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  • #681
  • May 30, 2013 6:50am May 30, 2013 6:50am
Quoting Caillou
Good morning, I´ve been testing Khaled EA (thank you Khaled) for exactly one week on a small live account, 17 pairs, 0.01 lots. My only manual interference will be to close all trades from a pair if the PA closes at the other side of the MA´s, in order to allow the EA to take trades in the new direction. For now, 5.720 pips in one week.......... I think the small bug in the EA confirmed by Khaled will not really change the performance in the long run (good or bad). As 100pips said this is a swing strategy, so please be patient, accept some DD...

I'm just about to do the same. I don't want to be indiscreet, but would you let us know how much start-capital you began with? Just want to know to avoid margin problems due to the relatively wide stops.

Regards
Always try just one more time...
  • #682
  • May 30, 2013 6:59am May 30, 2013 6:59am
Quoting pirt666
{quote} I'm just about to do the same. I don't want to be indiscreet, but would you let us know how much start-capital you began with? Just want to know to avoid margin problems due to the relatively wide stops. Regards
It's down to how much you want to risk per trade. Whichever way you look at it trading up to 20 pairs at a time you gonna need a significant account with stops this size. Strategy is good and does work but don't get any illusions you can trade this way with a 1000 dollar account.
  • #683
  • May 30, 2013 7:00am May 30, 2013 7:00am
Quoting pirt666
{quote} I'm just about to do the same. I don't want to be indiscreet, but would you let us know how much start-capital you began with? Just want to know to avoid margin problems due to the relatively wide stops. Regards
Hi Pirt,

Sure, not problem at all. I started with 1000.-€, but I don´t recommend you such a small capital, unless like me, you must be ready for a margin call. I think 10.000.-€ would be better, safer, but I have 1000.-€ ready to lose it all. I put 1000, I place the EA, I close only when I said and I wait a few months....let´s see.......

Cheers
  • #684
  • May 30, 2013 7:11am May 30, 2013 7:11am
claudia1 & Caillou, thanks for your inputs.

Surely this seems to be a profitable strategy, but putting 10000 bucks from the start? Don't know about that. Risking 1000.- not a problem, that way I can further learn to master the method, and especially grow confidence in it as the account balance grows (hopefully). Thinking maybe 1000 bucks as Caillou did, 0.01 lots and no more that four pairs. This way margin call should probably be avoided, don't you think?
Always try just one more time...
  • #685
  • May 30, 2013 7:15am May 30, 2013 7:15am
Quoting pirt666
claudia1 & Caillou, thanks for your inputs. Surely this seems to be a profitable strategy, but putting 10000 bucks from the start? Don't know about that. Risking 1000.- not a problem, that way I can further learn to master the method, and especially grow confidence in it as the account balance grows (hopefully). Thinking maybe 1000 bucks as Caillou did, 0.01 lots and no more that four pairs. This way margin call should probably be avoided, don't you think?
Suggest demo it as 100 pips says. The important thing is the pairs you choose. Look at 100 pips trade thing the clues are all in there.
  • #686
  • May 30, 2013 7:28am May 30, 2013 7:28am
Quoting pirt666
claudia1 & Caillou, thanks for your inputs. Surely this seems to be a profitable strategy, but putting 10000 bucks from the start? Don't know about that. Risking 1000.- not a problem, that way I can further learn to master the method, and especially grow confidence in it as the account balance grows (hopefully). Thinking maybe 1000 bucks as Caillou did, 0.01 lots and no more that four pairs. This way margin call should probably be avoided, don't you think?
Maybe, do what you feel comfortable with, but if you trade only 4 pairs, be sure to select 4 non highly correlated........
  • #687
  • May 30, 2013 7:35am May 30, 2013 7:35am
Quoting Caillou
{quote} Maybe, do what you feel comfortable with, but if you trade only 4 pairs, be sure to select 4 non highly correlated........
I don't think you can trade this with 4 pairs its the more the better looking basically to pick up on a trend. Look at the NZD on pips trade explorer. Basically you hedging waiting for a good run on a few pairs.
  • #688
  • May 30, 2013 8:06am May 30, 2013 8:06am
Not sure if this would be right way of looking at the pairs, but I did it anyway to see if there were any 'naughty' pairs giving us more negative pips as compared to 'well behaved ones' which have been giving more positive pips.

Results are interesting, and also depend upon the fact if 100pips, Khaled and myself chose the same pairs or not. I've ignored the pairs other than f/x. Also, I am using 300 pip hard stop, 75 pip trail profit, and 10000 pip hard profit

I collected all the results from the 'Trade Report' tab of respective explorers and just did a sub-total on pairs and pips made.

Gives us good indication about which pairs are good to follow with this strategy. If you expand the grouping of the pairs you'll see same pair with 3 diff colour backgrounds which would indicate that they've been traded in all 3 explorers.

You might find same pairs in both 'positives' and 'negatives' tab, that means out of 3 people, it has been positive for some and negative for some. It is up to you to choose which one to trade and which one not to.

Hope this helps, and as always, past results in financial markets don't guarantee forward performance , so please don't hold me in case you loose real money on other hand if you make money and want to thank me, I am always open to accept gifts

I don't think there is anything else remaining to trade this system successfully... All the best to all.
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  • #689
  • May 30, 2013 8:17am May 30, 2013 8:17am
Quoting claudia1
{quote} It's down to how much you want to risk per trade. Whichever way you look at it trading up to 20 pairs at a time you gonna need a significant account with stops this size. Strategy is good and does work but don't get any illusions you can trade this way with a 1000 dollar account.

