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  • #61
  • Sep 1, 2016 11:14am Sep 1, 2016 11:14am
Anyone has some fx book live result for this EA? and which broker you are using?

Thanks
  • #62
  • Sep 1, 2016 10:58pm Sep 1, 2016 10:58pm
I've updated the spreadsheet and added it as a separate download on the 1st post of this thread. The reason for this is:-

1) I've changed quite a lot of the settings to make them work better when running unattended. These settings may not suit everybody so please check them.
2) The FF Calendar for NFP has 'Average Hourly Earnings m/m' listed above 'Non-Farm Employment Change' so the EA will be searching for that event:-

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I copied the Non-Farm Employment Change settings and inserted it again and changed the description to Average Hourly Earnings m/m. Now the EA is picking up the correct settings.

The other thing to get it to ignore the CAD Event is to load it on a USD pair (except USDCAD) with FilterByCurrency=True and set FFSymbol=USD
  • #63
  • Edited 4:53am Sep 2, 2016 4:17am | Edited 4:53am
Hi Alan,

How to trade all the pairs in a single chart ? just load the csv file onto "mql4/files" ?

Another question, if i want to trade AUDUSD for Non farm payroll event, how to do it?
Pips Collector EA, No Martingale, No Grid
  • #64
  • Edited 7:21am Sep 2, 2016 6:11am | Edited 7:21am
Quoting huatboyz
Hi Alan, How to trade all the pairs in a single chart ? just load the csv file onto "mql4/files" ? Another question, if i want to trade AUDUSD for Non farm payroll event, how to do it?
So when you say trade all the pairs in a single chart, the answer is Yes. With ReadSettings=true it will pick the Symbol to trade from the entry in the csv file. The currency pair of the chart doesn't matter.

To use AUDUSD for NFP, set the entry 'Average Hourly Earnings m/m' to the settings you want, including Symbol AUDUSD. If you don't have that entry copy the one from ''Non-Farm Employment Change'. See the post I put up earlier
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...37#post9115337

You can also set the Symbol to 'Default' and then it will pick up whatever chart the EA is running on.
  • #65
  • Sep 2, 2016 7:56am Sep 2, 2016 7:56am
Alan i love you !!!

I'm going to trade only NFP once a month from now on
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  • #66
  • Sep 2, 2016 8:06am Sep 2, 2016 8:06am
Quoting radking
Alan i love you !!! I'm going to trade only NFP once a month from now on {image}
damn! I played pretty tight, I put max spread to 33 points (usually my broker keeps it at 3-5 points, 15-20 at the release), but it went to outer space and beyond (50+) so my pending orders were not placed... but I see now that even with a huge spread and both orders triggered you got an awesome profit
kudos!
  • #67
  • Sep 2, 2016 8:10am Sep 2, 2016 8:10am
Quoting radking
Alan i love you !!! I'm going to trade only NFP once a month from now on {image}
I would steer clear of Gold on NFP though. I have seen those kind of whipsaws so many times. Personally I don't like trading EURUSD and even USDJPY on NFP. I find that AUDUSD works best.
  • #68
  • Sep 2, 2016 8:29am Sep 2, 2016 8:29am
Alan 111

could you show us your trade on NFP
  • #69
  • Sep 2, 2016 8:37am Sep 2, 2016 8:37am
Quoting Juan007
Alan 111 could you show us your trade on NFP
I'll put the video up tomorrow but my settings were as the latest spreadsheet but with 1 lot trade size.

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  • #70
  • Sep 2, 2016 8:38am Sep 2, 2016 8:38am
Still okay with old version. Nice NFP and thanks so much Alan
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  • #71
  • Sep 2, 2016 8:44am Sep 2, 2016 8:44am
Am I the only one here playing too safe with a tight maxspread? Or is it better to trade less lots and turn it off?
  • #72
  • Sep 2, 2016 9:09am Sep 2, 2016 9:09am
Hello Alan,

I tested AmazingEA in a demo account today and it produced only two trades with profit.
The other trades losses, can I do something better to avoid similar result?
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  • #73
  • Sep 2, 2016 10:05pm Sep 2, 2016 10:05pm
there is an error, "unable to retrieve next calendar event from forexfactory.com" ,

How to solve this issue?
Pips Collector EA, No Martingale, No Grid
  • #74
  • Sep 3, 2016 5:22pm Sep 3, 2016 5:22pm
Quoting senanata
Nice with GBPCAD tonight {image}
Hi senanata,
nice and big trade (2.00 lots) on GDP m/m, compliments. I noticed you are using an account with "_" suffix ("GBPCAD_" in the attached image): can you reveal which broker it is, please?
Best regards.
/achab
  • #75
  • Sep 3, 2016 5:25pm Sep 3, 2016 5:25pm
@ Alan111S

Hi Alan,
good evening. I'd like to know the differences between version 9.00 and 9.01. I imagine some minor bug, but I am interested in it, if you are not against.
Best regards.
/achab
  • #76
  • Sep 3, 2016 7:38pm Sep 3, 2016 7:38pm
Quoting wizardaram8
Am I the only one here playing too safe with a tight maxspread? Or is it better to trade less lots and turn it off?
I have seen some brokers widen spreads to 30+ pips (300 points) so in that case it would be better to set MaxSpread
  • #77
  • Sep 3, 2016 7:51pm Sep 3, 2016 7:51pm
Quoting zotya130
Hello Alan, I tested AmazingEA in a demo account today and it produced only two trades with profit. The other trades losses, can I do something better to avoid similar result? {image}
Hmmm.... If you can package up the logfiles from your MT4 into a Zip and upload them here I could say exactly. Unfortunately, it's hard to say from your picture. There are instructions in the FAQ and Troubleshooting guide as to where to find the files. I will also do a Youtube later today with where to find the files.
  • #78
  • Sep 3, 2016 7:52pm Sep 3, 2016 7:52pm
Quoting huatboyz
there is an error, "unable to retrieve next calendar event from forexfactory.com" , How to solve this issue?
This is normal because it's the weekend. Wait until Sunday and it will get next weeks Calendar.
  • #79
  • Sep 3, 2016 10:52pm Sep 3, 2016 10:52pm
Quoting achab
@ Alan111S Hi Alan, good evening. I'd like to know the differences between version 9.00 and 9.01. I imagine some minor bug, but I am interested in it, if you are not against. Best regards. /achab
No bugs. I changed the default setting for DeleteOnShutdown from True to False and changed a few minor things in the Settings spreadsheet. Since then I decided to have the latest Spreadsheet as a separate download.

So if you want the latest code, download the newest Version and then get the separate Amazing-EA-Settings.zip spreadsheet download as well.
  • #80
  • Sep 4, 2016 12:49am Sep 4, 2016 12:49am
I have just uploaded a video about how to gather your AmazingEA Logs and MT4 Logs. Please see:-

https://amazingea.wordpress.com/2016...oad-log-files/
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