EA for TKimble's system

Hey guys, I was just wondering, is it possible to create an EA for TKimble's weekly (and daily) scalping system? The thread is here for reference:

http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=11937

The rules seem very simple and mechanical so I'm assuming that it won't be too hard. It would be great if someone could help me, but I wouldn't mind trying it myself. But before I start seriously studying how to code EA's, I would like to know if there are any caveats about the system that will make it especially difficult to code.

Thanks

Great attitude! I love it when someone isn't afraid to get their hands dirty. This EA is a pretty easy one and is perfect for a first-timer. If you get stuck at all, feel free to either post your question or pm me personally.

Ok, that's good to hear. However, I am a college student so I do have limited time. The tutorials in your signature look very helpful but i won't nearly be able to read them all and I doubt that i need to for just this EA. Are there any lessons that you would recommend me read to help me in this particular EA?

I'd suggest that you first give the tutorials a light read, it should take an hour or two. Don't try to memorize everything, just try to get an idea of how things work. Then, start by copying an EA that already exists in your MetaTrader install. I think it comes with a moving average cross EA which can serve as a good example.

Refer to the tutorials, docs or get help from the board as you get stuck.

Hi Tesla,

I got through most of Coders Guru's tutorial and am trying this system for my 1st EA but am having trouble getting the ball rolling. I think I can get the order entry stuff but the part I dont get, is the date time stuff. I want to have the day to start be Sundays shortly after market open and the close of open order if any on Friday before market close and have it do this every week without having to reset and enter the date manually every week. A plus would be start and end days variable (Monday instead of Sunday). Or maybe a start day variable and a different variable for # of hours or days that current buy & sell stops are good for. (just now thought of that angle). This stuff makes my head hurt.

Thanks for any help or Ideas!!!

J.P.

Let's tackle these problems one at a time. First, here's some general info about how MetaTrader handles datetime stuff.

All datetime variables are stored as really large numbers indicating the number of seconds that have passed since Jan 1st, 1970. Don't panic, there's no need to calculate that out but it's important to know so you can manipulate datetime vars. Have a timestamp and need to subtract two hours from it? Now here's how I figure out if it's the start of a new week:
That can probably get you started on the the datetime coding, but I noticed you don't really have the business rules fleshed out yet.

I know it sounds corny, but it's not a bad idea to start with a flowchart.

Hi,


The post with the rules is pasted below. A flow chart doesn't sound corny at all. It sounds like a good basic habit to be in to when beginning a project. I'll get that together and post it in a pdf, if you wouldn't mind looking it over, and for the bennefit of anyone else working on this one.

Thanks for your help!

J.P.

http://www.forexfactory.com/showpost...33&postcount=1

An EA was created at another forum for the weekly method at:
http://www.forex-tsd.com/metatrader-...pert+I+created

The results was not so good in backtesting, maybe someone can shed some light as to improving it or even tkimble....