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News trader EA

#1
First Post: Mar 20, 2007 10:19am Mar 20, 2007 10:19am

Kurka Fund
Joined Mar 2007 | Status: Trader | 437 Posts

Good morning Forex factory, The name is Kevin I am new to this fourm but have heard good things about the content over here.

The reason that I am here is simply because I heard that there was a way using the economic calender on this site, to turn your EA off prior to a news announcement.

What I would like to do is add a function to the EA that i am running that.

1. turn off the scalper system 15 min prior to the announcements.
2. sets a straddle 1 min prior to the announcement
3. takes 20 - 100 pips on the news event.
4. turns the Scalper back on 30 min later.

Is this possible ? I figure that it needs a news reader, to plug into the calender. ( which I cannot seem to find a working ver of) and then a straddle system to trade the event ( which there seem to be plenty of floating around)

has this been done before ? can anyone here point me in the right direction ? I think that this would be good functionality to add to any existing EA.

Thanks you,

KK

Keep it simple stoopid....

#2
Mar 20, 2007 10:50am Mar 20, 2007 10:50am

tesla
Joined Oct 2006 | Status: Friendly Neighborhood Programmer | 533 Posts

Kurka,

There's a custom indicator available here in this forum that utilizes a dll to download news release info, that's a good place to start. I don't have the link for it, but I'll find and post it if someone else doesn't step up with it in the next 15 minutes or so.

There's nothing overly difficult in what you're looking for, and there are two ways to go about it.

Two separate EAs that both reference news release data. They don't even need to know about each other, one just knows to turn off/on at specific times, the other does the reverse.
Integrate the two into a cohesive EA, it's just a matter of getting all the functionality integrated.

I'm in the mood for an interesting project, let me know if you'd like a hand.

#3
Mar 20, 2007 10:57am Mar 20, 2007 10:57am

merlin
Joined Mar 2004 | Status: Magic Man | 3,220 Posts

here ya go...
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=19293

there is another one floating around here but i forget where it is...

Relax and be happy.

#4
Mar 20, 2007 11:24am Mar 20, 2007 11:24am

irusoh
| Joined Jul 2006 | Status: Stupid MQL Tricks Master | 288 Posts

I've got a copy.

Attached File(s)

FFCal_v03.mq4 30 KB | 835 downloads

#5
Mar 20, 2007 1:15pm Mar 20, 2007 1:15pm

Kurka Fund
Joined Mar 2007 | Status: Trader | 437 Posts

Wow Great indicator....

Can someone help me with a function so that I can intergrate it into my EA. . I want it to do the following

1. turn off the scalper system 15 min prior to the announcements.
2. sets a straddle 1 min prior to the announcement
3. takes 20 - 100 pips on the news event.
4. turns the Scalper back on 30 min later.

This indicator can be used for items 1 & 4 I will need another function and logic ( I was thinking about using AmazingEA but am open to suggestions) for items 2 and 3 .

PHP Code

extern bool TurnoffNews = true;

NewsTrader(){
if (TurnoffNews == true)
   if ( FFCal >= Newstime - 15 min || FFCal <=NewsTime + 30 min) {
      Valid TradeTime = false}
   else ValidTradeTime = true
}

I am assuming that the function would be something like this....

Also I have a chart Comment That I use for My EA Here, the indicator and chart comment dont work well together, is there a way to intergrate them?

PHP Code

//ChartComment
void ChartComment() {
   
   double DailystartBal = StartBalance;
   double DailyGrowth = ((AccountBalance() - DailystartBal)/DailystartBal)*100; 
   double FloatingGrowth = (((AccountBalance()+AccountProfit())-AccountBalance())/AccountBalance())*100;

   string sComment   = "";
   string sLine      = "--------------------------------------------------------------";
   string sNewLine   = "\n";

   sComment = sComment + sLine + sNewLine;
   sComment = sComment + "- KURKA TRADER, Sexy Scalper - "+ sNewLine;
   sComment = sComment + sLine + sNewLine;
   sComment = sComment + "Account Name           : " + " KURKA FUND " + sNewLine;
   sComment = sComment + "Current Balance         : $ " + DoubleToStr(AccountBalance(),2) + sNewLine;
   sComment = sComment + "Account Equity          : $ " + DoubleToStr(AccountEquity(),2) + sNewLine;
   sComment = sComment + "Account FreeMargin   : $ " + DoubleToStr(AccountFreeMargin(),2) + sNewLine;
   sComment = sComment + "Floating P&L              : $ " + DoubleToStr(AccountProfit(),2) + " : "+DoubleToStr(FloatingGrowth,2)+"%"+sNewLine;
   sComment = sComment + "Percentage Growth     :  " + DoubleToStr(DailyGrowth,2)+"%" + sNewLine;
   sComment = sComment + sLine + sNewLine;
   
    sComment = sComment + "OPEN POSITIONS : " + DoubleToStr(OrdersTotal(), 2)+ sNewLine;
    sComment = sComment + sLine + sNewLine;
    sComment = sComment + ":  Type  "+ ": Ticket   " + " :  Lots   "+" :   Swap   "+" :    Profit   "+sNewLine;
    int total = OrdersTotal();
    for(int cnt=0;cnt<total;cnt++){
      OrderSelect(cnt, SELECT_BY_POS, MODE_TRADES);  
        if (OrderType() == OP_BUY){
            sComment = sComment + ":   Buy    :"+" # "+ DoubleToStr(OrderTicket( ),0)+"     :   "+DoubleToStr(OrderLots( ),2)+"   :  $ "+DoubleToStr(OrderSwap(),2)+"   :  $ "+DoubleToStr(OrderProfit(),2)+sNewLine;    
            }
        if (OrderType() == OP_SELL){
            sComment = sComment + ":   Sell   :"+" # "+ DoubleToStr(OrderTicket( ),0)+"     :   "+DoubleToStr(OrderLots( ),2)+"   :  $ "+DoubleToStr(OrderSwap(),2)+"   :  $ "+DoubleToStr(OrderProfit(),2)+sNewLine;    
            }    
           }
   sComment = sComment + sLine + sNewLine;   
   sComment = sComment + "UpperTrigger : " + DoubleToStr(UpperTrigger, 4) + " BID : " + DoubleToStr(Bid, 4)+ sNewLine;
   sComment = sComment + "Lower Trigger : " + DoubleToStr(LowTrigger, 4) + " ASK : " + DoubleToStr(Ask, 4)+ sNewLine;
   sComment = sComment + sLine + sNewLine;
   Comment(sComment);

}

Thanks for your help....

Keep it simple stoopid....

#6
Last Post: Jan 15, 2009 7:10pm Jan 15, 2009 7:10pm

Pip-Stud
| Joined Jan 2009 | Status: Trader | 141 Posts

What is the best scalper out there? pls can any body recomend one for me and add the link to it too. thanks

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Good morning Forex factory, The name is Kevin I am new to this fourm but have heard good things about the content over here.

The reason that I am here is simply because I heard that there was a way using the economic calender on this site, to turn your EA off prior to a news announcement.

What I would like to do is add a function to the EA that i am running that.

1. turn off the scalper system 15 min prior to the announcements.
2. sets a straddle 1 min prior to the announcement
3. takes 20 - 100 pips on the news event.
4. turns the...

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