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  • #241
  • Oct 30, 2016 8:24pm Oct 30, 2016 8:24pm
Quoting minaung
Hey fri, Do we need MT4bar app for 500 ms per one tick?
Not any more. That function is now built into the EA to run every 50ms when there are no ticks.
  • #242
  • Oct 30, 2016 10:00pm Oct 30, 2016 10:00pm
Quoting RisingSun
Hi Alan, What are the typical values for these parameters? They are all set to 0 by default.

BEPoints - Break Even Points BEOffset -
Break Even Offset TrailPoints -
Trailing Stop TrailOffset -
Trailing Stop Offset

Thanks, RS
@Alan,

Please revert.

Thanks,
RS
  • #243
  • Nov 1, 2016 11:13pm Nov 1, 2016 11:13pm
Quoting senanata
Profit is profit although with old AmazingEA...LoL. Nice news from GBP {image}
Hey Fri, this is great result. May I know this broker you traded.
  • #244
  • Nov 1, 2016 11:23pm Nov 1, 2016 11:23pm
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2016.11.02 09:57:49.897    Expert AmazingEA NZDUSD,M1: loaded successfully
2016.11.02 09:59:07.147    '30012843': pending order buy stop 0.10 NZDUSD at 0.74210 sl: 0.74103 tp: 0.75210
2016.11.02 09:59:07.553    '30012843': order was opened : #4205216 buy stop 0.10 NZDUSD at 0.74210 sl: 0.74103 tp: 0.75210
2016.11.02 09:59:07.553    '30012843': pending order sell stop 0.10 NZDUSD at 0.70043 sl: 0.70150 tp: 0.69043
2016.11.02 09:59:08.022    '30012843': order was opened : #4205217 sell stop 0.10 NZDUSD at 0.70043 sl: 0.70150 tp: 0.69043
2016.11.02 09:59:56.053    '30012843': modify pending order #4205217 sell stop 0.10 NZDUSD at 0.70043 sl: 0.70150 tp: 0.69043 -> price: 0.72041 sl: 0.72151 tp: 0.71041
2016.11.02 09:59:56.616    '30012843': pending order #4205217 sell stop 0.10 NZDUSD was modified -> price: 0.72041 sl: 0.72151 tp: 0.71041
2016.11.02 09:59:56.616    '30012843': modify pending order #4205216 buy stop 0.10 NZDUSD at 0.74210 sl: 0.74103 tp: 0.75210 -> price: 0.72211 sl: 0.72101 tp: 0.73211
2016.11.02 09:59:57.038    '30012843': pending order #4205216 buy stop 0.10 NZDUSD was modified -> price: 0.72211 sl: 0.72101 tp: 0.73211
2016.11.02 10:00:16.006    '30012843': delete pending order #4205217 sell stop 0.10 NZDUSD at 0.72041 sl: 0.72151 tp: 0.71041
2016.11.02 10:00:18.569    '30012843': pending order #4205217 was deleted
2016.11.02 10:00:18.569    '30012843': delete pending order #4205216 buy stop 0.10 NZDUSD at 0.72211 sl: 0.72101 tp: 0.73211
2016.11.02 10:00:19.475    '30012843': pending order #4205216 was deleted

I have set SecBPO 60 SecBAO 5 SecBMO 0, but two pending orders deleted in 60 sec, is that normal ?
Try to win !
  • #245
  • Nov 2, 2016 12:11am Nov 2, 2016 12:11am
EA is really quite good. +respect Alan. It seems we are going to do broker discovery. we occurs a lot of huge slippage on ECN platforms. It is better if experienced traders suggest their best ones .
  • #246
  • Nov 3, 2016 11:12am Nov 3, 2016 11:12am
Quoting Alan111S
{quote} This typically happens when the PC time is slightly out. In the instructions I recommend a tool called Net Time (www.timesynctool.com) that you install on your PC and it keeps the clock extremely accurate. You can also check the logfiles to see if your trades were deleted before the news. If you can't install something like that for any reason set UseBrokerTime=true and the EA will use the server clock.
Alan
I'm still having trouble could you have a look at my setting on this video.

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  • #247
  • Nov 3, 2016 7:44pm Nov 3, 2016 7:44pm
Quoting redfan
{quote} Alan I'm still having trouble could you have a look at my setting on this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgunYxIRW78
Hi mate, I've watched the video. The clue is that you have ReadSettings=True but the display has SettingsLine blank. So the EA is not able to open the Settings file for some reason. If you have it open in another program, that can cause that problem.

So the file AmazingEA-Settings.xlsx is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and it's only there to help people edit the AmazingEA-Settings.csv. You can open the .xlsx with Excel and say 'Save As....' and change it to .csv. Instead, you could also just open the .csv directly using Excel or another editor and change the settings in there.

!!! After any editing, always close and restart the EA !!!

