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  • #21
  • Sep 13, 2011 11:15am Sep 13, 2011 11:15am
Used strategy tester, with appalling data quality, to work out best guesses at TPs and SLs.

M1 - no direction filters, trading hours 6am-5pm UK time, TP=10, SL=12
35 Wins, 25 Losses +50 pips
=> trades frequently, marginally profitable. Good for criminals with rebates.

M15 - no direction filters, trading hours 6am-5pm UK time, TP=10, SL=26
3 Wins, 0 Losses +30 pips
=> trades infrequently, lots of errors (128 - trade timeout). Don't know why M15 should have so many errors and M1 doesn't....?

Anyone else still testing this?
  • #22
  • Sep 13, 2011 4:23pm Sep 13, 2011 4:23pm
Quoting erwal
Used strategy tester, with appalling data quality, to work out best guesses at TPs and SLs.

M1 - no direction filters, trading hours 6am-5pm UK time, TP=10, SL=12
35 Wins, 25 Losses +50 pips
=> trades frequently, marginally profitable. Good for criminals with rebates.

M15 - no direction filters, trading hours 6am-5pm UK time, TP=10, SL=26
3 Wins, 0 Losses +30 pips
=> trades infrequently, lots of errors (128 - trade timeout). Don't know why M15 should have so many errors and M1 doesn't....?

Anyone else still testing this?
The tester is useless for results. The data is missing huge files and has all sorts of error in it. It's a disaster.
The tester can be used to see if an ea is opening and closing properly that's about it, as far as I can see.
There is some 99% correct data, commercial quality, at Dukascopy. It's free but it's a pain in "the you know what" to try to download. I've downloaded and have converted it to csv but no luck so far.
the upgrades in mt4 seem to block it.
Here's a site that gives the process and how to: http://eareview.net/tick-data
  • #23
  • Sep 13, 2011 5:09pm Sep 13, 2011 5:09pm
Quoting jiva34
The tester is useless for results. The data is missing huge files and has all sorts of error in it. It's a disaster.
The tester can be used to see if an ea is opening and closing properly that's about it, as far as I can see.
There is some 99% correct data, commercial quality, at Dukascopy. It's free but it's a pain in "the you know what" to try to download. I've downloaded and have converted it to csv but no luck so far.
the upgrades in mt4 seem to block it.
Here's a site that gives the process and how to: http://eareview.net/tick-data...
Yeah I know. Just used the strategy tester to get some idea of optimal TP and SL. The results are forward demo tests.
  • #24
  • Sep 14, 2011 5:32am Sep 14, 2011 5:32am
Making some progress in getting the Dukascopy 99% tick data..
Maybe today I can get to run the ea on some decent data...
  • #25
  • Sep 14, 2011 5:48am Sep 14, 2011 5:48am
Quoting dsugums
MAs only work when there is a trend. Ranging will make the system kill both long and short.

Only if we can predict that market will trend

Good filter will be to take only one short and long for a particular session and close shop. We should know by then it is ranging
Perhaps the trend "filter" of the nanningbob 10.0 method could help?
  • #26
  • Sep 14, 2011 5:28pm Sep 14, 2011 5:28pm
I can't seem to get the 99% tick data to run properly.
Working on it for a week now off and on.
There have been so many upgrades to mt4 it may be interfering with converting the data.
  • #27
  • Sep 14, 2011 6:58pm Sep 14, 2011 6:58pm
Quoting jiva34
I can't seem to get the 99% tick data to run properly.
Working on it for a week now off and on.
There have been so many upgrades to mt4 it may be interfering with converting the data.
Try testing only on Alpari NZ terminal. Data is complete and comes from their server and not Metaquotes. I've seen comparison backtests between
this and 99% quality tick data and they were very similar.

Rob
  • #28
  • Edited 7:46pm Sep 14, 2011 7:13pm | Edited 7:46pm
Quoting ChicagoRob
Try testing only on Alpari NZ terminal. Data is complete and comes from their server and not Metaquotes. I've seen comparison backtests between
this and 99% quality tick data and they were very similar.

Rob
will check it out. Thanks

how do I set up a demo with Alpari NZ?
do you have a link.
Thanks
  • #29
  • Sep 15, 2011 4:50pm Sep 15, 2011 4:50pm
Quoting jiva34
will check it out. Thanks

how do I set up a demo with Alpari NZ?
do you have a link.
Thanks
Download their MT4 platform, just like you would with Alpari UK/US, etc. Make sure you clean out all .hst file/existing data, before downloading data. Be certain you are downloading only M1 data, also.

After you run a backtest, you should have no data gaps and no mismatched chart errors.

http://alpari-forex.com/

Rob
  • #30
  • Feb 18, 2013 4:06pm Feb 18, 2013 4:06pm
Can You add a trailingStop in your EA please?

jiva43's MA Cross/Fractal Combo. A scalping EA by SteveHopwood

Thanks
greetz..
  • #31
  • Feb 18, 2013 6:46pm Feb 18, 2013 6:46pm
Game over here ! Move to SH's own forum ! Its useless to post here anymore !!!!!!!!!!
  • #32
  • Mar 27, 2024 6:55pm Mar 27, 2024 6:55pm
Hi Guys, I am super interested in this EA. Does anyone have a working version, I can find no talk of this EA after this thread? Steve seems to have left the forum bless him
  • #33
  • Apr 26, 2024 12:56am Apr 26, 2024 12:56am
look like very cool system this
  • #34
  • Apr 26, 2024 8:38am Apr 26, 2024 8:38am
Quoting kashif786786
look like very cool system this
I think so its good
  • #35
  • Apr 27, 2024 2:20am Apr 27, 2024 2:20am
What are the key indicators used in the Forex trading system described in the thread? How do you set up the trading hours for optimal performance? How do you control the trading direction of the robot?
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  • #36
  • Last Post: Apr 27, 2024 5:05am Apr 27, 2024 5:05am
What are the key indicators and rules of the trading system described in the thread? How can a trader effectively manage risk when using this system?
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