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What Time Frame are you using?
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1 hr chart
Thanks, David.
I used the 1M chart GPBUSD and these settings...
extern bool ExitMarket = false;
extern bool ShowSuitablePeriod = false;
extern bool ShowMarketInfo = false;
extern bool ShowAccountStatus = false;
extern bool ShowStat = false;
extern bool ShowDecision = false;
extern bool ShowDirection = false;
extern bool BlockSell = false;
extern bool BlockBuy = false;
extern bool ShowLots = false;
extern bool BlockStopLoss = false;
extern bool DisableShadowStopLoss = true;
extern bool DisableExitSell = false;
extern bool DisableExitBuy = false;
extern bool EnableMACD = false;
extern bool EnableMA = false;
extern bool EnableFractals = false;
extern bool EnableCCI = true;
extern bool EnableCyberiaLogic = true;
extern bool EnableLogicTrading = true;
extern bool EnableADX = false;
extern bool EnablePivot = true; // Use Pivot_day as filter
extern bool BlockPipsator = true;
extern bool EnableMoneyTrain = false;
extern bool EnableReverseDetector = true;
extern double ReverseIndex = 3.82;
extern double MoneyTrainLevel = 4;
extern int MACDLevel = 10;
extern bool AutoLots = True;
extern double MAXLots = 100; // Max lots size on AutoLots--added by project1972
extern bool AutoDirection = True;
extern double ValuesPeriodCount = 23;
extern double ValuesPeriodCountMax = 23;
extern double SlipPage = 1; // Slippage of the rate
extern double Lots = 0.1; // Quantity of the lots
extern double StopLoss = 0;
extern double TakeProfit = 0;
extern double SymbolsCount = 2;
extern double Risk = 3;
extern double StopLossIndex = 2.5;
extern bool AutoStopLossIndex = true;
extern double StaticStopLoss = 11;
extern double StopLevel;
extern bool EnableTrailingStop = true; // Enable Dynamic Trailing Stop
extern string TimeTradeHoursDisabled=""; // Example "00,01,02,03,04,05" GMT
extern int GMT=1; // For North Finance GMT = 3, Alpari GMT = 1, IBFX GMT = -1 etc.
extern int MagicNumber=123000; // Magic Number -- change for every pair traded
// ----
int NoTradeHours1=0; // Time not trade
int NoTradeHours2=0; // Time not trade
int NoTradeHours3=0; // Time not trade
int NoTradeHours4=0; // Time not trade
int NoTradeHours5=0; // Time not trade
int NoTradeHours6=0; // Time not trade
to get this report
Guess it can work on different Times then. Thanks for your settings. I will test those too.
basicly my settings with more risk and more lots?right?
Did I miss anything?
basicly my settings with more risk and more lots?right? Did I miss anything?
nope you didn't miss anything that's all I did.
I have experienced this backtester anamolie now on three different EA's. First the Gogetter EA, Then the multilotscalper EA. Now the cyberiatrader EA.
one of my tests on the multilotscalper EA went to $500 to $11.8 million. however the backtester only did this once and has not repeated this result again. Now the best it does is 4.8 million AFTER making significant changes to the code..When I was testing the identical code it would only do 4.1 milliion every time thereafter that it did the $11.8M. Mind you this is using the same settings for both trials and the same date ranges.
What this all boils down to is that the backtester doesn't return the same result each time on the same test. I can find no variable which I have changed to account for it's different results. I therefore conclude that it is an internal instability of the backtester itself which metaquotes themselves refuse to acknowledge.
The effect of this is that it destroys any confidence in any backtest result no matter how many times it 'does' repeat the test and return the same result. If the same test is repeated enough times the backtester will fail eventually to return the same result. It may take a week or so and repeating the same test on the same series a few dozen or more times but it WILL breakdown. At least it has broken down on my testing now with 3 different EA's.
It would be nice to get some acknowledgement of this problem from metaquotes, but they have deflected every attempt I have made to bring this to their attention. They simply do not want to address it and so alas the problem persists.
