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  • #541
  • May 4, 2021 6:49am May 4, 2021 6:49am
Quoting TeChaoLiang
{quote} Do you mean Robin? Please and thanks.
yes sir,i will use robin and let u know how it works.Thanks for sharing!
  • #542
  • May 4, 2021 6:49am May 4, 2021 6:49am
Quoting TeChaoLiang
{quote} 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. {file} {file}
Did you use this MQ4 here
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  • #543
  • May 4, 2021 6:50am May 4, 2021 6:50am
Quoting TeChaoLiang
{quote} 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. {image}
Hey,

Yellow is working in 2.2.3_Modiefied

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It went red on the first test due to Global Variable, I tested on a bigger account first and switched than to a smaller one, in those cases you need to delete old Max_Equity input in the GV, if not EA will show a massive drawdown caused by equity high GV vs current Equity...

When I activated "enable alert directly" I can not trade via the buttons. But the buttons are activated via max_pos (not with -1 but 1 or higher) or equity drawdown, the trading via the buttons works fine, even with magic 11235...Maybe this helps finding the problem in the code...Cheers
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  • #544
  • May 4, 2021 9:41am May 4, 2021 9:41am
Quoting Evcryto78
{quote} 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 {image}
The settings are OK. You can set CoG is used to false to increase opportunities of entering trade.
  • #545
  • May 4, 2021 10:01am May 4, 2021 10:01am
Not so bad, first time I see the baby flying in multi timeframe mode
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  • #546
  • May 4, 2021 10:09am May 4, 2021 10:09am
Quoting since80808
{quote} Could it stop cycle instead of coloring buttons yellow? Then we could use it full auto in trend periods ...
It (Icarus or Robin) stops cycle only when the cycle is with max_profit marked and the profit is less than profit_lock*max_profit. In other word, it always closed with a positive profit.

The case we need close a cycle manually via buttons yellow is you want to stop a negative profit cycle, because they won't close a negative profit cycle.

You want it stop a negative profit cycle other than a positive one, you have to specify in what situation you have to close the cycle.

For instance, if you set profit lock to 1, then when the last order of a cycle is reached TP and total profits of orders in this cycle is greater than 0 the positive profit cycle will be stopped. Likewise, if you want it stop a negative profit cycle you have to give me a condition for stopping the cycle.
  • #547
  • May 4, 2021 10:58am May 4, 2021 10:58am
Quoting TeChaoLiang
{quote} You want it stop a negative profit cycle other than a positive one, you have to specify in what situation you have to close the cycle.
If I understand it right the manual buttons change color to yellow when the trend becomes strong. Anyway, may you use the same trigger as for the buttons color changing for the stop cycle event?
Just an opinion. Based on research
  • #548
  • May 4, 2021 1:16pm May 4, 2021 1:16pm
Quoting since80808
{quote} If I understand it right the manual buttons change color to yellow when the trend becomes strong. Anyway, may you use the same trigger as for the buttons color changing for the stop cycle event?
No, yellow means Max. Position is reached. You can easily hit stop next cycle, why asking for function which is already in? Cheers
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  • #549
  • May 4, 2021 1:32pm May 4, 2021 1:32pm
Quoting MaPi
{quote} No, yellow means Max. Position is reached. You can easily hit stop next cycle, why asking for function which is already in? Cheers
I repeat my idea for the third time:
Now max.position just kills the depo untill the max drawdown or manual cycle stop. I propose to stop it automatically when the situation "max.position + several points" or "max.position + ... " is reached.
Because now this EA works great and then lose all the gains at every long trend period (so it's only semi-auto|semi-manual) - look at the backtests 2020 on any pair
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  • #550
  • May 4, 2021 2:34pm May 4, 2021 2:34pm
Quoting since80808
{quote} I repeat my idea for the third time: Now max.position just kills the depo untill the max drawdown or manual cycle stop. I propose to stop it automatically when the situation "max.position + several points" or "max.position + ... " is reached. Because now this EA works great and then lose all the gains at every long trend period (so it's only semi-auto|semi-manual) - look at the backtests 2020 on any pair
Ok, got you, you mean a stop out after x points when yellow...but why not use SL function which is there allready? What do you think is the benefit to do it that way?

Btw. 2020 EU was doing fine, see latest BT...

Cheers
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  • #551
  • Edited May 5, 2021 5:43am May 4, 2021 4:04pm | Edited May 5, 2021 5:43am
Quoting MaPi
Not so bad, first time I see the baby flying in multi timeframe mode {image}
Nice take-off

I'm just curious how did you choose certain parameters such as grid size or profit lock which seems to be an accurate number of 0.89?
Did you just optimize it for EU or you did something more?

