Create and Test Forex Strategies
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+ | The journal is a detailed log of the trading operations. | ||
===== 1. Toolbar ===== | ===== 1. Toolbar ===== | ||
- | **Journal without Transfers** | + | **Journal without Transfers** |
- | **Journal with Transfers** | + | **Journal with Transfers** |
- | **Export Journal** | + | **Export Journal** |
===== 2. Journal Data ===== | ===== 2. Journal Data ===== | ||
- | **Journal header** | + | **Journal header** |
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+ | **Position Id** - Shows an icon of the position. The icon represents the type of the transaction FSB Pro took. The program will give different id to the position, depending on the current bar. When the positon moves to the next bar, it will receive a new id. | ||
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+ | **Bar** - This is the historical data serial number of the bar. | ||
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+ | **Bar Time** - Time and date of the opening of the current bar. | ||
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+ | **Transaction** - Shows the transaction type that took place. The transaction types are: Open, Close, Add, Reduce, Reverse, Transfer | ||
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+ | **Direction** - Shows the direction of the position. The directions are: Long, Short, Closed (a closed position), None (there is no position opened for this bar) | ||
- | **Position Id** | + | **Amount** - The amount that the strategy has bought or sold in the transaction. FSB Pro will measure this value either in the base currency (the first from the symbol pair) or in lots, depending on your settings |
- | **Bar** | + | **Order Price** - The price at which the order has taken place. |
- | **Bar Time** | + | **Position Price** - The price of the position (considering the spread and the rollover). |
- | **Transaction** - Open, Close, Add, Reduce, Reverse, Transfer | + | **Margin** - The margin of the account. |
- | **Direction** - Long, Short, Closed, None | + | **Spread** - The difference between buying and selling prices. |
+ | **Rollover** - The interest that we pay or get for keeping the position open between days. | ||
- | **Amount** | + | **Commission** - There are usually no commissions in Forex. You will encounter those in the stock markets. |
- | **Order Price** | + | **Slippage** - The money you lose by incorrect order execution. This can occur in a fast-moving market. |
- | **Position Price** | + | **Profit Loss** - This occurs when the strategy closes an open position. This can have a positive or negative value. (In the indicator chart, this changes the balance line) |
- | **Margin** | + | **Floating Profit Loss** - This Profit Loss shows the current state of the position. (In the indicator chart, this changes the equity line.) |
- | **Spread** | + | **Balance** - Shows the status of your account balance. |
- | **Rollover** | + | **Equity** - The equity is your account balance plus the floating profit/loss of your open positions. |
- | **Commission** | + | **Backtest** |
- | **Slippage** | + | " |
- | **Profit Loss** | + | “Ambiguous” means the backterster is not sure in what sequence to execute the orders, because there is more than one possible sequence. |
- | **Floating Profit Loss** | + | It this cell has no value, this means there is no backtesting needed for the current row. This happens when transferring the position from one day to the next. |
- | **Balance** | ||
- | **Equity** | ||
- | **Backtest** - Correct | + | ~~DISQUS~~ |