The control the complexity of the trading strategy wizard interface.
By selectively turning on only desired interface options, you can customize the interface to show only those trading strategy parameters and options that you will use. With the majority of the interface options turned off, you have a simple and easy to understand interface for creating basic trading strategies. With the majority of the options turned on, you have an extensive interface for creating complex trading strategies.
To avoid being overwhelmed by the vast capabilities of the NeuroShell Trader, we recommended that new users start with all the options turned off. Once you become comfortable with the simple interface, slowly begin experimenting with the more advanced options.
To choose :
- Use the + and – to expand or collapse categories in the list.
- Click in the box to the left of the option text to select or deselect an option.
The following is a description of the trading strategy wizard interface options:
Trading Rules Interface
Short Trading Interface ‘ Controls whether the Short entry/exit tabs are displayed on the rules page in the Trading Strategy Wizard. You must select this option if you wish to create trading strategies that short the market.
Trailing Stops Interface – Controls whether the Trailing Stop tab(s) are displayed on the rules page in the Trading Strategy Wizard.
Rule Optimization Interface
Parameter Optimization Option ‘ Controls whether the Parameter Search option is displayed on the Rules tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
Rule Selection Option – Controls whether the Rule Selection option is displayed on the Rules tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
No Optimization Option – Controls whether the No Optimization option is displayed on the Rules tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
For more information see:
Trading Strategy Wizard – Long Entry
Trading Strategy Wizard – Long Exit
Trading Strategy Wizard – Short Entry
Trading Strategy Wizard – Short Exit
Trading Strategy Wizard – Long Trailing Stop
Trading Strategy Wizard – Short Trailing Stop
Shares/Contracts Interface
Shares/Contracts Trade Size Specification ‘ Controls whether the ‘Buy a fixed number of shares/contracts’ parameter is displayed on the Trading tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
Dollar Amount Trade Size Specification ‘ Controls whether the ‘Buy a fixed dollar amount of shares/contracts’ parameter is displayed on the Trading tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
Account Balance Trade Size Specification ‘ Controls whether the ‘Buy as many shares as possible with current account balance’ parameter is displayed on the Trading tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
For more information see Trading Strategy Parameters – Trading
Other Trading Parameters Interface
Round Lot Trade Size Option ‘ Controls whether the ‘Buy shares in round lots’ parameter is displayed on the Trading tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
Entries Exit Existing Positions Option ‘ Controls whether the ‘Long/Short entries exit existing short/long position’ parameter is displayed on the Trading tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
Match Prediction Range Option ‘ Controls whether the match prediction data range parameter is displayed on the Trading tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
For more information see Trading Strategy Parameters – Trading
Dates Interface
Date Range Specification ‘ Controls whether the date range interface is displayed on the dates tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
Optimization Range Specification ‘ Controls whether the ‘Optimize across data before paper trading’ parameter is displayed on the dates tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
For more information see Trading Strategy Parameters – Dates
Orders Interface
Stop Order Option ‘ Controls whether stop orders are selectable on the entry and exit tabs of the rules page in the Trading Strategy Wizard.
Limit Order Option – Controls whether limit orders are selectable on the entry and exit tabs of the rules page in the Trading Strategy Wizard.
Stop/Limit Order Option – Controls whether stop limit orders are selectable on the entry and exit tabs of the rules page in the Trading Strategy Wizard.
Market on Close Order Option – Controls whether market on close orders are selectable on the entry and exit tabs of the rules page in the Trading Strategy Wizard.
Trading Costs Interface
Commission Specification ‘ Controls whether the commission parameters are displayed on the Costs tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
Margin Specification – Controls whether the margin parameters are displayed on the Costs tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
Slippage Specification – Controls whether the slippage parameter is displayed on the Costs tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
Point Value Specification ‘ Controls whether the point value parameter is displayed on the Costs tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
For more information see Trading Strategy Parameters – Costs
Trading Conditions Interface
# Conditions Specification ‘ Controls whether the number of conditions that must be true is displayed on the entry and exit tabs of the rules page in the Trading Strategy Wizard.
Optimization Parameters Interface
Objective Function Selection ‘ Controls whether the objective function parameter is displayed on the Optimization tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
Trade Span Specification – Controls whether the shortest and longest average trade span parameter is displayed on the Optimization tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
Optimization Time Option – Controls whether the optimization time parameter is displayed on the Optimization tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
Optimize Across Chart Pages Option – Controls whether the ‘Optimize across all chart pages’ parameter is displayed on the Optimization tab of the Trading Strategy Parameters dialog.
For more information see Trading Strategy Parameters – Optimization.
Parameter Link Interface
Parameter Optimization Link Specification ‘ Controls whether or not the optimization parameter linking interface will be displayed in the parameter dialog. For more information see Parameter Dialog – Numeric.
Templates Interface
Show Rules Page for Templates ‘ Controls whether or not the rules wizard page will be displayed when a template is selected. Use this option if you do not wish to view or change the rules for a template.
Show Parameter Page for Templates ‘ Controls whether or not the parameters wizard page will be displayed when a template is selected. Use this option if you do not wish to view or change the parameters for a template.
Results Screen Columns
All the options under this category, are statistics which can be displayed in the Trading Strategy results page in its own column. If checked, the statistic is shown in its own column on the results page. If unchecked, the statistic does not display on the results page.
Notes:
- If an option is not selected, the trading strategy will use a default value for the corresponding parameter as needed.
- Options checked in black represent options whose default setting is on. Options checked in gray represent options that have been temporarily selected because the template or trading strategy being modified uses the option, but the option’s default setting is off. Options that are not selected represent options whose default setting is off.