Looking for someone to code your EA?

Why not code your own?

I'm almost ready to re-launch my research site. I've made some significant changes to the way the site will function as a pure EA and Trade Logic research forum (something that simply does not exist online today).

My approach was initially to work with an MQL coder, but that process was wrought time consuming difficulties that ranged from the technical to the personal and it really hurt my development efforts. So, I began looking at ways in which I could get some MQL development work accomplished, while moving some of my projects along the path of autonomy and independence.

I was not able to learn MQL overnight, but I found that I could use several of the Visual IDEs in existence for building expert advisors on my own - without full-time reliance on another MQL developer. It took some time for me to sort out the details on which development platform to use, but I finally settled on two (2) of them. I don't sell anything to anyone, at any time - so I won't give the names explicitly inside this thread.

However, if you have the ability to use Excel, even to a small degree, then you probably have more than what it takes to build your EA, on your own and at your own pace. My site will be for research and learning - no commercialism is allowed. And, part of what I'll be doing on the site, is showing people some of the things that I have learned about Visual EA Development and the Bot design process itself.

I've put together a "rough cut" video vaguely showing some of the work I do on a daily basis in researching, designing and building my Bots. You can watch it on YouTube here:



I was never a big fan of EAs when I first encountered them several years ago. I was, and still am, a full-time manual intra-day trader. My current production system only generates one (1) signal ever 24 hours. But, I wanted to know what some of my indicators could do, if they had access to the lower time frame data and that's what triggered my interest in EA development.

The site name is located in the video's Information area, under the "show more" tab on YouTube. You can also see the same in my signature line. After I finish building my initial front line of Bots, I'll re-open the research & development site for educational purposes only.

Building Bots is a lot of fun, but you really do need to understand some fundamentals of automated trading, in order to do it correctly. You also need to know for yourself, exactly what your Bot is supposed to be doing at any given time. You also need to understand every aspect of the trade logic that your Bot evaluates when making buy and sell decisions on your behalf.

Bots, are very seductive but you have to be the wiser and you become that, by developing a practical approach to building an automated trading Bot. I can't build your bot for you (please don't ask), but the site will be there to offer you helpful information on trading Fx in general, and developing trading systems in specific.

When the site comes back online, drop by and simply say Hello World!

I think I might have found a new hobby. I've never done any audio/video editing before, but I must say, it is rather addictive in many ways. I can now see why some people decide on such as a career choice. It is a lot of fun producing videos.

This one was particularly fun putting together, because it coincided with a successful test on a theory I had about how I might use MQL to solve the problem of scanning for signals over a fixed period of time.

I have another MQL method on scanning for signals using what I call a progressive dynamic scan sequence, that starts the EA scan from a bar defined by indicator output, progressively forward from that bar, while leaving all other historical bars unevaluated.

Having both methods gives you the ability to scan forward of one signal, and rearward of a different signal (at the same time) coming from the same EA. This opens up a whole new realm of potential trade logic.

For those that are new to trading the Forex and have had difficulty in the past, you should take heart. I learned how to trade from the ground-up, after spending thousands of dollars on software that constantly hooked my position to the wrong direction and whipsawing my profits into oblivion.

Of course, I started out trading stocks. I then (rather quickly) began learning about options and how to structure them. After a friend that I met during the process of developing my first few custom indicators, introduced me to the Forex, I took one look at the Fx data and realized that I had been trading the wrong market (equity stock options) for what I needed to accomplish as a trader.

I then transitioned all of my research over to Fx, based on its data. Forex market data has a very unique signature and several inherent characteristic markers that the right kind of research will uncover. Combining the deepest liquidity in the world, with the available (sensible) leverage offered in Fx, the uniqueness of the data allows for a level of consistency that I had a hard time identifying (replicating) in other financially traded markets.

The thing that typically blinds newcomers to Fx, is the relative "speed" with which an Fx market can move. Deemed "hyper-quick" by many, Fx data is one of the fastest moving markets anywhere, but it is also one of the most pattern-rich environments for trading that you will find, from a pure data analysis standpoint.

The following awareness video, is a re-run of the first. However, it has been updated to include a snap-shot of the original Excel based GUI that sits on top of a three (3) layered signal engine, which provides all of the market output shown on the screen for the six (6) major pairs.

Please note that the CFx is strictly a proprietary Research & Development project, for which I have opened only certain aspects of its operation to the general public. It is for Educational and Inspirational purposes ONLY. I do not and will not manage funds for anyone (other than myself) and I do not and will not build/design "Expert Advisors" and/or "Trading Systems" for anyone at anytime. This merely to show (mostly newcomers) what might be possible, given the amount of work and study they are willing to invest into growing their OWN Fx trading business:



Note: The EA test shown is NOT a test of profitability (it opens far too many trades). The test was necessary to proof a new Signal Scanning Method that I had created, given the design limitations found in the Visual IDE development platform currently in use.

After the Signal Scanning code segment passed its test, the rest of the EA build would continue, adding more MQL modules and further refining the signal generation process until only the optimal signals are allowed to execute.

That's the philosophy that I use for Bot design. I start with the most liberal signal generation first, so I know right off the bat what I'm dealing with in terms of Signal Availability (a very important concept). I then introduce conservative measures (inputs) to the Bot, in order to optimize signal generation and profitability.

I also build one (1) module at a time called "EL," or Elements. These elements are smaller Expert Advisors designed with a singular purpose, or focus. Once completed, all EL modules are then integrated into the primary Bot, comprising the larger (multi-layered) trading system.

A very component driven design philosophy that has served me well for over 10 years, both with Excel, and now with MT. The same component driven design philosophy that you will find in other technical industries as well.