Hi Everyone.
I have 2 strategies downloaded through prorealcode.com. They both run optimization before a trade, but when I click ‘prepare for automatic trading’,
I get prompted to modify code by replacing variables with specific numeric values in the ProBackTest section of the programming window.
The only way to do this is by removing the optimization variable and fixing the values.
The first program “No Trend Strategy” was coded in 2012. website url – https://www.prorealcode.com/prorealtime-trading-strategies/no-trend-strategy/
The second program “2000308 Averages crossing” wa coded in website url – https://www.prorealcode.com/prorealtime-trading-strategies/optimization-ma-cross-machine-learning/
The third attachment is with suggested alterations (per comments on No Trend Stategy). I can load it for autotrading but it does not make any trades.
Is there a way to make optimization work with these programs?
I trade with IG and use proRealTime version 10.3
Thanks in advance
They both need fixed values instead of being optimized to run. Which of course makes it less profitable. Is there any way around this?
The only way to do this is by removing the optimization variable and fixing the values.
That is correct and the same for all of us.
We can only run a strategy on Live data with fixed values for variables.
I suggest you spend some time watching the videos on the link below and / or reading the manual on the link below.
https://www.prorealcode.com/programming-with-prorealtime/
https://www.prorealtime.com/en/help-manual/create-trading-systems
Hi Trevor, the whole point of optimisation is to find what values work best. After you get those, they have to be inserted into the code. So in NoTrendStrategy-VARIABLES line 19 is changed from AA = period, to AA = 180
This is the value you use and you have to delete it from the optimisation box before you can run it. You didn’t say what instrument you’re working on, but for me it takes trades on US Tech 5m, for example.
For 200308-Averages-crossing-2-1, you need to add a couple of lines
ONCE MAType = MAType
ONCE MATypeV2 = MATypeV2
where you can insert the optimisation values, for example
ONCE MAType = 62
ONCE MATypeV2 = 14
or whatever it gives you.
Hope this helps.
Hi Trevor,
be careful (I don’t verify), but it seems there is some problems with the indicator when you read the comments (Notably Juanj)
have a nice day
Thanks to everyone for the input and advice. Had thought it updated the variables before the trade, but I was wrong. A bit the wiser, with a long way to go to learn proRealCode still.
Better do more homework then. Will also revisit the comments thanks to Zilliq.
Nonetheless – had already updated the variables to fixed values as per optimization. I should have noted that.
Cheers everyone.
Trev andTess
TnT Traders
