Latest update is rubbish gals and galesses. Ignore it until I look again tomorrow.
BigBob: Nanningbob V10 auto-trading robot by SteveHopwood
Would somebody deal with this dimwit, please, before I lose my temper and stop him posting altogether?
Thanks
While not a coder, I am not a total newbie and have used other EAs successfully on the first broker's MT4 platform. I have tried increasing the spread value to a large number and still no success on the first broker.
First broker is ECN and trades minis, so set ECN to true and lots to 0.1.
Second broker is non ECN and trades standard lots, so set ECN to false and lots to 0.1. Otherwise the other settings are the default ones. The first broker does not use the regular MT4 platfrom but a slightly modified one, but I cannot tell you what the differences are. So it is my thought that possibly there is an issue there that prevents BigBob and other NB EAs from running properly. The first broker is where my live accounts are, so I wanted to resolve the issue. I am sorry that my problem is not interesting enough to deserve investigation. If I am missing something obvious I would be happy if someone would point it out. Enough said. I will drop it now and not post again. Ban me if you must.
- #127
- Aug 23, 2011 4:58am Aug 23, 2011 4:58am
- | Commercial User | Joined Apr 2007 | 8,331 Posts
It turns out that the update yesterday is not rubbish after all. BB had sent the two trades as required by carolco but not the grid of pendings.
Given that I had struggled with this for much of yesterday, you can imagine my frustration. It turns out the platform had frozen. When I realised this morning and started again, the carolco thingy worked fine.
Given that I had struggled with this for much of yesterday, you can imagine my frustration. It turns out the platform had frozen. When I realised this morning and started again, the carolco thingy worked fine.
- #128
- Aug 23, 2011 5:06am Aug 23, 2011 5:06am
- | Commercial User | Joined Apr 2007 | 8,331 Posts
Actually, I was lying in my previous post.
I had forgotten to add code to tell BB what was the origin of the carolco grid trades, so the fix for this is in post 1.
If you already have grid trades in place, you will have to add the relevant global variable as dexcribed in the user guide.
I had forgotten to add code to tell BB what was the origin of the carolco grid trades, so the fix for this is in post 1.
If you already have grid trades in place, you will have to add the relevant global variable as dexcribed in the user guide.
). I even hadent a time to setup new demo for BB+C
- #131
- Aug 23, 2011 5:37am Aug 23, 2011 5:37am
- | Commercial User | Joined Apr 2007 | 8,331 Posts
Just a stupid-no-coder question, Steve, that GV stuff is possible to interfere with the backtester, right? Cause BB acts strange if I run a backtest with different settings than previous one...I mean, setting no TP or SL, and it sends orders with TP and SL, then without, ignores confirmation candle, all kind of weird stuff...
Asking that in order to know if I should do something between tests, like deleting old GV?
- #133
- Aug 23, 2011 8:28am Aug 23, 2011 8:28am
- | Commercial User | Joined Apr 2007 | 8,331 Posts
Well, BB_Carolco works fine until now on backtester, has caught a 500 pips down move and booked lots of pips, but seems 2 of the orders left open, are those "orphans" included in some Global closure routine, as the original position is closed based on the rules(I'm using Osthafen rule)? If so, my backtester has failed...:-)
Also, haven't look at the code yet, but how does the pending order works, everyone of them should have SL, right?
BB should delete any pendings remaining if all filled trades have closed.
I am not guaranteeing anything at this stage.
To force BB to send trend trades on demo, so you can see what is happening, go to start() then down to the code
Inserted Code
if (trend != ranging && AllowTrendTrading && Volatility >= MinimumTrendTradingVolatility)
Inserted Code
trend = up;
- #134
- Aug 23, 2011 8:31am Aug 23, 2011 8:31am
- | Commercial User | Joined Apr 2007 | 8,331 Posts
Latest update in post 1. I have added hedging as an alternative to closing losing trend trades.
Details in the Specific Trend trading inputs: section of the user guide.
Details in the Specific Trend trading inputs: section of the user guide.
- #135
- Aug 23, 2011 8:52am Aug 23, 2011 8:52am
Yep, all pendings should have a sl and tp.
BB should delete any pendings remaining if all filled trades have closed.
I am not guaranteeing anything at this stage.
To force BB to send trend trades on demo, so you can see what is happening, go to start() then down to the code
Ahead of this, placeInserted Codeif (trend != ranging && AllowTrendTrading && Volatility >= MinimumTrendTradingVolatility)
(or down, depending on what you want to happen) and recompile. Remember to remove this afterwards...Inserted Codetrend = up;
Also, it doesn't remove pending orders left unfilled, forgot that.
I don't say
- #136
- Aug 23, 2011 8:59am Aug 23, 2011 8:59am
- | Commercial User | Joined Apr 2007 | 8,331 Posts
By the by, in void SendGrid(),
//if (!IsTradingAllowed() ) return;
needs the comment thingy removing - I keep forgetting to do this.
//if (!IsTradingAllowed() ) return;
needs the comment thingy removing - I keep forgetting to do this.
- #138
- Aug 23, 2011 10:13am Aug 23, 2011 10:13am
- | Commercial User | Joined Apr 2007 | 8,331 Posts
Steve.. am i correct in assuming that the EA has now been equiped with all of Bob's ideas now? These other bits and peices are simply your own add ons right? Are we ready to do a major demo with different settings etc? Or should we wait until some other ideas you have have been incorporated?