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  • #3,541
  • Sep 19, 2012 8:42pm Sep 19, 2012 8:42pm
For the guys that are keeping track of progress on the EA, here I am forward testing it for the first time. It should be ready in a couple of weeks.
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  • #3,542
  • Sep 19, 2012 9:17pm Sep 19, 2012 9:17pm
Quoting forexhard
For the guys that are keeping track of progress on the EA, here I am forward testing it for the first time. It should be ready in a couple of weeks.
Oh boy, I will be so glad when that shows up. I am mentally struggling to find the right combination of a) Pairs. b) Height in pips and c) box length. The pairs are every bit as critical as the settings to get a good outcome. Seems I can push it to about 1600 pips in 100 days but then next day it drops by 100 as the 100 days ago box drops off.

FXH - Are the Net pips shown, net of spread ? Can't, I don't think, be net of commission ?
  • #3,543
  • Sep 19, 2012 10:47pm Sep 19, 2012 10:47pm
[quote=forexhard;6027024]For the guys that are keeping track of progress on the EA, here I am forward testing it for the first time. It should be ready in a couple of weeks.[/quote

Thats great! Let me know if there is anything I can do to help!
  • #3,544
  • Sep 19, 2012 11:12pm Sep 19, 2012 11:12pm
Quoting AltosTrader
Oh boy, I will be so glad when that shows up. I am mentally struggling to find the right combination of a) Pairs. b) Height in pips and c) box length....
In that case I would suggest ignoring the EA until your research and demo testing can answer these questions.
To improve is to change. To perfect, is to change often.
  • #3,545
  • Sep 19, 2012 11:31pm Sep 19, 2012 11:31pm
anyone catch the g/u just now...this is to easy....
  • #3,546
  • Sep 19, 2012 11:34pm Sep 19, 2012 11:34pm
Quoting dojirock
anyone catch the g/u just now...this is to easy....
Doji, how do you slice up the pizza, monitor trades, and post here all at the same time? LOL
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  • #3,547
  • Sep 19, 2012 11:38pm Sep 19, 2012 11:38pm
i have 4 pair open, eating a philly cheesteak pizza, ice cold budweiser, and its 2:37am here!.....

life get better than this?
  • #3,548
  • Sep 19, 2012 11:48pm Sep 19, 2012 11:48pm
Quoting C345
Be careful this is in upward trend. Good luck maybe you sold at the top.
Coming back around to this, I'm already 2 CZ's ahead of your trend following system. There could easily be 2 or 3 more before you'd agree that a new trend has been established (or the old one has been reestablished). The thread has many of these so-called counter trend trade examples.

It's time to put ALL the cliches aside and simply follow price where it leads. Trend is only my friend if it washes my car!
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  • #3,549
  • Sep 19, 2012 11:51pm Sep 19, 2012 11:51pm
Quoting dojirock
i have 4 pair open, eating a philly cheesteak pizza, ice cold budweiser, and its 2:37am here!.....

life get better than this?
So you're an insomniac, an alcoholic, you've got high cholesterol, and your wife sleeps alone. Perfect life indeed!
To improve is to change. To perfect, is to change often.
  • #3,550
  • Sep 20, 2012 12:05am Sep 20, 2012 12:05am
Nice point...going to bed...

keep pippin!

  • #3,551
  • Sep 20, 2012 12:25am Sep 20, 2012 12:25am
Interesting to see how others looked at this CZ. I like how it didn't just work out at the very first time for me. Helps me learn more.

Kudos to Sq, fxspin, xux for the indicator. Terrific job!!

For lookahead purposes, I use manual boxes. Makes it kinda easy to say, ok, I gotta check this chart in 2hrs again -- and be done with it until then!

Thanks for sharing, forexhard. Quite the contribution...
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  • #3,552
  • Edited 4:17am Sep 20, 2012 1:22am | Edited 4:17am
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Quoting dropkick-cat
Interesting to see how others looked at this CZ. I like how it didn't just work out at the very first time for me. Helps me learn more.

Kudos to Sq, fxspin, xux for the indicator. Terrific job!!

For lookahead purposes, I use manual boxes. Makes it kinda easy to say, ok, I gotta check this chart in 2hrs again -- and be done with it until then!

Thanks for sharing, forexhard. Quite the contribution...
The system works very well since may 2012. Take care it can be disastrous before...

I missed 3 good trades because i was sleeping... (0 bad ones).

And don't wait to take your pips before the market changes its face (US elections ?).


Wish all the best.
  • #3,553
  • Sep 20, 2012 1:43am Sep 20, 2012 1:43am
Quoting HappyForex
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The system works since may 2012. Take care it was disastrous before...
I think that the key of beeing successful with this way of trading is to refine the settings at least twice a month.
  • #3,554
  • Sep 20, 2012 4:28am Sep 20, 2012 4:28am
damn i hope some of you caught the BO on the EU 5min i missed my entry by a pip
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  • #3,555
  • Sep 20, 2012 4:54am Sep 20, 2012 4:54am
Quoting nickp89
damn i hope some of you caught the BO on the EU 5min i missed my entry by a pip
The pullback has come... usually around 1/4 of the climb.

I missed the night trade and did a manual box 18 pips before London open. It is around 8h00 GMT. Good opportunity as my box lower bound was 1.300, strong support. Broken or not was the scenario.

I traded manually (R:R = 1) that last one but without confidence (only 0.01 lot) as i woke up. I won 1 euro... ah ah ah ah !!!

I must admit that manually i can visuallize the support / resistance of the consolidation zone and adjust my box size +/- 1 or 2 pips to match the bars. You cant do it so easily with an EA. The AutoSizeBox is here for that but does not cover all cases.

With adujstment, i would have taken 3 more good trades, and 0 bad.

In fact some times it is 18 pips, some other time 16 pips, ... each day the "best" size changes a little bit.

What is sure is that if you see a consolidation zone or triangle, then you can go in : a break will follow.
  • #3,556
  • Sep 20, 2012 9:07am Sep 20, 2012 9:07am
try for a 3rd time..as it ranges
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  • #3,557
  • Sep 20, 2012 11:14am Sep 20, 2012 11:14am
Quoting joancb
I think that the key of beeing successful with this way of trading is to refine the settings at least twice a month.
Just find an edge and then stick to it for a couple of months, no matter the short term results. Continuous tinkering means lack of confidence in the system. You will never know how good your system is long term, if you change the parameters every other week.
  • #3,558
  • Sep 20, 2012 8:25pm Sep 20, 2012 8:25pm
a/u comes thru again!
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  • #3,559
  • Sep 20, 2012 10:01pm Sep 20, 2012 10:01pm
Wow, what a gorgeous picture! Five back-to-back CZ's clearly pointing out an area of massive consolidation and indecision. Three of which have already been traded, the 5th has just formed so that one doesn't count (yet), and I kept out of the last older one (#2) because I was waiting for a 3-bar close which never happened. (All closed trades shown here were opened on a 3-bar close.)

Also, the gold midline is set to the center of the 1st CZ. Just look at how #'s 1, 4 & 5 respect that line. The top & bottom edges of CZ's 1 & 4 are only off by 1/2 pip! Almost like price is being manipulated by some powerful unseen hand, hmmm....
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  • #3,560
  • Sep 21, 2012 2:21am Sep 21, 2012 2:21am
Happened his moning.

Lost for 0.2 pip (yes, i can !!!)
F..... AutoSizeBox !!! #$@! (#$@!Z)!

I would have done much much better manually... and this is not the first time i lost because of a detail.

I would have better buy some pizzas and beers and wait in front of my screen...
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