Hi, minimum volume to start a cycle is 0.01 lot. Please check in the upper right if the spread is shown in red, if yes the EA want open orders due to your setting in max_spread. The input here are MT4 points, so for 1.5 Pips it should be 15 or 20, ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Hey, cool, I have your wish on the list, will summariz it end of next week

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Hi, my beta version has the option to disable indicators so you can choose if you want them, I think this is a valid option for the improved version, too... But yes, we definitely will need a manual entry button for buy and sell, so you can use the ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

The "right" settings depend on many things like risk appetite, leverage, account type and account size. Out of my experience I would advise you do some backtest. When you find settings you like, make a visual BT and ask yourself if you are happy ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

When I traded this version I normaly used progression 1 or 3, 2 which is martingale, was used by myself just realy rare.

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Hi, nice to have you around. I am using indicators to open the first order on a more overbought or oversold situation. This gives me the option to run much smaller distance between the orders of a cycle and makes the approach more save. It is just ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

EA works, but so far I never tried griding in that market. Run some backtests to find out first...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Hi and good luck, I would recommend doing first intense backtests followed up by frontest via demo before using it on real account. Anyhow, keep us posted...cheers

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Bravo!

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

No worry So the settings in the EA from post are standard settings, obviously I used a lot of settings when I was trading with this version. Cheers

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Yeap, we can add to our wishlist a starting and ending time (or multiple). I will summerize my wishes including the ones wish have been posted here so far aproximatly end of next week...Hopefully people with MQL4 skills will explain than, what is ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Hi Again: I am trading on my real account a beta version of the EA wich is attached in post 1. The differences of my version are: Opens cycle on conditions from BollingerBands and or Stoachastik / RSI, from second order it behaves like Ikarus ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Welcome flashpaul, as stated befor I do not have experience in using Icarus on non FX instruments. But yes, you nailed it, optimum market is a volatile phase, it can be up or down or range, but enought volatility so both cycles can be closed. By the ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

This is what I mean...One lot US30 equals 33.000 USD, you pay 6 USD plus Spread...1 Lot EURUSD equals 100.000 €, and I pay less spread than you (0,3 avg) and hav the same comission but 3 times the volume...But anyhow, good luck, looking forward for ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Keep us posted, out of my mind I would think the Dow is to trendy for Icarus and the cost are higher than major forex, but time will tell us those things...Cheers

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Hello, today is not only the last day of the month but also the last day of the first quarter 2021. image The performance of my betaverison of the EA on my real account was promising, but risky. The hoel February I was challanged by a huge DD on a ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

As said before, everything is possible, but maybe you better open another thread for your project

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Hi, at the moment you have 4 options for volume: 0= 1/1/1/1/1/1/1/... 1= 1/2/3/4/5/6/7... 2= 1/2/4/5/16/24... 3= 1/1/2/3/5/8/13... On my account I am using option 3 (I call it fibogale, lol) most of the time. But for the wishlist we could add the ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Hi Yonnie. I appreciate having you here, welcome! When we reached the point of improving, we can discuss an option for the EA to choose between trend and contra trend. But for the moment the EA is what it is. I understand from your threads you are ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Hi, yes off course, here you go. First, the unbalance mode in the current version is VERY dangerous, it will almost guarantee to blow up your account. Therefore, I advise you not to use it with real money. Having that said this mode is still a valid ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero