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  • #1
  • First Post: Dec 13, 2007 6:24pm Dec 13, 2007 6:24pm
I've been backtesting a few EA concepts and have one that looks good. ADX based and have developed a simple version ... but it will NOT execute a trade. Would appreciate any programming comments.

The complete EA is designed to go long or short ... but this attachment is the long part only.

I am running InterbankFX and using a Mini account. (Could that be it?). Program compiles successfully and the smiley face IS in the top right corner.
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File Type: doc MQ4 Expert Advisor.doc   31 KB | 569 downloads
  • #2
  • Dec 14, 2007 1:01am Dec 14, 2007 1:01am
First document was WORD based and this is the MQ4 file. Would appreciate any and all programming comments. File/program compiles fine, gives me the smiley face and does nothing.

Intent is to trigger a trade entry when the ADX is above 20 and the +DI is greater than the -DI by 5 or more. Using the 4-hour window.

Thank you for your input.
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 ADX - Long Only.mq4   4 KB | 517 downloads
  • #3
  • Dec 14, 2007 6:24am Dec 14, 2007 6:24am
Quoting Pip Parade
First document was WORD based and this is the MQ4 file. Would appreciate any and all programming comments. File/program compiles fine, gives me the smiley face and does nothing.

Intent is to trigger a trade entry when the ADX is above 20 and the +DI is greater than the -DI by 5 or more. Using the 4-hour window.

Thank you for your input.
You calculation for stoploss (Bid + StopLoss*Point) & takeprofit (Ask - TakeProfit*Point) is incorrect for a long trade
  • #4
  • Dec 14, 2007 6:30am Dec 14, 2007 6:30am
Yes,
ticket = OrderSend(Symbol(), OP_BUY, Lots, Ask, 3, Bid + StopLoss*Point,
Ask - TakeProfit*Point, "ADX - Long Only", 16384, 0, CLR_NONE);

Should be Bid - StopLoss*Point or Ask - StopLoss*Point

Same principal for the Take Profit... You are going in the wrong direction.
  • #5
  • Dec 14, 2007 6:37am Dec 14, 2007 6:37am
Hi Pip Parade,

Forget it, charlies just answered, as did smjones.

Regards,
lucidlamp
  • #6
  • Dec 14, 2007 6:41am Dec 14, 2007 6:41am
LOL, I didn't see charlie's post.. Sorry about that. Not quick enough...
  • #7
  • Dec 14, 2007 9:54am Dec 14, 2007 9:54am
charlies, smjones, lucidlamp ... thank you all for your input. I'll rework this and repost an update. Would appreciate you keeping an eye out here for the results.

Thanks again ... Pip Parade
  • #8
  • Dec 14, 2007 11:55am Dec 14, 2007 11:55am
Made the change but the EA still Won't execute. Smiley face in the corner. Compiles clean. Using the USD/JPY as a test pair and the 4-hour window is showing ADX of 40.31 with +DI & -DI of 36.59 & 6.59 respectively. Clearly within the parameters ... but it just won't trigger a trade . . x@!*

Still needs some work
  • #9
  • Dec 14, 2007 12:34pm Dec 14, 2007 12:34pm
please upload your newest version to look thru.
  • #10
  • Dec 14, 2007 6:17pm Dec 14, 2007 6:17pm
Here ya go smjones ... thank you for your input.
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 ADX - Long Only.mq4   4 KB | 427 downloads
File Type: ex4 ADX - Long Only.ex4   3 KB | 437 downloads
  • #11
  • Dec 14, 2007 7:27pm Dec 14, 2007 7:27pm
Hi Pip Parade,

Did you try the expert in backtesting?

Regards,
lucidlamp
  • #12
  • Dec 15, 2007 12:11am Dec 15, 2007 12:11am
Hi Lucidlamp,

Yes ... sorta. This specific EA is a slimmed down version of others which I ran thru the IBFX backtest program. Regarding the ability of the program to "run", it did fine.(*) It just won't connect live.

The (*) pertains to the specifics of the IBFX platform. I was running backtests for the better part of a week but it was clear that it was not completely processing from the historical data. Finally spoke with one of the 24/7 support people at IBFX who told me that this feature does not work correctly.

At this point I would be thrilled to be able to "forward test" the attached EA. Since I can run it on 0.01 lots the downside to a meltdown is real small. A 100 pip loss only costs $1.00. At the same time, it appears that this EA would have earned +/- 400 pips last night alone, if running on 6 of the majors.

Again, I would appreciate any help you or anyone else can provide on this. The EA Concept is simple ... "drag & drop" ... mine just isn't working.

Thanks,

Pip Parade
  • #13
  • Dec 15, 2007 7:21am Dec 15, 2007 7:21am
Click Tools, Options, Expert Advisors

Make sure allow live trading is selected.
  • #14
  • Dec 15, 2007 9:50am Dec 15, 2007 9:50am
Thank you for the suggestion magnumfreak but that's already been done. Will try to post a pictue or 2 today to help in the analysis but I can tell you (and others) the following:

a) Program compiles correctly. No errors, no notes.
b) Program attaches "correctly". Smiley face in top right corner.
c) Allow Live Trading is ON.
d) Enable Expert Advisors is ON.
e) Allow DLL Imports is ON
f) Allow external experts imports is ON.
g) Conditions (appear) to be appropriate to trigger EA into a Trade

All this and yet,

The EA will NOT trigger ...

btw, I've already run this thru the IBFX help line and Meta Trader support. Major praise, adoration & "top dog in the forum" cred awaits who ever can solve this dilema.

