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  • #41
  • Jan 28, 2006 8:09am Jan 28, 2006 8:09am
Quoting bluemeasure
In MT4, under "File", choose "open a new account" at which time a new screen will pop up asking you for some personal info. Afterwards a new uid/pwd is dispatched to you - that should essentially do it.

Ok before I set that up are we standadizing the account size ..? $5000 ..$10,000 ??
  • #42
  • Jan 28, 2006 8:14am Jan 28, 2006 8:14am
Quoting Rocket
Ok before I set that up are we standadizing the account size ..? $5000 ..$10,000 ??
See BB's post #20 in this thread: "$ 10,000 mini demo account"
  • #43
  • Jan 29, 2006 12:09am Jan 29, 2006 12:09am
Quoting bluemeasure
BeachBum & others,

I think it is possible to let a fairly simple program run through historical 1 minute data that will simulate your forward testing efforts. The results from this historical dataset would provide you with a larger resultset to draw conclusions from. Slippage however wouldn't be factored in. Let me know if this is of interest and I'll look into it further.

BlueMeasure
Blue,

Yes, if you have this capability, please do so...I think any data that can be added whether backtested or forward tested is something we can use to draw upon. If you can post results or a downloadable file would be great.

Thx again, Blue

drjoe
  • #44
  • Jan 29, 2006 3:11pm Jan 29, 2006 3:11pm
here are 5 excel workbooks 1 each for the 5 strategys.

Were at the post ......
Attached File(s)
File Type: zip Vantage Strat.zip   56 KB | 467 downloads
  • #45
  • Jan 30, 2006 5:26am Jan 30, 2006 5:26am
Looks good Rocket. I added a little tweak to the "Long"/"Short" column in case people want the spreadsheet to write Long or Short instead of having to type it in each time. I edited and posted here only the "strategy 1" spreadsheet but regardless of which strategy you are using... Just copy the column (the long/short column) of formulas in the spreadsheet linked below and paste it into the same column for each of your currencies.

Also for those who don't know Excel that well the best way to take out the example data included with the spreadsheet is to highlight the cells with the example trades data in them and choose "edit" then "clear contents". If you use the delete key you may get errors in the formula cells but with the "clear contents" command you get a nice tidy spreadsheet.

FT
Attached File(s)
File Type: zip Vantage Strat 1.zip   10 KB | 716 downloads
  • #46
  • Jan 30, 2006 8:55am Jan 30, 2006 8:55am
Thanks FT........

Rocket...........I am asking you to make these changes to all the strat. workbooks and post the new file for all of us to download and work from. OK?






Quoting fijitrader
Looks good Rocket. I added a little tweak to the "Long"/"Short" column in case people want the spreadsheet to write Long or Short instead of having to type it in each time. I edited and posted here only the "strategy 1" spreadsheet but regardless of which strategy you are using... Just copy the column (the long/short column) of formulas in the spreadsheet linked below and paste it into the same column for each of your currencies.

Also for those who don't know Excel that well the best way to take out the example data included with the spreadsheet is to highlight the cells with the example trades data in them and choose "edit" then "clear contents". If you use the delete key you may get errors in the formula cells but with the "clear contents" command you get a nice tidy spreadsheet.

FT
  • #47
  • Jan 30, 2006 9:10am Jan 30, 2006 9:10am
As soon as Rocket posts the new updated workbooks for us, we should be ready to forward test. (Thanks Rocket for all your hard work!)

I propose the following assigments:

Strat #1 Rocket

Strat #2 robrob

Strat #3 Spudbox

Strat #4 drjoe4x

Strat #5 BeachBum

We should be ready to download data January 31 and enter trades that will close Feb 1.

Rocket, can you design a spreadsheet for us that will allow combining all results for the five strats. in a format we can post for everyone to view and/or download on a weekly basis?

Everyone in agreement?
  • #48
  • Jan 30, 2006 10:57am Jan 30, 2006 10:57am
Quoting BeachBum
As soon as Rocket posts the new updated workbooks for us, we should be ready to forward test. (Thanks Rocket for all your hard work!)

I propose the following assigments:

Strat #1 Rocket

Strat #2 robrob

Strat #3 Spudbox

Strat #4 drjoe4x

Strat #5 BeachBum

We should be ready to download data January 31 and enter trades that will close Feb 1.

