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1. Figure 15 Settings Sub Menu e Select the My Account gt Settings gt Profile to view and modify profile details Figure below displays the Profile screen d 1 Ll STRAT CATOR Start L Profile LoginID Erik Password Double click to change password ame Email enk damgaard com meews ns Tass My Tasks Manual Trading View Strategies Edit Strategies Rol Admin sa Save Canel Figure 16 Profile Screen o Sal STRAT CATOR Select the My Account gt Settings gt User Interface Settings to view and modify general settings Figure below displays the My Settings screen My Settings General Settings SS Save and load layout on exit and start up 4 Show widgets at startup EA 2 digits highlight price printing DA Fast price update Language English ea Themes Dark theme Light theme Data grid page size 20 Default Symbol EURUSD ba Default Candlestick Standard Heikin Ashi Candlestick type Candlestick Ohlc Trading Chart Setting Number of trading chart points 300 UE Figure 17 User Interface Settings aa la STRAT CATOR e Select the My Account gt Settings gt Symbols to view list of symbols Figure below displays the My Symbols screen My Settings My Symbols AU DCAD AUD CAD E AUDCHF AUDICHF
2. E AUDJPY AUDIJPY IS AU DNZD AUD NZD IS AUDUSD AUD USD IS AUS200 AUS 200 IS CADJPY CADAIPY IS CHFJPY CHFPY IS ESP3S ESP 35 LI EURAUD EURIAUD El EURCAD EUR CAD E EURCHF EUR CHF i EURGEP EUR GBP ICH EURJPY USDUPY E OK Cancel Figure 18 My Symbols Similarly you can also view all the above options for a demo account Figure below displays the Reports Demo Account sub menu Reports Demo Accounts Account Transactions Notificatlons Trades Settings Active orders Logout Order History Currency Exposure Symbol Exposure Figure 19 Reports Demo Accounts d 13 L STRAT CATOR 2 2 3 Trading Menu The options under Trading menu as shown in figure below are Trading My Account Wing Quick Trade Prices Chart Widgets Money Manager Follow Money Manager Figure 20 Trading Menu e Quick Trade This option enables one to trade for forex and other commodities such as CFDs Indices and Metal e Prices This option enables one to view Ticks prices for Bid and Ask Also when you click on a symbol that you need to trade for it opens the order screen where you can specify the details for manual trading e Chart This option enables one to perform basic charting One can add symbols and indicator to the same screen and inspect any period with any number of chart screens opened e Widgets This option enables the user to
3. NAS100 Symbol Volume OOTSYN JapJO 11 40 40 11 41 39 gt Trading Details Figure 41 Order Screen In the above figure following are the fields e Symbol The instrument which is being used for trading e Volume Lots In this field you can specify the amount that you wish to buy or sell e Order Type In this field following list of order types are displayed 2 CATOR 8 STRAT CATOR o Market Ihis order will open a position immediately at the best price possible o Quoted This order is the same as a market order but the server checks if the price the user last has seen on the screen is still valid or better o Limit Entry This order is used to enter the market at a better price than the current price The server will open a position once the limit price is reached o Buy Sell Stop This order is used to enter the market once the price breaks through a level The limit price is placed at a worse price than the current price The server will open a position once the price breaks through the break price o Take Profit This order is used to exit the market This order is designed to take a profit home for the investor The server will exit the volume specified once the price reached the limit price o Stop Loss This order is used to exit the market This order is designed to limit the investor losses The server will exit the volume specified once the price reac
4. Trade Id ai Save Save As Delete Cancel Backtest Print Preview Export Help Name AA Explaination Shared MJ v Candlestick Add Symbol Delete Symbol Help EURUSD EDNUSD Trading Expression Wizard Compile Help Open Long Close Long Open Short Close Short Parameters SUTP Symbol EDNUSD 44 Time Frame 1 Minute Price Type Bid Use incomplete candlestick L Time Frame Ticks 4 Y Indicators Add Help Smooth Moving Average Exponential Moving Average gt Personal Indicator Trading Graph Figure 37 Create Strategy Screen d 36 l STRATICATOR Trend Line A trend line is formed when you can draw a diagonal line between two or more price pivot points They are commonly used to judge entry and exit investment timing when trading securities Trend lines are a simple and widely used technical analysis approach to judge entry and exit investment timing To draw a trend line on a chart 1 Click on the button 2 Press the mouse button and drag in the direction you need to draw the trend line 3 Release the mouse button to end the line Figure below displays a trend line on the chart D EURUSD x 1 Minute Bid b Add Symbol h Add Indicators 64 Edit Delete E Standard sa Update Graph Show Values Compare Visible h Convert To Strategy K EURUSD open 1 34387 high 1 34459 low 1 34327 close 1 34373
5. Custom Indicators Shared Work View Figure 51 Robot Menu e Robot Trading e My Strategies e Shared Strategies e Custom Indicators e Shared Work e View STRAT CATOR Robot Trading This option enables the user to view all robots and create new robots 1 Open the Straticator 2 Select the Robot Robot Trading option to display the list of robots as shown in figure below e Robot Trading Create Robot sik E Robots Status es EG Weg Average EURCHE E Minutes a a 201114570 Sho History Yes 22 239 zigzag USDJPY 4 Minutes E minutes st 06 09 2011 17 01 00 Show History Yes MA7 203 Simple MA EURUSD 30 Minutes 09 08 2011 21 38 00 Show History Yes BB 196 Bollingers band EURCHF 1 Minutes bb 23 06 2011 21 07 00 Show History Yes 123 142 Jacobs test EURUSD 15 Minutes 18 05 2011 03 31 00 Yes Stig 137 MACD EURUSD 1 Minutes xx 14 11 2011 16 14 00 Show History Yes 27 124 zigzag EURUSD 1 Hours 15 minutes st 14 11 2011 14 49 00 Show History Yes MA 123 Moving Average EURUSD 70 Minutes m 09 08 2011 02 09 00 Show History Yes 22 122 zigzag EURUSD 1 Minutes 15 minutes 02 05 2011 23 18 00 Show History Stopped 27 121 zigzag EURUSD 5 Minutes 5 minutes 02 05 2011 21 07 00 Show History Yes 092 116 SMA crs over x EURUSD 3 Minutes Erik made a correction J 22 08 2011 13 33 00 Show History Figure 52 Robot Trading
6. 00 1 44671 15 04 2011 17 00 00 1 44694 1 44645 15 04 2011 17 01 00 1 44696 15 04 2011 17 02 00 1 44662 15 04 2011 17 03 00 1 44642 1 44646 15 04 2011 17 04 00 1 4464 15 04 2011 17 05 00 1 44647 Figure 31 Values Corresponding to the Chart Compare This option is used to compare two different charts with respect to e Different types of prices such as open high low and close e Different Indicators Note You need to have more than one chart visible to compare To compare two different charts 1 Select the checkbox of all the charts that you need to compare Figure below displays a list of two charts Compare 23 STRATICATOR Figure 32 List of Charts For example in the above figure you need to select the Chart2 checkbox as well to display both Chart and Chat2 2 All the selected charts are then visible as shown in figure below amp EURUSD EURJPY x 1 Minute Bid d Add Symbol d Add indicators EMA P Edit Delete 53 Standard S Update Graph Show Values Compare Visible Convert To Strategy EURUSD open 1 34405 high 1 34617 low 1 34293 close 1 346 EMA EMA Start 1 34493 End 1 34567 06 57 10 16 Figure 33 Two Different Charts 3 Click on Compare button to display the comparison screen as shown in figure below E EURUSD EURJPY Compare EURUSD EURJPY gt Price S Close S Reference Date EURUSD 0
