I wouldn't be so quick to judge. Guys, run a visual backtest in the strategy tester. I see plenty of wicks which could potentially be captured with this system. Set TP to 5 pips, don't take trades with SL greater than 5 pips, etc.

Slingshot-30 Min. PA System

All fixed. Problems with the TradingTimes function.

Slingshot-30 Min. PA System

Oh darn damonl, because I've completed the EA Attached is the EA. It should follow everything on page 1

Slingshot-30 Min. PA System

I agree with the parts in bold, but not the underlined part. You don't necessarily need to be able to trade the methods an EA uses (I can't manually calculate a neural network every 3 seconds). But you definitely need to understand how the ...

Forex Robots

I perfectly agree that there are "set-and-forget" systems. But consider this, can your EA ride out the price shocks that happened in November 2007, Summer 2008, and October 2008? There are these black swans out there which will kill almost any ...

Forex Robots

Pip-Stud, what is your impression of an EA? I will tell you now that you can't simply attach an EA to the chart and expect it to make you a millionaire. Or a dollaraire...for that matter. That isn't to say EAs don't work. I have yet to find an EA ...

Forex Robots

bool IsTrade = False; for (int i = 0; i < Total; i ++) { OrderSelect(i, SELECT_BY_POS, MODE_TRADES); if(OrderType() <= OP_SELL && OrderSymbol() == Symbol() && OrderMagicNumber() == MagicNumber) { IsTrade = True; } if(!IsTrade) OrderSend(...) }

Looking for function preventing Expert Advisor from opening Mulitple Orders at Once

I technically still have a boss. After all, I work for my money. I would rather my money working for me.

I don't watch prices when I trade

Depends on how focused you are when watching every tick =D I trade watching every tick for a few hours at a time, particularly market opens, news, and other major events. My EAs can handle the downtime relatively well while I am off playing games. ...

I don't watch prices when I trade

Lol, I guess it's hard to lurk. I'm watching this thread guys. Don't worry. I'll put together an EA once I have an idea of what type of system this is. It's either trending or counter-trending as I see it.

Slingshot-30 Min. PA System

Hey guys Here is an update to solve for the multiple trades per bar problem. Just set the maximum amount of trades you want.

eur/usd scalping method

Define "good"

Channel Trading system

I trade using 34 different EAs sorted into six categories. Trending Counter-Trending Ranging Breakout Scalping News I turn categories of EAs on and off based on how I see the market. Plain and simple. That's manual intervention. Each EA is a ...

Moving Average/CCI System

1) Manual intervention (I use this method a lot) 2) More indicators 3) Other (I'm developing another solution. I hope to have a prototype which doesn't crash mt4 up by February)

Moving Average/CCI System

What do you do if you're in a sideways market?

Moving Average/CCI System

I think there's a reason why it's called "OffTrend"

Can this trend indicator be fixed?

Sounds like some form of artificial intelligence? Judging by some quick googling, this feels a lot like a more complex version of the "Game of Life" As for how it applies to forex, I can't see how it does. In order for this to apply to forex it ...

Cellular Automata

string Day; if(TimeDayOfWeek(TimeCurrent()) == 0) Day = "Today is Sunday";

How To Limit Ea To Trade Only On Sunday

Did you put in the trade criteria that "CanTrade" has to be true? if(CanTrade && ... && ... &&...) Order = SIGNAL_BUY; if(CanTrade && ... && ... &&...) Order = SIGNAL_SELL;

Setting Start Time for EA?

I ask because I rate systems using the following formula: (Reward / Risk) * Percent win * 100. So, if this system has reward/risk of 2/1 and a percent win of 75% that's a success score of 150. Average system here is somewhere around 50-60 success ...

Slingshot-30 Min. PA System