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  • #21
  • Dec 15, 2007 5:38am Dec 15, 2007 5:38am
You're all very welcome, I'm glad it helps.

Now, someone help me -- tell me how to keep from cheating.

First off, while I was figuring the thing out, I played the first couple days over and over until I pretty much had it memorized.

Soooooo, when it's time to start the simulation, I started with 3000 and in 2 days had 30,000 to play with.... Happens pretty fast when you're pyramiding with 5 or 10 mini lots at a time (and know where the tops and bottoms are).

Another thing. I'm trading the last year on the G/J. For some reason I'm really nervous about shorts and close them out quickly, but, the longs, I let it run while I'm over here typing, no stop, no t/p, no fear. Wonder why that is?

Whoops. My long almost hit my 100 pip stop, and I was up over 400 pips...

OK, time for breakfast, then I'll try this in earnest.
  • #22
  • Dec 15, 2007 5:44am Dec 15, 2007 5:44am
yesterday i was too tired, now i know how to close orders immadiatly, i will pick my cart for pizza and drink service and place this at the first number in fon, a little freezer full of red bull and then i can trade 2 or 3 years until monday :-)
  • #23
  • Dec 15, 2007 6:44am Dec 15, 2007 6:44am
Man im glad you put up this thread, This is an EA that actually can benefit new traders.Being able to retrade the market in realtime can help them develope skills to trade. No cheating by looking ahead at the chart , you have to trade it as it would normally print out.You want to test any practically any trading method out there this is it. Its as simple as loading whatever indicators the method uses onto the EA's template select the timeframe and selecting a time in history to trade it.
Something you may want to consider is data in your platform.I suggest even though its not 100% accurate data to go to Alpari and download the data for whatever pair you wish to trade and manually import that data to your platform.
  • #24
  • Dec 15, 2007 6:49am Dec 15, 2007 6:49am
blueruby, thanks for the instructions man, but this is highly addictive!!!
  • #25
  • Dec 15, 2007 6:50am Dec 15, 2007 6:50am
Quoting Bobokus
Man im glad you put up this thread, This is an EA that actually can benefit new traders.Being able to retrade the market in realtime can help them develope skills to trade. No cheating by looking ahead at the chart , you have to trade it as it would normally print out.You want to test any practically any trading method out there this is it. Its as simple as loading whatever indicators the method uses onto the EA's template select the timeframe and selecting a time in history to trade it.
Something you may want to consider is data in your platform.I suggest even though its not 100% accurate data to go to Alpari and download the data for whatever pair you wish to trade and manually import that data to your platform.
The thanks goes to you Bo, without you showing it to me and then putting it in your awesome thread, it wouldn't be here. Thanks!
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  • #26
  • Dec 15, 2007 7:32am Dec 15, 2007 7:32am
Quoting Bobokus
Man im glad you put up this thread, This is an EA that actually can benefit new traders.Being able to retrade the market in realtime can help them develope skills to trade. No cheating by looking ahead at the chart , you have to trade it as it would normally print out.You want to test any practically any trading method out there this is it. Its as simple as loading whatever indicators the method uses onto the EA's template select the timeframe and selecting a time in history to trade it.
Something you may want to consider is data in your platform.I suggest even though its not 100% accurate data to go to Alpari and download the data for whatever pair you wish to trade and manually import that data to your platform.
Good to see you over here, Bo. I'll need your help when people start having problems.

I'll give Alpari a go, but I'm sure I'll have questions on that routine.
  • #27
  • Dec 15, 2007 8:18am Dec 15, 2007 8:18am
Quoting blueruby
Good to see you over here, Bo. I'll need your help when people start having problems.

I'll give Alpari a go, but I'm sure I'll have questions on that routine.
OK, HELP, BO!

There's M1 and daily data. The M1 only goes back to July 2007. The daily won't have the tick by tick data, will it?

I've imported both and will give it a try.

Give me a general idea of what needs to be done, I'll post step by step instructions here.

Thanks
  • #28
  • Dec 15, 2007 8:37am Dec 15, 2007 8:37am
If you've clicked start, and waited around and nothing happens, check the pause button.

Sometimes when it starts out, it is paused, and you have to click on the >> button to get it going.
  • #29
  • Dec 15, 2007 8:47am Dec 15, 2007 8:47am
Well, I found out one thing. I'm much better at discerning price action on a four hour chart than on the one hour chart.

This is too cool.
Is your SL my TP?
  • #30
  • Dec 15, 2007 9:00am Dec 15, 2007 9:00am
Quoting blueruby
Now, someone help me -- tell me how to keep from cheating.

First off, while I was figuring the thing out, I played the first couple days over and over until I pretty much had it memorized.
If you have this problem, switch timeframes, it changes the landscape and totally fixes the problem.
  • #31
  • Dec 15, 2007 2:09pm Dec 15, 2007 2:09pm
Quoting blueruby
You are welcome to use that, however, it is not clearly written and leaves out important points. It is not in logical order, and, part of it is in Cyrillic. And you can't ask it questions.

That is why I am doing this, because people had trouble with that same set of instructions you cite. So use whichever you prefer.

