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  • #81
  • Sep 19, 2014 8:36am Sep 19, 2014 8:36am
is this EA still working? ive seen many EA's here, where is the most updated?
  • #82
  • Nov 27, 2014 2:20pm Nov 27, 2014 2:20pm
Could someone edit the infamous fractal indicator.

What i would like is instead of 2 bars either side, it should require 4 bars either side, comprende?
And if possible cancel the alerts, this indicator is nice, the shapes are better than the original fractal.
See attached indicator to edit.
Or edit original fractal which is bog standard with mt4.
Thank you !
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  • #83
  • May 13, 2015 1:17pm May 13, 2015 1:17pm
Does anyone have fractal indicator with push notifications? Of someone could program that I would greatly appreciate!
  • #84
  • Jun 27, 2015 8:33am Jun 27, 2015 8:33am
Quoting Verve
Could someone edit the infamous fractal indicator. What i would like is instead of 2 bars either side, it should require 4 bars either side, comprende? And if possible cancel the alerts, this indicator is nice, the shapes are better than the original fractal. See attached indicator to edit. Or edit original fractal which is bog standard with mt4. Thank you ! {file} {file}

Did anyone ever get this done?

is there an indie that requires 4 and 4 or 4 and 3 in order to draw a fractal?

interesting article>> http://users.math.yale.edu/users/man...gyFractals.pdf
  • #85
  • Feb 2, 2016 11:43pm Feb 2, 2016 11:43pm
Anyone know about fractal 4_mtf indicator ? please help me.
  • #86
  • Feb 23, 2016 6:15am Feb 23, 2016 6:15am
Quoting zorika
Anyone know about fractal 4_mtf indicator ? please help me.
You wont need this indicator, once you have fractalia there is no going back
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  • #87
  • Feb 23, 2016 11:43am Feb 23, 2016 11:43am
Quoting pipjunky
Using fractals @ pivot points, support and res. can help get a lot of pips. Unfortunately most of the systems I have seen programmed use a fractal "breakout" vs using the fractal as reversals which I believe to be leaving a lot to be desired. There is a common misconception the standard fractal indicator that comes with MT4 repaints. However what is misunderstood is that the fractal appears one bar back. Should price exceed the fractal in the other direction while the bar is still open the fractal will disappear. (You'd be stopped out). Having said...
The built in Fractals indicator has other problems too, If one understands what fractals are then remember that you can not have two mountain tops with out a valley in between them. The builtin indicator will give you many times 2 or more tops with no valleys or two or more valleys with no tops in between them. That is an impossibility in fractal studies. Look at your chart there are examples there. If one whats to use fractals one must start by creating their own indicators as MT indicator is not worth using.

look at the post above with the hands you see that there must be a divid between each finger and one between each hand, and that there are different sizes that composition of fractals on multi levels. MT indicator lacks in that respect, as well.

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  • #88
  • Edited 3:17pm Mar 8, 2016 2:57pm | Edited 3:17pm
π I read a post recently that got me read a whole lot more about fractals, here: http://www.onestepremoved.com/power-of-pi/
I knew I would have to listen to the people who have been using it for years have to say so I came here. The previous posts seem to be focusing on Elliot Wave, based on the characteristics of the previous bars. This may just be a different interpretation of the same thing, though I felt it was worth posting.

To sum up my understanding of that Pi post, trends will travel a longer distance to get to their destination than a straight line 'as the crow flies'. It gives the example of a river, the river will travel further (distance) as it meanders than a straight line (walk).

Ranging markets occur 60% of the time,
Trend markets occur 40% of the time,

  1. 28-32% as weak trends, and use the equation: distance/walk = 1/2*π
  2. 8-12% as strong trends, and use the equation: distance/walk = 1/π

So the height of bars isn't as important as the 'distance travelled' as a predictor. From a fixed point as a reference, the distance travelled by a chaotic trend can be used to calculate the level to which the trend will reverse. The poster said it would be useful to use strong trends as indicators.

As side note:
I have a strong preference for EAs as I rely on them to work for me on a cloud server while I do other things. What do you think is a 'safe' EA for me to use, even if it has a reduced profit?

