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  • #131,221
  • Mar 1, 2013 2:48pm Mar 1, 2013 2:48pm
eye on the close still es holding (stuck) below 1520
  • #131,222
  • Mar 1, 2013 10:49pm Mar 1, 2013 10:49pm
Quoting sisse
Well that was it. Sequestration in place ...Like usual in a childish fight...it usually ends badly ....

I think this time politicians in the US crossed the line in the political BS game. There will consequences not necessarily because of the sequestration cost but because the fight is reaching major leagues.

Very very nasty comments from Obama. Although I disagree with some of his views in Economics, this time his comments were very clear and very justifiable ...the GOP look very stupid, myopic and 3rd world mentality with that attitude...
I saw it just the opposite ?

Cheers
  • #131,223
  • Edited 12:29am Mar 2, 2013 12:19am | Edited 12:29am
Quoting kill56
man was looking for the 1510 finely found it in one of the charts , the TL on monthly well done king
i could pretty it up with gator fibs and more touches, but no need. i keep getting a meta bug that freezes some accounts at random. and i al tired of losing charts and resetting up my fibs etc. each time i reload meta, and i add indies later. it crashes in a few weeks. i may have a virus in meta from the indies. i have to go back to an earlier date to fix. btw..

how are those working? i dont have a current gold chart... its in the frozen meta. the file button dont even work. it will close off the task bar only. or alt, control, delete, and task manger. it will start with charts open, but not work update. , the connection will not work either. like i am locked out from the broker.. but even the file button is dead, all other moods like navigator will not pop up.
those who can, do. those who cant, talk about those who can
  • #131,224
  • Edited 3:58am Mar 2, 2013 3:33am | Edited 3:58am
Quoting gatorinla
i could pretty it up with gator fibs and more touches, but no need. i keep getting a meta bug that freezes some accounts at random. and i al tired of losing charts and resetting up my fibs etc. each time i reload meta, and i add indies later. it crashes in a few weeks. i may have a virus in meta from the indies. i have to go back to an earlier date to fix. btw..

how are those working? i dont have a current gold chart... its in the frozen meta. the file button dont even work. it will close off the task bar only. or alt, control, delete, and task...
Hi Gator,


regarding your charts:

have you ever stored a "profile"? When yes, you can access the profile via windows explorer. In this profile file all the charts are then stored. If you have never used it, it might be a good idea to "backup" your charts each evening via the "profile" way in future.

In windows 7 your profile files are normally not stored in the location where you have installed the MT4, but you can find it in the following path

C:Users/infinitus/AppData/Local/VirtualStore/Program Files (x86)/FXCM MetaTrader 4/profiles

simply remove "infinitus" in this path with your user name on your computer


In the profiles folder there is a lastprofile.ini

Look at the date of this file. When it is rather actual, we might have a chance to get your charts back.

Now open this lastprofile.ini file

Now you can read, under which name the last profile was stored.



Now look in your profiles directory for this file.


Copy this file into the profiles directory of a running MT4



Should work.





Regarding your special fibs settings:


MT4 doesn't store the fib-settings as indicators but rather than as objects.


I have not found the location yet where MT4 stores such information and if we can access them. Maybe someone can help here......
  • #131,225
  • Mar 2, 2013 3:56am Mar 2, 2013 3:56am
Quoting infinitus
Hi Gator,


regarding your charts:

have you ever stored a "profile"? When yes, you can access the profile via windows explorer. In this profile file all the charts are then stored. If you have never used it, it might be a good idea to "backup" your charts each evening via the "profile" way in future.

In windows 7 your profile files are normally not stored in the location where you have installed the MT4, but you can find it in the following path

C:UsersinfinitusAppDataLocalVirtualStoreProgram Files...


OK, found a way to prevent you from configuring your special fib settings anew when losing them, or to have various settings quickly:



a) open a chart and put a fib on it

b) configure the fib as you see fit

c) safe this chart as template; name the template for example Gator fib tool A



after that you can give this fib tool another setting, and store it as template; name the new fib tool for example Gator fib tool B


and so on



So next time when you like to change the fib tools, simply open one of this templates, then doubleclick on the fib tool, then right click on it, choose properties, and simply click on the OK button.

