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  • #21
  • Nov 17, 2010 8:18am Nov 17, 2010 8:18am
I realized I have to set manually SetBuyReady1=true/false and SetSellReady1=true/false.
So we have to do this all the time by looking at the MACD?
  • #22
  • Nov 17, 2010 10:45am Nov 17, 2010 10:45am
Quoting minut3s
I realized I have to set manually SetBuyReady1=true/false and SetSellReady1=true/false.
So we have to do this all the time by looking at the MACD?

No,I would set them to false. The program will set the BuyReady1 and SellReady1 automatically for you. These parameters are for you to use, if you don't want to wait for the program to set the flags. Maybe you look at the chart when you first attach the EA to the chart and you notice that the BuyReady1 conditions would have been met a few bars ago. Then you can manually set the flag to true and the program will start looking for BuyReady2 conditions. This is just a way to start trading right away if you think conditions are right. I would leave them at false if you have any doubt about current trading conditions. The program will automatically figure out the trading conditions. I hope that helps. Please let me know if you need any further clarification.

Thanks!
  • #23
  • Nov 17, 2010 2:51pm Nov 17, 2010 2:51pm
Hi all,
i tried backtesting 01/01/2010 -> now, with EUR/USD 1H, changing only SL and TP 100 and lots to 0.1 (in Alpari UK can't use 0.01)

There are problems with OrderModify :
2010.11.17 21:45:14 2010.02.10 08:37 MARI_EA V1.0 EURUSD,H1: Bid: 1.3778 Ticket: 65 Stop: 1.3768 Trail: 1.3768
2010.11.17 21:45:14 2010.02.10 08:37 MARI_EA V1.0 EURUSD,H1: Alert: Buy Trailing Stop - Error 1: no error
2010.11.17 21:45:14 2010.02.10 08:37 MARI_EA V1.0 EURUSD,H1: OrderModify error 1

So i don't know if i can use backtesting.
Bye
  • #24
  • Nov 17, 2010 3:01pm Nov 17, 2010 3:01pm
Quoting TallCoolOne
I bought a book on EA writing and have used that with many ideas from the group here at FF - so thanks to all of you.
hey tallcoolone,what for a book do you bought? i know only the free mql4.com book. thanks, derox
  • #25
  • Nov 17, 2010 3:12pm Nov 17, 2010 3:12pm
Quoting ek24
Hi all,
i tried backtesting 01/01/2010 -> now, with EUR/USD 1H, changing only SL and TP 100 and lots to 0.1 (in Alpari UK can't use 0.01)

There are problems with OrderModify :
2010.11.17 21:45:14 2010.02.10 08:37 MARI_EA V1.0 EURUSD,H1: Bid: 1.3778 Ticket: 65 Stop: 1.3768 Trail: 1.3768
2010.11.17 21:45:14 2010.02.10 08:37 MARI_EA V1.0 EURUSD,H1: Alert: Buy Trailing Stop - Error 1: no error
2010.11.17 21:45:14 2010.02.10 08:37 MARI_EA V1.0 EURUSD,H1: OrderModify error 1

So i don't know if i can use backtesting.
Bye
hi, not sure why you are getting this error in backtesting. I didn't have this issue during my back test.
  • #26
  • Nov 17, 2010 3:13pm Nov 17, 2010 3:13pm
Quoting derox
hey tallcoolone,what for a book do you bought? i know only the free mql4.com book. thanks, derox
Hi Derox, the book is called Expert Advisor Programming, written by Andrew Young.
  • #27
  • Nov 17, 2010 3:23pm Nov 17, 2010 3:23pm
I am relatively new to Forex. I have been demo trading for a couple of years. I am interested in MARI .. How the heck do I install and run it?
  • #28
  • Nov 17, 2010 3:41pm Nov 17, 2010 3:41pm
Backtesting gave the same errors on my Alpari demo as EK24.
Loaded it on a EURUSD 1hr chart and let it run this night. Let's see what happens. I like the idea!

