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- prosper4rex replied May 13, 2009
I have two trades taken yesterday , GBPUSD and USDJPY, on demo a/c Alpari UK . Default settings. Bernard
- prosper4rex replied May 12, 2009
Can you e-mail me? I can't seem to locate your e-mail address. Bernard
- prosper4rex replied May 12, 2009
Some brokers take positions against you. You buy, they sell and you sell, they buy. It means, if they are to win - you have to lose. Some unethical ones resort to stop loss hunting. Stop loss hunting programs are used randomly to hunt, there's no ...
- prosper4rex replied May 12, 2009
The hidden SL is there to prevent any untoward losses from happening. It is hidden from stop loss hunting program, but is there in the background to protect losing position. Whether you have a fake 200, 500, 1000 pips SL , as long as SL is there and ...
- prosper4rex replied May 12, 2009
Whether you have a real or fake SL in place, once broker launched a stop loss hunting program against you, your SL will be taken out and you incur that loss. If your computer is down, internet connection is down, broker connection is down - nothing ...
- prosper4rex replied May 12, 2009
Version 1h implements a hidden SL feature to thwart stop loss hunting by some brokers. The SL appears only after Trailing Stop is triggered. By this time, the open position is in profit and there is no incentive to trigger off SL . The EA still ...
- prosper4rex replied May 12, 2009
Check the latest modified copy sent to your e-mail. Use this copy to trade. Bernard
- prosper4rex replied May 12, 2009
Trend Catcher EA is best used on H1 time frame. Bernard
- prosper4rex replied May 12, 2009
InitialStopBuffer and PivotBuffer are not used by version 1f. There is no point in posting it there. Bernard
- prosper4rex replied May 12, 2009
The messages are important to me to track EA's logic. The messages are never kept permanently, so no resource space is taken up. Bernard
- prosper4rex replied May 11, 2009
This question has been asked a few times and replied to previously on a number of occasions. The EA has 3 hours (default) ProfitCutOffTime to trigger Trailing Stop (Min SL + Spread) and enter into safety. If it cannot do that, after the expiry of ...
- prosper4rex replied May 11, 2009
Try using alpari UK demo, it is producing trades. Bernard
- prosper4rex replied May 11, 2009
Version h crashes for some...and others are ok — I have received some e-mails that the modified copy is crashing again for some and working smoothly for others. I have both modified copies running pretty well and fine on Vista and XP. This is ...
- prosper4rex replied May 11, 2009
timf1979, I appreciate your help in wanting to forward test the EA. If you are able to provide feedbacks during the testing, do drop me an e-mail for the latest version. Bernard
- prosper4rex replied May 11, 2009
$aly, Yes, there were results. I have 4-5 trades open on newly setup demo platform. Bernard
- prosper4rex replied May 11, 2009
jcf, Yes, you can interfere manually (close trades) with EA triggered trades. But, let the EA open trades. Do not manually open trades. Bernard
- prosper4rex replied May 11, 2009
Elovv, InitialStopBuffer=15, PivotBuffer=10. There is no particular reason. We have to work out the ideal values used for the parameters as we go along testing the EA. Currently, it is based on gut feel, and any values that seems just right is put ...
- prosper4rex replied May 11, 2009
It is working fine on my notebook (using Vista) and my friend's PC (windows XP). This is a indeed strange. Anyway, I will be e-mailing the re-compiled copy. So, please check your e-mail. Bernard
- prosper4rex replied May 11, 2009
Version 1h incompatibility — The problem of version 1h crashing when loaded seems to stem from loading it on Windows XP. The present version 1h is compiled with Windows Vista as the OS. The compiled version may not be compatible for those PC ...
- prosper4rex replied May 11, 2009
Trend Catcher Version 1h — So far, I have received 3 e-mails stating that version 1h crashed while loading. Anyone else facing the same problem? The EA seems to be working smoothly on my PC though. Bernard