7. 12 EURJPY 0 26 06 57 10 16 Figure 34 Comparison of Two Charts o al STRATICATOR Note You can also select type of Price or Indicator to compare the two charts on the basis of selected Price or Indicator Figure below displays different type of prices Price id D 8 EURUSD 0 12 Close ooo Open Reference Date High Low HaClose HaOpen HaHigh HaLow OpenCloseMedian HighLowMedian HighLowCloseMedian Median y PS x HaOpenCloseMedian Figure 35 Different Types of Prices Convert to a Strategy In Straticator you can apply any number of technical indicators personal indicators or candlestick patterns to a chart This chart forms the foundation for a strategy and a user can use the Convert to Strategy option to easily convert a chart into a strategy To convert a chart into a strategy STRAT CATOR 1 Click on the Convert to Strategy button when the chart that you wish to convert is active 2 Inputs dialog box appears as shown in the figure below Inputs ES Trade Id Explanation Figure 36 Inputs Dialog Box Note You can select the Shared checkbox to share the strategy with other users 3 Specify the details corresponding to each field as shown in the above figure 4 Click on the Save button to create the strategy and open a new screen as shown in figure below A EURUSD EDNUSD Sy A1 256 Eu View Graph
8. 2012 00 12 22 95 998 025 Good Til Cancel Stop Loss Trade Cancel Increase Position 01 08 2012 01 21 31 766 Figure 42 Order History If the order decreases the position the order is executed However if the order volume is greater than the position on the account the order volume is decreased to ensure that the order brings the position to neutral d 3 L STRAT CATOR Rules for Stop Loss pips Trailing Stop Loss and Take Profit pips First of all these values can only be set on following order types e Market e Quoted e Limit e Buy Sell Stop 12461 4 29 aah TA Sell Symbol EURUSD o Jen Order Type Quoted p Price 1 24626 USD Slippage pips Expiry Good Til Cancel e Take Profit pips Stop Loss is Trailing Stop Em Figure 43 Order Screen When you specify values greater than 0 in these fields a new Stop Loss and or a new Take Profit order is generated during execution of the main order The 2 new orders get their own Order Id at execution time of the main order Until the main order is executed these 2 new orders do not have an Order Id Once the main order is executed 2 new orders are generated 1180611 EE e 12 03 32 1 d 1 00 Til Cancel 9 Loss Trade Pending 22 08 2012 12 03 32 Lum 1100610 1180610 EURUSD 22 08 2012 12 03 32 Te 24826 400 fem Til Cancel Take Profit Trade Pending 22 08 2012 12 03 32 1180609 1180611 1180609 EURUSD 22 08
9. 2012 12 03 32 124626 100 30 20 Good Til Cancel Quoted Manual Traded 22 08 2012 12 03 32 Figure 44 Order History In the above figure the value in the column Original Order Id is the Order Id of the order which generated this order o Sal STRAT CATOR In Related Order Id the two new orders have the Order Id of the other The Related Order Id field is used to cancel the other order once one of them gets executed So if one gets Trades the other gets cancelled Y Order Type Order Origin Y Action Y Time Y Origin Order ld Y Related Order ld Y i 1180611 EURUSD 22 08 2012 12 03 32 1 24326 1 00 Good Til Cancel Stop Loss Trade Traded 22 08 2012 14 46 39 1180609 1180610 1180610 EURUSD 22 08 2012 12 03 32 1 24826 1 00 Good Til Cancel Take Profit Trade Cancel Related 22 08 2012 14 46 39 1180609 1180611 1180609 EURUSD 22 08 2012 12 03 32 1 24629 1 00 30 20 Good Til Cancel Quoted Manual Traded 22 08 2012 12 03 32 Figure 45 Order History In the figure above If the main order here Order ID 1180609 would have decreased the position on the account these two new orders would not have been generated If the main order here Order ID 1180609 would trade opposite the position on the account the two new orders would be generated but with a volume of new position and not the volume traded This is possible only when the traded amount is greater than the position on the account as it would have brou
10. EEN 52 Custom IDOIC 3EOES EE 53 CTR s Ke 55 at 56 PE o T A o H 57 STRAT CATOR List of Figures Pure de straucator Menu Bar navionics 3 Figure 2 Straticator Start e a a MUI ii e e Da li e ie ee er ee 4 Figure 3 Bee EE e Widgets NEN YAR ER EE MA SAYAN KEP EM EE haus 4 Figure 4 Widgets on the Straticator Home Page sese eee ee eee eee 5 Figure 5 My Account CNW E 5 Ere 5 TITI D Figure 7 Reports liveAccountsSub Menu eee 7 Figure 8 Account Transaction Details ENNEN 7 Figure eg Be el 8 iel TI AIVE ge CN 8 Figure 11 Listor Order gg A A A 8 Figure 12 CUITelicV EXDOSU E 9 Figure 13 Symbol ee E D 9 iUi g A 10 iU qM epe ge emi d EE 10 Figure LO PRONG Oria 11 Heure 17 UserJntertace Setting scales 12 NSCS ID OV ONS A NY PR VE A E ve 13 Figure 19 Reports DEMO eee a 13 START e eg wre bU UIN HIRED onesie ornate eee renee oe eee 14 Figure 2T Quick ig e eg E 15 Ere ME Trade EE 15 Figure ele MM KA 16 Figure 24 Chart Screen OPTIONS Kanan erime asalak a 16 Figure 25 Candlestick Time Frame EE 17 START E enee E 18 Fedre 27 LISTE OF ue Tee EE 19 Figure 28 Parametersforthelndicators eee 20 PISS 29 Graph Ol gz ER EERE 21 Figure 39 Select otat or ENA Dat 22 Figure 31 ValuesCorrespondingtotheChart eee 23 Figure LTTE 24 Figure 22 AOD Si E 24 Figure 34 Comparison of TWO Chalino tii 24 Figure 35 Different
11. a buy and hold trader This option enables the user to specify the time frame based on the trade objective 1 Click on the Minutes button to open a dialog box as shown in figure below Enter candlestick time frame Seconds Minutes Hours Days Number Of 1 Minutes ok Cancel Figure 25 Candlestick Time Frame 2 Select or specify the time frame and click on Ok button to finally add the time frame Price Type There are three types of prices e Mix is the selling and buying price for trader and buyer e Ask Price is the price for traders to sell a currency e Bid Price is the price for buyer to buy a currency The user can select the type of price from the drop down box depending upon the type of order STRATICATOR Add Symbol A symbol in Straticator is the combination of two currencies used for trading You can use this option to add a symbol in the list of symbols to be traded Adding a symbol enables the user to select different set of currencies while trading To add a new symbol in the list 1 Click on the Add Symbol button to display the Add Symbol dialog box as shown in figure below 1 Minute Bid bd Bd Add Indicators EURUSD open 4309 low 1 439 close AUDUSD W EDNUSD EURCHF Fj EURUSD GBPJPY GBPUSD NZDUSD USDCAD USDCHF USDJPY Figure 26 List of Symbols 2 Select the symbols from the list t
12. ia 55 Figure 773 Shared EE 56 Foure E E LE 56 STH EL eo ge e On NK PA ALYA PM ER ARAP A TANE R MEL 57 STRAT CATOR 1 Introduction The purpose of this document is to give a brief about Straticator from a user point of view This document also explains the working of the application along with brief description of all the options available for a user in Straticator 1 2 Audience and Assumptions The audience of the document can be a new or experienced user who needs to trade for forex through a broker using the Straticator the Robot 1 3 References Topic Web Sites Related Documentation References About Straticator wwwstrateatorcom Brokers Manual Brokers Manual Admin Manual Admin Manual STRAT CATOR 2 Straticator There is a large degree of randomness in trading In order to manage and progress towards a more profitable Trading system you need to remove randomness in trading Any unnecessary area of randomness only removes your control over the results The areas you control are the areas where you can make modifications These modifications do not need to be you scrapping a trading system because it doesn t work Scrapping non working trading systems is one of the most common areas of a failing trader One of the most destructive things that traders do is add unnecessary randomness to their trading with random lot sizes and or buying selling a set amount of shares rather than dollars Either wa
13. manage widgets e Money Manager This option enables one to create Money Manager Portfolios e Follow Money Manager This option enables the Investors to interact with Money Managers aL STRATICATOR Quick Trade You can trade for forex indices and metal directly from the Quick Trade screen 1 Open Siraticator 2 Select Trading gt Quick Trade option from the menu to open a sub menu as shown in the figure below Windows Trading My Account Quick Trade 2 All symbols Prices Favorites Chart Forex Widgets Se Money Manager s Metals Follow Money Manager Figure 21 Quick Trade Sub Menu 3 Click on the option for which you need to trade For example All Symbols option Figure below displays Quick Trade screen for All Symbols EUR GBP EUR JPY EUR TRY FQuick trade all symbols x Account Select Account ZZ Track B AUDCAD ol AUDCHF al AUDIPY al AUDNZD ol AUDUSD ol AUS200 ol AUD CAD AUD CHF AUD JPY AUD NZD AUD USD AUS 200 Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume CADIPY al CHFJPY al ESP35 ril EURAUD ol EURCAD ol EURCHF ol CAD JPY CHF JPY ESP 35 EUR AUD EUR CAD EUR CHF Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Sell Buy Sel 33 Buy Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume EURGBP ol EURJPY al EURNZD al EURSEK ol EURTRY ol EURUSD ol EUR USD ee E HS m
