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EA Testing Instructions

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for setting up and testing your Expert Advisor (EA) on a trading platform. It covers creating a new folder for your platform installation, relocating desktop shortcuts, and saving EA settings as Excel files. You will learn how to analyze account history data by exporting it in detail, managing your EA settings, and utilizing Excel for data visualization. By following these instructions, you can efficiently monitor and optimize the performance of your EA across different pairs, identifying the most profitable options.

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EA Testing Instructions

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  1. EA Testing Instructions By Ross Todd

  2. Open C Drive

  3. Open Program Files Folder

  4. Create a New Folder

  5. Name it Accordingly

  6. Install Platform into New Folder.Rename the new Platform shortcut that appears on the desktop accordingly.

  7. OR • You can simply copy another Platform’s Folder and paste it into the Program Folder. If you do it this way create a shortcut for the new Platform > name it accordingly > move it to the desktop.

  8. After you start the EA check allow live trading then go to inputs tab after you set up the desired perimeters > save settings

  9. Name the set

  10. Open the new platform’s folder and find the experts folder

  11. Open the presets folder

  12. Right click the .set file

  13. Open with excel and save as an excel file. Here you can see the settings for this EA

  14. Next we save the History.Select the Account History Tab.Select All History

  15. Save as Detailed History

  16. Save to Desktop

  17. I Keep this file on my desktop and just replace it every time I make a new history file.

  18. Right click icon

  19. Open with Excel

  20. Find Graph and “Cut” it

  21. Scroll to bottom of SS select 1 empty cell at the bottom.

  22. Select Paste Special and save as a GIF

  23. Select All

  24. Copy

  25. Insert a New Worksheet into the first SS you created from the .set file and paste this into it.

  26. Select Column Headers

  27. Select AutoFilter

  28. You can then sort columns by pair if the EA is running on different pairs – you can see which pair that EA works best on…

  29. The Beginning…..

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