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I am interested if forum members would be willing to share what acceptance criteria they are using to generate/filter collections in EA Studio?  My approach is to try and find about 20 or so strategies with low drawdown (<20%), decent RDD (>4), low stagnation (<25%), and enough trades.  I am not interested in the number of strategies but rather the quality of the strategies.  In my experience finding the correct balance of not being to loose or restrictive in the acceptance criteria can save you a lot of time by generating a decent number (20-30) and that are also viable for my trading style.  My approach to EA development is to focus on risk first and profits second.  Like most traders I have a strong preference for smooth equity curves.  The following acceptance criteria has worked well for me over the last month and typically give me a handful of solid strategies for further testing.  I have noticed since the EA Studio updates I am getting fewer strategies in the generator and am in search of ways to generate more high quality strategies.

Any help is appreciated!

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