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  • #5,161
  • Feb 25, 2008 11:37am Feb 25, 2008 11:37am
Hi Matt,

Glad it didn't affect you. I can't believe I missed that though. Must be getting old

How much ram is on the new laptop? Also, what virus protection are you using? McAfee in particular really nails performance. I put AVG on my Vista machine and the difference was noticeable.

Rick

Quoting Gnat
Hey Ken & Rick!

Thanks for finding that out so soon and also correcting it as fast as it happened! Actually nothing alike happened here, although I am using the PSAR, but the on the 4H and Daily not too many trades occured so far. And, LOL, the new Laptop is a lame duck and I need to get rid of that Virus called Vista
I actually think about installing 2000 pro on it. Any reasons against it?

Ciao & thanks again!
Matt
  • #5,162
  • Feb 25, 2008 12:31pm Feb 25, 2008 12:31pm
Quoting rmyers
Hi Matt,

Glad it didn't affect you. I can't believe I missed that though. Must be getting old

How much ram is on the new laptop? Also, what virus protection are you using? McAfee in particular really nails performance. I put AVG on my Vista machine and the difference was noticeable.

Rick
Hallo Rick!

This HP has 2 GB of RAM (DDR-2) and a Celeron M at about 1.6 GHz. I do not run McAfee, hehehe, I have seen it in action, OMG!
I run AntiVir and it does not slow down the processes - but the Laptop has only shared memory for the graphics and somehow it seems to be really slow under Vista.
But then it may be fast enough for some time. But in fact I think for trading and safety the Win2000pro version may not be bad, as there are no new virusses coming up for that system and it does not use up so much resources. But then Vista is all clicky-coloury

Maybe I just have a double installation!
Ciao
Matt
  • #5,163
  • Feb 25, 2008 1:39pm Feb 25, 2008 1:39pm
Hi Matt,

That Celeron is not the quickest horse in the barn
Should be OK, though. The Aero desktop of Vista is really tough on the graphics co-processor, but it sure does look great. Try turning it off and see if things get better.

How is the EA doing today? I'm getting pyramiding ready. I also think I will extend scale out to also use straight pip targets as well as percentages.

Rick

Quoting Gnat
Hallo Rick!

This HP has 2 GB of RAM (DDR-2) and a Celeron M at about 1.6 GHz. I do not run McAfee, hehehe, I have seen it in action, OMG!
I run AntiVir and it does not slow down the processes - but the Laptop has only shared memory for the graphics and somehow it seems to be really slow under Vista.
But then it may be fast enough for some time. But in fact I think for trading and safety the Win2000pro version may not be bad, as there are no new virusses coming up for that system and it does not use up so much resources. But then Vista is all clicky-coloury

Maybe I just have a double installation!
Ciao
Matt
  • #5,164
  • Feb 25, 2008 10:21pm Feb 25, 2008 10:21pm
Beta10/11 looks good! Check out the results for sntest
  • #5,165
  • Feb 26, 2008 1:47am Feb 26, 2008 1:47am
Quoting orion70
Beta10/11 looks good! Check out the results for sntest
You are absolutely right. These are really impressive results for just a very short time!

Do you still use your set-file only with open MM or do you let the EA run free?

G'Morn
Matt
  • #5,166
  • Feb 26, 2008 1:54am Feb 26, 2008 1:54am
Quoting rmyers
Hi Matt,

That Celeron is not the quickest horse in the barn
Should be OK, though. The Aero desktop of Vista is really tough on the graphics co-processor, but it sure does look great. Try turning it off and see if things get better.

How is the EA doing today? I'm getting pyramiding ready. I also think I will extend scale out to also use straight pip targets as well as percentages.

Rick
Hi Rick!

You are right, the Celeron is not really up to date (found out it actually got 1,83 GHz), but the Vista stripped to the basics is more or less looking like Win2000 anyway.

The EA is running really nicely - I am trying everything out, so I have not yet as impressive results as shown above - but this seems to be one nimble little machine!! Really cool!

I will keep you posted!
Ciao
Matt
  • #5,167
  • Feb 26, 2008 3:19am Feb 26, 2008 3:19am
Quoting Gnat
You are absolutely right. These are really impressive results for just a very short time!

Do you still use your set-file only with open MM or do you let the EA run free?

