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  • #41
  • Nov 8, 2010 9:09pm Nov 8, 2010 9:09pm
Ronald gave me the link to this and I have started to play with it. Got a few questions:

Since most Brokers are now 5 digits, will the EA still work with adding a zero to the setting, so for a 5 pip MA1CrossBuffer, I would use 50?

On the 1st post, it does not have all the same options as the 2nd post, so you did not explain what will happen when opposite signal to true and reverse trades to true, which is default VS your recommendation of "opposite signal to true and reverse trades to false" to close current trade and open reverse?

I have been playing with the MA1CrossBuffer, and like tommbstone, said, it looks like it is opening a trade at spots not set by the MA1CrossBuffer. I have installed the new version with screnn capture and will see what happends.

tommbstone, got any good set files? I have looked at your suggestions and the patterns on the chart looks good, hate to recreate the wheel if you got some good settings.

Thanks,
Ron
  • #42
  • Nov 9, 2010 7:43am Nov 9, 2010 7:43am
Just a follow up, as I stated above, i downloaded new EA and turned ScreenShots to true last night. Today, there are no pictures anywhere in the MT4 directory. EA taking trades doing strang thing, taking a short on a long side, opening a trade on the 2nd candle, not the 1st candle that meets the requirement. This may have to do with the MA1Price and will play with today and see.

Any help or suggestions here?
  • #43
  • Nov 9, 2010 5:49pm Nov 9, 2010 5:49pm
Not sure how to make a pinture in the text area, but I attached a picture of the problem, where it is the 3rd candle to open a trade. By the time the EA opens a trade, the move is over
Attached Image
  • #44
  • Nov 10, 2010 12:51am Nov 10, 2010 12:51am
Quoting easy_man
Ronald gave me the link to this and I have started to play with it. Got a few questions:

Since most Brokers are now 5 digits, will the EA still work with adding a zero to the setting, so for a 5 pip MA1CrossBuffer, I would use 50?

On the 1st post, it does not have all the same options as the 2nd post, so you did not explain what will happen when opposite signal to true and reverse trades to true, which is default VS your recommendation of "opposite signal to true and reverse trades to false" to close current trade and open reverse?

I have...
Sorry ron i don't remember what I said. LOL RR made me a custom vs of this ea so my set file would be different. But maybe I can help.. what are you trying to do? And its working fine on my 5 dig broker but maybe RR modified that for me as well???
  • #45
  • Nov 10, 2010 12:56am Nov 10, 2010 12:56am
Quoting easy_man
Just a follow up, as I stated above, i downloaded new EA and turned ScreenShots to true last night. Today, there are no pictures anywhere in the MT4 directory. EA taking trades doing strang thing, taking a short on a long side, opening a trade on the 2nd candle, not the 1st candle that meets the requirement. This may have to do with the MA1Price and will play with today and see.

Any help or suggestions here?
taking a short on the long? turn off reverse trades for starts
not sure about the picture thing.
It will open trades after the candle is complete... try playing with EachtickMode true and false one of them will allow you to enter as soon as the cross happens but beware that in real time the cross can go up and down before the candle is closed putting you on the wrong side.
I suggest doing a 3 n 5 cross on M1 just to make sure your setting are working proper then do your final set up on your charts with the MA cross your liking.
  • #46
  • Nov 10, 2010 12:57am Nov 10, 2010 12:57am
Quoting FxCba

Hello
The EA doent work anymore, what could have happened?
any ideas?
check the settings.. like lots and is the smile face on?

it's still working fine for me.
  • #47
  • Nov 11, 2010 8:00pm Nov 11, 2010 8:00pm
Ronald,

Please look at the attachment and the setting list and tell me where I have it setup wrong. I am getting entry on the 4th candle, some time at the opening and sometimes on the close.

Remark1=== Main Settings ==
MagicNumber=985321146
SignalsOnly=0
Alerts=0
SignalMail=0
PlaySounds=0
ScreenShots=1
ECNBroker=0
TickDatabase=0
CloseOnOppositeSignal=1
ReverseSignals=0
EachTickMode=0
Lots=0.10000000
MoneyManagement=0
Risk=0
Slippage=5
UseStopLoss=1
StopLoss=300
UseTakeProfit=1
TakeProfit=200
UseTrailingStop=0
TrailingStop=30
MoveStopOnce=1
MoveStopWhenPrice=100
MoveStopTo=10
Remark2=
Remark3=== MA1 Settings ==
MA1Period=9
MA1Shift=0
MA1Method=0
MA1Price=1
MA1CrossBuffer=50
Remark4=
Remark5=== MA2 Settings ==
MA2Period=100
MA2Shift=0
MA2Method=0
MA2Price=1

Makes no sense to me

Thanks!
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  • #48
  • Nov 15, 2010 1:37am Nov 15, 2010 1:37am
Quoting easy_man
Ronald,

Please look at the attachment and the setting list and tell me where I have it setup wrong. I am getting entry on the 4th candle, some time at the opening and sometimes on the close.

