This applies to the MM function, but 1 percent I believe requires 100,000 to run 0.1 lots. 10,000 for 0.01 lots

Old Dog with New Tricks

If your account size is ~300k

Old Dog with New Tricks

Yes. The only thing that stands out to me is the moneymanagement. If the account size isn't large enough, then it's likely the size will be too small that the EA rounds to 0.

Old Dog with New Tricks

Then what's wrong?

EA problem "sell (instead of buy)"

Wait a minute.... You said you set the EA to long only? Long => Buy Short => Sell

EA problem "sell (instead of buy)"

What did trading style say? Did trade trigger say anything else? My suggestion would be to set alerts, and e-mail to true (make sure you set up e-mail) then you can at least know if the EA attempts to make a trade.

Old Dog with New Tricks

I said the account history. Sometimes the log and account history don't agree.

EA problem "sell (instead of buy)"

Can you confirm that error elsewhere? (account history)

EA problem "sell (instead of buy)"

Sounds a lot like this: [EDIT] The picture is a link. image

Supply and Demand Zones

Assuming you only trade on the closed candles, you only have 24 trade possibilities during the day.

Simple scalping system, all red or all green

I suspect the reason behind the lack of interest is lack of understanding. Most of the forum is looking for a mechanical system that they can trade manually.

Old Dog with New Tricks

EA is trying to contact the tick database. It's currently down and I'm trying to transfer the data to another host.

Old Dog with New Tricks

I came up with this name around the time he died. Regan...Raygun, kinda worked out.

Advanced Strategy Tester

In results tab, right click "copy all" paste into excel....

Advanced Strategy Tester

Yes

Advanced Strategy Tester

You're right Rabid, but in the context of rise and fall, Forex has no 'up' or 'down'

Why the market tends to fall faster than it rises ?

You could try and export the "results" tab and then do your number crunching on that.

Advanced Strategy Tester

I did not say the theory only applies to the stock market. I merely imply that there is known evidence that the theory applies in the stock market. You are right that the feeling of fear exists regardless of the market. After all, risk can lead to ...

Why the market tends to fall faster than it rises ?

You initialize DayOfTrade before the start() function. The code doesn't go all the way back to the beginning, it goes back to the start() function. You need to move the initialization of that variable down to inside the start() function.

a question of global variables

As I understand it Craig, the OP is under the impression that the markets are open on the weekends.

Weekend MT4 Demo server