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  • #701
  • May 18, 2021 6:32am May 18, 2021 6:32am
Something to study for you guys who are not lazy (so that you do not invent what is already invented):
https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/8793#para3
  • #702
  • May 18, 2021 6:50am May 18, 2021 6:50am
This is a Good job..welldone to all contributors..This system can work very well with currency strenght meter..I will upload a strenght meter indicator..it willbe fine if it can be added,the trade direction should be in reversal of price.
for example.if lowest currency is USD with value 0 and the highest currency is GBP..the market concdition will be Sell..and the icarus EA will take further management of the trade..like wise if the highest is AUD with value of 9(max. value) and the lowest is JPY..the trade will be AUDJPY sell....the indicator is been attached..welldone guys..i drop my cap
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  • #703
  • May 18, 2021 9:34am May 18, 2021 9:34am
Hi guys, I' see this is an interesting project
I may put for free my personal VPS to forward test an account and publish on myfxbook to take a look the operations.
If you are interested reply this post with follow condition:
1- Put EA here
2- Set File
3- Cross and TF
  • #704
  • Edited 10:25am May 18, 2021 9:59am | Edited 10:25am
Quoting TeChaoLiang
For the sake of Icarus_M_3.0 being a sequence of modifications, and, also thinking of too many positions put into the market when chasing profit. I do a minor change of Icarus_M_3.0 add up the orders of chasing profit into a single order, such that the number of positions can be reduced. The new version Icarus_M_3.1 is attached. {file}{file}
Thank you again sir, for all your hard work. I am currently testing Icarus_3.1 and noticed in the comments of the trade terminal, both during the trade and history it shows as Icarus 2.2 instead of 3.1
I am testing both live and want to be able to tell which is which when reviewing history & during the trades. I think you may have just forgot to change the comments when you were still developing / testing.

Would you be kind enough, if you get a spare moment to show how to correct the code in meta editor, or upload a corrected .exe file for Icarus_M_3.1 that will show as 3.1 in the terminal / trade comments? It would be very much appreciated, as I have very little knowledge of coding. I am surprised no one else has not mentioned this yet.

Good trading to you Sir!

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“The waiting is the hardest part” Tom Petty
  • #705
  • May 18, 2021 10:37am May 18, 2021 10:37am
Quoting SirViver
{quote} Would you be kind enough, if you get a spare moment to show how to correct the code in meta editor, or upload a corrected .exe file for Icarus_M_3.1 that will show as 3.1 in the terminal / trade comments? It would be very much appreciated, as I have very little knowledge of coding. I am surprised no one else has not mentioned this yet. Good trading to you Sir! {image}
Sure, here you are.
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  • #706
  • May 18, 2021 10:40am May 18, 2021 10:40am
Quoting TeChaoLiang
{quote} Sure, here you are. {file}{file}
Please treat the indicator i uploaded and add it to the EA...we will have best result with that..my drawdown so far with icarus ea is -77usd
  • #707
  • May 18, 2021 10:57am May 18, 2021 10:57am
We need more tests and devotion.
I am gonna share one of my set files with you all in the hope that you make backtests on different brokers' data and share the results by replying to this post.
These set files are derived from strict backtesting and optimizations that have taken days and weeks on VPS and still counting.

EURUSD
Since ~ 2020-06
Icarus_M_3.1
TF 5M (However tf is not important in this setting)

Here is my 1st broker's BT result as you can see DD is good. It is for around 11 months

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And on the other broker here is the result:
DD is higher

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And here is the set files:

Please share your thought and results.
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  • #708
  • May 18, 2021 11:02am May 18, 2021 11:02am
Quoting Farzad666
We need more tests and devotion. I am gonna share one of my set files with you all in the hope that you make backtests on different brokers' data and share the results by replying to this post. These set files are derived from strict backtesting and optimizations that have taken days and weeks on VPS and still counting. EURUSD Since ~ 2020-06 Icarus_M_3.1 TF 5M (However tf is not important in this setting) Here is my 1st broker's BT result as you can see DD is good. It is for around 11 months And on the other broker here is the result: DD is higher...
What the optimized settings are?
  • #709
  • May 18, 2021 11:09am May 18, 2021 11:09am
Quoting TeChaoLiang
{quote} What the optimized settings are?
Now it should be fixed.
Here is the setting FYR

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  • #710
  • May 18, 2021 12:10pm May 18, 2021 12:10pm
Quoting TeChaoLiang
{quote} Sure, here you are. {file}{file}
comments are correct now,

