Switchback User Manual

This is the main user manual for the cTrader Switchback Semi-Automated Trading System, it will explain every parameter setting so you can learn how to use it correctly.

General

• General Settings
• Smart-Grid Configuration

Message Alert Settings

• Email Configuration
• Telegram Configuration

Trading Hours

• Friday Trading Stop
• Pause Trading Sessions

Technical Trend Indicators

• Indicator Trading Timeframes
• Hull Moving Average
• DiNapoli Stochastic
• Trend Signal
• Simple Moving Average
• Exponential Moving Average

Quantifying Trend Strength

• ADX Trend Strength Indicator

News Release Manager

• News Manager Settings

Risk Management

• Trade Control
• Equity Stop
• Drawdown Stop
• Price Targets
• DiNapoli Stochastic Pause

Taking Profit Options

• Partial Take Profit
• Reverse Take Profit
• Trailing Stop Loss
• Break-Even Stop Loss
• Position Timer Control

Need Help?

If you need some help you will get a fast response by posting your question on our Community Telegram Chat group.

Switchback Settings Service

If you are struggling to find good settings for a particular symbol we offer a symbol setting service.

• Switchback Symbol Setting Service

Important Parameter Settings

Please note that we do not optimize the parameters to fit the data, but instead prefer to use fresh data with the current settings.

• Max trades per day
• Max losing trades
• Smooth curve distance
• Trailing stop
• Max trades in red
• Upper and lower RSI threshold 
• Pip step
• Volume exponent
• Symbol Time-Frame - Very important

"TWEEK THESE PARAMETERS ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR BEST PERFORMANCE"

IMPORTANT - What you should be looking at is Max Equity Drawdown and Net Profit.