14. thus the transactions carried out by Money Managers are automatically copied on each investors account The results of this trade are determined by the profitability of these transactions The Investor can join any number of Money Manager with different profiles to diverse his investments and may at any time disconnect his account from the Money Manager The whole process is carried out in following steps Admin creates a new User or opens the existing user details Admin assigns the Money Manager task to the new or existing user Money Manager User logs in and creates portfolio accounts Other users can follow money managers once they have shared the portfolio accounts ER mi m STRAT CATOR The user can create a portfolio and even follow other money managers when the user ogs in as a Money Manager To create a money manager portfolio 1 Select the Trading gt Money Manager option to open the Money Manager screen 2 Click on the Create button to open Add Portfolio screen as shown in figure below Add Portfolio Money Manager Approve Followers Pending Name Aid Select Account ay Amount Currency 3 Shared m Active All Users EEE Website Save Cancel Figure 46 Add Portfolio Screen The fields in the above figure being explained below e Name Specify the name of the portfolio e Aid Select the name of the account for which the Money Manager trades e Amount Specify the
15. type of currency or symbol in terms of percentage Select the My Account gt Reports Live Accounts gt Currency Exposure option to display the currency exposure as shown in the figure below Currency Exposure Live Refresh Print Net Exposure in Yo a USD 6 163 34 m EUR 5 000 00 m AUD 05 00 Amount USD USD 6 163 34 6 163 34 50 00 EUR 5 000 00 6 158 10 49 96 AUD 5 00 5 29 0 04 Figure 12 Currency Exposure Symbol Exposure Select the My Account gt Reports Live Accounts gt Symbol Exposure option to display the symbol exposure as shown in the figure below 3 Symbol Exposure Live Refresh Print Net Exposure in 9 o a EURUSD 5 000 00 a AUDUSD 05 00 n mIm m D Currency Amount Amount USD Ki EURUSD 5 000 00 6 158 35 99 91 AUDUSD 5 00 5 29 0 09 Figure 13 Symbol Exposure STRAT CATOR Notifications This option enables a user to view current as well as previous notifications The user needs to select the My Account gt Notifications to view the notifications as shown in figure below Notifications ox Delete Error 24 11 2011 11 24 23 Robot Stopped ld 121 Reason Would Exceed Margin StopOut 24 11 2011 11 24 19 All positions closed on Account 31 My USD Live Margin is now 20000 StopOut 24 11 2011 11 21 26 All position
16. uptrend dots is below ADX PlusDI is above ADX MinusDI the strategy goes Long and it sends a sell signal or go Short in the opposite pSAR in downtrend and ADX MinusDI above ADX Plu Symbol EURUSD bd Timeframe 30 Minutes Save Cancel Figure 70 Add Robot Screen 4 Modify the details as required 5 Save the changes to create the robot d s L STRATICATOR Shared Strategies This option enables the user to view all shared strategies and share new strategies with other users 1 Open the Straticator 2 Select the Robot Shared Strategies option to display the list of shared strategies as shown in the figure below Shared Strategies Create Robot When Parabolic SAR is in the uptrend dots is below ADX PlusDI is above ADX MinusDI ADX pSAR ADX DI DI and pSAR EURUSD 30 Minutes the strategy goes Long Devjit Devjit Das Backtest and it sends a sell signal or go Short in the opposite pSAR in downtrend and ADX MinusDl above ADX L CHNVS009 TestingNVS009 AUDUSD 10 Hours Testing with new version with export and import fur Devjit Devjit Das Backtest CHNVS009 TestingNVS009 AUDUSD 10 Hours Testing with new version with export and import fur Devjit Devjit Das Backtest CHNVS009 TestingNVS009 AUDUSD 10 Hours Testing with new version with export and import fur Devjit Devjit Das Backtest CHNVS009 TestingNVS009 AUDUSD 10 Hours Testing with new version with export and import fur D
17. 03 02 2012 20 43 25 1 31115 0 20 26 223 00 26 223 00 USD Robot 100 10 172 EURUSD 03 02 2012 20 30 01 1 30963 0 20 26 192 60 26 192 60 USD Robot 100 10 171 EURUSD 01 02 2012 14 30 07 1 30787 0 10 13 078 70 13 078 70 USD Robot 100 Figure 9 List of Trades Active Orders This option enables a user to view a list of active orders as shown in figure below E Active orders Live X Refresh Export Print Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column EYE YER YE O rar AUDUSD 06 07 2012 15 21 14 0 50000 1 000 Until Cancelled Limit Entry Manual Edit Cancel Figure 10 Active Orders Order History This option enables a user to view history of all orders as shown in figure below Order History_Live Search Export Print From Date proc D meme E To Date Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column ee UOI IN DI TU Dem DT 578 DRE 2012 15 21 14 0 SERA 1 000 em Cancelled Limit Entry HEE 10 402 AUDUSD 45 06 2012 18 00 08 d 00700 5 000 Until Cancelled Stop Loss Manual Would Increase Po 4 10 343 EURCHF 30 04 2012 21 13 00 20 000 Until Cancelled Market Manual Rejected 1 10 316 EURUSD 25 04 2012 17 14 07 10 Until Cancelled Market Manual Rejected 1 Figure 11 List of Order History STRAT CATOR Currency Exposure This feature of Straticator enables the user to view the exposure of each
18. 03 48 05 14 01 12 2011 03 48 01 12 2011 05 14 Figure 38 Trend Line Note Right click on the trend line to open a pop up menu from where you can delete the trend line Prices You can use this option to specify the conditions for trade 1 Open Straticator 2 Select Trading gt Prices option from the menu to open a sub menu as shown in the figure below Prices All symbols Chart Favorites Forex Money Manager CFD Follow Money Manager l Indices Active orders Metals Figure 39 Prices Sub Menu o lwl STRAT 3 Select any option for which you need to view the prices for example the figure below displays the prices for Indices gill indices CL NNNM NN NU NN Nasdaq 100 NAs100 US 30 UK 100 SsPX500 GER30 IT440 ESP35 FRAAU HKG33 SWEAU SUIZO E 25 38 o 125 4 f 9 5448 9 321 3 61 54 9 128 91 9 6601 9 3033 12941 9 8579 5 976 3 5956 e A0 A8 3 2541 1 125 54 1 5511 1322 0 61 56 1 129021 6610 1 3035 1 18957 41 85954 of 5 5963 4041 4 Figure 40 Indices Price US 30 UK 100 S amp P S00 GER 30 ITA 40 ESP 35 FRA 40 HKG 33 JPN 225 SWE 30 sul 30 AUS 200 4 Click on the symbol name for which you wish to trade An order screen appears as shown in the figure below ya dices aij nas co Account Select Account a 2536 9 2539 4 68 su NY oy
19. 25 03 2011 11 30 00 1 41683 14 41766 141632 141726 1474 14 41706 r ES 25 03 2011 12 00 00 1 41727 4 41747 141691 141723 441719 nm E Les 25 03 2011 12 30 00 1 41727 141937 141693 141885 141819 141743 4 97 Figure 67 Chart Values gL STRAT CATOR b You can click on Back to Strategy button to return back to the strategy screen c You can open multiple charts make them visible and click on Compare button to compare all the visible charts with each other e Backtest Click on the Backtest button to display the screen as shown in figure below 3 My Strategies 3 MAMA 238 Backtest MAMA 238 Test Cancel From Date 4 3 t To Date s z A Backtest Range Optimize All m Optional Ratio Fixed Spread am From Step To Time Frame 30 Minutes x 30 Minutes Closing Criteria for a Position Current Value Current Value Optimization 0 7 og 0 6 Figure 68 Backtest Screen Specify all criteria for testing a strategy and click on the Test button to perform a backtest e Print Preview Displays the print preview of the strategy e Export Enables the user to export the data into the application from another type of file such as Excel d 49 STRAT CATOR To edit a strategy 1 Open the Straticator 2 Select the Robot My Strategies option to display the list of strategies 3 Click on the Tradeld of a strategy that you need to edit El View Graph l Save Save As e Delete J Can