Rocket, can you design a spreadsheet for us that will allow combining all results for the five strats. in a format we can post for everyone to view and/or download on a weekly basis?

Everyone in agreement?

yes np.

  • #49
  • Jan 30, 2006 11:43am Jan 30, 2006 11:43am
thanks Rocket.......you and drjoe4x have confirmed!



Quoting Rocket
yes np.

  • #50
  • Jan 30, 2006 12:21pm Jan 30, 2006 12:21pm
Here are the 5 files ....

this should be fun and informative and lest hope for PROFIT...
Attached File(s)
File Type: zip Vantage Strat 1.zip   67 KB | 451 downloads
  • #51
  • Jan 30, 2006 3:18pm Jan 30, 2006 3:18pm
Works for me.
  • #52
  • Jan 30, 2006 3:28pm Jan 30, 2006 3:28pm
Thanks Rocket.......we will download and start tomorrow evening, just waiting to hear from robrob, should be this evening.

Quoting Rocket
Here are the 5 files ....

this should be fun and informative and lest hope for PROFIT...
  • #53
  • Jan 30, 2006 3:28pm Jan 30, 2006 3:28pm
great spudbox.........looking forward to a great test!



Quoting spudbox
Works for me.
  • #54
  • Jan 30, 2006 4:30pm Jan 30, 2006 4:30pm
Take note of the new thread for posting results. Please make decisions about what will be posted there, in what format, and what will not be posted there. I suggested using a date format for post titles. That should make referencing back to specific days easy.

FT
  • #55
  • Jan 31, 2006 9:25am Jan 31, 2006 9:25am
Rocket, drjoe4x, robrob & spudbox.........

everyone has checked in, downloaded the excel workbooks and is ready to go this evening..........this should be a great experience, I know we'll learn a lot.

as we proceed, we can fine tune the process, including results posting on the dedicated thread, and I'm sure FT will be adding his input for our benefit.

thanks to everyone for the effort so far
  • #56
  • Jan 31, 2006 5:17pm Jan 31, 2006 5:17pm
And so it begins ...

Our spreadsheets have a glitch ..... the Ni/pH/pL/M .. are set up as date fields ...

please accept my apology .. I guess I never typed anything in those fields ...lol ..oops

I will post corrected files tonight ... for now just record that data using that reliable standby .. pen and paper.

  • #57
  • Jan 31, 2006 6:06pm Jan 31, 2006 6:06pm
OK.....Rocket, you are forgiven for the error

My trades have been entered, it took me about 40 minutes for everything (24 trades in all!) and I printed out a screenshot of the MT trading terminal. Tomorrow I will enter the data for the executed trades in the Excel workbook.

Best to all in the forward test!



Quoting Rocket
And so it begins ...

Our spreadsheets have a glitch ..... the Ni/pH/pL/M .. are set up as date fields ...

please accept my apology .. I guess I never typed anything in those fields ...lol ..oops

I will post corrected files tonight ... for now just record that data using that reliable standby .. pen and paper.

  • #58
  • Jan 31, 2006 7:21pm Jan 31, 2006 7:21pm
Quoting BeachBum
OK.....Rocket, you are forgiven for the error

My trades have been entered, it took me about 40 minutes for everything (24 trades in all!) and I printed out a screenshot of the MT trading terminal. Tomorrow I will enter the data for the executed trades in the Excel workbook.

Best to all in the forward test!
WOWWWW!!! That took some time but all orders entered (24 here too)
Any quicker way to do that...? If not, will just hang in there

I will try to stay on top of this but am dealing with a rather close tragedy since yesterday...Remember, be thankful for everything...we don't know when our time is up, so be thankful and your happiness will follow...

good luck to all

drjoe
  • #59
  • Jan 31, 2006 7:23pm Jan 31, 2006 7:23pm
took me longer than I expected but am wasnt familiar with metatrader (i will be) .. and I needed to work out a system for transfering VP info to the strategy to metatrader .. so it took a little longer first time around ... it will get easier.

now lets see if the fish are biting ...
  • #60
  • Jan 31, 2006 8:43pm Jan 31, 2006 8:43pm
Here are the files with date format changed to number format for Ni/pH/pL
Attached File(s)
File Type: zip Vantage Strat 1.zip   55 KB | 443 downloads
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