Okay, Rob, now I get what you mean with the spread. Your talking about strategy tester screen. I normally run current for that setting.
I have only been forward testing and not any back testing, yet.
We need a couple of additional fields added for your input:
1) Manual Lot sizing
2) Spread
Okay, Rob, now I get what you mean with the spread. Your talking about strategy tester screen. I normally run current for that setting. I have only been forward testing and not any back testing, yet. We need a couple of additional fields added for your input: 1) Manual Lot sizing 2) Spread anymore? thanks, cdk
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Yes, the spread option in the tester. I had problems when I used current, since the journal tab was showing spreads higher than 20 points(2pips). Once I set it to 20, I was able to get a normal backtest.
Fixed lot size would be good. I’ve been setting the risk at 10, which gives me a lot size of .01.
I'm also having problems backtesting this. When I run, for instance, EU on 1m tf it runs perfectly fine... the first time. If I try the exact same backtest again it takes 0 trades. Not only that, but I can't seem to get it to take trades before Nov. 2018. Btw I'm using Dukascopy in tick data suite so I have data since 2003.
Anyone know the problem?
Also, other EAs I've tried on the same symbol and tf work just fine when testing
I'm also having problems backtesting this. When I run, for instance, EU on 1m tf it runs perfectly fine... the first time. If I try the exact same backtest again it takes 0 trades. Not only that, but I can't seem to get it to take trades before Nov. 2018. Btw I'm using Dukascopy in tick data suite so I have data since 2003. Anyone know the problem? Also, other EAs I've tried on the same symbol and tf work just fine when testing
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Yes, i have the same problem. Wanted to test several pairs with dukascopy from 2014 on. No trades were taken before 2018.
Backtest is one, but forward testing is what we need to get the results on.
For now results show promise, but we need to get it on forward movement. So that we wont feel that it is reading the historic data and giving such good results.
My usual tests on backtest are good. they are on break dates different time periods all show promise. but lets see next week how it performs in real. I have noticed that server speed also matters. VPN connection ping time makes a difference. this is just 1 evening as on friday we didnt have enough time.
Backtest is one, but forward testing is what we need to get the results on. For now results show promise, but we need to get it on forward movement. So that we wont feel that it is reading the historic data and giving such good results. My usual tests on backtest are good. they are on break dates different time periods all show promise. but lets see next week how it performs in real. I have noticed that server speed also matters. VPN connection ping time makes a difference. this is just 1 evening as on friday we didnt have enough time. next week...
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Agree 100%. I’ve been studying the backtests in visual mode and don’t see any shenanigans being carried out. There are a bunch of “impulse” EAs out there that deliver incredible backtests, but fail on live accounts, due to latency and slippage. These problems don’t show up in the tester.
Usually, after a backtest in visual mode, all of the indicators will be displayed. Unfortunately, they are hidden with the Genesis EA. So, they are either hidden, or the EA is working on price action. Just my opinion.
I have eurusd, gbpusd, and nzdusd locked and loaded in my Genesis demo account. Now, we will see the truth. If it performs close to backtest results, we have a winner.
So far so good, happy i can say. EU, GU all doing good. Even the entries it is taking are actually nice. current Covid situation is something we cannot comment on. But even then it is not bad.
I tend to disagree on comments about EA reading back history and performing well. I have been trading and some EAs do perform well on the testing and real on the same way. When we using tools like Tickdata suite, we use variable spread, we factor commission and also swap. So in effect we are getting it close to real live trading as far as possible.
here this one is not a high frequency entry. that is 1 st good point.
2nd, there is stoploss of 25pips. Not bad, though it is too close.
And i have seen requests about spread being a variable, i second that.
Lets see how next week performs in real forward test.
Hello my dear friends --- Next Gen Source Genesis Limited Edition ---- EURUSD, GBPUSD, AUDUSD, USDCHF, NZDUSD Best Tested Pairs EURUSD, AUDUSD, NZDUSD TF M1 SL -25 Pips - 250 Points Date Limit - 19.04.2020 Lets Test and Report please Thanks a lot {file}
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Any chance of posting the ea file as an unzipped file. I don't have winzip Thanks