Now the fib tool in the menu is set to your fib tools values



Man, it took me more than 3 years to find this out LOL
  • #131,226
  • Mar 2, 2013 4:11am Mar 2, 2013 4:11am
Quoting gatorinla
i could pretty it up with gator fibs and more touches, but no need. i keep getting a meta bug that freezes some accounts at random. and i al tired of losing charts and resetting up my fibs etc. each time i reload meta, and i add indies later. it crashes in a few weeks. i may have a virus in meta from the indies. i have to go back to an earlier date to fix. btw..

how are those working? i dont have a current gold chart... its in the frozen meta. the file button dont even work. it will close off the task bar only. or alt, control, delete, and task...
I had that exact same scenario with the P4L-Candletime-indie. Since I excluded that one, everything is working as intended. Excluded means, complete uninstall of Meta with deletion of the folder (manual). Are you using many indies? There could be a incompatibility among them.
  • #131,227
  • Mar 2, 2013 4:38am Mar 2, 2013 4:38am
Quoting Mr Hatch
I had that exact same scenario with the P4L-Candletime-indie. Since I excluded that one, everything is working as intended. Excluded means, complete uninstall of Meta with deletion of the folder (manual). Are you using many indies? There could be a incompatibility among them.
Good morning Hatch,



I can remember 2 years ago that I had similiar problems. I had stored many many indicators in the "Custom Indicators" section.

The problem started every time I shut the MT4 down and restarted. Then it took the MT4 minutes to initialize all this indicators. I think it was due to a corrupt indi file. Since I was not able to locate it, I threw all not needed indis out and the problem was gone.

There is no need to delete the indis, simply cut and past them into another folder outside of MT4. So you are able to store them back to MT4 later if you wish
  • #131,228
  • Mar 2, 2013 9:08am Mar 2, 2013 9:08am
Quoting infinitus
OK, found a way to prevent you from configuring your special fib settings anew when losing them, or to have various settings quickly:



a) open a chart and put a fib on it

b) configure the fib as you see fit

c) safe this chart as template; name the template for example Gator fib tool A



after that you can give this fib tool another setting, and store it as template; name the new fib tool for example Gator fib tool B


and so on



So next time when you like to change the fib tools, simply open one of this templates, then doubleclick on the...
i can get those. i want to find out whats freezing meta, and stop it. i ran versions for 5/6 years w/o a problem caused by meta. in the last 5/6 months this problem has popped up. i dont even run indies usually. and i dont know what one it is or how to figure the one out. so when i cut and paste in the new one, it dont cause the same problem again.
thank all for input.
those who can, do. those who cant, talk about those who can
  • #131,229
  • Mar 2, 2013 10:20am Mar 2, 2013 10:20am
Quoting gatorinla
i can get those. i want to find out whats freezing meta, and stop it. i ran versions for 5/6 years w/o a problem caused by meta. in the last 5/6 months this problem has popped up. i dont even run indies usually. and i dont know what one it is or how to figure the one out. so when i cut and paste in the new one, it dont cause the same problem again.
thank all for input.
Your problem with MT MAY be related to some "corrupt" indicators, but not necessarily. There might be other problems or corrupted files. But since more than one person encountered problems with indicators it may be a good starting point.

There is no need to run an indicator to encounter problems with it. I think those problems come up in the initializing process or when MT4 tries to compile the *.mq4 files

Other sources of conflict may be the historical data data-base. But normally that does not freeze the complete MT4 out of my experience.


Sorry: above red marked sentence of yours - was that a question or a statement?

When question: when you copy and paste indicators in a fresh MT4, make sure, that you only copy the *.mq4 files and not the *.ex4 files. In doing this the fresh MT4 will compile the *.ex4 files fresh.


The best way to find the "bad" indicator is to copy and past the indicators one after the other. But that is time consuming since you need to close and restart the MT4 after each copied indicator.

But you can copy and past for example 10 indicators each time and when you see problems you have to look for the bad one in the last 10 copied indicators.



Hahaha, good that we talked about it - I just backup-ed all my profiles and template-files.
  • #131,230
  • Mar 2, 2013 6:14pm Mar 2, 2013 6:14pm
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  • #131,231
  • Mar 2, 2013 6:31pm Mar 2, 2013 6:31pm
hi gatorinla
whats your OS;
currupt indi files does not freeeze platform. they only dont compile & stay useless.
MT4 is the most simple trading platform. it does not copy any file into your system files. only registery.

the Q is how, when your MT4 feeeze.
- compile
- new trade send
- trade close
- SL TP set
- setting new Indı on chart
- his. data download
....................

or is it just freezing when its running?


