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- francis79 replied Jul 8, 2022
Best that can answer this is TeChaoLiang, he is the creator of Robin. i have tried to understand it, but i shelfed that project at the moment to concentrate on Icarus and other ideas. But i like his idea. It just needs more polishing. If I am done ...
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- francis79 replied Jul 1, 2022
The goal is to be able to optimize the open source bot to your personal liking. You can ask questions about settings and all, most people here try to answer the best that they can. I am also not a coder, so I rely on the contributors who code, and ...
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- francis79 replied Jun 29, 2022
There is no other way, but to study this whole thread. Nobody pays us to develop this Bot, so all the versions and changelogs are shared through this thread. By reading the details, you will be able to understand further how this Bot works.
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- francis79 replied Jun 29, 2022
What is Mimas? is it a part of this thread?
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- francis79 replied Jun 22, 2022
This thread has gone silent for a long time. How are you guys doing with your own little projects?
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- francis79 replied Jun 21, 2022
With a 200 balance, what lot size are you using? For a standard account, 200 is such a low fund to start on a grid trading bot. Grid trading needs a lot of capital to survive averaged trades.
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- francis79 replied May 13, 2022
When using martingale with a low multiplier, you can soften the GS_progression, softer than fibonaccis GS_progression, I just want Gridsize to gradually increase, rather than double up(on martingale) while fibonacci grid size can sometimes over do ...
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- francis79 replied May 13, 2022
Sorry, as i am not too technical to explain. But yes you are correct. Ksen added a multiplier factor to the martingale setting.
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- francis79 replied May 13, 2022
I like to backtest for long term sustainability of an EA. Upon initial study of Thangs version and with strategic help of Umberleigh. Here is my sample 2 year backtest. 2,000usd initial funding, created 4,000 usd of profit in over 2 years. With ...
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- francis79 replied May 13, 2022
Let's wait for Thang's latest version. Francis, have you been pleased with the ATR grid progression in your testing? Does it expand fast enough when you get hit with a fast moving trend? - I use GS_Progression 0 (fixed), and use a low period in my ...
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- francis79 replied May 12, 2022
For Thang and Umberleigh, What is the best timeframe for the EMA filter based on your tests?
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- francis79 replied May 12, 2022
It is maybe, i am using my live account credentials for backtesting. I have not yed done live demo as of now. CanI just please request that you activate live account on your next compilation. Thank you. For the mean time, I am testing 4.77
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- francis79 replied May 12, 2022
My initial tests have drastically lowered drawdowns. But, Can I ask A question? I have not been successful using the Hedge function... it almost always blows up when used together with EMA filter. Are you experiencing the same?
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- francis79 replied May 12, 2022
Thank You, i will wait for Thang's update. I will send you a PM, once i get the hang of the EMA filter. Doing some strategy testing now.
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- francis79 replied May 12, 2022
Am I missing out on something? I'm trying your4.79 version in backtest. But It just hangs, even if I don't use EMA filter. The last version i tried was 4.75, and it works.
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- francis79 replied May 5, 2022
Thanks, Can you explain how to use your EMA Trend filter?
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- francis79 replied Apr 29, 2022
Hi Ksen, I circumvented the problem, by using Cent account, thereby using bigger lot size. 1.0 min lot instead of .01 min lot. I am testing now.
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- francis79 replied Apr 18, 2022
" I slightly changed the code and now the distance between orders depends on the ATR value at the moment the order was opened" What does this exactly mean now? Does ATR use the same value for a whoe cycle of buy and sell? how does it differ from ...
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- francis79 replied Apr 17, 2022
Ksen, I haven't extensively tested your 4.73 flex atr, but my first test run was great. I need a few days to tweak settings. Great job in editing ATR. I'll give you update soon.
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