The MT strategy tester works OK as long as your EA is correctly written & you redownload your data at intervals. There is a post on forex-tsd about how MT tries to 'blend' data together from different sources (why I don't know).

Why doesn't it work more recently?

The problem is actually finding a system, not a curve fit. You would be amazed at the ability of backtest optimizers to curve fit years of data, only to have that same system totally fail on forward data. If it was that easy we would all be rich ...

With backtesting, who needs forward testing?

I have also seen the same thing, I think it is the market going though phases, for example moving averages used to work well but then the market became more volitile, last year martingale EAs did well, but this year...not so good as we seem to be in ...

Why doesn't it work more recently?

Which ones?

10 assentials forex trading for newbies

Nobody knows what will happen, cut the loss now, while you still have an account.

USD/JPY going kamakaazi.......

I must be extra stupid today because I have no idea what's going on here. Are you presenting your system or are we going to collectivly develop one?

Weekly Charts Trading system-picking tops and bottom

I have had no problem, but I trade longer term. Trading the news = Running with Scissors.

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If you are using Metatrader to do the optimization you can also look at the way the results cluster using the graph window. This allows you to see how the results vary as the params vary, big results in isolation are often unstable curve fit results.

"curve fitting" or just improving??

Why? The fact that multiple virus programs are reporting the same thing would logically point to a metaquotes f**k up, more beautiful pre-release testing from the masters of "user testing".

Trojan Horse in MT

You are completely correct, it's all s**t. The market trends and we get ma cross systems, the market ranges and we get oscillator systems, repeat ad infinitum. The moderators seem quite prepared to promote this junk as well.

How many of Technical Analysis based systems are junk?

I don't scalp or try to trade the news, I've had no problem. In reality every market maker is as bad as another, advocating one over another is nothing more than opinion. I have never understood why scalpers & news traders go with market makers as ...

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cci = ma = losing

daily woodies cci

The second.

Volumes on MT4: where does it come from?

Getting hedged is easy, it's getting unhedged that's tricky.

hedge for s/l???

url , interesting stuff.

Can you "Curve-Fit" six years of data?

It's because people act on them.

Are Fibonacci levels overrated?

All depends on when and where you put it obviously, you have to commit at some point, watching the price does not influence it's future behavour.

What should i do when price touches Trendline ?

Your on the right track, support & resistance are the drivers of the market, they correspond to fear & greed. If you dig trend lines, check out some of the Andrews' pitchfork & medium line ideas, it will blow your mind how many of the highs and lows ...

Trendline only system- Please critique

You can also use limit orders, in this example I would set a sell limit below the trend line, this way you don't have to sit there watching for hours to see what happens. Let the market confirm your analysis.

What should i do when price touches Trendline ?

14 Months & starting to win more than lose, but that's only after I threw out all the junk.

Honest answers please! Are you successful trading on Forex or not?