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;|                  ForexTrader_v3_Production.ini                    |
;|                  Strategy Tester Configuration                    |
;|         Production-Ready Single-Pair EA Testing Setup             |
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; This file is used by MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester for optimization
; and multi-symbol testing of the v3 Production EA
; This is the RECOMMENDED version for live trading

[Tester]
; Test mode: 0=Every tick, 1=1 minute OHLC, 2=Open prices only, 3=Math calculations
Model=0

; Testing period - Extended for production validation
FromDate=2023.01.01
ToDate=2024.06.01

; Forward testing period (recommended for production testing)
ForwardMode=1
ForwardDate=2023.10.01

; Initial deposit
Deposit=10000.00
Currency=USD

; Leverage
Leverage=100

; Optimization mode: 0=Disabled, 1=Slow complete, 2=Fast genetic, 3=All symbols
OptimizationMode=0

[Symbols]
; Major currency pairs for testing (best spreads and liquidity)
; Format: Symbol=SymbolName
Symbol1=EURUSD
Symbol2=GBPUSD
Symbol3=USDJPY
Symbol4=AUDUSD
Symbol5=USDCHF
Symbol6=NZDUSD
Symbol7=USDCAD

[Timeframes]
; Recommended timeframes for v3 Production EA
; Format: Period=TimeframeValue (1=M1, 5=M5, 15=M15, 30=M30, 60=H1, 240=H4, 1440=D1)
Period1=30
Period2=60
Period3=240

[Parameters]
; Strategy Settings
UseAdaptiveMA=true
FastMA_Period=10
SlowMA_Period=50
KAMA_Period=14
KAMA_FastEMA=2
KAMA_SlowEMA=30
MA_Method=1
MA_Price=0

; Signal Filters
UseADXFilter=true
ADX_Period=14
ADX_Minimum=20.0
UseATRFilter=true
ATR_Period=14
ATR_MinimumPips=10.0
ATR_MaximumPips=100.0
MA_SlopeMinimum=5.0
MA_DistanceMinimum=3.0

; Risk Management
RiskPercent=2.0
StopLossPips=40.0
TakeProfitPips=80.0
UseDynamicSLTP=true
ATR_SL_Multiplier=2.0
ATR_TP_Multiplier=4.0
MaxDrawdownPercent=30.0
MaxSpreadPips=5.0

; Position Management
UseTrailingStop=true
TrailingStopPips=30.0
TrailingStepPips=5.0
TrailingActivationPips=20.0
UseBreakeven=true
BreakevenTriggerPips=20.0
BreakevenOffsetPips=2.0

; Money Management
MaxLotSize=10.0
MinLotSize=0.01
UseFixedLot=false
FixedLotSize=0.1

; Trading Controls
CooldownMinutes=15
SeparateCooldownByDirection=true
MaxDailyTrades=10
MaxConcurrentPositions=1
UseTradingHours=false
StartHour=8
EndHour=20

; Advanced Settings
MagicNumber=123456
TradeComment=ForexTrader_v3
Slippage=30
MaxRetries=3
RetryDelayMs=1000

[Optimization]
; Conservative optimization ranges for production EA
; Format: ParamName_Start=value, ParamName_Stop=value, ParamName_Step=value

; Strategy optimization
FastMA_Period_Start=8
FastMA_Period_Stop=15
FastMA_Period_Step=1

SlowMA_Period_Start=40
SlowMA_Period_Stop=60
SlowMA_Period_Step=5

ADX_Minimum_Start=18.0
ADX_Minimum_Stop=25.0
ADX_Minimum_Step=1.0

; Risk optimization
StopLossPips_Start=30.0
StopLossPips_Stop=50.0
StopLossPips_Step=5.0

TakeProfitPips_Start=60.0
TakeProfitPips_Stop=100.0
TakeProfitPips_Step=10.0

RiskPercent_Start=1.0
RiskPercent_Stop=2.5
RiskPercent_Step=0.25

; Trailing stop optimization
TrailingStopPips_Start=25.0
TrailingStopPips_Stop=40.0
TrailingStopPips_Step=5.0

TrailingActivationPips_Start=15.0
TrailingActivationPips_Stop=25.0
TrailingActivationPips_Step=5.0

; Position management
MaxConcurrentPositions_Start=1
MaxConcurrentPositions_Stop=2
MaxConcurrentPositions_Step=1

[Genetic]
; Genetic algorithm parameters for optimization
Generations=100
Population=100

[Notes]
; Production EA Testing Notes:
; - This EA has all critical flaws fixed
; - Test with conservative settings first
; - Minimum 6 months backtest recommended
; - Minimum 1 month forward test on demo before live
; - Monitor drawdown carefully
; - Use preset files from Config/ folder for quick setup