That would be great to share your ideas on your criteria for optimizing the parameters
  • #552
  • May 4, 2021 4:51pm May 4, 2021 4:51pm
[quote = fx1079; 13522446] {quote}您是否在此處使用了此MQ4重心（COG）指標| 外匯工廠 https://www.forexfactory.com/thread/651904-center-of-gravity-cog-indicator？[/ quote]
You can use any version of COV you like, just change the name of ex4 file to "Center Of Gravity.ex4" and put it into the indicators directory.
  • #553
  • May 4, 2021 5:28pm May 4, 2021 5:28pm
Quoting since80808
{quote} I repeat my idea for the third time: Now max.position just kills the depo untill the max drawdown or manual cycle stop. I propose to stop it automatically when the situation "max.position + several points" or "max.position + ... " is reached. Because now this EA works great and then lose all the gains at every long trend period (so it's only semi-auto|semi-manual) - look at the backtests 2020 on any pair
It (Icarus or Robin) will show an Alert Yellow, when the account state reach max_positions. Total positions of buys and sells are counted separately. That is, when total positions of a buy cycle is greater than max positions or total positions of a sell cycle is greater than max position Alert Yellow is turned on.

However, because the grid trading strategy of Rabin is quite different to what of Icarus, the meanings of positions of a cycle greater than max positions are also different. In Icarus, when a cycle reaches the max positions, it is always a negative profit cycle because Icarus is an Against-the-trend grid trading EA. Robin is a With-the-trend trading EA, a cycle reaches the max positions not necessary have to be a negative profit cycle. That is, you have to clearly specify what you mentioned new version EA is Robin or Icarus?
  • #554
  • May 4, 2021 6:23pm May 4, 2021 6:23pm
Quoting TeChaoLiang
{quote} It (Icarus or Robin) will show an Alert Yellow, when the account state reach max_positions. Total positions of buys and sells are counted separately. That is, when total positions of a buy cycle is greater than max positions or total positions of a sell cycle is greater than max position Alert Yellow is turned on. However, because the grid trading strategy of Rabin is quite different to what of Icarus, the meanings of positions of a cycle greater than max positions are also different. In Icarus, when a cycle reaches the max positions, it...

started Robin 1.0 trading AUDUSD today.

we shall see how Robin performs in a sideways ranging market type conditions.

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  • #555
  • Edited 8:53pm May 4, 2021 8:37pm | Edited 8:53pm
Quoting MaPi
{quote} When I activated "enable alert directly" I can not trade via the buttons. But the buttons are activated via max_pos (not with -1 but 1 or higher) or equity drawdown, the trading via the buttons works fine, even with magic 11235...Maybe this helps finding the problem in the code...Cheers
I think maybe I found the problem, it is because when you enable Alert Yellow at very beginning moment of Icarus is executed, there is no buy and sell cycles, that will cause a failure from trading server for the reason of an order is sent with 0 lots. (That is, when you press the BUY or the SELL button, a message box with you confirm you for the number of lots you are going to open, but it actually sent a zero lots to open the order.)
Neither this is my coding error, nor a bug of Icarus. Because under normal cases, no one will try to open a first order manually at the very beginning moment.
However, I can fix it for the sake of you want it to work that way. I use its function CalculateNextVolume() instead of taking number of lots from cycle array of buy_lots[] or sell_lots[] to send new order to trading server. And it works now as you wish, when you force it enter Alert Yellow mode from the GV settings it can open buy or sell order.

The new modified version is then attached for you.
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  • #556
  • May 5, 2021 1:22am May 5, 2021 1:22am
I tested and found this EA could only start from 1 lot while trading indice(e.g China A50). Is it broker issue? Otherwise could someone adjust EA to start from 0.01 lot as well?

Much appreciated!
  • #557
  • May 5, 2021 2:51am May 5, 2021 2:51am
Quoting ursinho4711
{quote} May I ask which pair, timeframe and settings? Thanks a lot and happy green pips!
Sure, GBP/JPY, 15min and OOB settings with zero intervention.
  • #558
  • May 5, 2021 5:44am May 5, 2021 5:44am
Quoting MaPi
Not so bad, first time I see the baby flying in multi timeframe mode {image}
Hmmm... Can't see what's wrong with my test (I copy your settings)
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  • #559
  • May 5, 2021 5:58am May 5, 2021 5:58am
Quoting MaPi
{quote}why not use SL function
Sorry, I still can not see this function (((
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Quoting MaPi
{quote}2020 EU was doing fine
I love your graph, but still can't repeat it with the same parameters. Will check and fix, I believe

Cheers!
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  • #560
  • May 5, 2021 6:03am May 5, 2021 6:03am
Quoting since80808
{quote} Hmmm... Can't see what's wrong with my test (I copy your settings) {image}
You are on 2.2.4, but this should not make a difference...

I tested on a 1:400 Leverage account, what have you used?
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