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  • #1,301
  • Oct 11, 2010 3:29pm Oct 11, 2010 3:29pm
Same for me

Thread,

I used the FFcal.mq4, that return minutes from/to event and impact, but I don't know how to get the news text content.
Do you know how to get the news text ?

Thanks to anybody can help me
  • #1,302
  • Oct 11, 2010 3:45pm Oct 11, 2010 3:45pm
Quoting Tread
Did the v86, take any trades today? It been pretty quiet or me... tho i know it a bank holiday and such
It's closed 3 trades successfuly today for 111 pips. You see the trades on http://www.mt4i.com/users/zr-fx-max

Ignore anything with the comment 'Top of TMA' or 'Bottom of TMA'. These are manual trades for playing with the TMA. So the return you see on the Stats page is not all down to the EA. So far I'm not doing too badly with these

I am also running Arbinka's V71c untouched on http://www.mt4i.com/users/zr-fx-1

I have not published before so not sure if these will be viewed ok.
  • #1,303
  • Oct 11, 2010 3:55pm Oct 11, 2010 3:55pm
Runs error free until now!
There are some conflict with KG_OS/OB and RsiOB/OS. Can co exist with opposite direction (one BUY and one SELL) resulting in recovery problems.

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  • #1,304
  • Oct 11, 2010 4:08pm Oct 11, 2010 4:08pm
Quoting maxou888
Same for me

Thread,

I used the FFcal.mq4, that return minutes from/to event and impact, but I don't know how to get the news text content.
Do you know how to get the news text ?

Thanks to anybody can help me
Dunno if this will be much help but

From line 481 of the FFCAL Code..

It basically reads the xml file, and then sort per currency pair, grabs the string, then print.

It seems awfully complex to include it as part of the EA. To be honest, just adding the FFCAL to the chart works for me. Since FFCAL adds a "news line" with some brief info along the length of the line. Then i just use the ea to pull the time as you did
  • #1,305
  • Oct 11, 2010 4:13pm Oct 11, 2010 4:13pm
Quite poor result compare to last week...

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  • #1,306
  • Oct 11, 2010 4:21pm Oct 11, 2010 4:21pm
Quoting maxou888
Same for me

Thread,

I used the FFcal.mq4, that return minutes from/to event and impact, but I don't know how to get the news text content.
Do you know how to get the news text ?

Thanks to anybody can help me
Max,

Why do you want the news text content? Some of the versions will let you filter what currency the news event belongs to.. aswell as importance and time and whether it is an all day event or a speech... thats all you need.

I don't think you will need much more if you are thinking about parsing text like "NFP" or something. You should really stop the same amount before every news event thats marked RED or Speech for USD for example.

The problem is you can't return strings with SetIndexBuffer() from an indicator. It accepts an array[] but not sure if you can have an array of string objects. You can try it?? I haven't seen it done.

FFCAL itself is not a good idea in the first place (it downloads news event file on every tick which is inefficient) I had problems with it in my EA... it also takes up to 10 mins..and the server will stop responding to you if you hammer it.

So a work around was given by Hanover @
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=250544

The Plot News Indicator V 3. Here is his reason why it is better than FFCAL from the thread post #5:
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=250544

it basically uses a script to call an EXE to write to a CSV file which an indicator uses to draw the events onto the MT4 chart. For our use we would probably need to parse the CSV file like FFCAL does... but within our EA instead of indicator. Then we have full access to all the info and also don't have the latency problems that FFCAL gave us.

Jag
  • #1,307
  • Oct 11, 2010 4:37pm Oct 11, 2010 4:37pm
I ran the Plot News V3 and I got a recent news for past news events and news events upcoming... here is the output file(news.csv) for the next two events:

2010.10.11 19:01;1;143;2;ALL;111110000;19:01 GBP M "BRC Retail Sales Monitor y/y" 28285;A: | P: 1.0%
2010.10.11 19:01;2;143;2;ALL;111110000;19:01 GBP M "RICS House Price Balance" 28273;A: | F: -34% | P: -32%
You can parse this for the date and the GMT time which we already have... and then the title is there for you.

Thanks,
Jag
  • #1,308
  • Oct 11, 2010 4:39pm Oct 11, 2010 4:39pm
I need the news text to detect when where is "speach" inside
The idea is to avoid trading during a longer Time ( 45 mn ?) when there is a "speach", otherwise 20 mn for a high and 10 mn for a medium.

HMM I have an idea, calling icustom with speach and an other without speach and compare... will try that tomorrow
  • #1,309
  • Oct 11, 2010 4:43pm Oct 11, 2010 4:43pm
Just launched the 86d on FXCM demo .....argh!!!.