So the idea of the csv is to override the other settings but that is quite an advanced thing and can wait until you're totally familiar with the EA. If you are happy to set the EA up per event and leave it running on your PC, then the spreadsheet stuff is overkill.

I'd recommend you do a 'dummy' trade at a time you are watching the PC using the following, to check everything is OK:-
1) Set AutoTradeNews=false. Set ReadSettings=false.
2) Set NYear, NMonth, NDay, NHour, NMinute and leave NSec as 0 manually to a time 2 minutes from now. Watch the System Time catch up to the News Time on the display.
3) 20 Seconds before the Time you set, pending orders will be created. 5 seconds after the time you set they will be cancelled.
4) Once that has worked successfully, I would try again manually with 'UseBrokerTime' set the other way, just to get used to the difference.
5) Next do the same exercise with AutoTradeNews=true. This time, depending on what trade is coming up, manually change the Chart to the appropriate pair so if AUD news is coming out, set it to AUDUSD.
6) Do a few trades like that and then we can look at getting the spreadsheet stuff working.

I think I'm going to do a video on how to get started with it as the learning curve is pretty steep. But I've just lent my webcam out so it will have to wait for the moment.....

Alan
  • #248
  • Nov 4, 2016 10:56am Nov 4, 2016 10:56am
thank for the reply I will give it a go.
  • #249
  • Nov 5, 2016 5:51am Nov 5, 2016 5:51am
Quoting RisingSun
{quote} @Alan, Please revert. Thanks, RS
Hey RisingSun. Please read the documentation that comes with the EA. There is a detailed explanation in there.

Alan
  • #250
  • Nov 5, 2016 5:52am Nov 5, 2016 5:52am
Quoting w7938940
2016.11.02 09:57:49.897 Expert AmazingEA NZDUSD,M1: loaded successfully 2016.11.02 09:59:07.147 '30012843': pending order buy stop 0.10 NZDUSD at 0.74210 sl: 0.74103 tp: 0.75210 2016.11.02 09:59:07.553 '30012843': order was opened : #4205216 buy stop 0.10 NZDUSD at 0.74210 sl: 0.74103 tp: 0.75210 2016.11.02 09:59:07.553 '30012843': pending order sell stop 0.10 NZDUSD at 0.70043 sl: 0.70150 tp: 0.69043 2016.11.02 09:59:08.022 '30012843': order was opened : #4205217 sell stop 0.10 NZDUSD at 0.70043 sl: 0.70150 tp: 0.69043 2016.11.02 09:59:56.053 '30012843':...
Yes it's normal. If the news doesn't activate the trades quickly they are deleted.

Alan
  • #251
  • Nov 11, 2016 7:04pm Nov 11, 2016 7:04pm
I've been a little quiet on here lately. The reason for this is that I've been writing a new EA !!!

Based on the same technology in AmazingEA, it also knows the times of News Events.

Depending on certain conditions, it places an after news trade using a limit order and uses Fibonacci extensions to set a Take Profit.

Risk / Reward is usually 1:1 on small moves but more commonly 1:2 on larger moves. (Reward is 2x Risk). It's also going to wait at least 5 minutes after news before trading so there won't be any Broker, Spread or Slippage issues that AmazingEA has.

I do believe that this EA will be UNIQUE in the Forex Market. There are News EAs and there are Fibo EAs but as far as I know there isn't such a thing as a FiboNews EA.

I'm every excited about it and will be trading a live account with it once I iron out the bugs and settings.

So, I will create a new thread for it on FF.

But I'm curious as to what NAME to call it so I'm going to open a Poll, with some choices.

Right now it's called 'AmazingFiboEA'. But I also thought of 'AwesomeEA' [it will be awesome ], or 'FiboNewsEA'.

But feel free to reply here too with any suggestions.
  • #252
  • Nov 11, 2016 8:58pm Nov 11, 2016 8:58pm
Fibews EA - The Awesome Expert Advisor
  • #253
  • Nov 11, 2016 11:27pm Nov 11, 2016 11:27pm
Quoting Alan111S
I've been a little quiet on here lately. The reason for this is that I've been writing a new EA !!! Based on the same technology in AmazingEA, it also knows the times of News Events. Depending on certain conditions, it places an after news trade using a limit order and uses Fibonacci extensions to set a Take Profit. Risk / Reward is usually 1:1 on small moves but more commonly 1:2 on larger moves. (Reward is 2x Risk). It's also going to wait at least 5 minutes after news before trading so there won't be any Broker, Spread or Slippage issues...
AwesomeNewsBreakout
NewsFibo
NewsSandwiching
NewsBulldozer
SafestNewsTradingEA
NewsBreakoutExpert
RetracingNewsEA
NewsRetracingEA

To name a few
  • #254
  • Nov 14, 2016 12:23am Nov 14, 2016 12:23am
There's a problem with the XML version of the FF calendar at the moment which is affecting the automated download of the calendar in the EA.

FF had some issues this morning and that XML version is still showing last week's data.

