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  • #2,021
  • Nov 14, 2009 11:20am Nov 14, 2009 11:20am
Ok Thanks Steve for posting up the new indicators and EA.

Ive now got 3 EA's....

V2-1.3 (used with MEGA ! success Thursday for the 1st Time...very awesome)
V2-1.4 (Now using this one on Demo instead)
V2-2.4

If you install the RS Group with inputs and leave alone to all true, do you still need to make sure all pairs are listed in the EA.

Oh one more thing ..... if I start having a play around with the Lot size and change it from 0.1 , do you need to set the "RobotCalculatesLotSize" to false or leave as it is....?

Many thanks


ab1
  • #2,022
  • Nov 14, 2009 11:31am Nov 14, 2009 11:31am
Quoting scooby-doo
Well, I have only been doing this commercially for 17 years for different trading floors around the world, so what do I know about start/end times in the forex markets.

Why dont you just set the gap to 24 hours, that way everyone here will be happy.
No disrespect meant here just puzzled by the differences, that all.

Scoobs, do you have any theory on why the differences? You work on the Floor so is it possible that your Floor trading stops 1 hour before market close and that's why there maybe a difference with Your trading hours and market hours?

If not we can just drop this, no biggie
24 hours in a day – 24 bottles of beer in a case – Coincidence? I think not
  • #2,023
  • Nov 14, 2009 11:48am Nov 14, 2009 11:48am
Quoting matrixebiz
No disrespect meant here just puzzled by the differences, that all.

Scoobs, do you have any theory on why the differences? You work on the Floor so is it possible that your Floor trading stops 1 hour before market close and that's why there maybe a difference with Your trading hours and market hours?

If not we can just drop this, no biggie
I believe the point is we are trading forex, which has 8 hour sessions.
Stocks might be different.
I'd go with scooby
  • #2,024
  • Nov 14, 2009 11:52am Nov 14, 2009 11:52am
Quoting matrixebiz
No disrespect meant here just puzzled by the differences, that all.

Scoobs, do you have any theory on why the differences? You work on the Floor so is it possible that your Floor trading stops 1 hour before market close and that's why there maybe a difference with Your trading hours and market hours?

If not we can just drop this, no biggie
ok.

Allot of websites seem to be quoting STOCK trading hours which encompass FOREX trading hours. Thats why there is a difference.
  • #2,025
  • Nov 14, 2009 11:55am Nov 14, 2009 11:55am
Quoting ab1
Ok Thanks Steve for posting up the new indicators and EA.

Ive now got 3 EA's....

V2-1.3 (used with MEGA ! success Thursday for the 1st Time...very awesome)
V2-1.4 (Now using this one on Demo instead)
V2-2.4

If you install the RS Group with inputs and leave alone to all true, do you still need to make sure all pairs are listed in the EA.

Oh one more thing ..... if I start having a play around with the Lot size and change it from 0.1 , do you need to set the "RobotCalculatesLotSize" to false or leave as it is....?

Many thanks


ab1
Yes to both questions.

  • #2,026
  • Nov 14, 2009 11:56am Nov 14, 2009 11:56am
Quoting Pippopotamus
for accomodating so graciously IBfx users.
My pleasure. Enlightened self-interest, too. I trade the KG Range robot on my IBFX account, so an indi without CAD will help there.

  • #2,027
  • Nov 14, 2009 11:57am Nov 14, 2009 11:57am
Quoting scooby-doo
ok.

Allot of websites seem to be quoting STOCK trading hours which encompass FOREX trading hours. Thats why there is a difference.
Ok, that settles it Thanks
24 hours in a day – 24 bottles of beer in a case – Coincidence? I think not
  • #2,028
  • Nov 14, 2009 12:04pm Nov 14, 2009 12:04pm
The way I do the time is
I take Steve's time in the EA and add my GMT difference in my case it is GMT-5
So Steves start time is 22 + -5=17 and 6 + -5=1

very very simple if you do this there is no need for all of these other things. At least it works for me
  • #2,029
  • Nov 14, 2009 12:22pm Nov 14, 2009 12:22pm
Quoting scooby-doo
Can someone provide a version that doesnt re-paint ?
I have been using the indicator in this post:

http://www.forexfactory.com/showpost...postcount=1759

When attached to M15 chart, indicator seems to be ok. Haven't heard any feedback from others that may have tried it.
  • #2,030
  • Nov 14, 2009 1:27pm Nov 14, 2009 1:27pm
@ Scoobs - Ok, I think things are looking good now with my indicator, how does it look to you?
http://forex.timezoneconverter.com/index.cgi

I've got some code that checks GMT time and will add to Indicator so the Indicator will follow GMT time regardless of Broker time.
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24 hours in a day – 24 bottles of beer in a case – Coincidence? I think not
  • #2,031
  • Nov 14, 2009 1:31pm Nov 14, 2009 1:31pm
Quoting matrixebiz
@ Scoobs - Ok, I think things are looking good now with my indicator, how does it look to you?
http://forex.timezoneconverter.com/index.cgi

I've got some code that checks GMT time and will add to Indicator so the Indicator will follow GMT time regardless of Broker or User times.
This is perfect.

  • #2,032
  • Nov 14, 2009 1:45pm Nov 14, 2009 1:45pm
Quoting matrixebiz
@ Scoobs - Ok, I think things are looking good now with my indicator, how does it look to you?
http://forex.timezoneconverter.com/index.cgi

I've got some code that checks GMT time and will add to Indicator so the Indicator will follow GMT time regardless of Broker time.
matrixebiz,

That would be great if the indicator follows GMT time regardless of broker time.

Appreciate your diligence in developing this indicator.

