- #1,182
- Jul 12, 2013 7:54pm Jul 12, 2013 7:54pm
Wow! even TCO demo accts have slide faster than Titanic had sunk. What a lousy week for all.
Observed the results and tracking those abt 3wks now, and this is somewhat fuzzy logic results
Cur vs Method
audcad ema
audjpy ema, macd, ichi
audnzd macd, ema
audusd ema, ichi
euraud ema, ichi
eurjpy macd
eurusd macd
gbpaud ema, ichi
gbpnzd ema, macd
gbpusd macd
nzdusd ema, ichi
*** Personal favorite, XAUUSD, ema (not track via TCO demo accts via my own live acct)
* NOTE: Not an exact science from the tracking via demo accts uploaded by TCO, it seems those cur pairs trading those methods, if they are -ve, they STAYED negative quite a lot and even when they are positive, they dont gain much. eg AUDUSD had been on top of the list of ichi, ema since start of demo (via TCO demo accts)
Whilst its also somewhat indicated that certain cur pairs just dont "like" other trading methods. I have posted that despite starting both original 3ss and 20-50ema on same day abt 5 mins apart, none of my gold trade survives 3ss. Somehow certain indicators work well with that pair even over the longer term.
*PS: Using mixed trending methods with TCO trader ea on live and my accts have just turned from -ve1000+pips to positive abt 48hrs later. Abt 4 trades hit the sl (at defauled ATR=2). The rest is bravely plugging on. Patience, Risk Mgt (10x risk mgt, vs 3x patience to wait out the trend). Not sure abt how best to tune ATR, will wait for TCO to help with those reports, might be mind blowing!
May the market moves in our favor
Observed the results and tracking those abt 3wks now, and this is somewhat fuzzy logic results
Cur vs Method
audcad ema
audjpy ema, macd, ichi
audnzd macd, ema
audusd ema, ichi
euraud ema, ichi
eurjpy macd
eurusd macd
gbpaud ema, ichi
gbpnzd ema, macd
gbpusd macd
nzdusd ema, ichi
*** Personal favorite, XAUUSD, ema (not track via TCO demo accts via my own live acct)
* NOTE: Not an exact science from the tracking via demo accts uploaded by TCO, it seems those cur pairs trading those methods, if they are -ve, they STAYED negative quite a lot and even when they are positive, they dont gain much. eg AUDUSD had been on top of the list of ichi, ema since start of demo (via TCO demo accts)
Whilst its also somewhat indicated that certain cur pairs just dont "like" other trading methods. I have posted that despite starting both original 3ss and 20-50ema on same day abt 5 mins apart, none of my gold trade survives 3ss. Somehow certain indicators work well with that pair even over the longer term.*PS: Using mixed trending methods with TCO trader ea on live and my accts have just turned from -ve1000+pips to positive abt 48hrs later. Abt 4 trades hit the sl (at defauled ATR=2). The rest is bravely plugging on. Patience, Risk Mgt (10x risk mgt, vs 3x patience to wait out the trend). Not sure abt how best to tune ATR, will wait for TCO to help with those reports, might be mind blowing!
May the market moves in our favor
- #1,184
- Jul 14, 2013 12:02am Jul 14, 2013 12:02am
- Joined Jul 2011 | Status: Gold Again | 10,653 Posts
MAY THE TREND BE WITH YOU
- #1,185
- Jul 14, 2013 2:04am Jul 14, 2013 2:04am
- Joined Jul 2011 | Status: Gold Again | 10,653 Posts
Is V 1.5 out yet?
MAY THE TREND BE WITH YOU
- #1,188
- Jul 14, 2013 3:38pm Jul 14, 2013 3:38pm
- | Joined Jan 2013 | Status: Live the dream.... | 1,153 Posts
** UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE ** Hi Team, I have posted version 1.5 in post 1 along with an updated instructions. The external parameters have changed. So please verify your settings when using the updated EA. Thanks for your patience. Please ask questions, report issues, bugs and post your results. I also posted my back testing results. Thanks! TCO Trader v1.5 - Added MA Method and Price Method to the MA Trend Method (no longer just EMA) - Added MA Method and Price Method to Stochastic Signal Method - Added 2 more MACD methods - Hanover (corrected...
Thank you very much for all your hard work in programming this EA.
- #1,189
- Jul 14, 2013 3:41pm Jul 14, 2013 3:41pm
** UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE ** Hi Team, I have posted version 1.5 in post 1 along with an updated instructions. The external parameters have changed. So please verify your settings when using the updated EA. Thanks for your patience. Please ask questions, report issues, bugs and post your results. I also posted my back testing results. Thanks! TCO Trader v1.5 - Added MA Method and Price Method to the MA Trend Method (no longer just EMA) - Added MA Method and Price Method to Stochastic Signal Method - Added 2 more MACD methods - Hanover (corrected...
I think the most encouraging thing about those backtests is that over the entire time frame (is that a year?), ALL were profitable. So it is just a matter of sticking with the method through the rough patches (like last week). The rest is a matter of degree.
Thanks again.
TF
Prices are never too high to begin buying or too low to begin selling.
{quote} Wow, that's a LOT of work there, my friend. Many thanks for sharing your valuable efforts. I think the most encouraging thing about those backtests is that over the entire time frame (is that a year?), ALL were profitable. So it is just a matter of sticking with the method through the rough patches (like last week). The rest is a matter of degree. Thanks again.
Ah...sorry Scott. I should have said. That was over 18 mos. Thanks!
