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  • #61
  • May 8, 2016 1:45pm May 8, 2016 1:45pm
Quoting keydcuk
Here is something slightly off the topic that I think a lot of you will find useful. "You can save your MT4 reports as excel spreadsheets!!!!!!" Simply change the extension of the file name to .xls when you are saving the file. Use the dropdown menu to "All Files (*.*)" THAT'S IT!! I am so excited about this... {image}
Thanks this will help me a lot in the future.

So I change the value down to 50 from 200 and it took only about 8 minutes to backtest the same month. Interesting thing is that the profit (not the balance) doubled for the that period so more testing will be needed but I am happy right now to keep this way and start working on the other indi and EA.
  • #62
  • May 8, 2016 1:58pm May 8, 2016 1:58pm
Quoting keydcuk
{quote} MTF EAs cannot be backtested as far as I am aware.
I regularly check the moving average values of higher timeframes to make decisions in my EAs:

iMA(SymbolArray[i],PERIOD_H1,MATrendPeriod[i],0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_MEDIAN);

PERIOD_H1 may be set to NULL which will use the current time period on the chart or what you set the strategy tester to.

see here for the full list you can utilise in your code:

https://docs.mql4.com/constants/char...num_timeframes

As long as you have your strategy tester set to 1M the EA will use the timeframe of whatever you set it to use in the code.
So many in the Commercial section want to make me rich! :o
  • #63
  • May 8, 2016 3:27pm May 8, 2016 3:27pm
Quoting jpyp99
{quote} Thanks this will help me a lot in the future. So I change the value down to 50 from 200 and it took only about 8 minutes to backtest the same month. Interesting thing is that the profit (not the balance) doubled for the that period so more testing will be needed but I am happy right now to keep this way and start working on the other indi and EA.
This is interesting as I don't really know what settings are used for with this Stream ZZ. I just tested it on TFs and thought it was useful on the 5 min TF better than others I tested. I must play with this indis settings. I guess what I will do is I will post another altered version of Zig and Zag, preserving what we got already as well. One thing I am certain of is that trailing stops are better than matching the close conditions to be the same as opening conditions.
  • #64
  • May 8, 2016 3:28pm May 8, 2016 3:28pm
Quoting FX-Flux
{quote} I regularly check the moving average values of higher timeframes to make decisions in my EAs: iMA(SymbolArray[i],PERIOD_H1,MATrendPeriod[i],0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_MEDIAN); PERIOD_H1 may be set to NULL which will use the current time period on the chart or what you set the strategy tester to. see here for the full list you can utilise in your code: https://docs.mql4.com/constants/char...num_timeframes As long as you have your strategy tester set to 1M the EA will use the timeframe of whatever you set it to use in the code.
Actually your right. Sorry for saying otherwise. I now clearly remember that if you set our TFs in the EA that it will take them in consideration.
  • #65
  • May 8, 2016 9:05pm May 8, 2016 9:05pm
Hi keydcuk,
I've attached the new versions which improve the backtest speed considerably. This is the best I can do. I couldn't improve the speed when changing StreamAmpZZ. It had no effect. I haven't try to change the Depth and Smooth values though to see if we can get better profit.

At least now it is easier and faster to backtest. You can use them if you want.

I try to let my backtest run longer to see what happens. From Jan to middle Feb 2015 it is very good but then it is not very good until at least middle Apr. Certainly need a way to filter out some of the bad trades.
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 3_Level_ZZ_Semafor.mq4   8 KB | 873 downloads
File Type: mq4 Zig and Zag v2.mq4   362 KB | 1,059 downloads
  • #66
  • May 9, 2016 3:07am May 9, 2016 3:07am
Good Morning
spent two H4 candles and EA v2 still made no entry ... wait to see what's going on
  • #67
  • May 9, 2016 3:23am May 9, 2016 3:23am
Quoting jpyp99
Hi keydcuk, I've attached the new versions which improve the backtest speed considerably. This is the best I can do. I couldn't improve the speed when changing StreamAmpZZ. It had no effect. I haven't try to change the Depth and Smooth values though to see if we can get better profit. At least now it is easier and faster to backtest. You can use them if you want. I try to let my backtest run longer to see what happens. From Jan to middle Feb 2015 it is very good but then it is not very good until at least middle Apr. Certainly need a way to filter...
Nice ! What did you have to change?
So many in the Commercial section want to make me rich! :o
  • #68
  • May 9, 2016 6:28am May 9, 2016 6:28am
Quoting jpyp99
Hi keydcuk, I've attached the new versions which improve the backtest speed considerably. This is the best I can do. I couldn't improve the speed when changing StreamAmpZZ. It had no effect. I haven't try to change the Depth and Smooth values though to see if we can get better profit. At least now it is easier and faster to backtest. You can use them if you want. I try to let my backtest run longer to see what happens. From Jan to middle Feb 2015 it is very good but then it is not very good until at least middle Apr. Certainly need a way to filter...
Thanks for your efforts. I will have a look at this. I agree, this is the whole purpose for me at the moment. It is not as much about when to trade, but it is about when not to trade. I am looking forward to show you a second version that does not use the Stream ZZ indicator but I am waiting for just a few little things at the moment. It is somewhat of the original method that first started this EA. I think it might be better than using Stream ZZ but only time will tell.
  • #69
  • May 9, 2016 9:50am May 9, 2016 9:50am
Friends here is the 1st result of the EA in H4 chart, see my settings.

EURJPY +60 pips

Note: I'm putting another SETUP STOP 40 pips and TP 10 pips ... I do not know what happens that orders do not have follow-up and stop and make entries one after the other ... I do not know what it is .. .

