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  • #61
  • Mar 16, 2007 11:43am Mar 16, 2007 11:43am
OK, so what I'm telling the EA is what time my broker is using. So in my previous example, my broker is 3 hours ahead of GMT so I was wrong in telling the EA that GMT is -3 but instead I need to tell the EA my broker is 3 hours ahead. Putting a value of 3 and not -3

Ok, thanks
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  • #62
  • Mar 16, 2007 12:06pm Mar 16, 2007 12:06pm
Yes, that's correct.

Quoting matrixebiz
OK, so what I'm telling the EA is what time my broker is using. So in my previous example, my broker is 3 hours ahead of GMT so I was wrong in telling the EA that GMT is -3 but instead I need to tell the EA my broker is 3 hours ahead. Putting a value of 3 and not -3

Ok, thanks
  • #63
  • Edited 4:17pm Mar 16, 2007 12:06pm | Edited 4:17pm
Quoting skyline
The original Tkimble's rule states that order must be opened at 00 GMT , this is why I introduced the GMT_Shift, to let EA to open trade accordingly to that rule.

Skyline
You are right if we look at ORIGINAL rules, but as the thread evolve...there were some arguments about that topic... some keep trading original rules and others (like me) took "first daily candle" way...for That reason I said That is my way of trade the method, it is just a different approach..but I think most of the manual traders of this method are using first daily candle...
although everybody can take it or leave it...
Just an additional idea...

Regards
  • #64
  • Mar 16, 2007 12:40pm Mar 16, 2007 12:40pm
Hmm. I'll have to look at my results closer. I was sure the first time I ran it a few days ago that it didn't take any new trades on other pairs once I had 2 losses on all pairs. It also looks like the MN is unique for each order, not for each symbol. So how can you count losses per symbol if you don't include it in the "if" statement? Do me a favor and double check your history? Mine is pretty messed up since I'm running multi-ea's.
Thanks,
Mike



Quoting skyline
No Mike, since the MagicNumber is calculate in unique way for each symbol (and timeframe).
As an example let's consider two pairs EURUSD,H1 and GBPUSD,H1 then EA will generate different two MagicNumber let's say 10000 and 20000 so it's enough to have the statement if OrderMagicNumber()==MagicNumber to let EA count its own orders.
Let me know if it's clear my explanation

Cya,
Skyline
  • #65
  • Mar 16, 2007 1:57pm Mar 16, 2007 1:57pm
Quoting mlollar
Make sure you have "Allow Live Trading" checked in the EA properties and "Expert Advisors" button is green on the toolbar. Otherwise, it works for me.

Mike
I can certainly get in working on one currency profile, with the live trading allowed and the toolbar EA button on green. However when I switch to view another currency, the EA status shows 'experts are disabled because profile has been changed'.

What I'm trying to do is run the EA on several currencies on one instance of Meta Trader. I assume this is possible?
  • #66
  • Mar 16, 2007 2:13pm Mar 16, 2007 2:13pm
What I do is bring up each currency chart that you want to use the EA on. Then attach the EA to one of the currencies and set it up with the settings you want and go on to the next currency and repeat. If you want to see all the charts in one window, you can go to Window on the first line of the tool bar and select how you would like to view them.

If you want to view a different Time Frame than the one you are running a currency on, you must bring it in an additional chart. Otherwise, if you switch TFs while the EA is attached, it will shut off the EA on the chart.

I hope this helps you and answers your question.

Quoting uktracker
I can certainly get in working on one currency profile, with the live trading allowed and the toolbar EA button on green. However when I switch to view another currency, the EA status shows 'experts are disabled because profile has been changed'.

What I'm trying to do is run the EA on several currencies on one instance of Meta Trader. I assume this is possible?
  • #67
  • Mar 16, 2007 5:55pm Mar 16, 2007 5:55pm
Quoting mlollar
Hmm. I'll have to look at my results closer. I was sure the first time I ran it a few days ago that it didn't take any new trades on other pairs once I had 2 losses on all pairs. It also looks like the MN is unique for each order, not for each symbol. So how can you count losses per symbol if you don't include it in the "if" statement? Do me a favor and double check your history? Mine is pretty messed up since I'm running multi-ea's.
Thanks,
Mike
Maybe there was other problems with your platform after those 2 orders was closed with sl hit.
I'm testing all Daily Scalping EA version with two pairs GBPJPY and GBPUSD and they was handled correctly as far as I can remember.
The MagicNumber is unique for each symbol and timeframe (chart) not for each orders within the same chart.

I will try to explain with an example :

Imagine to put EA on GBPJPY,H1 , so all orders generated by EA will be marked with MagicNumber = 25725.
Imagine to put the EA on GBPUSD,H1 so all orders generated by EA will be marked with MagicNumber = 25833.
Now your situation could be this :

OrderSend(GBPJPY,OP_BUY,.......,25725) <- 1st order opened on GBPJPY then closed with SL
OrderSend(GBPJPY,OP_BUY,.......,25725) <- 2st order opened on GBPJPY then closed with SL

Note : this two orders are marked with the same MagicNumber 25725 that is unique.

