In this example we suppose that indicators are not part of the data files. Built-in indicators are used.
To add built-in indicators : Move the mouse to the Configuration frame, right click and select the popup menu Built-in indicators, then the Add command.

• you must choose among all the indicators those you want to investigate first. The best results are obtained with 4 to 6 indicators, delta ones included.

• you will be able to create other configurations (see Tutorial 9b) and compare the results in the solution summary view.

§         Date §         Time§         Open §         High  §         Low §         Close.
The other fields are ignored by SAFIR-X.

 The data set contained in the es.d file will be used by SAFIR-X to create fuzzy inference systems (FIS), each of them will be the engine of the fuzzy trading systems. SAFIR-X will use the first part of the file to build its knowledge base (train) and the last part to validate the FIS (test).
The default train/test ratio is displayed in the upper info bar with the number of bars for training and for testing purposes. It is around 50%. It is also materialized by a vertical dashed line in the Prices and criteria chart view.Typically 2000 - 3000 bars are enough for the training part.

  This figure is really important because it determines the amplitude of the zigzags, which are the theoretical positions that SAFIR-Xp will attempt to learn.  The default value is 1%.This information is displayed in the upper info bar (PercentZ): To look at the zigzags, keep the data file selected and click the right mouse button above it in the portfolio frame. Run the Show Target command.

  Before starting a search for trading systems, you must check the price settings
(point value, transaction cost, deposit or fixed amount..). These informations are also displayed in the upper info bar.
 In this example the parameters are correct because they are associated with the prefix of the data file
(in this case E Mini, prefix es.d). This can be defined in the options Prices tab.
It is possible to locally modify  these values.  

We apply the same steps to add data to the check portfolio:

• Select the Check portfolio icon  in the portfolio frame,

• Run the Add files command. Keep the CTRL key down  to make a multiple selection,

• Check the price options displayed in the Upper info bar.

First, let's try another configuration of indicators. Use the Validate as item of the configuration frame menu to create a copy of the current configuration. Then uncheck the Use it cell of Slowk(5) and Adx(10) and check Slowk(25) and Rsi(20). Since the grid has been edited, use the Validate command to confirm the changes. The new set of indicators of Conf 2 is Slowk(15), Slowk(25), Rsi(20) and the deltas of Slowk. 

  Rather than fixing a retracement percentage for the zigzags we let SAFIR-X computes the most adequate value.
 The command  (Z+Explore+Check) computes the zigzags according to the length of the indicators, performs a search for systems, then a validation. Another similar command applies the same process to all the configurations of a workspace (Tools menu).  

 The principle of the Search for train/test periods is a scan of the data through a moving window. The size of this window is typically the same as the one used during Explore (about 1000 bars x number of indicators). 

At each step, SAFIR-Xp evaluates:

§         Its capability to learn on the train period,

§         Its capability to generalize on the test period,

§         And its capability to generalize on the remaining part of the data file.

The moving window is then shifted by an offset. You can see the window moving in the Criteria and prices view. If the test is positive the train part is redrawn in red color, else in yellow. The test part is redrawn in white color. 

At scanning completion, the successful periods are sorted according their result on the whole Explore file or on the Check portfolio. 

The best results give place to the creation of new workspaces. Each of them receives in its Explore portfolio the train/test interval defined in the previous step. It is possible to transfer the remainder of the original data file in the check portfolio of the new workspaces. It is also possible to transfer the original Check portfolio.

Exploration parameters, indicators, and zigzag settings of the original files are copied.
For each new workspace, SAFIR-Xp runs an Explore and a Check.

 When the command completes, you have at your disposal new workspaces with solutions. If there are good results, you can save, create new configurations, modify the parameters, make other checks or export some systems. If results are bad, do not hesitate to kill the workspace.

 All the parameters and the options of the analysis can be set in a dialog box.

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