What is lookback Range for entry signal? I do not know if the problem is that

What's Close method same as entry me? I do not know if the problem is that
just like a configuration with:
STOP 40 pips
TP 10 pips
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  • #70
  • May 9, 2016 10:09am May 9, 2016 10:09am
Quoting Carneiro
Friends here is the 1st result of the EA in H4 chart, see my settings. EURJPY +60 pips Note: I'm putting another SETUP STOP 40 pips and TP 10 pips ... I do not know what happens that orders do not have follow-up and stop and make entries one after the other ... I do not know what it is .. . What is lookback Range for entry signal? I do not know if the problem is that What's Close method same as entry me? I do not know if the problem is that just like a configuration with: STOP 40 pips TP 10 pips {image}
I'm not sure what you mean by " I do not know what happens that orders do not have follow-up and stop and make entries one after the other".

Lookback range is that a Semafor (3) and a crossover of the Stream ZZ indicator is highly unlikely to happen on the same bar. This is why the Lookback range is needed. Normally, the Semafor (3) will appear first and then the Stream ZZ indicator crossover signal. Too many lookback candles will trigger the Stream ZZ indicator signal before the Semafor (3) so not too lookback too much but also too little lookback will trigger less trades.

Close method same as entry is that you are telling the EA to look for the reverse conditions of your entry to close the trade. A buy from a low Semafor (3) and a crossover of Stream ZZ will be closed by a high Semafor (3) and an opposite crossover of the Stream ZZ indicator.

So far, the best I could find with this is to simply use the trailing stop only. The big winners of the trailing stop method outweigh the losses of stopped out trades by a trailing stop. I have only left the close by entry method there for further experimentation and development and as well as the SL and TP. If I was a bit more narrow minded, I would just have left the trailing stop only but I haven't played enough to make a definite conclusion as there could be a way to filter bad trades which we haven't found yet.

I am currently working on the 4H TF for something that will not need as much over thinking as it only uses the 3 Level Semafor. I will hopefully post something about this at some point this week.

Thanks for your support!

Daniel
  • #71
  • May 9, 2016 4:01pm May 9, 2016 4:01pm
Hello all,

anybody can tell me what is the best settings of this EA? what time frame and wich pairs please?


cheers.
  • #72
  • May 9, 2016 7:09pm May 9, 2016 7:09pm
Quoting FX-Flux
{quote} Nice ! What did you have to change?
The 3_Level indi was using the function Bars to loop through the number of bars to use. That number could easily be in the 1000's. You can now decide how many bars to use by setting it in the EA. The default is 50 which didn't seem to affect the results negatively.
  • #73
  • May 10, 2016 7:48am May 10, 2016 7:48am
I AM SO FRUSTRATED! I had an EA setup for the 4H chart that was really profitable and was telling people I will post it this week! Now, I have lost the configuration of the EA that I was using and cannot replicate it again!

Sorry I needed to get that out.
  • #74
  • May 10, 2016 8:24am May 10, 2016 8:24am
Quoting keydcuk
I AM SO FRUSTRATED! I had an EA setup for the 4H chart that was really profitable and was telling people I will post it this week! Now, I have lost the configuration of the EA that I was using and cannot replicate it again! Sorry I needed to get that out.

Damn that's unfortunate. Hope you can get it back somehow in some way. Best of luck
  • #75
  • May 10, 2016 10:45am May 10, 2016 10:45am
Quoting keydcuk
I AM SO FRUSTRATED! I had an EA setup for the 4H chart that was really profitable and was telling people I will post it this week! Now, I have lost the configuration of the EA that I was using and cannot replicate it again! Sorry I needed to get that out.
Come on keydcuk, get it together!!!! Just kidding!!!
Don't worry man you'll get it back. No need to rush. Maybe it means you need to walk away for a day or two to recharge. Rest is important but sometimes we are so consumed with trying to find a great strategy that we forget to think about relaxing.
Great work so far bud!
  • #76
  • May 10, 2016 12:47pm May 10, 2016 12:47pm
Dear Coders,

I would like to work with the attached indicator but I've got a problem. There is only a SELL signal buffer which is buffer 0 and blue. There is no other buffers I can access for the BUY signal which is red.

Can someone help me out with this minor modification?

Thanks for your attention,

Daniel
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 VelocityWaves.mq4   4 KB | 567 downloads
  • #77
  • May 10, 2016 2:00pm May 10, 2016 2:00pm
Quoting keydcuk
Dear Coders, I would like to work with the attached indicator but I've got a problem. There is only a SELL signal buffer which is buffer 0 and blue. There is no other buffers I can access for the BUY signal which is red. Can someone help me out with this minor modification? Thanks for your attention, Daniel {file}
From what I see you have 2 buffers created. But none of them are used.
SetIndexBuffer(0,HighMapBuffer);
SetIndexBuffer(1,LowMapBuffer);

This may be a modified indicator. The original one maybe was showing just the zigzag line. So you wouldnt have buffers for buy an d sell anyway.

If you attach zigzag with the same settings you will see what the indicator does.
But I dont think you would have different results from semafor or any other channel signal, supersignal. Wich are high/lows indicators.
Or you can try to find another zigzag based indicator that has buffers
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  • #78
  • May 12, 2016 5:54am May 12, 2016 5:54am
Just thought I would let you know that I have started a thread called "FXDREEMA Community" for those who are users of the software and wish to have discussions around their projects, usage, support, etc... etc...

http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...99#post8922599

Thanks for your attention.

Daniel
  • #79
  • Mar 16, 2017 3:39am Mar 16, 2017 3:39am
thank for your EA, i will test it
  • #80
  • Mar 16, 2017 8:06am Mar 16, 2017 8:06am
So did you code this ??

Because i might have some ideas for you to improve the bad boy
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