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#901
Sep 3, 2010 3:36am Sep 3, 2010 3:36am

kkgtm
| Joined Sep 2010 | Status: Trader | 3 Posts

" I had to take down the tick database. I'm trying to setup a backup database tonight. Not sure how long it will take.

Those errors will affect all of the [TD] EAs. Simplest way to disable them is to look for the line in the code where you see "!IsOptimization()" or "!IsTesting()" and comment it out. Some EAs have TickDatabase as an input and you can just set that to false."

Hello, Ronald

First let me apologize for my english...

You said that affect all [TD] EAs. Did you mean that, while this error continues, it will not trade?

Thank you in advance.

#902
Sep 3, 2010 3:38am Sep 3, 2010 3:38am

LeW
| Joined May 2010 | Status: Trader | 43 Posts

Ronald

If I have a TickDatabase, EA won't open trades?
How to disable it? Could you describe it in more detail?

I can see only one line with "!IsOptimization()" and "!IsTesting()"
Should I delete this line?

Inserted Code

 if(!IsTesting() && !IsOptimization() && AcceptReject != "Reject") 
      {
      MasterFunction();
      }

#903
Sep 3, 2010 7:07am Sep 3, 2010 7:07am

Ronald Raygun
Joined Jul 2007 | Status: 33 y/o Investor/Trader/Programmer | 5,016 Posts

Quoting kkgtm

Disliked

"...

Ignored

The EAs will still trade. They just can't send tick data yet.

#904
Sep 3, 2010 7:07am Sep 3, 2010 7:07am

Ronald Raygun
Joined Jul 2007 | Status: 33 y/o Investor/Trader/Programmer | 5,016 Posts

Quoting LeW

Disliked
Ronald

If I have a TickDatabase, EA won't open trades?
How to disable it? Could you describe it in more detail?

I can see only one line with "!IsOptimization()" and "!IsTesting()"
Should I delete this line?
Inserted Code
 if(!IsTesting() && !IsOptimization() && AcceptReject != "Reject") 
      {
      MasterFunction();
      }
Ignored

Wrong section. Look for something that refers to the tick database.

#905
Sep 3, 2010 7:11am Sep 3, 2010 7:11am

Ronald Raygun
Joined Jul 2007 | Status: 33 y/o Investor/Trader/Programmer | 5,016 Posts

To disable the Tick Database in this EA, look for this section of code (around line 390)

Inserted Code

TotalTime = GetTickCount() - StartTime;
         Rates = "True";
         LastTick = 0;
         TickData();

Replace with this block of code

Inserted Code

TotalTime = GetTickCount() - StartTime;
         Rates = "True";
         LastTick = 0;
         //TickData();

#906
Sep 6, 2010 11:04am Sep 6, 2010 11:04am

LeW
| Joined May 2010 | Status: Trader | 43 Posts

Hi Ron

Why the expert current hour is different then my computer local time?
Please look at my attached screenshot.
Is it a bug?

Regards

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#907
Sep 6, 2010 11:48am Sep 6, 2010 11:48am

Ronald Raygun
Joined Jul 2007 | Status: 33 y/o Investor/Trader/Programmer | 5,016 Posts

Quoting LeW

Disliked

Hi Ron

Why the expert current hour is different then my computer local time?
Please look at my attached screenshot.
Is it a bug?

Regards

Ignored

Are last tick and cycle count still counting upward?

#908
Sep 6, 2010 12:08pm Sep 6, 2010 12:08pm

LeW
| Joined May 2010 | Status: Trader | 43 Posts

Quoting Ronald Raygun

Disliked

Are last tick and cycle count still counting upward?

Ignored

No, but MT4 worked correctly and expert advisor trading was enabled.
I restarted MT4 and now it's OK. I don't know why the EA was stopped.

#909
Sep 6, 2010 12:26pm Sep 6, 2010 12:26pm

Ronald Raygun
Joined Jul 2007 | Status: 33 y/o Investor/Trader/Programmer | 5,016 Posts

If neither of those numbers are moving, the EA generally got stuck somewhere.