Bruce
  • #2,033
  • Nov 14, 2009 2:06pm Nov 14, 2009 2:06pm
As per your request, I am perusing your 2.4 code. You have hard coded the FFCal name as "FFCal Scoobs" and your Post 1 does not mention this name change. Low priority but could cause newbies a headache. Will keep looking.

KH
  • #2,034
  • Nov 14, 2009 3:23pm Nov 14, 2009 3:23pm
Quoting Ervichov
wow i am loving the sell/buy script more then the EA latley
I got a tp multiplier set to 300 (which is very conservative) and every time i see a major move on GBP/JPY i just force sell or buy, reload ea and let it manage the basket

in past 24hrs i had 4 manual baskets closed with TP reached. So thank you Steve and Scooby-doo for all your help so far.

Scooby-doo i cant wait to hear about USD method
Hey Scooby

Do you think it is worth us trialing your method across the entire Tokyo session? If my understanding of what you have mentioned before is correct, this may be possible to trade successfully outside the 2 hours prior to open and close.

I guess a few of us could manually observe the indicator for the full Tokyo session and force the EA when appropriate, or do you think we would be wasting our time? Alternatively if you think it may have merit maybe Steve could create another trial version of the EA for the full session?

Your thoughts would be appreciated.

Cheers
ForexKiwi
  • #2,035
  • Nov 14, 2009 3:37pm Nov 14, 2009 3:37pm
First I want to thank you for this great system and EA.
I have to ask a question about the time zone again because i found some contradicting information.
In the first postings you are referring to the open of the tokyo stock exchange, (0:00 GMT) Scooby writes that we should start monitoring the trades at 22:30 GMT (1,5 hours before the opening of tokyo stock exchange). So the Ea need to be set at 22:00 GMT (2 hours before the Tokyo open time)
Now a few postings ago Scooby posted a PDF and a link to http://forex.timezoneconverter.com/i...=GMT&refresh=5
which now refers to opening hours of the forex trading instead of the stock exchange which is one hour earlier (23:00 GMT)
Does this now mean that the prior given information was wrong and that we now use 21:00 GMT for the EA setting(respectively 21:30 GMT to start watching the market) or is this just a mistake.
The trader in "A Day in the Life of the Bank of Japan's Foreign Exchange Dealers" also describes that they start working 2 hours before the open of tokyo stock exchange (22 GMT or 07:00 Japan time) so this would speak for the old setting.

Thanks for clarification

xpie
  • #2,036
  • Nov 14, 2009 4:05pm Nov 14, 2009 4:05pm
Quoting scooby-doo
This session clock is wrong.

London is 08.00am GMT to 16.00pm GMT
Frankfurt is 09.00am GMT to 17.00pm GMT (missing)
Tokyo is 00.00am GMT to 08.00am GMT
New York is 13.00pm GMT to 21.00pm GMT
Sydney is 22.00pm GMT to 06.00am GMT

Can someone change/update the session clock and re-post it so we are ALL singing from the same song sheet so too speak.
Is there a reason why the time is not coded in the the EA in GMT time so that we don't have all this confusion ?
  • #2,037
  • Nov 14, 2009 4:37pm Nov 14, 2009 4:37pm
Question for the expert coders here......

Can an EA load and run a script ?

Cheers,

Scoobs.
  • #2,038
  • Nov 14, 2009 4:50pm Nov 14, 2009 4:50pm
Quoting Neptune
Is there a reason why the time is not coded in the the EA in GMT time so that we don't have all this confusion ?
Yep. Most people are too thick to work out the time that Tokyo opens. Therefore I code the robot in local time to save having to worry about offsets for this-and-that, followed by questions about offsets-for-this-and-that, followed by confusion about my answers-to-questions-about-offsets-for-this-and-that. Trust me, I have seen what happens when a coder is silly enough to allow this bloody silly process to start.

For crying out loud. It really is NOT BLOODY DIFFICULT TO WORK OUT WHEN TOKYO OPENS, WORK OUT WHAT TIME THIS IS IN YOUR LOCALITY AND ENTER THIS INTO THE BLOODY ROBOT. THE BLOODY ROBOT WORKS ON BLOODY LOCAL TIME. WORK OUT WHEN BLOODY TOKYO OPENS IN YOU BLOODY LOCAL TIME AND ENTER THIS BLOODY TIME INTO THE BLOODY INPUT.

If you are too thick to do this, then for crying out loud give up trying to trade forex. Give up trying to trade this robot. Giving up on breathing is probably a pretty good idea.

What is so difficult to grasp about local time? This is the time you see when you look at your watch. Look at your clock. Don't look at your computer time; you are probably too dim to have set the clock properly.

I am beginning to sympathise with how scoobs felt earlier this week. Tonight, I have already exercised my Hitler powers to bar the asker of the winner of the dimmest-question-of-the-thread-so-far. I leave you to guess whom that was.

What say I start barring contributions from those too thick to work out Tokyo trading times?
  • #2,039
  • Nov 14, 2009 4:53pm Nov 14, 2009 4:53pm
Quoting scooby-doo
Question for the expert coders here......

Can an EA load and run a script ?

Cheers,

Scoobs.
Not so far as I know. 'Twould be useful were it possible.

  • #2,040
  • Nov 14, 2009 5:02pm Nov 14, 2009 5:02pm
Quoting SteveHopwood
Not so far as I know. 'Twould be useful were it possible.

Yes it can run scripts of sorts. Scripts are programs that only run once, for each time they are loaded. So you could put the entire script into a function, instead of it being in the start (). Then you could call it as often as you would like to when you needed it; and have it only execute once for each time it is called.

Or alternatively, you could put the script you have in the indicator folder and call it through iCustom, but this method would use more CPU because it would load the sepaerate program each time it was called.
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