Quoting gatorinla
i can get those. i want to find out whats freezing meta, and stop it. i ran versions for 5/6 years w/o a problem caused by meta. in the last 5/6 months this problem has popped up. i dont even run indies usually. and i dont know what one it is or how to figure the one out. so when i cut and paste in the new one, it dont cause the same problem again.
thank all for input.
  • #131,232
  • Mar 2, 2013 7:01pm Mar 2, 2013 7:01pm
i had some old timer friends that were bank robbers ( sssh ) keep that under your hat pls

http://www.financedocumentaries.com/...ney-vault.html

looks like we are no different, just modern
  • #131,233
  • Mar 2, 2013 8:07pm Mar 2, 2013 8:07pm
Quoting cohiba pips
i had some old timer friends that were bank robbers ( sssh ) keep that under your hat pls

http://www.financedocumentaries.com/...ney-vault.html

looks like we are no different, just modern
Don't tempt me, let me keep my operations limited to Wall Street.
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  • #131,234
  • Mar 3, 2013 12:33pm Mar 3, 2013 12:33pm
Quoting stevewalker
hi gatorinla
whats your OS;
currupt indi files does not freeeze platform. they only dont compile & stay useless.
MT4 is the most simple trading platform. it does not copy any file into your system files. only registery.

the Q is how, when your MT4 feeeze.
- compile
- new trade send
- trade close
- SL TP set
- setting new Indı on chart
- his. data download
....................

or is it just freezing when its running?
yes, and after it will not work anymore. (its toast the buttons wont work even to the file tab)
i can reload a new fresh meta download.. place the the password, account etc. and it will run fine for a few weeks/months.

its possible the java update is when it happens . but it dont happen rite away. just when i give in to the 'need to update messages"


or by that time i have the adr and just paste the whole collection of indies so i dont sort through them all to find just one.

time for a new pc... with just trading platforms and nothing else.. no chatting, mail, etc.
those who can, do. those who cant, talk about those who can
  • #131,235
  • Mar 3, 2013 2:01pm Mar 3, 2013 2:01pm
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  • #131,236
  • Edited 5:27pm Mar 3, 2013 3:44pm | Edited 5:27pm
what is your OS? ( operating system )

things you have said really strange.
it can not be a memory issue.
I can say it may be a Bad sector @ your hard drive. if you always locating your MT4 files with same folder name.
due after it freezes it does not run again. you should reinstall or copy. this talles me your hard drive may have bad sectors. ( most probably )
I advise you to scan your hard drive for bad sectors. Win has a feature for that. it scans data & surface.
or a adress conflict with your PC/OS ( less poss )

its strange as it happens after months of clear run.

for MT4 you need a cheap PC. max 1GB memory ( for MT4 more not needed )
I advise you to use XP Pro. as its the most stable Win version after 3.1.x

GL


Quoting gatorinla
yes, and after it will not work anymore. (its toast the buttons wont work even to the file tab)
i can reload a new fresh meta download.. place the the password, account etc. and it will run fine for a few weeks/months.

its possible the java update is when it happens . but it dont happen rite away. just when i give in to the 'need to update messages"


or by that time i have the adr and just paste the whole collection of indies so i dont sort through them all to find just one.

time for a new pc... with just trading...
  • #131,237
  • Mar 3, 2013 9:55pm Mar 3, 2013 9:55pm
Quoting gatorinla
buy apple at 297ish on bear weakness.
apple almost a buy again 426.59 is a possible support or the one here 417 or 329.. the better is 297...

Friday's low 429.97
those who can, do. those who cant, talk about those who can
  • #131,238
  • Mar 3, 2013 9:59pm Mar 3, 2013 9:59pm
Quoting stevewalker
what is your OS? ( operating system )

things you have said really strange.
it can not be a memory issue.
I can say it may be a Bad sector @ your hard drive. if you always locating your MT4 files with same folder name.
due after it freezes it does not run again. you should reinstall or copy. this talles me your hard drive may have bad sectors. ( most probably )
I advise you to scan your hard drive for bad sectors. Win has a feature for that. it scans data & surface.
or a adress conflict with your PC/OS ( less poss )

its strange as it happens after...
i have several brokers using mt4. 2 different brokers did crash at different times. one was fxpro.. i use windows 7..
those who can, do. those who cant, talk about those who can
  • #131,239
  • Mar 4, 2013 12:10am Mar 4, 2013 12:10am
Quoting gatorinla
apple almost a buy again 426.59 is a possible support or the one here 417 or 329.. the better is 297...

Friday's low 429.97


http://www.forexfactory.com/newreply...eply&p=6486131
  • #131,240
  • Mar 4, 2013 5:03am Mar 4, 2013 5:03am
A flat session across the board. Week hasn't started yet waiting for the US reaction after digesting the sequestration cuts...more circus coming later this month with more BS from the US budget ...without a permanent real solution on the US political/budget front a massive self inflected snowball on the making ....

Nothing different from last week so same levels, same plays same all...

sisse
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