OK?
Right'o

For sure, your explanations are much clearer than the website link mentionned.
  • #32
  • Dec 15, 2007 4:28pm Dec 15, 2007 4:28pm
Quoting kenmania
Well, I found out one thing. I'm much better at discerning price action on a four hour chart than on the one hour chart.

This is too cool.
No kidding!

I've been thinking all afternoon, "gee, if I could trade like this for real, I'd be smokin'". Then, "why can't I? what's going on here?".

There may be some deception to it, since, played at full speed, the 4 hour bars take maybe 5 minutes. But, it's not the same as a 5M chart, it's like a very well-mannered 5m chart.

In real life, if I had to wait 4 hours for every one of these, the psych factor might take hold. I'll have to see how the practice changes my viewpoint.
  • #33
  • Dec 15, 2007 5:11pm Dec 15, 2007 5:11pm
Quoting blueruby
No kidding!

I've been thinking all afternoon, "gee, if I could trade like this for real, I'd be smokin'". Then, "why can't I? what's going on here?".

There may be some deception to it, since, played at full speed, the 4 hour bars take maybe 5 minutes. But, it's not the same as a 5M chart, it's like a very well-mannered 5m chart.

In real life, if I had to wait 4 hours for every one of these, the psych factor might take hold. I'll have to see how the practice changes my viewpoint.
I'd be interested to hear from any of the James16 traders what the predominant timeframe is they like to use, which one is most focused on for their training?
Is your SL my TP?
  • #34
  • Dec 15, 2007 6:46pm Dec 15, 2007 6:46pm
Wow this is a great tool. Thanks for this easy to understand explanation! I look forward to doing insane amounts of retrading on this thing.
  • #35
  • Dec 16, 2007 7:30am Dec 16, 2007 7:30am
Quoting Skunny
The thanks goes to you Bo, without you showing it to me and then putting it in your awesome thread, it wouldn't be here. Thanks!
Well, then, I guess the thanks for this thread, which I spent several hours on, should go to the one that told Bo about it, right? :
  • #36
  • Edited 8:07am Dec 16, 2007 7:33am | Edited 8:07am
Quoting kenmania
I'd be interested to hear from any of the James16 traders what the predominant timeframe is they like to use, which one is most focused on for their training?
I was on that thread briefly, it was my impression the thread comes to life in the evenings, and most look at the daily chart. Which makes sense, James was always a workin' man (his own business) and the dailys are good for people who have other committments.

That was one reason I left, I like lower timeframes, the other was several members' insistence that it was all in my head, while I insisted that I wanted to learn how to trade correctly.

Made me want to go watch "Couch Trip" again.
  • #37
  • Dec 16, 2007 7:38am Dec 16, 2007 7:38am
Quoting blueruby
Well, then, I guess the thanks for this thread, which I spent several hours on, should go to the one that told Bo about it, right? :
I already thanked you Do you want me to build you house as well? I'm the 2nd or third post in here did you miss it?


But, it never hurts to thank someone twice, so here it goes.

Blueruby, you are a wonderful informative help to many threads here at FF. Your selfless nature is an example that should be followed. I love ya man! You're the best.Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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  • #38
  • Edited 8:21am Dec 16, 2007 7:59am | Edited 8:21am
Quoting Skunny
I already thanked you Do you want me to build you house as well? I'm the 2nd or third post in here did you miss it?


But, it never hurts to thank someone twice, so here it goes.

Blueruby, you are a wonderful informative help to many threads here at FF. Your selfless nature is an example that should be followed. I love ya man! You're the best.Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Awwww, shucks!

The feeling is definitely mutual, Skunny!
  • #39
  • Dec 16, 2007 8:15am Dec 16, 2007 8:15am
Originally Posted by traider http://www.forexfactory.com/images/buttons/viewpost.gif
The vTerminal indicator does not show up on my list of custom indicators. I'm using Metatrader 4, the indicator only shows an MQ4 file, no EX4 file and I'm operating Vista. Any suggestions?

Thanks


If there is an mq4 file in the "experts" folder and no ex4 file, then you have not compiled.

Shutting down MT4 and restarting should do it. If not, do the following:

Open MT4 (Interbank, in my case) if it's not already open.
Open MetaEditor in any of the following ways:

click on the little icon that looks like a yellow road sign
OR press F4
OR right click on the Expert advisor name in the navigator window and choose "modify"
OR use "tools" "metaquotes language editor" pulldown.

Open the file vHandsTrade file

Then click the icon at the top that says "compile"


You can do this anytime you download an indicator, script, or EA and don't want to shut down Interbank and restart. Then it will appear in the navigator window.
  • #40
  • Dec 16, 2007 10:36am Dec 16, 2007 10:36am
blueruby, thanks for the detail explanation!!

I'm on NF and when I hit the start button the blank graph shoot open but without any candle. I check on the tester's journal tab and it show the following:

2007.12.17 00:27:15 vHandsTrade: loaded successfully
2007.12.17 00:27:15 TestGenerator: no history data 'USDCAD30'
2007.12.17 00:27:33 TestGenerator: no history data 'USDCAD30'

Any idea what went wrong?

Appreciate your help!
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