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Old 02-26-2008, 01:51 AM
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So the backtest does not use the sort of SL that this EA uses? Is that what this means? I use a 10 trade Maxtrade and close them all in that event...How can that be graphed? Forward test only?

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Originally Posted by ralph.ronnquist View Post
You are in denial: that cliff comes from the tester closing off all open trade at the last price just as it finishes. It's very easy to make an EA be profitable up to that point: just don't use any SL, and make sure you have more than the cash for the old Volvo as starting balance.
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