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  • #3,521
  • Aug 14, 2010 3:14am Aug 14, 2010 3:14am
Quoting gyusz2
Dear Pilatus!
You are professional.
It's like a trend follower's bible- i printed it, and put it on the wall, opposite of me. Thanks!
no problem buddy
  • #3,522
  • Aug 25, 2010 9:47am Aug 25, 2010 9:47am
Ive had no tades today. Is this the same for everyone else?
The Kamakazi
  • #3,523
  • Aug 25, 2010 1:19pm Aug 25, 2010 1:19pm
Hello and thank you for the EA. I followed your instructions exactly as you wrote them in the post for the EA. The EA is showing up in the MT4 platform, but it is grayed out. Will not work on chart. I opened it up in the MetaEditor and hit the compile button. Then this error came up: 'EAHelper v1.0.6.mqh' - cannot open the program file Crogram FilesFXDD - MetaTrader 4expertsTrend%20Follower%20Wicker%20v1.0.0.mq4 (47, 1). I downloaded all the files and indicators. Again, I put them exactly where they are suppose to go but it still won't work. Can you please help!! By the way, the template is working fine. I don't know if that information is needed, but I just thought I would mention it. Thanks again for your work on this EA. I look forward to getting this fixed and running!!

-Faith Trader




Quoting asasa
I want to share the EA I have written for this system.
Feel free to post suggestions to make it profitable.
Please read and follow carefully the instructions in the source code of the EA.
Excerpt:

[code]
//+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|...
  • #3,524
  • Aug 25, 2010 2:22pm Aug 25, 2010 2:22pm
Quoting Faith Trader
Hello and thank you for the EA. I followed your instructions exactly as you wrote them in the post for the EA. The EA is showing up in the MT4 platform, but it is grayed out. Will not work on chart. I opened it up in the MetaEditor and hit the compile button. Then this error came up: 'EAHelper v1.0.6.mqh' - cannot open the program file...
What are you trying to compile? The mqh or the mq4 file?
Can you please post a screenshot of the MetaEditor with the result of the compilation?
  • #3,525
  • Aug 25, 2010 3:34pm Aug 25, 2010 3:34pm
Hi Asasa, thanks for your quick reply. It is the mq4 that is giving the compiling error. Here is the screen shot in a word doc. You should be able to see the error message I get. Thanks!!

-Faith Trader


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Quoting asasa
What are you trying to compile? The mqh or the mq4 file?
Can you please post a screenshot of the MetaEditor with the result of the compilation?
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File Type: doc Screen Shot.doc   146 KB | 419 downloads
  • #3,526
  • Aug 25, 2010 4:58pm Aug 25, 2010 4:58pm
Hi, Asasa

Thank you for your time and effort in programing this wonderful EA. I get it working without any problem. It opened trades according to the rules but not keeping as many pips at the end. What is the logic you use to close trades in this EA? What other options we have for exit?

Jimmy
  • #3,527
  • Edited 5:12pm Aug 25, 2010 4:58pm | Edited 5:12pm
Quoting Faith Trader
Hi Asasa, thanks for your quick reply. It is the mq4 that is giving the compiling error. Here is the screen shot in a word doc. You should be able to see the error message I get. Thanks!!
The compiler cannot find the include file "EAHelper v1.0.6.mqh".
I see that the EA file in your computer is named in a wrong way, with "%20" in place of " ".
If it is the same for the include file, of course the compiler is not able to find it.
Go to your <mt4 client dir>\experts\include\ directory and check the name of the include file, it must be exactly "EAHelper v1.0.6.mqh".
If it is different (e.g. "EAHelper%20v1.0.6.mqh") rename it in the correct way.
  • #3,528
  • Aug 25, 2010 5:09pm Aug 25, 2010 5:09pm
Quoting jtamcan
Hi, Asasa

Thank you for your time and effort in programing this wonderful EA. I get it working without any problem. It opened trades according to the rules but not keeping as many pips at the end. What is the logic you use to close trades in this EA? What other options we have for exit?
Jimmy
The original rules for exiting positions are not that clear, therefore I decided to implement the following:
- half the position is closed at the nearest pivot point, calculated with the standard formulas for daily pivot points
- all the existing positions are closed when the slope direction line changes color or the price opens on the other side of the volatility channel
  • #3,529
  • Aug 25, 2010 6:02pm Aug 25, 2010 6:02pm
Asasa,

Thank you for your prompt reply. I have a better understanding on your exit logic. Is there any way that you can add a way so that I can exit with the slope direction line by itself?

Thanks in advance.

Jimmy
  • #3,530
  • Edited Aug 26, 2010 4:24pm Aug 25, 2010 9:14pm | Edited Aug 26, 2010 4:24pm
Hello again Asasa,
Thank you, I followed your instructions and now that seems to be in order. But now I have a couple of more questions. When I load the EA into the chart, there is a frown on the face in the upper right hand corner of the screen when it is turned on. I thought if everything is working right the face was to have a smile. But that is only part of it. Over in the top left side of the chart the name of the EA shows up along with another name and below that it says "Running" and then there is all kinds of information all over a large part of the screen that is continually updating. In fact, there is so much information the screen you can't see the chart like it should be. Is this correct? Is this how the EA runs on each chart and is the face up in the right hand corner suppose to have a frown when running? Please let me know. I have included another screen shot of how the chart looks with the EA on. Thanks again for your time and information. I really appreciate it.

