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How to Install and Test an Automated Backtesting System in Forex Tester 2

November 5th, 2010 / Leave a comment

A couple of Newsletter subscribers asked about installing automated backtesting strategies in Forex Tester 2, So I decided to make a video.

I believe that FT2 is the best manual forex backtesting software out there, but it can be used to test automated strategies as well.

Here is how you do it:

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Forex Tester 2 Tip - How to Change the Leverage You Use During Backtesting

September 22nd, 2010 / Leave a comment

I had a question from a reader about how to change the leverage that is used during backtesting.   This is a great question and I don’t think they go over it in their instructional videos.

The leverage does not need to be exact to the penny, but it must give an accurate representation of [...]

Forex Tester 2 Tips: Clearing Errors

June 30th, 2010 / Leave a comment

I have been doing a lot of backtesting with an automated testing script in Forex Tester 2.  At certain points however, I was getting errors and I was not able to continue testing.

This was pretty frustrating and I tried reloading the data and building the ticks again.  That didn’t work and I tried restarting [...]

Forex Tester 2 Tips: How to View the Equity Graph

June 18th, 2010 / Leave a comment

This is a great feature in Forex Tester 2 that you may not have known about.  I only just started using it recently and it allows me to see where my system stops working and how volatile it is.  These are two metrics that are not immediately evident when looking at the final testing results.

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