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  • #81
  • Jun 26, 2020 12:40pm Jun 26, 2020 12:40pm
Quoting hayseed
low bids are in for both ect and per..... looking for 10,000 shares max in each.....h
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took 2 days but 4000 per just filled at .45 ...... when you bid low you must except the possible wait times..... have buys on the penny down.....

know who your trading against..... and how much the big holders hold..... and the turn over ratio......

if the turn over ratio is low, odds are the big holders are long term players..... they are not interested in nickels and dimes......

this is one reason for the high % spread......

it would be a simple matter to be on that top holder list below..... just be wary of biting off more than you can chew.....h
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  • #82
  • Jun 26, 2020 3:38pm Jun 26, 2020 3:38pm
Quoting hayseed
{quote} //---- took 2 days but 4000 per just filled at .45 ...... when you bid low you must except the possible wait times..... have buys on the penny down.....
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1000 more per filled at .44 ..... easy to see it at .40 ..... hard to see it at .25 ..... my max shares will be 10,000.....


have extended hours order for ect.....

placing e-hours orders is a habit of mine...... maybe one in 5 will fill.... the ect bid was .45 with ask at .50.... i stepped in front their bid with .46 so that's my order on the quote..... if i were interested in selling i'd cut their .50 ask by a penny and ask .49 ..... mine would fill first....

not much of a chance it filling on a friday.... monday - thursday more likely....

nothing ventured nothing gained......h
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  • #83
  • Jul 9, 2020 9:34am Jul 9, 2020 9:34am
elections not far off..... uneasiness over the elections much nearer...... might let some steam out the naqdaq train.....

started in on sqqq's yesterday...... buys on the nickel down.....

easy to see'em at 6..... hard to see'm at 5...... looking for 8.....h
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  • #84
  • Dec 2, 2020 5:40am Dec 2, 2020 5:40am
Quoting hayseed
{quote} //---- hey sandy..... not completely clear on what you mean.... seems your wanting a second line a set distance from the first.... when i wrote the indicator you posted, 'start' was not a mq4 reserved word.... it is reserved now.... instead of 'start' i now use 'startprice'...... if you leave 'startprice' at 0.0, it will begin from the current bid price..... the version below will plot 2 lines with the second line being offset by the input pips1.... h //----- {file} {file} {image}
Hi Hayseed,

I am unable to use your excellent indicator for drawing less than 10 pips (when I input 1) in pips of WS-30 indice instrument. Nor am I able to use your Pip 1
input because of the minimum limitation of 1 which is equal to 10 pips of WS-30.

May I request you to make the changes to accommodate WS-30 five digits pips please?

Thank you.
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  • #85
  • Jan 16, 2021 8:14am Jan 16, 2021 8:14am
Quoting hayseed
{quote} //---- hey sandy..... not completely clear on what you mean.... seems your wanting a second line a set distance from the first.... when i wrote the indicator you posted, 'start' was not a mq4 reserved word.... it is reserved now.... instead of 'start' i now use 'startprice'...... if you leave 'startprice' at 0.0, it will begin from the current bid price..... the version below will plot 2 lines with the second line being offset by the input pips1.... h //----- {file} {file} {image}
Hi Hayseed,

I use horizontal lines with timeago stamp as Support and Resistance lines because they are drawn by Zig Zag lines indicator logic.

However I want to trade with the logic of Average Daily Range (this requires new option of having % level in addition to OpenClose and HighLow data options. It suits Yesterday High Low as well .

Can you please modify quck draw sandy indicator to draw the grid as well as print Time ago of past generated by data options of High Low or Open Close price touches generated by indicator?

Attached Blubbzz indicator is based on this function:

For example, if something happened 5 days ago, the logic goes like this:

  1. How many years ago was this? 0, ok move on to months
  2. How many months ago? 0, ok move on to days
  3. How many days ago? 5, perfect, we’ll use days
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  • #86
  • Jan 16, 2021 3:06pm Jan 16, 2021 3:06pm
Quoting simnz
I want to trade with the logic of Average Daily Range
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hey simnz..... give me sometime to think about your request if you can..... will let ya know later.....h
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  • #87
  • Jan 17, 2021 3:19am Jan 17, 2021 3:19am
Quoting hayseed
{quote} //----- hey simnz..... give me sometime to think about your request if you can..... will let ya know later.....h
Thanks.
Please take your time.
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  • #88
  • Edited 9:41am Jan 18, 2021 6:25am | Edited 9:41am
Quoting simnz
{quote} Hi Hayseed, I use horizontal lines with timeago stamp as Support and Resistance lines because they are drawn by Zig Zag lines indicator logic. However I want to trade with the logic of Average Daily Range (this requires new option of having % level in addition to OpenClose and HighLow data options. It suits Yesterday High Low as well . Can you please modify quck draw sandy indicator to draw the grid as well as print Time ago of past generated by data options of High Low or Open Close price touches generated by indicator? Attached Blubbzz...
Thank you for giving me some time to figure out how to put my idea in a more precise manner.

1. The idea is to print on horizontal lines previous data of price levels touched by an indicator like ZigZag, ADR, Yesterday High Mid Low , and similar indicators with closed candle values to get a wider perspective of the market and take quick decisions to do away with various Top Down MTF studies.

