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  • #1,501
  • Dec 31, 2019 12:23am Dec 31, 2019 12:23am
Quoting unseenhero42
Hi, Is there anyway to improve on the trade recovery grid. I find it doesn't place out the recovery trades very well, a fair distance between them. {image} Like in this example where it place a trade on 0.02 then tried to recovery it but placed the recovery trades to close together which is increasing the DD.
You Can change the ATR period and Grid to widen up. Do a seperate optimize on those to and you Will fine the overall Best.
  • #1,502
  • Edited 9:55am Dec 31, 2019 5:35am | Edited 9:55am
Quoting ursinho4711
{quote} No idea (yet). Mine works fine even with soybeans... Is there any message in the Terminal (Experts, Journal)?
Thanks for your looking into this.

So I have uploaded a screenshot "Screenshot" of the terminal and there is nothing much to identify in terms of error message.
I have tried the minimum lot of 0.01 manually and this works no problem(screenshot-2.png)
If I try to use the same EA with exactly the same setting on an account with GBP this EA seems to place orders as usual.
I have posted the same EA (same settings) using a GBP account ( screenshot 3) and two options are set as I activate the EA.
So I am really puzzled by this as I don't understand why the currency of the account would stop the EA from working or make it hang. Looking at the code i cannot seem to find anything that could relate to the account currency....
Could it be the ratio of currencies using SZA (in average more than 8000 to 1) that creates issues?
Any help/thoughts on this from anyone are most welcome!
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  • #1,503
  • Dec 31, 2019 6:25am Dec 31, 2019 6:25am
Hello @all!

It's working: the BlessingLite...!!!

It is the mutli-currency pair version based on the latest "normal" version from this thread (3.9.6.13 beta).

You can easily see whether it works, if you attach the EA to a one minute timeframe chart.

IMPORTANT
On the one minute timeframe, orders and order changes are sent in a high frequency!!! Your broker may close your account due to "HyperActivity"

The EA uses the standard 28 pairs, you are free to use an own comma separated list in the settings.

Please remember that this is the first beta of the "lite" version. Everything you do, you do on your own risk.

There is still much coding for me ahead. If anyone would like to share this work with me, feel free to contact me. We can then share the source files.

A great trading 2020 for all!
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  • #1,504
  • Dec 31, 2019 7:18am Dec 31, 2019 7:18am
yes this is hyperactive the opening and closing of trades without win is very high
  • #1,505
  • Dec 31, 2019 8:29am Dec 31, 2019 8:29am
Quoting ursinho4711
Hello @all! It's working: the BlessingLite...!!! It is the mutli-currency pair version based on the latest "normal" version from this thread (3.9.6.13 beta). You can easily see whether it works, if you attach the EA to a one minute timeframe chart. IMPORTANT On the one minute timeframe, orders and order changes are sent in a high frequency!!! Your broker may close your account due to "HyperActivity" The EA uses the standard 28 pairs, you are free to use an own comma separated list in the settings. Please remember that this is the first beta of the...
Thanks for effort really appreciate
Best Regards and Happy New year
  • #1,506
  • Edited 11:01am Dec 31, 2019 9:06am | Edited 11:01am
Quoting ajaykarkhane
yes this is hyperactive the opening and closing of trades without win is very high
See? That means that it is working! Now it is up to you to find a setting that fits all. The preset is just a MA. Blessing has tons of options. Did you read the documentation? Did you read the zillions of posts in this thread...?

Backtest can only be done with one pair at a time. As Blessing now has the cool feature of "open-only", these tests can be done rather quickly. Put the results for different pairs into a spreadsheet and compare the settings. If you don't have better things to do today ;-))))))
  • #1,507
  • Jan 1, 2020 5:36am Jan 1, 2020 5:36am
Hi,

Does anyone know how Blessing EA works out which timeframe to use for MA?

My chart in on H4 but the EA appears to be using 5 minutes.


