Changes Log - PowerPunch

22 August, 2019

• Version 1.7.0:
• Added support for Index and Futures markets as many brokers offer them as CFD type market. See EA input parameter CFD Tick Scaling.
• New improved EA graphical user interface with added features like roll up of EA dashboard, switch between dark and light colour schemes.
• Version 1.6.0
• Improved non-English Windows language handling.
• Version 1.5.0
• Added entry direction selection of normal vs reverse of trend over the configured trading window period.
• Version 1.4.0
• New feature of automated position sizing based on account free margin/equity/balance, risk percent and initial stop loss. Manual lot sizing option is also provided.
• Version 1.3.0
• Added 'Trading Overview' to on-chart dashboard to report the details of the last few closed trades.
• Added trade entry filter to avoid duplicate trades for the same day should the trade of the day get closed very quick, i.e. in less than 1 minute.
• Version 1.2.0
• Added on-chart dashboard cleanup after applying the EA as part of a template to a chart.
• Version 1.1.0
• New feature of managing multiple open trades at the same time, up to OpenTradesLimit, across calendar days.
• Expanded on-chart report displaying active and maximum allowed open trades.
• Improved handling of missing history bar data, displayed as warning instead of error until MT4 downloads missing bar data.
• Renamed preset files to have GMT in their names for clarity.
• Version 1.0.0
• Product launch after beta testing period.
• Version 1.0.0beta:
• Workaround MT4 build 840 issue of lack of receiving timer events during backtest runs.
• Version 0.4.0dev:
• Improved handling of pending bar data download by MT4 terminal.
• On-chart trend visualization re-adjusted on MT4 restart and EA parameter changes.
• Version 0.3.0dev:
• Expanded validation of Start and End of Trend Hour and Minute EA parameters.
• Ticket comment field filled in with day of week, actual gap in points, spread, entry price, EA short name and version.
• Version 0.2.0dev:
• Product name PowerPunch.
• New feature separate lot size for each day.
• Added trailing stop feature.
• Validation of EA parameters.
• Hardened exception handling, recovery situations.
• Version 0.1.0dev:
• Initial version with trading days selection, lot size, gap legs time, gap size, take profit and stop loss input parameters.