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  • #141
  • Oct 7, 2006 9:26pm Oct 7, 2006 9:26pm
Quoting GirlFlyer
Hi Toothman,

I'm noticing some differences between your trades and mine...

First I noticed was your USD/JPY trade on 10/4 at 14:30... mine made the exact same trade... but, took profit on 10/5 at 15:28 for a small 8 pips.

My system never took the short USD/CHF trade on 10/4 at 19:00... don't know why yet... I'm working on that one. It picked up a buy shortly thereafter which was a winning trade.

USD/CAD... Bad week on the CAD... I'm down two or 3 positions in a row on that one, too. Performance on the CAD is not that good with this EA on the 30M chart... I actually found a bit better performance by backtesting using TimePeriod = 15.

AUD/USD - All winning trades until NFP hit and it whipsawed up and down so much that the S/L triggered... but was in it the right direction if the S/L had been a few points higher.

EUR/JPY - This cross may prove to be difficult for this EA. I've had some winning trades this week, but 2 S/L's took those profits away.

EUR/USD - 1 win, 2 losses.... - Had the same trade as you listed at a loss.

GBP/USD - You didn't show anything there, so I'm assuming you didn't trade it. However, this was the best performer this week. It made 2 awesome trades with over +50 pips each...

Same with USD/CHF in my case. Still holding on to one buy position of USD/CHF with a current 110 pip gain.

USD/JPY has been profitable also. 1 loss and 2 wins

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Final Comments... the Euro this week has been a really up and down ranging currency with a lot of quick fluctuations. Consequently, pairs tied to the EUR seemed to perform poorly. I think that may have to do with the ECB announcements and NFP, etc. I knew going into this EA that it would perform poorly in a ranging market, but would catch major gains on trends. GBP/USD and USD/CHF proved that this week for me. The gains on those 2 pairs alone covered the losses on most of the other situations.

Perhaps this upcoming week will see us get out ranges and start some trends and thus allowing the EA to show its strong potential.

GirlFlyer

P.S. - I'm trying to figure out if there is a difference running live with the EA in any chart setting. There have been quite a few instances where the trades have taken place exactly on the 30 minute mark of the hour if the EA is run on the 30M chart which is where I run it most of the time so I can view the trading signals it makes. Though, it is not supposed to make a difference. However, it may require running it on the M1 setting live as it does in the backtesting for the precise entry ... hmmm... test required this week. Will update you on it.
The only reason why yours and Toothman is different is that you use different brokers. I had the same issue using other trading systems because of the timezone difference since it depended upon when a candle starts between the brokers.
  • #142
  • Oct 7, 2006 9:28pm Oct 7, 2006 9:28pm
Girlflyer,

Does your EA use any indocators other than the crossing of the EMAs? Maybe one way to get on the right side of the trend is to check RSI and CCI, I know that's not Sidus method, but its better to be going with the trend for the TF....
  • #143
  • Oct 7, 2006 11:30pm Oct 7, 2006 11:30pm
Quoting selster
what does party refer to
Steve,

Sorry, thought you were kidding in the PM you sent me. There is no online party on Sunday.

The term "party" is American (as opposed to English) and refers to the group of traders already testing Flyer! So when I said I will join the "party", I was really saying I will become part of the group of traders testing this Expert Adviser known as Flyer!
  • #144
  • Oct 8, 2006 11:42am Oct 8, 2006 11:42am
Thanks for your cery careful description of the difference between how the British vs. Americans use the work party. Perhaps we will all figure out a way to make the forex equally simple.
  • #145
  • Oct 8, 2006 12:39pm Oct 8, 2006 12:39pm
Hi Everyone,

I'm sorry for the late post I promised on my results form late Thursday evening to Friday' close.

eur/usd 1pip
gbp/usd 85 pips

And it would have probably been alot more but my broker doesn't have micro lots so when it calculated above .1 lots it would just give an error and wouldn't trade. So I would say without a doubt this ea kicks some serious ass. There are alot of good ea's out there like phoenix, firebird just to name a few but this is a must demo for you. Like all ea's it's not a get rich quick thing but properly monitored you will not be dissatisfied. Just my 2 pips worth. Good luck to all and may the pips be with us....Valerie....
  • #146
  • Edited Oct 9, 2006 4:07am Oct 8, 2006 4:35pm | Edited Oct 9, 2006 4:07am
Ok Everbody,

Here we go into a new week with an updated version of Flyer!. I've been busy making changes and improvements.

You can now set the minimum lot size your broker allows. Also, the use of fixed lot sizes is available in addition to the original which adjusts the lot sizes automatically.

Error #131 problem. Should be fixed. Lots are now rounded to the appropriate values.

Performance has been slightly increased. Main improvement is that Flyer! should NOT enter a trade now on a sharp change in the trend. I was noticing that often at news reports, the EA would get in a trade in the correct direction of the move, but at too late of a time frame to catch much profit and then ran the risk of reversal stopping it out. This problem should be reduced now.

