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  • First Post: Edited Jun 16, 2020 10:39am Oct 11, 2015 7:12pm | Edited Jun 16, 2020 10:39am
>>Introduction
In this thread we discuss Renko trading strategies and share our trading systems, indicators and EAs. There are a few Renko trading EAs in Post 1. Some of them are based on the idea of FF members, some based on mine. I used to make money using Renko MA EA with re-optimizing the EA at the end of every week (to get the best input settings for trading the next week), but I no longer use any of the Renko EAs in Post 1. Currently I am forward testing a few new Renko EAs based on other strategies. If I have something promising (to be profitable) and want to share it, I will post it here.


>>Thread Rules:
1. In this thread we only discuss Renko TRADING strategies, indicators, and EAs. We do NOT discuss Renko chart builders. I will IGNORE anyone write any irrelevant post here.
2. You post any commercial link (directly or indirectly) and that would be your last posts.
3. TBD.


>>How to create a Renko chart and attach a Renko Trading EA to the chart:
1. Download the Renko chart builder EA (that all my Renko trading EAs need it) from Post 1 of this thread.
2. Open a M1 chart of your selected symbol (for this example, EURUSD).
3. Attach "MathTrader7_RenkoChartCreatorEA.ex4" EA to the M1 chart with the default settings (or adjust them according to your preference) and wait until you see the message "Open offline chart..." on the chart. With the default settings the Renko brick size is 100 points and the Renko chart will be created as a M2 offline chart of the selected symbol. In our example with EURUSD, the message will be "Open offline chart EURUSD,M2 (100 points)".
NOTE: From version 1.50 of the Renko chart builder EA, it automatically opens the Renko chart for you. If you use the previous versions, you have to click on the "Open Offline" option of "File" menu and then locate for EURUSD,M2.
4. Now, attach a Renko trading EA, for example "MathTrader7_RenkoMA_EA.ex4" to the offline chart, EURUSD,M2.
5. Make sure that "Auto Trading" button on MT4 platform is active.


>> How to backtest Renko EAs:
1. In the following link there is a description of a method to backtest Renko EAs:
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=572375

2. Below you can find a script that converts real ticks to non-gap Renko HST files for backtesting EAs,
https://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=535170

NOTE: I do not use above method to backtest my Renko EAs. I have my own way of doing so.
There is a description of how I test Renko EAs with real ticks below,
https://www.forexfactory.com/showthr...92#post8594192


>>Sample Renko HST files for backtesting
Attached is a Zip file containing HST files of EURUSD NonGap Renko created by real ticks from 20180101 to 20191115 for Renko sizes 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 points. Hope this helps people with backtesting Renko strategies.
Attached File
File Type: zip RenkoHST.zip   2.1 MB | 123 downloads | Uploaded Jun 16, 2020 10:20am


>> Renko Trading EAs
--- Renko Meta RSI EA ---
Version 1.01 of Renko Meta RSI EA released. See a backtest here (10 pips Renko).
Attached File
File Type: ex4 MT7_RenkoMetaRsiEA.ex4   89 KB | 591 downloads | Uploaded Sep 16, 2018 2:12pm

Note: THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL EXPERT ADVISOR!

--- Renko Vdub EA ---
Version 1.18 of Renko Vdub EA released.
Attached File
File Type: ex4 MathTrader7_RenkoVdubEA.ex4   69 KB | 545 downloads | Uploaded Sep 1, 2018 4:18am

Note: This EA needs TOMTOM and Vdub indicators!
Download the indicators from above links and save them into your MT4's Indicators folder. You need to edit the input settings "Indicators Directory" of VdubEA to <empty> (just delete the default text "EA Indicators//RenkoVdubEA//").

--- Renko Divergence/Convergence EA ---
Version 1.28 of Renko Divergence/Convergence EA released. See a backtest here (10 pips Renko).
Attached File
File Type: ex4 MathTrader7_RenkoDivergEA.ex4   65 KB | 1,557 download | Uploaded Jan 18, 2017 4:24am

--- Renko Parabolic SAR EA ---
Version 1.36 of Renko Parabolic SAR EA released. See a backtest here (10 pips Renko).
Attached File
File Type: ex4 MathTrader7_ParabolicSarEA.ex4   55 KB | 1,434 download | Uploaded Jan 18, 2017 4:26am