20. D Interest 27 07 2012 02 29 59 EURUSD U H USD Interest Figure 8 Account Transaction Details Note You can specify a start and end date and click on the Search button to display the transaction in the specified time duration l 7 L STRAT CATOR Trades This option enables the user to view a list of all the trades as shown in the figure below Qj Trades_Live x Search Export Print Preview nmn n 0 metes E wow DR AO wien Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column ICD DEOCIN U IX INO DPEINNIUEN DEL EURUSD 06 02 2012 22 30 00 4 31306 26 261 20 2626120 U 10 188 EURUSD 06 02 2012 18 34 30 1 30522 0 10 13 052 20 13 052 20 USD Robot 400 10 182 EURUSD 06 02 2012 18 00 02 1 30745 0 10 13 074 50 13 074 50 USD Robot 100 10 181 EURUSD 06 02 2012 14 38 44 1 30424 0 10 13 042 40 13 042 40 USD Robot 100 10 180 EURUSD 06 02 2012 14 06 40 1 30630 0 10 13 063 00 13 06300 USD Robot 100 10 179 EURUSD 06 02 2012 14 03 49 1 30696 0 20 26 139 20 26 139 20 USD Robot 100 10 178 EURUSD 06 02 2012 11 52 23 1 30688 0 10 13 068 80 13 068 80 USD Robot 100 10 177 EURUSD 06 02 2012 04 27 11 1 31333 0 20 26 266 60 26 266 60 USD Robot 100 10 176 EURUSD 06 02 2012 03 30 03 1 31190 0 10 13 119 00 13 119 00 USD Robot 100 10 175 EURUSD 06 02 2012 03 00 05 1 31208 0 10 13 120 80 13 120 80 USD Robot 100 10 174 EURUSD 06 02 2012 02 30 03 1 31177 0 20 26 235 40 26 235 40 USD Robot 100 10 173 EURUSD
21. Finish button to add the indicator Edit Delete You can select an indicator click on Edit Delete button to edit or delete the selected indicator View chart This option enables one to view the chart for a specified date and time You can specify either the start date or the end date for which you need to view the chart To specify the date and time and view the chart STRAT CATOR 1 Click on the View chart button to open a dialog box as shown in the figure below Select first or last date of chart as From Date To Date dd MM yyyy OK Clear Cancel Figure 30 Select Start or End Date 2 Specify the start date or end date and time for which you need to view the chart 3 Click on OK button the Straticator displays chart for the specified period Update Graph This option in Straticator enables one to refresh the chart for the current time STRATICATOR Show Values This option enables one to view the Open High Low and Close values corresponding to a chart Click on the Show Values button to display the values as shown in the figure below L EURUSD 4 Chart Values Export EURUSD Go To Date 15 04 2011 16 52 00 1 44556 15 04 2011 16 53 00 1 4458 15 04 2011 16 54 00 1 44604 15 04 2011 16 55 00 1 44607 1 44609 15 04 2011 16 56 00 1 44648 1 44618 15 04 2011 16 57 00 1 44653 1 44624 15 04 2011 16 58 00 1 44653 15 04 2011 16 59
22. STRAT CATOR User Manual Version 1 STRATICATOR USERS MANUAL STRATICATOR Copyright 2012 Straticator www straticator com Email info straticator com STRATICATOR Table of Content A 1 2 2 ses 1 1 2 Audience and E d el de 1 1 A A oya i aa e anan Gaia a ai BEAM 2 SIE 2 E e ge Or MENU AP e 3 AAA e e RO eS E So 3 ERN lA A PP E ne OE REE e ee UOS 4 AN ELO AE NU A A Geli iy mek o na i ayle lid 5 e on e e Po 6 Reports Live eet y e ee te eg Ee o m RR c 7 INTE 8 O eege 8 o E E E EE 8 ETI TC E XDOS Uat 9 SVInbBbI EXDOSUf 6 T 9 e AU ep IA 10 EE 10 2 2 5 Trading Mensajes 14 a KN e Se ey 15 e de Oo A b ea A on ae 16 AP A 17 PICO TIDO PA GP o E RP RO e EE E 17 oo ES polo Ae A mo 18 Felek Bet tege 18 O 21 AS E T RR T 21 Mere e eee E 22 Cne 23 Galerie cl ROT Umm ITEM 23 ii STRAT CATOR Convert toa EE Nee 25 eebe Re 27 Wee 27 Rules for Stop Loss Trailing Stoploss andlTakeProfitOrders 30 Rules for Stop Loss pips Trailing Stop Loss and Take Profit pipsl 31 Md A A E E E 32 Bed ee ei M EE 37 RODO T AINE ER AN Km 38 VUR EO E 41 e and e ekg he a eo 42 Klee TT 50 RAS FOOL TTT 51 Shared E
23. Screen You can also view past details of a robot such as start and end time of the robot reason for termination profit and trading volume 3 Click on the Show History hyperlink corresponding to the robot for which you need to view the history Figure below displays history of a robot Robot Trading History 123 142 x Refresh Excel m Export 4805200003100 0908201 01 43 00 Manuel 92 10 000 2 60 000 PR PE Transactions Figure 53 History of a Robot You can also view the robot details when you click on the Tradeld of a robot 4 Click on the Tradeld hyperlink corresponding to the robot for which you need to view the details Jal STRAT CATOR To create a new robot 1 Click on the Create Robot button on the Robot Trading screen to open Add Robot screen as shown in figure below Add Robot es ES EDX2 415 test EURUSD 1 Hour E ED 55 391 test EURUSD 1 Hour ma55 381 MA fish EURUSD 1 Hour ema fish 375 test EURUSD 30 Minutes mbl 364 test EURJPY 30 Minutes ED MA FISH 362 Test EURUSD 17 Minutes ED DD 360 Erik new strategy EURUSD 1 Hour TestMA 342 test EURUSD 3 Hours VEER MOE PA URUSC 1 HoL OK Cancel Figure 54 Add Robot Screen The figure above displays a list of strategies through which a user can create a robot asa STRAT CATOR 2 Select a strategy and click on OK button Another Add Robot screen appears as shown in figure below Add Robot xX Tr
24. Show Values Standard amp Visible us Compare EURUSD open 1 44271 high 1 45192 low 1 43649 close 1 43959 MAMA MAMA Start End MAMA FAMA Start End 02 00 05 30 C EVAL Position Start End 02 00 05 30 EVAL Profit Start End 02 00 05 30 12 04 2011 02 00 18 04 2011 05 30 Figure 66 Strategy Graph Following are the operations that you can perform on the above screen a You can click on the Show Values button to display the values corresponding to the graph as shown in figure below My Strategies MAMA 238 L Chart Values Export euRUSD d vv m GO Goto Date Se r UE ER 25 03 2011 06 00 00 1 41693 14174 141638 141728 141728 141728 25 03 2011 06 30 00 1 41732 141783 1 41715 1 41749 1 41743 1 41733 a o 25 03 2011 07 00 00 1 41755 141811 4 41714 141754 4 41751 141739 4 05 25 03 2011 07 30 00 1 41754 1 4181 441718 4141776 141768 441749 4 47 25 03 2011 08 00 00 1 41784 1 4181 14168 441719 441734 441744 E m 25 03 2011 08 30 00 1 4172 44174 141691 141704 141713 441733 A ES 25 03 2011 09 00 00 1 41705 141705 141654 1 4166 141681 441718 A os 25 03 2011 09 30 00 1 41663 1 41702 14165 141683 141682 441707 E 418 25 03 2011 10 00 00 1 41685 141746 141674 441721 141706 444707 E ES 25 03 2011 10 30 00 1 41724 141736 141699 141703 141704 141706 E 34 25 03 2011 11 00 00 1 41702 4 41717 141634 1 41691 14 41696 1 41703 E E
25. Types of Prices eee eee 25 Figure 36 Inputs Dialog EN 26 Figure 37 Create Strategy Screen 26 EIERE E ee 27 PP o A 27 SIH PP e o EE A cer 28 WII o en 28 AO A o UE e 30 lv L STRAT CATOR Epe o e meninin sanaya alaymnni 31 FUNC D ee gg TE e EYEN EA 31 IU T ge os ENR o T 32 Figure 46 Add ze ge l Orea ete E 34 Figure 47 List of Money Manager Portfolios sss sese eee eee 35 Figure 45 Ada EOIION E 36 Figure 49 Follow Money Manager Screen 36 As e o eee eer 36 Er ellen Me Upa 37 Figure 52 RODOt Trading a e o O ei Kem epa bcr ame ari 38 Figure 55 History of Robot SS Ha Za eE H OEZ iii ESSEN Ex Fas a ST aT york 38 Figure 54 Add e e SN iras 39 Figure 55 Mogity the RT E 40 Figure ele let EE EE 40 Figure 57 Listof Strategies YY eee ETT 41 Figure 58 Create Strategy Screen 42 Ligure 59 New Sumbol TaD WEE 42 Figure 60 New IndicatorAddedtoaSymbol 43 Figure 61 WelcometotheExpressionWizard eee 44 Figure 62 56lect Kee 45 Figure o select Eege 46 Figure 64 Select Compare Operator EE 47 Figure 65 Options on Create Strategy Screen 48 Figure NEE WEE 48 AA PP e PEE oO 48 EI EE Eeer A9 Figure 69 A Strategy Screen EE 50 Figure 702 FOG ROBOE SCEBOLI E EN Figure e gre e Ee 52 Fieure 72 CUSTOM le tege 53 EIS TET ge e O RTT 53 Figure 74 RR eT Code e TT 54 Feure copes e gide da Eden EE 55 Figure 76 Share Elements cria
