Create and Test Forex Strategies
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| **Next Deal** – selects the bar of the next deal | **Next Deal** – selects the bar of the next deal | ||
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| - | Next Ambiguous** – selects the next ambiguous bar | + | **Next Ambiguous** – selects the next ambiguous bar |
| **Export** – will export the “Journal by Bars” table (field 2 on the previous screenshot) | **Export** – will export the “Journal by Bars” table (field 2 on the previous screenshot) | ||
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| **Columns: | **Columns: | ||
| - | **Bar** - the icons represent the transaction types. | + | **Bar** - icons represent the transaction types. |
| - | **Bar Time** – the time of the opening of the bar | + | **Bar Time** – time of the opening of the bar |
| **Open, High, Low, Close** – the corresponding prices for the bar | **Open, High, Low, Close** – the corresponding prices for the bar | ||
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| **Volume** – represents the tick volume of the bar | **Volume** – represents the tick volume of the bar | ||
| - | **Balance** - the balance of the account when the bar closed | + | **Balance** - balance of the account when the bar closed |
| - | **Equity** - the equity of the account when the bar closed | + | **Equity** - equity of the account when the bar closed |
| **Backtest** – shows the backtest status. It can be either “Correct” or “Ambiguous”. A backtest status will be present only if a trade took place in this bar. | **Backtest** – shows the backtest status. It can be either “Correct” or “Ambiguous”. A backtest status will be present only if a trade took place in this bar. | ||
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| The first column’s icons show the order type (buy or sell). The number near it shows the relevant waypoint from the bar interpolation chart. | The first column’s icons show the order type (buy or sell). The number near it shows the relevant waypoint from the bar interpolation chart. | ||
| - | **Order** – The number of the order. | + | **Order** – number of the order. |
| - | **Direction** – the direction of the position, which the strategy opened (buy or sell) | + | **Direction** – direction of the position, which the strategy opened (buy or sell) |
| - | **Order type** – those can be “market”, | + | **Order type** – those can be “market”, |
| The strategy sends a “stop” order to the broker, with a predefined value of the price, to prevent possible losses. Later, if the price reaches the predefined value, the broker will execute the order. The strategy can also cancel “stop” orders if it no longer needs them. | The strategy sends a “stop” order to the broker, with a predefined value of the price, to prevent possible losses. Later, if the price reaches the predefined value, the broker will execute the order. The strategy can also cancel “stop” orders if it no longer needs them. | ||
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| “Limit” orders are orders at a more profitable price. For example if the current price is 1.25 and the strategy has opened a long position at this price, and you have a “stop” order at 1.27, this is actually referred to as a “limit order”, since the position at which the position will close is profitable. | “Limit” orders are orders at a more profitable price. For example if the current price is 1.25 and the strategy has opened a long position at this price, and you have a “stop” order at 1.27, this is actually referred to as a “limit order”, since the position at which the position will close is profitable. | ||
| - | **Amount** – the quantity of the base currency that the strategy bought or sold. | + | **Amount** – quantity of the base currency that the strategy bought or sold. |
| - | **Order Price** – the order price (might also include the spread) | + | **Order Price** – order price (might also include the spread) |
| **Price 2** – Holds the second price for some special orders that have two prices. For example stop-limit (one cancels the other, OCO) orders. | **Price 2** – Holds the second price for some special orders that have two prices. For example stop-limit (one cancels the other, OCO) orders. | ||
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| **Wp** – holds an icon, which corresponds to the transaction type, and the number of the waypoint, which corresponds to the bar interpolation chart waypoints numbers. | **Wp** – holds an icon, which corresponds to the transaction type, and the number of the waypoint, which corresponds to the bar interpolation chart waypoints numbers. | ||
| - | **Position** – the number of the position | + | **Position** – number of the position |
| **Transaction** – type of the transaction | **Transaction** – type of the transaction | ||
| - | **Direction** – the direction of the position | + | **Direction** – direction of the position |
| - | **Amount** – the amount of the order, in the base currency | + | **Amount** – amount of the order, in the base currency |
| - | **Ord. Price** – the order price | + | **Ord. Price** – order price |
| - | **Pos. Price** – the price of the position | + | **Pos. Price** – price of the position |
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