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 page consists of four tabs: Stats info, Indicator char, Balance chart, Transactions log
This table contains all information for the data set loaded in the application and used for backtesting the current expert.
This panel shows the values of all statistical parameters calculated by the backtesting engine of EA Studio.
The Indicator chart shows the price bars, the indicators and the signals and the positions.
The chart shows the balance line and the equity lines produced by the backtest.
The Transaction Log shows all trades made by the program during the backtest. It is useful to examine the exact entry/exit time and prices and to compare them with a backtest of an exported Expert in MetaTrader. Both tests must show very similar results. The main reasons for differences might be that either the testing data set is different from the one the MetaTrader uses or the data sets have a different Time zone. In both cases, you cannot rely on that Expert for real trading. Please note that if an Expert is over-optimized, even the smallest difference in the data or in the trading conditions will create very different results.