26. ables one to perform tasks related to forex trading The tasks include charting viewing Tick prices creating robot and creating strategies e My Account Enables one to view and modify personal details create and modify trading account details and modify user interface settings e Windows Enables one to perform windows operations such as open documents close documents and save layouts 2 2 Working with Straticator You can use various features of Straticator to build robot which performs forex trading You can easily navigate through the Straticator using the menu bar STRAT CATOR 2 2 1 Manage Widgets A Widget is a small application that opens up a doorway to a much larger application Straticator provides a feature through which you can manage widgets on the home page When you login Straticator as a trader a screen as shown below appears Manage Widgets Explore and customize page by choosing from list of widgets available Figure 2 Straticator Start Page When you click on the Manage Widgets button the Choose Widgets screen opens that displays a list of available widgets Figure below displays the Choose Widgets screen Start Choose Widget It will keep you updated with your currency exposure _ Select Account yg add It will keep you updated with your symbol exposure Select Account BA Add O A
27. ade ID MACD X Name MACD and Signal Cross E Open a buy position when MACD rises above the Sign Open a sell position when MACD falls below the Signa This strategy trades both Long and Short In a rising market only select Long Trades In a falling market on select Short Trades symbol EURUSD eg Timeframe 30 Minutes Save Cancel Figure 55 Modify the Details In the above figure you can edit the parameters to create a new robot 3 Save the changes to display a screen wherein you can change the parameters for a robot Figure below displays the robot parameters screen 2 Robot Trading S M a tad MACD X 53 Ha Edit Parameters Optimize Parameters Save 4 Reload Strategy C Delete Cancel 5 Start Robot Help Trade ID MACD X Name MACD and Signal Cross Explanation Open a buy position when MACD nses abov Symbol EURUSD Closing Criteria for a Position Termination Criteria Tor Robot S Volume o EUR Take Profit pips 0 Terminate Strategy Manuel Mode Test M Stop Loss pips 0 Take Profit pips B Account 10 USD My USD Live Trailing Stop Stop Loss pips B IRR 30 Minutes Trailing Stop Trade Long Short pa Figure 56 Robot Parameters gL STRAT CATOR 4 Modify the parameters and click on the Start Robot button to start the execution of robot My Strategies A trading strategy is a predefined set of rules for making trading decisions The trading robo
28. ancial instrument to be traded Following are some of the technical indicators which may be available to build a trading strategy 1 Efficiency Ratio ER 2 Moving Average MA 3 Price Channel PC 4 Simple Moving Average SMA Besides the in built technical indicators a user can also create custom indicators This option enables the user to view and create new custom indicators 1 Open the Straticator 2 Select the Robot gt Custom Indicators option to display the list of already created custom indicators as shown in the figure below if Custom Indicators Create rte indie E 22 Kay Cusom change value for every calculate 7 dada dg do g m Fourier Trend test R Figure 72 Custom Indicators 3 Click on Create Indicator button to open a screen as shown in figure below Lei Custom Indicators LEI Create Indicator Id Name Number of Parameters Comment indicator Type O Simple Complex Save Create Custom Code Cancel Figure 73 Create Indicator 4 You need to specify information corresponding to all fields d 53 l STRAT CATOR Note If you know how to write a code you can even create custom code for an indicator 5 Click on Create Custom Code to display the coding screen where you can write a custom code compile it share it and save it 6 Once you save the custom code the highlight returns back to the Create Indicator
29. be included in the strategy In each symbol further you can add one or more technical indicators One can even create custom indicators which can be included in a strategy When you click on Add Symbol button in the Candlestick frame a new symbol tab appears as shown in figure below Candlestick 3Add Symbol Delete Symbol Help EURUSD EDNUSD Symbol Symbol ZZ Time Frame 30 Minutes Price Type Bid G4 Use incomplete candlestick ZZ Time Frame Minutesi x v Indicators Add Help gt Personal Indicator Figure 59 New Symbol Tab ge L STRAT CATOR Specify all details such as name of the symbol time frame and price type Click on the Add button in the symbol tab to add a technical indicator to the symbol Figure below displays a new symbol tab added along with a technical indicator Candlestick 3Add Symbol Delete Symbol Help EURUSD EDNUSD Symbol Symbol GBPUSD ZZ Time Frame 30 Minutes Price Type Bid Use incomplete candlestick 4 Time Frame Minutes d Y Indicators Add Help gt Personal Indicator Figure 60 New Indicator Added to a Symbol Click on the Wizard button to create custom indicators with user defined expressions You can create trade expressions for open long close long open short and close short Following are the steps to create a trading expression d 4 L STRAT CATOR 1 Click on the Wizard button in the Trading Expression frame to start th
30. cel Backtest Print Preview Export Help Trade ld MAMA Name MAMA FAMA Moving Average Cros Explaination Shared j Candlestick Add Symbol CjDelete Symbol Help v Trading Expression Wizard Compile Help EURUSD E Open Long Close Long Open Short Close Short Parameters Lau Symbol EURUSD N Time Frame 30 Minutes Price Type Bid Y MAMA MAMA 0 lt MAMA FAMA 0 and Use incomplete candlestick CZ Time Frame Minutes n System LastPosition 1 V Indicators Add Help MAMA MESA Adaptive Moving Average Delete a y Personal Indicator gt Trading Graph Figure 69 A Strategy Screen You can add a symbol or an indicator to a strategy 4 Modify the details and save the modified changes Backtest Result To View the results of backtest that have already been performed 1 Open the Straticator 2 Select the Robot My Strategies option to display the list of strategies 3 Click on the Backtest Result button to view the backtest result corresponding to the selected strategy ss sl STRAT CATOR Create Robot You can also create a new robot based on an existing strategy To create a new robot 1 Open the My Strategies screen 2 Select a strategy from the list 3 Click on the Create Robot button to display a screen as shown in the figure below Add Robot os Trade Id ADX pSAR Name K DI DI and pSAR Explaination When Parabolic SAR is in the
31. dd It will show you the latest prices Figure 3 List of available Widgets You can click on the Add button corresponding to the widget that you need to display on the otraticator home page For example here we have added the Prices Symbol and Chart widgets which are being displayed on the Straticator home page as shown in figure below STRATICATOR Start x Prices x gi AUDUSD X oi EURUSD1Minut x B Account Select Account bd EURUSD open 1 32453 high 1 32762 low 111 28 14 47 AUDUSD 1 05206 1 0524 5 EURUPY 105 87 105 91 Sell Buy EURUSD 1 32616 1 32651 E Ee amm eI MAZ T IT i GBPUSD 1 62150 1 62189 12 00 Figure 4 Widgets on the Straticator Home Page You can watch the prices through the Prices widget without going in the application similarly for symbols chart and other widgets You can also click on the More button to add more widgets any time 2 2 2 My Account A user can have more than one type of account The options under My Account menu enable the user to manage all accounts Figure below displays the My Account menu options My Account Windows Accounts Reports Live Accounts Reports Demo Accounts K Notifications Settings Logout Figure 5 My Account Menu e Accounts e Reports Live Accounts e Reports Demo Accounts e Notifications e Settings e Logout STRAT CATOR Accounts This
32. e man OK Cancel Figure 47 List of Money Manager Portfolios STRAT CATOR 3 Select one portfolio and click on OK button to open the Add Follower dialog box as shown in the figure below Add Follower X Account Select Account M Currency USD stant Follow vi Save Cancel Figure 48 Add Follower 4 Select the account specify the currency and amount and select the Active and Instant Follow option Save the information 5 The details get displayed on the Follow Money Manager screen as shown in the figure below Follow Money Manager X Add Delete 7 Testi Us Dollars monika Demo 4 000 y d 11 05 2012 Figure 49 Follow Money Manager Screen What to Follow 1 Select the Trading gt Follow Money Manager gt What to Follow option to display list of active portfolios as shown in figure below What To Follow gt Follow 2 E be Dollars m USD E Navya d m pm TAN EUR Figure 50 What to Follow as sl STRAT CATOR 2 Select any one portfolio that you need to follow and click on the Follow button to open the Add Follower dialog box 3 Specify all details as mentioned earlier and save the information 2 2 4 Robot Menu The options in the Robot menu enable one to create new robots using strategies and inspect or stop the running robots The options under Robot menu as shown in figure below are Robot Trading My w Robot Trading My Strategies Shared Strategies
