01 June 2009. Forex Tester Ver 2.1
1. New version can be installed over previous version (2.0), all settings, templates and projects will be saved during installation.
2. Added new option to autoupdate program over internet (see menu Help -> Check for updates). Program also can check for updates every week automatically. This mode can be adjusted in menu Tools -> Options -> Updates. Program will download and install updates automatically, all current settings, templates and projects will be saved.
3. Procedures of Loading/Saving projects were reprogrammed to avoid some mistakes and provide better speed.
4. Added new tool - Strategy optimizer (see menu Tools -> Strategy Optimizer).
5. On double click with mouse at position in "Open positions"/"Pending orders" lists, Data window will show information about a bar, where this position was opened.
6. Indicator Pivot Points was reprogrammed to show weekly, monthly and yearly pivots.
7. Fixed error in Statement Processor strategy.
8. Added new functions to strategies' API to get current time (time of the last received tick) and to change buffer style of the created indicator.
9. Added new option to install automatic strategies without restarting program. (see menu File -> Install New Strategy)
10. There are 14 major currency pairs installed in new setup with 1 month of history for each. But they will be installed only if you do clear installation (not over previous version).
06 March 2009.
Forex Tester 2 is released!
1. Multiwindows interface. You can open many windows of different currencies and different timeframes of one currency at the same time.
2. Each window has it's own preferences and indicators.
3. Added indicator over indicator at the same oscillator window.
4. Added possibility to draw in the oscillator window.
5. Added "distance between two points in pips and bars tool". (in crosshair mode while pressing left mouse button and moving the mouse).
6. Added adjust right offset on the chart.
7. Added new data window. Shows bars and indicators parameters under the cursor.
8. The new timeframe model. Now you can edit timeframe list, add new and/or delete unnecessary. Timeframes is defined by number of minutes in it and can contain any values (for example 48 min, 35 min).
9. Saving of projects is changed. Now the name of the current project represented at the window title. While saving the project it is saved into the current file with the name of thecurrent project. "Save as..." added.
10. In testing mode "Show every tick" option added. Now you can see tick by tick price change (before minimum step was 1 minute)
11. New fields added in the preferences of currency instrument:
Instrument type – currency pair/stock/CFD
- Lot currency
- Margin currecny
- Margin for 1 lot
- Hedged margin (for opposite positions on one instrument)
- Minimum distance to the price, pips (minimum distance from the price on which you can place pending orders, in previouse version it was equal to spread).
12. New error control system that allows to generate and send the full error log with all necessary files and screenshot.
13. In the terminal window you can sort orders by columns.
14. Text messages are processed faster in Journal, and it can not be overloaded in case of big number of messages.
15. Recoded program core and overall work speed become higher.
16. When starting testing with an option "Set starting test date" you can disable parameter of data preloading. With big data volume testing will start without delay in this case.
24 November 2007. Ver 1.0 Build 12.
1). Added new drawing style - ds_HistogramFill that allows to draw indicators as a vetical lines between two buffers (similar to Ishimoku clouds but without border lines).
2). Added new drawing style - ds_ColoredCandles that allows to draw indicators as a colored bars using 4 buffers.
3). Added new very demanded indicator - Heiken Ashi.
4). Updated documentation for indicators and strategies, now it includes Delphi and C++ examples.
5). Improved fast placing orders with Ctrl + B, Ctrl + S. Now you can define a list of up to 10 orders for buy and sell separately, including trailing stop information and after pressing Ctrl + B/S you can choose an order from the list. If it is only one order in the list it will work as before without dialog window. You can define this list in Options -> Trade.
6). Now you can change the sounds in the program at Options -> Sounds.
7). Added ability to export statistics from Stats. panel to a text file with right mouse button.
8). Improved Strategy Optimizer tool, now it can optimize strategy with more than 1 parameter (up to 5) and you can export statistical results to a text file.
9). Fixed bug with placing orders after starting test with pause option selected.
10 June 2007. Ver 1.0 Build 11.
1). API for Visual CC++ for strategies and indicators is issued.
2). Indicator CCI is corrected.
3). Option for displaying bars over indicators is added.
4). Option for displaying Bid and Ask price is added.
5). Option for displaying indicator's values on the right side of the chart is added.
6). Drawing of indicators with the "shift in the future" option is corrected. Now they are displayed after
the last price bar.