*** Note: PLEASE read the documentation to go with this updated version. It explains the answers to many questions. ***

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Comments on last week's performance. We saw a mixed bag of trades last week and the NFP report really dealt some doozies on Friday. Overall, my account was slightly up in value after it was all over with. The good news is that I ran back tests with the EA for this last week and compared them to the actual trades and the back test results were nearly identical with only 2 or 3 pip price differences on entry and exit points. So, the EA is performing on the back tests with nearly the same accuracy as the live trading. This gives me added confidence in the ability of the EA to make decisions in the future that will turn out to be profitable. I will post my results in a different message.

Good luck all and thanks for helping out!

GirlFlyer


P.S. This message edited to correct a problem with the code in the EA not allowing lot size to have fractions.
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  • #147
  • Oct 8, 2006 4:41pm Oct 8, 2006 4:41pm
Several members have requested that an indicator be built showing the signals that Flyer! uses. I am working on that indicator and hopefully will have it released soon.

Hope this helps!

GirlFlyer
  • #148
  • Oct 8, 2006 4:46pm Oct 8, 2006 4:46pm
I'm always use caution with EA's and eco news releases on the horizon because the news can really do a number on EA performance. I'd rather clear out all trades before a release if they are showing any profit and maybe shorten SL on any negative open positions. Then again, news spikes run right through those stops...just my 2 pips.Nice work Marci.
  • #149
  • Oct 8, 2006 5:12pm Oct 8, 2006 5:12pm
Quoting Palmer
I'm always use caution with EA's and eco news releases on the horizon because the news can really do a number on EA performance. I'd rather clear out all trades before a release if they are showing any profit and maybe shorten SL on any negative open positions. Then again, news spikes run right through those stops...just my 2 pips.Nice work Marci.
Thanks Palmer for the complement.

I agree with you on the news and EA's. Things like NFP can pretty harmful to trading.
  • #150
  • Edited 8:41pm Oct 8, 2006 8:22pm | Edited 8:41pm
Hi GirlFlyer!

Is it possible to use micro lot sizes i.e. 0.01, i'd like to test it using a live account in IBFX? Could we set it such that we could put 0.01 in the MyLotSize? Thanks and great job with this EA Marci.

armchang
  • #151
  • Oct 8, 2006 8:34pm Oct 8, 2006 8:34pm
Hi Marci,

JOB WELLDONE !!! THANK YOU !!!......Valerie......
  • #152
  • Oct 9, 2006 3:32am Oct 9, 2006 3:32am
Quoting armchang
Hi GirlFlyer!

Is it possible to use micro lot sizes i.e. 0.01, i'd like to test it using a live account in IBFX? Could we set it such that we could put 0.01 in the MyLotSize? Thanks and great job with this EA Marci.

armchang
Yes, you can use any value you wish as long as it is not a value your broker does not accept.

GirlFlyer
  • #153
  • Oct 9, 2006 3:49am Oct 9, 2006 3:49am
Quoting amaruenterprise
Hi Marci,

JOB WELLDONE !!! THANK YOU !!!......Valerie......
You're welcome!
  • #154
  • Oct 9, 2006 3:49am Oct 9, 2006 3:49am
Hi GirlFlyer,

I set all the parameters per your instructions for it to trade.1 lot at a time and it is tradeing 1 full lot. What might I be doing wrong ? Thanks...Valerie...
  • #155
  • Oct 9, 2006 3:56am Oct 9, 2006 3:56am
Quoting amaruenterprise
Hi GirlFlyer,

I set all the parameters per your instructions for it to trade.1 lot at a time and it is tradeing 1 full lot. What might I be doing wrong ? Thanks...Valerie...
Did you remember to change the "FixedLots" parameter to "1"?
  • #156
  • Oct 9, 2006 4:01am Oct 9, 2006 4:01am
Quoting amaruenterprise
Hi GirlFlyer,

I set all the parameters per your instructions for it to trade.1 lot at a time and it is tradeing 1 full lot. What might I be doing wrong ? Thanks...Valerie...
Nevermind, figured out the problem... slight mistake in the code I didn't catch earlier... I'll have it fixed in a moment.
  • #157
  • Oct 9, 2006 4:01am Oct 9, 2006 4:01am
Yes it has 1. I back tested with every sitting i could think of and it still trades full lots. It really has me stumped. Thanks valerie
  • #158
  • Oct 9, 2006 4:02am Oct 9, 2006 4:02am
Must have been typing at the same time sorry
  • #159
  • Oct 9, 2006 4:10am Oct 9, 2006 4:10am
Quoting amaruenterprise
Must have been typing at the same time sorry

Valerie,

I fixed the problem and updated the original file that I recently posted. Just download it again and it should work fine now... The problem was I was using an integer value instead of a double value for the variable. Didn't catch it until now... guess I was tired when I punched that in last night.

Thanks for catching it.

Marci

P.S. PM me sometime if you would like to chat privately about the market or anything else....
  • #160
  • Oct 9, 2006 4:13am Oct 9, 2006 4:13am
Thanks once again Marci and I will...Valerie....
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