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  • #21
  • Dec 1, 2010 6:27pm Dec 1, 2010 6:27pm
Cool - I have a strategy similar to this that i was going to send Steve....
Cheers
CanuckCT
  • #22
  • Dec 1, 2010 6:52pm Dec 1, 2010 6:52pm
I think I have the incorrect grid-continuation lot size thingy sorted out.

Not certain - tracking down these tiny logic flaws can be like transporting water in a sieve.

Fix in post 1. If it really is a fix.

  • #23
  • Edited 7:21pm Dec 1, 2010 7:09pm | Edited 7:21pm
Quoting SteveHopwood
I think I have the incorrect grid-continuation lot size thingy sorted out.

Not certain - tracking down these tiny logic flaws can be like transporting water in a sieve.

Fix in post 1. If it really is a fix.

Steve....did the same thing.....loaded the limit trades and then just started deleting them...Only journal error I'm getting is"Trade context is busy " while it is deleting the trades and some while loading

Steve just got an error 4051 invalid function parameter value after rebooting the platform and it loaded and deleted the trades again....

whip
  • #24
  • Dec 2, 2010 3:40am Dec 2, 2010 3:40am
Quoting hiredwhip
Steve....did the same thing.....loaded the limit trades and then just started deleting them...Only journal error I'm getting is"Trade context is busy " while it is deleting the trades and some while loading

Steve just got an error 4051 invalid function parameter value after rebooting the platform and it loaded and deleted the trades again....

whip
I just did an experiment and set mgt running with SendTradeHour and PendingDeletionHour both the same. mgt dutifully sent the pendings, then equally dutifully deleted them.

Have you got yours set to the same times as well?

  • #25
  • Dec 2, 2010 6:15am Dec 2, 2010 6:15am
Quoting SteveHopwood
I just did an experiment and set mgt running with SendTradeHour and PendingDeletionHour both the same. mgt dutifully sent the pendings, then equally dutifully deleted them.

Have you got yours set to the same times as well?

Good Morning Steve,
Here is how I'm set up....

tt="----Trading times----";
extern int SendTradeHour=20;
extern string TakeProfitStarts="11:30";
extern string TakeProfitEnds="11:40";
extern int PendingDeletionHour=19;

Back to the coffee....Hope this helps....My normal Start of D1 candle is 1700,my time....Upped it to 2000 to get the bot to send trades later on in the evening....This is the way it ended up when we quit

whip
  • #26
  • Dec 2, 2010 6:43am Dec 2, 2010 6:43am
Quoting hiredwhip
Back to the coffee....Hope this helps....My normal Start of D1 candle is 1700,my time....Upped it to 2000 to get the bot to send trades later on in the evening....This is the way it ended up when we quit

whip
Got it. Basic logic error.

In English, I had told the bot to delete all pendings if the local time was equal or greater than PendingDeletionHour. This did not cause me a problem because my PendingDeletionHour is 23, so the time can never be greater.

The fix is in post 1 and is essential for anybody not using 23 as their PendingDeletionHour setting.

  • #27
  • Dec 2, 2010 6:45am Dec 2, 2010 6:45am
Quoting SteveHopwood
Got it. Basic logic error.

In English, I had told the bot to delete all pendings if the local time was equal or greater than PendingDeletionHour. This did not cause me a problem because my PendingDeletionHour is 23, so the time can never be greater.

The fix is in post 1 and is essential for anybody not using 23 as their PendingDeletionHour setting.

Nice job Steve......Great work
  • #28
  • Dec 2, 2010 7:14am Dec 2, 2010 7:14am
Quoting SteveHopwood
Every chance it will if you run it without any form of manual intervention. This is not an EA for idiots.



Niceley said, people shuld know exactly what this bot does and why it does it. Then if required and knowing whats round the corner, people can intervene to bank winners and take out of losers.

If you run it blind, then your chances of losing are BIG...
The Kamakazi
  • #29
  • Dec 3, 2010 4:52am Dec 3, 2010 4:52am
Good Morning Steve,
Mac's grid trader is now running like a charm on one of my brokers.....The other(with my live acc's) is pitching a fit about to many open and pending orders.....Is there a workaround I can use to find out how many is to many orders or should I just give it up....
whip
  • #30
  • Edited 7:44am Dec 3, 2010 7:27am | Edited 7:44am
Quoting hiredwhip
Good Morning Steve,
Mac's grid trader is now running like a charm on one of my brokers.....The other(with my live acc's) is pitching a fit about to many open and pending orders.....Is there a workaround I can use to find out how many is to many orders or should I just give it up....
whip
Hi Steve,
I'm still trying to figure out a way to run Macman's grid trader on my live acc broker.....Could it be possible to open the limit orders based on PA and not all at once....Open four and when an order is filled open another in that direction.....Just food for thought.
whip
  • #31
  • Dec 3, 2010 7:54am Dec 3, 2010 7:54am
Hi Steve,

Is there a possibility to modify thingy to be based off the weekly high and low?
Is there a possibility to modify thingy to pivot off the weekly high or the weekly low or the weekly open?

