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  • #10,381
  • Jun 21, 2019 10:39am Jun 21, 2019 10:39am
Quoting trader101
Thanks guys, however we might open another thread if we decide to proceed this endeavor. It would be very rude to Kos to do it in his thread because this might involve a lot of discussions which might be boring to others. also a lot perhaps of indicators and the like which would clutter Kos thread which he maintained nicely over the years. First i would like to feel the enthusiasm of the group willingness to undertake this task. The rest i will form the task force to undertake certain subtask which we are going to correlate in the later part to...
thanks master yoda, im just a lurker but thanks!
  • #10,382
  • Jun 26, 2019 3:16am Jun 26, 2019 3:16am
  •  MPP
  • Joined Jun 2007 | Status: Be yourself, everyone else is taken | 2,734 Posts
Quoting trader101
Hello everyone, Years already and you people are still here. Q just leave it here ill come and check once in a while. Peace out... Julius
G'day Julius
nice to see you kicking around again, happy trading my friend.

MPP

P.S. good with excel, but can't code, if you need help let me know.
  • #10,383
  • Aug 1, 2019 8:31pm Aug 1, 2019 8:31pm
The Basketv8 stopped working today, was wondering if anyone else has had problems or knows the fix.
  • #10,384
  • Aug 2, 2019 3:34am Aug 2, 2019 3:34am
Quoting RockyRyan
The Basketv8 stopped working today, was wondering if anyone else has had problems or knows the fix.
Same here.
  • #10,385
  • Aug 2, 2019 4:48pm Aug 2, 2019 4:48pm
Hi for those who are having issues with creating basket charts i've attached two indicators that I use and work


Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 Basket Chart C v8 010616.mq4   11 KB | 480 downloads
Attached File(s)
File Type: ex4 Basket_Create_v3_610et.ex4   21 KB | 447 downloads
  • #10,386
  • Edited Aug 3, 2019 2:56am Aug 2, 2019 10:57pm | Edited Aug 3, 2019 2:56am
Quoting traderuk
Hi for those who are having issues with creating basket charts i've attached two indicators that I use and work {file}{file}
Thanks traderuk for the indicators. Are they loaded into the Indicator file like the Basketv8 ?
  • #10,387
  • Aug 3, 2019 3:52am Aug 3, 2019 3:52am
Quoting traderuk
Hi for those who are having issues with creating basket charts i've attached two indicators that I use and work {file}{file}
Thanks for your esponse.

Kindly give us the step by step on how to attach it to our charts.

I had tried it as follows:

saved in indicator folder, attached on GJ but it did not come out on the offline.

Thank you.
  • #10,388
  • Aug 6, 2019 7:52am Aug 6, 2019 7:52am
Hiya fellas!

It's been a while.

I see that some of you are having issues setting up the C5/C14 offline charts. Well, I've decided to show you how I setup MINE below (it should be pretty straight forward). Here goes:

#1. Download the attached files:

- Basketv8 new format(C5) (This is an indicator)
- Basketv8 new format(C14) (This is an indicator)

- ForceLoadHistoricalData.ex4 (This is a Script)
- CloseAll_Mod (This is a Script)

- ! Ty's_BasketCreator_C5-C14.tpl (This is a Template)

#2. Copy the attached files to their proper folders

#3. Right-Click on your Navigator tab and select Refresh (or simply restart your MT4 platform)

#4. Open any currency pair's chart and drag the ForceLoadHistoricalData.ex4 (Script) onto it. (Wait for it to complete its work. You can view its progress from the "Experts" Tab below your screen). Once done, close the chart

#5. Open a blank GBPJPY file (preferable timeframe = H1)

#6. Apply the ! Ty's_BasketCreator_C5-C14.tpl Template over the GBPJPY H1 chart. This will create D1 and H4 offline charts for C5 & C14. (When you apply this Template, it will turn your GBPJPY H1 chart into a "Blank" chart but you can access the Input parameters of the Basketv8 new format(C5) and Basketv8 new format(C14) indicators by Right-Clicking on the chart and selecting "Indicators List" as usual)

#7. To open the Created C5 & C14 charts: From the Menu bar, go to File >>> Open Offline >>> And right at the TOP of the List you should see the following offline charts:

#TyC5#14,H4
#TyC5#14,Daily
#TyC5#05,H4
#TyC5#05,Daily

#8. You can create ANY number of offline charts you want. Simply add more instances of the "Basketv8 new format(C5)" and "Basketv8 new format(C14)" indicators as required and change to your TimeFrame of choice

#9. If you want MORE history candles on your offline chart, play around with the "MaxBars" parameters of the "Basketv8 new format" indicator on the GBPJPY H1 chart

#10. From this Thread, you will find MANY ways of determining entry and exit points for your C5/C14 offline charts - various settings. Choose one (or more).

