we upload the colletion into ea studio as well?

What about to make a Gui only to create own settings. So we did not have to make it in ini file. A gui like it is on EAStudio only for settings. We can set our settings there export the ini ..run the EG

BTW..when i start the EG. How can i stop this when i have unlimited time?
Also i have no output collection?When it is running is this normal? Or did it only save the output when i stop the generator. But i dont know how to stop.

> can we upload the colletion into ea studio as well?

Yes, you can. Express Generator creates 100% compatible collections with EA Studio and FSB Pro.

> When I use unlimited time. Is there a way to stop the Generator?

Use Ctrl + C. It will stop and save the Collection. Test it first.

is there possibility to set trading time. like open only trades and close trades between 01:00 - 22:00?

Hi Popov,

This would be a great addition in my opinion, and is a feature that would be very useful to me for sure

Uploaded Express Generator v0.8

New features:
- all indicators from EA Studio are included
- show version number at startup
- added auto-update
- added alternative syntax for options: symbols, periods, settings

New Options:

Auto-update options in fetch.settings.ini

; Update Express Generator
check_for_update      = true
automatic_update      = true
update_check_interval = 24

Indicator usage options in gen.settings.ini

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;; Indicators used by the Generator ;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

ind_accelerator_oscillator       = true
ind_accumulation_distribution    = false
ind_adx                          = true
ind_alligator                    = true
ind_average_true_range           = true
ind_awesome_oscillator           = true
ind_bears_power                  = false
ind_bollinger_bands              = true
ind_bulls_power                  = false
ind_candle_color                 = true
ind_commodity_channel_index      = true
ind_demarker                     = true
ind_directional_indicators       = true
ind_do_not_exit                  = false
ind_donchian_channel             = false
ind_entry_time                   = false
ind_envelopes                    = true
ind_exit_time                    = false
ind_force_index                  = false
ind_long_or_short                = false
ind_macd                         = false
ind_macd_signal                  = false
ind_momentum                     = true
ind_money_flow_index             = false
ind_moving_average               = true
ind_moving_average_of_oscillator = false
ind_moving_averages_crossover    = true
ind_on_balance_volume            = false
ind_pin_bar                      = true
ind_rsi                          = true
ind_rvi                          = false
ind_rvi_signal                   = false
ind_standard_deviation           = true
ind_stochastic                   = true
ind_stochastic_signal            = true
ind_volumes                      = false
ind_williams_percent_range       = true

The default indicator usage settings correspond to the default EA Studio settings.

Please report any issues.

Have fun and trade safe!

In Fact screw it! Work can wait, I am downloading and setting it up now. Too excited haha. Will check out my results tonight :-)

Uploaded Express Generator v0.9

New features:
- Correlation analysis
- Show collection size during the computation
- Added Min win/loss ratio to Acceptance Criteria

New settings parameters:

Collection section with Correlation Analysis params:

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;; Collection               ;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

; The Collection will purge the excessive records.
; It currently sorts by `profit` only.
; 0 means 100_000
collection_capacity = 100

; Correlation analysis threshold
correlation_threshold = 0.98

; Detect balance lines correlation
resolve_correlation = true

; Detect strategies with similar trading rules
resolve_similar_rules = false

The difference between Ascended count and the Collection size comes from resolved correlations:

Min Win/Loss ratio:

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;; Acceptance criteria      ;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

...
min_win_loss_ratio     = 0
...

Please note that Win/Loss ratio is calculated as: WinTrades / (WinTrades + LossTrades).
The Win/Loss break-even value is 0.5.

...

Now is an excellent time to test the automated update. It runs when we use the fetch program at a 24 hour interval.

However, we can trick it into forcing the update:

node bin\fetch --update-check-interval 0

It works because we override the update interval to 0 hours.

The automated update overrides the "bin" folder! It will reset any modification in the original settings files under the bun folder. For that reason, it is not recommended to modify them.
Use custom settings file instead.

Have fun and trade safe!