Expert Advisors AutoOptimizer Installation and Using

1. Create new folder AutoOptimization on disc C (or create folder with your own name in your own place)
2. Copy MTester.exe and StartMTester.exe to folder AutoOptimization
3. Add strings to Expert Advisor code:
extern int OptimAuto=1; // 0- switch off 1- switch on auto optimization extern string OptimEveryTime="10.45"; // auto optimization start time (local PC time)
extern string OptimEveryWeek="1,2,3,4,5,6,7"; // day (1 –Monday etc.)
extern string OptimEveryMonth="10,20,30"; // day of month
extern int OptimPeriod=30; // period for optimization, day






4. Add Expert advisor to chart and set OptimAuto=1 and set optimization time according your needs. You must specify the time in 24 hours format. For example 1.30 pm you should set 13:30

5. Run MTester.exe file
6. AutoOptimazer should create folders automatically:
Folders:
HTML_TESTER optimization reports (with data and time)
LOG_TESTER log files for program
RUN_TESTER log files for experts
SET_TESTER *.set files for optimization
Files in these directories are placed in subdirectories under the names MetaTrader 4 terminals.





7. Open strategy tester and create and save .set file with optimization parameters to folder “SET_TESTER” sub folder “your Metatrader name”
File name should be: expert advisor name+'_'+currency+'_'+ timeframe+'.set'


We have tested several expert advisors optimized for period since January 2008 till December 2009 without
AutoOptimizer and with AutoOptimizer with monthly re - optimization. Results of tests with AutoOptimizer  shows significantly more profits with less drawdown.

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