Well, if you "curve-fitted" or "over-optimized" your strategy, then yes it is very possible it could only work for that time period. There was a great post here about developing a system and proper backtesting. If someone could find the link I would ...

changing psychology

Thanks dof, I had heard the term hidden divergence but had not read into it. Now I will. andersenws

Some More Divergence?

Well you could have an "extern int" that could be changed anytime. It's not a pop-up but it is user-definable. andersenws

How to enter external variables?

Do you mean the file or the concept? andersenws

andersenws's 1-2-3 thread

Yeah, I'll look back and post some in the next few days. andersenws

andersenws's 1-2-3 thread

I am looking for some more 1-2-3's (I haven't been slacking). It's just that they are a breed of trend reversal patterns and we are in a solid trend right now. We should see some more in 1-2 weeks though. andersenws

andersenws's 1-2-3 thread

Yeah, I'm left staring at the chart with absolutely no movement and looking absolutely sutpid for exiting . It's cool though, as if this does turn, I think it will have plenty of steam. Guess I'll have to get those emotions in check next time. ...

Aussie Pairs

I did jump in for a small short, didn't realize news was coming out (thanks logical!!) and exited for a measly profit. (1 pip, whooo!!!) Thanks guys, I'll be keeping an eye on this the next couple days. andersenws

Aussie Pairs

Thanks a lot Bundy, I'm hoping to grab a few pips on the short. andersenws

Aussie Pairs

Divergence on AUDUSD? — I was looking at some charts and think there may be divergence on the aud daily. I'm new to divergence, so correct me if I'm wrong. BTW, there was divergence at the beginning of my image that got cut off, but it was ...

Aussie Pairs

agreed. I read this before, but I can't do anything unless I at least have a part of the code. Thanks stockwet. andersenws

Why can't I divide two variables?

This has been asked many times. Look in the Metatrader Forum. andersenws

MACD-histogramm

Wow, amazing article! It's very refreshing to read an article about the important things, not just money. andersenws

No Requirements to Be Happy

Ditto. Send me a PM if you have any questions andersenws

Programming MQL

I've actually looked into this type of stuff, and awesome for us [sarcasm], the US is one of the only countries to tax worldwide income. Taken from irs.gov: "If you are a U.S. citizen or a resident alien of the United States and you live abroad, you ...

Low Risk, High Reward Trading Experiment

Yeah, it's brackets[] because the prices are stored as an array. andersenws

MQL 'stuff'

I don't know if you noticed, cause I didn't, but the easiest way to get the close,high,low,or open is just to say Close[xx], not the big long function that I put at the beginning of my last post. andersenws

MQL 'stuff'

Whoa! Little bitter Howard? Actually I completely support hilmy, as it is HIS method that he has spent HIS time on, and it is completely HIS decision whether or not to release HIS method. Keep it up hilmy! andersenws

100 Trades Analysis

I believe he means that he started out in SP500. Cutting teeth refers to when babies get their first teeth in. andersenws

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