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macman replied Jun 3, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by greglegrande image Just entered a trade and as soon as I put steves manual trading robot on it closed the trade. i tried two more times and each time it closed the trade as soon as i put the robot on!!! could the broker ...
Nb 1.0 trend trade system
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macman replied May 26, 2011The original idea behind this EA was to run a set of correlated currency pairs, so that theoretically your floating drawdown will not go into free fall. If you are testing all pairs, I would suggest picking out the best performing pairs with the ...
Sixths trading - an EA by macman, Bob and Steve mk 2
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macman replied May 20, 2011Agree 100% Whip
As to returns, 0.75% daily is probably just about spot on. IMHO anybody returning > 1% daily is almost certainly underfunded. That said remember even at < 1% daily there is no such thing as a 'set & forget' bot ... Glad ...Sixths trading - an EA by macman, Bob and Steve mk 2
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macman replied May 19, 2011How did you arrive at M15 as being the best time frame for all 13 pairs?
Reversi: a dynamically calculated x-candle reversal EA by Steve Hopwood
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macman replied May 18, 2011No problem - Steve will be along soon to sort this out for us ....

Reversi: a dynamically calculated x-candle reversal EA by Steve Hopwood
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macman replied May 18, 2011Nice job Whip ....
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The Captain: an always-in auto-trader by SteveHopwood
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macman replied May 12, 2011Hi, I think posting your MyFxBook link is a good idea, as their charts also show the floating drawdown. Also maybe a good idea to post which pairs you are running? Nice to see someone posting results

Sixths trading - an EA by macman, Bob and Steve mk 2
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macman replied May 6, 2011A better solution IMHO is to go to the profiles directory and rename the profile you were last using (which MT4 is trying to load) to something else. Restart MT4 and it will be forced to use the profile named default which I always have with no ...
Sixths trading - an EA by macman, Bob and Steve mk 2
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macman replied May 6, 2011It is a Metatrader issue, not a programming issue IMHO
Sixths trading - an EA by macman, Bob and Steve mk 2
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macman replied May 6, 2011Hi Steve, These types of system are quite well known & I believe originate from statistical work done on how often red/green candles & combinations come up. Somewhere there is a body of work done on this. Another slant is to go long if you get two ...
The Captain: an always-in auto-trader by SteveHopwood
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macman replied May 6, 2011You don't say why you are trying to run 40 pairs on the same account. Unless you have to run on the same account for some reason, just split the 40 pairs across say 5 demo accounts with 8 pairs per account. Also consider getting a VPS if you are ...
Sixths trading - an EA by macman, Bob and Steve mk 2
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macman replied Apr 25, 2011Use the search function & check my past posts for explanations as the workings of the sixths indicators
Sixths trading - an EA by macman, Bob and Steve mk 2
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macman replied Apr 24, 2011For anyone interested in further playing with this concept, I have added code to close out a position at a settable profit or loss. As usual with my coding, no guarantees
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macman replied Apr 22, 2011I would respectfully suggest you also post the code rather than just a compiled version. Also some detail on how you come to your conclusions of lower DD, higher profit etc. Thanks
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macman replied Apr 21, 2011Yes, agree 100% - demo and over trading is the only way to learn where the limits are, and your post is very useful to anyone lurking -

Sixths trading - an EA by macman, Bob and Steve mk 2
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macman replied Apr 21, 2011If your margin "could very quickly be in serious danger", you are far too heavy on lot size/balance/pairs being traded ratio. Trying cutting this down by at least a factor of 10 - running any bot successfully is a balancing act ......

Sixths trading - an EA by macman, Bob and Steve mk 2
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macman replied Apr 20, 2011Hi Steve, If you do get around to some code bashing on this one, can you maybe also add an input to close a position at a set %loss of balance? The idea being that for instance GJ closes at maybe 2% loss, GU 1% etc. This may not go anywhere .... we ...
Rinse and Repeat. A hedge trading auto-trader by SteveHopwood
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macman replied Apr 19, 2011nice one — Interesting thread - keep up the good work & I am sure The Rat will get noticed soon ....

Price is Everything (Long Term and Semi-Auto Edition)
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macman replied Apr 19, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by pego image Hello. I discovered this thread recently and I have to add my compliments to Bob and Steve, really good work.. I just wanted to ask if somebody could post here the results of the system for the first three ...
Nb 1.0 trend trade system
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macman replied Apr 15, 2011Breaking it — Hi Steve, I am seriously abusing the bot to see where it breaks (as usual), and rather surprisingly it is still alive. Interesting concept - I will keep you informed Have a good weekend ...

Rinse and Repeat. A hedge trading auto-trader by SteveHopwood