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  • #13,261
  • Nov 5, 2011 11:18am Nov 5, 2011 11:18am
Quoting grandaevus
I've made some code changes in the current version of TDI indicator and add automatic angle check option.
thanks for this.

I have a qn on this indicator.
how come it shows different angles when i move across it (the dotted line)?
  • #13,262
  • Nov 5, 2011 11:22am Nov 5, 2011 11:22am
Quoting Phx62
Yes, I live in Arizona and I also operate a full time business during the day. I miss some sleep and set my alarm often, to trade, but it works for me. I sleep when I can. My kids are all grown and gone from home, so I don't have those daily responsibilities anymore, like some of you still have. I probably couldn't do this with kids still at home.
Hi Phx62, appreciate your numerous screenshots.
Also admire your determination to monitor your trades closely.

Have learnt alot from you and will be honing my skills.
  • #13,263
  • Nov 5, 2011 11:30am Nov 5, 2011 11:30am
Hey Guy's,

Just wanted to say what really helped me when I first started
trading with the TDI is I went to Compass FX and watched alot
of their videos.

Especially the videos of the "secrets of the TDI" and of all
the indicators available to us "why use price channels".
These are different than what Eelfranz teaches but very
good none the less.

The videos in the archived section of Compass FX helped me
lift my game up a notch or two. And I highly recommed them
to everyone.

After watching alot of the videos I finally started to make a
profit trading the fx markets. I also just trade one chart, the
eu/usd cause of the commission spread and it trends better.
I usually trade the 15 minute chart and the 1 hour chart.
Mostly I trade the 15 minute chart cause I don't mind watching
the charts and I have the time. I trade the us session between
6:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. (mountain standard time).

The original TDI indicator has been very good to me. Less is
more. The TDI is the only indicator that I use. I also have
the price channel along with Eelfranz'x 5ema +2 on my charts,
along with average price bars. That's it. Nothing more. The
less indicators the better.

Watch the videos...

snarlyjack
  • #13,264
  • Nov 5, 2011 1:44pm Nov 5, 2011 1:44pm
Quoting snarlyjack
Hey Guy's,

Just wanted to say what really helped me when I first started
trading with the TDI is I went to Compass FX and watched alot
of their videos.

Especially the videos of the "secrets of the TDI" and of all
the indicators available to us "why use price channels".
These are different than what Eelfranz teaches but very
good none the less.

The original TDI indicator has been very good to me. Less is
more. The TDI is the only indicator that I use. I also have
the price channel along with Eelfranz'x 5ema +2 on my charts,
along...
Thank u so muuuch
I will sure view them and sure i will write my point of view or questions if i have any, and thanks aging for your whole suggestion it some how helped me to figure out my game plan regarding TDI n this system too.
Thanks once again.
  • #13,265
  • Nov 5, 2011 5:19pm Nov 5, 2011 5:19pm
TMS Backtesting - this question has been posed several times, but I'm not sure if there was a definitive answer: is the APA bar and the TDI set in stone throughout a bar or do they change over the course of that bars trading? I.e., TDI indicates a cross upon the opening of a new bar, but over the course of that hour, 4 hour period, or whatever, could TDI uncross? And could a APA bar go from Blue to Red and vice versa? Or once the bar opens, TDI remains printed it was the way when that bar opened?

Thank you.
Small disciplines repeated with consistency lead to great achievements.
  • #13,266
  • Nov 5, 2011 7:59pm Nov 5, 2011 7:59pm
Quoting jmflukeiii
TMS Backtesting - this question has been posed several times, but I'm not sure if there was a definitive answer: is the APA bar and the TDI set in stone throughout a bar or do they change over the course of that bars trading? I.e., TDI indicates a cross upon the opening of a new bar, but over the course of that hour, 4 hour period, or whatever, could TDI uncross? And could a APA bar go from Blue to Red and vice versa? Or once the bar opens, TDI remains printed it was the way when that bar opened?

