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: Click here for […]
Forex Tester 2 Tip: How to Change the Leverage You Use During Backtesting
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 actual […]
How to Add Price Levels to MT4 Fibonacci Retracement Lines
If you use Fibonacci Retracements a lot, this tutorial may just be for you. In a previous post, I showed you how to do this with a few screen shots and some written instructions. Since then, I have become significantly more sophisticated (cough, cough) and I thought that I would do a video for you […]
Metatrader Tutorial: How to Get Back to the Current Bar Immediately
Sometimes your chart and take a little time to move back to the current bar after you have scrolled back. This post will show you how to solve this.
Forex Tester 2 Tip: How to View the Equity Graph
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. […]
How to Setup Text Mesage Alerts in Metatrader For Free
UPDATE: (4/7/11): The free option is not working anymore. The only way to setup text message alerts is by following the instructions in this post. How do you know when the GBPCHF is close to entering a limit order when you are away from your computer? Set up an alarm that sends a text message […]