EdgeWare FastBreak Standard Version 6.2 - Manual (Page 6)

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3.0 Upgrade Notes
Maintaining Existing FastBreak Trading Strategies
If you have existing FastBreak strategies that you like we recommend that you keep the
old version of FastBreak on your computer until you have verified that the strategies pro-
duce the same results with the new version. Prior to installing the new version of Fast-
Break go to the folder where the existing version is located, typically ftbreak (ftbreakp for
Pro users), and find the file ftbreak.exe (ftbreakp.exe for Pro).
Rename this file
ftbreakV5.exe (ftbreakpV5.exe for Pro). Now put a shortcut to this file on your desk top.
We also recommend that if you have a prior version then install the new version in a new
folder, e.g., ftbreak6. This will allow you to segregate your new files and systems that are
associated with this new version.
If you see significant changes in favorite trading strategies then continue to run these
strategies in your old version of FastBreak until you have a chance to create new strate-
gies in the new version. You can have multiple versions of FastBreak installed on a com-
puter so there is no problem running these old strategies.
Changes in Version 6.2
This section will cover enhancements in FastBreak Version 6.2 and is of interest to users
of previous versions of Standard FastBreak. Note: For users of previous versions of
FastBreak Pro see the Upgrade Notes in the supplemental FastBreak Pro manual.
Version 6.2 (V6.2) is the first release version of V6.X It has exactly the same functional-
ity of beta V6.1
V6.1 of Standard FastBreak was a beta version that could be run by users of V5. We
made the beta available free of charge for V5 users. V6.1 will continue to function; how-
ever, going forward we will not maintain the beta version. Now that V6.2 is the official
release version any future enhancements or bug fixes will build upon V6.2 Users of ver-
sions prior to Version 6 will need to upgrade if they want to take advantage of any future
builds. Our policy is to provide technical support to the most two recent versions, e.g.,
V5.X and V6.X
Note: There wasn’t a V6.0 of Standard FastBreak.
Trendline Stop and Buy Filters
Version 6 provides trendline Buy Filters and Sell Stops. Trendlines are one of the oldest
and still most useful technical analysis tools. Trendlines can be used to determine when a
stock or mutual fund has broken down in an upward move, i.e., used as a sell Stop, or