I was encouraged when the cyberiatrade seemed to be immune to this problem. It repeated the test with the same result more times than any of the other EA's however today it has shown me that it is just as vunerable to the backtester instability as the others. I am most disappointed to see this happen. I almost believed that the problem might have been in the EA code of the other programs.
Now I have seen this occur with three different EA's. I can hardly believe that it has anything to do with the code of any of them. No I think this proves that the problem resides in the backtester itself.
Furthermore it makes it impossible to stabalize any EA's performance when the backtester doesn't run the EA's reliably and returns differing results on the same criteria and data.
It's all just one big russian roulette game until this instability is resolved.
as is typical of this backtester today it's decided to throw entirely different results than it's ever done before using the same EA over the same date range. The same settings which have generated 3.96 million on this now don't even break even in the first 30 trades.
This is the first 30 trades of the test that made 3.96 million..
1 2005.09.09 17:25 buy 1 0.41 1.8413 1.8400 0.0000
2 2005.09.09 17:26 modify 1 0.41 1.8413 1.8404 0.0000
3 2005.09.09 17:26 s/l 1 0.41 1.840414 1.8404 0.0000 -36.32 463.68
4 2005.09.09 18:04 buy 2 0.38 1.8389 1.8376 0.0000
5 2005.09.09 18:11 close 2 0.38 1.8394 1.8376 0.0000 19.00 482.68
6 2005.09.09 18:13 buy 3 0.39 1.8391 1.8378 0.0000
7 2005.09.09 18:15 close 3 0.39 1.8394 1.8378 0.0000 11.70 494.38
8 2005.09.09 18:18 buy 4 0.40 1.8394 1.8381 0.0000
9 2005.09.09 18:21 close 4 0.40 1.8397 1.8381 0.0000 12.00 506.38
10 2005.09.09 19:41 buy 5 0.41 1.8394 1.8381 0.0000
11 2005.09.09 20:20 close 5 0.41 1.8396 1.8381 0.0000 8.20 514.58
12 2005.09.09 21:21 buy 6 0.42 1.8392 1.8379 0.0000
13 2005.09.09 21:45 close 6 0.42 1.8395 1.8379 0.0000 12.60 527.18
14 2005.09.09 22:59 buy 7 0.43 1.8393 1.8380 0.0000
15 2005.09.12 00:01 close 7 0.43 1.8413 1.8380 0.0000 84.50 611.68
16 2005.09.12 00:22 buy 8 0.50 1.8415 1.8402 0.0000
17 2005.09.12 01:23 close 8 0.50 1.8418 1.8402 0.0000 15.00 626.68
18 2005.09.12 02:20 sell 9 0.51 1.8419 1.8432 0.0000
19 2005.09.12 02:24 close 9 0.51 1.8414 1.8432 0.0000 25.51 652.19
20 2005.09.12 03:02 sell 10 0.53 1.8405 1.8418 0.0000
21 2005.09.12 04:12 close 10 0.53 1.8401 1.8418 0.0000 21.20 673.39
22 2005.09.12 04:13 sell 11 0.55 1.8396 1.8409 0.0000
23 2005.09.12 04:14 close 11 0.55 1.8392 1.8409 0.0000 22.00 695.39
