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  • #281
  • Aug 24, 2010 6:36pm Aug 24, 2010 6:36pm
Quoting CanuckCT
I running NBTS v1.00 and just checking in for the week to see ho it's going. I find many many error messages: "order send failed with error (130): invalid stops".

I guess I should just change to v1.01...or an I missing something in the setup of the EA.

Cheers
CanuckCT
Simon's bot needs a little time to settle down, so I have added a message to post 1 to ignore it for a while, until he sorts out a few problems.

I know where Simon is right now, and it is Hell. Coding is a doddle; working out what to code can be ridiculously hard.

  • #282
  • Aug 24, 2010 6:42pm Aug 24, 2010 6:42pm
Quoting SteveHopwood
Yep. That is 2.4.2 kicking in and hauling your butt out of the fire.


Steve not to be the greedy bastard, but could we not program to close the 1st trade, and institute a trailing stop at 15pips(user selectable) when we hit Breakeven and stay in the trade, also close out the extra lot from the recovery
  • #283
  • Aug 24, 2010 7:01pm Aug 24, 2010 7:01pm
Quoting Tread
Steve not to be the greedy bastard, but could we not program to close the 1st trade, and institute a trailing stop at 15pips(user selectable) when we hit Breakeven and stay in the trade, also close out the extra lot from the recovery
Hehe. Far from me to criticize a fellow greedy bastard.

As it stands, the bot's Recovery system is about as basic as it can be - it does not even use the multipliers that Bob uses.

So, I am going to leave it alone for a while to see what happens on demo. Enhancements can follow in the future.

  • #284
  • Edited 8:03pm Aug 24, 2010 7:20pm | Edited 8:03pm
Quoting SteveHopwood
Simon's bot needs a little time to settle down, so I have added a message to post 1 to ignore it for a while, until he sorts out a few problems.

I know where Simon is right now, and it is Hell. Coding is a doddle; working out what to code can be ridiculously hard.

Sadly, this is true, although you may overstating the ease of coding, at least for me....
  • #285
  • Aug 24, 2010 7:29pm Aug 24, 2010 7:29pm
Quoting f451
Right now I'm working on restricting with trend entries to only those that are "BB huggies" by tightening MinSepfromBB, and I'm about to change the with trend exit to be when price separates from the bollinger band by a certain percentage. This usually is a precursor to a reversal. The other condition will be NOT to enter a reversal trade if in a with trend trade.

Still a way to go I'm afraid.
From looking at the different possible trade setups, the #4 buy/sell_BB13 is doing the worst performance.
  • #286
  • Aug 24, 2010 10:24pm Aug 24, 2010 10:24pm
Quoting obnoxious2
From looking at the different possible trade setups, the #4 buy/sell_BB13 is doing the worst performance.
I'm not surprised. It's my belief that rather than going for a reversal, we should be going for a with trend trade here.

Has anyone got the latest version of NB v5 to backtest? I can't seem to get any trades with the version I downloaded from post #1 last night.

cheers
Simon
  • #287
  • Aug 25, 2010 12:52am Aug 25, 2010 12:52am
Quoting f451
I'm not surprised. It's my belief that rather than going for a reversal, we should be going for a with trend trade here.

Has anyone got the latest version of NB v5 to backtest? I can't seem to get any trades with the version I downloaded from post #1 last night.

cheers
Simon
If you could switch that up for us to test, it would be fantastic. #2 and #7 seems to be the most solid and accurate with much much less drawdown. #3's are more towards 50/50. Currenty have a few positions opened with #3 that have drawndown alot and just ranging down there.

Simon, since I am completely illerate at coding, could you take the current v5 and make it so we can choose which type of trades to take. So like an option to choose true/false under the EA settings to take that trade with the chance occurs? I know you're real busy trying to figure out your own "recovery" system but whenever you can get a chanc.
  • #288
  • Aug 25, 2010 3:37am Aug 25, 2010 3:37am
Steve, Simon,

Have you seen this post about Bob's updated recovery technique?

http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...246113&page=64

I have made an attempt (my first) to update the code, it "seems" to work, would you care to verify it. Thanks
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File Type: mq4 Nanningbob V5 auto-trader by Steve and Simon Rec1.1.3.3.mq4   74 KB | 389 downloads
  • #289
  • Aug 25, 2010 4:30am Aug 25, 2010 4:30am
Quoting sundog
Steve, Simon,

Have you seen this post about Bob's updated recovery technique?

http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...246113&page=64

I have made an attempt (my first) to update the code, it "seems" to work, would you care to verify it. Thanks
Sundog

Thanks for the update. I have tried backtesting this on GU from 01-07. It seems to take level 3 trades no problem however at beginning of Aug 08 it enters a series of trades where it should go to level 4 (ie the second 3) but doesn't. I was testing this with no emergency stop loss and therefore it just went on until close.