-Faith Trader


Quoting asasa
The compiler cannot find the include file "EAHelper v1.0.6.mqh".
I see that the EA file in your computer is named in a wrong way, with "%20" in place of " ".
If it is the same for the include file, of course the compiler is not able to find it.
Go to your <mt4 client dir>expertsinclude directory and check the name of the include file, it must be exactly "EAHelper v1.0.6.mqh".
If it is different (e.g. "EAHelper%20v1.0.6.mqh") rename it in the correct way.
  • #3,531
  • Aug 25, 2010 10:37pm Aug 25, 2010 10:37pm
Hi, Asasa

Please ignore the previous request. After further forward testing, I feel that your exit strategy is sound enough to handle all the trades.

Thanks for the great job again.

Jimmy
  • #3,532
  • Aug 26, 2010 1:11am Aug 26, 2010 1:11am
Quoting Faith Trader
Hello again Asasa,...
Yes, this is the way it is supposed to work.
I wouldn't underestimate the importance of that information, it shows you in real time what the EA is doing and lets you understand if the EA in behaving correctly.
Maybe in your case the situation seems a little bit chaotic because your screen resolution is very reduced compared to mine (I use 1920*1200).
I suggest you to open two charts, one only for the EA, the other for the template.
Another solution, you can reduce the number of log lines displayed, by modifying the "ncommentlines" parameter on line 11 of the EAHelper file.
The default value is 47 and is ok for my screen resolution, try to set it to 1 to have only one log line displayed (0 is not allowed).
  • #3,533
  • Aug 26, 2010 1:14am Aug 26, 2010 1:14am
Quoting jtamcan
Hi, Asasa

Please ignore the previous request. After further forward testing, I feel that your exit strategy is sound enough to handle all the trades.

Thanks for the great job again.

Jimmy
The original exit rules were not that clear, that one was my interpretation.
  • #3,534
  • Aug 26, 2010 4:26pm Aug 26, 2010 4:26pm
Hello Asasa,
Just wanted find out why there is an error on the sell order. I switched everything to a 1 minute chart, I also changed EA in properties, just to make sure that it would work correctly. I started to look through the charts and sure enough it tried to place a sell order and it didn't work. I have attached a word doc and you can see the error message in the upper left corner. Now the Ea is not running at all on this chart. Could you take a look and see if you can tell why it is giving this error? It might do it also on the buy, I don't know. Many thanks!!

-Faith Trader





Quoting asasa
Yes, this is the way it is supposed to work.
I wouldn't underestimate the importance of that information, it shows you in real time what the EA is doing and lets you understand if the EA in behaving correctly.
Maybe in your case the situation seems a little bit chaotic because your screen resolution is very reduced compared to mine (I use 1920*1200).
I suggest you to open two charts, one only for the EA, the other for the template.
Another solution, you can reduce the number of log lines displayed, by modifying the "ncommentlines" parameter on...
Attached File(s)
File Type: doc #3 Screen Shot.doc   137 KB | 394 downloads
  • #3,535
  • Aug 27, 2010 1:35am Aug 27, 2010 1:35am
Quoting Faith Trader
Hello Asasa,...
Trade is not allowed in your MT4 client.
This is not a problem related to the EA.
Please enable this option in your client.
  • #3,536
  • Aug 27, 2010 10:46am Aug 27, 2010 10:46am
Asasa, thanks again for your willingness to share your information. Could you please instruct me on how to make the change in the MT4 client to allow it to trade as per your post said to do. I don't know how to do this, but it would be nice to learn. Thanks in advance!!

-Faith Trader




Quoting asasa
Trade is not allowed in your MT4 client.
This is not a problem related to the EA.
Please enable this option in your client.
  • #3,537
  • Aug 27, 2010 11:14am Aug 27, 2010 11:14am
See Attached.

Drag the Ea to the Chart
Choose "Common"
Choose "Allow Live Trading"
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  • #3,538
  • Aug 27, 2010 12:37pm Aug 27, 2010 12:37pm
Quoting Faith Trader
Asasa, thanks again for your willingness to share your information. Could you please instruct me on how to make the change in the MT4 client to allow it to trade as per your post said to do. I don't know how to do this, but it would be nice to learn. Thanks in advance!!

-Faith Trader
Tread is correct.
Another way to do this: Tools -> Options -> Expert Advisors -> Allow Live Trading
  • #3,539
  • Aug 30, 2010 9:26am Aug 30, 2010 9:26am
Thanks!!


Quoting Tread
See Attached.

Drag the Ea to the Chart
Choose "Common"
Choose "Allow Live Trading"
  • #3,540
  • Aug 30, 2010 9:27am Aug 30, 2010 9:27am
Thank you for all your help!!

-Faith Trader


Quoting asasa
Tread is correct.
Another way to do this: Tools -> Options -> Expert Advisors -> Allow Live Trading
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