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  • #61
  • May 8, 2011 11:56pm May 8, 2011 11:56pm
Quoting hellogoodbye
Anyway we could add a setting so that after X number of trades, or margin left, the EA will close all trades at the first sign of profit to avoid having a million trades open and the possibility of a margin call?

Edit:

Also, on my Alpari demo the EA opens a new position (long) and if that position goes into the positive a few cents it is immediately closed. The only way it gets to the actual profit target is if the first candle doesn't close in the positive.
Yes, me too. I have the same problem, it closes for a few cents, and not the profit target.

Could you check that when you have time Steve?

Thank you
  • #62
  • May 9, 2011 1:23am May 9, 2011 1:23am
Quoting SteveHopwood
Hehe. Grid traders simply confuse me, but thanks anyhow.

You're helping to build one now. The principles you are working on here have already been worked out in full detail with Blessing3, and then some. You really should give it a look. You're just reinventing the wheel here.
To improve is to change. To perfect, is to change often.
  • #63
  • May 9, 2011 3:07am May 9, 2011 3:07am
Quoting Caillou
Yes, me too. I have the same problem, it closes for a few cents, and not the profit target.

Could you check that when you have time Steve?

Thank you
That was LUC making coffee for his pals. This should be fixed in the latest post 1 update; sing out if not.

  • #64
  • May 9, 2011 3:11am May 9, 2011 3:11am
Quoting SteveHopwood
That was LUC making coffee for his pals. This should be fixed in the latest post 1 update; sing out if not.


Thank you Steve
  • #65
  • May 9, 2011 3:58am May 9, 2011 3:58am
Hi,

This EA makes me remember of Epsilon Megastar.

Once set, win for sure

Great Work Steve!
No one wants to be defeated~
  • #66
  • May 9, 2011 4:31am May 9, 2011 4:31am
Not sure what i am doing wrong but loaded calou ea on to 1m eurusd chart left on default settings and no trades in 6 hrs??

Have set ecn to true , looked in journal and expert no obvious errors have changed lot size from 0.01 to 0.1 nothing , reloaded ea twice stopped and started robot several times - have smiley face etc tried on 3 demo accounts alpari uk, fxdd and go ??
  • #67
  • May 9, 2011 4:44am May 9, 2011 4:44am
I am working on my coding machine and have a gu trade open that is unconnected with Cailou. This highlighted a bloop that will stop the bot opening a basket if there is a different-pair trade open.

Fix in post 1.

  • #68
  • May 9, 2011 4:56am May 9, 2011 4:56am
Quoting censura
Not sure what i am doing wrong but loaded calou ea on to 1m eurusd chart left on default settings and no trades in 6 hrs??

Have set ecn to true , looked in journal and expert no obvious errors have changed lot size from 0.01 to 0.1 nothing , reloaded ea twice stopped and started robot several times - have smiley face etc tried on 3 demo accounts alpari uk, fxdd and go ??
That is probably the bug I just fixed. Try re-downloading and see.

  • #69
  • May 9, 2011 5:14am May 9, 2011 5:14am
It started hit tp clossed trades successfully but now is not opening any more!! Is there a sleep function setting??
  • #70
  • May 9, 2011 5:21am May 9, 2011 5:21am
Quoting censura
It started hit tp clossed trades successfully but now is not opening any more!! Is there a sleep function setting??
No.

  • #71
  • May 9, 2011 7:10am May 9, 2011 7:10am
Quoting Caillou
Hi,

Default settings, 0.1 lots, 10.-$, no RSI......
Hello,

Again not clear about ProfitTarget setting in EA.

Default is just number '1'. Is that $1? or $10?

you write it 10.-$ ? Never seen it like that before, Did you mean 10 dollars?

And is this ProfitTarget the profit of the basket? Been running it this morning and had EA closed trades with profits of $1.40, $1.10 and $1.00 making $3.50 (thats 3 dollars)
What happened to the $10 ProfitTarget?

Its running now and has floating trades of total -$96 (thats minus 96 dollars)...
  • #72
  • May 9, 2011 7:15am May 9, 2011 7:15am
Quoting piptastic7
Hello,

Again not clear about ProfitTarget setting in EA.

Default is just number '1'. Is that $1? or $10?

you write it 10.-$ ? Never seen it like that before, Did you mean 10 dollars?

And is this ProfitTarget the profit of the basket? Been running it this morning and had EA closed trades with profits of $1.40, $1.10 and $1.00 making $3.00 (thats 3 dollars)
What happened to the $10 ProfitTarget?

Its running now and has floating trades of total -$96 (thats minus 96 dollars)...
10.-$ = 10$ = 10 dollars = "10" = 10 = ten .....ProfitTarget of ALL BASKET.
  • #73
  • May 9, 2011 7:18am May 9, 2011 7:18am
Quoting Caillou
10.-$ = 10$ = 10 dollars = "10" = 10 = ten .....ProfitTarget of ALL BASKET.
So EA closing at $1.40, $1.10 and $1.00 is something not quite right with it?
  • #74
  • May 9, 2011 7:24am May 9, 2011 7:24am
Quoting piptastic7
So EA closing at $1.40, $1.10 and $1.00 is something not quite right with it?
If you have "10" the EA must close all basket nearest 10..... Do you have last version from post 1?
  • #75
  • May 9, 2011 7:31am May 9, 2011 7:31am
Quoting Caillou
If you have "10" the EA must close all basket nearest 10..... Do you have last version from post 1?
Yes, using latest version.

The floating trades i posted of -$96 has closed for $0.40 loss (40 cents)
There were about 20 open trades altogether. Actually i did see it go to $10 when it started to close but by the time it did close all trades profit ended to
-$0.40
  • #76
  • May 9, 2011 7:58am May 9, 2011 7:58am
Alpari demo : + $94.00
FxPro Live acc: + GBP 36.00

I cannot upload statements. Dono why?

The market is slow today, but still made some profits!
  • #77
  • May 9, 2011 8:37am May 9, 2011 8:37am
I had a suggestion but i understand it is early days -

My observation is that often the first trade is reversed very quickly so you are fighting to overcome this first trade - would it make sense that the fisrst trade is activated on a break of the high (buY) of the previous bar and visa versa for sell. As a very small movement initially creates the above situation

thnak you
  • #78
  • May 9, 2011 8:59am May 9, 2011 8:59am
Quoting Caillou
Thank you 24hrs,

Happy to find you here........
Hiii...
My vps is on full load but still i started testing for this ea from today..
Actually I stop following strategies on FF. I bought one commercial ea and i am happy with it.

Well its too early to suggest anything... but i would like to have following settings in existing ea.

1. Max no of trades (if buy and sell trades can be bifurcated... well n good)
2. Incremental lot size. ie first trade of 0.01 then 0.02, 0.03 and so on.. It will close basket little quickly.

Good bye...
24hrs
  • #79
  • May 9, 2011 9:58am May 9, 2011 9:58am
It's been active for 19 hours.. but not a single trade started?
  • #80
  • May 9, 2011 10:05am May 9, 2011 10:05am
@ wickedwin...try to find out if your broker allows 0.01 lots if not change it to 0.1
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