Let's cut to the chase -- this EA that you just coded for me is useless -- it can't be traded, let alone autotraded. It can't be traded because we don't know what values to use for 'period' and 'threshold'. In it's current state your EA is just an ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

You're getting warmer. So -- what period should we use. Enter a value as as input setting. And what threshold value should we use. Enter a value as an input setting. Now, tell me, what values did you choose? Be specific -- no hand-waving. This is ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

What -- now I'm a racist? Until you just now mentioned it, for all I knew you were from Mars. You peddle BS and when called-out you wave the race card? I feel like an idiot sharing this but can't help it -- my wife is African-American and my kids ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Okay -- let's pretend that you coded it, though you didn't. Let's begin by attaching it to a chart and running it. What's the first thing that happens?

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

No -- you didn't code it. You simply rearranged my pseudo-code. That is not MQL code. I was requesting that you code it as one of your night strategies. url

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Don't try to sneak out of it. You asked that I explain it for a 7-year old. I did better than that -- I explained it for a 5-year old. Now, code it like you promised. And include the part that only trades when it is "dark". After you code it then ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Okay -- whatever. It sounded like you were stumped by @lazer83's suggestion so I offered a possible work-around. Please proceed with my example... But wait -- just a few moments ago you were worshipping MetaQuotes. But now you're saying they include ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Please do NOT delete it. We need this thread as a reference -- a low watermark example -- of misleading and stupid trading advice... BTW -- you're not trying to get out of creating that EA that you promised, are you?

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

In MT4 we have "tick volume" -- it's a pseduo-volume. Consider "tick volume" good enough for the purpose of implementing Lazer83's strategy.

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

We're talking about MT4, right? What choice do you have for data? Let me think a moment -- wait, it is coming to me -- hey, how about price. As far as I know, all we have is tick data. I don't know -- maybe you're aware of other data that those ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

The lowest is where a frequent poster in the TMS thread thought the Y-axis on an MT4 chart was in $ (instead of being a ratio). And the highest was the recent post in my Focal Points thread where I pointed out that backshifting wasn't necessary. ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Oh, yes, I forgot. It can only trade when it's "dark"...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Dude -- you claim to be a programmer and you don't know what a threshold value is? A threshold is number. When the metric (e.g. price) you are monitoring exceeds the threshold value then an event is triggered (e.g. a trade). Code a moving average ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

You're on -- code an indicator that includes a threshold -- any indicator.

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

You don't even trade and, yet, you have no hesitation posting some of the most assinine comments I've read in years. There are styles of trading that require various degrees of discretion. Maybe it's an indicator that requires a threshold -- so, ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

My bad -- yes, yours is the more likely explanation...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Okay -- done. Start your timer to see how long it takes. I'll either get banned, suspended or revoked -- or maybe all three...

Flying Dutchman

Son -- I'll try to break this to you as delicately as I can -- the earth is not flat. We live on a sphere that revolves around the sun with different hemispheres and time zones. Forex markets trade 24/5 -- night never falls when the markets are ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Funny -- when he first said that I thought he was joking. I mean, unless he's a flat-earther, maybe he doesn't realize the earth is a sphere that revolves around the sun with different hemispheres and time zones. Actually, I know the answer -- this ...

Flying Dutchman

@captalTrader -- come on, what does it take to get banned from your thread -- I'm running out of insults and I'm on the verge of losing a bet. Kid -- I have to give you credit -- though arrogant, narcissistic, and self-absorbed, you do have a ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?