7). New functions SetBufferShift and OnParametersChange are added to API.
27 February 2007. Ver 1.0 Build 10.
1). Rewrited Statement Processor strategy to provide more precise calculations.
2). Corrected mistake with saving graphical objects in projects.
3). Corrected mistake that occured when user switches very often between Edit mode and Testing mode with ticks generation.
4). Added new commands in API that allow to work with visual objects on the chart.
5). Added new indicators: ZigZag and Parabolic SAR.
6). Added trailing stop for all orders.
7). Added ability to set pause mode after connect.
8). Now you can see information about bars (O/H/L/C/V) while you set stop loss/take profit with pipette buttons in orders.
9). When you move mouse over the indicator line on the main chart you can see its name and value of the indicator in this point.
10). Added option to duplicate order in the context menu of the Open positions list and Pending orders list.
11). In the pending order dialog error messages made more informative.
12). Extended maximum delay between tick packages to 5 seconds (before it was maximul 1 second) - it allows you to set speed of the chart really slow.
26 November 2006. Ver 1.0 Build 9.
1). Increased speed of line drawing.
2). Corrected error with control bars when they collapsed and did not restore their size.
3). Added templates (View -> Templates).
4). Corrected histogram view (on some indicators such as Volume it was shown incorrectly).
5). Added new indicators: Polarized Fractal Efficiency,
Ultimate oscillator, Demark's Range Expansion Index, Pivot Points,
Bears Power, Bulls Power, Keltner Channel.
6). Added horizontal scroll bar for the main chart.
7). Added demo strategies to the installation package.
8). Added new commands "Pause" and "Resume" to the strategies interface. Pause can
set pause mode and allows user to make decision by himself. Resume can continue execution.
9). Added new option "Show price" in Fibonacci retracements tool.
10). Added new menu options that allow you to save and restore current testing
state including templates, open positions, history and current date on the chart.
See File -> Open/Save project.
23 September 2006. Ver. 1.0 build 8.
1). Added new function SetIndexLabel to indicators interface that
defines description of visible buffer instead of BufferStyleXX.
2). Changed histogram drawing, before it was painted with lines, now it is painted with bars.
3). Added new mode of indicator drawing - ds_Section. With this style
you can paint lines between buffer values (for example ZigZag).
4). Added new parameters Comment and MagicNumber into the functions
SendInstantOrder and SendPendingOrder.
5). Added new functions OrderMagicNumber and OrderComment.
6). Added new tool - Text to add some text comments to the diagram. (Insert->Text).
7). Added new tool - Wave Symbols to mark waves on diagram with special symbols. (Insert->Wave Symbols)
25 August 2006. Ver. 1.0 build 7.
In order windows it is possible to pick up prices from price chart now.
Execution, limit and stop-order prices from order windows are visually defined as horizontal levels at price chart now.
Option to set horizontal levels to oscillators is added.
New indicators: CCI, Price Channel, Price Daily Range, Rate Of Change (ROC), AMA,
On Balance Volume (OBV), Accelerator Oscillator (AC) are added.
5 August 2006. Ver. 1.0 build 6.
New graphical instrument Andrews' Pitchfork is added.
Indicators can be selected on the charts now - they can be deleted or their properties can be changed through right mouse-click context menu.
New functions for strategy developers (programmers) are added.
Swap counting mistake is corrected.
28 July 2006. Ver. 1.0 build 5.
New indicator Alligator is added. Indicator Fractals is corrected.
Strategy optimizer (for strategies programmed by developers) is added.
New color schemes are added.
Open positions are visually defined by circle-marks on the charts now.
14 July 2006. Ver. 1.0 build 4.
New indicators Volume, ADX, ATR, Williams %R, Fractals are added.
Leverage changing option is added.
25 June 2006. Ver. 1.0 build 3.
New graphical instruments Fibonacci arcs, Fibonacci fan, Fibonacci time zones are added.
Screenshots making feature is added.
18 June 2006. Ver. 1.0 build 2.
New graphical instrument - Fibonacci retracements/extensions is added.
New indicator - Awesome Oscillator is added.
9 June 2006. Ver 1.0 beta build 2.
New indicators RSI, MACD, Ishimoku, Bollinger Bands are added.
5 June 2006. Ver. 1.0 beta build 1.
Documentation for developing indicators and strategies with examples is included.
25 May 2006. Ver.05 build 1.
Many improvements and modifications were made.