--- Renko ADX EA ---
Version 1.44 of Renko ADX EA released. See a backtest here (10 pips Renko).
Attached File
File Type: ex4 MathTrader7_RenkoADX_EA.ex4   68 KB | 255 downloads | Uploaded Dec 7, 2019 8:00am

--- Renko Simple MA EA ---
Version 1.16 of the EA released. See a backtest here (10 pips Renko).
Attached File
File Type: ex4 MathTrader7_RenkoMA_EA.ex4   64 KB | 1,661 download | Uploaded Jan 18, 2017 4:29am

--- Renko MA Cross EA ---
Version 1.16 of the EA released. See a backtest here (10 pips Renko).
Attached File
File Type: ex4 MathTrader7_RenkoCrossEA.ex4   58 KB | 1,616 download | Uploaded Jan 18, 2017 4:31am

--- Renko EA ---
Here I will upload the latest version of (and any further updates to) the EA I developed for the strategy described in the thread "Lets Automate a Simple Renko Strategy!".
Version 3.36:
Attached File
File Type: ex4 MathTrader7_RenkoEA.ex4   148 KB | 4,379 downloads | Uploaded Oct 13, 2015 2:16pm
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." -John Lennon
hi mathtrader

good to see you open a thread discussing Renko trading. are you going to talk about Renko scalper strategy here?

thanks
patience is a virtue
Version 1.41 of Non-gap Renko Chart Creator EA released. This version is compiled and tested on MetaTrader 4 Build 890
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." -John Lennon
I'm really liking Renko and have done for a while. I am currently playing with an EA that has some success but what I would like to add to it is the ability to only take a trade if the previous bar formed in Less than X minutes. The idea being that when the market is moving really slowly, trades won't be taken, as it is more likely to move horizontally rather than vertically. Unfortunately my programming skills are very limited so any tips on how to do that Mathtrader would be very much appreciated.

Max
Gravity goes both ways in forex...
Quoting max pips
I'm really liking Renko and have done for a while. I am currently playing with an EA that has some success but what I would like to add to it is the ability to only take a trade if the previous bar formed in Less than X minutes. The idea being that when the market is moving really slowly, trades won't be taken, as it is more likely to move horizontally rather than vertically. Unfortunately my programming skills are very limited so any tips on how to do that Mathtrader would be very much appreciated. Max
I was thinking about a similar approach for scalping a few pips. However, there is a major problem with this approach: if the price jumps up/down greater than one Renko block size, there will be no chance to open a position in the middle of price jump (=open of a Renko candle).
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." -John Lennon
Thats always the way, but I am using usually 4 pip (40 point) bars. Up until this week the markets have been swinging up and down quite nicely but this week they have been much more rangey. When this happens the bars take longer to form, typically half an hour plus. So what I want to do is, if the previous bar has formed in less than say ten minutes trade. If not, don't.
The time thing is not they system, just a qualification of the system

Max
Gravity goes both ways in forex...
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  • Edited at 7:17pm Oct 15, 2015 1:35pm | Edited at 7:17pm
Hello Math,

Thanks for your EA. I was just manipulating the parameters thereof to see it's performance. I have changed my renko size to a much much more smaller value just for trying purposes.

I kinda notice that the EA does not take trades.
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  • Edited at 5:39pm Oct 15, 2015 5:18pm | Edited at 5:39pm
Quoting max pips
Thats always the way, but I am using usually 4 pip (40 point) bars. Up until this week the markets have been swinging up and down quite nicely but this week they have been much more rangey. When this happens the bars take longer to form, typically half an hour plus. So what I want to do is, if the previous bar has formed in less than say ten minutes trade. If not, don't. The time thing is not they system, just a qualification of the system Max
Here is Version 1.00 of the EA that opens a position in the direction of the previous Renko bar if that bar forms between a user specified minimum and maximum minutes.
Attached File
File Type: ex4 MathTrader7_RenkoMaxEA.ex4   120 KB | 1,323 download