#11. Once you are convinced you have a BUY/SELL signal, use the 0.01_Buy_C5/0.01_Sell_C5/0.01_Buy_C14/0.01_Sell_C14/ Scripts to Open C5/C14 trades. (Simply drag the Script onto a blank chart and Voila!

#12. To close all trades when you are done, drag the CloseAll_Mod Script onto a normal chart then select the type of Closure you want (this is depicted clearly in the dialog box that would appear)

#13. Anything else I remember I will add later. (I did not add screenshots because I do not think they are necessary - this is really simple stuff IF you follow the simple steps as outlined above)

Ok! That's it. I hope this helped someone.

Regards,
Ty
Attached File(s)
File Type: zip ! BTS.zip   99 KB | 655 downloads
My job: I speculate and manage risk.
  • #10,389
  • Aug 8, 2019 4:12pm Aug 8, 2019 4:12pm
Quoting TyLamai
Hiya fellas! It's been a while. I see that some of you are having issues setting up the C5/C14 offline charts. Well, I've decided to show you how I setup MINE below (it should be pretty straight forward). Here goes...
Hello again guys,

Odd quoting myself but you'll see why in a sec.

It's been brought to my attention that the C14 offline Basket creation has some errors. I verified that on my end also.
I did not notice this because I don't use the C14 offline chart anylonger nowadays. Sorry about that.

I have TRIED several methods to correct the errors all to no avail so below is what I'll recommend as a go-around (i.e. as a sort of bypass)

#1. Trade the C5 basket with TWICE the lotsizing you'd have used with the C14 basket (i.e. 0.02 instead of 0.01 for example). This will still be "cheaper" than trading the C14 anyways => [C5 = 0.02 * 5 pairs = 0.10 as against C14 = 0.01 * 14 pairs = 0.14]

#2. Discard the idea of using the C14 offline chart and just use the C14 Scripts to open trades whenever you get a signal on the C5 offline chart. The truth is that the CORE5 was created when it was discovered that the pairs that make it up are really the CORE pairs in the C14 basket anyways (i.e. they are the pairs that DRIVE the C14 basket). So basically you lose nothing by trading the C14 basket using the C5 offline charts.

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Alternatively, I'll APPEAL to any coders in the house who'd like to help us all out by viewing and correcting the Basketv8 new format(C5) / Basketv8 new format(C14) Indicators so that they work seamlessly. (See the attached source files for the Indicators below)

Hope this helped someone.

Regards,

Ty
Attached File(s)
File Type: zip ! Basketv8_Indicators.zip   5 KB | 646 downloads
My job: I speculate and manage risk.
  • #10,390
  • Edited 10:20am Aug 13, 2019 9:12am | Edited 10:20am
TyLamai,

Thanks for giving the offline chart creator. I did this years ago and maybe still have the code. The C5 basket just went BOOM and skyrocketed, as can easily be seen on your charts. Thanks again!

Edit: I have checked and the 14 pairs are the same as the BuysVsSells indicator I made long ago (long before offline charts came). Also good news is that the code for the C5 and C14 are the same, just user inputs changed and re-saved. I have since moved to currency baskets (8: AUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, JPY, NZD, USD) and only thing I really see differently than my offline chart creator is mine doesn't use "Factor", but instead simply adds pips at beginning and does not use a multiplier. I did that so that although the values on chart are huge integers (not doubles), I wouldn't get a negative value:
ExtMapBuffer1_Close[bar] = CurrencyStartingPips+sum_A_Pair;
ExtMapBuffer1_Low[bar] = CurrencyStartingPips+sum_A_Pair_L;
ExtMapBuffer1_High[bar] = CurrencyStartingPips+sum_A_Pair_H;
ExtMapBuffer1_Open[bar] = CurrencyStartingPips+sum_A_Pair_O;
ExtMapBuffer1_Volume[bar] = sum_A_Pair_V;

The line of code that is the problem I bet is below line where kk (which is added like I do currency pips above) is made negative. Why negative? Why add a multiplier also? And if getting bad offline charts, just increase the starting pip values. The code is made more complicated and error-prone that needs be. The adding pips could be a user input so that 10,000 starting value can easily be made into 100,000 starting value and bingo - no negative values, so good charts. My charts which were made earlier than these (years before) had the negative OHLC problem and my fix was simple and I just told you about it:

// Change kk to -1300 if HLOC values are less than 0.
double kk=-Factor;

Edit2: I don't need offline charts myself. I build the offline charts in my EA with no need to save them to disk. Then, like in this instance, I use iCCOnArray to make CCI on the history I made for each currency, using typical price (H+L+C)/3. And just a quick glance at bottom left tells me if I want to choose a currency to let autotrade and if I want to turn off the rest, which is best currency basket(s) are best to trade right now. BTW, I am not sharing the tools in the picture. I had a group of people I shared with when I left these forums years ago, and two of them at least have come on here and made their own threads and shared my stuff I shared with the group. If they had not done this, they would have what I have pic of below. But it did not go this way. So please don't ask for my tools I built. They've already been shared with you with other people's names put on them.

