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  • #1
  • First Post: Edited Jun 14, 2023 11:10am Dec 9, 2017 3:05pm | Edited Jun 14, 2023 11:10am
Hi,

This is a very basic EA I'm working on, here is the first version.

You can use it to manually backtest strategies with MT4 Strategy Tester. It only works with Strategy Tester, and only in Visual Mode.
At the moment you can manually buy or sell, close all positions, close all longs or all shorts. TP and SL can be set in the Expert Properties.



Additional features will be added later.
Feel free to test and share your thoughts.
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File Type: ex4 ManualBacktest_v4_beta7.ex4   177 KB | 4,086 downloads | Uploaded Apr 13, 2020 1:17pm
File Type: ex4 ManualBacktest_v4_small.ex4   167 KB | 3,223 downloads | Uploaded Apr 13, 2020 1:19pm
File Type: ex4 ManualBacktest_v4_no_limit.ex4   176 KB | 1,489 downloads | Uploaded Jun 14, 2023 11:09am
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  • #2
  • Dec 12, 2017 5:14am Dec 12, 2017 5:14am
v2

-TP and SL added options added
-Limit orders added

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File Type: ex4 ManualBacktest_v2.ex4   61 KB | 5,043 downloads
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  • #3
  • Dec 21, 2017 6:45pm Dec 21, 2017 6:45pm
Hi Kis.
Thanks for the nice manual backtester. Its possible to have this backtester also as common EA because it makes trading comfortable,especially scalping
  • #4
  • Dec 25, 2017 3:02am Dec 25, 2017 3:02am
Thank u for one of the most brilliant idea done in the race of forex trading.
  • #5
  • Jan 2, 2018 2:08pm Jan 2, 2018 2:08pm
Quoting Giannigr
Hi Kis. Thanks for the nice manual backtester. Its possible to have this backtester also as common EA because it makes trading comfortable,especially scalping
Hi,

You are welcome. You can try this beta version, but please test on demo first, as it might have bugs.
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File Type: ex4 ManualBacktest_v3_beta.ex4   79 KB | 1,690 downloads
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  • #6
  • Jan 2, 2018 2:09pm Jan 2, 2018 2:09pm
Quoting Fastra
Thank u for one of the most brilliant idea done in the race of forex trading.
You are welcome, but this is not my idea, others made similar EAs before, this is just mine approach for the same idea.
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  • #7
  • Jan 3, 2018 11:47am Jan 3, 2018 11:47am
Quoting Giannigr
Hi Kis. Thanks for the nice manual backtester. Its possible to have this backtester also as common EA because it makes trading comfortable,especially scalping
Better try this one, some bugs fixed.
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File Type: ex4 ManualBacktest_v3_beta2.ex4   69 KB | 1,510 downloads
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  • #8
  • Jan 4, 2018 11:31am Jan 4, 2018 11:31am
Added profit protection and trailing stop.
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  • #9
  • Jan 8, 2018 6:26am Jan 8, 2018 6:26am
Hello Kis,

thanks for your work, it is very useful.
However, it would be very good if you write out the open positions statements continuously.
(e.g. sell & buy positions sizes, profits, average prices etc)

Thanks again
  • #10
  • Edited 10:41am Jan 8, 2018 7:17am | Edited 10:41am
Hi mr kis

scalper need this look to pic

i use this expert ( Attached File) from my friend from dubai ... heavy scalping
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  • #11
  • Jan 9, 2018 11:11am Jan 9, 2018 11:11am
Please add, if you can, two buttons for:

  1. closing half (50%) of a trade (possibly with FIFO rule, following trade ID if we have a basket of trades)
  2. rapid "SL to break even" (and possibly to average price if there is a basket of trades)

That would help a lot in money/trade management.

Using beta 3 right now and seems working fine on backtest.

Thank you! And keep up the good work. I am refreshing daily for new updates!

  • #12
  • Jan 21, 2018 1:40pm Jan 21, 2018 1:40pm
Dear Kis,

Thank you for your work.

I used your EA in the last days.
The EA's panel is hiding the ticket numbers on the left side, so
I would like to ask you to modify it (e.g input params x,y coords)

Thanks again
  • #13
  • Jan 22, 2018 6:56am Jan 22, 2018 6:56am
Thanks for your feedback, I'll try code what you asked, but currently I'm busy with other things and I'm not a professional coder, so it takes some time to figure out how to do it. I just wanted to create a manual backtester, not a scalping tool...
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  • #14
  • Jan 31, 2018 9:14am Jan 31, 2018 9:14am
Quoting totati
Dear Kis, Thank you for your work. I used your EA in the last days. The EA's panel is hiding the ticket numbers on the left side, so I would like to ask you to modify it (e.g input params x,y coords) Thanks again
Hi,

Here is the v4-beta, now it can be moved on the chart, but no when backtesting.
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  • #15
  • Jan 31, 2018 12:32pm Jan 31, 2018 12:32pm
Hello,

thank you very much again.

We are waiting for the next steps impatiently :-)))
  • #16
  • Jan 31, 2018 1:07pm Jan 31, 2018 1:07pm
Quoting totati
Hello, thank you very much again. We are waiting for the next steps impatiently :-)))
You are welcome! Do you use it for backtesting or chart trading?
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  • #17
  • Jan 31, 2018 1:14pm Jan 31, 2018 1:14pm
Quoting dinamites
Please add, if you can, two buttons for: closing half (50%) of a trade (possibly with FIFO rule, following trade ID if we have a basket of trades) rapid "SL to break even" (and possibly to average price if there is a basket of trades) That would help a lot in money/trade management. Using beta 3 right now and seems working fine on backtest. Thank you! And keep up the good work. I am refreshing daily for new updates!
Hi,

About the closing "half of a trades", do you mean one singe position, or closing half of the total open positions?
And the rapid "SL to break even", under what conditions?
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There is the protect profit option there. With the above settings, if you click protect profit, SL will be moved to +3 pips, if profit is at least +10 pips.
Do you want individual break even option, like the close button?
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  • #18
  • Feb 1, 2018 12:38am Feb 1, 2018 12:38am
Hi,

Until now I used it for backtesting, because in my strategy there are many open
positions, so I would like to know in live trading the average prices, profit, pos sizes
in both directions.

It would be good to place "half close" buttons beside the individual close buttons
  • #19
  • Feb 1, 2018 2:57am Feb 1, 2018 2:57am
Quoting totati
Hi, Until now I used it for backtesting, because in my strategy there are many open positions, so I would like to know in live trading the average prices, profit, pos sizes in both directions.
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Hi, I'll see, but I'm not sure it should be included in this window, I try to keep it as small as possible. But aren't there already developed tools that can show you that info? Or you would like the EA to make some actions based on that info?
It would be good to place "half close" buttons beside the individual close buttons
This will be probably easy to add, I'll check it later.
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  • #20
  • Feb 1, 2018 9:22am Feb 1, 2018 9:22am
Quoting totati
Hi, Until now I used it for backtesting, because in my strategy there are many open positions, so I would like to know in live trading the average prices, profit, pos sizes in both directions. It would be good to place "half close" buttons beside the individual close buttons
Half close option added.
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File Type: ex4 ManualBacktest_v4_beta2.ex4   159 KB | 2,334 downloads
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