Thanks.
  • #32
  • Dec 3, 2010 8:31am Dec 3, 2010 8:31am
Quoting BarneyDog
Hi Steve,

Is there a possibility to modify thingy to be based off the weekly high and low?
Is there a possibility to modify thingy to pivot off the weekly high or the weekly low or the weekly open?

Thanks.
Why?
  • #33
  • Edited 9:52am Dec 3, 2010 9:37am | Edited 9:52am
Quoting macman
Why?
To explore the possibility of additional trading opportunities based on a weekly perspective vs. a daily perspective.

Could have a daily thingy ea and a weekly thingy ea.
  • #34
  • Dec 3, 2010 9:59am Dec 3, 2010 9:59am
Quoting BarneyDog
To explore the possibility of additional trading opportunities based on a weekly perspective vs. a daily perspective.

Could have a daily thingy ea and a weekly thingy ea.
That seems to me to be a totally different strategy.

My reason for posting here is so that people can test the strategy under discussion and (hopefully) add to it based on their findings.

If you have a weekly strategy in mind, I suggest manually trading it first, then evaluate the results to see if it holds any merit, then put it forward for discussion & testing here.

Just my $0.01 worth.
  • #35
  • Dec 3, 2010 10:33am Dec 3, 2010 10:33am
Quoting hiredwhip
Hi Steve,
I'm still trying to figure out a way to run Macman's grid trader on my live acc broker.....Could it be possible to open the limit orders based on PA and not all at once....Open four and when an order is filled open another in that direction.....Just food for thought.
whip
Hi Macman....
I posted this back on Post #30 and I have since tried to get a call through to my live acc broker to find out how many open and pending trades they will allow per pair....Nothing back yet so I don't know how many they will allow.....Will sending 2or3 in both directions at open of D1 candle and let PA trigger the next ones hurt.....This will cut down the number of open and pending trades at least at the start without changing your strategy

whip
  • #36
  • Dec 3, 2010 10:41am Dec 3, 2010 10:41am
Quoting hiredwhip
Hi Macman....
I posted this back on Post #30 and I have since tried to get a call through to my live acc broker to find out how many open and pending trades they will allow per pair....Nothing back yet so I don't know how many they will allow.....Will sending 2or3 in both directions at open of D1 candle and let PA trigger the next ones hurt.....This will cut down the number of open and pending trades at least at the start without changing your strategy

whip
This should be clearly available information from the broker's website & is one of the criteria I look at when deciding which broker to use for a particular strategy.

To cut down on trades, you could send 4x pending buys & 4x pending sells per pair. It is not often that the market will move further than this. I personally would change broker.

Cheers,
  • #37
  • Dec 3, 2010 10:47am Dec 3, 2010 10:47am
Quoting macman
This should be clearly available information from the broker's website & is one of the criteria I look at when deciding which broker to use for a particular strategy.

To cut down on trades, you could send 4x pending buys & 4x pending sells per pair. It is not often that the market will move further than this. I personally would change broker.

Cheers,
Thanks Macman
I'll try cutting back on the trades on this broker and test against my other broker who will run it as is...

whip
  • #38
  • Dec 9, 2010 10:24am Dec 9, 2010 10:24am
Hi Macman and Steve.......Grid trader off to a good start...Using a different broker so I can run it the way it was written...

Have a great day

whip
Attached File(s)
File Type: pdf Statement_ Macman's Grid Trader - Hiredwhip..pdf   118 KB | 578 downloads
  • #39
  • Dec 17, 2010 10:31am Dec 17, 2010 10:31am
Good Morning Macman,
Your Grid Trader is doing very well....DD a little high on this statement but has been a normal of 500-700 on the 10000 acc. I like the strategy very much, it is a steady income and not like a regular martingale style system.
I have a very limited amount of experience with martingales but the one's I have tried have picked up their ball and bat and left in a huff right in the middle of the game, not to return......this one does not seem to want to do that..
Steve, the bot runs like a top.....could not ask for anything more........

Hope everybody has a great Christmas and New Year.....

whip

P.S. Macman you may want to offer in-flight snacks and try to get a few more flyers over here....
Attached File(s)
File Type: pdf Statement_ Macman's Grid Trader - Hiredwhip.pdf   144 KB | 488 downloads
  • #40
  • Dec 17, 2010 4:04pm Dec 17, 2010 4:04pm
Hired.. your statment shows a maximal drawdown of 12.. but your open positions show it to be 1000ish at present... i'm confused!
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