1. New version can be installed over previous version (2.0), all settings, templates and projects will be saved during installation.
2. Added new option to autoupdate program over internet (see menu Help -> Check for updates). Program also can check for updates every week automatically. This mode can be adjusted in menu Tools -> Options -> Updates. Program will download and install updates automatically, all current settings, templates and projects will be saved.
3. Procedures of Loading/Saving projects were reprogrammed to avoid some mistakes and provide better speed.
4. Added new tool - Strategy optimizer (see menu Tools -> Strategy Optimizer).
5. On double click with mouse at position in "Open positions"/"Pending orders" lists, Data window will show information about a bar, where this position was opened.
6. Indicator Pivot Points was reprogrammed to show weekly, monthly and yearly pivots.
7. Fixed error in Statement Processor strategy.
8. Added new functions to strategies' API to get current time (time of the last received tick) and to change buffer style of the created indicator.
9. Added new option to install automatic strategies without restarting program. (see menu File -> Install New Strategy)
10. There are 14 major currency pairs installed in new setup with 1 month of history for each. But they will be installed only if you do clear installation (not over previous version).
06 March 2009.
Forex Tester 2 is released!
1. Multiwindows interface. You can open many windows of different currencies and different timeframes of one currency at the same time.
2. Each window has it's own preferences and indicators.
3. Added indicator over indicator at the same oscillator window.
4. Added possibility to draw in the oscillator window.
5. Added "distance between two points in pips and bars tool". (in crosshair mode while pressing left mouse button and moving the mouse).
6. Added adjust right offset on the chart.
7. Added new data window. Shows bars and indicators parameters under the cursor.
8. The new timeframe model. Now you can edit timeframe list, add new and/or delete unnecessary. Timeframes is defined by number of minutes in it and can contain any values (for example 48 min, 35 min).
9. Saving of projects is changed. Now the name of the current project represented at the window title. While saving the project it is saved into the current file with the name of thecurrent project. "Save as..." added.
10. In testing mode "Show every tick" option added. Now you can see tick by tick price change (before minimum step was 1 minute)
11. New fields added in the preferences of currency instrument:
Instrument type – currency pair/stock/CFD
- Lot currency
- Margin currecny
- Margin for 1 lot
- Hedged margin (for opposite positions on one instrument)
- Minimum distance to the price, pips (minimum distance from the price on which you can place pending orders, in previouse version it was equal to spread).
12. New error control system that allows to generate and send the full error log with all necessary files and screenshot.
13. In the terminal window you can sort orders by columns.
14. Text messages are processed faster in Journal, and it can not be overloaded in case of big number of messages.
15. Recoded program core and overall work speed become higher.
16. When starting testing with an option "Set starting test date" you can disable parameter of data preloading. With big data volume testing will start without delay in this case.
24 November 2007. Ver 1.0 Build 12.
1). Added new drawing style - ds_HistogramFill that allows to draw indicators as a vetical lines between two buffers (similar to Ishimoku clouds but without border lines).
2). Added new drawing style - ds_ColoredCandles that allows to draw indicators as a colored bars using 4 buffers.
3). Added new very demanded indicator - Heiken Ashi.
4). Updated documentation for indicators and strategies, now it includes Delphi and C++ examples.
5). Improved fast placing orders with Ctrl + B, Ctrl + S. Now you can define a list of up to 10 orders for buy and sell separately, including trailing stop information and after pressing Ctrl + B/S you can choose an order from the list. If it is only one order in the list it will work as before without dialog window. You can define this list in Options -> Trade.
6). Now you can change the sounds in the program at Options -> Sounds.
7). Added ability to export statistics from Stats. panel to a text file with right mouse button.
8). Improved Strategy Optimizer tool, now it can optimize strategy with more than 1 parameter (up to 5) and you can export statistical results to a text file.
9). Fixed bug with placing orders after starting test with pause option selected.
10 June 2007. Ver 1.0 Build 11.
1). API for Visual CC++ for strategies and indicators is issued.
2). Indicator CCI is corrected.
3). Option for displaying bars over indicators is added.
4). Option for displaying Bid and Ask price is added.
5). Option for displaying indicator's values on the right side of the chart is added.
6). Drawing of indicators with the "shift in the future" option is corrected. Now they are displayed after
the last price bar.
7). New functions SetBufferShift and OnParametersChange are added to API.
