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  • #141
  • Feb 25, 2025 4:04pm Feb 25, 2025 4:04pm
Quoting flashpaul
Gentle Sirs, can you help me to configure your EA from 12:00 to 15:59? {image}
Your settings should look like this:
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  • #142
  • Feb 25, 2025 4:11pm Feb 25, 2025 4:11pm
Today's trades.

S&P 500 Futures
Stopped out on a short position
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Dow Jones Futures
Yesterday's positions closed. I opened a manual position, then the EA kicked in and I forgot to turn it off today so once today's TP hit another position opened.
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GOOG Short
Google short position from last week closed. IB trading with stocks is a little more long term than with futures.
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  • #143
  • Feb 25, 2025 5:00pm Feb 25, 2025 5:00pm
Quoting fortyfive20
{quote} Le tue impostazioni dovrebbero apparire così: {image}
Thank you!!
  • #144
  • Feb 26, 2025 2:42pm Feb 26, 2025 2:42pm
Quoting fortyfive20
Today's trades. S&P 500 Futures Stopped out on a short position {image} Dow Jones Futures Yesterday's positions closed. I opened a manual position, then the EA kicked in and I forgot to turn it off today so once today's TP hit another position opened. {image} GOOG Short Google short position from last week closed. IB trading with stocks is a little more long term than with futures. {image}
Hi fortyfive20, firstly thanks for posting your system! A quick question if you have time, the system states the stop loss should be the other end of the initial initial balance, so in the case of a long the bottom of the grey box and inf the case of a short the top of the grey box, however in some of your screenshots is seems like you're setting the stop manually. The S&P500 screenshot in the post I've quoted looks that way as the position was stopped out well within the grey box.

I notice occasionally your posts mention entering manually so I assume in some cases you use discretion for your stop loss but could you confirm? And if you do sometimes use discretion are there any rough guidelines you try to follow?

Thanks!
  • #145
  • Feb 26, 2025 4:30pm Feb 26, 2025 4:30pm
Quoting AlanGo
{quote} Hi fortyfive20, firstly thanks for posting your system! A quick question if you have time, the system states the stop loss should be the other end of the initial initial balance, so in the case of a long the bottom of the grey box and inf the case of a short the top of the grey box, however in some of your screenshots is seems like you're setting the stop manually. The S&P500 screenshot in the post I've quoted looks that way as the position was stopped out well within the grey box. I notice occasionally your posts mention entering manually...

Hey Alan, thanks for commenting! So yes a while back I posted a little something about this.

https://www.forexfactory.com/thread/...5#post15037085

For short positions the SL is calculated as the mid price of the 17:00 candle. As far as manual trades, yeah I take them every now and then. The EA won't open a new position if there's already a position open. So for example, if a long position was placed yesterday, with no SL, and today price is lower but there's and IB break out the EA won't place the trade. So I'll do it manually.
  • #146
  • Feb 26, 2025 4:37pm Feb 26, 2025 4:37pm
Today's trades.

Dow Jones Futures
Yesterday's positions closed today. Another long position opened today and left opened.
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APPL
Yesterday's long position stopped out at today's open.
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  • #147
  • Feb 28, 2025 6:53am Feb 28, 2025 6:53am
Yesterday's NVDIA short from earlier this week closed out.
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  • #148
  • Mar 1, 2025 6:53am Mar 1, 2025 6:53am
Yesterday's trades. All last minute Hail-Marys with U.S. futures making a comeback.

S&P 500 Futures
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  • #149
  • Mar 1, 2025 5:34pm Mar 1, 2025 5:34pm
Is it possible to have a montly balance of your tradind system?

I am not interested how much money, but only percentage up your deposit.

Thank you.
  • #150
  • Mar 3, 2025 7:57am Mar 3, 2025 7:57am
Quoting flashpaul
Is it possible to have a montly balance of your tradind system? I am not interested how much money, but only percentage up your deposit. Thank you.
This is February's report. Keep in mind, Initial Balances are not my only strategy.
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  • #151
  • Mar 3, 2025 4:36pm Mar 3, 2025 4:36pm
Today's trades: one loss, one win and some missed opportunities.

Missed Opportunities:
S&P 500, Nasdaq and NVDIA
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Dow Jones Futures:
Stopped out
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APPL
Friday's long position closed at open today.
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  • #152
  • Mar 4, 2025 4:53pm Mar 4, 2025 4:53pm
Today's trades.

S&P 500 Futures
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Nasdaq Futures
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META
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NVDIA
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  • #153
  • Mar 5, 2025 3:05pm Mar 5, 2025 3:05pm
Today's trades.

U.S. futures had a bit of a whiplash early in the day and I was stopped out of short positions. But long positions made up for it.

S&P 500 Futures
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Nasdaq Futures
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Dow Jones Futures
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Yesterday's Apple short closed at today's open.
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  • #154
  • Mar 5, 2025 4:19pm Mar 5, 2025 4:19pm
Quoting fortyfive20
{quote} This is February's report. Keep in mind, Initial Balances are not my only strategy. {image}
Thank you. Having more than one strategy in your arsenal helps offset any losses.
  • #155
  • Mar 10, 2025 7:57pm Mar 10, 2025 7:57pm
Today's Trades

S&P 500 Futures
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  • #156
  • Mar 11, 2025 3:20pm Mar 11, 2025 3:20pm
Today's trades. Recouped losses with manual trades.

S&P 500 Futures
First break out was stopped out, then a manual trade hit a quick 10 pips.
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Dow Jones Futures
First break out was stopped out, then another manual trade hit a quick 10 pips.
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APPL
Yesterday's short position hit target today.
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META
Yesterday's Meta short was stopped out at today's open.
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NVDIA
Yesterday's short was also stopped out at today's open.
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  • #157
  • Mar 12, 2025 6:01pm Mar 12, 2025 6:01pm
Today's trades: all shorts. One loss.

S&P 500 Futures
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NVDIA
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  • #158
  • Mar 13, 2025 4:16pm Mar 13, 2025 4:16pm
Today's trades. Only two closed and a few left open.

Dow Jones Futures
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  • #159
  • Mar 16, 2025 1:50am Mar 16, 2025 1:50am
Hello fortyfive20, glad to finally find this thread. I’ve developed a similar system but using PVSRA, trading manually without a robot. It’s an evolution of my trading system after years of refinement. If you have time, feel free to drop by and leave a comment. Happy to see your EA doing well.

https://www.forexfactory.com/thread/...9#post15182869
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  • #160
  • Mar 17, 2025 7:57am Mar 17, 2025 7:57am
Trades from Friday, March 14th

S&P 500 Futures
Thursday's short position closed out over night before NY open.
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Friday's long position was a quick 10 pips.
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Nasdaq Futures
Thursday's short position also closed out before NY open.
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NY session provided a 10 pip win.
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Dow Jones Futures

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