Thank you so much NSG for the response. I actually have indeed referred a fair bit to the manual, and also watched the training video series at www.robotwealth.com. I was still stumped by the problems I encountered... thank you very much for your assistance. After your suggested fixes, a few puzzling issues still arise though:


"(1) You need to set the LOGFILE flag for Zorro to generate the trade log. Manual entry: https://zorro-project.com/manual/en/mode.htm"


Ahh okay... this indeed created the files. I had wrongly assumed the LOGFILE was for only tracing purposes and the standard output file of trades would always be written. But still though, the ".htm" version of the trades listing file is empty, as you see in zorro-1.jpg screenshot from my initial post. Is this normal?


"(2) StartMarket and EndMarket work only when the appropriate BarMode is set. You need to use BarMode = BR_MARKET. Again, when it doubt, it's a good to cosult the manual: https://zorro-project.com/manual/en/barmode.htm"


Thanks NSG, but this doesn't seem to be behaving quite right, I'm afraid. Please see the attached screenshot zorro-4 with comments on it. And you can see more evidence of this in my attached screenshot zorro-5 of my .log file.


"(3) By using Stop = 10 and TakeProfit = 20 you're setting your SL and TP to $10 and $20. Use Stop = x*PIP for setting pip values. Manual: https://zorro-project.com/manual/en/stop.htm"


This part is actually working correctly... it is indeed using 10 pts as my stop and 20 pts as my profit target (1 point=$5). I think since my instrument (Dow US30) is 1 full point for 1 pip, that it does not make any difference in this case. I can use Stop = 10*PIP and there is no change in behaviour.
But one thing I noticed in the log file (see again screenshot zorro-5), is that it says I am risking 50 p, when in fact I am risking 10 p ($50). The trades evaluate correctly, but I am curious why it would say this. My entry in the AssetsFix.csv file for this instrument is as follows:

US30,25319,0,0.6794,-1.3588,1,5,-1,0,1,0,US30/USD

(you will notice I took out slippage, spread, and commission values. During my initial testing, it's easier to evaluate things this way).


Thanks very much!
ShawnM