Testing and Trading Forex Strategies https://forexsb.com/wiki/ 2026-05-15T14:10:04+00:00 https://forexsb.com/wiki/ https://forexsb.com/wiki/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2013-09-01T11:34:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/articles?rev=1378035253&do=diff Articles and Tutorials * Set FSB by Using Information from FST - how to set broker's params in FSB. * Simplified Forex Strategy Builder Document - FSB overview. * Guide to Forex Strategy Builder - a starting guide to the program. * Using MetaTrader Data - how to use data from your MetaTrader broker. * Reliable Backtesting - some ideas for making the backtest more reliable. * Building a MA Strategy Tutorial - it concerns text/html 2011-07-23T09:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/awards?rev=1311414614&do=diff Awards Forex Strategy Builder is 100% clean [Forex Strategy Builder is 100% clean] Forex Strategy Builder is 100% clean from viruses, spyware, adware and any kind of harmful contents. This product was last tested in the Softpedia Labs on 10 March 2008 by Daniela Olariu. Softpedia guarantees that Forex Strategy Builder 2.6.1.4 is 100% Clean, which means it does not contain any form of malware, including but not limited to: spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors. text/html 2011-07-23T09:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/building_ma_strategy?rev=1311414614&do=diff Filed under Forex Strategy Builder - Overview >> Articles and Tutorials Building a MA Strategy Tutorial In this step-by-step tutorial we will cover: * The meaning of the “Use previous bar value” parameter; * The strategy generator and how it can be used to improve a strategy. Moving Average Key Points text/html 2012-07-29T09:16:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/changes?rev=1343553407&do=diff Change Log Forex Strategy Builder v2.72.0.0 (July 29, 2012) * Correction of Display Bug with MetaTrader4 Error Message Display. * Added monitoring of Startegy directory for new files option. * Added Italian translation contributed by Sombrero55. text/html 2012-07-03T13:46:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/copy_strategy_to_fst?rev=1341323168&do=diff How to Copy a Strategy from FSB to FST FIXME This tutorial needs update and fixing the language. In this tutorial I’ll show how you can quickly transfer a strategy from Forex Strategy Builder to Forex Strategy Trader. Why? Elementary, my dear Watson, to start trading it. I just generated my super profitable trading strategy, checked all stats, made some optimization, and adjusted this and that parameter. Of course, I used the world’s most reliable backtester – Forex Strategy Builder. And now … text/html 2015-07-12T05:17:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/entry_at_crossover?rev=1436678231&do=diff Entering the Market at Crossover I was asked recently to write about a strategy that uses two indicators’ crossover as an entry signal. So I will briefly explain how to do this in Forex Strategy Builder and I will comment on some interesting points meanwhile. text/html 2011-07-23T09:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/forex_data_from_mt_video?rev=1311414614&do=diff Import Data from MetaTrader This video shows how to export historical forex rates from MetaTrader and to load them in Forex Strategy Builder. It's important for the strategy backtest to use data from the platform you are going to trade after that. text/html 2013-05-20T17:39:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/fsb_fst_settings?rev=1369071572&do=diff Set FSB by Using Information from FST I'll show here how we can set the most important brokers parameters in Forex Strategy Builder. For reliable backtes, our FSB settings must correspond to the broker we'll trade later. The easiest way to see the broker setting is to use text/html 2012-06-02T06:21:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/fsb_simplified?rev=1338618112&do=diff Simplified Forex Strategy Builder Document :!:This page was compiled by AB and ARB to simplify and improve help workflow Forex Strategy Builder Forex Strategy Builder is a platform for creating, testing and analyzing trading strategies for the forex market. It provides an easy way of building forex strategies by combining various technical indicators. All necessary parameters and logic rules can be selected from menus, and you do not have to write formulas or a program code. text/html 2011-07-23T09:50:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/generate_trade_strategy?rev=1311414615&do=diff Automatic Forex Strategy Trading Generating a forex strategy with Forex Strategy Builder. Exporting the strategy to Forex Strategy Trader. Automatic trade with MetaTrader. text/html 2011-07-23T09:50:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/guide?rev=1311414616&do=diff Filed under Forex Strategy Builder - Overview >> Articles and Tutorials Guide to Forex Strategy Builder This guide follows the main steps of building and testing Forex strategies. It is important to make it clear from the very beginning that what we are discussing here is pure technical analysis (technical indicators, logical conditions, charts etc.) applied in a mechanical