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  • #141
  • Aug 22, 2006 3:33am Aug 22, 2006 3:33am
I think the float will take care of itself over time. I cannot see the float going larger than 30% of the account equity.



Quoting wackena
Here are some demo results for FB_v1.0b (hedge version) from Aug 21.

19 wins, 0 loses. Account Equity needs just $10 more to be in the black. Not bad for 1 day. On $5,000 deposit, net profit = $535 and float is ~-$650. The unknown and possible scary item is the ~30 open orders on 9 pairs. Even tough the float is reasonable now, I not sure how this will work out in the long run.

Wackena
  • #142
  • Aug 22, 2006 3:36am Aug 22, 2006 3:36am
MOre trades will open on the 1 minute chart resulting in more pips being produced. Welcome to the forum by the way.

Quoting rideblitz
glad it got you moving, just be careful to watch it. if its too small it could initiate false signals, so if it opens a lot of bad trades, try widing it a bit.

and as for 1 minutes producing better results, maybe i'll try out 1min and 1hour on the smae pair and see how each perform.

what is everyone setting the MA_timeframe to for their 1minutes, are you using a timeframe of 1? as that seems logical, but i notice that Sister said something about 30.. as for my 1hour i have the timeframe set respectively to 60. i guess i'll just set the 1min respectively at 1 unless using 30 is the best.

thanks for any tips.
  • #143
  • Aug 22, 2006 5:02am Aug 22, 2006 5:02am
Quoting wackena
Here are some demo results for FB_v1.0b (hedge version) from Aug 21.

19 wins, 0 loses. Account Equity needs just $10 more to be in the black. Not bad for 1 day. On $5,000 deposit, net profit = $535 and float is ~-$650. The unknown and possible scary item is the ~30 open orders on 9 pairs. Even tough the float is reasonable now, I not sure how this will work out in the long run.

Wackena
Really good result Wackena!
May be we can code some procedure that prevent to open more trades if Free Margin or Margin Level is below a prefixed value depending on our broker's margin call rules.
For example actually i'm using NortFinance as broker and it's margin call rule is to initiate to close positions opened when Margin Level % is under 10% so i'd like to code this into a little different version of Firebird but i'm not able to find a function in MT4 that returns to me that value
Do you know how Margin Level (%) is calculated ?

  • #144
  • Aug 22, 2006 5:02am Aug 22, 2006 5:02am
Hello.. I'm just starting with Firebird.
I downloaded Firebird 1.0C, but compiling it gives error.

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/3...rrorem5.th.gif

Did I do something wrong ?
I'm using MT4 build 195, and I put Firebird in Expert folder.
Please advise.

Thanks in advance.
  • #145
  • Aug 22, 2006 5:06am Aug 22, 2006 5:06am
Quoting mietectec
Hello.. I'm just starting with Firebird.
I downloaded Firebird 1.0C, but compiling it gives error.

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/3...rrorem5.th.gif

Did I do something wrong ?
I'm using MT4 build 195, and I put Firebird in Expert folder.
Please advise.

Thanks in advance.
Hi Mietectec,
look more carefull that images, it says 0 errors, 5 warnings , so there is no errors only warnings.
EA is working but it gives you some warnings about functions coded but not used , so nothing to worry about
  • #146
  • Aug 22, 2006 5:24am Aug 22, 2006 5:24am
Anybody having problem with IBFX last few days. My demo has been loosing connection or has invalid account in connection status box. Now today, my Live account is now freezing up. The Task Manager shows application not responding. End program and restarts OK then freezes again.

Wackena
  • #147
  • Aug 22, 2006 5:39am Aug 22, 2006 5:39am
Quoting wackena
Anybody having problem with IBFX last few days. My demo has been loosing connection or has invalid account in connection status box. Now today, my Live account is now freezing up. The Task Manager shows application not responding. End program and restarts OK then freezes again.
Wackena
My live account has been working fine. Yesterday my demo had trouble. There were a couple of threads yesterday about demo connection problems. The only live complaint I saw was this http://www.forexfactory.com/forexfor...39&postcount=6
  • #148
  • Aug 22, 2006 6:05am Aug 22, 2006 6:05am
Quoting nvwine
My live account has been working fine. Yesterday my demo had trouble. There were a couple of threads yesterday about demo connection problems. The only live complaint I saw was this http://www.forexfactory.com/forexfor...39&postcount=6
nvwine,
Thanks,
Wackena
  • #149
  • Aug 22, 2006 6:13am Aug 22, 2006 6:13am
Quoting skyline
Hi Mietectec,
look more carefull that images, it says 0 errors, 5 warnings , so there is no errors only warnings.
EA is working but it gives you some warnings about functions coded but not used , so nothing to worry about
yabadabadoo... silly me. Thanks Skyline.
BTW, how often does it place trade in a day ? just wondering cause I haven't see any today, though I've enable live trading and let the default parameters on.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3309/fb1crt4.gif
And this X thing makes me thinks it is not working ..
  • #150
  • Aug 22, 2006 6:22am Aug 22, 2006 6:22am
Try clicking the "expert advisor" tab so it turns green.
  • #151
  • Aug 22, 2006 6:48am Aug 22, 2006 6:48am
YAY....