Note: The EA has not been tested yet. Use it on a demo account first.
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." -John Lennon
Quoting maxwell-eqtn
Hello Math, Thanks for your EA. I was just manipulating the parameters thereof to see it's performance. I have changed my renko size to a much much more smaller value just for trying purposes. I kinda notice that the EA does not take trades. {image}
Hello maxwell, what are the red and gray bands on your chart?
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." -John Lennon
Quoting blueseahorse
hi mathtrader good to see you open a thread discussing Renko trading. are you going to talk about Renko scalper strategy here? thanks
Hi blueseahorse, I discuss all my Renko strategies in this thread.
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." -John Lennon
The Red Band on Maxwell chart maybe using this indicator
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File Type: ex4 PB Channel.ex4   9 KB | 1,234 download
Hello everyone, do you have try this indicator on renko? Is this repaint?.
I just download this indicator on the web. I try attach this indicator on 20 Renko Brick Size (MT7 Non Gap Version) to Minimize Choppy Market .
and The Game Is Follow The Arrow, If this Arrow is true ...(Aahhh Maybe its Just My Dream to trade With No Worry).
But,. MathT7, is this possible to make Renko EA based on this indicator?.

On this chart the number is basic calculation without Spread,SlipPage,Swap..etc

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File Type: ex4 !MA_Cross_OC.ex4   8 KB | 1,476 download
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File Type: mq4 !MA_Cross_OC.mq4   4 KB | 1,770 download


**Sorry For My Poor English.
Quoting tapyoung
Hello everyone, do you have try this indicator on renko? Is this repaint?. I just download this indicator on the web. I try attach this indicator on 20 Renko Brick Size (MT7 Non Gap Version) to Minimize Choppy Market . and The Game Is Follow The Arrow, If this Arrow is true ...(Aahhh Maybe its Just My Dream to trade With No Worry). But,. MathT7, is this possible to make Renko EA based on this indicator?. On this chart the number is basic calculation without Spread,SlipPage,Swap..etc {image} {image} {image} {file}{file} **Sorry For My Poor English....
I just looked at the code of this indicator. It just draws up/down arrows at the cross between a MA(5,Simple,Close) and a MA(5,Simple,Open). However it repaints the arrow at the current bar (which has not been closed yet). Regardless of a poor implementation of the idea, we can react to (i.e., trade) the arrows appear on the second previous bar (which has been closed). What would be the performance of this strategy, I don't know. But as one can expect from a MA cross strategy, it would be probably profitable in a trending market. I may give it a try to back test it automatically.
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." -John Lennon
Quoting MathTrader7
{quote} I just looked at the code of this indicator. It just draws up/down arrows at the cross between a MA(5,Simple,Close) and a MA(5,Simple,Open). However it repaints the arrow at the current bar (which has not been closed yet). Regardless of a poor implementation of the idea, we can react to (i.e., trade) the arrows appear on the second previous bar (which has been closed). What would be the performance of this strategy, I don't know. But as one can expect from a MA cross strategy, it would be probably profitable in a trending market. I may give...
MT7, Thanks for reply.. I forgot My Setting for this Indicator. can you check and test it?
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Thanks
Owh.. Sorry yes the Arrow is repaint.. just forget it.

maybe too good to be true.

sorry..

Thanks
Quoting tapyoung
The Red Band on Maxwell chart maybe using this indicator {image}{file}
This indicator recalculates the bands and fits them to the past. Simply put, it repaints. Let's skip it!
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." -John Lennon
Does anyone know how to download RENKO on Mac?
I wonder if you have tried Renko + Ichimoku?
No I haven't.. Have you? Hows it going
Quoting MathTrader7
I start this thread for those who are a big fan of trading on renko charts. Here we will discuss Renko trading strategies together. We will share our trading systems, indicators and EAs. --- Renko EA --- Here I will upload the latest version of (and any further updates to) the EA I developed for the strategy described in the thread "Lets Automate a Simple Renko Strategy!". Version 3.36:{file}
MartTrader7, First and foremost i want to let you know that i(we) really appreciate your good work here
please i have this EA specifications in mind

1) Entry point : when 2 bricks of the same colours are formed

2) Exit point: when 1 brick of the opposite colour is formed

3) Lots size should be user define

4) Stop Loss: the wick of the first brick before entry point and option to insert manually specific level of stop loss

5) Up to two trades in an entry point, the first trade closes at a specific target of pips (user defined)
while the last trade and remaining trade moves stops to breakeven or exit at the close of 1 brick opposite colour( which ever come first)

6) EA should have an option for broker time

7) sound alerts when trades are taken, breakeven or closed

8) EA should have an option for MA filter like the last EA version(3.36)

Thank you very much as you will code this
THE TRUTH IS SIMPLE,ACCEPTING THE SIMPLICITY OF THE TRUTH IS WHAT IS HARD
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