Thanks

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  • #1,508
  • Jan 1, 2020 8:14am Jan 1, 2020 8:14am
Quoting unseenhero42
Hi, Does anyone know how Blessing EA works out which timeframe to use for MA? My chart in on H4 but the EA appears to be using 5 minutes. Thanks T
It is using the current timeframe:
double ima_0 = iMA(TradePairs[i], 0, MAPeriod, 0, MODE_EMA, PRICE_CLOSE, 0)

The second parameter is the timeframe which is set to zero an per definition means "Current Timeframe"

For MACD the timeframe can be set in the EA settings:
input tFrame MACD_TF = 0;; // Time frame for MACD calculation
  • #1,509
  • Edited 11:58am Jan 1, 2020 9:12am | Edited 11:58am
Quoting fredyfredo
Looking at the code i cannot seem to find anything that could relate to the account currency.... Could it be the ratio of currencies using SZA (in average more than 8000 to 1) that creates issues? Any help/thoughts on this from anyone are most welcome! {image} {image} {image}
Well, there is a part in the code of init function:

Pip = Point;
if(Digits % 2 == 1)
Pip *= 10;

Point and Digits are functions that use the current chart/quote symbol.

And thanks a lot! This showed me that I still have much work to do in the "BlessingLite-MultiPair" indicator. Still some variable use the current chart/quote symbols..
  • #1,510
  • Jan 1, 2020 3:14pm Jan 1, 2020 3:14pm
Quoting ursinho4711
Hello @all! It's working: the BlessingLite...!!! It is the mutli-currency pair version based on the latest "normal" version from this thread (3.9.6.13 beta). You can easily see whether it works, if you attach the EA to a one minute timeframe chart. IMPORTANT On the one minute timeframe, orders and order changes are sent in a high frequency!!! Your broker may close your account due to "HyperActivity" The EA uses the standard 28 pairs, you are free to use an own comma separated list in the settings. Please remember that this is the first beta of the...
Good to see strange and wonderful things being attempted.

I have read of others having difficulty with mutli-pair EAs with MT4, finding that trading by timer (every second or so) vs. ticks was necessary, because MT4 supposedly aborts some later passes before they finish. So pairs later in the scan list seldom get traded.

I haven't tested this myself, but their 'ontimer' EAs do seem to work pretty well. Unfortunately, Strategy Tester doesn't seem to know how to test them.

Keeping things backtest-able is a big win in my book.

The folks I've seen switching to ontimer have given up on backtesting. Blessing profits way too much from backtesting to give it up!

Also, if your EA is trading too often then put in a delay after each trade for each pair, this seems common.

Multi-pair EAs end up with lots of matrices carrying like parameters for each pair.

Good luck, and a Happy and Profitable New Year to all!
  • #1,511
  • Jan 1, 2020 4:09pm Jan 1, 2020 4:09pm
Quoting richard96816
Happy and Profitable New Year to all!
Hi Richard!
Have a great 2020 as well! Many pips and much of all: health... how can anyone enjoy pips when being sick?

Quoting richard96816
Good to see strange and wonderful things being attempted
Yes, indeed it is a strange attempt as it seems to be against the blessing philosophy of finding one right setup for one pair at a certain timeframe.

But as you pointed out:
Quoting richard96816
Blessing profits way too much from backtesting to give it up!
I thought I will give it a try. In this way, needing to analyze the code deeply, I hope to understand much better how the way the (original) EA works.
And I wanted to train and improve my coding skills also ;-)


Quoting richard96816
Multi-pair EAs end up with lots of matrices carrying like parameters for each pair.
Yes, this is excatly the challenge: if you have to fumble around in other's code, it is difficult to find out the tasks of all variables. Especially when it is not obvious if they need to be global, local, static... and some functions and reserved variables are used on the chart and not the marketplace and and and... it is more difficult than I thought. But until now I do not intend to give up. If anyone would like to join me to form a "BlessingLite"-team, feel free to contact me! I do not bite (or Byte?)
  • #1,512
  • Jan 1, 2020 4:39pm Jan 1, 2020 4:39pm
Quoting fredyfredo
Any help/thoughts on this from anyone are most welcome!
Some more hints:

  1. set the bool variable "Debug" in the source code to true. In this way some more infos will be displayed during the run
  2. Insert some print statements (e.g. printf("Pairs: "+IntegerToString(i)+TradePairs[i]); ) in the code wherever you want to see the actual value.
  3. Use the (rudimental) debug function of the compiler...

Good luck!

