Specifics of testing a trading robot in Metatrader
Many users of my Fly Dynamic trading robot ask: is it possible to get a Set (set of settings) for a robot that will show profitability throughout the year in the Metatrader strategy tester? In this case, as a rule, the decisive role is not even played by the size of the profitability, but by the absence of a significant drawdown or, more simply, so that the robot does not "drain" the deposit. From my experience of trading and testing the robot, I can give the following recommendations.
Testing on large periods does not make much sense, since the market changes every 3-4 months and there are no patterns, regularities that repeat forever. Therefore, there is no point in wasting time searching for them.
It is more effective to find patterns that work right now, over the past 2, 3 months. In the process of testing and selecting settings, you can find out with which settings it shows maximum profitability and minimum risk. This is usually called "adjusting" the results and this method is criticized. However, I don’t see anything wrong with this, because in this way we essentially find out what phase the market is in now.
Firstly, with these settings you can run the robot on a real account, counting on some inertia, during which the robot will continue to show approximately the same profitability as in the tester.
Secondly, sooner or later the market phase will change and the Set will stop working, but having saved this Set and having found that the same market phase has returned and the market is in a similar trend, you can use the "old" Set again.
After you have launched the robot with an effective set, in a month I recommend re-testing for the last 2-3 months and, if necessary, adjusting the settings to increase profitability. This way you will eliminate set stagnation and increase the profitability of the robot.
If you do not want to test yourself, you can use the service of our technical specialist https://t.me/kornevinvest/1259
Many users of my Fly Dynamic trading robot ask: is it possible to get a Set (set of settings) for a robot that will show profitability throughout the year in the Metatrader strategy tester? In this case, as a rule, the decisive role is not even played by the size of the profitability, but by the absence of a significant drawdown or, more simply, so that the robot does not "drain" the deposit. From my experience of trading and testing the robot, I can give the following recommendations.
Testing on large periods does not make much sense, since the market changes every 3-4 months and there are no patterns, regularities that repeat forever. Therefore, there is no point in wasting time searching for them.
It is more effective to find patterns that work right now, over the past 2, 3 months. In the process of testing and selecting settings, you can find out with which settings it shows maximum profitability and minimum risk. This is usually called "adjusting" the results and this method is criticized. However, I don’t see anything wrong with this, because in this way we essentially find out what phase the market is in now.
Firstly, with these settings you can run the robot on a real account, counting on some inertia, during which the robot will continue to show approximately the same profitability as in the tester.
Secondly, sooner or later the market phase will change and the Set will stop working, but having saved this Set and having found that the same market phase has returned and the market is in a similar trend, you can use the "old" Set again.
After you have launched the robot with an effective set, in a month I recommend re-testing for the last 2-3 months and, if necessary, adjusting the settings to increase profitability. This way you will eliminate set stagnation and increase the profitability of the robot.
If you do not want to test yourself, you can use the service of our technical specialist https://t.me/kornevinvest/1259