33. e wizard as shown in figure below Trade Expressions Welcome to the Expression Wizard You have created a graph in the left side of the screen The graph comprises of prices and indicator values In the expressions you can select any of the given values and compare them against each other When you compare the values either the expression becomes TRUE or FALSE When expression Open Long becomes TRUE LiveChartTrader buys a long position Wher expression Close Long becomes TRUE LiveChartTrader sells that position and likewise for Open Close Short Figure 61 Welcome to the Expression Wizard lt lt Y STRAT CATOR 2 Click on the Next button to display a screen as shown in figure below Trade Expressions x An expression always has a left side and a right side and a comparison operator in the middle The left and right side can be any of the types Select which type of value this side should be Indicator Price Date Fixed Value Parameter System Math lt lt Prew o Next gt gt Cancel Figure 62 Select Type of Value In the figure above select the type of value to be on the left side of the expression ass sl STRAT CATOR 3 Continue on the wizard and specify all values for the left side of the expression as shown in the figure below Trade Expressions CA You can now pick a value from one of the indicators In Period enter How many periods ago
34. evjit Devjit Das Backtest CHNVS009 TestingNVS009 AUDUSD 10 Hours Testing with new version with export and import fur Devjit Devjit Das Backtest CHNVS009 TestingNVS009 AUDUSD 10 Hours Testing with new version with export and import fur Devjit Devjit Das Backtest CHNVS009 TestingNVS009 AUDUSD 10 Hours Testing with new version with export and import fur Devjit Devjit Das Backtest CHNVS009 TestingNVS009 AUDUSD 10 Hours Testing with new version with export and import fur Devjit Devjit Das Backtest CHNVS009 TestingNVS009 AUDUSD 10 Hours Testing with new version with export and import fur Devjit Devjit Das Backtest CHNVS009 TestingNVS009 AUDUSD 10 Hours Testing with new version with export and import fur Devjit Devjit Das Backtest ADX ADX EURUSD 15 Hours xx updating Devjit Devjit Das Backtest Figure 71 Shared Strategies 3 Click on the Backtest hyperlink corresponding to the shared strategy that you need to backtest Note You can click on the Create Robot button to create a new robot based on any of the shared strategy o dal STRAT CATOR Custom Indicators A technical indicator is a graphical representation of price action The trading strategies developed on the basis of technical indicators ensure a successful trading of the financial instrument It is within embodiments of the present invention that a trading strategy is developed based on one or more technical indicators thereby associating such indicators with the fin
35. feature enables the user to create and manage user accounts All user accounts belong to the same user who is logged in A user account will be in one of the currencies that the system supports A user can have as many accounts as he wants more than one per currency A user creates the user account himself gives ita name and selects one of the currencies that the system supports The User can also create a Demo account which can be in any currency All trades on a demo accounts do not affect the equity To create a new account 1 Open Siraticator 2 Select My Account gt Accounts option to display list of user accounts as shown in figure below 2 My Account x Create Account Deposit Refresh Demo 48 monika Demo USD 50 000 0 0 0 0 No Account details Figure 6 My Account 3 Click on Create Account buiton to start a wizard 4 Specify if you need a Demo or Live account in the first screen 5 In the next screen specify the currency for which you need to create the account Also select the IsDefault checkbox to make the account as default 6 Specify the account name and select the leverage group in the next screen of the wizard 7 Click on Finish button to display the final screen which displays the complete information for an account You can even modify account details for which you need to click on the Account Name hyperlink modify the details and save the changes Also you can clic
36. g No Yes ejnd ejnd No Yes Figure 75 Shared Information There are two tabs in the above figure Shared To Displays a list of strategies that are shared to different users Shared From Displays a list of strategies that are shared from a specific user 3 Click on the Share Elements button to open a screen as shown in figure below Shared Information Share Elements Login Id Search User Indicators Strategies Save Cancel Figure 76 Share Elements 4 Specify the login ld of the user and select if you need to share indicators or strategies 5 Save the shared information The user can also modify the information of the existing sharing 1 Open the Shared Information screen 2 Click on the corresponding Loginld to display a screen as shown in figure below STRAT CATOR Shared Information Shared To Devjit Login id Deyiut Search User Indicators Strategies Save Delete Cancel Figure 77 Shared To 3 Check the option in case you need to share and uncheck in case you do not need to share 4 Save the changes View The options in the View sub menu enable the user to view robot status backtest results and transactions of a robot 1 Open the Straticator 2 Select the Robot View option to open a sub menu as shown in figure below mw Robots Status Backtest Result Transactions Figure 78 View Sub Menu 3 Following are the options
37. ght the position to the opposite side For example Long to Short or Short to Long Money Manager In the modern challenging world it is vital to be aware of the numerous investing opportunities You need to make an informed choice accept the profitable ones and reject unsecure and risky offers But there have always been two very special categories of clients e People who would like to diversify their investments and benefit from Forex and CFD trading but have no time or skills to do in depth market research trade and monitor positions themselves e Professional money managers who would like to manage funds many times exceeding their own capital receive a guaranteed fee for that otraticator introduces a new investing tool that can make interaction between Money Managers and Investors more effective honest flexible and transparent It is an innovative full featured LAMM Lot Allocation Management Module service This system consists of one account of the Money Manager and multiple individual accounts of the investors The Money Manager trades on his personal account and all transactions both profitable and unprofitable are manifested on the accounts of the investors The Money Manager setup up a portfolio account and then all investments made on this account is replicated on to clients accounts which is setup to follow the portfolio account STRAT CATOR The investor operates his account
38. hat you need to trade for 3 Click on the Add Symbol button to add the selected symbol in the list Add Indicators A technical indicator is a graphical representation of price action The trading strategies developed on the basis of technical indicators ensure a successful trading of the financial instrument You can use this option to add new indicators and define custom parameters To add indicators tL STRATICATOR 1 Click on the Add Indicators button to open Add Indicators dialog box as shown in figure below Figure 27 List of Indicators ass sl STRAT CATOR 2 Select the indicator from the list and click on Next button to open the Parameters tab as shown in figure below Add Indicator DX Indicators Parameters Graph Appearance Smoothing Method Single id Number of Periods 13 melo EEN Close hd Cancel lt lt Prev Next gt gt Finish Figure 28 Parameters for the Indicators o Sol STRAT CATOR 3 Specify all the parameters and click on the Next button to open the Graph Appearance tab as shown in figure below Add Indicator 52 Indicators Parameters Graph Appearance SMA Simple Moving Average Decimals 5 Graph Window Candlestick Visible ca Fill Graph Graph Type Price Em Graph View Line pa Bullet Type None Ra Colour Cancel lt lt Prey Finish Figure 29 Graph Appearance 4 Specify all the parameters for an indicator and click on
