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  • #21
  • Oct 21, 2010 8:02am Oct 21, 2010 8:02am
i opened this thread yesterday thinking id follow my rules
to look back now, i broke all my rules

rule 1, the ea enters trades better than me, i opened 90% of the trades manually, so i broke that rule

rule 2, let profits run untill heiken ashi changes colors
i severely broke this rule, taking tiny scalps all day, missing all the big moves

rule 3, start trading at ny session, stop after about 4-6 hours
i broke that rule severely, so wonder i came out profitable at all

today im trying my best to follow the rules
all im supposed to do, is decide the trend, and take profits
  • #22
  • Oct 21, 2010 8:28am Oct 21, 2010 8:28am
it might help if i explain my trend decision
though im entering on m5, i dont really use m5 to decide
the ma's look pretty, but thats about all i use them for

my reason to go long today is this

inverse h&s on h4, if it plays out price will go up
dbl bottoms on daily, its also a 2 bar pin bar, very bullish
on the weekly, i dont think weve reached good resistance yet, plenty more up room

price just pulled back to the daily open, also a trendline on h1

thats why im bullish
  • #23
  • Oct 21, 2010 9:05am Oct 21, 2010 9:05am
3rd buy
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  • #24
  • Oct 21, 2010 9:11am Oct 21, 2010 9:11am
we are now at a place, that i usually make mistakes of closing out tiny profit
this is where i have problems
today i will force my self to follow the rules
i am not allowed to exit untill i get a draw up, that matches my average draw downs

there must be a nice size move and ha changes colors
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  • #25
  • Oct 21, 2010 9:12am Oct 21, 2010 9:12am
Since nobody is posting yet, i will be the first, any sharing on the EA you are using?
  • #26
  • Oct 21, 2010 9:14am Oct 21, 2010 9:14am
there is a rule i havent minchined, if ha changes colors and i have more than 1 trade, i can close all trades but the lowest buy, i can let the best buy run
  • #27
  • Oct 21, 2010 9:20am Oct 21, 2010 9:20am
Quoting TriMagic
Since nobody is posting yet, i will be the first, any sharing on the EA you are using?
  • #28
  • Oct 21, 2010 9:31am Oct 21, 2010 9:31am
ha changed colors, i decided to let it ride
i placed the none ea because i have plenty of trades already
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  • #29
  • Oct 21, 2010 9:33am Oct 21, 2010 9:33am
sorry, i just now seen your post
sure you can have the ea's

il also upload some wav files next

Quoting TriMagic
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File Type: mq4 long.mq4   18 KB | 246 downloads
File Type: mq4 none.mq4   18 KB | 293 downloads
File Type: mq4 short.mq4   18 KB | 307 downloads
  • #30
  • Oct 21, 2010 9:34am Oct 21, 2010 9:34am
Quoting a_trader
ha changed colors, i decided to let it ride
i placed the none ea because i have plenty of trades already
So you will only use ea according to trend direction correct? Any specific time frame for EA?
  • #31
  • Oct 21, 2010 9:38am Oct 21, 2010 9:38am
the ea uses these sounds for alerts, it will alert when ha changes colors, and when it enters

also theres a sound when u close trades

heres the close_all script with matching sounds
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File Type: zip sounds.zip   78 KB | 247 downloads
File Type: mq4 close_all.mq4   < 1 KB | 278 downloads
  • #32
  • Oct 21, 2010 9:38am Oct 21, 2010 9:38am
im using it on m5, itl use the chart tf
Quoting TriMagic
So you will only use ea according to trend direction correct? Any specific time frame for EA?
  • #33
  • Oct 21, 2010 9:47am Oct 21, 2010 9:47am
Quoting a_trader
the ea uses these sounds for alerts, it will alert when ha changes colors, and when it enters

also theres a sound when u close trades

heres the close_all script with matching sounds
So sounds goes in experts/indicators correct? and close_all script with sounds? Sorry, having some moments today
  • #34
  • Oct 21, 2010 9:49am Oct 21, 2010 9:49am
sound files go in metatrader 4/sounds
scripts go in metatrader 4/experts/scripts
Quoting TriMagic
So sounds goes in experts/indicators correct? and close_all script with sounds? Sorry, having some moments today
  • #35
  • Oct 21, 2010 9:54am Oct 21, 2010 9:54am
Quoting a_trader
sound files go in metatrader 4/sounds
scripts go in metatrader 4/experts/scripts
Thanks, long EA for uptrend only and short for downtrend?
  • #36
  • Oct 21, 2010 10:03am Oct 21, 2010 10:03am
thats correct
the ea's only enter, they do not close trades
Quoting TriMagic
Thanks, long EA for uptrend only and short for downtrend?
  • #37
  • Oct 21, 2010 10:07am Oct 21, 2010 10:07am
Quoting a_trader
thats correct
the ea's only enter, they do not close trades
Super, no problem, testing started
  • #38
  • Oct 21, 2010 10:16am Oct 21, 2010 10:16am
Got a sound so far but no change in colour or opened trade?
  • #39
  • Oct 21, 2010 10:25am Oct 21, 2010 10:25am
if ha didnt change color, it was likely trying to trade
you may find errors in the journal
i created this ea for my broker, its coded to trade 0.01 minimal lot size
you can mess with the risk option to make it work
Quoting TriMagic
Got a sound so far but no change in colour or opened trade?
  • #40
  • Oct 21, 2010 10:28am Oct 21, 2010 10:28am
Quoting a_trader
if ha didnt change color, it was likely trying to trade
you may find errors in the journal
i created this ea for my broker, its coded to trade 0.01 minimal lot size
you can mess with the risk option to make it work
ok I have changed lot size to 0 and risk to 1.0, want to trade minimum 0.10 lot size
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