Create an offline tick chart. Then you can simply add your MACD-like indicator and your EA directly to that offline tick chart.

ONE Indicator which draws in two sub-windows

Here's one alternative method: - I do not use Strategy Tester, as you have found, it is too restrictive. - I have a script that acts as my quote server. It reads Tick data from my repository (or any timeframe for that matter - depending on the ...

Backtest-how?

Yes this can be done. Although, custom buttons are challenging in MT4...so a different solution for your "play button" would be probably be easier to implement. Post the details of exactly what you are trying to do and I try to help you.

Backtest-how?

You are trying to use the shift variable (pos) for both the current chart timeframe and D1. Do something like this to get the shift value for the D1 chart: int posD1 = iBarShift( Symbol(), PERIOD_D1, Time[pos] ); Then use "posD1" as the shift in the ...

Help adding a filter to the Freebie Indicator

Yes, nice list. But the big question is "How do you think like an EA for this strategy?" What checklist (entry criteria) do you use before entering a trade?

Price Action Trading with Indicators! The Freebie System

Comments below. Chart1 - 1/19/2010 ---------------------- These trades are there, see trades #27 and #28 in spreadsheet Chart 2 - 6/21/2010 ---------------------- My broker opened at 21:00 GMT, yours opened at 22:00 GMT. My broker opened at a much ...

Two Systems Journal

It is "pretty much a good hedge". However, they do not completely "cancel each other out". The EUR is cancelled out. But there is a little GBP and a little USD left over. 1.0 Sell EU 1.0 Buy GU 1.0 Buy EG This is approximately equivalent to 0.13 Buy ...

Indicators development for T101's not very simple method

I'm wondering why you would bother creating offline charts of 3 combined pairs that are identical to the "regular" GBPUSD charts???

Indicators development for T101's not very simple method

2011.05.26 Trades (risk 1% per trade) using 4-point trend: All New York time EURUSD 2011.05.26 06:40 -1.0% GBPUSD 2011.05.26 08:30 +2.3% ------------------------------------------- Total +1.3%

Price Action Trading with Indicators! The Freebie System

Yes. Screenshots at time of entry are below.

Price Action Trading with Indicators! The Freebie System

Trades today (risk 1% per trade) using 4-point trend: All New York time EURUSD None GBPUSD 2011.05.25 04:20 -1.0% GBPUSD 2011.05.25 08:30 +1.6% AUDUSD 2011.05.25 10:25 +1.5% USDCHF 2011.05.25 06:15 +2.1% ------------------------------------------- ...

Price Action Trading with Indicators! The Freebie System

I deleted previous posts with invalid data. Attaching EURUSD results for past 17 months. Used M1 for test data. Keep in mind my timestamps are in New York time (GMT-5 during winter months, GMT-4 during summer months). Also attaching video of ...

Two Systems Journal

I will adjust the code to always start the day at 00:00 GMT and re-run the tests. Is this correct: Day starts at 00:00 GMT Open no new trades starting at 17:00 GMT Close any open trades at 19:00 GMT

Two Systems Journal

For those trying to trade like paulus, you should probably try to clearly define his strategy. Make a detailed list of the entry and exit rules. For the most part, it certainly seems like it is almost 100% mechanical. If that is the case, then you ...

Price Action Trading with Indicators! The Freebie System

Yes, I will. Early days yet, needs much more testing. The EA is quite complex...so there is lots that can go wrong! Yes, EAs are good for this. Define your system rules and let the EA trade according to those rules. IMO, the less discretion in your ...

Price Action Trading with Indicators! The Freebie System

There's lots of criteria. Here's the "major" ones: First determine trend. In this case, trend is defined using 4-points (or 4 semaphors). For a Short trade (like my EU trade), we would need a Low, followed by a High, followed by a Lower Low, ...

Price Action Trading with Indicators! The Freebie System

As you know, the number of trades and the success of these trades has a lot to do with how you define your entry and exit criteria. There are dozens of different ways to define proper setups, when to enter, and when to exit. This weekend, I finally ...

Price Action Trading with Indicators! The Freebie System

Xaphod, Nicely done! Try this one - it gets rid of the "step" of the MTF - showing the true values of the indicator at the close of the lower timeframe bar. It's good for those visual backtesters to really see when one line crossed the other (like ...

MTF Indicators for the 'Trading Made Simple' system

There's no code there to calculate GMT. It simply uses your daily candles for data.

Price Action Trading with Indicators! The Freebie System

It is very clear that Xaphod knows what he is talking about. His indicator (TMS-Osc) displays the correct values for past bars and the current bar. The original indicator (TDI Red Green) has a bug in it. The number of bars to recalculate is ...

Indicators for the 'Trading Made Simple' system