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  • #21
  • Jul 26, 2016 11:04pm Jul 26, 2016 11:04pm
All

It seems that I have been banned from replying to the original 'Straddle trading EA' thread. I don't mind actually as I have no reason to reply there unless someone is in that thread looking for help with an older version of AmazingEA.

And I won't be able to help them ......

Alan
  • #22
  • Jul 27, 2016 7:39am Jul 27, 2016 7:39am
Version 8.05 Released

27 July 2016
Version 8.05 Modified by Alan Prothero
Changes and Bug Fixes for Selecting News Events
1) FFSymbol now overrides the Currency Filter e.g. if FFSymbol=GBP only GBP News is selected to trade
2) New message 'Unable to retrieve next calendar event ....' now shows if there is no Upcoming News and checks back once per hour
3) New Events were being selected 15 seconds after the News, which meant there was a possibility New Trades could be taken but not managed properly
4) EA will only move on to the next News Event when Previous Trades/Orders (with that Magic Number) are finished
5) The EA has a mode where it can trade every day based on just the time (not Date) but this is now disabled when Auto Trading

I would strongly recommend that users upgrade to this version.
  • #23
  • Jul 30, 2016 7:54pm Jul 30, 2016 7:54pm
YouTube Channel

Hi all, I have started up a YouTube Channel which will have AmazingEA How-Tos, Settings Explanations and Live Trades. I just did a Welcome Video to start with but more will be coming this week.

Please subscribe here:-

https://www.youtube.com/user/Alan111S
  • #24
  • Jul 31, 2016 3:40am Jul 31, 2016 3:40am
Great Allan !

I hope you'll make a video for this NFP
  • #25
  • Jul 31, 2016 6:02am Jul 31, 2016 6:02am
Quoting radking
Great Allan ! I hope you'll make a video for this NFP
Yeah sure. Definitely !
  • #26
  • Aug 2, 2016 10:01pm Aug 2, 2016 10:01pm
Quoting xdongx
{quote} Hi Alan, Thanks for nice reply.. I am waiting your YouTube to install EA properly. Since this Monday, I haven't got any trade yet, even error message. Maybe I miss something. Thanks Xdongx
I did a specific Installation YouTube here:-

Inserted Video


Hope that helps. Let me know if there are other issues.

Alan
  • #27
  • Aug 3, 2016 5:42am Aug 3, 2016 5:42am
Yesterday I had an issue with a news.

I set SecBAO = 5 but the pending orders didn't move and I couldn't even close them during few seconds, everything was frozen !

I checked the log file and it says :

2016.08.03 01:40:01, Opening BuyStop @ 0.73434, OrdersCondition=0
2016.08.03 01:40:01, OpenBuyStop, OrderSend Executed, @ 0.73434 SL @ 0.73328 TP @ 0.74434 ticket=17559858
2016.08.03 01:40:01, Opening SellStop @ 0.71278, OrdersCondition=0
2016.08.03 01:40:01, OpenSellStop, OrderSend Executed, @ 0.71278 SL @ 0.71384 TP @ 0.70278 ticket=17559859
2016.08.03 01:44:56, Modifying Orders, OrdersCondition=11
2016.08.03 01:44:56, Sell Stop was @ 0.71278, changed to 0.72260
2016.08.03 01:44:56, Error Occurred : Invalid stops
2016.08.03 01:44:57, Buy Stop was @ 0.73434, changed to 0.72411
2016.08.03 01:44:57, Error Occurred : Off quotes

And it keeps saying Off quotes until deleting orders after STWAN.

What does that mean ?
  • #28
  • Aug 3, 2016 6:54am Aug 3, 2016 6:54am
Quoting radking
Yesterday I had an issue with a news. I set SecBAO = 5 but the pending orders didn't move and I couldn't even close them during few seconds, everything was frozen ! I checked the log file and it says : 2016.08.03 01:40:01, Opening BuyStop @ 0.73434, OrdersCondition=0 2016.08.03 01:40:01, OpenBuyStop, OrderSend Executed, @ 0.73434 SL @ 0.73328 TP @ 0.74434 ticket=17559858 2016.08.03 01:40:01, Opening SellStop @ 0.71278, OrdersCondition=0 2016.08.03 01:40:01, OpenSellStop, OrderSend Executed, @ 0.71278 SL @ 0.71384 TP @ 0.70278 ticket=17559859 2016.08.03...
There are 2 types of broker. My guess is you are using a dealing desk broker, not an ECN style broker. The difference is an ECN style broker should in theory pass your orders through to their 'Liquidity Provider'. You will encounter slippage at news because liquidity dries up.

The dealing desk or market maker broker on the other hand will accept your orders but trade against you and they also attempt to block favourable prices just before News events. Invalid Stops means that your Stop Loss level requested is too close to the market. AmazingEA knows the minimum stop loss level and adjusts for it but if the spread fluctuates wildly just before news this is enough to cause the issue. Same with Off quotes. It basically means the EA requested a price but it was too close to the market at the time of the request.

Now this is the fun bit - many dealing desk broker run anti-news trader plug-ins on their servers that do things like block pending order trades with Off quotes messages. I noticed that the trade you were attempting was HSBC Services PMI, and this is only a Medium Impact so I'm doubly surprised you saw this issue.