@rfarris: search on you tube "how to load an Expert Adviser" or install instead of load. Or search on this forum....
The "Mari EA" goes in the expert-folder of your broker, the "tma centered mari" goes in expert/indicators. Template goes in /templetes of your brokers folder. Restart MT4, open an 1hr chart, load the mari templete. That should do the trick.
  • #29
  • Nov 17, 2010 4:01pm Nov 17, 2010 4:01pm
Hi TCO,

Thanks for the EA. I love trying new ones out.

I hope you'll forgive my ignorance though, but I can't get it to backtest. Could you please iterate a step by step setup?

Thanks in advance
  • #30
  • Nov 17, 2010 4:41pm Nov 17, 2010 4:41pm
Quoting Ifmyante
Hi TCO,

Thanks for the EA. I love trying new ones out.

I hope you'll forgive my ignorance though, but I can't get it to backtest. Could you please iterate a step by step setup?

Thanks in advance
1. Decide what pair you want to back test.
2. Go to TOOLS/HISTORY CENTER - this should bring up a list of all the pairs
3. Double click on the pair you want to test - this should list all the time frames
4. Double click on 1 minute - then press the download button - this will load one minute data for that pair.
5. When the progress bar has completed..hit the download button again and this will ask you if you want to recalculate all the timeframes - yes you do.
6. Now you will have all the data you need to back test.
7. Now press the magnifying glass icon at the top - this will bring up strategy tester
8. Under Expert Advisor - Select Mari
9. Under Symbol - Select the pair you just download data for.
10. Under Period - Select your large time frame - i would use 1H....but you can test other ones.
11. Click the Use Date box and select a range of testing dates....i have been testing with 1/1/2009 to present.
12. Under Model - select tick data
13. Go to the Expert Properties button at the right and click it.
14. This will bring up all the external parameters that you can set for the EA, I would keep everything default except, change the CheckOncePerBar to false and you might want to set Use_RSIFilter to false.
15. Then press start
16. If you check the journals tab - you will see some displays of some of the internal variables of the program.
17. The results and graph tab will show you how the EA is performing.
18. When the testing has completed. check the Report tab. This will give your some statistics of how the EA performed.

I hope this helps.
  • #31
  • Nov 17, 2010 6:27pm Nov 17, 2010 6:27pm
Quoting TallCoolOne
The STF trigger is based on the TMA and EMA. If you do a search on NanningBobs 6.0 system which is in the 5.0 thread, you will see it outlined....
Tallcoolone, can you post 5min template, that naningbot thread is monster to figured out.

Thank you in advance
  • #32
  • Nov 17, 2010 9:31pm Nov 17, 2010 9:31pm
No trades done for EURUSD and GBPJPY for the whole GMT 17-Nov.

Is this normal?

Ian
  • #33
  • Nov 18, 2010 7:08am Nov 18, 2010 7:08am
Quoting altoronto
Tallcoolone, can you post 5min template, that naningbot thread is monster to figured out.

Thank you in advance
hi Altoronto, go the the nanningbob thread and click on the attachments paperclip in the corner. nanningbob has posted a template for the TMA. I think it is basic 6.0 template for something like that. Just attach that to a 5 minute chart and you will see basically what my program is looking at.

If some could figure out how to put the 5 min TMA on the 1 hour chart. That would be great. Thanks!
  • #34
  • Nov 18, 2010 7:11am Nov 18, 2010 7:11am
Quoting mallim
No trades done for EURUSD and GBPJPY for the whole GMT 17-Nov.

Is this normal?

Ian
Hi, it is hard to say. I have had some trades on both those pairs. Does it look like the trading conditions are right for a ReadyBuy1 or ReadySell1?
The HUD should also tell you if those indicators have been set or not. The HUD will also tell you if the ReadyBuy2 and ReadySell2 conditons have been met.