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  • #89
  • Apr 7, 2017 12:33pm Apr 7, 2017 12:33pm
seeriktus, Interesting article you linked to reminds me of a Bill Williams' youtube lecture video on fractal geometry and how it relates in the same way as pi does to a river. But, of course rivers have dikes and dams just as markets have hedge funds and banks, directing flow and pooling.
  • #90
  • Apr 14, 2017 7:35pm Apr 14, 2017 7:35pm
Quoting dagoods
{quote} Did anyone ever get this done? is there an indie that requires 4 and 4 or 4 and 3 in order to draw a fractal? interesting article>> http://users.math.yale.edu/users/man...gyFractals.pdf
Sure, hope you found it by now however

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  • #91
  • Apr 16, 2017 2:04pm Apr 16, 2017 2:04pm
Quoting seeriktus
I read a post recently that got me read a whole lot more about fractals...
Interesting idea, thanks. (Even though MT4 "fractals" have little to do with mathematical fractals, which is what you're talking about.)
I hacked together a quick oscillator that does this as well as the statistics on the occurrence of trend bars.
Cheers,
k

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  • #92
  • May 23, 2018 12:50am May 23, 2018 12:50am
Hi at all,

I have a problem with the indicator MTF fractal on this post :

https://www.forexfactory.com/showthr...18#post3847418

I search to understand what is the problem but i don't know.

I try to modifie the mq4 file but i'am not programmer

I have this screen. Could someone please help me to fix this problem on this indicator?

Thank a lot.
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  • #93
  • Nov 1, 2018 7:00am Nov 1, 2018 7:00am
Quoting seeriktus
π I read a post recently that got me read a whole lot more about fractals, here: http://www.onestepremoved.com/power-of-pi/ I knew I would have to listen to the people who have been using it for years have to say so I came here. The previous posts seem to be focusing on Elliot Wave, based on the characteristics of the previous bars. This may just be a different interpretation of the same thing, though I felt it was worth posting. To sum up my understanding of that Pi post, trends will...

perhaps identifying trend or not isn't the best usefulness of identifying seeing the PI in the market. Since we're talking fractals, am wondering if we could think of each Pi identification(as shown in your picture) as a fractal of a larger and/or smaller PI going on somewhere else. That would be much more precise & perhaps in some whay useful. Or not. lol

the idea of a fractal is it is infinite in scale and repetitive in shape. for example >>>>
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once you know a piece or pieces of the puzzle you could then, in theory, predict the future pieces need to complete the bigger picture. Good luck! lol
  • #94
  • Jul 3, 2019 8:45pm Jul 3, 2019 8:45pm
Quoting EAprogrammer
I have an EA based on Fractal, pretty good standalone indicator.
Hi programmer, I was wondering if you or someone here could have a look at this EA and make it a bit more precise, because it is good one but sometime the entries is pretty bad not sure is its been triggered by some odd data, truly appreciate.
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  • #95
  • Jun 23, 2020 9:44am Jun 23, 2020 9:44am
Quoting smjones
Here you go PipJunky. I wrote this this morning. Again I make no claim as to profitability. However, it does what you requested. Explanation of inputs: extern int Magic = 910; extern double Lots = 0.10; // Used if AutoMoneyManagement = false extern bool AutoMoneyManagement = false;// Will automatically compute lots size based on PercentToRisk extern double PercentToRisk = 1; // Percent amount of balance to risk on trade extern int LookBack = 2; // Bars back from current open to look for a Fractal extern int Slippage = 5; // Amount of pip slippage...

Tested. Blow my account gradually.
  • #96
  • Jun 23, 2020 9:45am Jun 23, 2020 9:45am
Quoting pipjunky
{quote} This is a common misconception. A fractal appears 2 bars back. However if the current price bar (2 bars forward) exceeds the fractal, standard fractal indicator in MT4 disappears. This rarely happens save for a couple of times per week. Using the two oscillators listed will prevent that. I am attaching an updated version of the EA Smjones wrote. This EA will show a buy or sell only when the AO and AC align (green or red). This should be used with manual confirmation and filtering BBstops as earlier posted. I am also attaching Tfractal (I...

Tested this too. Losses are greater than profits. Shrinked my account.
  • #97
  • Last Post: Jun 23, 2020 9:30pm Jun 23, 2020 9:30pm
Quoting Chistabo
Ola, pipjunky, ultra fast reply, I am impressed (bow). I am beginner trader, after 2 months of reading and checking (and searching for holy grail, he he, waste of time), I decided to 'make' my own trading sistem. I have basic idea what to look for... After countless threads, pages, PDF's etc. and million different opinions... I started throwing MT4 original indicators on chart... one by one... till... (click'n'drag Fractals) ... WOW, nice! So, I did my homework and came here! (bow) Thank you, pipjunky, for starting this thread (bow). Like I said...

Tested... account blown away.
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