Also this was on an H1 Chart..... why the H4 send?
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  • #1,310
  • Oct 11, 2010 5:03pm Oct 11, 2010 5:03pm
Quoting SteveHopwood
Easily, although I think this robot may be left behind with Bob's V6 developments. If you like, I can do a version of NB that uses the TriangularMA indi instead of BB - it would only take a few minutes.

In the meantime, have a play with the attached. It is an updated version of one I coded it for Bob when he first started thinking about using the new indi.

The robot works in two ways:
[list=1][*]At the open of a new candle:[list][*]takes a buy if the new candle opens above the top line, breaking out from below[*]takes a sell if...
Steve, I was playing with this and changing some of the code. Honestly, I am burned out. I don't know how you do it.

If you ever get time, I have some ideas on how to make it a bit better.

2x7 cross for entry AFTER it breaks a 2.5 ATR TMA indi by just price. BE @ 20 pips etc..

Have an option for us to put in Ma1 and Ma2. So we can optimize or evaluate backtest. If you don't have time, no worries... When I recoup my energy for EA's, I will surely get something out.... haha..

I get so demoralized when I spend 4 hours creating an EA and the concept doesn't work..
We are our own best indicator.
  • #1,311
  • Oct 11, 2010 5:04pm Oct 11, 2010 5:04pm
Quoting maxou888
it's the master Ea that close all trades
For me at 19:36 because today equity grow 2.66 %
Ok, what setting controls that? I was in DD not positive. It did it when I reloaded the platform
24 hours in a day – 24 bottles of beer in a case – Coincidence? I think not
  • #1,312
  • Oct 11, 2010 5:12pm Oct 11, 2010 5:12pm
Quoting arbinka
Quite poor result compare to last week...

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Same here thus far... This week isn't moving yet?
We are our own best indicator.
  • #1,313
  • Oct 11, 2010 5:33pm Oct 11, 2010 5:33pm
Quoting maxou888
I need the news text to detect when where is "speach" inside
The idea is to avoid trading during a longer Time ( 45 mn ?) when there is a "speach", otherwise 20 mn for a high and 10 mn for a medium.

HMM I have an idea, calling icustom with speach and an other without speach and compare... will try that tomorrow
A version of ffcal already does this remember to only request news when u
Need to not every tick
  • #1,314
  • Oct 11, 2010 6:04pm Oct 11, 2010 6:04pm
Quoting Tread
Just launched the 86d on FXCM demo .....argh!!!.

Also this was on an H1 Chart..... why the H4 send?
FXCM (and ATC) do not allow expiration times on their pending orders. These are needed for the 4H trendline trades, I believe. I guess expiration time checking could be added to the code to overcome this issue with there particular brokers.
  • #1,315
  • Oct 11, 2010 10:39pm Oct 11, 2010 10:39pm
hi MAX

Could you make the EA compatible with broker suffix or prefix on the next release? I noticed that the Master EA basket calculates for only "pure" symbol

Thanks
  • #1,316
  • Oct 11, 2010 11:24pm Oct 11, 2010 11:24pm
Quoting matrixebiz
Ok, what setting controls that? I was in DD not positive. It did it when I reloaded the platform
That should be in the MASTER EA, but he has it hard coded, so you don't get to choose the TP close all parameter %.

You can turn it off if you don't want it and you could also just use MPTM or some other trade manager.
We are our own best indicator.
  • #1,317
  • Oct 12, 2010 3:20am Oct 12, 2010 3:20am
Quoting arbinka
Runs error free until now!
There are some conflict with KG_OS/OB and RsiOB/OS. Can co exist with opposite direction (one BUY and one SELL) resulting in recovery problems.
I have add some checks in order to open a Trix or Kg trade on the same way if a trade already opened
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  • #1,318
  • Oct 12, 2010 3:47am Oct 12, 2010 3:47am
Quoting maxou888
I have add some checks in order to open a Trix or Kg trade on the same way if a trade already opened
Max, have you considered a hedging option similar to what Steve has added to the Sixth EA? The combination of recovery and hedging (without the RSI filter) seems to eliminate the big dd's totally for trades that go bad when backtesting over the last 12 months.
  • #1,319
  • Oct 12, 2010 7:24am Oct 12, 2010 7:24am
a small demo (only 12 pairs)
5 days equity curve I like so much !!!
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  • #1,320
  • Oct 12, 2010 11:32am Oct 12, 2010 11:32am
this one try to solve the cpu usage problem
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