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  • #921
  • Nov 12, 2018 6:20am Nov 12, 2018 6:20am
surfac has PM me with request how to input price level
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Since you know the price at which you want to place Example EurUsd 1.113415.
If you are aiming for it to be a buy then put in the red box (as marked in the screen shot) called BuyLevel.

If you are aiming for it to be a sell put in the green box.
Type the price in full 5 digits.

Also if you only want to set a buy level and you not putting anything for the sell level make sure the green box is blank or
a number far away from the currency pair market price you are looking to trade
  • #922
  • Edited 10:05am Nov 12, 2018 9:08am | Edited 10:05am
Hi Surf ,

Here is your tested and working to your spec's requested EA. Baggage from old EA's cleared.
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 Surfac_v3.mq4   488 KB | 190 downloads


Do not for get to share your success with rest of us
  • #923
  • Edited 6:32am Nov 13, 2018 2:08am | Edited 6:32am
After Uploading surf's EA. He sent me this PM. Screenshot of it below
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As a wannabe coder that was an awesome challenge. Thanks for the challenge buddy. Here is your toy with the condition you
requested
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File Type: mq4 Surfac_v5.mq4   501 KB | 240 downloads

NOTE once you load the EA wait for five to ten minutes then the line is drawn. if you have left default setting of price level =1
you will need to change time frame of chart to monthly so you can see (OBJ_HLINE) the horizontal line and then drag it to your
prefered Level. You then can go back to the chart time frame of your choice too. Below this post is coding explantation of how the EA can draw
a (OBJ_HLINE) Horizontal Line and then be dragged moved by a mouse

Now that might not work (in the overall EA execution) as it is totally a trial or attempt(In my test the drawing and dragging is working.
Why it might not work(That is the open of a pending order) is in the past I have struggled to get an EA to get the value of a horizontal line.
If it fails, we will need to ask expert coders if they can listen to our humble request.

If they refuse there is still surf v3.0. I found some bugs in the earlier upload
here is bug cleansed version
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 Surfac_v3_1.mq4   491 KB | 188 downloads
  • #924
  • Edited 2:42am Nov 13, 2018 2:24am | Edited 2:42am
Now I want to elaborate on surf request for traders learning to be coder's.
The problem was this the EA was able to draw a horizontal Line on the chart but it could not be dragged around with a mouse after having been drawn.

//please bear with me i need this post to be found by google search
move around Horizontal line with mouse
drag and click Horizontal line created by EA expert advisor
move Horizontal line by mouse
// we done
After doing a gadzillion searches over like two hours spent, i hap and chanced bumped in to this article
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/151379.
I have saved it on pdf
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File Type: pdf HorizontalLine_MoveByMouse.pdf   1.9 MB | 14,082 downloads


After reading that article I then was able to code the EA to draw a horizontal that could be then moved by a mouse,
The horizontal line can be clicked by the mouse and dragged to the level they are happy with
  • #925
  • Nov 14, 2018 5:41am Nov 14, 2018 5:41am
Quoting Ezios
{quote} thank you. i will do tomorrow some tests... good night
Wow anti martingale sound very simple but coding it requires some deep reflection.
Previously i was using a pending order to measure the move in market. Unfortunately since there were so many pendings ,
it rendered that function obsolete. I verified this by doing a visual back test. I then had to use the concept I had just learnt from
coding the EA for surfac.
The thing is when the market moves 20 pip what will be used as a FIXED measure.
Example market is 400 it moves 420. There pendings that need deleting and sending of fresh ones when this move happens.
As i said earlier i would say if 420 - price of latest pending is greater than 20 pips .
But now I let the EA draw a line every time market moves .
So now when we 420 code say 420 - line is greater than 20 pips.
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 SpiderAntiMartingale_V3.mq4   535 KB | 207 downloads