2. Your grid indicator gives a lot of scope to plot trades for Pending trades based on Distance. By displaying previous data information on separate horizontal lines side by side with the grid lines, it will help help taking decisions fast.

3. The important element of the data is the date of occurrences. Time ago concept helps visualise the period of data easily. The mql of the indicator may have the logic of converting Date stamp into time ago. .
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  • #89
  • Jan 24, 2021 11:01pm Jan 24, 2021 11:01pm
Quoting simnz
{quote} Thank you for giving me some time to figure out how to put my idea in a more precise manner. 1. The idea is to print on horizontal lines previous data of price levels touched by an indicator like ZigZag, ADR, Yesterday High Mid Low , and similar indicators with closed candle values to get a wider perspective of the market and take quick decisions to do away with various Top Down MTF studies. 2. Your grid indicator gives a lot of scope to plot trades for Pending trades based on Distance. By displaying previous data information on separate...
I don't have any Excel or coding skills, but do have sourcing abilities. I hope the mql files will help cut time.

I am now sourcing following mqls and hope FF members may also provide some links, but I am not sure because manual trading has few takers.
I am developing this information and trading plot for elderly real and demo traders.

https://www.forexfactory.com/thread/...r-traders-with

(a) How to print data on horizontal lines that prints defined number of touches of previous lines, TF, Date Stamp (interpreted in seconds ago for Open candles in progress towards being counted as minutes after 60 seconds, and after 61 minutes as hours and after 24 hours as a day and after 7 days as an week).
Past data broken down in Time ago provides a context for quick analysis.
Data to be printed could be OHLC data broken down in High Low or Open to High or Open to Low and Open to Close will help.

(b) Analysing the market in less than 5 minutes to strengthen decision-making needs Big picture data, Daily Data and Intra-hour data - all provided at a single
stop.
Big picture data needs an indicator to filter data : by selecting Date. Daily Hours and Minutes.

Big picture (Macro) data can be analysed by printing Pips and Percentage distance lines between any of OHLC options selected.
Intra-hour needs lines drawn by completed MTF price close and MTF price open candles.

(c) Your indicator provides an excellent tool for generating markings for pip grid, pending orders, TP and SL. By using Horizontal timelines and Exit by time as well can be executed for positional trades as well for scalping.

(d) Independent indicators can print closed data for Period (Date) and Daily (Time) for ADR, Yesterday High and Low and indicators that provided constant (and not dynamic information) for Period Data and dynamic information for intraday trading.
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  • #90
  • Feb 13, 2021 2:04am Feb 13, 2021 2:04am
A Russian coder has kindly coded this indicator for me.
Despite sending him mql, Google did not help me to explain him the concept of choosing "My own Start Price" to draw a proportionate equidistant grids of two types that you have drawn in your quick draw sandy. So could not proceed further.

Thanks to him, data on line is now drawn on horizontal lines and I no more need to use MTF charts to find closed candles in any TF for analysis.

My main intention of having this indicator is to do history trading using a Start Date YYYY:MM:HH:MM or My Own Price Level (which has to be the last known previous price in defined TF) for live testing Current Price Level ) using 8 grid levels as inputs for entry.

Both TP and SL can be grid levels or Pips size (any one).

Just Buy, Sell or Both.

It will be like a visual backtester to collect statistics when export to csv files button is put.
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  • #91
  • Feb 13, 2021 10:22am Feb 13, 2021 10:22am
Quoting simnz
A Russian coder has kindly coded this indicator for me. Despite sending him mql, Google did not help me to explain him the concept of choosing "My own Start Price" to draw a proportionate equidistant grids of two types that you have drawn in your quick draw sandy. So could not proceed further.
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hey simnz..... there are quite a few very good coders in the ukraine..... eevviill and enivid are two..... i post on enivid's site a lot.....

your right, a lot gets lost in translation esp in concepts..... no matter how hard i tried i never could understand what you wanted..... even now, looking at the code and chart, i really can't grasp it.....

i'm on a lot of the russian forums, google translate helps, but still so much gets lost......

glad you got it sorted out and thanks to eevviill also.....h

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  • #92
  • Edited 2:12am Feb 14, 2021 12:24am | Edited 2:12am
Quoting hayseed
{quote} //---- hey simnz..... there are quite a few very good coders in the ukraine..... eevviill and enivid are two..... i post on enivid's site a lot..... your right, a lot gets lost in translation esp in concepts..... no matter how hard i tried i never could understand what you wanted..... even now, looking at the code and chart, i really can't grasp it..... i'm on a lot of the russian forums, google translate helps, but still so much gets lost...... glad you got it sorted out and thanks to eevviill also.....h //----- {image}
I think I lack something that I am not able to put across my needs properly.

I will put it together in a few parts .

One of them is this

Initially, I was thinking of using two indicators - yours and this indicator.

I trade purely based on support and resistance lines drawn by Time giving information on up and down movements.
I find comfort in having open and close candles lines on the same chart . Not use more than one chart to analyse to decide on Entry, TP and SL.
I don't use MAs or any indicators derived from MAs that make my brain tied to them looking for signals. Only indicators like ADR or Yesterday High Low Middle - both based on constant values.