G'Morn
Matt
Using MM now but not sure I fully understand what I am doing
  • #5,168
  • Feb 26, 2008 6:30am Feb 26, 2008 6:30am
Hi
I read that some of You use mail notifcations when indicator give a signal. Could someone give me tips how to configurate my metatrader terminal in window Tools- Options - Email I tried with gmail yahoo bluebottle and many others and I can't get email alarm. Thanks in advance for Your help and sorry for my bad english
  • #5,169
  • Feb 26, 2008 7:20am Feb 26, 2008 7:20am
Quoting orion70
Using MM now but not sure I fully understand what I am doing
Hi Orion,

I am really happy at your results! I am working hard at finishing up the MM so that we have all the building blocks. After that, we will have all the big pieces and we can focus on tuning and enhancements to the EA. Don't hesitate to make suggestions for improvements. I have no ego in this. It is all about having the best SuperNova EA we can build.

Rick
  • #5,170
  • Feb 26, 2008 7:54am Feb 26, 2008 7:54am
Quoting orion70
Using MM now but not sure I fully understand what I am doing
Hi Orion,

I would be happy to go over the MM settings. After we finish testing, I will make a big effort to simplify all this. If you want to send your set file, I will take a look. In looking at your test, I am really happy at the signals. I think we can tighten up the MM a bit and when you have pyramiding it should really make the trends profit for you optimally. Almost done.

Rick
  • #5,171
  • Feb 26, 2008 9:22am Feb 26, 2008 9:22am
Quoting rmyers
Hi Ken,

I think I found it. You're using the PSAR TS I'll bet. I'll post the fix in the next few minutes. Sorry about that. It was in the Legacy flag code I put in. I did that last and it looked fine, but I see where I made a mistake.

Rick
That is correct thanks Rick.
Ken Pipsqueaker "See you on the Pipside"
  • #5,172
  • Feb 26, 2008 9:32am Feb 26, 2008 9:32am
Quoting orion70
Beta10/11 looks good! Check out the results for sntest
Mom always did like you best.... QQE to QQE looks good
Ken Pipsqueaker "See you on the Pipside"
  • #5,173
  • Edited 10:07am Feb 26, 2008 9:54am | Edited 10:07am
Quoting rmyers
Hi Orion,

I would be happy to go over the MM settings. After we finish testing, I will make a big effort to simplify all this. If you want to send your set file, I will take a look. In looking at your test, I am really happy at the signals. I think we can tighten up the MM a bit and when you have pyramiding it should really make the trends profit for you optimally. Almost done.

Rick
Attaching the set file.
Since we are 'free-testing' right now, it is not the assigned set file and I am running several pairs ...all on 4H tf with D1 to confirm. Even sntest17 is coming around, using similar but slightly different settings.

sntest13 uses settings similar to sntest17 but is running on 1H tf with 4H to confirm and has lost 5 out of 5 trades.
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  • #5,174
  • Feb 26, 2008 11:59am Feb 26, 2008 11:59am
Quoting orion70
Attaching the set file.
Since we are 'free-testing' right now, it is not the assigned set file and I am running several pairs ...all on 4H tf with D1 to confirm. Even sntest17 is coming around, using similar but slightly different settings.

sntest13 uses settings similar to sntest17 but is running on 1H tf with 4H to confirm and has lost 5 out of 5 trades.
Hi Orion,

Thanks! I will take a look. I trade SN on the 4H using D1 to confirm and it works really well. I also have had good luck with the D1.

Is your 1HR using reactive settings? The fly in the ointment with reactive settings is that you get false signals. I have been experimenting with filters other than the one's I put in SN to try to filter as many as possible and have had some success, but it is a difficult problem. When we go to the full MM tests next week, we will shift off of reactive so that we can test in a mode that doesn't generate false signals.

Starting next week we are going into "let's make pips mode". We will finally be looking to generate settings that maximize profit. Should make everyone happier.

