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  • #81
  • Feb 9, 2007 10:46pm Feb 9, 2007 10:46pm
I've been following this thread for some time now... I've back tested the system and from Dec - Today it's at 90.91% profitibility, on GBP/USD.

That being said, I don't think anyone knows the MACD vaules... This is a system you just use as an expert and either you take the trade or you don't. I wouldn't trade the MACD as was put forth in earlier posts... simply because of divergence... unless there were MACD values that eliminated them.. then I would manually trade it I suppose.

Either way, the backtesting shows it to be consistently profitible... with a good money management system, you will profit.
  • #82
  • Feb 12, 2007 5:52am Feb 12, 2007 5:52am
Took 50 pips off the CHF 5M this morning - default settings + TP50 moved SL to b/e after +25.
  • #83
  • Feb 12, 2007 6:38am Feb 12, 2007 6:38am
Does anyone here only use MACD to trade in live account? I think its dangerous, I just want people's opinion on it....
  • #84
  • Feb 12, 2007 7:08am Feb 12, 2007 7:08am
Quoting mwilkinw
I've been following this thread for some time now... I've back tested the system and from Dec - Today it's at 90.91% profitibility, on GBP/USD.

That being said, I don't think anyone knows the MACD vaules... This is a system you just use as an expert and either you take the trade or you don't. I wouldn't trade the MACD as was put forth in earlier posts... simply because of divergence... unless there were MACD values that eliminated them.. then I would manually trade it I suppose.

Either way, the backtesting shows it to be consistently profitible... with a good money management system, you will profit.
hi mwilkinw,thanks for your opinion but can u pls elaborate abit on what u had said,thanks alot...
  • #85
  • Feb 12, 2007 7:48am Feb 12, 2007 7:48am
investor_me,
You made a error in your code:
Inserted Code
iMA(NULL,0,MACD_level/10,0,MODE_EMA,Close[0],0)-iMA(NULL,0,MACD_level,0,MODE_EMA,Close[0],0);
The Close[] is not good, its not the price close you put there but one of the 7 Price constants ranging from 0 to 6.

In your case, i'm sure you mean PRICE_CLOSE.
Sorry for my bad english translation
  • #86
  • Apr 27, 2007 1:34am Apr 27, 2007 1:34am
have you forward test it in live account yourself yet?
if so, plesae post result.
  • #87
  • Jun 13, 2007 6:41pm Jun 13, 2007 6:41pm
Wow an old thread with an old classic EA has anyone to date had decent profits with this or was it abandoned.
  • #88
  • Jul 26, 2007 2:44pm Jul 26, 2007 2:44pm
This shd be a nice EA if we continue ...
Patience, let the market come to you!
  • #89
  • Jul 27, 2007 4:21am Jul 27, 2007 4:21am
Quoting et_phonehome_2
Does anyone here only use MACD to trade in live account? I think its dangerous, I just want people's opinion on it....
Why do you say it's dangerous?
  • #90
  • Aug 11, 2007 11:33am Aug 11, 2007 11:33am
Hi
I have downloaded MACS1 and now trying to test this out.
However, for some reason I cannot activate the software?? It does show in the Navigator list. But it is not working??. Could it be that because the market is closed?? It is Saturday??

Thanks for any help
Compactrhino

Quoting investor_me
Hi again folks.

After working hard on the pivotmagic EA (which is getting popular every day), I found that simpler mechanisms are probably better for profit in the long run. I therefore developed an extremely extremely simple system based on 2 MACDs:

MACD1 is to identify the entry point: When the MACD moves from - to + do a buy and if it goes from + to - go do a sell. The fast and slow MAs are 1 point apart and should be quite high (250+)

MACD2 is to get the exit point: It's fast MA is always 100 but the slow one is the one used for MACD1. Once the value reaches the peak during the first cycle if it is a buy or a pit during the first cycle if it is a sell, then close the deal with profit. If the state is not profitable, just leave it.

In case MACD2 didn't produce profit, wait for a specific period (wait_time_b4_SL) and then exit with the least loss possible.