trading system. To put it in a nutshell, a strategy's rules are strictly determined and Forex Strategy Builder applies … text/html 2012-03-31T06:57:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/guide_test?rev=1333177035&do=diff FSB Guide Test Editors notes FIXME This guide is started by Dave and is currently under construction! Please post your notes here! We can use info from this Guide to Forex Strategy Builder. Forum topic for commenting and discussion about this guide Writing Guide to FSB. Content Download and Installation text/html 2014-03-29T08:50:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/introduction?rev=1396083020&do=diff Technical Introduction Forex Strategy Builder (FSB) is a visual backtester, generator and optimizer of forex strategies. The program is completely free to use and distribute. Goals * To backtest forex strategies, fast and easy, without requiring thorough knowledge of forex technical analysis and programming; text/html 2011-08-12T07:21:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/license?rev=1313133694&do=diff Software License Agreement Forex Strategy Builder is a freeware program. Copyright (c) 2006 - 2011 Miroslav Popov - All rights reserved. Distributor: Forex Software Ltd. (<http://forexsb.com>) Carefully read this license agreement before using the product. Using the product indicates that you have read this license agreement and agree to its terms. text/html 2014-10-18T19:25:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/rates?rev=1413660352&do=diff Historical Forex Rates The best practice is to use forex rates directly from your broker. It's very easy to export historical rates from MetaTrader to Forex Strategy Builder. Tutorials More information about the integration of historical data in Forex Strategy Builder, the different data formats and data sources can be found in the support forum and in the following articles and tutorials: text/html 2011-07-23T09:50:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/readme?rev=1311414616&do=diff ReadMe File Title:Forex Strategy BuilderVersion:2.56.0.0Release date:October 03, 2010Distributor:Forex Software Ltd.Website (English):http://forexsb.comOnline help:http://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/manual/startSupport forum:http://forexsb.com/forumContacts:http://info@forexsb.comRelease:FreewareRequires:Microsoft .NET Framework V 2.0 Forex trading involves substantial risk of loss, and may not be suitable for everyone. text/html 2011-07-23T09:50:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/reliable_backtesting?rev=1311414617&do=diff Filed under Forex Strategy Builder - Overview >> Articles and Tutorials Reliable Backtesting Ambiguous bars Forex Strategy Builder tests a strategy by following each data bars one by one. For each bar the program analysis the strategy and gives the necessary orders. Another part of the program follows the fluctuations of the price and when reaching an order, performs a certain transaction. A problem arises when the testing algorithm does not have the necessary information about the exact rout… text/html 2014-03-29T08:49:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/start?rev=1396082984&do=diff Forex Strategy Builder - Overview Forex Strategy Builder is a platform for creating, testing and analyzing trading strategies for the forex market. It provides an easy way of building forex strategies by combining various technical indicators. All necessary parameters and logic rules can be selected from menus, and you do not have to write formulas or a program code. text/html 2011-07-23T09:50:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/starting_tips?rev=1311414617&do=diff Tip of the Day Welcome Thank you for choosing Forex Strategy Builder. We hope you will find this freeware program useful. Wish you good health, luck and profitable trade. Forex Software team. Introduction Forex Strategy Builder is a tool for creating of trading strategies consisting of technical indicators. The program tests the strategies by using offline historical data from a broker. It shows an indicator chart, an account balance chart and statistics after the calculation. text/html 2011-07-23T09:50:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/strategy_to_indicator?rev=1311414618&do=diff Filed under Forex Strategy Builder - Overview >> Articles and Tutorials Exporting a Strategy as an Indicator The new “Export the Strategy as a Custom Indicator” function saves your whole current strategy as a static data filter that can be instantly used as an indicator to allow trades in other strategies. text/html 2011-07-23T09:50:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forexsb.com/wiki/fsb/testimonials?rev=1311414618&do=diff The Users about FSB I previously worked with a company that sells software to predict market trend direction. I actually purchased this software and started to look at the results. Not being pleased, I was referred to FSB and we developed a setup that has been amazing.I only trade one pair, the Cable. For August, on a $10k account, I gained $5800. In September I got more detailed and the results are, well you tell me: 107 trades, 102 profitable; net gains $3,060.Trading without