Thank you all for helping, this is driving me completely nuts!
  • #15
  • Dec 17, 2007 2:10am Dec 17, 2007 2:10am
Quoting Pip Parade
Thank you for the suggestion magnumfreak but that's already been done. Will try to post a pictue or 2 today to help in the analysis but I can tell you (and others) the following:

a) Program compiles correctly. No errors, no notes.
b) Program attaches "correctly". Smiley face in top right corner.
c) Allow Live Trading is ON.
d) Enable Expert Advisors is ON.
e) Allow DLL Imports is ON
f) Allow external experts imports is ON.
g) Conditions (appear) to be appropriate to trigger EA into a Trade

All this and yet,

The EA will NOT trigger ...

btw, I've already run this thru the IBFX help line and Meta Trader support. Major praise, adoration & "top dog in the forum" cred awaits who ever can solve this dilema.

Thank you all for helping, this is driving me completely nuts!
PipParade, The best thing to do is check your journal & experts log to see if that gives you a clue. If it doesn't, add some print statements to the code to print out values & to show you what the EA is doing & where it is going wrong.

e.g.

if(ADXC < 20)
{
Print ("ADXC<20, exit", ADXC);
return (0);
}
  • #16
  • Dec 17, 2007 1:40pm Dec 17, 2007 1:40pm
Charlies,

Thank you for your help.

The Journal tells me that this EA has loaded successfully... but still no entry. The messages found behind the Experts tab however show that the EA is running.

Specifically, the message states invalid ticket for OrderClose function and is used as follows: "(Name of EA, Pair & Time Window on screen, invalid ticket for OrderClose function)".

Seems to me like the problem is in the entry ... Would you mind reviewing the attached? These 2 EA's are simplified versions of the same idea. There must be something wrong in the trade trigger area.

Also, I'm trading in a mini account ... any chance that this is where the issue lies?
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 ADX - Short Only by MK.mq4   4 KB | 450 downloads
File Type: mq4 ADX - Long Only.mq4   4 KB | 413 downloads
  • #17
  • Dec 17, 2007 6:30pm Dec 17, 2007 6:30pm
I think that one of the conditional statements above your entry is triggering invoking return(0) before it ever gets to your entry. That is why I suggested using print statements to see which one is triggering & what values are triggering it. I still think that is what you should try
  • #18
  • Dec 17, 2007 7:37pm Dec 17, 2007 7:37pm
Thank you Charlies ... I'll go back thru the program with my version of a fine tooth comb. Let the ticks be put on notice ...

Will let you know how I do.

Pip Parade
  • #19
  • Dec 17, 2007 11:52pm Dec 17, 2007 11:52pm
Quoting Pip Parade
Charlies,

Thank you for your help.

The Journal tells me that this EA has loaded successfully... but still no entry. The messages found behind the Experts tab however show that the EA is running.

Specifically, the message states invalid ticket for OrderClose function and is used as follows: "(Name of EA, Pair & Time Window on screen, invalid ticket for OrderClose function)".

Seems to me like the problem is in the entry ... Would you mind reviewing the attached? These 2 EA's are simplified versions of the same idea. There must be something wrong in the trade trigger area.

Also, I'm trading in a mini account ... any chance that this is where the issue lies?
Hi Pip Parade,

I did not have any problem running this EA (I checked the Long only version posted in post 16). For quick checking I attached it to 1M chart and changed the Timeframe=1. I got an open order quickly (it was in EURJPYm, open price=163.10, SL=162.06, TP=263.10).

I am also using IBFX-mini account!?!

chandra
  • #20
  • Dec 18, 2007 2:11am Dec 18, 2007 2:11am
Thank you Chandra for running this and sharing your results. I'm still wrestling with it but can report the following:

Taking Charlies suggestion I reworked the conditional statements and guess what? The EA Executes! (Thank you Charlies) Now, all I've got to do is get it to do what I thought it would in the first place ...

Attached is my current version. Be careful with it. Currently it WILL enter a trade BUT a) it does so regardless of ADX conditions and b) will continue to enter a new position with every tick. Silver lining here is that it is set to a lot size of 0.01 but you may want to use it on a demo account just to be safe.

If you want to take a shot at programming this with me I would appreciate the collabration. Here's what I'm trying to do.

- Enter long or short
- Enter off the 4-hour window
- Enter when the ADX > 20 / AND / when the +DI > (-DI+5) for long trades
- Enter when the ADX > 20 / AND / when the -DI > (+DI+5) for short trades
- Exit when EITHER the ADX < 20 / OR / when the DI's are less than 5 "points" apart.
- Only 1 position at a time / per pair

I've backtested this manually with an Excel spreadsheet and the results are very promising ...
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 12-17-PM-Long Only.mq4   4 KB | 448 downloads
File Type: ex4 12-17-PM-Long Only.ex4   3 KB | 416 downloads
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