We use dedicated servers to run backtests and record the performance results of your robot, we then run the optimisation module that is built into the cTrader platform to find the best settings for the symbol you want to be optimised. Additional backtesting is executed using these new settings and the values recorded and we will continue optimising and backtesting until we have found the best possible parameter settings.
Classic Trading Systems
If you are unfamiliar with our collection of cTrader Classic trading robots then you can visit the product page here.
- Single Symbol Only using 1-min bar data.
- Indices & Shares optimized full data range.
- FOREX is optimised for 1 year only.
What Happens If a Symbol Cannot be Optimised?
Sometimes we cannot optimise a certain symbol, some will perform better than others, if this happens we will inform you that you should not trade with the symbol using the robot. We will offer to optimise another symbol free of charge or we can give you a refund.
How Do We Find the Best Results?
We use dedicated servers to run backtests and record the performance results of your robot, we then run the optimisation module that is built into the cTrader platform to find the best settings for the symbol you want to be optimised. Additional backtesting is executed using these new settings and the values recorded and we will continue optimising and backtesting until we have found the best possible parameter settings.
What is Tick-Data?
We run all our optimisation and backtests using tick-data, this method includes the historical spread of the symbol in each tick or price data or at each price change, using tick-data will produce more realistic market events. When you use 1-min bar data with the backtest and optimisation module of cTrader you use a fixed spread value for each price change for the whole period of the test.
What Timeframes are Optimised?
We will ask you what timeframe you want to optimise for the symbol, this timeframe will be used for the backtesting and optimisation, we cannot guarantee that it will perform as well with other timeframes.
What Parameters Are Optimised?
We will get the best settings for all the parameters apart from the stop loss, take profit and trailing stops, we recommend not fitting these values as it will give false readings, parameters that we can optimise our indicator values, trading hours and trading levels.
Future Performance vs Backtest Results
If you have good backtest results from the beginning you will have a much higher probability of success, but please be aware that your actual results may not be as good. The idea is to increase your probability of getting winning trades and making a profit, so anything you can do to achieve this is worth it.
How to Load Your New Parameters
To load the settings into your cTrader robot, just follow the steps below.
Do It Yourself (D.I.Y)
If you would like to learn how to optimise and backtest your own parameter settings then visit our knowledge base.
