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  • #21
  • Jun 20, 2011 9:46pm Jun 20, 2011 9:46pm
It made 44 pips profit on EurUsd.
  • #22
  • Jun 21, 2011 1:30am Jun 21, 2011 1:30am
Hi Steve,

I'm not sure if the following makes any difference, but I noticed in the ReadIndicatorValues() function you are using:

Inserted Code
double prevTtfStoch = iStochastic(Symbol(),60,14,3,3,MODE_EMA,0,0,1);
      double currTtfStoch = iStochastic(Symbol(),60,14,3,3,MODE_EMA,0,0,0);
      double prevHtfStoch = iStochastic(Symbol(),240,14,3,3,MODE_EMA,0,0,1);
      double currHtfStoch = iStochastic(Symbol(),240,14,3,3,MODE_EMA,0,0,0);

...instead of...

Inserted Code
      double prevTtfStoch = iStochastic(Symbol(),60,14,3,3,[b]MODE_LWMA,1[/b],0,1);
      double currTtfStoch = iStochastic(Symbol(),60,14,3,3,[b]MODE_LWMA,1[/b],0,0);
      double prevHtfStoch = iStochastic(Symbol(),240,[b]10[/b],3,3,[b]MODE_LWMA,1[/b],0,1);
      double currHtfStoch = iStochastic(Symbol(),240,[b]10[/b],3,3,[b]MODE_LWMA,1[/b],0,0);

In kevinator's latest template, his !Kevinator v2 indicator (basically the MTF Stoch indi) uses K%=10 for the 4 hour Stoch and LMWA for both stoch's and Close/Close (1) for the price field of both stochs instead of H/L (0).

I was just tinkering around when I noticed kev wasn't taking any trades, I've made these changes and he still aint taking any trades, maybe a setting I have to tinker around with.

Cheers for another EA :-)
  • #23
  • Jun 21, 2011 2:22am Jun 21, 2011 2:22am
...I'm still racking my brain to figure out why!
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  • #24
  • Jun 21, 2011 2:29am Jun 21, 2011 2:29am
Quoting the-game
...I'm still racking my brain to figure out why!
You do not have a valid trade here.

"Buy when: 1-R signal is long, H1/H4 Stoch are both rising; market is < TMA middle line"
  • #25
  • Jun 21, 2011 2:32am Jun 21, 2011 2:32am
Quoting traderjane
You do not have a valid trade here.

"Buy when: 1-R signal is long, H1/H4 Stoch are both rising; market is < TMA middle line"
Oh, I misread the last bit... Thanks mate.
  • #26
  • Jun 21, 2011 2:35am Jun 21, 2011 2:35am
Hi Steve,
thanks you very much for the ea.


I have download the steve expert and put in mt4.
Unfortunatelly I got this error message in expert box:

2011.06.21 09:33:04 MTF_Stoch_4TFx4_CJA EURUSD,M5: unknown subwindow number -1 for ObjectCreate function

Can you please help?

Best Regards,
Antonio
  • #27
  • Jun 21, 2011 3:02am Jun 21, 2011 3:02am
I put this together, maybe it can help some.

simple
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  • #28
  • Jun 21, 2011 3:12am Jun 21, 2011 3:12am
Nice to see you again, steve!

I have made some money with your brilliant EAs, cheers!
No one wants to be defeated~
  • #29
  • Jun 21, 2011 3:28am Jun 21, 2011 3:28am
So am I the only one the EA didn't take any trades for last night? As far as I can tell there should have been several trade setups across the pairs I'm trading, so it strikes me as odd it didn't take a single trade.
  • #30
  • Jun 21, 2011 3:41am Jun 21, 2011 3:41am
Quoting the-game
Hi Steve,

I'm not sure if the following makes any difference, but I noticed in the ReadIndicatorValues() function you are using:

Inserted Code
double prevTtfStoch = iStochastic(Symbol(),60,14,3,3,MODE_EMA,0,0,1);
      double currTtfStoch = iStochastic(Symbol(),60,14,3,3,MODE_EMA,0,0,0);
      double prevHtfStoch = iStochastic(Symbol(),240,14,3,3,MODE_EMA,0,0,1);
      double currHtfStoch = iStochastic(Symbol(),240,14,3,3,MODE_EMA,0,0,0);
...instead of...

[code]
double prevTtfStoch = iStochastic(Symbol(),60,14,3,3,MODE_LWMA,1,0,1);...
Thanks. I am not entirely sure which planet I was infesting when I coded this.

