mt5-robot-tester

1# MT5 Robot Tester
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3## Overview
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5Select the best MetaTrader 5 robots (Expert Advisors) from a *candidates* folder
6by driving the Strategy Tester from the command line through a **3-round
7pipeline**, moving each bot between folders as it advances, and **learning across
8runs** to improve selection each loop. The whole run is checkpointed and
9resumable.
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11- **Round 1 — screening (all pairs):** backtest the EA on each symbol in the
12  configured `common.symbols` list (one `Optimization=0` backtest per symbol —
13  MT5 build 6061 leaves the `Optimization=3` XML empty, so per-symbol backtests
14  are used). Gate: **≥5 symbols profitable AND best symbol ≥3× deposit**.
15- **Round 2 — best-pair backtest:** single backtest on the best symbol; analyze
16  net profit %, worst drawdown %, % positive months, all-years-positive, LR
17  Correlation, months-to-new-high.
18- **Round 3 — sequential parameter optimization:** optimize the 5–6 inputs after
19  `MagicNumber`, one at a time, range ±50% step 5%; then a final backtest.
20- **Finalist:** optimized result **improves** on Round 2 **and** profit **≥4×
21  deposit** **and** worst drawdown **≤12%**.
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23Tested bots move to *in-testing*; finalists are also copied to *finalists* with
24their optimized `.set`.
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26## When to Use
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28- "Prueba robots / bots / EAs en MetaTrader 5."
29- Screen a folder of MT5 Expert Advisors and pick the best across all pairs.
30- Optimize EA parameters and decide finalists by profit/drawdown/consistency.
31- Resume an interrupted testing run.
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