24 2005.09.12 04:17 sell 12 0.57 1.8378 1.8391 0.0000
25 2005.09.12 04:22 close 12 0.57 1.8375 1.8391 0.0000 17.10 712.49
26 2005.09.12 04:23 sell 13 0.58 1.8369 1.8382 0.0000
27 2005.09.12 04:27 close 13 0.58 1.8367 1.8382 0.0000 11.60 724.09
28 2005.09.12 04:31 sell 14 0.59 1.8363 1.8376 0.0000
29 2005.09.12 04:40 close 14 0.59 1.8360 1.8376 0.0000 17.70 741.79
30 2005.09.12 05:10 sell 15 0.61 1.8342 1.8355 0.0000
31 2005.09.12 05:30 s/l 15 0.61 1.8355 1.8355 0.0000 -79.30 662.49
32 2005.09.12 06:11 sell 16 0.54 1.8355 1.8368 0.0000
33 2005.09.12 06:18 close 16 0.54 1.8350 1.8368 0.0000 27.00 689.49
34 2005.09.12 08:42 sell 17 0.56 1.8327 1.8340 0.0000
35 2005.09.12 08:42 close 17 0.56 1.8323 1.8340 0.0000 22.40 711.89
36 2005.09.12 08:42 sell 18 0.58 1.8325 1.8338 0.0000
37 2005.09.12 08:45 close 18 0.58 1.8322 1.8338 0.0000 17.40 729.29
38 2005.09.12 09:02 sell 19 0.60 1.8297 1.8310 0.0000
39 2005.09.12 09:04 modify 19 0.60 1.8297 1.8297 0.0000
40 2005.09.12 09:04 close 19 0.60 1.8289 1.8297 0.0000 48.01 777.30
41 2005.09.12 09:30 sell 20 0.64 1.8275 1.8288 0.0000
42 2005.09.12 09:38 close 20 0.64 1.8270 1.8288 0.0000 32.01 809.31
43 2005.09.12 09:43 sell 21 0.66 1.8272 1.8285 0.0000
44 2005.09.12 09:45 close 21 0.66 1.8268 1.8285 0.0000 26.40 835.71
45 2005.09.12 10:08 sell 22 0.69 1.8274 1.8287 0.0000
46 2005.09.12 10:09 close 22 0.69 1.8270 1.8287 0.0000 27.60 863.31
47 2005.09.12 13:43 sell 23 0.71 1.8272 1.8285 0.0000
48 2005.09.12 13:53 close 23 0.71 1.8270 1.8285 0.0000 14.20 877.51
49 2005.09.12 14:17 sell 24 0.72 1.8259 1.8272 0.0000
50 2005.09.12 14:25 close 24 0.72 1.8256 1.8272 0.0000 21.62 899.13
51 2005.09.12 14:35 sell 25 0.74 1.8253 1.8266 0.0000
52 2005.09.12 14:37 modify 25 0.74 1.8253 1.8253 0.0000
53 2005.09.12 14:37 close 25 0.74 1.8247 1.8253 0.0000 44.41 943.54
54 2005.09.12 15:09 sell 26 0.78 1.8237 1.8250 0.0000
55 2005.09.12 15:44 close 26 0.78 1.8234 1.8250 0.0000 23.40 966.94
56 2005.09.12 15:46 sell 27 0.80 1.8230 1.8243 0.0000
57 2005.09.12 15:46 close 27 0.80 1.8226 1.8243 0.0000 32.01 998.95
58 2005.09.12 15:47 sell 28 0.82 1.8234 1.8247 0.0000
59 2005.09.12 15:54 s/l 28 0.82 1.8247 1.8247 0.0000 -106.60 892.35
60 2005.09.12 16:36 sell 29 0.73 1.8232 1.8245 0.0000
61 2005.09.12 16:37 close 29 0.73 1.8228 1.8245 0.0000 29.22 921.57
62 2005.09.12 17:00 sell 30 0.76 1.8226 1.8239 0.0000
63 2005.09.12 17:09 s/l 30 0.76 1.8239 1.8239 0.0000 -98.80 822.77[/PHP]
this is the first 30 trades of the same code running with the same settings today....
