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  • #281
  • May 21, 2009 1:02pm May 21, 2009 1:02pm
Quoting karun
kerty9,

If you remember, the 6 light rule was tested only for E/U on 1M by MissPips, the idea of having MTF here is to take trades based on the trend of the higher tf.

Thanks

Karun

People are finding 6-light rule useful for other TF and currencies also. It now forms the heart of THV system.
  • #282
  • May 21, 2009 1:14pm May 21, 2009 1:14pm
Quoting kerty9
Karun

People are finding 6-light rule useful for other TF and currencies also. It now forms the heart of THV system.
It requires more testing on other TF's and currencies before we can get this into EA. As of now, lets get a start with what we have now and go forward from there. I also need to discuss with Cobra and other before we can make any more changes to EA
  • #283
  • May 21, 2009 1:16pm May 21, 2009 1:16pm
Please work with the parameters given in the EA, there are hundreds of variations to try out.

Adding 4 additional lights will slow down the CPU performance and as Karun already mentioned, including the MTF is to make sure the EA trades with the trend.

Quoting kerty9
Karun

People are finding 6-light rule useful for other TF and currencies also. It now forms the heart of THV system.
  • #284
  • May 21, 2009 2:51pm May 21, 2009 2:51pm
Nice and secure trade on this one, you see that the EA took the trade on both pairs almost at the same moment.

BTW: this set is slightly different to the one I posted before.
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  • #285
  • May 21, 2009 2:56pm May 21, 2009 2:56pm
Two trades on M15 from yesterday.

This set still needs to be improved.
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  • #286
  • May 21, 2009 3:07pm May 21, 2009 3:07pm
Hi EA coders

I have a couple of request to make the testing phase a bit easier.

Could you please update the code to have the text-output (upper left corner) refreshed before taking the screenshot when closing an order?
when looking at the last shot of an order series, it doesn't say why the order has been closed because the shot was taken before the refresh of the comment line. a more detailed comment line would be nice as well.

if possible could you also print more detailed information to the log on what is happening in the inside of the EA calculations? for example when the EA opens an order and sets it's internal SL and TP values or when it resets the SL during trailing and such. something like a debug option that one can turn on and off. i wouldn't mind a huge logfile if it helps to analyze the trades.

i am running the EA on three computers with four demo accounts on each, all different setups and it would be really helpful having more info on what is happening during the trades.

thanks and keep up the good work!

AZBOfin





i am testing the ea on several demo accounts on different computers
  • #287
  • May 21, 2009 5:55pm May 21, 2009 5:55pm
If you are still looking for EA testers, just let me know.

Also, I know little about it, but there is at lease one website, MT4Stats, that can use the publishing features in MT4 to make live trade info available so everyone can see it. No charts or anything, just the trades. Is this something that could be utilized?


T...
  • #288
  • May 21, 2009 10:08pm May 21, 2009 10:08pm
Cobra, are you still using old .set file? because I'm testing it on EURUSD and I had quite a few negative orders, please see my attached screenshot and tell me if you had the same orders openedclosed. I trading platform wasn't running 24 hrs this week so I have only 4 orders, please tell me if EA on your PC opened the same orders.
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  • #289
  • May 22, 2009 2:14am May 22, 2009 2:14am
Hi vitaliy
I changed some settings, widened the OB/OS to 00035, the max entry candle lenght to 1.5 ATR and used MTF clouds (M15 and M30) instead of the coral. Also cut the SL to 2xATR, all is for 5M.


Quoting Vitaliy
Cobra, are you still using old .set file? because I'm testing it on EURUSD and I had quite a few negative orders, please see my attached screenshot and tell me if you had the same orders openedclosed. I trading platform wasn't running 24 hrs this week so I have only 4 orders, please tell me if EA on your PC opened the same orders.
  • #290
  • May 22, 2009 2:20am May 22, 2009 2:20am
Quoting cobraforex
Hi vitaliy
I changed some settings, widened the OB/OS to 00035, the max entry candle lenght to 1.5 ATR and used MTF clouds (M15 and M30) instead of the coral. Also cut the SL to 2xATR, all is for 5M.
Hi Cobra

Could you post the set file please so I can test those settings.
Pip Goes The Weasel
  • #291
  • May 22, 2009 3:55am May 22, 2009 3:55am
Hi,

I am testing on EUR/USD 15m & GBP/USD 5m. Main entry for both is 6 favourable lights.

A couple of things I've noticed over the last few days :

1. I need to filter out trades where the PA is fairly flat - just ranging but triggering buys / sells at the top / bottom of the range.

Anyone know a technique to do this ? Would one of the pattern settings help?

2. In good trades I seem to exit too early - using trailing stop losses. Again anyone got some good setups for this,

Best Rgds

WR
  • #292
  • May 22, 2009 4:43am May 22, 2009 4:43am
Could someone help me with this please?
i am using interbank fx demo account and have settings to import dll.