39. hed the limit price o Trailing Stop Loss This order is a variation of Stop Loss order This order will adjust the exit price if the market price turns better than it was at time the order was placed This way the Stop Loss price will be adjusted to a smaller loss or a profit These 3 order types Take profit Stop Loss and Trailing Stop Loss will never trade a volume that will increase the position on the account If the account has a position of 20 000 EURUSD but the order is entered with a trading volume of 30 000 the order will only trade 20 000 These 3 order types will automatically be canceled if the account goes neutral or change direction for example from long to short or from short to long e Price In this field you can specify a price at which you wish to buy or sell The price can be specified in case of all order types except Market e Slippage In this field you can specify the slippage It is the difference between the expected price of a trade and the price the trade actually executes at The slippage can only be specified in case of Quoted order type e Duration In this field list of following durations is displayed o Until Cancel It implies that the order is active until user cancels it manually o End of Day It implies that the order is active for a day o End of Week It implies that the order is active for a week Duration is the time till which an order is active e Account In this field the user accou
40. k on the Reports button on the top of the My Account screen to view e Statement e Profit Loss Report ii le L STRAT CATOR e Account Transactions e Trades e Active Orders e Order History e Exposure Reports Live Accounts A sub menu is displayed when you select the My Account gt Reports Live Accounts option Figure below displays the sub menu Reports Live Accounts amp Account Transactions Reports Demo Accounts K Trades Notifications Active orders Settings Order History Logout Currency Exposure Symbol Exposure Figure 7 Reports Live Accounts Sub Menu Account Transactions This option enables the user to view a list all transactions as shown in figure below 8 Account Transactions_Live Search Export Print From Date 09 07 2012 ES 2 ven emi Ee Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column Y Transaction Type 09 08 2012 02 29 59 EURUSD USD Interest 08 08 2012 02 29 59 EURUSD 0 86 EI USD interest 07 08 2012 02 29 59 EURUSD i USD Interest 06 08 2012 02 29 59 EURUSD USD Interest 05 08 2012 02 29 59 EURUSD USD Interest 04 08 2012 02 29 59 EURUSD i USD Interest 03 08 2012 02 29 59 EURUSD USD Interest 02 08 2012 02 29 59 EURUSD USD Interest 01 08 2012 02 29 59 EURUSD USD Interest 31 07 2012 02 29 59 EURUSD USD Interest 30 07 2012 02 29 59 EURUSD i USD Interest 29 07 2012 02 29 59 EURUSD 1 1 USD Interest 28 07 2012 02 29 59 EURUSD US
41. nt through which the user needs to trade is displayed It displays multiple options if a user has more than one account with a broker e Track e Take Profit pips In this field you can specify the number of pips to lock in profits when the rate moves in a favourable direction STRATICATOR e Stop Loss pips In this field you can specify the number of pips to lock in the loss when the rate falls down 5 Click on the Buy Sell button to buy or sell correspondingly Rules for Stop Loss Trailing Stop Loss and Take Profit Orders These 3 order types are designed to reduce the position on an account either to minimize a loss Stop Loss or Trailing Stop Loss order or to take home a profit Take Profit When the quote price reaches the limit price on the order the order gets triggered and sent to execution If this order which is designed to reduce position increases the position the order is canceled In Order History the Action will be Cancel Increase Position as shown in Figure below EY UE e e m AUDCAD 01 06 2012 16 16 27 1 05200 0 10 Good Til Cancel Take Profit Manual Cancel Increase Posten 01 08 2012 20 14 28 771 AUDCAD 01 08 2012 16 07 07 1 05240 0 05 Good Til Cancel Stop Loss rane Cancel Increase Position 01 08 2012 16 30 36 770 AUDCAD 01 08 2012 15 53 31 105250 0 10 Good Til Cancel Trailing Stop Gel Manual Cancel Increase Position 01 08 2012 15 55 27 768 EURJPY 01 08
42. o Backtest DM 212 DeMarker EURUSD 30 Minutes 26 08 2011 16 51 00 26 08 2011 17 45 00 No Backtest cg2 210 SMA crs over xy EURUSD 3 Minutes Erik made a correction 26 08 2011 16 35 00 15 09 2011 20 49 00 Np Backtest MA Long 209 Moving Average Long EURUSD 10 Minutes test 26 06 2011 16 34 00 26 08 2011 16 34 00 Yes Backtest Nick 208 Nicks MACD EURUSD 17 Minutes EUR JPY USD 26 06 2011 16 34 00 26 08 2011 16 34 00 No Backtest MA 207 Moving Average EURUSD 30 Minutes m 26 08 2011 16 34 00 26 06 2011 16 54 00 Yes Backtest Figure 57 List of Strategies In the above screen you can perform following tasks Create and Edit Strategy View Backtest Result Create Robot Import Strategies pik a o Oal STRAT CATOR Create and Edit Strategy To create a strategy 1 Click on Create Strategy button to open the Create Strategy screen as shown in figure below View Graph Delete Explanation Shared Y Candlestick 3Add Symbol 3Delete Symbol Help Symbol Y Trading Expression Wizard Compile Help Syntax Editor Open Long Close Long Open Short Close Short Parameters SL TP Symbol jy Time Frame 30 Minutes Price Type Bid h Use incomplete candlestick Z Time Frame Minutesi Y Indicators Add Help gt Personal Indicator gt Trading Graph Figure 58 Create Strategy Screen In the above screen you can add one or more symbols to
43. of the sub menu a Select the Robot Status option to display the robot status b Select the Backtest Result option to display the backtest result c Select the Transactions option to display the transaction details ssl STRAT CATOR 2 2 5 Windows The options under Windows menu as shown in figure below are Windows Close All Documents Open All Documents New Window save Layout Load Layout Clear Saved Install on this Computer About k Help Figure 79 Windows Menu e Close All Documents Closes all the current open screens e Open All Documents Opens all the screens that have been closed e New Window Opens the Straticator in a new explorer window e Save Layout Saves a screen layout such that the user can view the same layout e Load Layout Loads the selected layout for the user e Clear Saved Deletes the saved layouts e Install on this Computer Installs the Straticator on the computer e About Displays the details such as version and build date about the Straticator e Help Opens up the User Manual
44. s closed on Account 31 My USD Live Margin is now 20000 StopOut 24 11 2011 11 20 43 All positions closed on Account 42 My EUR Live Margin is now 2000 Error 22 11 2011 14 14 02 Robot Stopped Id 249 Reason Would Exceed Margin Error 22 11 2011 13 56 00 Robot Stopped 1d 251 Reason Would Exceed Margin Error 22 11 2011 13 53 19 Robot Stopped Id 47 Reason Would Exceed Margin Error 22 11 2011 13 51 07 Robot Stopped ld 2 Reason Would Exceed Margin StopOut 22 11 2011 13 50 16 All positions closed on Account 31 My USD Live Margin is now 2000095 MarginCall 21 11 2011 19 48 12 pan 1 Demo 4211215 Margin is now 136 StopOut 21 11 2011 19 48 12 All positions closed on Account 31 My USD Live Margin is now 215095 Info 19 11 2011 13 26 29 All Robots Stopped by Administrator StopOut 19 11 2011 13 19 27 Stop out All positions closed on Account EK001 Margin is now 400096 StopOut 19 11 2011 12 46 15 Stop out All positions closed on Account application test Account Margin is now 4000 StopOut 19 11 2011 12 36 07 Stop out All positions closed on Account application test Account Margin is now 4000 Figure 14 Notifications Settings This option enables a user to change the personal details as well as the general settings A sub menu appears when you select the My Account gt Settings option as shown in figure below Settings gt e Profile Logout User Interface Settings ze Symbols