Actually, there's broker's I use with micro lots (full lot is $1000). So if you trade .01 lots you are trading $10. They give you 500:1 leverage so with a $100 account that's $50,000 in margin. At $10 per trade that should allow you to open up 5,000 trades in theory. Obviously they're going to require a maintenance margin so it won't work out to that many in practice but you shouldn't have any margin problems. If you're trading 20 pairs with a max of 8 trades open per pair you should have no problem.

Think I might try that this week. Seems to be worth the $100 stake. I hate demos
  • #690
  • May 30, 2013 8:20am May 30, 2013 8:20am
Quoting spyderman
{quote} Actually, there's broker's I use with micro lots (full lot is $1000). So if you trade .01 lots you are trading $10. They give you 500:1 leverage so with a $100 account that's $50,000 in margin. At $10 per trade that should allow you to open up 5,000 trades in theory. Obviously they're going to require a maintenance margin so it won't work out to that many in practice but you shouldn't have any margin problems. If you're trading 20 pairs with a max of 8 trades open per pair you should have no problem. Think I might try that this week. Seems...
lol I hate demos too. Well go for it and good luck!
  • #691
  • May 30, 2013 8:21am May 30, 2013 8:21am
Quoting Caillou
My only manual interference will be to close all trades from a pair if the PA closes at the other side of the MA´s, in order to allow the EA to take trades in the new direction.

I like that idea
  • #692
  • May 30, 2013 8:26am May 30, 2013 8:26am
Quoting spyderman
{quote} I like that idea
Thank you Spyderman, it is an honor to have you here.......
  • #693
  • May 30, 2013 8:26am May 30, 2013 8:26am
Quoting spyderman
{quote} I like that idea
This is a good idea but and its a BIG but you could still be monitoring 20 pairs which is a handful
  • #694
  • May 30, 2013 8:28am May 30, 2013 8:28am
Quoting gj6n68
Not sure if this would be right way of looking at the pairs, but I did it anyway to see if there were any 'naughty' pairs giving us more negative pips as compared to 'well behaved ones' which have been giving more positive pips. Results are interesting, and also depend upon the fact if 100pips, Khaled and myself chose the same pairs or not. I've ignored the pairs other than f/x. Also, I am using 300 pip hard stop, 75 pip trail profit, and 10000 pip hard profit I collected all the results from the 'Trade Report' tab of respective explorers...

Yeah, I get that.

Anyways, if I put real money on fx, it's money I'm ready to lose. (Done that before ). I have demoed this strategy for weeks now, and it's excellent. But as you said, past performance is no guarantee for the future, I know that. But wth, we're all here for a reason, aren't we. I have tried many methods (some have been better/worse that others), I have lost some money (who hasn't?) I'm unable to keep the same mental state when I'm playing with a demo and a live account. I concentrate a lot more, and stick much more to the rules when it's for real. With that being said, I don't want to throw away my money either, that's why I ask my fellow traders what they think, just looking for opinions, not guarantees.

Thank you for your input, appreciate it.

Always try just one more time...
  • #695
  • May 30, 2013 8:35am May 30, 2013 8:35am
Quoting pirt666
{quote} Yeah, I get that. Anyways, if I put real money on fx, it's money I'm ready to lose. (Done that before ). I have demoed this strategy for weeks now, and it's excellent. But as you said, past performance is no guarantee for the future, I know that. But wth, we're all here for a reason, aren't we. I have tried many methods (some have been better/worse that others), I have lost some money (who hasn't?) I'm unable to keep the same mental state when I'm playing with a demo and a live account. I concentrate a lot more, and stick much more...

My response wasn't aimed at you or anyone on here

I just did the analysis thinking it might help whoever wants to use it.

Sorry if you felt bad with my post
  • #696
  • May 30, 2013 8:44am May 30, 2013 8:44am
Hmmm, I've had all 21 FX pairs' EAs set to MAXPositions = 1. This strategy has been working well for me using .03 lots in a mini account. However, this morning, my GBPUSD pair opened two trades at the same time. I'm wondering how that could have happened...

=)
  • #697
  • May 30, 2013 8:46am May 30, 2013 8:46am
Quoting gj6n68
{quote} My response wasn't aimed at you or anyone on here I just did the analysis thinking it might help whoever wants to use it. Sorry if you felt bad with my post

Oh I didn't feel bad.

Quote
I just did the analysis thinking it might help whoever wants to use it.

This is why I replied to you, because I did find it useful. I hope i didn't sound negative/aggressive in my post, it was absolutely not my intension. right back.
Always try just one more time...
  • #698
  • May 30, 2013 8:58am May 30, 2013 8:58am
Quoting spyderman
{quote} Actually, there's broker's I use with micro lots (full lot is $1000). So if you trade .01 lots you are trading $10. They give you 500:1 leverage so with a $100 account that's $50,000 in margin. At $10 per trade that should allow you to open up 5,000 trades in theory. Obviously they're going to require a maintenance margin so it won't work out to that many in practice but you shouldn't have any margin problems. If you're trading 20 pairs with a max of 8 trades open per pair you should have no problem. Think I might try that this week. Seems...
Hi can you please suggest a few brokers like this? Is fxopen one of them?
  • #699
  • May 30, 2013 9:16am May 30, 2013 9:16am
Quoting ed1705
{quote} Hi can you please suggest a few brokers like this? Is fxopen one of them?

There's several I use. Don't want this to degrade to a broker discussion. Just PM me if you'd like.



I'm going to fund a new live micro account today. I'll post a journal link when I have it up and running so anyone who wants can see it live...

As long as that's okay with HP
  • #700
  • May 30, 2013 9:21am May 30, 2013 9:21am
Quoting spyderman
{quote} There's several I use. Don't want this to degrade to a broker discussion. Just PM me if you'd like. I'm going to fund a new live micro account today. I'll post a journal link when I have it up and running so anyone who wants can see it live... As long as that's okay with HP
Ok thanks, I will keep an eye out for your journal.
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