[PHP]Time Type Order Lots Price S / L T / P Profit Balance
1 2005.09.09 17:25 buy 1 0.41 1.8417 1.8402 0.0000
2 2005.09.09 17:25 modify 1 0.41 1.8417 1.8404 0.0000
3 2005.09.09 17:25 modify 1 0.41 1.8417 1.8405 0.0000
4 2005.09.09 17:25 modify 1 0.41 1.8417 1.8406 0.0000
5 2005.09.09 17:25 modify 1 0.41 1.8417 1.8408 0.0000
6 2005.09.09 17:25 modify 1 0.41 1.8417 1.8412 0.0000
7 2005.09.09 17:25 s/l 1 0.41 1.841236 1.8412 0.0000 -19.04 480.96
8 2005.09.09 17:25 buy 2 0.39 1.8415 1.8400 0.0000
9 2005.09.09 17:53 s/l 2 0.39 1.8400 1.8400 0.0000 -58.50 422.46
10 2005.09.09 18:18 buy 3 0.34 1.8396 1.8381 0.0000
11 2005.09.09 18:29 s/l 3 0.34 1.8381 1.8381 0.0000 -51.00 371.46
12 2005.09.09 22:48 buy 4 0.30 1.8394 1.8379 0.0000
13 2005.09.12 00:00 close 4 0.30 1.8413 1.8379 0.0000 55.95 427.41
14 2005.09.12 02:24 sell 5 0.35 1.8416 1.8431 0.0000
15 2005.09.12 02:27 close 5 0.35 1.8409 1.8431 0.0000 24.50 451.91
16 2005.09.12 02:46 sell 6 0.37 1.8405 1.8420 0.0000
17 2005.09.12 04:12 close 6 0.37 1.8399 1.8420 0.0000 22.20 474.11
18 2005.09.12 04:34 sell 7 0.39 1.8365 1.8380 0.0000
19 2005.09.12 04:46 close 7 0.39 1.8360 1.8380 0.0000 19.50 493.61
20 2005.09.12 04:53 sell 8 0.40 1.8352 1.8367 0.0000
21 2005.09.12 05:00 modify 8 0.40 1.8352 1.8352 0.0000
22 2005.09.12 05:00 close 8 0.40 1.8346 1.8352 0.0000 24.00 517.61
23 2005.09.12 05:18 sell 9 0.42 1.8346 1.8361 0.0000
24 2005.09.12 05:37 s/l 9 0.42 1.8361 1.8361 0.0000 -63.00 454.61
25 2005.09.12 06:27 sell 10 0.37 1.8352 1.8367 0.0000
26 2005.09.12 07:24 close 10 0.37 1.8346 1.8367 0.0000 22.20 476.81
27 2005.09.12 08:03 sell 11 0.39 1.8352 1.8367 0.0000
28 2005.09.12 08:10 close 11 0.39 1.8346 1.8367 0.0000 23.40 500.21
29 2005.09.12 08:42 sell 12 0.41 1.8327 1.8342 0.0000
30 2005.09.12 08:47 modify 12 0.41 1.8327 1.8327 0.0000
31 2005.09.12 08:47 close 12 0.41 1.8320 1.8327 0.0000 28.70 528.91
32 2005.09.12 08:59 sell 13 0.43 1.8317 1.8332 0.0000
33 2005.09.12 09:01 close 13 0.43 1.8312 1.8332 0.0000 21.50 550.41
34 2005.09.12 09:05 sell 14 0.45 1.8291 1.8306 0.0000
35 2005.09.12 09:11 close 14 0.45 1.8283 1.8306 0.0000 36.00 586.41
36 2005.09.12 09:26 sell 15 0.48 1.8287 1.8302 0.0000
37 2005.09.12 09:27 close 15 0.48 1.8282 1.8302 0.0000 24.00 610.41
38 2005.09.12 09:28 sell 16 0.50 1.8277 1.8292 0.0000
39 2005.09.12 09:39 modify 16 0.50 1.8277 1.8276 0.0000
40 2005.09.12 09:39 close 16 0.50 1.8270 1.8276 0.0000 35.00 645.41
41 2005.09.12 09:40 sell 17 0.53 1.8266 1.8281 0.0000
42 2005.09.12 09:46 s/l 17 0.53 1.8281 1.8281 0.0000 -79.50 565.91
43 2005.09.12 09:58 sell 18 0.46 1.8268 1.8283 0.0000
44 2005.09.12 10:30 close 18 0.46 1.8262 1.8283 0.0000 27.60 593.51
45 2005.09.12 12:30 sell 19 0.49 1.8295 1.8310 0.0000
46 2005.09.12 12:32 close 19 0.49 1.8289 1.8310 0.0000 29.40 622.91
47 2005.09.12 12:50 sell 20 0.51 1.8270 1.8285 0.0000
