Account Has Reset... -$87k — ....Just looked at the bot and saw everything has reset on its own... the net balance is now around 41K starting with a 100k account... it had run up to 129k then reset with a -87k bombshell.... This is why ...

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D

Hi Bob... Glad you're back and all is well... I decided to let my test keep rolling along and not intervene in death trades.... just to see... (demo account, of course) With the dramatic unwinding of the Yen carry trades, I guess you could say my ...

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D

Wonderful Interpretation — A deep understanding here Kudzu... great post!

MTF Stochastics

Updated Equity Curve — Hi all, Here is an updated equity curve... I had the EA closed for 3 trading days last week for a quick vacation... EA= 100/40 1.5X on daily charts, 19 currencies using ODL demo account Yes, the balance is high but I am ...

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D

Safe Journey — Safe journey, Bob. Thanks for all your input... we'll be here.

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D

I know numeral is around, he just hasnt posted in a while. All the systems I have seen at Forex failed for 4 major reasons. 1. They start with lots that are too large for the EA. I use pennies. 2. They didnt use the larger ranges I am using or ...

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D

The biggest problem I face in trading is unrealistic expectations, (GREED). If I can over come this human emotion of more more more, I can be a successful trader. Getting rich slowly takes time. Getting there at 5% a week actually is faster than ...

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D

Close order after N minutes if not in profit.... — Here is a snippet of code posted to the Metatrader Experts and Indicators group on Yahoo today... > Hello, how do I close an open trade after say 10 minutes if it is not > in profit yet? After ...

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Day 5 update — Here's an update of the performance of the 100, 40 1.5 EA... I am using default settings except for trading with the first level at .1 lot instead if .01. I applied this EA to 20 pairs in a shotgun approach... It is certainly ...

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EUR/AUD — Looks like a good call to me....

AshFX Daily

Hi Bob, and group.... This demo of a 100k account is with FXDD and 100:1 leverage. The trade size is .1 lot. I am using the 100/40 1.5X EA in default mode. That would be the same risk as a 10,000 account trading .01 lots. I can dream a little while ...

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D

Got it... thanks! This is a better picture than the balance screen shot that I posted...

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D

Bob, I am having trouble seeing how to display a line chart of the acct balance as you are posting here.... Can you help?

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D

Super! Here is a screen shot of my closed trades running the tp100+40 1.5x EA starting at 8/12/08 at 0500 until now, 8/14/08, 21:40... The demo is running on FXDD and I am using .1 lot size. All the EA settings are the default ones.

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D

Shotgun Approach — Hi all... I have placed the 100+40 1.5 EA on all 20 pairs (excluding the Peso) currently available on my FXDD demo. The account is up a bit over $2,500 in about 24 hrs. I set the base lot to amount to .1 rather than .01 and ...

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D

In re-reading you message I found the answer... the EA has already been modified to not work with stochastics... it trades from a MA cross and one can experiment with different parameters such as lot size, TP, etc.

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D

How can I change the settings to work as a MA cross then? Sorry to be dense about this...

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D

And Three more.... — Here are the last three screens...

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D

EA Settings — Hi Bob and group.... I have been putting all of my energy into trading manually up until now... I'd like to start experimenting with the TP 100 + 40 1.5 EA you posted, Bob... hopefully I can add some insight and can help with ...

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My 3000 demo is handling it though so we will see if it can push it over the edge. If it survives these moves then I will have to go live with a large amount. My friend and I are willing to go 3000 dollars, the only thing is choosing the amount. ...

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D