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  • #521
  • May 3, 2021 8:53am May 3, 2021 8:53am
Quoting TeChaoLiang
For couple weeks of incubation, my little Robin is hatched out from its egg. Last weekend, I was training her to fly. My training environment is to do back testing from 3/22/2021 to 4/23/2021. The reason I take this period to be a back test window is, for some currency pairs within this window Icarus is very easily to touch the ground. Moreover, on a Demo account, I had put Icarus with 0.3 initial lots and progression 1, do a forward test of GBPUSD on last Friday, I set an initial account balance to 6000 USD, I received margin calls at the same...
i m using it on live trading cent account of eu and let u know how it works?
  • #522
  • May 3, 2021 8:55am May 3, 2021 8:55am
Quoting T4Trade
im using ikarus2.0 ,there are so many modifications after that ,if someone can please guide me which one is the latest or best to use?thanks.why dont i see ikarus 2.0 anymore on this thread? the owner has removed the original one?
I never changed a little bit of IKarus or Icarus on its mainly trading logic. The modifications only added indicators for helping to find a better entry point for each cycle.
If you don't use any indicators, just set all indicators to not used it should work like the original one. That is, all modification versions work the same way, if you are not using indicators.
  • #523
  • May 3, 2021 9:07am May 3, 2021 9:07am
Quoting T4Trade
im using ikarus2.0 ,there are so many modifications after that ,if someone can please guide me which one is the latest or best to use?thanks.why dont i see ikarus 2.0 anymore on this thread? the owner has removed the original one?
Hi, I replaced it with v 2.2 which had no changes just a cleaned up code...
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  • #524
  • May 3, 2021 9:12am May 3, 2021 9:12am
Quoting MaPi
{quote} Hi, I replaced it with v 2.2 which had no changes just a cleaned up code...
Thanks,what is the best version? i used 2.0 and its ok.does any of the other versions have the trend following opening option? or robin does the same as icarus with this facility?

Quoting TeChaoLiang
{quote} I never changed a little bit of IKarus or Icarus on its mainly trading logic. The modifications only added indicators for helping to find a better entry point for each cycle. If you don't use any indicators, just set all indicators to not used it should work like the original one. That is, all modification versions work the same way, if you are not using indicators.
thanks my dear,im using all the indcators to open the first trade trend following to minimize the DD.
  • #525
  • May 3, 2021 9:41am May 3, 2021 9:41am
Quoting T4Trade
{quote} i m using it on live trading cent account of eu and let u know how it works?
Do you mean Robin? Please and thanks.
  • #526
  • May 3, 2021 9:51am May 3, 2021 9:51am
Quoting T4Trade
{quote} Thanks,what is the best version? i used 2.0 and its ok.does any of the other versions have the trend following opening option? or robin does the same as icarus with this facility?
As I mentioned before, I did not change the trading logic of Icarus in every modifications. Icarus doesn't have the trend following opening option. The modifications are just provide indicators for helping enter a trade, not the trend following option.

Trading logic of Robin is totally different. Do not mix Robin with Icarus. Icarus won't follow the trend, it is against the trend. While Robin will follow the trend because it is a with-the-trend grid trading.
  • #527
  • May 3, 2021 10:04am May 3, 2021 10:04am
Quoting TeChaoLiang
For couple weeks of incubation, my little Robin is hatched out from its egg. Last weekend, I was training her to fly. My training environment is to do back testing from 3/22/2021 to 4/23/2021. The reason I take this period to be a back test window is, for some currency pairs within this window Icarus is very easily to touch the ground. Moreover, on a Demo account, I had put Icarus with 0.3 initial lots and progression 1, do a forward test of GBPUSD on last Friday, I set an initial account balance to 6000 USD, I received margin calls at the same...

Hi, it gives me error due to I did not install Center of Gravity (which I do not see in the settings)...
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  • #528
  • May 3, 2021 10:20am May 3, 2021 10:20am
Quoting TeChaoLiang
Icarus modifications note: Icarus_2.2.1_modified is OK, but the default value of ATR multiplier 1.5 is too small, you have to set 15000 to make effect. Icarus_2.2.2_modified is same as Icarus_2.2.1_modified only added an additional setting to switch Alert Yellow enable directly. Icarus_2.2.3_modified as attached is same as Icarus_2.2.2_modified, but I have enlarged the ATR value by 10000 or 100, so that it can represent pip value scale. And the default can still be 1.5 EDIT: New Up Loaded !!! {file} {file}
Hey, I run just a quick 90% BT and everything seems to be right.
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Also checked ATR and it seem to work now
Enable Alert yellow seems to have some problems, first the buttons are turning red, not yellow (I can live with that, no prob) when activated, but I will not be able to open positions (the secure windows is opening, but after confirming there is no order execution). EA is giving error messages:
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It says I tried 0,00 Lot but I tried 0,01 Lot (also this is the volume confirmed in the opening window)...

Cheers
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  • #529
  • Edited 12:03pm May 3, 2021 10:52am | Edited 12:03pm
Quoting MaPi
{quote} Enable Alert yellow seems to have some problems, first the buttons are turning red, not yellow
I can't image why? I try to force Icarus enable Yellow Alert by setting max position to -1 or Enable Alert Yellow, it works on other currency pairs but not on EURUSD.
It seems that only EURUSD is abnormal. It is really weird, I don't know why just EURUSD doesn't work? The codes should indifferent to any chart.

I double checked the source code of Icarus. There are two situations will enable Alert Red, one is the margin required for next order is greater than the free margin, the other is (100-(100*equity_warning))/100*max_equity>Account Equity, however, none of the two conditions met. It should not be Alert Red.

