Create and Test Forex Strategies
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Always optimize only profitable strategies! | Always optimize only profitable strategies! | ||
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+ | **Start/ | ||
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+ | **Progress** - Shows how far the Otpimizer has progressed in trying to optimize the current strategy. | ||
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+ | **Calculated** - Because the Optimizer tries out different variants of the same strategy to get a better results on backtest. This is the number of calculated strategy variants. | ||
===== Strategy Parameters ===== | ===== Strategy Parameters ===== | ||
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+ | You can use the checkboxes on the left to skip optimizing specific indicators. | ||
===== Optimizer Settings ===== | ===== Optimizer Settings ===== | ||
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+ | **Numeric values range** - takes the current value of an indicator parameter, for example 86. Then it applies the selected option. For example if we select "± 10 Steps" and the Step is set to 1. This means the min value for the parameter will become (86-10=)76 and the max value will be (86+10=)96. | ||
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+ | **Search best** - The option you select will be used to compare new versions of the strategy to the current one. The Optimizer | ||
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+ | **Out of sample** - If you enable this option an OOS test will be run when prducing optimized versions of the strategy. Only passing strategies will be considered. | ||
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+ | **The strategies fulfil the Acceptance Criteria** - We advise you to keep this enabled since you probably want optimized strategies to still pass your Acceptance Criteria. | ||
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+ | **Add the optimized strategies to the Collection** - Enable this option to save optimized strategies to the Collection for later review. | ||
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+ | **Optimize Preset Indicators** - When the option is enabled the Optimizer makes all parameters available for optimization. When it is disabled, the Preset Indicators parameters are unchecked in the Strategy Parameters list. | ||
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+ | **Optimizer Acceptance Criteria** | ||
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+ | This tab provides you the opportunity to add specific criteria for your overall backtest, or separately for the In sample and the Out of Sample parts. | ||
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+ | In order to do this, just click on the "Add acceptance criteria" | ||
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+ | ~~DISQUS~~ |