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  • #61
  • Jun 13, 2010 11:26am Jun 13, 2010 11:26am
Hi Team,

I download the latest Grandhombre changes and update the file folders as instructed. I know what files go in the Experts folder and what files go in the Include folder. Now Metrader crashes evertime it comes up. I was able to compile the new copy of Simone cleanly. I was trying to backtest her and my Metatrader session crashed. When I try to restart my Metatrader session, it keeps crashing. Please help.

Thanks for all your hard work everyone.

- Eric.
  • #62
  • Jun 13, 2010 12:29pm Jun 13, 2010 12:29pm
Hi Team,

I downloaded the last modifications by Grandhombre for Simona. I was able to get it to compile clean, however Metatrader crashes when I try to back test. Now when I restart Metatrader it crashes when starting up. I reloaded the previous version modified by Steve and my system is working correctly now. I don't think Steve's lastest version is working correctly either. It looks like the intraday fibs are not being redrawn. I get 5 days in the back test and the fibs never redraw again on visual mode. Any help here would be greatly appeciated. Thanks!

Eric.
  • #63
  • Jun 14, 2010 2:49am Jun 14, 2010 2:49am
Hi,

I have updated the contents of my msg, so please try again and let me know how you go.

Quoting TallCoolOne
Hi Team,

I downloaded the last modifications by Grandhombre for Simona....
  • #64
  • Jun 14, 2010 5:05am Jun 14, 2010 5:05am
Hey GH,

I downloaded the latest and set my time parameter to -240, i'm EST. We have it on forward test and we will see what happens. Thanks!
  • #65
  • Jun 15, 2010 4:55am Jun 15, 2010 4:55am
Is anybody being profitable with the latest version of Simon? My SL Trades far outweigh the profitable ones on FXDD demo. Default settings apart from fib displays and RSI Trend Filter disabled. Could you pls. post your set file if successful?

Many thanks
  • #66
  • Jun 17, 2010 5:31am Jun 17, 2010 5:31am
I have the same experience with IBFX demo account.. Slightly in loss.. She trades majors + EurJPY, which is far the best pair for this system (after 2 trading sessions)

My settings are default except trading hours of course...
  • #67
  • Jun 19, 2010 8:55am Jun 19, 2010 8:55am
Steve,

I believe there is a problem with half close functionality when break candle is > Intraday Hi, half trade will get closed as soon as it is opened and in profit. This might explain some of those trades with very small profit.

if (OrderType() == OP_BUY && Ask >= IntradayFibHigh && OrderProfit() > 0 && OrderLots() == Lot)
{
//Close half the trade, call GetPosition to reset the ticket numbers, and reset cc to force a rerun round the loop
bool result = OrderClose(t, LotsToClose, OrderClosePrice(), 200, CLR_NONE);
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  • #68
  • Jun 19, 2010 2:04pm Jun 19, 2010 2:04pm
Hello everybody, i have a question. How do you know the price is going to bounce off of a fib retr. , support, resistance, trendline, or pivot points.
This picture showed that all those above items combine in a single place. And i have been told its going to bounce, but whats the guaranty that the price is going to bounce and not just go through it.
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  • #69
  • Jun 19, 2010 5:44pm Jun 19, 2010 5:44pm
Quoting krunofx
Steve,

I believe there is a problem with half close functionality when break candle is > Intraday Hi, half trade will get closed as soon as it is opened and in profit. This might explain some of those trades with very small profit.

if (OrderType() == OP_BUY && Ask >= IntradayFibHigh && OrderProfit() > 0 && OrderLots() == Lot)
{
//Close half the trade, call GetPosition to reset the ticket numbers, and reset cc to force a rerun round the loop
bool result = OrderClose(t, LotsToClose, OrderClosePrice(), 200, CLR_NONE);
Yep. Sure does. That is is hcbe functionality for you.

  • #70
  • Jun 19, 2010 5:58pm Jun 19, 2010 5:58pm
Quoting ice5968
Hello everybody, i have a question. How do you know the price is going to bounce off of a fib retr. , support, resistance, trendline, or pivot points.
This picture showed that all those above items combine in a single place. And i have been told its going to bounce, but whats the guaranty that the price is going to bounce and not just go through it.
None whatsoever. All that fibs do is show you where the price can next be expected to receive major support/resistance. Traders have to decide what to do with this information.


  • #71
  • Jun 19, 2010 6:46pm Jun 19, 2010 6:46pm
Quoting ice5968
Hello everybody, i have a question. How do you know the price is going to bounce off of a fib retr. , support, resistance, trendline, or pivot points.
This picture showed that all those above items combine in a single place. And i have been told its going to bounce, but whats the guaranty that the price is going to bounce and not just go through it.
There is no guarantee in anything. Anything from Stocks to FX, you name it, is at the mercy of the Herds and Market Makers. In a practical term that means that nobody is able to predict the next move in the market. In theoretical terms there are millions of traders out there which follow the fibs very closely and if the "Herd (sheep's)" are acting on that entry or exit signal that could be just enough to move the market. If you Google or go into a good library and search under Fibonacci you will find heaps of information of Mr. Fibonacci's theory's and guess what it is not all about trading .
  • #72
  • Jun 21, 2010 6:18pm Jun 21, 2010 6:18pm
Hi Steve

I follow your thread regarding the Simone Guy's EA very closely, however its seems that it has been hijacked by fellow programmers and it has become very messy. As the master of that thread are you able to control the millions of new external attachments? It seems to me even the Voucher Experts are having newby issues.

