Curve-fitting is a nasty world in the EA world....
But what's an EA programmer supposed to do? All we can do is test our strategies against historical data, and hope the "personalities" of the pairs don't change much.
So what makes a good EA? Firebird by Wackena is great in sideways, and MA systems do well in trends.
What does an EA need to stay robust in both markets?
My philosophy is to break even most of the time, and take small profits other times. Basically you add strategies that are profitable in both sideways and trending markets, and a lot of cancellation occurs. If we're breaking even, we aren't drawing down.
So I have an EA that made 11,000 pips in 6 years. That's a lot of data to curve-fit, but anything is possible in forex.
I guess all we can say is "Good Luck," you know?
But what's an EA programmer supposed to do? All we can do is test our strategies against historical data, and hope the "personalities" of the pairs don't change much.
So what makes a good EA? Firebird by Wackena is great in sideways, and MA systems do well in trends.
What does an EA need to stay robust in both markets?
My philosophy is to break even most of the time, and take small profits other times. Basically you add strategies that are profitable in both sideways and trending markets, and a lot of cancellation occurs. If we're breaking even, we aren't drawing down.
So I have an EA that made 11,000 pips in 6 years. That's a lot of data to curve-fit, but anything is possible in forex.
I guess all we can say is "Good Luck," you know?