- #1,194
- Jul 14, 2013 9:02pm Jul 14, 2013 9:02pm
hi tco ,I think that this is a great trend indicator what do you say?
- #1,195
- Jul 14, 2013 9:20pm Jul 14, 2013 9:20pm
- | Joined Dec 2010 | Status: Trader | 1,581 Posts
How to opt out annoying user signatures ??
- #1,199
- Edited 12:16am Jul 15, 2013 12:03am | Edited 12:16am
WOW! WOW! WOW!
Guys a little bit of help here, TCO had done such a great job that I now need a TCO EA encyclopedia to "map" the excel results back to EA settings
Ok, eg, (looking at the excel test results), based on highlighted rows (which is the selected pair to compute the ending total results)
MACD Adjustable
Cur=AUDCAD
NO CON Stoch ema close ==> $609.23, PF=1.72
So, I shld set these parms which "map" to the result above ("map" as in settings, not in results necessarily)
(included the instructions from user guide so that its clear and its color coded for easy reading)
Automated Trend Methods
1. Ichimoku
2. 20/50 EMA
3. MACD
4. Turtle Channel
Trend_Method_1 = 3 - Select 1 of 4 methods
Trend_Method_2 = 0 - Select 1 of 4 methods or leave as zero
Trend_Method_3 = 0 - Select 1 of 4 methods or leave as zero
Trend_Method_4 = 0 - Select 1 of 4 methods or leave as zero
Lower_TF_Meth = 2 - Set to 1 for Williams % or set it to 2 for Stochastic.
Stoch_MAmethod = 1 - 0 - SMA, 1 - EMA, 2 - SMMA, 3 - LWMA
Stoch_PriceMethod = 1 - 0 - Low/High 1 - Close
Stoch_Confirmation = false - Stochastic signal signal must go below and then above OS for buy and must go above and below OB for sell
MACD_Method = 1 - Set to 1 - MACD Adjustable method, 2 to use MACD Hanover method, 3 to use MACD Traditional method
==========================================================================================================
2nd eg. MACD Adjustable
Cur=AUDCHF
WPR W/O CON, Profit=$908.79, PF=1.75
Trend_Method_1 = 3
Lower_TF_Meth = 1
WPR_Confirmation = false
MACD_Method = 1
==========================================================================================================
Did I missed anything to set? eg since this is tested against ema, shld these parms get set too? Parms NOT included here are assumed to be defaulted as per user guide.
==========================================================================================================
MA_MAmethod = 1; - 0 - SMA, 1 - EMA, 2 - SMMA, 3 - LWMA
MA_PriceMethod = 0; - 0 - Close, 1 - Open, 2 - High, 3 - Low, 4 - Median Price, 5 - Typical Price, 6 - Weighted
There are parms and parms and similiar parms, just lost, hopefully someone can figure it out better than me
PS: TCO thanks a lot, u have given so much more than we asked for that once this got sorted out, I will try my best to see how to write a guide to the settings in the EA vs the results u have given. Fair enough? I supposed MACD weekly confirmation is not necessarily to set at all?
Guys a little bit of help here, TCO had done such a great job that I now need a TCO EA encyclopedia to "map" the excel results back to EA settings
Ok, eg, (looking at the excel test results), based on highlighted rows (which is the selected pair to compute the ending total results)
MACD Adjustable
Cur=AUDCAD
NO CON Stoch ema close ==> $609.23, PF=1.72
So, I shld set these parms which "map" to the result above ("map" as in settings, not in results necessarily)
(included the instructions from user guide so that its clear and its color coded for easy reading)
Automated Trend Methods
1. Ichimoku
2. 20/50 EMA
3. MACD
4. Turtle Channel
Trend_Method_1 = 3 - Select 1 of 4 methods
Trend_Method_2 = 0 - Select 1 of 4 methods or leave as zero
Trend_Method_3 = 0 - Select 1 of 4 methods or leave as zero
Trend_Method_4 = 0 - Select 1 of 4 methods or leave as zero
Lower_TF_Meth = 2 - Set to 1 for Williams % or set it to 2 for Stochastic.
Stoch_MAmethod = 1 - 0 - SMA, 1 - EMA, 2 - SMMA, 3 - LWMA
Stoch_PriceMethod = 1 - 0 - Low/High 1 - Close
Stoch_Confirmation = false - Stochastic signal signal must go below and then above OS for buy and must go above and below OB for sell
MACD_Method = 1 - Set to 1 - MACD Adjustable method, 2 to use MACD Hanover method, 3 to use MACD Traditional method
==========================================================================================================
2nd eg. MACD Adjustable
Cur=AUDCHF
WPR W/O CON, Profit=$908.79, PF=1.75
Trend_Method_1 = 3
Lower_TF_Meth = 1
WPR_Confirmation = false
MACD_Method = 1
==========================================================================================================
Did I missed anything to set? eg since this is tested against ema, shld these parms get set too? Parms NOT included here are assumed to be defaulted as per user guide.
==========================================================================================================
MA_MAmethod = 1; - 0 - SMA, 1 - EMA, 2 - SMMA, 3 - LWMA
MA_PriceMethod = 0; - 0 - Close, 1 - Open, 2 - High, 3 - Low, 4 - Median Price, 5 - Typical Price, 6 - Weighted
There are parms and parms and similiar parms, just lost, hopefully someone can figure it out better than mePS: TCO thanks a lot, u have given so much more than we asked for that once this got sorted out, I will try my best to see how to write a guide to the settings in the EA vs the results u have given. Fair enough? I supposed MACD weekly confirmation is not necessarily to set at all?
