TradeStation Walk-Forward Optimizer
This dialog lets you review and set general parameters for the WFO environment including general, graph display, and WFA reports values.
Access using the Setup > Environment Settings menu sequence in the TradeStation Walk Forward Optimizer.
Shows the number of decimal places to use for numeric values other than integers.
Shows the format used when displaying date values using mm, dd, and yyyy for month, day, and year.
- Display dates using the format [list] - Select a date from the drop-down list.
Shows the number of threads and memory settings that can be used to enhance WFO performance.
- Target [N] parallel threads - Change N to set the number of threads.
- Read all tread list files into memory - Checking this box loads all trade list files into memory, otherwise they are loaded as requested.
- Number of Simulations - Enter the number of Monte Carlo simulations to perform during a Walk-Forward analysis (see Computing Time in Monte Carlo with Walk-Forward for more information about performance considerations).
Shows the color settings and default number of trades used with graphs.
- Graph Background - Use the color selector to change the background color for WFO graphs.
- Graph Foreground - Use the color selector to change the foreground plotting color for WFO graphs.
- Graph Text - Use the color selector to change the color of text on a WFO graph.
Selects the number of trades shown on a graph, by default.
- Default number of trades [N] - Change N to set the default number of trades for a graph.
Shows the columns that are set to display in a WFA report Check columns on / off to modify.
Click Save / OK to apply changes or Cancel to exit without changes.