Update in post 1, with some revisions in line with simpleguy's summary. Please re-read post 1 for details.

  • #31
  • Jun 21, 2011 4:28am Jun 21, 2011 4:28am
Quoting simpleguy
I put this together, maybe it can help some.

simple
Cheers.

  • #32
  • Jun 21, 2011 5:35am Jun 21, 2011 5:35am
Latest update in post 1:

 

  1. all indicator code is now incorporated within the EA, so cpu load will lighten considerably
  2. added the option to trade aggressively i.e. at the first cross of the 1-R zero line instead of waiting for an entire candle to close on the opposite side.

That's it for now as I am busy for the rest of today. Tomorrow I will look at coding the MOM trades.

  • #33
  • Jun 21, 2011 5:41am Jun 21, 2011 5:41am
Quoting SteveHopwood
Latest update in post 1: ...
Nice one Steve ;-)
  • #34
  • Jun 21, 2011 5:43am Jun 21, 2011 5:43am
I have the EA on more than 10 pairs for more than 5 hours without single trade, tried with ECN false/true and nothing, however the retrace finder indi. is alerting.
  • #35
  • Jun 21, 2011 7:01am Jun 21, 2011 7:01am
Quoting FXtime
I have the EA on more than 10 pairs for more than 5 hours without single trade, tried with ECN false/true and nothing, however the retrace finder indi. is alerting.

same here
Poshcom
  • #36
  • Jun 21, 2011 7:16am Jun 21, 2011 7:16am
Hi Steve,

Your latest update is using SMA. Should be LWMA.
Also the H4 Stoch is still using 14,3,3. Should be 10,3,3.
The ATR multiplier for the TMA that kevinator uses is 2, not 3.

Again, I don't know if this matters much, or if you intended to code it your way - I'm just saying is all.

One section of code didn't seem right to me... the less than / greater than signs are back to front when testing the H4 current/prev stoch values:

Inserted Code
      if(CciVal > 0 && currTtfStoch > prevTtfStoch && Ask < TMAMain)
      {
         if (UseH4Stoch)
         {
            if (currHtfStoch [b]<[/b] prevHtfStoch) return;
         }//if (UseH4Stoch)
         LongSignal = true;
         return;
      }//if(v > 0 && (currTtfStoch > prevTtfStoch && currHtfStoch > prevHtfStoch))
      
      if(CciVal < 0 && currTtfStoch < prevTtfStoch && Bid > TMAMain)
      {
         if (UseH4Stoch)
         {
            if (currHtfStoch [b]>[/b] prevHtfStoch) return;
         }//if (UseH4Stoch)
         ShortSignal = true;
         return;
      }//if(v > 0 && (currStoch > prevStoch))

Cheers,
TG
  • #37
  • Jun 21, 2011 9:50am Jun 21, 2011 9:50am
Just one today trade (EURUSD) ... 7 pips
  • #38
  • Jun 21, 2011 9:55am Jun 21, 2011 9:55am
Quoting FXtime
I have the EA on more than 10 pairs for more than 5 hours without single trade, tried with ECN false/true and nothing, however the retrace finder indi. is alerting.
Same here, have been running 10 pairs for 16 hours and not a single trade (or error message) popped out in the Journal or Experts tab.

Still, some people are getting ocassional trades. Maybe this system is simply NOT a trading tart as it would seem to be at first sight?
  • #39
  • Jun 21, 2011 10:01am Jun 21, 2011 10:01am
Quoting SteveHopwood
Thanks. I am not entirely sure which planet I was infesting when I coded this.

Update in post 1, with some revisions in line with simpleguy's summary. Please re-read post 1 for details.

Watching with interest,
good effort SH

-Rock
  • #40
  • Jun 21, 2011 10:34am Jun 21, 2011 10:34am
Quoting the-game
One section of code didn't seem right to me... the less than / greater than signs are back to front when testing the H4 current/prev stoch values:
I don't think this is correct.

Looking at the code to check, I saw an opportunity to tighten up on the Cci cross code. The post 1 update has this. It also has more comment to explain my thinking. Perhaps you could take a look and see what you think?

Re the Stoch thingy, I took the parameters from the indi downloaded from Kevin's thread. Whether this is the correct one is anybody's guess. Apart from the description of the actual trading system, post 1 is merely confusing. I have no idea which indi versions people are supposed to be using.

Cheers

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