Long story short, you better find another broker

Even my broker gave 1 Off quotes message the other day. If a broker is good this year, it may be bad in a few months. The whole thing goes in cycles, I'm afraid. But when you find a good one, it's great
  • #29
  • Aug 3, 2016 7:59am Aug 3, 2016 7:59am
Hi Alan. How are you?
Really appreciate for your hard work with this great AmazingEA. Congrats for 8.05 Version. I have some questions about the paid version.
1. How many acc I can use with this EA ?
2. If you release the new version, after 8.05, can I get update or have to buy the new one again?
Thanks.
MAKE SURE you still can TRADE tomorrow
  • #30
  • Aug 3, 2016 8:43am Aug 3, 2016 8:43am
Quoting senanata
Hi Alan. How are you? Really appreciate for your hard work with this great AmazingEA. Congrats for 8.05 Version. I have some questions about the paid version. 1. How many acc I can use with this EA ? 2. If you release the new version, after 8.05, can I get update or have to buy the new one again? Thanks.
Hi senanata

I remember you from the AmazingEA thread.

1) You can activate it without question up to 5 times. But in reality I will let you use it on more accounts than that as long as you send me a copy of your statements. All the accounts need to be in the same name. The idea is to copy protect the program, not to stop you trying different brokers.
2) Free Lifetime upgrades. For example, I found some small bugs in early Version 8 to 8.04, so I sent Version 8.05 to everybody that has purchased up to now. I may not send you every upgrade unless you request it but if there was a major new feature I would send it to everybody.

Best regards

Alan
  • #31
  • Aug 3, 2016 10:17am Aug 3, 2016 10:17am
Quoting Alan111S
{quote} Hi senanata I remember you from the AmazingEA thread. 1) You can activate it without question up to 5 times. But in reality I will let you use it on more accounts than that as long as you send me a copy of your statements. All the accounts need to be in the same name. The idea is to copy protect the program, not to stop you trying different brokers. 2) Free Lifetime upgrades. For example, I found some small bugs in early Version 8 to 8.04, so I sent Version 8.05 to everybody that has purchased up to now. I may not send you every upgrade...
Ok thanks so much Alan. Really enjoy and familiar with your EA. And may I pay you by wire transfer if I can not use my Paypal acc?
MAKE SURE you still can TRADE tomorrow
  • #32
  • Aug 3, 2016 7:07pm Aug 3, 2016 7:07pm
Quoting senanata
{quote} Ok thanks so much Alan. Really enjoy and familiar with your EA. And may I pay you by wire transfer if I can not use my Paypal acc?
OK, so If you don’t have a Paypal account or there is a problem with your Paypal account, you can follow the prompts to pay but just before the point where you have to login, you can choose not to login but ‘Pay by Debit or Credit Card’.

Also, send me a PM with your Paypal email and I can send you an invoice if you are having difficulty with Paypal.me.

Alan
  • #33
  • Aug 4, 2016 2:58am Aug 4, 2016 2:58am
Hi Alan
Thanks for Youtube. was big help.

but still I have a question.

q1. just wondering how many charts of pair you usually open at once?
q2. which pairs?

Thanks
xdongx
  • #34
  • Aug 4, 2016 1:42pm Aug 4, 2016 1:42pm
Hi Alan,
I am newbie to forex but I am trying your AmazingEA on a demo account.
Can you share some suggestion for tomorrow for the NFP, some good setup for the EA?
Sorry for my english if it is not that good ...
I am from Italy
I ask to follow you on twitter too..
Thank you
  • #35
  • Aug 5, 2016 7:50am Aug 5, 2016 7:50am
No trades with NFP tonight.. LoL
My AmazingEA Log :
2016.08.05 15:30:00, MaxSpread Exceeded, MaxSpread: 200 Spread : 239
2016.08.05 15:30:00, DeleteBuyStop, OrderDelete Executed
2016.08.05 15:30:01, DeleteSellStop, OrderDelete Executed
2016.08.05 15:30:06, MaxSpread Exceeded, MaxSpread: 200 Spread : 239

Waiting another days for the best..
MAKE SURE you still can TRADE tomorrow
  • #36
  • Aug 5, 2016 8:04am Aug 5, 2016 8:04am
Thanks Alan !
This NFP was good

@senanata I set MaxSpread to 0 because i knew spread was going to spike, i'm so sorry for you but at least you didn't lose anything
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  • #37
  • Aug 5, 2016 8:06am Aug 5, 2016 8:06am
Quoting radking
Thanks Alan ! This NFP was good @senanata I set MaxSpread to 0 because i knew spread was going to spike, i'm so sorry for you but at least you didn't lose anything {image}
Good job, radking. Nice trade
MAKE SURE you still can TRADE tomorrow
  • #38
  • Aug 5, 2016 8:56am Aug 5, 2016 8:56am
Hi Guys

I made a Youtube of this NFP and I will put it up tomorrow. Its like midnight here in Melbourne

Unfortunately, the audio went silent for the last few minutes so I'll have to edit that out

Alan
  • #39
  • Aug 6, 2016 8:46am Aug 6, 2016 8:46am
I put the Youtube up of NFPs

Please visit https://amazingea.wordpress.com/2016/08/06/july-nfps/

to get the links.
  • #40
  • Aug 6, 2016 11:26am Aug 6, 2016 11:26am
Hello Alan, are you sure that is july nfp? maybe you want to mean august nfp.. :-)
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