If the EA is saying “Unable to retrieve next calendar event…..” then it's because of that issue. There is nothing I can do about it except pester FF to sort it out.

Please see https://amazingea.wordpress.com/2016...alendar-event/
  • #255
  • Nov 16, 2016 7:18am Nov 16, 2016 7:18am
Hello Alan, hope ur wel..

Very interesting concept and i hope its doing well for you!! Do you have an MYFX book link for performance of the EA/system?

Thank you and good luck
Jannie
  • #256
  • Nov 16, 2016 5:40pm Nov 16, 2016 5:40pm
Quoting jdforex75
Hello Alan, hope ur wel.. Very interesting concept and i hope its doing well for you!! Do you have an MYFX book link for performance of the EA/system? Thank you and good luck Jannie
Not yet! There are still a few bugs which I am ironing out. But once AmazingFiboEA is more stable, I plan to trade it on a live account and publish the MyFxBook.
  • #257
  • Nov 20, 2016 3:11pm Nov 20, 2016 3:11pm
Hello Alan,
I can't get the AmazingEA to work with my MT4
Can you help me?

Thanks
  • #258
  • Nov 20, 2016 4:18pm Nov 20, 2016 4:18pm
Quoting Bigpipin13
Hello Alan, I can't get the AmazingEA to work with my MT4 Can you help me? Thanks
Yeah sure. Did you see this in the instructions file? If you can get it to run manually we can step through the more automated stuff later? Or will it not run in the first place at all?

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If you are new to using the EA I would step through the following instructions from the top. First, get the EA to run manually, next automatically but without using the Settings File and then finally using the Settings File.
How do I make AmazingEA work manually?
1) Drop AmazingEA onto a Chart. Ensure there is a Smiley Face beside the name AmazingEA in the top-right corner of the chart.
2) Change setting AutoTradeNews to false.
3) Lookup the Time of a (preferably High Impact) News Event on Forex Factory Calendar.
4) Ensure UseBrokerTime is set to false.
5) Convert the News Time to the equivalent local time 
6) Set NYear, NMonth, NDay, NHour, NMin and NSec to what the clock will say when the News hits.
7) The Default Settings are adequate for Testing on Demo
8) If the EA doesn't place orders check the 'AmazingEA Troubleshooter' Text File
How do I make AmazingEA work automatically?
1) In MT4, Tools, Options, Expert Advisors, make sure 'Allow DLL Imports' is ticked.
2) Drop AmazingEA onto a Chart. Ensure there is a Smiley Face beside the name AmazingEA in the top-right corner of the chart.
3) The EA works on any Demo account, but only paid for versions can be coded to a Live Account Name or Number for use on a Real Account
4) Licenses are available through the AmazingEA website, please see https://amazingea.wordpress.com/purchase for details.
5) Change setting ReadSettings to False and set FilterByCurrency to True
6) You can also force it to filter to one specific countries News Events by setting FFSymbol to a specific country (e.g. FFSymbol=AUD)
7) The EA will fetch the next News Event which is relevant for that currency pair and country from the Forex Factory Calendar
8) The Default Settings are adequate for Testing on Demo
9) If the EA doesn't place orders check the 'AmazingEA Troubleshooter' Text File
How do I make AmazingEA work automatically and pickup settings automatically from a CSV file?
1) In MT4, Tools, Options, Expert Advisors, make sure 'Allow DLL Imports' is ticked.
2) Drop AmazingEA onto a Chart. Ensure there is a Smiley Face beside the name AmazingEA in the top-right corner of the chart.
3) The EA works on any Demo account, but only paid for versions can be coded to a Live Account Name or Number for use on a Real Account
4) Licenses are available through the AmazingEA website, please see https://amazingea.wordpress.com/purchase for details.
5) Copy the AmazingEA-Settings.csv file into MQL4/Files. The Excel file AmazingEA-Settings.xlsx is supplied for your convenience to help you edit the CSV but the EA doesn't use it.
6) Change setting ReadSettings to True and check the News Event listed is matched by an entry in the AmazingEA-Settings.csv file. 
7) A number should appear next to the SettingsLine and this is the line number of the AmazingEA-Settings.csv file excluding the Header Line
8) The EA will fetch the next News Event which is relevant for that currency pair from the Forex Factory Calendar
9) The Default Settings are adequate for Testing on Demo
10) If the EA doesn't place orders check the 'AmazingEA Troubleshooter' Text File
  • #259
  • Nov 28, 2016 6:00am Nov 28, 2016 6:00am
Hi Allan,

What pair do you recommend for NFP ?

I remember you said AUD/USD is a good choice right ?
  • #260
  • Nov 28, 2016 6:11pm Nov 28, 2016 6:11pm
Quoting radking
Hi Allan, What pair do you recommend for NFP ? I remember you said AUD/USD is a good choice right ?
Actually I have changed my mind about that. I think it's best at the moment to stick to the standard pairs like USDJPY.
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