Expanding Grid

you are such a genius Ms, Bauta.

Many of you are asking me to trade this grid in an smaller account like $5,000. I did create Symmetry Grid A10 explorer to demo it in a $5,000 account.
This symmetry grid is based on the Expanding Grid, accumulating 10 levels using martingale way, and opening positions in both directions at the same time.
After 10 levels it neutralizes and then using H4 ichimicu technics I do manually close positions.
In this scenario the grid is not fully automatically, manual skills must be used to close losing positions.
Unfortunately, this grid and trading technics will not be disclosed here, it's intention is commercial.
I know some of you are interested, same as myself, drop me an email and I will detail you.
bauta

How do I use ichimoku?
Open a chart and set it to H4 (it may be H1 I do not recommend)
Add ichomoku indicator and an EMA(9). Template attached.
Favor long when price is above kumo and above kijunsen, short below kumo and below kijunsen, otherwise, neutral.
Follow the t-line zigzag rules:
t-line zigzag approach. (Twist and turn)

1. T-line (EMA(9)) rising or flat from rising. (reverse all rules for short)
2. A bar closed below t-line (not a tail, it must be a close).
3. Buy the bar high, trail order if next bar high is lower and low is below t-line.
4. If t-line get flat or descend, get ready to sell the lowest low after the zigzag (fractal).
5. Do not buy below the low of the zigzag bar or below t-line.

Long example:

Short example:



By Bauta, 2015

Hi All,

I love this idea of gridexpander. I have always thought of something like this and it makes sense. Just I am not a coder and it makes life difficult.

What I would love, if someone can help please, to code a grid expander that can be entered manually, rather than depending on indicators.

So for example, clicking autotrader button to switch EA on manually, or some button on chart to start EA manually.

There should be INPUT variable fields for:-

1) Increment: for example 20pip level
2) Number of levels. I do not want it to carry on forever, otherwise margin call.
3) Starting number of lot


When trade has made profit, it does not enter anymore trades unless it is told so. I do not know how this can be done. Would be great if someone can help?

As you asked before, this is how my workspace looks like:

Any possibility?

Your recommendations may be already implemented in Post 39, version v103.011
To control number of levels use "Max_Money_Loss" extern parameter.
Take a look,
bauta

Hi bauta,
I try some configurations but I am not able to ensure account survival up to a one year..
In one post you say that system was backtested for many years, should you let me know setting to obtain that ?
Thank you in advance
maurineri

Done for this week, all positions have been closed. Not bad at all, $1,350 profit. maximum drawdown of $1,830
See Trade Explorer: ExpandGrid103A8


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OK, this is my plan for next week:
I will start correlating pairs up to 16 charts, and double play each, accumulating manually first (long and short at the same time).
Correlate example: EURUSD + AUDUSD + EURAUD
Let's see how margin kick in.
Stay tuned,
bauta

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help please
i want to stealth mode on this ea
http://www.forexfactory.com/attachme...7&d=1405952813

zigzag Sample:
Here is how I do play the zigzag I did mentioned in post 43




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Small account *** FAILED ***

Can anyone make a manual version rather than relying on Indicators?

Expand Grid with symmetry attributes are working as expected, note this week I did start trading more pairs.
To be sure this grid works, I will be creating explores, I did noticed that $50,000 may be a good number to start.
This week, drawdown hit $10,000 and margin $27,000, trading on 20 charts. (stressing out the grid)
My projections are to the idea to confirm it works, then by January I will trade it live.
If you want me to create an explorer with smaller amount, please let me know. so far we know that $5,000 is not enough. I may try $20,000 with only 4 to 6 pairs to see what happens.
Demo Explorers:
ExpandGrid103A8
SymExpand 0815

