Create and Test Forex Strategies
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eas-guide:quick-start [2019/02/27 13:54] – Trade Safe vini | eas-guide:quick-start [2020/12/09 09:33] – [3. Generate Strategies] Ilan Vardy | ||
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===== 1. Set Your Account ===== | ===== 1. Set Your Account ===== | ||
- | Set a virtual account in EA Studio the same way you set a demo account | + | Set up a virtual account in EA Studio the same way you set a demo account |
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<WRAP center round important 60%> | <WRAP center round important 60%> | ||
- | Make sure the settings in EA Studio correspond to the account at your broker. This is to ensure you later get the same results in MetaTrader. | + | Ensure your settings in EA Studio correspond to your account at your broker. This is to ensure you later get the same results in MetaTrader. |
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- In this Windows Explorer window find and open the **MQL** folder (MQL4 or MQL5). Then open **Scripts**. | - In this Windows Explorer window find and open the **MQL** folder (MQL4 or MQL5). Then open **Scripts**. | ||
- Paste the **Data Export Script** file in the **Scripts** folder. | - Paste the **Data Export Script** file in the **Scripts** folder. | ||
- | - Return to MetaTrader and go to the **Navigator** box. Then right-click | + | - Return to MetaTrader and go to the **Navigator** box. Then right-click |
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- | - Attach the script to the chart. | + | - Attach the script to the chart by either double-clicking it, or dragging it onto your chart. |
- | - It is done, you have saved the quotes. | + | - That's it, you have saved the quotes. |
- | - From the MetaTrader menu open **File > Open Data Folder**. | + | - From the MetaTrader menu select |
- From this folder navigate to **MQL4 (or MQL5) > Files** | - From this folder navigate to **MQL4 (or MQL5) > Files** | ||
- | - You should see a whole bunch of files. Those are the files the Export Script exported for you. | + | - You should see a number |
- Go to **EA Studio > Data** | - Go to **EA Studio > Data** | ||
- | - From the **Files** folder drag and drop the files to EA studio | + | - From the **Files** folder drag and drop the files to the **Drop Zone** in EA Studio |
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* To manually create a strategy from the ground up choose the entry triggers in the [[eas-guide: | * To manually create a strategy from the ground up choose the entry triggers in the [[eas-guide: | ||
- | * To create a strategy | + | * To create a strategy |
===== 4. Choose a Strategy from the Collection ===== | ===== 4. Choose a Strategy from the Collection ===== | ||
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Hypothetical performance results have many inherent limitations, | Hypothetical performance results have many inherent limitations, | ||
+ | ~~DISQUS~~ |