#910
Sep 6, 2010 1:16pm Sep 6, 2010 1:16pm

paulbt38
| Joined Mar 2010 | Status: Trader | 244 Posts

Total trades 60 wins 19 loss 41 -59 pips

Still doing fine over the two weeks of testing so far up 146 pips

Noticed that some UJ trades last MOnday (being bank holiday in UK) got very close to TP but then reversed to a loss. Again in a similar way at on Friday the EA took two EU trades about 11/2 hours before close. These remained open over the weekend and came to within 1 pip of tp before reversing for a loss.

I am considering using the move to be function to at least protect against this but will see how the week goes first.

Paul

#911
Sep 6, 2010 3:33pm Sep 6, 2010 3:33pm

PiedPipper
| Joined Jul 2006 | Status: Trader | 124 Posts

I started demo testing the system a week ago Friday (8/27-9/3) and actually had a profitable first week on my settings. I was using:

5 min. chart
Minimum successes score 1.0
Minimum Win Rate 50.0
Other settings were default

I was trading 0.1 lot size, but on two 5 min charts, so effectively 0.2 lot size.
$98 net
Total trades: 187
81 wins, 106 losses
Total pips would be about +490
Only tested it on EU.

#912
Sep 6, 2010 3:48pm Sep 6, 2010 3:48pm

fxshadow
| Joined Mar 2007 | Status: Trader | 247 Posts

Quoting PiedPipper

Disliked

I started demo testing the system a week ago Friday (8/27-9/3) and actually had a profitable first week on my settings. I was using:

5 min. chart
Minimum successes score 1.0
Minimum Win Rate 50.0
Other settings were default

I was trading 0.1 lot size, but on two 5 min charts, so effectively 0.2 lot size.
$98 net
Total trades: 187
81 wins, 106 losses
Total pips would be about +490
Only tested it on EU.

Ignored

Very good results! How many bars were you using? What was your stoploss?

#913
Sep 6, 2010 5:07pm Sep 6, 2010 5:07pm

PiedPipper
| Joined Jul 2006 | Status: Trader | 124 Posts

I wanted to use more bars but was having some trouble loading additional bars; I ended up with just about 5,000.

I just used the default StopLoss and TakeProfit. Both were 200.

This was using the stevegee58 version.

#914
Sep 6, 2010 6:07pm Sep 6, 2010 6:07pm

fxshadow
| Joined Mar 2007 | Status: Trader | 247 Posts

Quoting PiedPipper

Disliked

I started demo testing the system a week ago Friday (8/27-9/3) and actually had a profitable first week on my settings. I was using:

5 min. chart
Minimum successes score 1.0
Minimum Win Rate 50.0
Other settings were default

I was trading 0.1 lot size, but on two 5 min charts, so effectively 0.2 lot size.
$98 net
Total trades: 187
81 wins, 106 losses
Total pips would be about +490
Only tested it on EU.

Ignored

Any reason for the very low success score of 1.0?

#915
Sep 6, 2010 6:29pm Sep 6, 2010 6:29pm

PiedPipper
| Joined Jul 2006 | Status: Trader | 124 Posts

No, I was just testing for a minimal setting.

#916
Sep 6, 2010 8:51pm Sep 6, 2010 8:51pm

juzgood1978
| Joined Aug 2010 | Status: Trader | 280 Posts

Sorry if i sound like i come form the mountain but i am very impressed that his ea does self optimisation... this could be the Holy Grail EA?

#917
Sep 7, 2010 3:58am Sep 7, 2010 3:58am

zoogle
| Joined Jul 2009 | Status: Trader | 106 Posts

Quoting juzgood1978

Disliked

Sorry if i sound like i come form the mountain but i am very impressed that his ea does self optimisation... this could be the Holy Grail EA?

Ignored

The closest thing to it.

#918
Sep 7, 2010 4:04am Sep 7, 2010 4:04am

juzgood1978
| Joined Aug 2010 | Status: Trader | 280 Posts

tried it on the GBPUSD M5 , not so good, trade went opposite and the EA fire 3 trades and went to SL

#919
Sep 7, 2010 2:00pm Sep 7, 2010 2:00pm

faze
| Joined May 2010 | Status: Trader | 81 Posts

patience grasshopper

#920
Sep 7, 2010 5:17pm Sep 7, 2010 5:17pm

catalin_tm
| Joined Feb 2010 | Status: Trader | 18 Posts

Quoting juzgood1978

Disliked

tried it on the GBPUSD M5 , not so good, trade went opposite and the EA fire 3 trades and went to SL

Ignored

why are you using m5 chart?

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