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 ====== Express Generator - User Guide ====== ====== Express Generator - User Guide ======
  
-Express Generator serves to fetch historical data, to generate, and validate strategy collections in a local machine. Later, we import the collections into EA Studio for review and for exporting Expert Advisors for MetaTrader.+Express Generator is used to fetch historical data, generate strategy collections, and validate them on a local machine. Later, you can import collections into EA Studio for review and export Expert Advisors for MetaTrader.
  
-Express Generator (ExGen) is excellent tool for creating automated workflows for testing trading strategies.+Express Generator (ExGen) is an excellent tool for building automated workflows for testing trading strategies. 
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 +This guide helps you build a practical workflow from data download to strategy validation. 
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 +Typical workflow: 
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 +  * Fetch and refresh market data 
 +  * Generate new strategy collections 
 +  * Validate existing collections on updated data 
 +  * Revalidate collections across multiple markets 
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 +For a guided setup, start with [[quick-start|Quick Start]]. 
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 +You can use default settings from the files in ''./bin'' and override them with custom settings files or CLI options.
  
 ===== Requirements ===== ===== Requirements =====
  
-  * skills - to have the full benefits of Express Generator (ExGen) you have to be familiar with:+  * **Skills** - to have the full benefits of Express Generator (ExGen) you have to be familiar with:
      * algo-trading with MetaTrader's Expert Advisors      * algo-trading with MetaTrader's Expert Advisors
      * Expert Advisor Studio - to be able to export Expert Advisors      * Expert Advisor Studio - to be able to export Expert Advisors
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 +Use Fetcher to maintain local metadata (Forex rates and symbol info), download historical data sets, and handle update checks.
  
  
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 +Use Generator to create new strategies, validate old collections on new data, and optimize or stress-test strategy sets.
  
  
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 +Use Multi-Market to revalidate strategy collections on different markets and keep only strategies that pass the required number of tests.
  
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