But when i click to attach the ea, i notice the following whilst wacthing the journal.

ea loaded and then 2 seconds later ea removed?

anyone any ideas?
  • #293
  • May 22, 2009 6:38am May 22, 2009 6:38am
Quoting QSGra
Could someone help me with this please?
i am using interbank fx demo account and have settings to import dll.

But when i click to attach the ea, i notice the following whilst wacthing the journal.

ea loaded and then 2 seconds later ea removed?

anyone any ideas?
Any other error it shows in experts / journal tabs?
  • #294
  • May 22, 2009 7:19am May 22, 2009 7:19am
Thanks Cobra, I made the changes and placed EA on 4 pairs, let see how it gonna behave next week. My lazy laptop went to sleep tonight so I missed all good time =(
  • #295
  • May 22, 2009 7:36am May 22, 2009 7:36am
Hi Cobra

Please post you new set file.

Thanks.
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  • #296
  • May 22, 2009 7:52am May 22, 2009 7:52am
Hello,

i try the ea on 15 min timeframe. I have made only small changes at the .set file, cobra posted.
I want the ea to open a trade when all 4 bars of the Trixhisto have the same color.
I set all paterns to 0, i want only the 4 bars in the same color for entry.
I attach a screenhot and the .set file.

As you can see, no trade was taken for the last 4 rows.
Can someone plz show where i have to change the .set file?

Thx
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  • #297
  • May 22, 2009 8:17am May 22, 2009 8:17am
Not yet, there are still settings to fine tune.

I'm not very good on automatic trading, that is new for me, but of course I know very well how to trade THV manually what helps on how to use most of the settings.

Better is if you try to setup your own sets, that's the objective of the thread, if everybody only follows my set we will stuck on the task.

The one I posted was only an example

I have sets in test and fine tuning for 5m and 15m, the next one, when getting back from the beach, will be 1H.



Quoting adrazz
Hi Cobra

Could you post the set file please so I can test those settings.
  • #298
  • May 22, 2009 9:40am May 22, 2009 9:40am
Quoting WackyRacer
Hi,

I am testing on EUR/USD 15m & GBP/USD 5m. Main entry for both is 6 favourable lights.

A couple of things I've noticed over the last few days :

1. I need to filter out trades where the PA is fairly flat - just ranging but triggering buys / sells at the top / bottom of the range.

Anyone know a technique to do this ? Would one of the pattern settings help?

2. In good trades I seem to exit too early - using trailing stop losses. Again anyone got some good setups for this,

Best Rgds

WR

I agree. During last 2 days of testing, I have generated 16 winners and 15 losers (based on 6 MTFs and PA crossing the cloud, currency pair EY on 5m chart, TP=10, SL=15, lot=2). The demo account lost $1900 in 2 days. Most of my losers came during flat PA when PA just went up and down on the cloud, triggering trades and SL. If there is a way to filter out such trades, the win:lose ratio can improve substentially, and my EA setup can become profitable.
  • #299
  • May 22, 2009 9:56am May 22, 2009 9:56am
Quoting cobraforex
Not yet, there are still settings to fine tune.

I'm not very good on automatic trading, that is new for me, but of course I know very well how to trade THV manually what helps on how to use most of the settings.

Better is if you try to setup your own sets, that's the objective of the thread, if everybody only follows my set we will stuck on the task.

The one I posted was only an example

I have sets in test and fine tuning for 5m and 15m, the next one, when getting back from the beach, will be 1H.
Hi Cobra

- This EA has great potential. It has tons of parameters but most of them are not so obvious how to set them. The manual is very cryptic in providing brief description, but more often than not, it is not enough to help understand them. The PDF manual needs to be improved, otherwise, this thread will be inundated with parameter related questions.

- The parameters should give the option to string them with 'and' as well as 'or' conditions . Example#1: Trigger trade when fast and slow trix cross 'OR' fast trix cross zero line 'AND' PA crosses Cloud. Example#2: MTF 15 AND MTF30 are on.

- In a EA trading, there is no human discretion involved, hence need to be robust in filtering trades when PA is unfavorable or flat. Most of the trades fail during flat PA. Any ideas on this would help
  • #300
  • May 22, 2009 10:20am May 22, 2009 10:20am
Quoting kerty9
I agree. During last 2 days of testing, I have generated 16 winners and 15 losers (based on 6 MTFs and PA crossing the cloud, currency pair EY on 5m chart, TP=10, SL=15, lot=2). The demo account lost $1900 in 2 days. Most of my losers came during flat PA when PA just went up and down on the cloud, triggering trades and SL. If there is a way to filter out such trades, the win:lose ratio can improve substentially, and my EA setup can become profitable.
So would setting the patterns recognise this situation? Eg setting patterns to 2 - no order is opened by presence of unfavourable pattern.

Also I guess increasing MinCrossIchimokuPips may reduce these type of losses.

I'll let this week finish with current settings ( for a base line ) then try the above next week.

B Rgds

W.R.
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