Viewing Strategy Details

The strategies in the Strategies table may be strategies developed by Strategy Runner, strategies developed by strategy vendors and sold or leased to you, or your own, proprietary strategy. Strategy definitions can be viewed in, and in the case of your own proprietary strategy, edited.

To view Strategy details:

From the Strategy menu, click Strategy Details,

OR

From the toolbar, click the Strategy Details button,

OR

In the Strategy table, double-click the desired Strategy.

The Strategy Details dialog box opens (see Figure 3-3 below).

 

Figure 3.3: The Strategy Details Dialog Box

 

In the Strategy Details dialog box, you can the strategy's online description, including its definitions and historical results.  You can also view the strategy's definitions.

To view online description and up-to-date statistics:

In the Strategy Details dialog box, click Description and Statistics. You will be connected to the strategy's online description on Strategy Runner's website.

To view strategy definitions:

In the left pane, click the + sign next to the element name to expand definition elements. The parameter Name and Value appear in the right-hand pane. Table 3.2 below explains the parameters

Table 3.2: Strategy Details

Definition Element			Name	Explanation
VTrader			description	Strategy name
			notes	Notes
			packageName	"strategies"
			templateName	Basic strategy on which this strategy is based
	Counts		losses	Maximum no. of losses allowed before stopping strategy
			total	Total no. of wins and/or losses allowed
			wins	Maximum no. of wins allowed before stopping strategy
	Time		endTime	Time when strategy closes open positions, cancels orders and then stops
			enterEnd	No orders are sent past this point in time
			enterStart	Orders start being sent at this time
			Strategy starts observing the contract at this time
	ClosePosition		limit	Profit target (as % of price)
			stop	Stop loss (as % of price)
	Wait		afterEntrance	Duration of wait following opening position, before placing next order
			afterLoss	Duration of wait before re-starting after loss
			afterWin	Duration of wait before re-starting after win
	Strategy		Name	Strategy name
		openPosition	Epsilon	Threshold for buy or sell signal (as % of price)
		startPoint	changeAfterLoss	change start point to the price value after Loss
			changeAfterLossWait	change start point to the price value after Loss  after specified Wait
			changeAfterWin	change start point to the price value after Win
			changeAfterWinWait	change start point to the price value after Win after specified Wait

When you are done viewing the Strategy details, click Close.

 

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