Thank You, i will wait for Thang's update. I will send you a PM, once i get the hang of the EMA filter. Doing some strategy testing now.

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Am I missing out on something? I'm trying your4.79 version in backtest. But It just hangs, even if I don't use EMA filter. The last version i tried was 4.75, and it works.

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Thanks, Can you explain how to use your EMA Trend filter?

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Hi Ksen, I circumvented the problem, by using Cent account, thereby using bigger lot size. 1.0 min lot instead of .01 min lot. I am testing now.

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" I slightly changed the code and now the distance between orders depends on the ATR value at the moment the order was opened" What does this exactly mean now? Does ATR use the same value for a whoe cycle of buy and sell? how does it differ from ...

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Ksen, I haven't extensively tested your 4.73 flex atr, but my first test run was great. I need a few days to tweak settings. Great job in editing ATR. I'll give you update soon.

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Critical results worth analyzing: Having a drawdown of 91% Initial fund of 10,000usd, with biggest drawdown of 25,000. I think this set of parameters is a fail for backtesting. At any point of the backtest, your maximum drawdown should not go near ...

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I think having indicators rsi and bb at least, would better tame icarus. Hope you can bring it back with your version. And also hope you can explain the new features.

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Hi ksen, Thank You! Can you further explain the new improvements that you have done? What does Martingale progression - 2 do actually?

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previously, ATR would just compute 1 time and then that is the ATR value and won't change. Somebody fixed that, and made it constantly change even in the middle of a buy or sell cycle, therefore, making the next trades of the cycle dynamically ...

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There are a lot of factors to consider, including pair traded and broker. Its not a one size fits all. I am not selfish, but i hope you understand that i will not share actual settings/set files publicly. I dont want to be blamed also if something ...

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i am using icarus 4.6 and Icarus 4.72. They have slight differerence in hedging. Both version has good ATR.

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This thread has been quiet lately with regards to further development. I sense that a lot of us are already profitable with our own settings and adjustments. Maybe just to keep the fire alive in this thread. I would like to share my expectations ...

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At the take profit line, it passes beyond and does not close with profit lock set to 1.0? I have tested extensively and do not have this problem. What version are you using?

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Just set profit lock to 1.0 to solve your request.

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With the correct settings, You should be able to leave icarus and let her work the way that it should. A grid trading robot that will take care of drawdown even if they are substantial. I have yet to prove this in forward live test as my new ...

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I am trading live. Here is the result of my latest set file of icarus. Doing really good. image With very small drawdown even during volatile times the past 2 weeks. image This has been running since Feb. 22 And I have pretty decent profit. I am ...

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Another technique is to use RSI Trigger on the settings, you can set your RSI in such a way that it will never trigger buy or sell.

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Reporting that my Strategy(Set) for Icarus 4.6 survived the 200+ pips with no floating trades from the market drop left at the end of the trading week. I havent tried your strategy. I need time to study it.

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