Modeling quality if N/A

Automated Backtesting

Simple, if the price changed and didn't turn around, there's a major movement.

How to Identify Major Movement in the Market

A quick google search "1-2-3 breakout".... url

looking for trading system without indicators

There are plenty of indicators developed for this system already. I'm trying to make that next step into automating this system. I'm not sure how much of the thread you read, but anyway: Open the pairs (set the reference date, whatever you choose). ...

You Must Be Experienced Trader!!!

You got the math wrong. The formula is: Reward / Risk * win percentage * 100 = Success score. You did Risk / Reward * win percentage * 100 = Success score. Here, let me put it in MQL: double SuccessScore(int Risk, int Reward, double WinRate) { ...

You Must Be Experienced Trader!!!

replace with: ObjectCreate("1", OBJ_HLINE, 0, 0, 0.9424); ObjectCreate("2", OBJ_HLINE, 0, 0, 0.9431); ObjectCreate("3", OBJ_HLINE, 0, 0, 0.9442); ObjectCreate("4", OBJ_HLINE, 0, 0, 0.9457); ObjectCreate("5", OBJ_HLINE, 0, 0, 0.9464); ...

Beginners coding advice needed please

Auto, I may be younger than you are, but that does not guarantee that you are a lot smarter than I am. To quote from Les Miserables: That being said, learn to quote me properly Auto. I said Risk:Reward is 1:5 - 1:10. Do you know what that means? Is ...

You Must Be Experienced Trader!!!

You can try. But I suggest you run it by me or any of the other programmers here first. Give us the opportunity to analyze the backtested report and tear it apart as it were.

Automated Backtesting

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Automated Backtesting

The vast majority of newbies here who add modifications to a system do so because it "looks good". I usually don't bother with modifications unless whoever is modifying the system can completely explain to me why they want to make the modification.

Quantitative Approach to Backtesting

Yeah, I test with FXT files, but I use an older build of MT4 so I can trade tick data.

Exchange rate history

I don't download from there. I collect my own data.

Exchange rate history

url If you still require more data, it won't be cheap.;

Exchange rate history

Thing about brokers Auto, where do retail brokers make their money? Spread! Brokers are an intermediary. They get their prices from the interbank, add their spread, and then pass on the prices to us. More trades, converts to more revenues. From ...

You Must Be Experienced Trader!!!

I'm quite pleasantly surprised to see this thread alive again. In the nearly a year I've had to think over this, the best thing I can think of is to try and count how many bars in a certain range go through a specific price. I'm working out an ...

Determining Trending vs. Consolidating

You didn't read everything =D Ok , within five months you have opend incrediable number of 100,000 orders. You have the consecutive loss of 280. Keep in mind that Metatrader has a max lot size limitation of 9999 lots. Some signals required millions ...

You Must Be Experienced Trader!!!

Have a good look at the links above. Each backtest has its own thread.

You Must Be Experienced Trader!!!

You're missing my point auto. Forget the equity curve, notice that my EA went from $10,000 to billions. Your no-SL EA only went from $10,000 to ~40,000. If you pay attention to the orders in the screenshots, you'll notice that there is a very tight ...

You Must Be Experienced Trader!!!

That's quite an astute observation. Problem is that many newbies think forex is a get-rich-quick method. It can be, but that's more an exception than the rule.

I've noticed a pattern...

ObjectCreate() Function. bool ObjectCreate( string name, int type, int window, datetime time1, double price1) In your case: ObjectCreate(Time[0], OBJ_HLINE, 0, [Put time of line], [Put Price of line]);

Beginners coding advice needed please