OrderSend(GBPUSD,OP_BUY,.......,25833) <- 1st order opened on GBPUSD
OrderSend(GBPUSD,OP_BUY,.......,25833) <- 2st order opened on GBPUSD

Note : this two orders are marked with the same MagicNumber 25833 that is different from 25725 generated for two orders on GBPJPY.

So it's enough to check for MagicNumber to be able to count orders for each chart thus for each different symbol.
Finally this is a screenshot taken from my history demo account when on past 14 March there was such a situation with 4 losses over two pairs (GBPUSD and GBPJPY) , as you can see EA handled correctly the orders.

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/7...atementsu6.jpg

cya,
Skyline
  • #68
  • Mar 17, 2007 7:01am Mar 17, 2007 7:01am
@skyline - just wondering if you'll release version h today with C.E.O's ATR mods and whatnot?
Thanks
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  • #69
  • Mar 17, 2007 12:59pm Mar 17, 2007 12:59pm
Quoting matrixebiz
@skyline - just wondering if you'll release version h today with C.E.O's ATR mods and whatnot?
Thanks
No i'm sorry I think someday in next week or later I could release new version since I had an error on v1.0g about stoploss and I'm still investigating about it.

Skyline
  • #70
  • Mar 17, 2007 1:41pm Mar 17, 2007 1:41pm
Oh, ok, so what version do you recommend for testing? Can you post it here since all I have is g.
Thanks
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  • #71
  • Edited 6:48pm Mar 17, 2007 2:26pm | Edited 6:48pm
Skyline,

You are right again. I must have mistook 2 trades from 2 different EAs.

By the way, when you fixed a bug with the way it reverses trades, I don't think it works right. It seems like it hits a SL, it still trades in the same direction rather than reversing. If I understand the rules correctly it should reverse. See my jpg below. Eur/Cad did 3 sells in a row from midnight.
Mike


Quoting skyline
Maybe there was other problems with your platform after those 2 orders was closed with sl hit.
I'm testing all Daily Scalping EA version with two pairs GBPJPY and GBPUSD and they was handled correctly as far as I can remember.
The MagicNumber is unique for each symbol and timeframe (chart) not for each orders within the same chart.

I will try to explain with an example :

Imagine to put EA on GBPJPY,H1 , so all orders generated by EA will be marked with MagicNumber = 25725.
Imagine to put the EA on GBPUSD,H1 so all orders generated by EA will be marked with MagicNumber = 25833.
Now your situation could be this :

OrderSend(GBPJPY,OP_BUY,.......,25725) <- 1st order opened on GBPJPY then closed with SL
OrderSend(GBPJPY,OP_BUY,.......,25725) <- 2st order opened on GBPJPY then closed with SL

Note : this two orders are marked with the same MagicNumber 25725 that is unique.

OrderSend(GBPUSD,OP_BUY,.......,25833) <- 1st order opened on GBPUSD
OrderSend(GBPUSD,OP_BUY,.......,25833) <- 2st order opened on GBPUSD

Note : this two orders are marked with the same MagicNumber 25833 that is different from 25725 generated for two orders on GBPJPY.

So it's enough to check for MagicNumber to be able to count orders for each chart thus for each different symbol.
Finally this is a screenshot taken from my history demo account when on past 14 March there was such a situation with 4 losses over two pairs (GBPUSD and GBPJPY) , as you can see EA handled correctly the orders.

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/7...atementsu6.jpg

cya,
Skyline
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  • #72
  • Mar 19, 2007 4:52pm Mar 19, 2007 4:52pm
Is it just me or is anyone else not seeing orders close at HourToCloseOrders time. I am running MT 4 build 202. Code checks for

if ( Hour()==MathMod(Ora+GMT_Shift,24) ) then close all orders for symbol.

But orders aren't closing.

I changed it to:

if ( Hour()==Ora+GMT_Shift )

But that didn't work either. Any ideas or anyone else having problems with orders closing at the hour you set?

Thanks,
Mike
  • #73
  • Mar 19, 2007 5:19pm Mar 19, 2007 5:19pm
Quoting mlollar
Is it just me or is anyone else not seeing orders close at HourToCloseOrders time. I am running MT 4 build 202. Code checks for

if ( Hour()==MathMod(Ora+GMT_Shift,24) ) then close all orders for symbol.

But orders aren't closing.

I changed it to:

if ( Hour()==Ora+GMT_Shift )

But that didn't work either. Any ideas or anyone else having problems with orders closing at the hour you set?