Hopefully you are not trying this on a live account but testing it on a demo account. If you are testing it on a demo account, load up with more than 2 pairs and see what pairs are working well with this strategy - just my 2 cents.
  • #35
  • Nov 18, 2010 7:17am Nov 18, 2010 7:17am
Quoting TallCoolOne
hi Altoronto, go the the nanningbob thread and click on the attachments paperclip in the corner. nanningbob has posted a template for the TMA. I think it is basic 6.0 template for something like that. Just attach that to a 5 minute chart and you will see basically what my program is looking at.

If some could figure out how to put the 5 min TMA on the 1 hour chart. That would be great. Thanks!
Hi, here is a template for the 5 minute chart. It looks like it is lining up with where my tradies occur.
Attached File(s)
File Type: tpl tma 5m.tpl   3 KB | 476 downloads
  • #36
  • Nov 18, 2010 8:34am Nov 18, 2010 8:34am
Quoting TallCoolOne
Hi, it is hard to say. I have had some trades on both those pairs. Does it look like the trading conditions are right for a ReadyBuy1 or ReadySell1?
The HUD should also tell you if those indicators have been set or not. The HUD will also tell you if the ReadyBuy2 and ReadySell2 conditons have been met.

Hopefully you are not trying this on a live account but testing it on a demo account. If you are testing it on a demo account, load up with more than 2 pairs and see what pairs are working well with this strategy - just my 2 cents.
I have had this running now for 1 1/2 days on GBPJPY demo account and have not had any trades either. Is there something maybe in the parameters that we have to switch on or off?
  • #37
  • Nov 18, 2010 8:35am Nov 18, 2010 8:35am
Thank you TallCoolOne for 5 min. template. Have a question, on 5min. screenshot you show us yellow lines buy/sell points (possible sell/buy trade decisions), is that from EA or indicator if so can you provide it?

Thank you in advance
  • #38
  • Nov 18, 2010 9:04am Nov 18, 2010 9:04am
Quoting altoronto
Thank you TallCoolOne for 5 min. template. Have a question, on 5min. screenshot you show us yellow lines buy/sell points (possible sell/buy trade decisions), is that from EA or indicator if so can you provide it?

Thank you in advance
No,that was just be demonstrating where the EA would possible take trades. The yellow & green lines were put in there by me using Paint.
  • #39
  • Nov 18, 2010 9:06am Nov 18, 2010 9:06am
Quoting fxbr56
I have had this running now for 1 1/2 days on GBPJPY demo account and have not had any trades either. Is there something maybe in the parameters that we have to switch on or off?
Not sure. You could try turning off the conservative settings and see if you get any trades kicked off. The EA button at the top is green? You have a smiley face in the corner correct? Also try some other pairs, let see if you get any trades at all.
  • #40
  • Nov 18, 2010 1:21pm Nov 18, 2010 1:21pm
Hi all,
anyone gets this error while backtesting?

2010.11.18 00:01:42 2010.10.12 15:50 MARI_EA V1.0 EURUSD,H1: Alert: Sell Trailing Stop - Error 1: no error
2010.11.18 00:01:42 2010.10.12 15:50 MARI_EA V1.0 EURUSD,H1: OrderModify error 1
2010.11.18 00:01:42 2010.10.12 15:50 MARI_EA V1.0 EURUSD,H1: Ask: 1.3808 Ticket: 349 Stop: 1.3818 Trail: 1.3818
2010.11.18 00:01:42 2010.10.12 15:50 MARI_EA V1.0 EURUSD,H1: Alert: Sell Trailing Stop - Error 1: no error
2010.11.18 00:01:42 2010.10.12 15:50 MARI_EA V1.0 EURUSD,H1: OrderModify error 1
2010.11.18 00:01:42 2010.10.12 15:50 MARI_EA V1.0 EURUSD,H1: modify #350 sell 0.10 EURUSD at 1.38382 sl: 1.38176 tp: 1.37382 ok
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