Create and Test Forex Strategies
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| The Report page shows more detailed information of the backtest of the currently loaded Expert in the Editor. | The Report page shows more detailed information of the backtest of the currently loaded Expert in the Editor. | ||
| - | The page consists of four tabs: Stats info, Indicator | + | The page consists of four tabs: Stats info, Indicator |
| - | ===== Stats info ===== | + | {{youtube> |
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| - | {{ :eas-guide:report-stats-info.png?nolink |Stats info}} | + | When you load an Expert Advisor in the [[eas-guide: |
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| + | Here, you will find four main tabs: Stats info, Indicator char, Balance chart, and Journal. | ||
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| + | ===== Stats info ===== | ||
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| * **Net balance** - the end amount in the trading account. The Net Balance is measured in the account' | * **Net balance** - the end amount in the trading account. The Net Balance is measured in the account' | ||
| * **Max drawdown** - the reduction of the account after a series of losing trades. This is normally calculated by getting the difference between the previous account peak minus the lowest following bottom. The drawdown is shown as a percentage of the trading account. | * **Max drawdown** - the reduction of the account after a series of losing trades. This is normally calculated by getting the difference between the previous account peak minus the lowest following bottom. The drawdown is shown as a percentage of the trading account. | ||
| - | * **Executed orders** - this is the number of executed transactions. Please note that the opening and the closing transactions are counting | + | * **Executed orders** - this is the number of executed transactions. Please note that the opening and the closing transactions are counted |
| - | * **Ambiguous bars** - the program marks a bar as ' | + | * **Ambiguous bars** - the program marks a bar as ' |
| * **Profit per day** - an average of the money gained by the strategy per day. | * **Profit per day** - an average of the money gained by the strategy per day. | ||
| * **Win/loss ratio** - calculated by dividing the count of the winning trades by the count of all trades. | * **Win/loss ratio** - calculated by dividing the count of the winning trades by the count of all trades. | ||
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| The Indicator chart shows the price bars, the indicators and the signals and the positions. | The Indicator chart shows the price bars, the indicators and the signals and the positions. | ||
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| Trailing Stop Loss will show on the Indicator Chart whenever it is defined in the Strategy Properties. | Trailing Stop Loss will show on the Indicator Chart whenever it is defined in the Strategy Properties. | ||
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| ===== Balance chart ===== | ===== Balance chart ===== | ||
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| + | The chart shows the balance line and the equity lines produced by the backtest. | ||
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| - | The chart shows the balance line and the equity lines produced by the backtest. | + | The Journal panel displays all of the trades that are part of the strategy' |
| - | ===== Transactions log ===== | + | {{: |
| + | Then you can compare the information with a backtest of the same Expert Advisor, but this time in MetaTrader. The backtest results between the EA Studio and the MetaTrader platform should be almost equal. | ||
| - | The **Transaction Log** shows all trades made by the strategy during the backtest. It is useful | + | If the two backtests do not match, this can be due to using different historical data or not using the same time zone for this data. If this is the reason, then you should not use the Expert Advisor in a real account, but perform a proper backtest. |
| - | Additionally please note that if a strategy is over-optimized, | + | Additionally, please note that if a strategy is over-optimized, |
| - | ~~DISQUS~~ | ||