This question is for anyone with knowledge they would like to share:
What is the best setup has one used to trade Kos' system he has shared? In the pic is just the latest I think I've seen from him (basically I think he last showed pic just using CCI 7).

Thanks in advance for any replies.

Kindest regards,

Don
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  • #10,391
  • Aug 13, 2019 10:14am Aug 13, 2019 10:14am
Quoting disbellj
...This question is for anyone with knowledge they would like to share: What is the best setup has one used to trade Kos' system he has shared? In the pic is just the latest I think I've seen from him (basically I think he last showed pic just using CCI 7). Thanks in advance for any replies. Kindest regards, Don {image}...
Hello Disbellj,

Thanks for your response.

I don't know what setup Kos uses (it's been a while since then...) but I can share the setup I use. BUT...

IMHO I think there are a FEW things we need to get right BEFORE we clutter this thread with settings/setups/strategies/methodologies. I will send you a Private Mail and we can discuss further - once we are able to get all the various offline charts working, etcetera, we can then return here and share our setting(s) with the Public? That way we can control the FOCUS of the workflow - If you are willing.

Thank you.

Regards,

Ty
My job: I speculate and manage risk.
  • #10,392
  • Aug 14, 2019 8:10am Aug 14, 2019 8:10am
Quoting disbellj
...Kindest regards, Don {image} {image}...
Hi Don,

Your second image above (the one of the "DonsBuyBasketsEA_CCI_081119" EA dashboard) reminds me of another Dashboard (See image below)...

Regards,

Ty

NB: As I mentioned above, there are a LOT of tools (some are really flashy too!) but knowing HOW and WHEN to use/apply them is the KEY. MANY of these tools can be found right here on this thread...
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My job: I speculate and manage risk.
  • #10,393
  • Aug 14, 2019 9:54am Aug 14, 2019 9:54am
Quoting TyLamai
{quote} Hi Don, Your second image above (the one of the "DonsBuyBasketsEA_CCI_081119" EA dashboard) reminds me of another Dashboard (See image below)... Regards, Ty NB: As I mentioned above, there are a LOT of tools (some are really flashy too!) but knowing HOW and WHEN to use/apply them is the KEY. MANY of these tools can be found right here on this thread... {image}
I created Don's Buy Baskets with no help from anyone, my idea and I fleshed it out, and really have no clue why the sunglasses. Think you're cool? BTW, I was one of the first ones to give tools back in Orest's thread on T101, back on Feb 2010, before ANY of these tools came along. My coding is much different now than it was then, but I've learned a lot more about mql4. It's much cleaner now. Some of these tools are from people who were part of my personal group and code has been shared for sure. But hate if you want. Tools galore, so you should have no problems. Have a good one and wish only the best for those here, but I see no reason to not go back to doing my thing and get off these boards. Take care, and good luck with your offline charts.

Kindest regards,

Don
  • #10,394
  • Aug 14, 2019 10:12am Aug 14, 2019 10:12am
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I created Don's Buy Baskets with no help from anyone, my idea and I fleshed it out, and really have no clue why the sunglasses. Think you're cool?

On the contrary - the sunglasses meant that YOUR dashboard looked cool (and simply reminded me of ANOTHER one I'd seen previously. I then went on to post a screenshot of the dash it reminded me of).

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BTW, I was one of the first ones to give tools back in Orest's thread on T101, back on Feb 2010, before ANY of these tools came along.

Good for you.

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But hate if you want.

I have NO TIME for hate or hating Don. I'm here to help myself and others - that's it.

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My coding is much different now than it was then, but I've learned a lot more about mql4. It's much cleaner now.

Yes - I gathered that and I thought you would be inclined to use said coding skills to help UPDATE the codes here. But I see that you have other plans (like "getting off of these boards") - that is YOUR prerogorative Don. Fair enough.

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Some of these tools are from people who were part of my personal group and code has been shared for sure.

I wasn't a part of your Personal group or any other Basket trading group. If there is history you are refering to, I have NO IDEA what that is and have no plans of delving into all that. I am simply a guy who was LUCKY to have stumbled across this thread by Kosomolate MANY YEARS ago. I learnt a lot here and am simply giving back as much as I can whenever I can.