there it is
  • #926
  • Edited 5:14am Nov 15, 2018 5:00am | Edited 5:14am
Wow simoneG's 3 bar system is rocking
check it out
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the EA is found here
https://www.forexfactory.com/showthr...2#post11560582
  • #927
  • Edited 1:26pm Nov 17, 2018 10:12am | Edited 1:26pm
I am trying to copy the antimartingale in to another EA. WHile doing that , I pick up on items that need to be polished.
The default did well on GBPJPY.
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File Type: mq4 SpiderAntiMartingale_V4.mq4   522 KB | 233 downloads
  • #928
  • Nov 17, 2018 8:22pm Nov 17, 2018 8:22pm
The last not lease. Or the best for last.
Concept from simoneg. I will have it compete with the current.
I could never trade QuadAntimartingale Live unless i had ten thousand smackaroos.
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 Bar3Swinger_v1.mq4   588 KB | 172 downloads
  • #929
  • Nov 20, 2018 10:21am Nov 20, 2018 10:21am
Quoting candyman752
The last not lease. Or the best for last. Concept from simoneg. I will have it compete with the current. I could never trade QuadAntimartingale Live unless i had ten thousand smackaroos. {file}
well done ! buddy, you should be recofigure your TE setting for new custum start test date , so all the test result will be more clear .
  • #930
  • Nov 20, 2018 2:14pm Nov 20, 2018 2:14pm
Quoting merlin1331
{quote} well done ! buddy, you should be recofigure your TE setting for new custum start test date , so all the test result will be more clear .
Believe you me i am trying my level best. I am with i c markets they have problem with demo 3 server. New TE's as soon as they resolve.

My bact tester got corrupted i tried all ways and means no solution. this has zapped the determination to continue developing EA's.
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 Bar3Swinger_v2.mq4   617 KB | 206 downloads
  • #931
  • Nov 22, 2018 9:55am Nov 22, 2018 9:55am
Quoting candyman752
{quote} Believe you me i am trying my level best. I am with i c markets they have problem with demo 3 server. New TE's as soon as they resolve. My bact tester got corrupted i tried all ways and means no solution. this has zapped the determination to continue developing EA's.{file}
try to use aother reliable broker to demo test together, it will avoid some problems which happen together.

you had been steady and steady to the best level. i always believe you are best trader and coder. you deserve it.
  • #932
  • Edited 4:37pm Nov 24, 2018 4:14pm | Edited 4:37pm
I have been hacking the simone bar 3 swing EA that is doing so well to see what is it that makes it successful.
Finding is a bit odd. Line 3090
if(MarketBuysCount > MarketSellsCount)if(MarketBuysCount > 1)if(MarketSellsCount > 1) {SendTradeBS1 = false;}
if(MarketBuysCount < MarketSellsCount)if(MarketBuysCount > 1)if(MarketSellsCount > 1) {SendTradeSS1 = false;}

Which says if Market Buy Orders are more than Market Sell Orders Do not send any more buy orders.
Vice versa
if Market Sell Orders are more than Market buy orders do not send anymore sell orders.

I would put that in to my other EA's and the EA would become profitable.

So another lesson learnt in developing an EA. After finding a quality setups for buys and sells.
It is important to find a way of allowing when a buy can be sent and a sell can be sent.

I have tried that and here is an EA tested on AUDUSD. 2000 pips from january this year
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 Kreema_v3.mq4   637 KB | 231 downloads
  • #933
  • Nov 24, 2018 4:53pm Nov 24, 2018 4:53pm
Quoting merlin1331
{quote} try to use aother reliable broker to demo test together, it will avoid some problems which happen together. you had been steady and steady to the best level. i always believe you are best trader and coder. you deserve it.
I c market demo 3 server is up. I have put another TE. for kreemer EA. Feeling lazy to change the other TE's.

I tried changing brokers and the strategy tester is giving me weird optimization results. For those who are in to back testing you know the optimization is ginormously helpful. Anyway I have been at this journal for one solid year. Trying to develop a successful EA. What a ride it has been. Many times wanted to give up.

Hoping to see success in the current three TE's being forward tested.

