Hm. Well I'm going to try again on a third PC. Could you perhaps post a set file that does not contain your actual trading specs (unless you feel like it ), but one that you believe works fine? I wonder if one of the settings is playing up.
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DislikedHm. Well I'm going to try again on a third PC. Could you perhaps post a set file that does not contain your actual trading specs (unless you feel like it ), but one that you believe works fine? I wonder if one of the settings is playing up.Ignored
DislikedDefault except:
Lots: Non-zero
Win Percent: 50%
TP: 200 (5-digit)
SL: 200 (5-digit)
That should be the bare minimum.
The key is to make sure that one trading style is greater than 50%, and the other trading style is less than 50%Ignored
Disliked1) It is impossible for the EA to backtest using the strategy tester because the EA is using the chart history. The backtester only loads the data it needs. So the most recent strategy tester trades would be useful and accurate.Ignored
DislikedWhat do you mean by a 'walk-forward'? A time-stepped backtest? Could you elaborate?Ignored
Disliked2) I know, a lot of people have been complaining about this, there is a new addition in this current version of the EA which allows you to define how many simultaneous trades are allowed.
As for the given example, general rule of thumb, that sort of pattern is incredibly rare with 1:1 SL:TP ratio. If you increase the ratio to something like 10:1 SL:TP ratio, then yes I suppose that scenario is possible, and so is the converse... you could come across a long string of losing trades.Ignored
DislikedI am not sure I understood you correctly. Why should it not be possible to use history data in the strategy tester ?Ignored
DislikedWith "walk forward" I mean to simulate the placement of trades (or staying aside) according to the trading style calculated by your EA for every single bar. I am aware that a simulated year could take ages to be processed as the statistics have to be recalculated for every single bar (that could be tweaked by adding only the most recent bars to the statistic and removing the oldest ones).
Probably I am missing something but I cant see what.
If you dont mind I could try to integrate this in your EA.Ignored
DislikedIn my observations this happens quite often, even with a 1:1 ratio.
I have seen the "MaxSimultaneousTrades" parameter but it seems only to prevent opening more than one position, however it does not affect the statistics calculation.
If, in my 5 bars example, a single successful CT would follow, this would be a 5:1 win for the breakout statistic even if it should be 1:1.Ignored