Remark1=== Main Settings ==
MagicNumber=985321146
SignalsOnly=0
Alerts=0
SignalMail=0
PlaySounds=0
ScreenShots=1
ECNBroker=0
TickDatabase=0
CloseOnOppositeSignal=1
ReverseSignals=0
EachTickMode=0
Lots=0.10000000
MoneyManagement=0
Risk=0
Slippage=5
UseStopLoss=1
StopLoss=300
UseTakeProfit=1
TakeProfit=200
UseTrailingStop=0
TrailingStop=30
MoveStopOnce=1
MoveStopWhenPrice=100
MoveStopTo=10
Remark2=
Remark3===...
Try changing that 50 pip buffer to 10 or zero that might be the problem.. its adding 50pips after cross before trade is excuted.
  • #49
  • Nov 18, 2010 10:41am Nov 18, 2010 10:41am
First I want to say thanks for your help Tommbstone

I have not had time to try your suggestion of the 1 minute TF with the 3 & 5 or putting it on a strategy tester, so no progress there.

In your last posting you said to change the MA1CrossBuffer from 50 ( 5 pips) to 10 or 0. I don't think it is using it at all, as in the picture the 1st trade went 279 (27 pips) away from the cross came back and 3 candles later, takes a trade that is 14 pips away. The 2nd trade was taken at 329 (32 pips) away from the cross and below the 100MA. FYI - The light blue lines above/below the blue (100 MA) is where the EA should have entered per his instruction

extern int MA1CrossBuffer = 0;

  1. The number of pips above or below MA2 in order to trigger a trade. This is designed to prevent some whiplash and false entries.

I was hoping the above problem was due to not having a big/clean cross, but the 3rd trade was 20 pips away from 100MA, 4th about the same, 5th cross no trade, 6th cross no trade......

no trades for 15 crosses (9X100 cross, price 5 pips away from 100MA)than took one on the 16th cross 17 pips away from 100MA

As far as I can tell this is a losser EA

  • #50
  • Nov 25, 2010 12:31am Nov 25, 2010 12:31am
Hi, I have used this EA a lot recently & love it. I would really like to forward test a strategy incorporating a simple hedging option within the EA. I have tried to do this by a number of ways myself but, as a complete novice at coding, have not been able to so far. Tried adding in code & tried using another EA's hedging facility but nothing has worked as I want it.

What I am looking for is to simply hedge every open trade the EA takes once a negative pip amount has been reached. This is irrespective of the number of open trades or if a number are opened at same price.

eg. is there an open trade ? has it reached nominated negative pip amount ? has this individual trade no existing hedge ?

If all correct, then a hedge is opened. The only other option needed is a hedge trade stop loss.

Is any one able to help or point me in right direction ? Any assitance appreciated.
  • #51
  • Nov 25, 2010 12:57am Nov 25, 2010 12:57am
here is a 3x40 daily set file..and a smaller one for fun. Hope this helps someone.

3 x 40 is on a daily chart.. yeah i know but pull it up and see its success. Again my stop is tied to a custom fetcher I paid for.
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File Type: zip 3x40daily.zip   < 1 KB | 609 downloads
File Type: zip 3x8tp50m1.zip   < 1 KB | 618 downloads
  • #52
  • Dec 12, 2010 7:03am Dec 12, 2010 7:03am
hi , does this EA work with trading smilator ? I couldnt make it . there is a sad face at the right corner of ea's name why is that . i think i have adjusted options correctly . can anyone help please?
  • #53
  • Dec 27, 2010 4:03pm Dec 27, 2010 4:03pm
  •  amcm
  • | Joined Sep 2010 | Status: assetmanagement-bfi.com, thanks... | 38 Posts
Hi, please can someone clarify me some doubts?:

- "MagicNumber:"... can be any number?
- "ReverseSignals:" ... What is this ?
- "Slippage:" ... What is this?
- "MoveStopTo:" and "MA1CrossBuffer:"... i know what is this but my doubt is i work with 5 digits plataform (1.00000), in this fields for 1 PIP i must put 1 or 10 ?
- in ""MA1CrossBuffer:" in the next candle if the diference between EMA's will be >1 pip the order will be open ?

