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  • #2,021
  • Aug 10, 2010 10:08am Aug 10, 2010 10:08am
Hello Stratman and all users of pipware,
I'm not sure if any of you are having this issue but my timing for the dashboard is off by 1 hour on Windows 7 64bit. Apparently Windows 7 no longer uses GMT time and only use UTC time. This does not affect the MT4 as it still works and the timing is still correct. I'm using FXDD and the broker time is currently +3 GMT.

However, on the dashboard I'm off by 3600 seconds if I were to set the broker time at +3. I have to put +4 for it to work. I can live with this but the news-master now shows all news to be 1 hour later. All other dashboard calculations seems to be correct.

The same profile when applied to Windows Vista works fine at +3 hours. Taking another profile that I build on Windows Vista and applying it to Windows 7 came out with the same results as the time is off by 1 hour again.

Been cracking my head over this for the last couple of weeks since I upgraded my PC to Windows 7. Notebook has Vista and it had been working fine for the last couple of months.

I would appreciate any input on this matter if any of you have this problem running on Windows 7. Thank you all in advance.
  • #2,022
  • Aug 10, 2010 2:29pm Aug 10, 2010 2:29pm
Jason,

You checked the value of "ShowAsLocalTime", just below the BrokerTimezone, in Dashboard?

I use the same combination of Fxdd+Win7 with no problem.

Good luck,
Max
  • #2,023
  • Aug 10, 2010 9:20pm Aug 10, 2010 9:20pm
Hello Max,
The show local time is also ahead by 1 hour (for example, US open is 8pm on my Vista but it shows 9pm on my Windows 7). I get the error +3600sec in orange colour on the dashboard when I set the broker time to +3 hours. I don't have this problem on Vista. Only on Windows 7 64-bit.

I'd try to post a screenshot up here tonight when I get home.
  • #2,024
  • Aug 11, 2010 9:03am Aug 11, 2010 9:03am
This is the problem that I've been trying to highlight.

The first image is from Vista and everything is working properly. OKAY.

http://www.4gtuners.com/sleepwalker/vista3.jpg


When I copy the same template and run it on Windows 7 64bit, the timing is out by 1 hour as per the image below. NOT OKAY.

http://www.4gtuners.com/sleepwalker/win73.jpg


Both are using the same template and broker time is set to +3 GMT. Both OS are set to the same location and timezone, Vista = +8 GMT and Win7 = +8 UTC.

I have no idea what is wrong as I did not detect any error in the broker's time as displayed by the MT4. Please ignore the timescale at the bottom as the resolution for my WIN7 is much larger and shows more history than my notebook. I really don't know what is wrong here. Any help would be great as I don't want to trade on my notebook when I'm at home. Thank you in advance.
  • #2,025
  • Aug 11, 2010 6:22pm Aug 11, 2010 6:22pm
do a search for 'trend line alert' and you should find a mq4 file with the code you need. I have seen one before and the code is very simple.

I can't do it for you as I am stretched to the max with a software contract.

Quoting khalidhassan
Stratman ,
can you do me a favor??
you will do me a favor if you could add alert to this attached indicator, the indicator is known, it drows 2 trend lines on the chart
1-the upper red trend line (down trend)
2- the lower blue trend line (up trend)
we just need the indicator to give alert when the price penetrates any of those trend lines. (or) give alert when a bar closed above the red trend line or below the blue trend line.
Ineed it to build my strategy , would you please help.
  • #2,026
  • Aug 11, 2010 6:24pm Aug 11, 2010 6:24pm
one cause of this is if you windows time settings don't have automatically adjust for daylight saving.

Apart from that, I am not sure of what may cause this problem. I am running windows 7 x64 myself with no issue.

Quoting jasonhingfx
Hello Stratman and all users of pipware,
I'm not sure if any of you are having this issue but my timing for the dashboard is off by 1 hour on Windows 7 64bit. Apparently Windows 7 no longer uses GMT time and only use UTC time. This does not affect the MT4 as it still works and the timing is still correct. I'm using FXDD and the broker time is currently +3 GMT.

However, on the dashboard I'm off by 3600 seconds if I were to set the broker time at +3. I have to put +4 for it to work. I can live with this but the news-master now shows all news to...
  • #2,027
  • Aug 11, 2010 6:28pm Aug 11, 2010 6:28pm
Sounds like a crazy solution, but you will have to have the timezone adjustment of the dashboard set to different values for Vista vs Win7. You need to add +1 to the one with the error.

I am not sure why you are experiencing this but that change should sort it. Please reply back with the result.

Quoting jasonhingfx
This is the problem that I've been trying to highlight.

The first image is from Vista and everything is working properly. OKAY.

http://www.4gtuners.com/sleepwalker/vista3.jpg


When I...
  • #2,028
  • Edited 10:49pm Aug 11, 2010 9:04pm | Edited 10:49pm
Quoting khalidhassan
Stratman ,
....
we just need the indicator to give alert when the price penetrates any of those trend lines. (or) give alert when a bar closed above the red trend line or below the blue trend line.
As you are still looking for the 'trend line alert' as suggested by Stratman, an alternative temporary solusion is to use PriceAlert to sound the alarm when market price move above or below the peset value. It also have a 3rd setting, try it out!!

Happy trading.
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  • #2,029
  • Aug 11, 2010 9:29pm Aug 11, 2010 9:29pm
Hope this helps
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File Type: mq4 HLine Alert.mq4   2 KB | 544 downloads
File Type: mq4 TLine Alert.mq4   2 KB | 565 downloads
  • #2,030
  • Aug 12, 2010 3:20pm Aug 12, 2010 3:20pm
Wow ... managed to catch up on all my correspondence over last couple of days. Enough to have time to trade.

