Yes, MT4 keeps getting more and more strict. Change the -1 to 0. You just want to signify failure. A 'bool' only has two acceptable states, 0 and 1. Not -1. Or change the definition of the function from 'bool' to 'int'. I'm not an expert at the ...

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles

Many interesting points in your message. And here I'm going to give away many 'secrets'. You can optimize Blessing for best Draw Down. And it's possible to get much better numbers than the default 50%. Much depends on the particular currency and how ...

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles

I just read your message again. I went to fast last time, I'm sorry. Don't download data with the MT4 History Center. That's not your brokers data. That data comes from MetaQuotes. I dug up an old Youtube video you need to watch: video This guy ...

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles

Blessing doesn't really need any mods for performance better than that.

Forward testing results of my ea modified from Blessing 3.9.6

Try setting your spread to 30. That's 3-pips to MT4. You won't get many trades at 0.2 pips spread. Good luck.

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles

I did a quick 2-minute optimization on AUDCAD for fun. One pass using the Blessing-Opt.set file I posted earlier. It's already tradeable. image image This was on the one hour time-frame. It's quick enough in the higher time-frames to try a few ...

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles

If you need more tips on optimizing Blessing let me know. I've done it a few hundred times so far, I think. I don't understand all the inner workings yet, but optimizing is fairly easy. At least enough to make great profits. It's an incredibly ...

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles

I suggest you stop using tick data. Especially tick data from external sources. It's unnecessary and wrong. I consider it a scam. Every broker has different data. So how can third-party tick data work at all? Makes no sense. This also means that ...

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles

Sorry you're having trouble. If you're using a different broker it's not too surprising. Each broker has their own data, all different. It's best to optimize for your particular broker. I'm using 3 different brokers and I usually have to start from ...

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles

Not tested on Demo yet. Two months back test. Run on Forex.com data, don't expect it to work on others. U.S. restrictions and small leverage. file image image file Blessing slightly modified to work with 'Open prices'. No need for tick data. ...

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles

Blessing doesn't seem to handle U.S. margin rules very well. Has anyone looked into fixing this? Thanks

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles

I posted a set file a few messages earlier that has my settings for starting an overall Genetic optimization. I would highly recommend that rather than my other set files. I currently use three different brokers. I've found that using a set file ...

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles

Question, what to do: I have two Blessing setups both at initial stages of refinement. Both starting at $1000. The first on CADJPY using just December data has reached $4000 in one month and is showing a beautiful smooth upward curve. Great profit ...

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Does anyone have progress to report on MT4 to MT5 conversions? Maybe a more complete include file? Thanks!

MQL4 to MQL5 translation desk

I'm heading out for the holidays shortly. When I get back I'll see if I can help a little. Not sure. In the mean time please go and learn how to run the MT4 Strategy Tester.

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles

Who is your broker?

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles

What set file or parameters are you using? Blessing won't work without very good and specific instructions. Settings are only good for one currency pair at one specific timeframe and often just one broker. Not surprising you get no trades without ...

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles

All kinds of possibilities. How is it different from the backtest? How many trades per day did it make in the backtest? Any interesting messages in the logs? What pair are you trading?

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles

My recent experience with quite a few optimizations over lots of pairs and time-frames suggests its best to work with a balance of at least $1000, even if you plan to trade on smaller amounts. I'm now doing everything at $1000 for easy comparison. ...

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There is a wonderful guy at expert4x.com with way too many Youtube videos. He's a good teacher, and he is trying to sell some stuff but he provides more good info than anyone else. Several of his videos on optimizing his EAs have the info you need. ...

Most Famous Blessing 3.9.6 EA and Setfiles