Thank you all for your good work.
Happy new year for all
  • #54
  • Dec 28, 2010 12:31am Dec 28, 2010 12:31am
Quoting amcm
Hi, please can someone clarify me some doubts?:

- "MagicNumber:"... can be any number?
- "ReverseSignals:" ... What is this ?
- "Slippage:" ... What is this?
- "MoveStopTo:" and "MA1CrossBuffer:"... i know what is this but my doubt is i work with 5 digits plataform (1.00000), in this fields for 1 PIP i must put 1 or 10 ?
- in ""MA1CrossBuffer:" in the next candle if the diference between EMA's will be >1 pip the order will be open ?

Thank you all for your good work.
Happy new year for all
yes any number but make all the charts and pairs different or ea will be a mess.
it will open reverse of the cross.. not sure why its there put to false
Broker slippage goggle it
Move stop to 10 pips 20 etc
yes 1 will work but 3 i found is safer unless your purly scalping say the 3ema and a 8ema or sma etc cross
hope i've helped RR dont come here to much anymore.
  • #55
  • Dec 28, 2010 4:55am Dec 28, 2010 4:55am
  •  amcm
  • | Joined Sep 2010 | Status: assetmanagement-bfi.com, thanks... | 38 Posts
Quoting tommbstone
yes any number but make all the charts and pairs different or ea will be a mess.
it will open reverse of the cross.. not sure why its there put to false
Broker slippage goggle it
Move stop to 10 pips 20 etc
yes 1 will work but 3 i found is safer unless your purly scalping say the 3ema and a 8ema or sma etc cross
hope i've helped RR dont come here to much anymore.
- Ok, but in "ReverseSignals" if we put "yes" it will close the current order and open another in other direction?
- in "MA1CrossBuffer" i know the meaning, my doubt is for "one pip" difference i put 1 or 10, because i use broker with 5 digits?

Thanks a lot tommbstone for your quick answer
  • #56
  • Dec 28, 2010 11:06pm Dec 28, 2010 11:06pm
Im also 5 digit i've never tried one.
I would just load up a 1m with a 3x5 cross and play with the buffer.

Play with revers and you will see it goes backwards
  • #57
  • Dec 29, 2010 5:55am Dec 29, 2010 5:55am
  •  amcm
  • | Joined Sep 2010 | Status: assetmanagement-bfi.com, thanks... | 38 Posts
Hi everyone again,
"The number of pips above or below MA2 in order to trigger a trade. This is designed to prevent some whiplash and false entries."

Well, by my tests this prevent some false entrie, but for exemple if we put in MA1CrossBuffer=10 (1 pip) diference between EMA's in 1hour TF chart, and after candle end if is less than 1, it donīt put order, but in next candle if larger than 1 it should put the order and de EA don't do that!

Can someone change the EA for do that?
  • #58
  • Feb 17, 2011 10:00am Feb 17, 2011 10:00am
Hi RR,

Was wondering if you could take a look when time permits you.

After setting the EA to alerts only, and the alert is triggered, I noticed the EA keeps making the alert sound and sending the email with every tick until the candle closes (which can be a lot, depending on the time frame).

Is there a way to control this, like set a max alert number with every signal?

Thanks again RR for your time and efforts...much appreciated.

Dmitry
  • #59
  • Feb 17, 2011 1:39pm Feb 17, 2011 1:39pm
Quoting dmitry_dos
Hi RR,

Was wondering if you could take a look when time permits you.

After setting the EA to alerts only, and the alert is triggered, I noticed the EA keeps making the alert sound and sending the email with every tick until the candle closes (which can be a lot, depending on the time frame).

Is there a way to control this, like set a max alert number with every signal?

Thanks again RR for your time and efforts...much appreciated.

Dmitry
EachTickMode = False
  • #60
  • Feb 18, 2011 12:46am Feb 18, 2011 12:46am
Quoting Ronald Raygun
EachTickMode = False
Hi again RR,

I think I wasn't clear enough. What I'm asking is, when EachTickMode = False and the EA set to Alerts only, the EA continues to make the alert sound and send out emails for every tick after the alert is hit, until the close of the candle on which the alert was hit.

In other words, after the MAs cross and the candle closes, the alert is triggered. When this happens, for every tick the price moves, an alert sound is made and an email is sent, until the candle closes.

So what I was asking is if it would be possible to put a restriction on how many times the EA makes the alerts per signal?

Thank you again.

Dmitry
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