Rick
  • #5,175
  • Feb 26, 2008 12:20pm Feb 26, 2008 12:20pm
Quoting orion70
Attaching the set file.
Since we are 'free-testing' right now, it is not the assigned set file and I am running several pairs ...all on 4H tf with D1 to confirm. Even sntest17 is coming around, using similar but slightly different settings.

sntest13 uses settings similar to sntest17 but is running on 1H tf with 4H to confirm and has lost 5 out of 5 trades.
Hi Orion,

Your set file is almost 100% identical to what I use for my testbed. The only significant difference would be:

TrailingStopMultiplier=2.00000000

With a value of 2, you will only invoke ths TS (and scaling in this setup) when the trade is in positive pips of 2 * D1 ATR. I might suggest tightening it to 0.5 or so. I did a bunch of testing at .25 and that seemed ok, as well. We need to find a balance of protection and profitability. The pyramiding will work the same. At 0.5% D1 ATR, move stops to BE and open a new position (usually a fraction of the original position). The SL of any added positions will be the stop of the original position. As long as the pyramids are smaller than the original, the trade is free.

The good thing about using ATR and percents is that we auto scale for volatility and account size.


Rick
  • #5,176
  • Feb 26, 2008 10:14pm Feb 26, 2008 10:14pm
Quoting rmyers
Hi Orion,

Thanks! I will take a look. I trade SN on the 4H using D1 to confirm and it works really well. I also have had good luck with the D1.

Is your 1HR using reactive settings? The fly in the ointment with reactive settings is that you get false signals. I have been experimenting with filters other than the one's I put in SN to try to filter as many as possible and have had some success, but it is a difficult problem. When we go to the full MM tests next week, we will shift off of reactive so that we can test in a mode that doesn't generate false signals.

Starting next week we are going into "let's make pips mode". We will finally be looking to generate settings that maximize profit. Should make everyone happier.

Rick
No reactive filters are used....just PriceFilter=true. Weird...as of now, 6 out of 9 trades went sour with the 1H platform. The other two continue to kick butt

Looking forward to next week.
  • #5,177
  • Feb 26, 2008 10:19pm Feb 26, 2008 10:19pm
Thanks Orion for the set. I've been watching my test set go south for the purpose of testing, and I know it's necessary, but tough to look at day after day. My results with lower TF's have been mixed as well. It will be fun to watch one increase, even if it is demo dollars!

Rick and everyone else interested- I have had success with daily charts, which is really my focus these days. I thought I'd post a sweet entry on EUR/USD from a couple days ago. Those dailys take a long time to open a trade, but are well worth the wait! Look at this entry by the reactive QQE...BEFORE the arrow forms- Niiiiiice !!


quote=orion70;1870459]Attaching the set file.
Since we are 'free-testing' right now, it is not the assigned set file and I am running several pairs ...all on 4H tf with D1 to confirm. Even sntest17 is coming around, using similar but slightly different settings.

sntest13 uses settings similar to sntest17 but is running on 1H tf with 4H to confirm and has lost 5 out of 5 trades.[/quote]
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  • #5,178
  • Feb 26, 2008 10:35pm Feb 26, 2008 10:35pm
Saw you on the Ozfx thread...seems like a lot of us like that one too.

I think I will run a platform on the daily charts also. Never had much luck on anything shorter than 4H...at least not consistently.

I have a feeling that we will eventually have success on the shorter tf's. Rick is doing an amazing job getting this puppy ready. MM seems to be the key as almost all the trades go into profit at some point.
  • #5,179
  • Feb 27, 2008 2:26am Feb 27, 2008 2:26am
I failed to mention that almost all my test trades (psar/psar test3) seem to be in profit early, then they go backward and stop out.

I just have to remind myself, that's what this testing is all about. I just hope Rick, or whomever is compiling the trade data can figure out which trade came from which signal etc. Because I don't have a clue!


Quoting orion70
Saw you on the Ozfx thread...seems like a lot of us like that one too.

I think I will run a platform on the daily charts also. Never had much luck on anything shorter than 4H...at least not consistently.

I have a feeling that we will eventually have success on the shorter tf's. Rick is doing an amazing job getting this puppy ready. MM seems to be the key as almost all the trades go into profit at some point.
  • #5,180
  • Feb 27, 2008 3:38am Feb 27, 2008 3:38am
Yeah...I am not having much luck with psar yet. SuperNovaStats seems to have stopped collecting data also.


Quoting wolfeman
I failed to mention that almost all my test trades (psar/psar test3) seem to be in profit early, then they go backward and stop out.

I just have to remind myself, that's what this testing is all about. I just hope Rick, or whomever is compiling the trade data can figure out which trade came from which signal etc. Because I don't have a clue!
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