No harm. No foul.

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Regards,

Ty
My job: I speculate and manage risk.
  • #10,395
  • Aug 14, 2019 7:20pm Aug 14, 2019 7:20pm
I asked a question hoping my question would be answered. However, I see that helping me is contingent on me doing something first, fixing the offline charts. I'll pass. Take care, and sorry about misunderstanding your sunglasses. My EA is made for me and my needs, and only has on it what I deem is important.
  • #10,396
  • Aug 20, 2019 5:51am Aug 20, 2019 5:51am
Hi guys,

Please allow me share some more basketting titbits.

Trading the Basket (or any other system besides scalping I guess) requires HUGE patience!

Attached is a Four Hour (H4) C5 Basket chart...
As you can see (depending on the system you decide to employ), a downtrend has been in place since the 16th of July, 2019.
That downtrend is STILL in place as I type this!
There has also been quite a number of reentry opportunities in case you missed the first main entry zone.
On my H4 chart, I have the Tidane Trend indicator (it is posted on this thread) - [Setting: Length 20, Deviation 2].
I also have the Heiken_Ashi_Smoothed indicator to show me reentry zones - [Setting 2,6,3,2].

Note that NOT EVERY Basket signal is a win - just like every other system/method there are losses too. The ADVANTAGE of trading the Basket is that you only make a move when the market is BEST positioned to offer you an edge to make a profit. To even BETTER my edge, I chose a long time ago to only trade in the direction of the H4 (yes, I do take reentry trades from the H1 sometimes but always in line with the H4 trend direction determined by the Tidane Trend indie). Think of it as going into battle as either a SINGLE individual or going into battle as a COALITION or GROUP of individuals. I'm sure you get the point.

Anyway, do you still trade the Basket? Why not help someone out by sharing how you trade?

Trade easy guys.

Regards,

Ty

NB:
Caveat emptor: PLEASE and PLEASE and PLEASE I have NOTHING for sale. I am simply sharing what I know and what has worked for me. Thank you.
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My job: I speculate and manage risk.
  • #10,397
  • Aug 22, 2019 10:00am Aug 22, 2019 10:00am
C5 H4 is now signaling a Buy Basket trade (until further notice).

You have a few options:
#1. You open Buy trades at once
#2. You wait for a retrace and open Buy trades (safest option but you may be left behind - which may or may not turn out to be bad)
#3. You zoom into the individual pairs and look for the best zones to enter the Buy trades individually
#4. You access ALL the C5/C14 pairs individually and then target the "stragglers" (i.e. the pairs that are either yet to take off, or are slow in taking off) - you can concentrate on these pairs only (Selective Basketting) and heap all your intended lots on these.

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If you trade the C14 Basket, you can also do the above.

As for me, I do all of the above. I reserve my "ammunition" so that I can have MULTIPLE positions if and when the opportunity presents itself.

Finally, you may choose to do things differently - there really is no wrong or right way - choose YOUR style, learn from everyone and everywhere. Hope this helps someone.

Regards,

Ty

NB:
There are Fundamental considerations to be aware of too (if you are into fundies, that is). I generally try not to attach too much weight on what the News Calendar forecasts' - the reason is that, from experience, the news can go EITHER way in the short term which is often enough for me to hit my TP.
My job: I speculate and manage risk.
  • #10,398
  • Aug 22, 2019 4:52pm Aug 22, 2019 4:52pm
Quoting TyLamai
C5 H4 is now signaling a Buy Basket trade (until further notice). You have a few options: #1. You open Buy trades at once #2. You wait for a retrace and open Buy trades (safest option but you may be left behind - which may or may not turn out to be bad) #3. You zoom into the individual pairs and look for the best zones to enter the Buy trades individually #4. You access ALL the C5/C14 pairs individually and then target the "stragglers" (i.e. the pairs that are either yet to take off, or are slow in taking off) - you can concentrate on these pairs...
Long the B10 as well here.
K.I.S.S.
  • #10,399
  • Aug 22, 2019 5:55pm Aug 22, 2019 5:55pm
Quoting fmsfx
{quote} Long the B10 as well here.
Very good, now we wait and see how far it goes. It seems the GBP is the driving force for now (at least in the C5)

Regards,

Ty
My job: I speculate and manage risk.
  • #10,400
  • Aug 22, 2019 5:58pm Aug 22, 2019 5:58pm
@Ty...never looked at using the #3 option. Looks like I have some homework to do. I mainly trade the H4 because of work and if I miss my entry then I drop down to the M15 to pick it up.

Dave
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