I get a lot of lag when activating and using this indicator. Anybody else experience this?

MT4 Enhanced chart cross-hairs with automatic chart-sync

I figured it out. *sigh* I went to another account that was connected to a live feed and the micro-lots as well as the proper lot size risk (1%) started occurring. I guess if you keep the platform disconnected from your broker you will have the ...

Running identical backtests getting varied results

I don't want to start another thread and clog this beautiful place up so... image Does anybody know why my EA would only be buying in mini-lot denominations while running in strategy tester? No micro-lots at all. One other question if you don't ...

Running identical backtests getting varied results

It appears the problem I was experiencing was due to a constant recalculation of the exchange rate. Note to self: Don't run backtests connected to the server. Credit to Sangmane for pointing out the errors of my ways. ...

Running identical backtests getting varied results

Both are run from the same live account, nothing different. The data tested is a couple months in a previous year. Nothing recent. The test is only being run on one time frame as that is what the EA was programmed for.

Running identical backtests getting varied results

image image There we go. Two tests run with identical parameters and conditions but differing profits. On the $559 trade the lot size even changed from .67 to .68 I'm about to put my head through the screen. :*(

Running identical backtests getting varied results

Oh how I wish I was. Unfortunately the spread value is inputted and fixed. The copy of MT4 that I am backtesting on is logged into the broker. Is there any way the historical data is changing slightly? Man what a dirty trick that would be. I am ...

Running identical backtests getting varied results

It appears I have discovered a name for the EA I am looking for thanks to a very kind member of this forum - trade manager. Does anybody know of a trade manager that allows for dynamic SL (risk) calculation? I need an EA that will calculate the SL - ...

Need EA programming solution

I've looked into the EA Builder programs/sites and it seems that most are fairly generalized when it comes to setting triggers. My strategy doesn't execute according to commonly used indicator signals but rather price action in its most simple form ...

Need EA programming solution

Thread moved to commercial forum? Weird. Okay, I found a pretty cool (free) order entry tool called Complete Order Entry by Christina Li. You can find it in the marketplace under utilities.

Multiple Pending Orders Script

You sound like a conspiracy theorist. ATR works great for me and is a fairly accepted technical discipline amongst successful retail traders. While fake breakouts are the norm in Forex, faking daily volatility ranges would be a much more ...

Using ATR incorrectly during back-testing :(

I think I'm going to maintain an ATR calculation via spreadsheet and just stop using the MT4 indicators for now. Combining the Sunday bars with Monday seems natural as "Sunday's range" is normally inside of Monday and/or usually jibes with Monday's ...

Using ATR incorrectly during back-testing :(

Maybe just go off Friday's bar?

Using ATR incorrectly during back-testing :(

Using Sunday's 3 hour minuscule volatility as the end point for Monday's numbers is madness. On a 7 period ATR you can see the average dip on every Sunday and then "correct" on Monday. Are people really using the artificially low Sunday number for ...

Using ATR incorrectly during back-testing :(