Your indicator draws a grid based on Pips distance. I would draw a grid based on previous average Pip range of H1 or H4.

I trade with M5 with H1 OR h4 as TP target.

I would compare the close or high-low shown on data on lines with grid lines and do the trading based on where the price is headed in terms of Time..
Data Lines also provide bars up and down count statistics and may help in determining exhaustion levels though it is not easy to read the mind of market makers.

Your grid has a custom Start Price Level. If you can add this My custom price idea to Data on LInes indicator then it will be quite helpful for comparing Grids set up by your indicator and the linda ind indicator using a common Price Level.

What is the criteria of your Start Price Level. Is it the latest previous one in chosen TF?
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  • #93
  • Feb 14, 2021 8:02am Feb 14, 2021 8:02am
Quoting simnz
What is the criteria of your Start Price Level. Is it the latest previous one in chosen TF?
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hey simnz..... the start price is selected by one of two ways..... you can choose a start price with the first input variable, called startprice..... the default setting is 0.0 for obvious reasons...... if you choose to not set the price, leave it at 0.0, the indicator will then choose the current bid as the startprice.....

if you want to draw a grid based on previous average Pip range of H1 or H4, just set the pips to the require average pip range and your preferred startprice.....
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extern double startprice  =    0.0; 
 
if(startprice == 0.0) {startprice = Bid;}

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one thing that has always amazed me is how many different but valid approaches there are to trading.... most all are interesting but over time we pick the approach most comfortable with us......h
to trade and code, keep both simple... no call to impress....h
  • #94
  • Feb 14, 2021 9:41am Feb 14, 2021 9:41am
Quoting hayseed
{quote} //---- hey simnz..... the start price is selected by one of two ways..... you can choose a start price with the first input variable, called startprice..... the default setting is 0.0 for obvious reasons...... if you choose to not set the price, leave it at 0.0, the indicator will then choose the current bid as the startprice..... if you want to draw a grid based on previous average Pip range of H1 or H4, just set the pips to the require average pip range and your preferred startprice..... //---- extern double startprice = 0.0; if(startprice...
Thanks. I have no idea of coding knowledge. Could you please do the mod to the indicator I attached?
At age 72, I am now trying to learn Excel and hopefully mql after that, mainly to related my extensive experience in trading indices and fx mainly.
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  • #95
  • Feb 14, 2021 10:39am Feb 14, 2021 10:39am
Quoting simnz
Could you please do the mod to the indicator I attached?.
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hey simnz..... it would be best if he did the change to his indicator...... he uses time, while i use price.....

another thing is our differing coding styles...... open my indicator in the metaeditor..... look at the style.....

very easy to read..... easy to understand..... it flows and can be memorized.....

now look at his..... you should be able to see a difference even without knowing what your lookin at.....

it can be difficult for coders to edit each others work.....

and keep in mind what i mentioned above, no matter how hard i tried i never could understand what you wanted..... even now, looking at the code and chart, i really can't grasp it.....h
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  • #96
  • Feb 14, 2021 11:22am Feb 14, 2021 11:22am
Quoting hayseed
{quote} //---- hey simnz..... it would be best if he did the change to his indicator...... he uses time, while i use price..... another thing is our differing coding styles...... open my indicator in the metaeditor..... look at the style..... very easy to read..... easy to understand..... it flows and can be memorized..... now look at his..... you should be able to see a difference even without knowing what your lookin at..... it can be difficult for coders to edit each others work..... and keep in mind what i mentioned above, no matter how hard...
If there are million traders, then there will be a million ways of looking at markets.

It all depends on how your brain is conditioned to trade by education or training or self-coaching.

I don't believe in using technical indicators for signals. I depend on my eyeballs to transmit signals to brain.
To feed my brain with ideas, I do top-down analysis using just one chart. Big picture and small pictures shown in one chart by way of horizontal lines.
I use H1 or H4 candles to know when the trades closed to decide on probable direction, TP and SL.
I use M5 candles to choose my entry time.
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I will use pip grid (my desired target) to see its proximity to H1 or H4 in TIME terms and define my TP or SL or both.
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  • #97
  • Last Post: Oct 31, 2021 10:43pm Oct 31, 2021 10:43pm
Quoting hayseed
{quote} //---- hey sandy..... not completely clear on what you mean.... seems your wanting a second line a set distance from the first.... when i wrote the indicator you posted, 'start' was not a mq4 reserved word.... it is reserved now.... instead of 'start' i now use 'startprice'...... if you leave 'startprice' at 0.0, it will begin from the current bid price..... the version below will plot 2 lines with the second line being offset by the input pips1.... h //----- {file} {file} {image}
I have yet to come across a grid indicator like this. It is my favourite indicator.

Can you please have a provision for printing five inputs for Target partial take profits and SLs TP1, TP2, TP3, TP4 and TP and SL1, SL2, SL3, SL4 and SL drawb by
Price Levels linked to Startprice , preferably with color gradient colors.

The idea for shadows has come from the attached indicator.
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