The EA opened a new EURUSD sell position, but it lost 14pips.
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DislikedI am using the default 2.10 version, I just changed the lot size(0.01).
The EA opened a new EURUSD sell position, but it lost 14pips.Ignored
DislikedWhat timeframe? I've had no losses in a long while. I am in 3 EU sells based on 1hr and each filter, but they are currently in profit and still in the trade. I realize you are only using the 1 filter, but how did the stop of 14 pips get hit already when the stop is 35 right now?Ignored
DislikedTF = 30
The settings:
#include <stdlib.mqh> // -NK- 20-Feb-2009
#include <stderror.mqh> // -NK- 20-Feb-2009
extern string basic = "==== Basic Settings ====================";
extern double TakeProfit=0;
extern double Stoploss=0;
extern double Lots=0.01;
extern bool UseRecommendedSLSettings = true; // if false, use manual entry for SL
extern bool PlaySoundWhenTradePlaced = true; // -NK- 20-Feb-2009
extern string PlaySoundFile = "alert1.wav"; // -NK- 20-Feb-2009 - File must be located in the sounds folder.
extern bool AlertWhenTradePlaced...Ignored
DislikedHello guys and Circus Performers! (that was funny BTW),
I've had some thoughts over the weekend that I want to throw into the discussion bowl and maybe 'juggle' with. They concern the following:
1. Using the Average True Range to calculate the Stop Loss. This would effectively give us a dynamic Stop Loss that wasn't currency dependent and also, and perhaps more importantly, was sensitive to the current timeframe that is being traded (e.g the SL for an hourly chart needs to be greater than that of a 15 min chart). This provides...Ignored
DislikedIf this is implemented, I guess the priority will be as follows:
1. Use ATR SL/TP if 'true'
2. Else UseRecommendedSLSettings if 'true'
3. Else use manual.
With ATR, may be can explore the profitability to trade after 2000hrs. It can also 'auto adjust' to market volatility ranges assuming the Recommended SL settings are based on the dominant volatility for each specific pair.
Or, may be we can also use ATR to compare with SL baseline ...only trade if ATR higher than some value (volatile) and no order if otherwise (market is going flat).Ignored
Disliked...........OK, so I'm testing the 2.10 and it seems to have some problems, an excerpt from my Experts log is attached, could you please have a look.
BTW, the EA has traded a couple of times, but all of the trades were losses unfortunately.
thanks a lot!
hsaIgnored
Dislikedyea we can add other filters for sure. I think they just want to make sure the ea follows the filters we have already correctly before they code additional ones. But it is up to the others from the island to determine that...lol
FXDD traded with no errors. One thing is the pesky rabbit took out the filters in the comments. The filters are on the charts only, but not in journal or comments of the trade.
Finally, looks like the 6gmt hour was the big loser, but since then almost mostly winners (which I'm suspecting the 6gmt hour needs to be moved...Ignored
Dislikedgary gary bo berry... I just had 2 EU 30m trades (filters 2&3) open a buy immediately on 15:01gmt and close with -2 instantly... I guess the price went below the low and above the close with the new hour.Ignored
DislikedJunior
You'll remember Damon had a 'time bar filter' rule (my description, not his) for a good while that said don't trade if your within 5 minutes of the close of a bar (can't remember now if it was a different time for M30 and H1). I think the idea was to avoid what I think happened to you = a trade taken very near the end of the bar and the entry price is very near the low/high of the entry bar. New bar opens, SL is reset to -1/+1 of the entry bar low/high......the price moves just a bit (in the wrong direction) and bingo, you hit the SL very...Ignored
DislikedHi
Is anyone trading through a trader with 5 digits apart from me? I'm with Alpari UK.
Now as a few hours have passed I still received error messages every 20-30 seconds, these are the main ones:
- invalid price
- Error:4105
- failed to execute close after...Ignored
DislikedI am up $260.89 and if I didn't trade the first hour would be over $400, so you probably are missing some trades.Ignored
DislikedHi
I wonder whether this has anything to do with me modifying the SL's in the mq4 file from 35 to 350, 45 to 450 etc.
Can I do that or shall I switch the recommended SL's off and put these multiplied values in the EA once it's running in Metatrader? I figured it doesn't matter but I am not able to check the code. Could you please advise.
hsaIgnored
DislikedHi
Is anyone trading through a trader with 5 digits apart from me? I'm with Alpari UK.
Now as a few hours have passed I still received error messages every 20-30 seconds, these are the main ones:
- invalid price
- Error:4105
- failed to execute close after...Ignored