Export Auto-Systems – File Structure

• 04/08/2018 at 10:35 AM #67536
  GraHal

  I’ve had 5 or 6 ‘blitzes’ of exporting my Auto-Systems to my PC over the last 2 years or so and ended up with 4 or 5 different file structures holding the Systems (whatever was my best new idea at the time).

  My file structures work for me and I can find / see all the Systems, but I just thought, hey why not ask in the Forum what others do?

  So what File Structure / Directory set up have you found works best for you re exported Auto-Systems?

  Thank You
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  04/10/2018 at 7:37 AM #67788
  Andre Vorster

  I keep separate directories for every Index/FX and put backup of every algo relating to the Index or FX in to these separate directory.
  I also put copy the algo in txt format so it’s easy to quickly open and read it.

  Then I have a spreadsheet with separate tabs for every algo. Being it the ones running in Demo or Live.
  Every week (or as often needed) I export the results for the algos to this spreadsheet in to their separate tabs.
  In every tab I have a few formulas that calculates the profit/loss/%, etc etc for each algo. This way one can build up history/stats of every algo for years. It also give a quick glance at how well the strategy is doing or not.

  I keep backups for all of these on another computer in another place.

   

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  04/10/2018 at 7:56 AM #67792
  Vonasi

  Wow!- Andre Vorster, I wish I could be this organised.

  I just lazily dump them all in one folder, indicator, strategies and all and then let Windows10 File History back it up automatically to an external drive. When I want to find something I can never recall what I called it anyway so the neatness of my location is fairly irrelevant! It got even more confusing when I had to export every thing from my Demo and Real platforms and ended up with many duplicates. It was faster to save a duplicate than to compare and delete.

   

  One day I will tidy it all up but right now other things always seem to need doing first. Most of the stuff saved is stuff that I tried but it failed and I am unlikely to revisit and also indicators that I tried but do not use (most of my strategies are price action based and not indicator based). Maybe I just need three folders with sub-folders for indicators and strategies. One folder would be ‘Tried it and don’t use it’, and another folder for ‘Still undecided or testing it’ and another for ‘Tried it and still use it’

  

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  04/10/2018 at 8:23 AM #67844
  GraHal

  Yeah WOW @Andre Vorster !
  You are an example to follow, thank you for letting us know your Algo backup setup.

  Vonasi wrote:

  One folder would be ‘Tried it and don’t use it’, and another folder for ‘Still undecided or testing it’ and another for ‘Tried it and still use it’

  Yes I might try the 3 folders as above Vonasi, thank you.

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  04/10/2018 at 11:38 AM #67889
  Andre Vorster

  I copy the code in to text file. Rename the text file to a more understandable name.
  Example: Strategy name is “DAX_MA-RSI_1hr” The backup name would be the same. (the name does not say much because one can end up with so many variables of the same strategy)
  So then I make a text file with the same name “DAX_MA-RSI_1hr.txt” or “DAX_MA-RSI_1hr_FAILED.txt”.

  I copy the code in to the text file.
  At the top of the txt file I place comments such as “Don’t use – did not pass WFA test – etc etc”. Or any comments needed for reference.
  This way I know what’s the content and the history of the code in the txt file. Then to know why it failed or what the history of the algo was etc I go to the spreadsheet.

  In the spreadsheet the failed algo’s tabs at bottom are marked Red. Blue those in demo/test. Green for the ones passed/running. Pink for the good ones you keep for yourself. Black for the ones to your enemy. (jusy kidding about the back ones)

  MSWord doc also works well becuse it which gives one more options for bold txt or bullets etc.
  Notepad++ is good txt editor. “https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.5.6.html”

   

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  04/10/2018 at 12:10 PM #67895
  GraHal

  Wowsers  …  even more pearls of wisdom to think about adopting!

  Thank You Andre
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  04/13/2018 at 10:54 AM #68256
  jebus89

  Good stuff Andre.

  

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