Hi, I'm new and a bit dumb on this, I'm trying to visualize the indicators on a backtest result not just graph with the sell/buy data, I'm trying to make it look like the below image and I kept reading for last few hours but I don't understand which file do I need to modify in order to have the backtest result graph like this one. please some help

I am trying to import data from Kraken in USD/XBT and I get the following error: https://i.imgur.com/fBENV7r.jpg

Is there any documentation of the variables, functions and parameters that are available  to create strategies ? I have been reviewing several strategies and I am slowly picking them out, just wondering if there is a guide or a better place to search for one ?

Thanks in advance for any assistance ... seems like a very helpful community and a lot of great work has been done here !

T.C. Mabe

Hi everybody,
i have installed the latest version 0.61 of gekko in a docker container on mac, using localhost on port 3000


I wanted to test new strategies and i moved the ".js" file into strategies folder and ".toml" file into config/strategies folder.

i just reload the browser and it doesn't work, i cannot see the new strategies.

How to reload gekko in a docker container?

i tried:
docker exec "image file" node gekko --ui

it doesn't work

I hope somebody can help

Hello

i install gekko 0.6.1
I can't choose exchanhe
i cant choose Import data

can you help?

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Hi,
im running an Asustor NAS with a proprietary node.js and i get the following error when trying to install talib/tulip:
 

I am trying to add strategies to my Gekko folder.  Which specific folder in Gekko do the .toml .js and so on files go? 
Example:

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I did see a thread that mentioned where to place each file but i cannot find it now.  I know this is a straight up noob question any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Orpheus2

Hi there people

I would like to find out which is better for live trading. the Gekko CLI or UI? I am using the RSI_BULL_BEAR_ADX on CLI at the moment, the reason why I"m using CLI is because when I did backtesting over a few months (3 months, 4 months, 5 months and 6 months) I get a profit of between 135% - 180%

If someone can suggest which one and your reason for choosing it...

EG:- I say UI is beter because of xyz

It will be interesting to see what everyone suggests

Thanks

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[EDIT]
I'm working hard on implementing native trailing stop losses! Follow this PR: https://github.com/askmike/gekko/pull/2429
[/EDIT]

Stop losses are a very big part of trading successfully, whether it is automated trading or not. Gekko currently does not support proper stop losses (unless users implement those themselves in their strategies, which is far from ideal) due to the complexities around different exchanges API capabilities (most do not support native stop losses at all).

Now Gekko v0.6 is out I am planning to enhance Gekko Broker with proper stop losses while giving strategies a way to include stop losses when giving advice. I'm working on Gekko Plus where I am taking Gekko to the next level and I feel this has to include proper stop losses.

What is a stoploss?

A stoploss is an order designed to get out of a position that might turn the wrong direction, limiting risk. Imagine you are using Gekko to trade on USD/BTC and your strategy sees an opportunity to buy. It will trigger a buy advice and Gekko will gladly buy BTC with your USD. But what if your strategy turned out wrong and the price of BTC tanks? With a stoploss you can limit your potential loss to say 1% by automatically selling the BTC once the price drops 1%. Stop losses are not perfect: If there is a small dip in the price you will sell, even though the price might go up after.

Why are there currently no stop losses?

There are two big reasons for this:

1. Up until recently Gekko had a lot of limitations in the communication between strategies and the module responsible for executing (simulated or real) trade orders at the exchange. Gekko v0.6 introduced a new event system that allows for bi-directional communication needed to update the strategy in case a stop loss gets executed.
2. Not all exchanges support stop losses natively, in cases exchanges don't Gekko needs a way to offer them (by watching the price and trading whenever it hits X). Since v0.6 Gekko comes with a library that can be extended to support this: Gekko Broker.

What will Gekko support in the future?

I haven't fully figured this out yet (which is why I am posting this thread). But this is what I am currently thinking:

- introduce the concept of triggers such as:
  - stop loss (create an order when the price goes AGAINST your direction).
- trailing stop loss (same as above the the price trigger will move with the price, slowly securing more profit).
  - take profit (create an order when the price goes IN your direction - and you want to secure your profit).
- allow for strategies to specify how to execute the trigger, such as:
  - market order
  - sticky order
  - limit order

There is already a "tradeCompleted" event which can be extended to include information about what caused it (an advice, a stoploss or takeprofit trigger). As for now triggers can be passed along with "LONG" (buy) advice signals as to end a roundtrip early (before the strategy adviced to "SHORT" (sell)).

I'm still thinking about this execution part, I might split this design into two phases: first with only triggers and second with more order types.

What do you think?

  Screenshot 2018-07-06 at 93614 PM.png (Size: 64.47 KB / Downloads: 16) I just installed Gekko on a Win 10 machine following the instructions from the YouTube video on the "Install Gekko on Windows" page (which differs considerably from the instructions on that page). Everything appeared to install properly and Gekko opened in my browser, but when I went to the Local Data tab and attempted to import data, the drop-down menus under Market don't appear until after reloading the page and then are blank and impossible to populate. The drop-downs under the Backtest tab work fine, but without local data are useless. I tried installing Git manually as I saw recommended in another forum post for Win7, but that changed nothing. Still the same problem. Thanks.