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Release Notes

Forex Strategy Builder v2.72

July 29, 2012 - Forex Strategy Builder v2.72 includes Data import from TrueFX, Italian translation, improved JForex data import and fixes in Analyzer tools.

Import TrueFX Data Files

Full list of changes from Forex Strategy Builder v2.70

  • Correction of Display Bug with MetaTrader4 Error Message Display.
  • Added monitoring of Startegy directory for new files option.
  • Added Italian translation contributed by Sombrero55.
  • Added data import from TrueFX contributed by Acerguest.
  • Added Credits and Contributors link to About Screen.
  • Added a Legend to Overoptimization Chart.
  • Over-optimization chart flipped horizontally.
  • JForex import parses files with data delimiter - space.
  • Added loadsavedata command to Command Console.
· 2012/07/29 08:58

Forex Strategy Trader v1.5.3.3 Beta

July 18, 2012 - Forex Strategy Trader v1.5.3.3 Beta is a bug fix release. It fixes reported crash when parsing SL and TP data from MT in some localisation settings. Max bars limit in chart expanded to 10000 bars.

More info about new feature since last stable release find here: Forex Strategy Trader v1.5.3.2 Beta

A download link is placed at Download page.

Forex Strategy Trader v1.5.3.2 Beta

July 17, 2012 - Forex Strategy Trader v1.5.3.2 Beta fixes a trading issue with brokers that use markup charge. It also includes Martingale Money Management, log files, autostarting script and more…

Trading Settings - Close option

Full list of changes:

  • Activating orders when Close price touches indicator (for Markup brokers).
  • Martingale Money Management integrated;
  • Expert detects and logs activation of Take Profit and Stop Loss;
  • FST shows activation of Take Profit and Stop Loss on Journal and on Chart.
  • Expert logs position parameters at the beginning of every bar.
  • Fixed issue with repeating wrong SL and TP from FST.
  • Included autostart feature proposed by Acerguest.
  • Added installing options to the installation file.
  • Option for automatic logging to a file. Switched on by default.

See more info in the following posts:

A download link is placed at Download page.

FST Log Viewer v1.0

July 12, 2012 - FST Log Viewer monitors the log files of Forex Strategy Trader and shows info about the account status, the currently open positions and the last orders.

FST Log Viewer

Download link and more info here: FST Log Viewer

· 2012/07/12 02:34

Forex Strategy Trader v1.5.3 NB

July 11, 2012 - Forex Strategy Trader 1.5.3.0 Nightly Build is available for testing. It comes with option for automatic log to a file. Log files are written in Logs folder under the installation folder of FST.

Forex Strategy Trader loging

Installer changes the security permissions of Logs folder in order to make it available for writing under Windows ACL control.

Please find download link of the installation file and comments in the following forum topic: Forex Strategy Trader v1.5.3 NB

Forex Strategy Trader v1.5.1 NB

July 09, 2012 - Published FST v1.5.1.0 Nightly Build. The most important new features are integration of Martingale Money Management, autostart function via a batch file, charting and logging of SL and TP.

Martingale Money Management

Martingale MM must work as in Forex Strategy Builder. The expert calculates and collects info about the consecutive losses and send it at every tick to FST. Forex Strategy Trader calculates the required position lots for the new orders.

Automatic start of several FST copies, set strategies, connection ID and start autotrading is available vie autostart.bat file included in the distribution. See this post for more details: Added little automation for FST

Full list of changes:

  • Martingale Money Management integrated;
  • Expert detects and logs activation of Take Profit and Stop Loss;
  • FST shows activation of Take Profit and Stop Loss on Journal and on Chart.
  • Expert logs position parameters at the beginning of every bar.
  • Fixed issue with repeating wrong SL and TP from FST.
  • Included autostart feature proposed by Acerguest.
  • Added installing options to the installation file

Download link and comments in this forum post: FST 1.5 Nightly Build

Forex Strategy Builder v2.71.3 NB

July 07, 2012 - Prepared Forex Strategy Builder v2.71.3 Nightly Build. This version fixes TrueFX tick data import and over-optimization chart of Analyzer.

Details:

  • It's no longer necessary the source folder of TrueFx data files to be named as the imported symbol.
  • Over-optimization chart was flipped horizontally. Now the X axes values rise to the right.

Over optimization chart

For a download link and comments see this forum post.

Forex Strategy Builder v2.70

May 03, 2012 - Forex Strategy Builder v2.70 was published on May 03, 2012. It adds Oanda Data Import and fixes some issues. See the wiki page of Oanda Data Import for more details.

Oanda Data Import

Changes from Forex Strategy Builder v2.68.2

  • Added Oanda Data Import.
  • Updated language files.
  • Minor improvement of Data Directory's Browse dialog.
  • Fixed a minor glitch in Small Balance Chart.
  • Fixed an issue when optimizer closing is canceled.
  • Added Destination Folder to data import tools.

Wiki page of Oanda Data Import.

· 2012/07/05 14:33

Forex Strategy Builder v2.68.2

April 10, 2012 - This version fixes some bugs and adds new features facilitating data import: opening Data directory from Market menu and option for ignoring Saturday and Sunday bars from data files.

New Market Features

Full list of changes:

  • Fixed a bug with updating old config file;
  • Corrected class name of Vidya Moving Average custom indicator.
  • Fixed a crash when large font is used on windows XP.
  • Added “Open Data Directory” menu option;
  • Fixed Cut Off Data Bars when there is not enough remaining bars;
  • JForex Data Import works with more data formats provided from jForex;
  • Added option for ignoring Saturday and Sunday bars from data files.

See comments on this version in the forum: Forex Strategy Builder v2.68.2

Forex Strategy Trader v1.4.10

April 04, 2012 - Forex Strategy Trader v1.4.10 comes with new MT4-FST Expert to v1.10. It has integrated Write_Log_File option. FST can export journal records to an external file. Also the logical rules of Previous High Low indicator was corrected.

Expert Options