48 2005.09.12 14:14 close 20 0.51 1.8264 1.8285 0.0000 30.60 653.51
49 2005.09.12 14:28 sell 21 0.54 1.8251 1.8266 0.0000
50 2005.09.12 14:45 modify 21 0.54 1.8251 1.8249 0.0000
51 2005.09.12 14:45 close 21 0.54 1.8243 1.8249 0.0000 43.20 696.71
52 2005.09.12 14:54 sell 22 0.57 1.8233 1.8248 0.0000
53 2005.09.12 15:31 s/l 22 0.57 1.8248 1.8248 0.0000 -85.50 611.21
54 2005.09.12 15:47 sell 23 0.50 1.8234 1.8249 0.0000
55 2005.09.12 15:54 s/l 23 0.50 1.8249 1.8249 0.0000 -75.00 536.21
56 2005.09.12 16:36 sell 24 0.44 1.8232 1.8247 0.0000
57 2005.09.12 16:37 close 24 0.44 1.8228 1.8247 0.0000 17.60 553.81
58 2005.09.12 16:40 sell 25 0.46 1.8226 1.8241 0.0000
59 2005.09.12 16:44 modify 25 0.46 1.8226 1.8225 0.0000
60 2005.09.12 16:44 close 25 0.46 1.8219 1.8225 0.0000 32.20 586.01
61 2005.09.12 16:46 sell 26 0.48 1.8217 1.8232 0.0000
62 2005.09.12 16:52 s/l 26 0.48 1.8232 1.8232 0.0000 -72.00 514.01
63 2005.09.12 17:00 sell 27 0.42 1.8228 1.8243 0.0000
64 2005.09.12 17:09 s/l 27 0.42 1.8243 1.8243 0.0000 -63.00 451.01
65 2005.09.12 17:34 sell 28 0.37 1.8232 1.8247 0.0000
66 2005.09.12 17:43 s/l 28 0.37 1.8247 1.8247 0.0000 -55.50 395.51
67 2005.09.12 18:25 sell 29 0.33 1.8214 1.8229 0.0000
68 2005.09.12 18:26 close 29 0.33 1.8209 1.8229 0.0000 16.50 412.01
69 2005.09.12 22:08 sell 30 0.34 1.8194 1.8209 0.0000
70 2005.09.13 00:54 s/l 30 0.34 1.8209 1.8209 0.0000 -50.27 361.74the people at the bugtracker would have me believe that this is due to new quotes and using the refresh option.... oy..they deny that the backtester is unstable in it's data processing.
suffice it to say that this makes nowhere near even breaking even as it continues to test.
could the broker possibly have access to the html that the back test are stored on. Since there htlm there stored on a server.
Mine used to make its first trade with ,27 lots on 500$. With .7 risk My posts of back tests will reflect this. However. Now it starts off with .1 lot. then goes to .2 then .3, and doesn't produce the 65k results with 10 lot max that it used too. And doesn't even get to the 10 lot max in a 1 year back test.
I can even down load a fresh version and run it. same thing.... .1 lot to start with.
if I use risk of 3 it uses a lot size too big for 500$ start. I can start off with 1.5 risk is the most. and it starts with .3 lots.
If theres one thing I really dont believe would be the brokers taking time to monitor the 10000's of backtests ran every few minutes.. would be insane.. wouldnt make sense for them to minipulate that either.. they would prefer you see golden eggs and fire up a real account and start snaking from that..
But could they see what you are doing? sure its possible..
with that in mind I may fire up some tools to monitor what data MT4 is actually passing thru my ports..