Learning to use trading system

Could any body help inform me where to go and read all it takes to load a VTtrading system for trading. I am new and like to practice with some VT trading systems.

Your contribution will be appreciated

Blessings.

Hi Net & welcome to the FF

You say Practice, by that I hope you mean to apply the TS to a DEMO Acct.

There is a link to the VT Trader Manual here.
http://www.forexfactory.com/forexfor...ead.php?t=6003

I normally suggest you dnld/save it as a pdf then place a shortcut on your Desktop for quick reference.

To answer your question though.

Some things to understand.
Once a TS is attached to a Chart it has 2 settings {[Start/Stop]}
Default Setting is Stop.
In the Stop condition the TS will then "Display" Entry/Exit Signals or send Alerts or whatever else is programmed into it BUT it will not do anything about them.

For the TS to actually place an Order it must be set to the Start condition.

To apply a TS to a Chart...
1) Select the Chart you want it on.
2) In VT Navigator {probably the tall window down the left hand side of your screen} Click "Trading" tab
3) Trading Systems
4) Seletct the TS you wish to attach.
5) Enter the User Inputs you wish to practice with.


To Switch the TS to Start.
Right Click the Label {or any of the output lines etc} and select Start from the menu that appears.

Hope it helps and good luck.

ps. If you decide to Import any of the systems posted here {pls read the manual} They will appear in a new grouping under the Trading Tab named "Custom Trading Systems".

I am glad about your information and have been going through the dwnld. However i have tried to use the demo on trading one of the TS's but no luck yet on seeing it work, it closes each time i log off, i use a public computer though, i read the conectivity must be on with both servers for the system to continue connected. I want to know if there is any way i can code the VT trading System to trade wile i log off from the computer and allow the system to run in the barground unnoticed since i use a public computer?

Your help will be appreciated.
Thanks and God bless

Hi Net,

The short answer is "No not yet."

I believe the VT Trader developers are looking at Server Based or Web Hosted Trading Systems which would then allow you to shut down your PC and still have your Trading System running.

How long it will be before it is included in VT? I have no idea.

How much time do you get on the public computer?

Thanks BEMAC for your reply, on your question about how long i stay on public computer, i stay about 4hrs on the average each day mon. to fri.

Netopps