Paul
  • #290
  • Aug 25, 2010 4:30am Aug 25, 2010 4:30am
Quoting sundog
Steve, Simon,

Have you seen this post about Bob's updated recovery technique?

http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...246113&page=64

I have made an attempt (my first) to update the code, it "seems" to work, would you care to verify it. Thanks
I love it when someone saves me a job. Thanks sundog; this was on my list of thingies to get around to. Your code looks watertight to me.

I have added inputs to allow us to switch the trading methods on/off - I think this is what obnoxious2 is after. The robot incorporating this and sundog's changes is in post 1.

  • #291
  • Aug 25, 2010 4:40am Aug 25, 2010 4:40am
Paul, frankly.. I dont know, I will continue to look at it, thanks for testing it though, hopefully Steve can spot the bug,

Cheers Steve.
  • #292
  • Aug 25, 2010 4:49am Aug 25, 2010 4:49am
It is the dreaded copy/paste bug. sundog had left if (OpenTrades == 2) that should have been if (OpenTrades == 3).

Fix in post 1. Coders, simply find void RecoveryModule() and you will spot where the change is needed.

  • #293
  • Aug 25, 2010 5:20am Aug 25, 2010 5:20am
oops
  • #294
  • Aug 25, 2010 9:06am Aug 25, 2010 9:06am
That seems to have cracked it now. Also thanks Steve for the option to trade each EA. ON backtest so far with GU it would appear that EA#1 and EA#4 were the ones creating the huge dd in Aug 2008. By taking these out we just sail past this point without a problem. Clearly overall profit woon't be as good (potentially) but if this helps avoid the runaway trades I will be more than happy.

Paul
  • #295
  • Aug 25, 2010 10:13am Aug 25, 2010 10:13am
Quoting SteveHopwood
I have added inputs to allow us to switch the trading methods on/off - I think this is what obnoxious2 is after. The robot incorporating this and sundog's changes is in post 1.

Thank you Steve!
  • #296
  • Aug 25, 2010 1:43pm Aug 25, 2010 1:43pm
Backtest on GU from Jan 2007 to April 2010.
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  • #297
  • Aug 25, 2010 2:44pm Aug 25, 2010 2:44pm
anybody knows why EA wont trail or jump ???
I am testing this great EA (as many of Steve and Simone's help), but as I said
this EA open nice 1st trade (win), then open another long trade, but trend revers and then come recovery trades (two great trades), and price comes back above BE, (40 pips above, SL was 50), but ea WONT TO TRAIL OR JUMP (I,ve tried all options, but nothing ????) , and then trend goes again down and the trade is lost (all recovery trades profits too...all )...
can somebody help me with???? does this happen to others or ???


thanks and cheers guys
  • #298
  • Aug 25, 2010 3:06pm Aug 25, 2010 3:06pm
Quoting argon
anybody knows why EA wont trail or jump ???
I am testing this great EA (as many of Steve and Simone's help), but as I said
this EA open nice 1st trade (win), then open another long trade, but trend revers and then come recovery trades (two great trades), and price comes back above BE, (40 pips above, SL was 50), but ea WONT TO TRAIL OR JUMP (I,ve tried all options, but nothing ????) , and then trend goes again down and the trade is lost (all recovery trades profits too...all )...
can somebody help me with???? does this happen to others or ???


thanks...
This highlights a lack in the user guide that I shall address soon.

Once Recovery is in progress, the management facilities become redundant. All that matters is getting out of the loosing position at breakeven, so the individual-trade management functions are not called.

This is a really useful post, argon. I have coded the David auto-trader and am preparing the documentation. I can add to it a warning about the management facilities.

  • #299
  • Aug 25, 2010 3:14pm Aug 25, 2010 3:14pm
the TP was 50 pip , but any way want not to jump or trail ????
if you can do something to fix it would be great !!!
cheers steve and other
  • #300
  • Aug 25, 2010 3:23pm Aug 25, 2010 3:23pm
Quoting argon
the TP was 50 pip , but any way want not to jump or trail ????
if you can do something to fix it would be great !!!
cheers steve and other
Not a clue what you are wittering about. If you don't want the damned management facilities, then turn them off.

Now leave me alone. I am busy.
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