Green pips to you all.


ciao
  • #934
  • Nov 25, 2018 8:35am Nov 25, 2018 8:35am
Quoting candyman752
{quote} I c market demo 3 server is up. I have put another TE. for kreemer EA. Feeling lazy to change the other TE's. I tried changing brokers and the strategy tester is giving me weird optimization results. For those who are in to back testing you know the optimization is ginormously helpful. Anyway I have been at this journal for one solid year. Trying to develop a successful EA. What a ride it has been. Many times wanted to give up. Hoping to see success in the current three TE's being forward tested. Green pips to you all. ciao
in this journey, you are not alone, you deserve to success. behind this journey, we still encourage you to force you to go on . the force of encouragement is powerful. it would not let you down.
  • #935
  • Nov 25, 2018 9:57am Nov 25, 2018 9:57am
Quoting merlin1331
{quote} in this journey, you are not alone, you deserve to success. behind this journey, we still encourage you to force you to go on . the force of encouragement is powerful. it would not let you down.
There is something weird really going. Maybe some one else can verify this.
Before i posted the kreemer EA i back tested it on the strategy tester with mt4 offline. It gave me 2000 pips from january up to date.
That was last night. This morning while Mt4 was now online i carried out a back test , the exact setting(default on EA), and ba boom instead of the
equity balance going north it went south. This is confusing , totally confusing. Is there a conspiracy?
  • #936
  • Edited 6:21am Nov 26, 2018 4:29am | Edited 6:21am
Hello fellow traders,

I am going to write up an EA based on the following template.
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File Type: tpl Hr4TradingTemplate.tpl   2 KB | 191 downloads

Here is a screen shot of how it looks
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Basically we have purple channel which is Hr4 period 240 simple MA. I got this from nanningbob. He is the author of Holy grail indicator on steve hopwood's site.
Then i have yellow which Hr4 period 42 simple MA. This is from converting the daily 7 SMA. just multiply it by six and the answer is used on Hr4 chart.
Basically when Yellow channel is above purple channel we are in up trend. And vice versa for down trend.
The trend is your friend. Then we look for price extremes. That is when price moves far from the purple channel.
When price moves far above the purple channel we will look for a slow down in price so as to enter a Sell.
When price moves far below the purple channel and is lurking around the yellow channel look for a buy.
We also have a target for the orders opened. Basically when price goes back to the purple channel then the order should be closed.
I need your ideas for setups in relation to the above mentioned parameters.
  • #937
  • Nov 26, 2018 5:24am Nov 26, 2018 5:24am
Quoting candyman752
{quote} There is something weird really going. Maybe some one else can verify this. Before i posted the kreemer EA i back tested it on the strategy tester with mt4 offline. It gave me 2000 pips from january up to date. That was last night. This morning while Mt4 was now online i carried out a back test , the exact setting(default on EA), and ba boom instead of the equity balance going north it went south. This is confusing , totally confusing. Is there a conspiracy?
Hi candyman. Try to change spread manually in backtester. You had probably current spread under the weekend when market was offline and it wasn't right spread value.
  • #938
  • Nov 26, 2018 6:18am Nov 26, 2018 6:18am
Quoting majamivice
{quote} Hi candyman. Try to change spread manually in backtester. You had probably current spread under the weekend when market was offline and it wasn't right spread value.
Thanks will do so
  • #939
  • Nov 26, 2018 9:19am Nov 26, 2018 9:19am
Quoting candyman752
{quote} There is something weird really going. Maybe some one else can verify this. Before i posted the kreemer EA i back tested it on the strategy tester with mt4 offline. It gave me 2000 pips from january up to date. That was last night. This morning while Mt4 was now online i carried out a back test , the exact setting(default on EA), and ba boom instead of the equity balance going north it went south. This is confusing , totally confusing. Is there a conspiracy?
i also face some eas which different result in market offline and online, like majam said due to spread, i always BT before weekend.
  • #940
  • Nov 26, 2018 9:28am Nov 26, 2018 9:28am
Quoting candyman752
Hello fellow traders, I am going to write up an EA based on the following template.{file} Here is a screen shot of how it looks{image} Basically we have purple channel which is Hr4 period 240 simple MA. I got this from nanningbob. He is the author of Holy grail indicator on steve hopwood's site. Then i have yellow which Hr4 period 42 simple MA. This is from converting the daily 7 SMA. just multiply it by six and the answer is used on Hr4 chart. Basically when Yellow channel is above purple channel we are in up trend. And vice versa for down trend....
the two line worth to going on: When price moves far above the purple channel we will look for a slow down in price so as to enter a Sell.
When price moves far below the purple channel and is lurking around the yellow channel look for a buy.
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