Thank you!
“The waiting is the hardest part” Tom Petty
  • #711
  • May 18, 2021 9:08pm May 18, 2021 9:08pm
Quoting Farzad666
{quote} But when the price hits the take profit line the Ea does close the order but at the very same time, it opens a new order with 0.4 lot size and closes it as well as the first order. Please check the below screenshot: {image} Orders #1 and #3 are correct and needed to be triggered. But orders #2 and $4 are excess. It is odd that on your testing and probably other testers there are no such issues! Do you have any idea?
If you set profit lock to a higher value, it happens when you chasing the profit with some additional lots and the price is changed to opposite direction will make the total profit of the cycle touches the profit lock level and close all the cycle.
You can set profit lock value to a smaller one, 0.3 or 0.2, then you won't see position is just opened and soon closed almost at the same time.
profit lock of Robin and Icarus acts very similarly as traditional trailing stop.
  • #712
  • May 19, 2021 4:15am May 19, 2021 4:15am
Quoting Farzad666
We need more tests and devotion. I am gonna share one of my set files with you all in the hope that you make backtests on different brokers' data and share the results by replying to this post. These set files are derived from strict backtesting and optimizations that have taken days and weeks on VPS and still counting. EURUSD Since ~ 2020-06 Icarus_M_3.1 TF 5M (However tf is not important in this setting) Here is my 1st broker's BT result as you can see DD is good. It is for around 11 months {image} {image} And on the other broker here is the result:...
I dont want to sound negative - especially because you backtested already for some time - but when BT you must use high quality tickdata of 99,9%. Yours is very low (42% and 90%). This means that your results are not of high quality either...Before BT another week you should try and get better tickdata.
  • #713
  • May 19, 2021 4:27am May 19, 2021 4:27am
Folks, past performances on Forex instruments do NOT represent what happens in the future, you could run a test on a ranging or trending instrument and guestimate the least favorable outcome. If you try to fit in a test to produce a 90% success outcome you are only deceiving a trading account.
Losses are inevitable in trading one needs to accept a possible drawdown with any strategy. As long as you manage your RISK accept the outcomes and build trust in your trading strategy.
  • #714
  • May 19, 2021 6:24am May 19, 2021 6:24am
Working on a low drawdown non-martingale set file, whilst trying to keep profit as high as possible. Finishing eurusd testing then moving on to other pairs. The below results are over a 2.5 year period.
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  • #715
  • May 19, 2021 6:36am May 19, 2021 6:36am
Quoting FX.Ollie
Working on a low drawdown non-martingale set file, whilst trying to keep profit as high as possible. Finishing eurusd testing then moving on to other pairs. The below results are over a 2.5 year period. {image}
That is really impressive, and 99% modeling, too. 70% return over 2.5 years is respectable. Will you be posting the set file?
  • #716
  • May 19, 2021 6:37am May 19, 2021 6:37am
Quoting FX.Ollie
Working on a low drawdown non-martingale set file, whilst trying to keep profit as high as possible. Finishing eurusd testing then moving on to other pairs. The below results are over a 2.5 year period. {image}
HEllo.
Ikarus or Robin?
  • #717
  • May 19, 2021 6:46am May 19, 2021 6:46am
Quoting FX.Ollie
Working on a low drawdown non-martingale set file, whilst trying to keep profit as high as possible. Finishing eurusd testing then moving on to other pairs. The below results are over a 2.5 year period. {image}

Good Job ;-)
  • #718
  • May 19, 2021 8:19am May 19, 2021 8:19am
Hi @TEChaoLiang,

How does the BB H4 filter works?
I launched Robin 1.1 in 5mn TF.
It bought now on gbpusd. But in H4 the price is at the middle BB.
Thank you
  • #719
  • May 19, 2021 8:51am May 19, 2021 8:51am
Testing-retesting I see the only settings pack for account to stay alive during 2020 (Attached, but with minimal corrections it's some old Mapi's set)

It has 3 drawdown periods since 1.1.20 till today. And all other modifications kill account at the first pandemic months (spring 2020).
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Just an opinion. Based on research
  • #720
  • Edited 1:40pm May 19, 2021 12:52pm | Edited 1:40pm
Quoting sbenichou1
Hi @TEChaoLiang, How does the BB H4 filter works? I launched Robin 1.1 in 5mn TF. It bought now on gbpusd. But in H4 the price is at the middle BB. Thank you
The buy position at the price of Middle BB should be a profit chasing position.
Buy cycle initial position should open at the lower BB line.
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I keep on running Robin 1.1 with the default settings on a demo account beginning with the balance of almost 9000 USD since last week. I put eight pairs to run simultaneously, the maximum DD won't greater than 300 USD, till now, my balance is 9671.82 USD.

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I suggest you run multiple currency pairs simultaneously so that the lose of some pair could be covered by the profit of other pairs and eventually the temporary loss will be canceled by profit positions or even turn to be balance gain.

However, do not put multiple pairs simultaneously for Icarus to run, you will receive margin calls very soon.
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