27 February 2007. Ver 1.0 Build 10.
1). Rewrited Statement Processor strategy to provide more precise calculations.
2). Corrected mistake with saving graphical objects in projects.
3). Corrected mistake that occured when user switches very often between Edit mode and Testing mode with ticks generation.
4). Added new commands in API that allow to work with visual objects on the chart.
5). Added new indicators: ZigZag and Parabolic SAR.
6). Added trailing stop for all orders.
7). Added ability to set pause mode after connect.
8). Now you can see information about bars (O/H/L/C/V) while you set stop loss/take profit with pipette buttons in orders.
9). When you move mouse over the indicator line on the main chart you can see its name and value of the indicator in this point.
10). Added option to duplicate order in the context menu of the Open positions list and Pending orders list.
11). In the pending order dialog error messages made more informative.
12). Extended maximum delay between tick packages to 5 seconds (before it was maximul 1 second) - it allows you to set speed of the chart really slow.
26 November 2006. Ver 1.0 Build 9.
1). Increased speed of line drawing.
2). Corrected error with control bars when they collapsed and did not restore their size.
3). Added templates (View -> Templates).
4). Corrected histogram view (on some indicators such as Volume it was shown incorrectly).
5). Added new indicators: Polarized Fractal Efficiency,
Ultimate oscillator, Demark's Range Expansion Index, Pivot Points,
Bears Power, Bulls Power, Keltner Channel.
6). Added horizontal scroll bar for the main chart.
7). Added demo strategies to the installation package.
8). Added new commands "Pause" and "Resume" to the strategies interface. Pause can
set pause mode and allows user to make decision by himself. Resume can continue execution.
9). Added new option "Show price" in Fibonacci retracements tool.
10). Added new menu options that allow you to save and restore current testing
state including templates, open positions, history and current date on the chart.
See File -> Open/Save project.
23 September 2006. Ver. 1.0 build 8.
1). Added new function SetIndexLabel to indicators interface that
defines description of visible buffer instead of BufferStyleXX.
2). Changed histogram drawing, before it was painted with lines, now it is painted with bars.
3). Added new mode of indicator drawing - ds_Section. With this style
you can paint lines between buffer values (for example ZigZag).
4). Added new parameters Comment and MagicNumber into the functions
SendInstantOrder and SendPendingOrder.
5). Added new functions OrderMagicNumber and OrderComment.
6). Added new tool - Text to add some text comments to the diagram. (Insert->Text).
7). Added new tool - Wave Symbols to mark waves on diagram with special symbols. (Insert->Wave Symbols)
25 August 2006. Ver. 1.0 build 7.
In order windows it is possible to pick up prices from price chart now.
Execution, limit and stop-order prices from order windows are visually defined as horizontal levels at price chart now.
Option to set horizontal levels to oscillators is added.
New indicators: CCI, Price Channel, Price Daily Range, Rate Of Change (ROC), AMA,
On Balance Volume (OBV), Accelerator Oscillator (AC) are added.
5 August 2006. Ver. 1.0 build 6.
New graphical instrument Andrews' Pitchfork is added.
Indicators can be selected on the charts now - they can be deleted or their properties can be changed through right mouse-click context menu.
New functions for strategy developers (programmers) are added.
Swap counting mistake is corrected.
28 July 2006. Ver. 1.0 build 5.
New indicator Alligator is added. Indicator Fractals is corrected.
Strategy optimizer (for strategies programmed by developers) is added.
New color schemes are added.
Open positions are visually defined by circle-marks on the charts now.
14 July 2006. Ver. 1.0 build 4.
New indicators Volume, ADX, ATR, Williams %R, Fractals are added.
Leverage changing option is added.
25 June 2006. Ver. 1.0 build 3.
New graphical instruments Fibonacci arcs, Fibonacci fan, Fibonacci time zones are added.
Screenshots making feature is added.
18 June 2006. Ver. 1.0 build 2.
New graphical instrument - Fibonacci retracements/extensions is added.
New indicator - Awesome Oscillator is added.
9 June 2006. Ver 1.0 beta build 2.
New indicators RSI, MACD, Ishimoku, Bollinger Bands are added.
5 June 2006. Ver. 1.0 beta build 1.
Documentation for developing indicators and strategies with examples is included.
25 May 2006. Ver.05 build 1.
Many improvements and modifications were made.
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