The bug is definitely anywhere in the EA because all my other EAs and indicators need no special setting, works all fine, just Icarus 2.2 is not able to fly there!
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Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero
- #1,288
- Oct 10, 2021 6:15am Oct 10, 2021 6:15am
{quote} Icarus is designed for currencies pair by default, if you want to run it on other things you need to make sure the point value of digits as well as the pip value calculated are the same as currency pairs. For instance, Icarus calculate PIP VALUE as follows. // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // CALCULATE PIP VALUE // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ double CalculatePipValue(double volume) { double aux_mm_value=0;...
Also with all the other brokers like GBE, Admiral, ICMarkets is no problem
@MaPi, or one of the other coders here, can you PLEASE change this in code?
I have an idea how to do it but Ikarus 2.2 this is working on live accounts of mine so I do not want to "try and error" here.
Thank you!
- #1,289
- Oct 10, 2021 6:26am Oct 10, 2021 6:26am
{quote} Icarus is not my EA, I would not change any part of its mainly parts. If you don't know how to modify it, you have better not use Icarus on symbols other than currency pairs.
I respect you and highly appreciate your work in any way, thank you for that! But what do you mean with this words? You changed the hack out of this Expert Advisor, this is no change of logic or something like that
Additional, nobody from us knows to do this correctly but you can easily do this Also there is a"2.2_Time" version I remember: Post #332 Can you just please adapt that please that we can input a start time (Hours/Min/sec) and stop after 1 cycle (I explained this in post #1279) and add this 1 or 2 digit support what you meant? Thank you
{quote} Also there is a"2.2_Time" version I remember: Post #332 Can you just please adapt that please that we can input a start time (Hours/Min/sec) and stop after 1 cycle (I explained this in post #1279) and add this 1 or 2 digit support what you meant? Thank you
- #1,293
- Edited 3:41pm Oct 10, 2021 3:24pm | Edited 3:41pm
- Joined Feb 2021 | Status: Trader | 344 Posts
How to Prepare Historical Tick Data for Back Test
Tick Data Suite? Quant Data Manager? Tickstory?
As I mentioned before, I don't trust Tick Data Suite because it embedded some code into your MT4 terminal such that the quality of back test can not be trusted. Quant Data Management is better but it also has its shortcomings. Using Quant Data Manager, it doesn't consider the spread so that the Ask and Bid are almost the same. That will cause you can have a wonderful back test result but never happen on the forward testing. So, we need a back test that can simulate merely actual spread. Tickstory can do it. As a consequence, I suggest you use Tickstory to run back test, it can add the spread according to your spread setting of back test. That makes your back test reasonable.
A back test without spread considered. One can easily make an EA that give you an unbelievable back testing result as attached image. But such kind of back testing won't happen in the real world. You can see the back test result, initial deposit of 500 USD, from 2021.1.1 to 2121.9.30, the result balance is 538724.70 USD with the net profit of 538224.70 USD. Is it too good to be true? Yes. It is a false result.
- #1,295
- Edited 6:34pm Oct 12, 2021 6:16pm | Edited 6:34pm
{quote} About the trading time restriction function, yes, I can do it. But I'll do it on Icarus 4.x later. Icarus 4.0 is nothing different to Icarus 2.2_Time version if you choose not to use any indicators. About another issue, the digits incompatible problem of Icarus when it used other than currency pairs, it is not so easy to modify to suit for symbols other than currency pairs. You have to aware in advance that Icarus calculate take profit is according to the take_profit value you set and its virtual SL is according the grid size you set. Take...
The mistake is definitely in the calculation you mentioned - I turned my accounts into professional (ESMA regulation) today, switched form the mini to normal US30 and DAX40 symbol and "tadaaa" - It works like a charm like on many other brokers I use (2.8% today in Dax and Dow with 1 contract starting at FXFlat)
I also have the same problems at IG Bank as example, they are offering just 1 digit. Dow is priced there at "35,113.6" as example.
@mapi, can you talk to your coder which developed it from the scratch? Maybe he knows to adapt it correctly.
- #1,296
- Edited 9:11am Oct 13, 2021 7:04am | Edited 9:11am
{quote} Care to share the settings for this demo?looks like really good result which I am not able to replicate in my back testing
magic=11235
grid_size=20
gs_progression=3
take_profit=20
profit_lock=0.3
min_lots=0.1
equity_warning=0.2
account_risk=1.0
progression=3
max_positions=6
unbalance_control=0
max_spread=100
show_forecast=1
Indicators_Settings=
Conjunct_Idx=true
Bolinger_Band=
Use_BB=true
BB_tf=0
BB_Period=20
BB_Dev=2.0
BB_Shift=0
BB_Mod=0
Stochastic_Oscullator=
Use_Stoch=true
Stoch_tf=0
Stoch_K=65
Stoch_D=5
Stoch_Slowing=3
Stoch_Method=0
Stoch_Price=0
Stoch_Shift=0
Stoch_Lower=10.0
Stoch_Upper=90.0
Relative_Strength_Index=
Use_RSI=true
RSI_tf=0
RSI_Period=14
RSI_Lower=20.0
RSI_Upper=80.0
RSI_Shift=0
ATR_for_Grid_Size=
Use_ATR=false
ATR_tf=0
ATR_Period=14
ATR_shift=0
ATR_Multiplier=1.5
{quote} Ok got you... Hmm, how to solve this? Btw, THANK YOU FOR 4.2 man
Cheers
Green pips 2 all of us!
{quote} Ok got you... Hmm, how to solve this? Btw, THANK YOU FOR 4.2 man
Green pips 2 all of us!
- #1,300
- Oct 13, 2021 1:34pm Oct 13, 2021 1:34pm
Hello everyone! Thank you for this good robot! Have one question maybe a stupid question but on my computer this robot won't take profit automatically. Should it?
You should see lines that I indicate in the below screenshot:
The Dashed line which I indicated with a Blue line is the line on which EA will trigger a new position (SELL in this case)
And the Solid RED line indicates the price that should take the profit.
If you have issues check your settings and don't forget to set the "Show Forecast" to value "1" to see the mentioned lines on your chart.