45. screen 7 Save the new custom indicator Following steps enables a user to modify an existing custom indicator 1 Open the Custom Indicator screen 2 Click on the Codeld corresponding to the indicator that you need to modify The custom code screen appears as shown in figure below f Custom Indicators zzz x Comment change value for every calculate j using System using System Collections Generic using System Text using LiveChartTrader IndicatorDataModel class Indicatorzzz IndicatorSimple int cnt cc public Indicatorzzz GraphSet graphSet base graphSet public override void Init base Init public override void Deinit hsoa ei nit s Compile Go To Error Save Cancel Delete Print Shared Result Compiled successfully Figure 74 Custom Code Screen 3 Modify the code as required and then click on Compile button to compile the new code 4 Save the changes lt lt D A STRAT CATOR Shared Work A user can even share strategies and indicators with other users This option enables the user to view list of all shared strategies and indicators 1 Open the Straticator 2 Select the Robot gt Shared Work option to display the list of already created custom indicators as shown in the figure below Shared Information Share Elements Shared To mn Devjit Das Devil Yes Yes Kalyan chakravarty 1 K5678 Yes Yes Anuarg Anuar
46. t may be built around a predefined trading strategy for the financial instrument However it Is also within embodiments of the invention that a trading strategy has one or more built in variables which can be changed to optimize a trading strategy used by a robot This option enables one to create a Strategy which is only accessible to authorized persons One can also edit back test and optimize the strategies 1 Open the Straticator 2 Select the Robot My Strategies option to display the list of strategies as shown in figure below g My Strategies Create Strategy Backtest Result Create Robot Import MAMA 238 MAMA FAMA Moving Average Cro EURUSD 30 Minutes Using MESA Adaptive Moving Ave 06 09 2011 01 24 00 23 09 2011 11 34 00 Yes Backtest The Stochastic indicator consists o The first line K the green line c T with the close price over a certain ves SC ST0 237 STO Fejl i min EURUSD 30 Minutes The other ine D the blue ine i 30 08 2011 20 12 00 30 08 2011 20 12 00 No Backtest The strategy will open a buy positic and a Sell Position in the opposite When Parabolic SAR is in the uptre ADX PlusDI is above ADX MinusD ADX pSAR 235 ADX DI DI and pSAR EURUSD 30 Minutes the strategy goes Long 30 08 2011 12 35 00 30 06 2011 12 37 00 Yes Backtest and il sends a sell signal or go Shc gt pSAR in downtrend and ADX Mint Elder 226 Eler name EURUSD Ticks 26 08 2011 17 46 00 26 08 2011 17 46 00 N
47. the indicator value is 0 is most recent value 1 is the previous value 8 is the indicator value 8 periods ago Select Symbol Symbol1 EURUSD M Select an Indicator SMMA ga Select Graph SMMA S i Periods 0 Apply Function None bd Number of Periods lt lt Prev Next gt gt Cancel Figure 63 Select the Values d 46 Ll STRAT CATOR 4 Select the comparison operator in the next screen of the wizard which is shown in the figure below Trade Expressions BAS Selecta comparison operator between the left side and the right side of the expression e gt lt lt lt Prev Next gt gt Cancel Figure 64 Select Compare Operator 5 Repeat the steps 2 and 3 to create the right side of the expression 6 Click on Finish button to close the wizard Figure below displays the complete expression for open long 7 Click on the Compile button to compile the expressions Note Repeat the complete wizard to create expressions for close long open short and close short asa STRATICATOR The figure below displays the options that you can use while creating a strategy S Vem craph Save Delete Cancel Backtest Print Preview Export Hel Figure 65 Options on Create Strategy Screen e View Graph Click on the View Graph button to display a graph as shown in figure below E My Strategies E MAMA 238 gt Back To Strategy i
48. total amount for trading e Currency Select the currency for trading e Description Specify any other information about the portfolio account e Shared If you select this option the portfolio is shared with other users as well e Active If you select this option the portfolio is active and other Money Managers or Users can follow the Money Manager e All Users If you select this option the portfolio is available for all users e Approve Followers If you select this option only the approved followers can follow a Money Manager portfolio 3 Save all the information to create a portfolio Note A user can create one portfolio for each trading account lt lt 34 STRAT CATOR Once a Money Manager creates shares and makes a portfolio active Other Money Managers and users can follow the portfolio When the user selects the Trading gt Follow Money Manager option there are two different options in the submenu e Active Followed This option enables a user to add a portfolio to be followed e What to Follow This option displays a list of active portfolios The user can select any portfolio and click on the Follow buiton to start following the selected portfolio Active Followed 1 Select the Trading gt Follow Money Manager gt Active Followed option 2 Click on the Add button to display a list of money manager portfolios as shown in the figure below Money Manager pr O H e m mo ear R
49. u Lu E Ru Volume m 4 Specify the volume in the text field corresponding to the symbol and click on Sell or Volume em Buy option to trade Volume rac Volume Re Figure 22 Quick Trade Screen Similarly you can quick trade for CFDs Indices and Metal Volume sid Volume res as la STRATICATOR Chart Chart is the strongest feature of Straticator that enables the user to view and analyse the ups and downs in the forex market To open a chart screen 1 Open Straticator 2 Select Trading gt Chart option from the menu to open the charting screen as shown in the figure below EURUSD open 1 34387 high 1 34459 low 1 34327 close 1 34373 03 48 05 14 01 12 2011 03 48 E 01 12 2011 05 14 Figure 23 Chart Screen The figure above displays chart options highlighted that are explained below 1 Minute Bid Add Symbol Add Indicators 4 Edit Delete Standard Update Graph Show Values Compare Visible Convert To Strategy Figure 24 Chart Screen Options 1 Time Frames 2 Price Type 3 Add Symbol 4 Add Indicators 5 Edit Delete 6 View chart 7 Update Graph 8 Show Values 9 Compare 10 Convert to a Strategy 11 Trend Line tL STRAT CATOR Time Frames A time frame is the length of time over which an investment is made or held before it is liquidated A time frame can range from seconds in the case of a day trader to days for
50. y the end result is a random dollar amount per trade This type of trading makes every trade a long shot Therefore to become a successful trader you need to control areas of randomness that can be controlled 2 1 Introducing Straticator Straticator provides computerized methods and system to automatically communicate trade orders for a financial instrument in response to market price data Straticator enables its clients to trade through interbank liquidity Straticator has partnership with the best of top FX banks to ensure that the clients get sharpest liquidity Offering a unique insight to true interbank trading the system enables the user to know exactly when to get into the trade and when to get out including take profit levels and stop levels to ensure a clean and easy trade execution Straticator also introduces a new investing tool that can make interaction between Money Managers and Investors more effective honest flexible and transparent STRATICATOR 2 1 1 Straticator Menu The options of menu bar in the interface of Siraticator enable one to perform various activities related to forex trading When a user login as a trader or a guest user menu bar as shown in the figure below is displayed dem Robot Trading My Account Windows Figure 1 Straticator Menu Bar The menu items of the menu bar are e Robot Enables one to start and stop a robot create and share strategies and custom indicators e Trading En

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