Thank you.
Average price bars can definitely reverse (change colour) thoughout the candle duration. The TDI does not repaint during the candle with the indicator I'm using. I just checked this by running strategy tester 4H at high speed to watch.
Everyone's got a plan until they get punched in the face
  • #13,267
  • Nov 5, 2011 8:08pm Nov 5, 2011 8:08pm
Quoting Dud45
Average price bars can definitely reverse (change colour) thoughout the candle duration. The TDI does not repaint during the candle with the indicator I'm using. I just checked this by running strategy tester 4H at high speed to watch.
Great, thanks. What version of the TDI are you using... the original TDI Red Green or one of the newer versions?
Small disciplines repeated with consistency lead to great achievements.
  • #13,268
  • Nov 6, 2011 2:15am Nov 6, 2011 2:15am
Hi there kijkij

In what time-frames do you trade and please if you can elaborate your entry and exit ( these ones are very interesting to me) . And also any special indicators that you use besides the Big-E's stochastic and TDI.

Congrats on your trade!

Thanks lad!

Cheers


Quoting kijkij
This week trades:

Total trades: 10

Win: 7 (+ 552 pips)
Loss: 3 (- 62 pips)

Net profit: + 490 pips

  • #13,269
  • Nov 6, 2011 2:27am Nov 6, 2011 2:27am
Quoting Defiant
Hi there kijkij

In what time-frames do you trade and please if you can elaborate your entry and exit ( these ones are very interesting to me) . And also any special indicators that you use besides the Big-E's stochastic and TDI.

Congrats on your trade!

Thanks lad!

Cheers
I trade on H4 using the same rules as Big E wrote on the first 10 pages and using not any special other indi but just TDI. I enter a trade at 10PM or 2AM if there is a trade setup and exit at 6AM or if TDI slope changes early.
Still doing demo trades on FXDD.
  • #13,270
  • Nov 6, 2011 2:59am Nov 6, 2011 2:59am
Quoting kijkij
I trade on H4 using the same rules as Big E wrote on the first 10 pages and using not any special other indi but just TDI. I enter a trade at 10PM or 2AM if there is a trade setup and exit at 6AM or if TDI slope changes early.
Still doing demo trades on FXDD.

Thank's kijkij on your explanation!
Just tell me 10 PM or 2 AM is that a London time or some other since I am from Croatia which is +1h zone?

Cheers!
  • #13,271
  • Nov 6, 2011 5:05am Nov 6, 2011 5:05am
Quoting Defiant
Thank's kijkij on your explanation!
Just tell me 10 PM or 2 AM is that a London time or some other since I am from Croatia which is +1h zone?

Cheers!
10PM & 2AM is pacific time but in my country it is 10AM( +12 Pacific, +5 GMT)
  • #13,272
  • Nov 6, 2011 5:22am Nov 6, 2011 5:22am
Quoting snarlyjack
Hey Guy's,

Just wanted to say what really helped me when I first started
trading with the TDI is I went to Compass FX and watched alot
of their videos.

Especially the videos of the "secrets of the TDI" and of all
the indicators available to us "why use price channels".
These are different than what Eelfranz teaches but very
good none the less.

The videos in the archived section of Compass FX helped me
lift my game up a notch or two. And I highly recommed them
to everyone.

After watching alot of the videos I finally started to make a
profit...
Hello snarlyjack
I am new to trading and I found this thread a couple of day's ago. I am really impressed with it and would like to thank in particular eelfranz and also other contributers. I have read the first 30 pages of the system and I like the simplicity of it. I then jumped forward to page 880 and have now read from there up to post 13272 on page 885.
There seems to have been some indicators added to eelfranz's original system by some contributors so I was pleased to see that you are still posting and using the original rules which is what I intend to do.
To make it clear for me would you mind telling me how you use the price channel is as I thought eelfranz had dropped it.
Could you also clarify the 5 Moving Average. You said it is Exponential. The default setting when I downloaded it is Period 5, Shift 2, MA Method Simple, Apply to Typical Price (HLC/3) Do I need to change it?

Thanks
  • #13,273
  • Nov 6, 2011 6:18am Nov 6, 2011 6:18am
nice try.
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  • #13,274
  • Nov 6, 2011 8:48am Nov 6, 2011 8:48am
Quoting digf
Hello snarlyjack
I am new to trading and I found this thread a couple of day's ago. I am really impressed with it and would like to thank in particular eelfranz and also other contributers. I have read the first 30 pages of the system and I like the simplicity of it. I then jumped forward to page 880 and have now read from there up to post 13272 on page 885.
There seems to have been some indicators added to eelfranz's original system by some contributors so I was pleased to see that you are still posting and using the original rules which...
Still waiting for a reply to my question @

http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...48#post5089748

I don't know why all bow down to these guys, they never show any real trade setups, or even offer solid advice, only pop up once in awhile to say how great they are doing...

