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  • #441
  • Jul 25, 2012 12:38am Jul 25, 2012 12:38am
Quoting Staghead
I have a 4 digit broker.

Screen shot attached

Prev days high 1.2138
Prev days low 1.2042

my understanding is the buy should be 1.2138 + 3 + 2 = 1.2143

sell is ok 1.2042 - 3 = 1.2039
hey man i just did a quick test and can't replicate your error. Can you recheck that the add_spread variable is non-zero?

Your math is indeed correct, and the buy entry should be set a 1.2143.
  • #442
  • Jul 25, 2012 12:45am Jul 25, 2012 12:45am
add spread is 2.0

I have reset the EA and will run it again on the next hour.
  • #443
  • Jul 25, 2012 12:52am Jul 25, 2012 12:52am
lol

i think i figured out what's wrong

you set spread at 2, decimal at 4 and buffer at 30?

spread needs to be at 20, decimal 4, buffer 30.


Sorry if it's confusing, but this was originally designed to work only on 5 digit brokers.
  • #444
  • Jul 25, 2012 1:00am Jul 25, 2012 1:00am
Quoting deathbait
lol

i think i figured out what's wrong

you set spread at 2, decimal at 4 and buffer at 30?

spread needs to be at 20, decimal 4, buffer 30.


Sorry if it's confusing, but this was originally designed to work only on 5 digit brokers.
ok, thanks for your time, I will give it a try
  • #445
  • Jul 25, 2012 1:05am Jul 25, 2012 1:05am
v0.28 changelog
1) fixed bug with manipulating orders carried over the weekend
2) added option to use ATR14 for maximum range instead of arbituary value of 170 pips

finally figured out the bug posted by basber in post #391, chart 4
added the option to use daily ATR for maximum range instead of 170 pips, as basber commented on recently
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  • #446
  • Jul 25, 2012 2:56am Jul 25, 2012 2:56am
Quoting deathbait
lol

i think i figured out what's wrong

you set spread at 2, decimal at 4 and buffer at 30?

spread needs to be at 20, decimal 4, buffer 30.


Sorry if it's confusing, but this was originally designed to work only on 5 digit brokers.
problem solved, thank you.
  • #447
  • Jul 25, 2012 6:45am Jul 25, 2012 6:45am
Quoting deathbait
v0.28 changelog
1) fixed bug with manipulating orders carried over the weekend
2) added option to use ATR14 for maximum range instead of arbituary value of 170 pips

finally figured out the bug posted by basber in post #391, chart 4
added the option to use daily ATR for maximum range instead of 170 pips, as basber commented on recently

I am using Version 27. Target one was reached after the high was broken today but the stop was not adjusted to breakeven on second lot as called for by the system.
  • #448
  • Edited 7:17am Jul 25, 2012 7:00am | Edited 7:17am
Quoting chuckeepw
I am using Version 27. Target one was reached after the high was broken today but the stop was not adjusted to breakeven on second lot as called for by the system.
damn. Can't think of why that would happen.

I have a demo running v0.27 in the office. Will check it to see if the TP was moved for me when i get in tommorrow.

In the meantime, anyone else had the same problem today?

As always, screenshots with as much detail as possible is always appreciated


edit: backtesting for today moved the TP to BE properly
  • #449
  • Jul 25, 2012 7:18am Jul 25, 2012 7:18am
sigh ok i CAN think of a problem that would lead to TP not moved to BE.

Can you give me a screenshot of the account history for today's trades, including the comments column?
  • #450
  • Jul 25, 2012 7:32am Jul 25, 2012 7:32am
Quoting deathbait
sigh ok i CAN think of a problem that would lead to TP not moved to BE.

Can you give me a screenshot of the account history for today's trades, including the comments column?

Here are the screenshots you requested re the adjusting the stop issue
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  • #451
  • Jul 25, 2012 7:35am Jul 25, 2012 7:35am
hey man, thanks for the screenshots, but i really need the comments column in the accounts history page.

right click anywhere on that page and select comments.

thanks
  • #452
  • Jul 25, 2012 7:55am Jul 25, 2012 7:55am
Quoting deathbait
hey man, thanks for the screenshots, but i really need the comments column in the accounts history page.

right click anywhere on that page and select comments.

thanks
Here they are. I doubt this has anything to do with the issue but I did make the change in the code per your post 329 so orders are not deleted with change in time period of the chart
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  • #453
  • Jul 25, 2012 8:08am Jul 25, 2012 8:08am
i note that your stage 2 orders were not opened while your stage one orders have not hit TP2 yet.

Did you by any chance put on the EA, let it place the orders, then for whatever reason, take it off/close your chart/close mt4/change the EA settings before the pending buy order was triggered?

Because if you did, the EA no longer tracks the orders and will not do ANYTHING till the next day. As far as it is concerned the pending orders isn't it's problem.

This is actually why I put the safeguard to remove pending orders if you remove the EA for any reason. Seeing as you took out that safeguard, is it possible that this is the cause?
  • #454
  • Jul 25, 2012 8:19am Jul 25, 2012 8:19am
Can anybody pls tell me what is it that am doing thats wrong anytime I input the daily High and low into the calculator it will tell me no trade am i missing anything?
  • #455
  • Jul 25, 2012 8:20am Jul 25, 2012 8:20am
In any case. I'll try to enable Ea to pick up existing trades in the next patch
  • #456
  • Jul 25, 2012 8:21am Jul 25, 2012 8:21am
Quoting sepramfx
Can anybody pls tell me what is it that am doing thats wrong anytime I input the daily High and low into the calculator it will tell me no trade am i missing anything?
What calculator?
  • #457
  • Jul 25, 2012 8:43am Jul 25, 2012 8:43am
Quoting deathbait
i note that your stage 2 orders were not opened while your stage one orders have not hit TP2 yet.

Did you by any chance put on the EA, let it place the orders, then for whatever reason, take it off/close your chart/close mt4/change the EA settings before the pending buy order was triggered?

Because if you did, the EA no longer tracks the orders and will not do ANYTHING till the next day. As far as it is concerned the pending orders isn't it's problem.

This is actually why I put the safeguard to remove pending orders if you remove the EA for any...

"Did you by any chance put on the EA, let it place the orders, then for whatever reason, take it off/close your chart/close mt4/change the EA settings before the pending buy order was triggered?"

No. I simply attached the EA and did not touch the computer after that. When I awoke, I noted it had placed the initial pending orders, that it hit target 1 but the stop was not changed on lot 2 to breakeven.
  • #458
  • Jul 25, 2012 9:15am Jul 25, 2012 9:15am
Quoting chuckeepw
"Did you by any chance put on the EA, let it place the orders, then for whatever reason, take it off/close your chart/close mt4/change the EA settings before the pending buy order was triggered?"

No. I simply attached the EA and did not touch the computer after that. When I awoke, I noted it had placed the initial pending orders, that it hit target 1 but the stop was not changed on lot 2 to breakeven.
Yeah your experts tab reflects what u described. For some reason I think your Ea might be stuck in some loop. I'll check if mine has same problems tmw
  • #459
  • Jul 25, 2012 10:02am Jul 25, 2012 10:02am
hi guys
just run strategy tester with 99% modeling quality (tick data from dukascopy) and want to share results
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  • #460
  • Jul 25, 2012 4:05pm Jul 25, 2012 4:05pm
Hello guys, for the first time using this serie of EAs the box was painted correctly and so it shifted from the previous day to the current correctly. However, no pending orders were placed. Can anyone tell me what could go wrong ? DB ?

Thank you !

Andrej
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