Thanks,
Mike
It's strange Mike :| Are you using H1 timeframe ?
My orders are always closed correctly but i'm experience another error about opening orders on GBPUSD at midnight. I wish I could have the time to investigate about it but actually i'm a little bit busy
I will let you know when I'll find something and fix it
  • #74
  • Mar 19, 2007 5:29pm Mar 19, 2007 5:29pm
I have it on the daily chart. I've looked at the code. Nothing uses the hourly timeframe that I can tell. Why would that make a difference?

Mike


Quoting skyline
It's strange Mike :| Are you using H1 timeframe ?
My orders are always closed correctly but i'm experience another error about opening orders on GBPUSD at midnight. I wish I could have the time to investigate about it but actually i'm a little bit busy
I will let you know when I'll find something and fix it
  • #75
  • Mar 19, 2007 6:10pm Mar 19, 2007 6:10pm
Quoting mlollar
I have it on the daily chart. I've looked at the code. Nothing uses the hourly timeframe that I can tell. Why would that make a difference?

Mike
Yes you're right Mike, that's was true in my very first version completely different that checked on candle H1, now it could be used also in Daily...maybe I have to remove that from comment sorry

Maybe what happened to your platform is that it losed the connection from 17 to 18 (if you set the close order time at 17) and then probably the connection turned on after 18, so that the orders wasn't closed.
Infact the EA checks only when Hour equal 17 so it will close orders in the interval that goes from 17:00 to 17:59. This obviously isn't correct since it should be Hour >= 17 in order to avoid that possible scenario.
I will fix this little bug to handle this case in next version.

cya,
Skyline
  • #76
  • Mar 19, 2007 8:00pm Mar 19, 2007 8:00pm
Im getting invalid stops on gbpusd at 0 hour. Is that what your getting Skyline?

Daily Scalping EA v1.0fATR GBPUSD,H1: ERROR ON BUY ORDER (130) : invalid stops

I have no idea why this is happening. im on FBFX like you. Anyone else getting this on other brokers on this pair?

Other than that GREAT DAY!! Pipalicious.
  • #77
  • Mar 20, 2007 2:54am Mar 20, 2007 2:54am
Quoting C.E.O.
Im getting invalid stops on gbpusd at 0 hour. Is that what your getting Skyline?

Daily Scalping EA v1.0fATR GBPUSD,H1: ERROR ON BUY ORDER (130) : invalid stops

I have no idea why this is happening. im on FBFX like you. Anyone else getting this on other brokers on this pair?

Other than that GREAT DAY!! Pipalicious.
Yes I'm experience the same error since some day , and only on gbpusd on sell side , very strange, I'll inform you here if I find a solution for this

Have a pipastic day
Skyline
  • #78
  • Edited 7:04am Mar 20, 2007 6:55am | Edited 7:04am
i have started testing version 1.0g on gbp/$, gbp/chf, gbp/yen. it is not reversing the trade after the first loss. this occured wth gbp/$ with today's trading. it opened a sell trade, closed at a loss, but then did not initiate a buy.

admin: why can't i attach an htm file to show?

edit: i think i figured it out. i recompiled the ea when trades were opened and it reset the variables.
  • #79
  • Mar 20, 2007 7:54am Mar 20, 2007 7:54am
Quoting BluePearl
i have started testing version 1.0g on gbp/$, gbp/chf, gbp/yen. it is not reversing the trade after the first loss. this occured wth gbp/$ with today's trading. it opened a sell trade, closed at a loss, but then did not initiate a buy.

admin: why can't i attach an htm file to show?

edit: i think i figured it out. i recompiled the ea when trades were opened and it reset the variables.
Yes exactly BluePearl, this is an action that cannot be done never when an EA is active. EA has to be put on chart , set the parameters then leave it as is without any manual intervention.
Anyway in new version in developing, I'm changing the way EA handles the local variables so that even if you'll recompile it reload the values correctly.

cya,
Skyline
  • #80
  • Mar 20, 2007 8:11am Mar 20, 2007 8:11am
with the EA? For example I tried to use the EA for the first time again today and wanted to do a sell on EUR/JPY ..... but the EA was determined to do a buy at 9:00 am ... so now I am long ... knowing it was going to go lower. Again ... how can I determine the direction the EA takes on the first order? I don't want to have candles determine this .... I want to decide direction, not the EA ... Thanks anyone?

Again how could I have gone short when the EA was determined to go long? I gave up on using an EA for the Daily, but thought I would try it again, and I find it wants to go in the oposite direction most of the times. I use the 4hr chart ... but I have tried 1hr and its all buy also.


Yes I am long .......on EUR/JPY..... thanks to the EA's ......bullheadedness .... to go LONG ...........I could already have netted 100.00 would it have let me go short. I really wish there was a setting to overide the longterm trend for the first trade each day! LOL


I also noticed the EA disapears from the Chart after it takes the order .... so it is imposible to change anything. Is this normal for it to exit the chart. I can't change things like [asking manual permission] to fully automated trading after trade has been placed. I do not remember other EA's do this. Thanks anyone!
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