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Performance Backtest

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The back testing values can be found right below the chart window.

Initial Balance: Enter the amount you would like the Autopilot to start calculating from.

Initial Balance

Fees: Enter in any trading fees you'll have for Futures. For Forex this should usually be $0.00 because commission is included in the spread.

Fees

Start Analysis: The starting month, day, year, and time you would like the Autopilot to back test from.

Start Analysis

Auto Recalc: With this checked the back testing calculations will change on the fly as you change your settings.

Auto Recalculate

Calculate: This button is only available when the Auto Recalc is not checked. Use this to manually calculate back test settings.

Calculate

Show Orders: Activate to display Trades history directly within the charting window.

 

Calculated Information

No. Trades: Number of trades the Autopilot would’ve placed in the allotted time.

Repeated Wins:  The greatest number of winning trades in a row. Total positive (+) dollars.

Repeated Losses: The greatest number of losing trades in a row. Total negative (-) dollars.

Max Draw:  Longest draw down without hitting a stop.

Biggest Win: The most profitable trade placed within the time period set.

Biggest Loss: The least profitable trade that went into negative dollars within the time period set.

Profitable Days: How many profitable days you’ve had on the Autopilot within the time period set. Days that had a total of positive (+) dollars.

Losing Days: How many losing days you’ve had on the Autopilot within the time period set. Days that had a total of negative (-) dollars.

Total Fees: Calculates the total of the trading fees.

Percent Gain: The percentage gain on your account within the time period set.

Closed P/L: The profit/loss of closed charts. 

Open P/L: The profit/loss of charts currently opened.

Total P/L: Total profit/loss from your trades with the Autopilot.

Graph:

Clicking the Graph button will bring up a line graph on the bottom-half of your screen that will allow you to see how your Autopilot settings would have done over any given period of time.

By right clicking on the chart, you receive a right click menu, where you can make visual adjustments to the chart.  You can select whether you would like to see the graph displayed as a line or histogram, whether the line chart is filled, and if you want the graph to include the initial balance stated above.

Graph Button

Trades:

Clicking the Trades button will bring up a spreadsheet on the bottom-half of your screen to show all the details of each trade that has been placed with the Autopilot.

You’ll see each trade, whether it was a buy or sell, the entry and exit times, the profit and loss, fees and balances.

By double clicking on any single trade listed in the table, Track ‘n Trade will automatically center that trade on the screen, and highlight the buy or sell signal that generated that trade.

Trade Button