  • #1,513
  • Jan 1, 2020 5:48pm Jan 1, 2020 5:48pm
Quoting blamshakk
smecas you can try the 5 minute chart setfile i shared here: https://www.forexfactory.com/showthr...4#post11285634 remember to remove the .txt suffix at the end. This setting is still going strong on my test after about 3 years, it survives everything, all market and political events, steady return of about 100% p.a. on a £3,000 account blam {quote}
blam, always a fan! ...Are you still just testing?? Your posts about this setfile have me drooling!!
Vincit qui se vincit.
  • #1,514
  • Jan 1, 2020 7:03pm Jan 1, 2020 7:03pm
hey pippo!

yes still testing, leaving it on 24/5/365, it is going strong, seems to survive anything barely breaking a sweat. Recently it passed the £15,000 mark (£3,000 initial balance oct 2016)

blam

Quoting Pippopotamus
{quote} blam, always a fan! ...Are you still just testing?? Your posts about this setfile have me drooling!!
  • #1,515
  • Jan 1, 2020 9:02pm Jan 1, 2020 9:02pm
Quoting blamshakk
hey pippo! yes still testing, leaving it on 24/5/365, it is going strong, seems to survive anything barely breaking a sweat. Recently it passed the £15,000 mark (£3,000 initial balance oct 2016) blam {quote}
Hi!

Thanks for this positive feedback! Just a question: are you still using this set-file?
https://www.forexfactory.com/showthr...4#post11285634

I am using it now with the beta version of the BlessingLite-Multipair EA, on an IC-markets demo. 1000$ initial deposit with 500 leverage. 5 minute timeframe. I will see tomorrow morning if the results were kind of "normal".
Good night @all!
  • #1,516
  • Jan 2, 2020 3:43am Jan 2, 2020 3:43am
yes that setfile. $1,000 is a little low, i recommend you start with at least $3,000 initial deposit though, otherwise you might get blown out of that account during drawdown

blam


Quoting ursinho4711
{quote} Hi! Thanks for this positive feedback! Just a question: are you still using this set-file? https://www.forexfactory.com/showthr...4#post11285634 I am using it now with the beta version of the BlessingLite-Multipair EA, on an IC-markets demo. 1000$ initial deposit with 500 leverage. 5 minute timeframe. I will see tomorrow morning if the results were kind of "normal". Good night @all!
  • #1,517
  • Jan 2, 2020 4:07am Jan 2, 2020 4:07am
Here we go!
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Vincit qui se vincit.
  • #1,518
  • Edited 5:14am Jan 2, 2020 5:01am | Edited 5:14am
good luck pippo

bear in mind this is not a trading monster style with 50% per month gains, more like slow and steady deposits into your account, good one to let sit in the background quietly and do its thing, my $0.02

blam

Quoting Pippopotamus
Here we go! {image}
  • #1,519
  • Jan 2, 2020 4:48pm Jan 2, 2020 4:48pm
Quoting blamshakk
good luck pippo bear in mind this is not a trading monster style with 50% per month gains, more like slow and steady deposits into your account, good one to let sit in the background quietly and do its thing, my $0.02 blam {quote}
blam, Slow, and steady wins the race of the long run. ATM have one active trade with 6 pairs having standing orders. A few bucks in the coffers every month will be just fine.
Vincit qui se vincit.
  • #1,520
  • Jan 2, 2020 5:41pm Jan 2, 2020 5:41pm
Quoting richard96816
{quote} In my experience if you're using #EnableOncePerBar you don't need to care about 'modeling quality'. EOPB causes Blessing to filter out ticks and only open trades on each bar. This also means you don't need data for other timeframes. Works for me, anyway. EOPB provides an enormous speedup for backtesting. And it's supported by MT4 natively as the Open prices only model. It's a big win with no downside that I've experienced. Testing between EOPB and Every tick shows only pennies difference over months or years.
@Richard - I'm not disputing your assertion, but I still can't get to grips with how OPB can be so close to "every tick" - if you're only checking price when a new candle opens then there could (and should) be wild variations unless you're trading with pending orders. With market orders, if the next grid level was say 20 pips away when the previous bar opened and that bar turned out to be a 100-pip bar then the next trade level could be 80 pips adrift with OPB.

MT5 has a great option for circumventing this issue: M1-OHLC, so I thought it would be better / more accurate if that approach could be approximated in MT4, and it seems possible to mimic MT5's method quite closely just by setting the Period and Method options in the MT4 tester to "M5" and "control points (based on the nearest less time frame)".

The only real requirement within an EA is to ensure that any indicators have the correct time frame specified in the call (rather than relying on "current time frame").

From my own quick tests, it doesn't seem to be quite as lean as true M1-OHLC, but the the number of "ticks" is greatly diminished so EAs test significantly faster than "every tick" mode, and because ticks are based on M1-OHLC, the results for market orders will be much more accurate than with OPB - even for long bars.
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