I think they are just sitting back having good old laugh at us all, really!!

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  • #13,275
  • Nov 6, 2011 11:40am Nov 6, 2011 11:40am
Quoting Callisto
Still waiting for a reply to my question @

http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...48#post5089748

I don't know why all bow down to these guys, they never show any real trade setups, or even offer solid advice, only pop up once in awhile to say how great they are doing...

I think they are just sitting back having good old laugh at us all, really!!

I originally used Heikin Ashi on my Chart Set Ups as this took a lot of the volatility out of the charts (I was trading M5 on Bollinger Bands!!!) and then switched to Big E's / Dean Malone's set ups with the APB.

I agree that APB indicates values that are not reflected in PA so I always have the bar chart as an overlay so that I can verify PA

On the higher timeframes I am experimenting with just PA using candles.

I think this all comes down to trading styles at the end of the day - on a personal note, I like to see PA, so wheter it is on a chart with HA or APB I will overlay PA.

Other than that I am keeping it as simple as my brain will allow - occassionally a new MA may creep in as I test additional methods / confirmations, but essentially keeping with the TDI faith.
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  • #13,276
  • Nov 6, 2011 1:23pm Nov 6, 2011 1:23pm
Ok i think im slightly confused here.I use the Heikin Ashi candles with the tms system.Now i hear everyone talking about average price bars.Are they the same thing? If not whats the difference?
  • #13,277
  • Nov 6, 2011 2:13pm Nov 6, 2011 2:13pm
Quoting kingclarence
Ok i think im slightly confused here.I use the Heikin Ashi candles with the tms system.Now i hear everyone talking about average price bars.Are they the same thing? If not whats the difference?
You will not be the only one confused.

Synergy APB differs from Heikin Ashi in that the averaging algorithm is slightly quicker / more responsive.

The argument being that HA is a great indicator but is seen by some as too slow to adequately respond to the changes seen in the 4X market.

Depending on whether you have the .exe version or the mq4 version will dictate whether you can change the APB bar colours / widths.

Big E swithched from HA to APB some time ago and this is also the indocator that Dean Malone utilizes over at Compass.
"To live with Passion, it takes Courage and Grace to survive"
  • #13,278
  • Nov 6, 2011 3:00pm Nov 6, 2011 3:00pm
Quoting kingclarence
Ok i think im slightly confused here.I use the Heikin Ashi candles with the tms system.Now i hear everyone talking about average price bars.Are they the same thing? If not whats the difference?
The bar close value is calculated differently:

Heikin Ashi:
Inserted Code
  haClose=(Open[pos]+High[pos]+Low[pos]+Close[pos])/4;

Average price bars
Inserted Code
  haClose = (Open[i] + High[i] + Low[i] + Close[i]) / 4.0;
  haClose = (haClose + Close[i]) / 2.0;
  • #13,279
  • Nov 6, 2011 3:06pm Nov 6, 2011 3:06pm
Quoting Xaphod
The bar close value is calculated differently:

Heikin Ashi:
Inserted Code
  haClose=(Open[pos]+High[pos]+Low[pos]+Close[pos])/4;

Average price bars
Inserted Code
  haClose = (Open[i] + High[i] + Low[i] + Close[i]) / 4.0;
  haClose = (haClose + Close[i]) / 2.0;
Xaphod - as always
"To live with Passion, it takes Courage and Grace to survive"
  • #13,280
  • Nov 6, 2011 3:43pm Nov 6, 2011 3:43pm
Quoting Xaphod
The bar close value is calculated differently:

Heikin Ashi:
Inserted Code
  haClose=(Open[pos]+High[pos]+Low[pos]+Close[pos])/4;
Average price bars
Inserted Code
  haClose = (Open[i] + High[i] + Low[i] + Close[i]) / 4.0;
  haClose = (haClose + Close[i]) / 2.0;
i love using HA and i was wondering what was the difference between both Synergy APB and HA, i did some comparisons by putting HA's both Methods & Periods all at "1" and it was very close but not exactly what the Average price bars was showing, now i know why with your clarifications...Thanks
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