First day, I managed 5% and today is better than that (I trade 1% per 10 pips). Because I didn't have much time to trade, I've been scalping M1/M5.

I entered this current trade based on seeing a higher high and a higher low on M1. I was ready to pull the trade out very quickly as it was technically counter-trend.

I had already exceeded my daily target so left the trade in with my usual 10 pip stop and went to bed. Note ... I allow myself the occassional 'flutter' like this when it doesn't compromise my daily target

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  • #2,031
  • Aug 12, 2010 3:29pm Aug 12, 2010 3:29pm
In case you're wondering ... If I was watching the trade, I would have been out at that first green candle with about 15 pips profit.

You can see that I almost got stopped out later (while I was sleeping). Note this is not my usual trading method ie this was a bit of fun I allowed myself after making daily target.

With my usual trading I would have moved my stop to break even at 10 pips (original stop 10 pips) and exited around 15 pips or whenever price started to 'hesitate'.

Quoting stratman
Wow ... managed to catch up on all my correspondence over last couple of days....
  • #2,032
  • Aug 12, 2010 11:47pm Aug 12, 2010 11:47pm
Now that the trade is in serious profit I have switched over to managing it on the H1 time frame.

We are very close to a resistance point (look left) and my strategy now is to move my stop to the bottom of each H1 candle.

btw .. home for the weekend

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  • #2,033
  • Aug 13, 2010 12:49am Aug 13, 2010 12:49am
Here's my view on EJ.

Moving averages are showing up-trend but my new linear HA is showing weakness in the up-trend.

Also we have a possible failure to make new highs right on a significant resistance. If you look at prices to the left, you can see that there was a significant down move last time prices were at this level.

A break above the resistance needs to be a close above on H1 for me to consider it is a definite.

btw, got stopped out for 120 pips profit on my GY trade

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  • #2,034
  • Aug 13, 2010 12:56am Aug 13, 2010 12:56am
Great trade even in sleep

Quoting stratman
Now that the trade is in serious profit I have switched over to managing it on the H1 time frame.

We are very close to a resistance point (look left) and my strategy now is to move my stop to the bottom of each H1 candle.

btw .. home for the weekend

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  • #2,035
  • Aug 13, 2010 1:42am Aug 13, 2010 1:42am
Hi Stratman, thanks for the chart examples and great to see you are having the time to trade again.

I know you are very busy at the moment with your software contract, but I was wondering if perhaps you can look into this in the near future....?

...I would really apprecieate it if you could write a simple PDF or similar of the strategies that you use i.e. your 'system'. I know you have done a lot of videos and these are great but it would be really helpful to have it all in black and white layed out in a set of rules with example charts etc. I'm sure all of us dashboard members and followers of this thread would find it helpful!


Good luck with your trading
  • #2,036
  • Aug 13, 2010 3:43am Aug 13, 2010 3:43am
I got a good trade out of that setup I mentioned earlier 45 pips. This trade was a perfect example of my typical entry and exit ie SMA60 and also SR. The fib fit really well too.

I post it here in case it helps re-inforce what I have been teaching.

M5 from dukas:
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Quoting stratman
Here's my view on EJ.

Moving averages are showing up-trend but my new linear HA is showing weakness in the up-trend.

Also we have a possible failure to make new highs right on a significant resistance. If you look at prices to the left, you can see that there was a significant down move last time prices were at this level.

A break above the resistance needs to be a close above on H1 for me to consider it is a definite.

btw, got stopped out for 120 pips profit on my GY trade

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  • #2,037
  • Aug 13, 2010 4:26am Aug 13, 2010 4:26am
Quoting stratman
I got a good trade out of that setup I mentioned earlier 45 pips. This trade was a perfect example of my typical entry and exit ie SMA60 and also SR. The fib fit really well too.
...
Dear Stratman,

Can we have your latest template? I like your HA displayed in horizontal manner to save up my screen space. Thank you.

Chrisyeap
  • #2,038
  • Aug 13, 2010 4:32am Aug 13, 2010 4:32am
I'm not ready to release it yet ... please be patient

Quoting chrisyeap
Dear Stratman,

Can we have your latest template? I like your HA displayed in horizontal manner to save up my screen space. Thank you.

Chrisyeap
  • #2,039
  • Aug 13, 2010 4:44am Aug 13, 2010 4:44am
This is actually more than HA .. it is a combination of many things .. if you check it against the HA on a chart you will notice this.

It was still in development when I started my software contract and I haven't has a chance to finish it. I don't want to release it until it's finished otherwise there will be multiple versions out on the internet causing confusion (and lot's of questions to me )

Quoting stratman
I'm not ready to release it yet ... please be patient
  • #2,040
  • Edited 9:56am Aug 13, 2010 9:08am | Edited 9:56am
Quoting stratman
Sounds like a crazy solution, but you will have to have the timezone adjustment of the dashboard set to different values for Vista vs Win7. You need to add +1 to the one with the error.

I am not sure why you are experiencing this but that change should sort it. Please reply back with the result.
Hello Rob,
I've actually tried that. I moved my broker time ahead by 1 hour from +3 to +4 which fixed the time error -3600 but all the opening/closing time also advanced by 1 hour. I had to increase 1 hour in the GMT settings to fix it. Then I found that the News master is now delayed by 1 hour since I can't correct it by adding 1 hour like the other settings. I guess I can live with not using the news master.

I'm from Malaysia and I don't have daylight savings here. I'm going to try and play around with the timezone in Windows 7 to see if I can fix it.

UPDATE: I fixed it. This is crazy but I turned off my MT4, changed the timezone in windows 7 to another country and then turned on the MT4 again, off and change timezone back to my country. Now it is working as per my vista settings. This is crazy but I'm happy.
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