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  • #21
  • Dec 16, 2009 11:12am Dec 16, 2009 11:12am
Hi Ronald

Have you been running it for some time now?

Whats the results so far?

Would you suggest running on a set amount of pairs on multiple time frames?

Warm Regards,

fxtrader08
  • #22
  • Dec 16, 2009 1:51pm Dec 16, 2009 1:51pm
The EA won't take a trade.
There have been two opportunities- one on EUR/USD and one on USD/CHF.
I have the smiling face and I have the lot size populated with .01.

Is there anything I'm missing?
  • #23
  • Dec 16, 2009 2:02pm Dec 16, 2009 2:02pm
Quoting fxtrader08
Hi Ronald

Have you been running it for some time now?

Whats the results so far?

Would you suggest running on a set amount of pairs on multiple time frames?

Warm Regards,

fxtrader08
Almost 1.5 years.

Profitable.

Get as many bars on the chart as possible. More bars => Finer data.

Quoting billbss
The EA won't take a trade.
There have been two opportunities- one on EUR/USD and one on USD/CHF.
I have the smiling face and I have the lot size populated with .01.

Is there anything I'm missing?
What did TradingStyle and TradeTrigger say?
  • #24
  • Dec 16, 2009 2:12pm Dec 16, 2009 2:12pm
Quoting Ronald Raygun
Almost 1.5 years.

Profitable.

Get as many bars on the chart as possible. More bars => Finer data.



What did TradingStyle and TradeTrigger say?
Stand Aside
None.

I wasn't watching when the daily highs were hit, but that's what they say now.
So do all the other pairs, I have it on.
  • #25
  • Dec 16, 2009 2:25pm Dec 16, 2009 2:25pm
EA's standing aside. It means it doesn't think it will make money in the current market.

Generally means your winpercent is too low.
  • #26
  • Dec 16, 2009 2:45pm Dec 16, 2009 2:45pm
Quoting Ronald Raygun
EA's standing aside. It means it doesn't think it will make money in the current market.

Generally means your winpercent is too low.
Gotcha.
  • #27
  • Dec 16, 2009 3:08pm Dec 16, 2009 3:08pm
Neural Networks...the,"thinking," of this robot...in the future?
Vincit qui se vincit.
  • #28
  • Dec 16, 2009 3:31pm Dec 16, 2009 3:31pm
Quoting Pippopotamus
Neural Networks...the,"thinking," of this robot...in the future?
Maybe...

But definitely not in MQL.
  • #29
  • Dec 16, 2009 8:04pm Dec 16, 2009 8:04pm
Quoting Ronald Raygun
EA's standing aside. It means it doesn't think it will make money in the current market.

Generally means your winpercent is too low.
I am trying the EA RR.......I think it is smarter then I am lol!!......like a much better trader.

Thanks mate
Ezzy
What you do is a reflection of you....what I do is a reflection of me.
  • #30
  • Dec 17, 2009 9:32am Dec 17, 2009 9:32am
Ronald, thank you for sharing this EA. I have loaded it into a $2,500 demo at FXDD. I think I have the settings right. should BarStart, IntialRange, and WinPercent be left to their defaults?

Looking forward to see what happens next. Thanks again.

MurphyMan
Murphysboro, IL
  • #31
  • Dec 17, 2009 10:12am Dec 17, 2009 10:12am
Quoting MurphyMan
Ronald, thank you for sharing this EA. I have loaded it into a $2,500 demo at FXDD. I think I have the settings right. should BarStart, IntialRange, and WinPercent be left to their defaults?

Looking forward to see what happens next. Thanks again.

MurphyMan
Murphysboro, IL
WinPercent needs to be high enough so only one of the two possibilities (Breakout/Counter Trending) is greater than than the WinPercent.
  • #32
  • Dec 17, 2009 12:36pm Dec 17, 2009 12:36pm
How can I have a breakout wins: 10
loss : 0

Breakout percentage : 100%
and have a success score of only : 33%?

thx,
todd
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  • #33
  • Dec 17, 2009 2:17pm Dec 17, 2009 2:17pm
Quoting todd960960
How can I have a breakout wins: 10
loss : 0

Breakout percentage : 100%
and have a success score of only : 33%?

thx,
todd
Your stoploss is probably 3 times bigger than your takeprofit.
  • #34
  • Dec 17, 2009 2:52pm Dec 17, 2009 2:52pm
Thx Ronald,

Yep changed tp sl to 30 and 30 and brought my numbers up to the 70's.

Does the EA have to be rebooted every so often in order to get it out of 'Stand Aside' status?

thx,
todd
  • #35
  • Dec 17, 2009 3:18pm Dec 17, 2009 3:18pm
Hi RR, thank you for EA. EA can trade by itself or do I need manually place order when PA touch dashed lines?

TIA
  • #36
  • Dec 17, 2009 3:26pm Dec 17, 2009 3:26pm
Quoting todd960960
Thx Ronald,

Yep changed tp sl to 30 and 30 and brought my numbers up to the 70's.

Does the EA have to be rebooted every so often in order to get it out of 'Stand Aside' status?

thx,
todd
No. The trading style status will change as new data comes in.


Quoting altoronto
Hi RR, thank you for EA. EA can trade by itself or do I need manually place order when PA touch dashed lines?

TIA
It will trade by itself.


My suggestion to everyone, pick some settings that you know will put the EA out of stand aside mode and let it run a full week without tweaking. See how many trades it takes and if those trades taken line up with the statistics generated by the EA.
  • #37
  • Dec 17, 2009 7:04pm Dec 17, 2009 7:04pm
RR, you check my settings? I haven't had a trade yet.

Thanks!

EA on EURUSD M1

MagicNumber = 12345
SignalsOnly = False
Alerts = True
SignalMail = False
PlaySounds = False
ECNBroker = False; (FXDD)
TickDatabase = True;
EachTickMode= True;
Lots= 0.1
MoneyManagement = False;
Risk = 3
Slippage =
StopLoss = 50
TakeProfit = 50;
BarStart = 0;
InitialRange = 10;
WinPercent = 50.0;
MinimumSuccessScore = 0.0;
MinimumConfidence = 90;
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  • #38
  • Dec 17, 2009 8:02pm Dec 17, 2009 8:02pm
I don't see anything wrong....where was the missed trade>
  • #39
  • Dec 17, 2009 8:38pm Dec 17, 2009 8:38pm
Just took one. Sorry for the alarm.

Murph

Quoting Ronald Raygun
I don't see anything wrong....where was the missed trade>
  • #40
  • Dec 18, 2009 4:12am Dec 18, 2009 4:12am
Hi Ronald,

I have tried this in Strategy Tester with about 15 different settings on a few different currencies and can't find a setting that is consistently profitable. Is there a problem using it in the Tester?

What settings do you recommend
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