It is what I mentioned, hedging cannot solve the problem. When the price continue going down the hedging orders only keep the loss in a constant speed. Eventually, soon or later, the EA will crash. Theoretically and logically, hedging mechanism ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

I would add nothing to Icarus. It is a truth that against the trend and hedging are mutually exclusive, they can not be both exist. So, (against the trend, hedging) is a ridiculous requirement. I can, but I won't code hedging into Icarus for the ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

For later Robin version, I had removed show comments out. So, nothing to show.

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

The hedging method of Mr. Trader has to make a big modification of Icarus such that would rather to develop a new EA. To modify Icarus is much more difficult comparing to developing a new EA. The against trend nature is the base of profitability of ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

It is impossible to improve Icarus via hedging mechanism. To my understanding of Icarus' logic, I found no where we can add hedging mechanism into. I do think trying to improve Icarus by adding hedging function into is a dead end. My post 1442 is a ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

My back test settings are almost the same with Mapi's settings except the lot size. I always run back test with M1, and every ticks mode. With the spread set to 9, which is my broker's spread. You have to aware that when you run a back test, you ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

I am not stuck in the logic of Icarus. My replies is only to somebody want me to add hedging function into Icarus. There are many ways to design a grid trading EA, of course, we don't have to be stuck in Icarus. Instead adding hedging function into ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

What I am talking is applying hedging mechanism into Icarus. I had studied your hedging method from your PDF, if your hedging method is applied into Icarus, Icarus won't be Icarus any more. I also had studied the hedging approach of Farzad666, his ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

I have tried to compare Icarus 4.0.3_beta with the settings as follows. file I intentionally to set the lots to 0.1 and run back test without hedging, and the result is hereby: image image Then, same settings but with hedging, and the result is: ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

I notice that your hedging mechanism is doing hedge when necessary but not always hedging. Hedging is an art. Especially doing hedging in an against the trend grid trading EA. My next post will show evident why I think hedging in Icarus will reduce ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

So far, in Icarus 4.X, indicators Stoch and RSI already has the function as despicted. However, to the indicator BB, it is not so ideal to let cycles initiate within the BB band. Because BB is not like RSI or Stoch, it represents a trend of price ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Would you please share the mq4 file? I like to know how do you add the hedge into Icarus.

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

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I have tried many times and many ways, no better results. The conclusion is, If you are dreaming to add somewhat hedge mechanism into a grid trading EA that is against the trend, it will be a nightmare.

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Check the following codes in Icarus: if(unbalance_control==0) ticket=OrderSendReliable(Symbol(),OP_BUY,CalculateStartingVolume(),MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_ASK),slippage,0,0,key,magic,0,Blue); else { if(sells<4) ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

No, Icarus does not have such settings.

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Sum of the total buys. or there is only a one lot order in the buy cycle.

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

Take a buy cycle as an example, take profit is according to the Take_Profit value you set. When the total profit of the buy cycle is greater than Take_Profit value, Icarus will mark the profit as the maximum profit and begin to perform profit lock, ...

Free Grid EA Ikarus - From zero to hero

I found that for different symbols, a range of lengths will help us to easy to align each notes and the predictions also work well. Because I think the PA behavior of different symbols are different, if we can allow within a range of lengths that ...

Predicting swing tops and bottoms in any time frame

Have we need to keep the length exactly to 144? Could it be possible a little variation? For instance, from 144 to 169? If the length can be variate, it is more easier to align each notes.

Predicting swing tops and bottoms in any time frame