I'm having the same issues too. My only guess is lack of sufficient data.

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Instead of moving up a timeframe, try moving out a decimal place. Look for brokers which deal in 1/10ths of a pip.

Step MA 1min system

Have you tried installing MT4 to the flash drive instead of copying and pasting the directory?

Running MT4 from a flash drive

If "trade on the close of a 5 min candle" then simply set the EA on the 5 min TF and set eachtickmode to "True"

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I'm trying to put together another EA for this new version: So, for: BUY: 15 Min CCI(8) is above 0 5 Min Stoch(5, 3, 3) is less than Stoch(4, 3, 3) and both are above 80. 5 Min Heiken Ashi changes from red to blue. SELL: 15 Min CCI(8) is below 0 5 ...

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There are other derivatives which can be traded as well. Forward contracts Options Swaptions etc. There are also special hedging strategies like strangle, straddle, butterfly, etc, which are all used by these funds. Wikipedia "Option strategies" and ...

anyone know what Volatility hedge funds are?

I think that's the price line. (Historical closing price)

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That's a good question The Asian breakout looks iffy at best. But to be fair, it's Monday over there.

7am-9am Big Dog USD Breakout Strategy

My EAs have a separate close loop which reference the bid/ask prices. You're welcome to check. It would be interesting to figure out which price (bid/ask) the EA uses when running in the backtester. How do you recommend I go about doing that?

Great EA. Anyone interested in forward testing?

Stop orders...

Part Time Wealth Building Trading System - Weekly Scalping

How would you know it's doing that? Trades are closed by stoplosses and takeprofits, not by the EA.

Great EA. Anyone interested in forward testing?

I don't see them in there...odd: Here are my scripts. These are the ones I personally trade with. Buy: //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| trade.mq4 | //| Copyright 2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp. | //| ...

Script hotkey execute without confirmation?

It's not whether or not the method is ACTUALLY profitable, it's if they THINK it's profitable

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Yes, remove any variables which start with "extern"

Script hotkey execute without confirmation?

I know some simulators allow you to drag and drop scripts onto a chart. But my goal is to use hotkeys to activate the script. How do I set hotkeys in the simulator?

Running Scripts in the Backtester

Is this with or without the spread factored in?

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I turned $200 into $20k in two weeks around the same time genie turned $1k into $100k. I did it on GBPJPY starting on November 7, 2007, using tkimble's daily scalping method, and very dangerous MM. (4 losses in a row would wipe me out) You'll note ...

Turning US$300 into $10k in a month... is it possible?

Well nvwine, I am...to an extent. My gal-pals (not girlfriends, just friends that are girls) are at other colleges: Smith, Wellesley, Duke, Princeton, etc. I'm not shuttling over there every weekend, so we all have webcams set up and we can chat and ...

Great EA. Anyone interested in forward testing?

Ok, I think I completely reverse-engineered the system: If the RSI is above 70: Sell If the RSI is below 30: Buy There should only be alternating buy/sell/buy trades. The exceptions are: If the RSI goes from above 70 to below 60 and back above 70, a ...

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I feel silly, I know why the time function won't work: It's impossible for the time to both be less than start and greater than end =D, so that's why the return(0) there isn't being triggered.

Great EA. Anyone interested in forward testing?