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Hi Dave, Harking back to post #468 regarding the Railway lines indicator and set file. Just wanting to clarify that when tweaking the CalcBars and Multiple - this is NOT done by adjusting the MQL code in the indicator. Correct? If running as a custom indicator in Agility Trader I will adjust it there? In particular parameter1 represents CalcBars and parameter2 represents Multiple. Can you confirm please. Screen shot below and attached set file. Also, if you have any updates to the original set file to share or info it would appreciated. thanks in...

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Quoting Murysco

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Hello Dave, I have a problem with my set file. Can you please help me out? I made a set file on Agility base on CCI + MA using pending order for the entries type but no BUY trades were opened all through the 5months run when I tested on Strategy tester. I found some errors in the journal as in the screenshot below. I've also attached the set-file and wish to be assisted of where I could have gone wrong. {image} {file} Thanks for all your help. MM

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Quoting Murysco

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Hello Dave, The entry time frames on the Agility does not include the weekly time-frame but the monthly and the rest. I just discovered so as i was about trying an old strategy which needs to get reference from the weekly time frame. Thanks. MM

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Quoting Dave_C

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{quote} Please try your strategy within the existing timeframes. There may be a problem with pending trades so please advise if this pending update fixes your problem. {file}

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Quoting Murysco

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{quote} Initially, when i tried the strategy on the last update of Agility in post #1 which was released 4days ago, the pending order is placed and closed immediately but only SELL orders (below the 10 SMA) and nothing happens when price is above the MA. The newly updated you gave me a few minutes ago has the same issue as you can see in the screenshot below. {image} Then i went back to the older version of Agility and tried it ({file}). Here the pending order worked and trades were opened but only SELL orders and no BUY order was opened all through...

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Quoting Murysco

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{quote} I have discovered that in whatever strategy i use, i am only having SELL orders and no BUY orders are opened. This only happens when i'm using PENDING ORDER entry type because i suspected the issue could be from it. {image} Then i switched to MARKET ORDER and trades were opened in both ways. {image} I am still using the older version i posted earlier as it seems to work better than the latest, for now. I hope the issue with the PENDING ORDER can be fixed. Regards. MM

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Quoting Dave_C

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{quote} I have posted a general update at Post #1 to address the Pending BuyStop and Pending SellStop issue. There is also a problem with your set file in that you have nominated BuyExit and SellExit criteria in addition to a Stop Loss value based on ATR. You can only have one or the other, that is either a stop loss or a reversal order.

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Quoting Murysco

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{quote} Thanks a lot for the update. I'll check and work on it to see how it goes. I'll update you later. The STOP LOSS + REVERSAL order work well together without contradiction in many strategies i've tested so far, as you can see in the Screenshot below, some trades were closed by SL while some were closed by the REVERSAL ORDER. {image} The idea of using the SL is to protect the trade against any news release that could go against the trade and have a big dent in the capital with just one candle before the reversal order can act. I wish an option...

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Quoting Dave_C

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{quote} Relating to your query relating to closure of trades with both reversals and Stop Loss protection, it is not that simplistic. You say you want the protection of Stop Loss but at the same time you require closure with Trade Reversal. It is very easy in retrospect to say you could have avoided large losses with a small SL figure but that small SL figure could also negate many of your reversal trades and that is why they do not work well in conjunction with each other. The easy solution is to just delete your Buy Exit and Sell Exit conditions...

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Quoting Murysco

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{quote} Hello Dave, Thanks for the information and the tip. I have checked the latest Agility and the PENDING ORDER is working for both BUY and SELL but is not cancelled when not triggered after the nominated number of bars, thus preventing a new order for another new signal. It remains there until triggered. {image} {image}

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Quoting ben.deschain

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Hi Dave Long time without posting... About TDI preset...couldn't figured how to get it works my way... My conditions are simple: when green line cross up yellow line= buy triger...and reverse for a sell... Thanks for any help you can provide Have a great WE Ben

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Quoting Dave_C

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{quote} Try this amendment. {file}

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Quoting Murysco

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{quote} Thanks for the amendment but Still the same. The issue is not resolved. You may test in strategy tester to see how it is. Thanks

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Quoting Dave_C

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{quote} Can you please post your set file and advise the currency pair and timeframe as I cannot re-create your problem. It is a particularly odd use of the EA but nevertheless needs to be resolved.

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Quoting Dave_C

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{quote} The Yellow line is Buffer No. 2 and the Green line is Buffer No 5. The real issue as I tried to explain to Richard before his outburst is that if you are going to use User Indicators, you need to understand the indicator otherwise you will end up getting frustrated. For everybody contemplating using user indicators, you must identify the appropriate buffer and nominate that buffer in your User Indicator definition. If there are 2 buffers, use slots 1 and 2 with the same indicator name, just nominating the appropriate buffer number in each...

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Quoting Murysco

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{quote} Here you go. Not really an odd use. The idea is, i'm trying to trade trend pullbacks when 20EMA is below 50EMA in a downtrend and vice-versa for uptrend: When the retracement goes beyond the 20EMA (E.g in a downtrend) , Pending SELL (sell stop) is set below the first bearish candle that comes from beyond the 20EMA and if not triggered and price goes higher, creating a bullish closed candle, I expect the order to be cancelled and wait for a new bearish candle if the conditions are still met. Thats why i used DurationBars of 3. {file} EURAUD...

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Quoting ben.deschain

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{quote} Thanks Dave Will try to catch up on buffer and how to customize user indicator...Really want to learn using this fonction properly...So much potential in it...Just cannot stay away...It is crucial for me to control TDI with AT...Have watched your video numerous time... but cannot apply it to other indi...l probably still missing something simple...Will try to find out. Continue your great work EDIT: Went back to post 639 again trying to figure out...l believe under General tab... have to change buffer from 4-5 to 2-5...But about settings...

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{quote} Here is brief summary of a user indicator - I do stress that if you do not understand the mechanics of a user indicator, you will need to do some educational research otherwise leave User Indicators alone. Any indicator uses code to generate values. Some values are for internal computations and some values are for plotting lines or Symbols on the chart. Before attempting to use an indicator with Agility Trader you need to determine the set of values that you wish to read. Each set of values whether it be a set for computational purposes...

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