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/2681/fb1cokot6.gif

Thanks a lot Raven.
  • #152
  • Aug 22, 2006 9:09am Aug 22, 2006 9:09am
Hi,
I am testing Firebird from 2 days without problem, but today I' ve a problem with a comment : bad hours generated from this code :

if ( Hour()<0 /*OpeningHour+GMT+DST*/ || Hour()>23 /*ClosingHour+GMT+DST*/ ) Comment("bad hours."); else { ......

FXDD metatrader displays correctly the function Hours(), but the "OpeningHour+GMT+DST" is 6.

I 've changed line-code manually with corret hour.

Can you explain me this problem ?

thank you, giapel
  • #153
  • Aug 22, 2006 9:28am Aug 22, 2006 9:28am
Quoting giapel
Hi,
I am testing Firebird from 2 days without problem, but today I' ve a problem with a comment : bad hours generated from this code :

if ( Hour()<0 /*OpeningHour+GMT+DST*/ || Hour()>23 /*ClosingHour+GMT+DST*/ ) Comment("bad hours."); else { ......

FXDD metatrader displays correctly the function Hours(), but the "OpeningHour+GMT+DST" is 6.

I 've changed line-code manually with corret hour.

Can you explain me this problem ?

thank you, giapel
giapel,
This can be an annoyance. It does not effect trading at all. It was originally put in code to allow user to set a zone of time each day that was felt to be bad trading time and put this comment on the chart. If you do not want to use it , set OpeningHour = 0 and ClosingHour = 23.

Wackena
  • #154
  • Aug 22, 2006 9:34am Aug 22, 2006 9:34am
Hi! I have problem with firebird_v1.0a
Every second, when price changes i recieve popup alert: EXCESSIVE LOSS
What is it?
  • #155
  • Aug 22, 2006 9:44am Aug 22, 2006 9:44am
hi, Wackena
my setting is correct about opening and closing hour, even if metatrader shows "bad hour".

I' ve another question: I 've opened 3 order-long on usdeur from 17.00 to 17.30, is it correct?

thank you, giapel
p.s. My timeframe is 30'
  • #156
  • Aug 22, 2006 9:55am Aug 22, 2006 9:55am
Quoting giapel
hi, Wackena
my setting is correct about opening and closing hour, even if metatrader shows "bad hour".

I' ve another question: I 've opened 3 order-long on usdeur from 17.00 to 17.30, is it correct?

thank you, giapel
p.s. My timeframe is 30'
FB v1.0a trades 24 hours per day. The first order was placed using RVI indicator and then next 2 orders would be Pipstep orders. This EA works on reverse trending. This means it almost seems to enter 1st order in wrong direction, because it makes money by placing pipstep orders as it trends in wrong direction. Then when trend reverses, the pipstep and hopefully the first order are closed with profit. So far, with present settings, this seem to be happening very consistently.


Wackena
  • #157
  • Aug 22, 2006 10:01am Aug 22, 2006 10:01am
Quoting makron
Hi! I have problem with firebird_v1.0a
Every second, when price changes i recieve popup alert: EXCESSIVE LOSS
What is it?
read around Post #101.

http://www.forexfactory.com/forexfor...&postcount=101

Wackena
  • #158
  • Aug 22, 2006 1:45pm Aug 22, 2006 1:45pm
Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum but while going through Firebird threads
I am getting a little bit confused becouse of so many versions and test settings.
That is why I want to ask everyone who is posting test results to include the following information:

-Firebird version
-Chart timeframe
-Pairs used
-Exact settings
-File with test results

This will cost you nothing but helps us all to find the information in so many posts and avoid the same questions over and over again.

Thanks
  • #159
  • Aug 22, 2006 2:21pm Aug 22, 2006 2:21pm
2nd day of demo testing of FB_v1.0b (hedge EA). Still no loses. Profit has doubled from day 1. But Float has also doubled. On $5,000 account free margin is down to ~$800. 2day report & set file attached.

Wackena
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  • #160
  • Aug 22, 2006 2:21pm Aug 22, 2006 2:21pm
Quote
This will cost you nothing but helps us all to find the information in so many posts and avoid the same questions over and over again.

Perhaps instead of asking the same questions over and over again those doing the asking should ask themselves this......is the time spent by those who are helping to turn firebird into such a promising ea better spent working to improve firebird.........or answering questions that have already been answered in the various firebird threads.

If you think these fine people should spend their time doing what they do best, then read the threads through and through and do your research.

Nothing in this world is free.......firebird is....so spend more time reading and answer your (previously answered) questions yourselves.
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