EUR/USD optimization: the old optimum looks good enough

Source: www.forexautomaton.com

This study completes the third round of optimizations done with individual (isolated) time series for the major forex exchange rates. What could be a better trading system parameter optimum for EUR/USD turned out to be a disappointment. While investigating the reason, I discovered a new high risk, high return area in the parameter space but ignored it.


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