Anyway I'm great full for all your effort
  • #73
  • Jun 22, 2010 1:08am Jun 22, 2010 1:08am
It seems that there is a problem brewing.

I believe that it is now time I leave the Simone threads, so people can
concentrate on the trading aspects of it.

Best of pips to all,
Nick


Quoting Pipstrumpf
Hi Steve

I follow your thread regarding the Simone Guy's EA very closely, however its seems that it has been hijacked by fellow programmers and it has become very messy. As the master of that thread are you able to control the millions of new external attachments? It seems to me even the Voucher Experts are having newby issues.

Anyway I'm great full for all your effort
  • #74
  • Jun 22, 2010 4:14am Jun 22, 2010 4:14am
Quoting Pipstrumpf
Hi Steve

I follow your thread regarding the Simone Guy's EA very closely, however its seems that it has been hijacked by fellow programmers and it has become very messy. As the master of that thread are you able to control the millions of new external attachments? It seems to me even the Voucher Experts are having newby issues.

Anyway I'm great full for all your effort
I have not been reading the recent posts, and so do not know what the focus of discussion has been; it all looked a bit technical/theoretical and I lost interest. I have been working on a variation of fib trading that I shall release if it looks as though it might be successful, and a couple of private commissions.

I have no control over other contributors' posts/attachments etc.

  • #75
  • Jun 24, 2010 7:22am Jun 24, 2010 7:22am
Hi Steve,

first i must say i've read through a huge number of post within the last couple of weeks and im impressed of your work (and of the work of many others here too).

im trying the Epsilon Megastar V3 on GU and try to understund how it works.
as i understand the code so far the EA is looking always for the latest swing with some minimum height (MinimumFibSize set to 600).

could you explain why he ignores the swing marked with the green line. as i see it has a height of more than 80 pips. am i missing something?

i hope my first question here on ff is not too noobish

thanks
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  • #76
  • Jun 24, 2010 11:00am Jun 24, 2010 11:00am
Hi Team,

I'm currently forward testing these pairs on Alpari US.

EURCHF, EURGBP, EURJPY, EURUSD, GBPJPY, GBPUSD, USDCHF, USDJPY.

I've attached my testing results.

Steve, anyway that I could be admitted to the non newb thread? That would be great.

Thanks!
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  • #77
  • Jun 28, 2010 4:48am Jun 28, 2010 4:48am
Hi Steve e.o.,

Thank you, wonderfull programm Simone:I understand the basics of SCF, I think, i hope.
Is there a reason why I cannot backtest it in de strategic tester?.
I can see it running, but it doesnot trade.It makes the SCF method more understandeble. Has it to do with de clocktime of the computer?.
It seems to work and trade in the live demo.

best regards. Jasontrader
  • #78
  • Jun 28, 2010 2:29pm Jun 28, 2010 2:29pm
Quoting koyote44
Hi Steve,

first i must say i've read through a huge number of post within the last couple of weeks and im impressed of your work (and of the work of many others here too).

im trying the Epsilon Megastar V3 on GU and try to understund how it works.
as i understand the code so far the EA is looking always for the latest swing with some minimum height (MinimumFibSize set to 600).

could you explain why he ignores the swing marked with the green line. as i see it has a height of more than 80 pips. am i missing something?

i hope my first question...

Hi All,

I am a newbie and have copied the files provided by steve in Post #1 in experts / indicator folder of MT4. In the front end, I click on Custom indicators and choose "Steve's indicator" but nothing appears on my screen. Should the template also be changed? If yes which one is to be applied?

Pls suggest.

S.Laxminarayanan
  • #79
  • Jun 29, 2010 4:04pm Jun 29, 2010 4:04pm
Greetings to all Steve Hopwood's forum members,

I started to trade Simone ea on my live account with FxPro brokerage this week. Monday, June 28, the trades for GBPCAD on my demo account were in sync with the trades on my live account. Today, Simone initiated three buy trades on my demo account; however I had no trades on the live account. There were also major discrepancies for GBPUSD trades between the demo and the live account.

Had anyone else experienced a similar situation, and if so, how would you explain this occurrence?

Tiberius
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  • #80
  • Jul 2, 2010 7:53am Jul 2, 2010 7:53am
Thanks Steve and all others involved for this great EA (Simone).
I´ve tested it for two weeks forward on demo.
I used M30 timeframe with BreachPivotBreaks set to 1 and Trend Filter off.

Cheers
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