Also, I had test Ikarus 2.2, without changing any its defaults, it also Alert Red. And I try to open a new order manually Ikarus fail to open the order. I also tried Icarus 2.2.3_modified on other currency pairs, it can open order manually under the Alert Yellow mode. I remember two weeks ago, Icarus or Ikarus can run normally. But since last week on, It always shows Alert Red and nothing can be done.

Run back test on EURUSD is OK. But EURUSD doesn't accept EAs to be executed in real time mode no mater what IKarus or Icarus 2.2.3_modified. It should be not the problem from brokers, My broker and your broker are different, but all refuse EA to run.
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  • #530
  • May 3, 2021 11:25am May 3, 2021 11:25am
Quoting MaPi
{quote} Hi, it gives me error due to I did not install Center of Gravity (which I do not see in the settings)...
Hola tengo

Hi, I have the same error.
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  • #531
  • May 3, 2021 12:21pm May 3, 2021 12:21pm
Quoting Juamt4
{quote} Hola tengo Hi, I have the same error.{image}
CenterOfGravity is a custom indicator, you have to put the ex4 file in your MQL4\indicators\ directory.
I am not sure which version of COG is applied, anyway, you just put the two files as attached will be OK.
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  • #532
  • May 3, 2021 12:47pm May 3, 2021 12:47pm
[quote = TeChaoLiang; 13521394] {quote} CenterOfGravity es un indicador personalizado, tienes que poner el archivo ex4 en tu directorio MQL4 \ indicadores \. No estoy seguro de qué versión de COG se aplica, de todos modos, simplemente coloque los dos archivos adjuntos y estará bien. {archivo} {archivo} [/ cita]

Ok, thank you very much, I test it on EUR / USD and GBP / USD.
  • #533
  • May 3, 2021 1:50pm May 3, 2021 1:50pm
Quoting TeChaoLiang
{quote} No, you were doing nothing wrong. Only if you use BB(3.0) and together with STO indicator. That will be a very strict condition for triggering a trade. Do you know it only has 1/1000 of probability that the price will reach upper or lower line of BB(3.0)? The default settings of indicators is suggested by MaPi, they are too strict to trigger a trade. Maybe you should reset a looser indicators settings. You can also tell us your indicators settings, so that we can figure out your problem. We don't have to use a very strict condition for indicator...
Thank you, TeChaoLiang

If you would be so kind to help me out with settings as I'm not familiar with this EA settings

Huge thanks TeChaoLiang
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  • #534
  • May 3, 2021 1:53pm May 3, 2021 1:53pm
BTW buttons appear simply green

Thanks
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  • #535
  • May 3, 2021 2:59pm May 3, 2021 2:59pm
Quoting Evcryto78
BTW buttons appear simply green Thanks {image}
Off course, because you are using version 2 2...cheers
Green pips 2 all of us!
  • #536
  • Edited 6:05pm May 3, 2021 5:39pm | Edited 6:05pm
Quoting MaPi
{quote} Off course, because you are using version 2 2...cheers
No, Mapi, it is irrelevant to what version used. No mater what version, EURUSD always shows Alert RED.
The only value from trading server end will affect Alert RED is the Margin Requested. I had written a script to get Market Information, Chart of EURUSD give me information with no any strange comparing to charts of other currency pairs.
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  • #537
  • May 3, 2021 7:59pm May 3, 2021 7:59pm
Quoting MaPi
{quote} Enable Alert yellow seems to have some problems, first the buttons are turning red, not yellow (I can live with that, no prob) when activated, but I will not be able to open positions (the secure windows is opening, but after confirming there is no order execution).
MaPi,

Although it totally makes no sense to me, but it just happened. When you execute EA, no mater what versions, Icarus or my Robin, EURUSD chart doesn't like your magic number: 11235. If you set 11235 to another value, everything is OK. Why? I don't know. The magic number is just a number, it should be innocent. I went through all the program logic of EAs, there is no reason for magic number 11235 will possibly conflict EURUSD chart.
  • #538
  • May 3, 2021 8:38pm May 3, 2021 8:38pm
Hi, guys,

If you are using indicators to decide a better entry point of grid trading EAs, Icarus or my Robin, something you should know.

When you set Selected indicators conjuncted apply (Robin) or All selected indicators will be applied together (Icarus) to "true," trigger conditions of indicators will be applied via logical AND relation. That is, the more indicators you choose to use, the less opportunities to initiate a trade, of course, the opportunities of take profit will be small.

When you set the value to "false," note that it is not the default setting, one of the indicators reaches its trigger condition a trade will be initiated. That is, the more indicators you choose, the more opportunities to initiate a trade. The opportunities of take profit will be large.

By the way, my first upload version of Robin 1.0 is use BB and COG together. I have already re-uploaded a new Robin 1.0 using only BB. You don't have to re-download it. It is still same as the previous one, you can just set the CoG is used to "false" for more opportunities to enter a trade.
  • #539
  • May 4, 2021 5:05am May 4, 2021 5:05am
Quoting TeChaoLiang
run BTs as well as FTs using my little Robin and feedback to me
Dear Liang,
I test and retest your version of the EA and I see I need only one more feature.
Could it stop cycle instead of coloring buttons yellow? Then we could use it full auto in trend periods
Thank you for your work!
Just an opinion. Based on research
  • #540
  • May 4, 2021 6:32am May 4, 2021 6:32am
Quoting Robasker
After three weeks trading one pair on a $1,000 account, profit $117.18 with max draw down of 5.51%
May I ask which pair, timeframe and settings?

Thanks a lot and happy green pips!
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