Check the code and you'll understand how this one works. The paramenters are good in default for EURUSD M5 charts. But you can always check other values, particularly MACD values.

Attached is also a test result for EURUSD during (4/7-6/26 2005). Really impressive!


Good testing for you all... and please update me with progress!

Attached is the source code. Please post comments/results when possible!

i_me
  • #91
  • Aug 18, 2007 7:25am Aug 18, 2007 7:25am
For the MACD Level, what does it mean? If MACD Level is set to 500, does that mean the same thing as the MACD values on the right hand of the indicator must be "+/- .00500" before anything gets triggered?
  • #92
  • Aug 19, 2007 2:09am Aug 19, 2007 2:09am
Quoting investor_me
Version 1.3 attached adds some dynamic adjustment to the traded lots in an attempt to reduce loss as much as possible.

Try it on USDCHF & EURUSD for the M5 timeframe.

Check it out. It's time to go for forward testing with this one I believe
Hm.. how to use this indicators? you put it under C:/yourfolder/intrabank/experts/indicators right? and then I closed my mt4 and re-open it, but I still couldn't apply the indicators. It is showing on my custom indicator list, but I can't apply it. Anyone know what happen?

Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks xD
  • #93
  • Aug 19, 2007 7:09pm Aug 19, 2007 7:09pm
Quoting benniardi
Hm.. how to use this indicators? you put it under C:/yourfolder/intrabank/experts/indicators right? and then I closed my mt4 and re-open it, but I still couldn't apply the indicators. It is showing on my custom indicator list, but I can't apply it. Anyone know what happen?

Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks xD
Its an EA, not an indicator.
  • #94
  • Aug 20, 2007 3:23am Aug 20, 2007 3:23am
Hi!
cannot activate your SIMPLE-MACD EA. I have it threaded under Customer-Indicators?? Am I doing anything wrong? Thanks for your help.
Philcarib
  • #95
  • Aug 20, 2007 4:31am Aug 20, 2007 4:31am
Quoting philcarib
Hi!
cannot activate your SIMPLE-MACD EA. I have it threaded under Customer-Indicators?? Am I doing anything wrong? Thanks for your help.
Philcarib
As ET said it's an expert. The experts folder is the parent folder of the indicators folder. Save it there. When you re-start MT4 it will show up as an expert in the navigator.
  • #96
  • Aug 20, 2007 8:33pm Aug 20, 2007 8:33pm
Oh, Thank you for the explanation.
Yes, it loads up successfully, but I can't see the difference. I was using MACD templates, and I can't see the difference. It just said "compiling" but no "initialized" or "successful"
Am I doing it right?

Thank you so much =)

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w.../intrabknk.jpg
  • #97
  • Aug 21, 2007 3:26am Aug 21, 2007 3:26am
Hi, What property settings to use for the 2 MACS?
Thanks
Philcarib
  • #98
  • Aug 21, 2007 4:39pm Aug 21, 2007 4:39pm
Quoting benniardi
Oh, Thank you for the explanation.
Yes, it loads up successfully, but I can't see the difference. I was using MACD templates, and I can't see the difference. It just said "compiling" but no "initialized" or "successful"
Am I doing it right?

Thank you so much =)
Did you attach the EA to a chart? Is there a smiling face in the upper right hand corner of the chart you attached the EA to?
  • #99
  • Aug 21, 2007 5:48pm Aug 21, 2007 5:48pm
Quoting nvwine
Did you attach the EA to a chart? Is there a smiling face in the upper right hand corner of the chart you attached the EA to?
Hm.. how did you attach EA to a chart? just drag it ?
No.. there's no smiling face.
  • #100
  • Aug 24, 2007 5:31am Aug 24, 2007 5:31am
I got the EA up and running. The first trade was stopped out for a loss of 36 pips. But the second trade is up +107 so far, but it is not closing out at the 100 take profit level. Isn't it supposed to take profit at 100, or is there some other condition that needs to be met before the TP is activated?
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