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- FXLab replied Nov 4, 2009
Trading Plan — What are your trading plan rules as to what point you change a pair's exit from "all in/all out" to "1/2 out + a runner" ? Also, the decision to rule a candle time in or out for trading?
- FXLab replied Sep 25, 2009
Results for the Week — Used same strategy as Post# 3597: GBPJPY (2 trades): 1st lot LONG = -50 pips 2nd lot LONG = -50 pips 1st lot SHORT = +190 pips 2nd lot SHORT = +430 pips Glad to get that 7 trade loosing streak over with!
- FXLab replied Sep 15, 2009
Monte Carlo analysis is not based on actual trades - only on probabilities of a 40% win strategy. Trading 2 trades per week versus 1 trade per week will only expedite your profits/losses. The inputs are R:R and win/loss percentages. Looking at ...
- FXLab replied Sep 15, 2009
6 in a Row — Based on the current system rules, we've had six loosing trades in a row as of this week. Using a Monte Carlo analysis of a 40% win strategy we can expect an average loosing streak of 9 trades (based on 100,000 trades). I hope ...
- FXLab replied Sep 10, 2009
Trading Plan Adjustments — The SL of 50 pips is based on forward testing on the GBPJPY pair. It is based on the smallest drawdown (MAE) of my winning trades. The 190 pips is based on the smallest "peak" (MFE) of my winning trades. I still use ...
- FXLab replied Sep 10, 2009
Results for Week — My strategy has been modified to place a 2 lot order at entry and take 1 lot off at 190 pip profit and the remaining lot off at 4X Box (or at the end of the week if not hit) for the GBPJPY pair. I use an initial SL of 50 ...
- FXLab replied Sep 9, 2009
40% Win Strategy — Sorry I struck a nerve with the OzFx reference. My point was that the increased popularity of this system (spreading to other forums) will eventually subside. The life of this thread will depend on "real traders" that are ...
- FXLab replied Sep 9, 2009
Trading a 40% Win Strategy — I don't think that many traders will "stick around" to trade or "work on" a 40% win strategy. Most FOREX traders are still in the pursuit of the "Holy Grail" and will abandon this strategy after 1 or 2 bad weeks. ...
- FXLab replied Sep 3, 2009
Results for Week — Strategy same as Post# 1607. I plan to reduce my SL based on forward testing statistics next week. For the GBPJPY my forward testing results: Win rate: 57.1% Avg Trades/month: 6.1 Avg Risk: 2.5% Account Yield (APR): 70.1% ...
- FXLab replied Aug 28, 2009
Weekly Results — Same Strategy as posted in Post# 1607: GBPJPY (1 trade) SHORT: 1st lot: +133 pips 2nd lot: +323 pips (BE stop missed by 1 pip, Closed at EOW) EURJPY (1 trade) SHORT: 1st lot: +105 pips 2nd lot: 0 pips AUDJPY (2 trades): 1st ...
- FXLab replied Aug 21, 2009
Results for Week — Strategy as posted in Post# 1607 GBPJPY: 2 trades SHORT 1st lot: +140 pips 2nd lot: 0 pips LONG 1st lot: -140 pips 2nd lot: -140 pips EURJPY: 2 trades SHORT 1st lot: +104 pips 2nd lot: 0 pips LONG 1st lot: -104 pips 2nd lot: ...
- FXLab replied Aug 13, 2009
Weekly Results 2 weeks ago — Not every week is a winner! GBPJPY: 2 trades 1st lot: +117 pips 2nd lot: 0 pips 1st lot: -117 pips 2nd lot: -117 pips EURJPY: 2 trades 1st lot: -108 pips 2nd lot: -108 pips 1st lot: +108 pips 2nd lot: 0 pips ...
- FXLab replied Aug 13, 2009
Results for Week — Same strategy as Post# 1607 GBPJPY: 1 trade 1st lot: 120 pips 2nd lot: 479 pips EURJPY: 1 trade 1st lot: 102 pips 2nd lot: 307 pips AUDJPY: 1 trade 1st lot: 64 pips 2nd lot: 194 pips CHFJPY: 1 trade 1st lot: 84 pips 2nd lot: ...
- FXLab replied Aug 7, 2009
Results for Week — My strategy is to place a 2 lot order at entry and take 1 lot off at 1X Box and the remaining lot off at 4X Box (or at the end of the week if not hit) for the GBPJPY pair. SL to (BE + spread) after 1X Box is hit. Use 20 pip ...
- FXLab replied Jun 22, 2009
Your EA — The features that would be helpful are: 1) Use percentage of range stop loss 2) Use percentage of range take profit 3) Use max range 4) Max trades per week 5) Max long trades 6) Max short trades It would also be nice to include the ...
- FXLab replied Jun 21, 2009
Your EA — Can you add some of the features that you included in your "Generic Breakout EA"?
- FXLab replied Jun 15, 2009
Good Day!!! — I went short on four pairs using this system and I'm up +522 pips. Still in trades with 4X TP's on GBPJPY and EURJPY; and 3X TP's on AUDJPY and CHFJPY.
- FXLab replied Apr 27, 2008
In your post you reference an AOCT. Are we also using the AO indicator?
- FXLab replied Apr 1, 2008
ATP Money Management — I would lock in the 5% profit using the criteria: 1) Close the most profitable trades by pair leaving approx. the same number of open trades for each pair. (like triming a tree) This can be easily determined by sorting ...
- FXLab replied Apr 1, 2008
ATP - Money Management — I like the idea of closing open trades to reduce equity exposure, but I would favor closing the trades with the highest equity contribution to lock in half our profits at 10% and leave the remaining open trades with a ...