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Please note ExpandGrid is not based on indicators, it is based on mathematically algorithms only. No time of the day, no week day, no moving averages, no news, no breakouts, no consolidations, and so on.
When manually action are required, I may use technical approaches, but more of it is done mathematically, 99% of the time. If I do technical, I measure random distances (grid levels), no 20 pips, or 10, or ATRs. Just random, there are not grid size setup out there, any size works, is math the one that works, size may affect quantity of trades in a day, that is it, random the number, trust me, set then at the same distance, and then use math, convert your technical decision to math as sooner as possible. example: if you chose 10, set 20 or 30 or 50 or 100 levels at 10, no level limits either, no such think like only 3 levels, no, that does not work, make infinite levels, market is not going to move straight for an infinite time, market must pullback, small maybe but it will pause and pullback, and then use math to calculate the quantity needed to get out in a small move, calculate the next possible scenarios, market may go up or down, no one know it.
I seen many of my long trades I did opened all the way on the top closing all the way on the bottom for a profit, that is buying high and selling low for a profit, do you believe that?, that woks, multiply the quantity and continue long, an small move will close your position for a profit all the way down there, fun, is it?. Don't ask it, you need money, don't invest without money, they want it and they will get it.
I do not use double top either, trend line break, crossover, Fibonacci, or so, no, no, no, that is what they teach me, I don't believed it.
If you brake the math equation, the grid fail. that happens on the $5,000 one I did try last week, note that I did trade EURUSD only and it failed, same time period on the original grid (not stop losses set) and it worked with a maximum drawdown of $1,700. I did set stop loss to $600 on the $5,000 one, it get hit many times and then the grid did not worked, failure.
I did learned that, grid is grid, technical is technical, fundamental is fundamental, and missing them up is not a good idea. forget about the idea of 1 risk to 2 profit, profit ratios do not work here, grid do not uses stop losses. for grid, what you need to risk is 20 to 1, or 50 to 1, or 1000 to 1, that is how the professionals do it, they know we learned on books and internet that you must keep profit bigger than risk, they play with that and suck our money. Nope, no more, get money to make money, little money does not do big money, big money is the one doing little money consistently and adding up. think about a bit. Who teach you?, what they want us to know? That is the pro.
Comments are welcome, post freely.
Thanks, bauta

Hi team,
as you requested I created an Explorer to demo $10,000 account.
Follow it at SymExpand 10k

Demo Explorers:
ExpandGrid103A8 Original Explorer, now SymExpand
SymExpand 0815 50k Symmetry and Expand grids.
SymExpand 10k 10k Symmetry and Expand grids.

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[quote=bauta;8421392]Hi team, as you requested I created an Explorer to demo $10,000 account. Follow it at SymExpand 10k Demo Explorers: ExpandGrid103A8 Original Explorer, now SymExpand SymExpand 0815 50k Symmetry and Expand grids. SymExpand 10k 10k Symmetry and Expand grids. Copy Trade Signals Via:
hi bauta, had dl and tried your ea found on the first post. EU and UJ brought pretty good results while EA and GU remained in the red. was thinking of how to adjust the parameters of the lot so that it starts trading 0.1 lot. cux i did try changing from 0.01 to 0.1 but it just opens up 0.1 lot all along.

Version v103.011 on post 39 I did open the lot quantity extern parameter.
Note that you will need more money to play it at 0.1 (10,000) if you are trading in standard lots.
Up to now, I do recommend you to use ten times your lot size (note I do not mean lot qty), here your lot size is 10,000, you should have a balance of at least 100,000.
I am attaching an Script that may help you to get the lot properties (i-MinLot), see LotSize, then multiply it with the lot qty you want to trade, that is your lot size, then per 10 is equal to the minimum deposit. (0.1x100,000x10=100,000)
Minimum recommended is not a guaranty you will succeed, ExpandGrid opens positions without limits, you need to watch your account and manual intervenson may be needed. See Post 22 and Post 43 for more tips.
Anyway, I did test EURUSD, year 2010, initial deposit 50,000 and the results are so pretty, profit $35,400, drawdown $7,200. see image

I did test it with version v103.012 I will post next. I do recoemnd you download it.
Good luck trading!
Bauta
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ExpandGrid Version v103.012
Changes:
Lot Quantity formula moderate after insidelevels 4. Inside level is the distance between the lowest sell order to the highest buy order in levels.
if insideLevel <= 4
LotQty = biggest existing order qty * (insideLevels+1) + (Start Lot Qty*2) - existing opened quantity
if InsideLevels > 4
LotQty = biggest existing order qty + Start Lot Qty

I do test it with initial deposit of $100,000, Start Lot qty at 0.01 and spread of 10, you may test it with smaller amounts. What I looking here is for the maximum drawdown, it must be the minimum deposit. (note that on real accounts leverage may be different)
thanks, bauta

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