- Search Metals Mine
- ianf0ster replied Mar 2, 2009
In post 29 there were only 2 higher lows — Sorry urban, but you only had 2 toweres in this example. In fact several of your examples do not follow your rules. You show a 'very aggressive trade' where you should have taken it earlier and got ...
Urban Towers Scalping Strategy
- ianf0ster replied Mar 2, 2009
Damonl and Risk — @DamonL and CEO The risk? How about a 1.2% chance of a 80% drawdown within 1,000 trades ? Doesn't sound too bad does it? - that is until you put in yor real %wins. Now for a Reward-to-Risk of 3:1 (which is what DamonL means ...
Silent Service Method
- ianf0ster replied Mar 2, 2009
Not surprising - Sunday gaps usually close — @Rastaman: This is not surprising - Sunday gaps usually ( but not always) close quite quickly. @Clockwork: How did you know I would read this thread. As you know I am a type #2 in your description ...
Silent Service Method
- ianf0ster replied Mar 2, 2009
Obviously you have not read/watched Sam Seiden — Fry's point was that in those areas there was a historical imbalance i.e many more buyers than sellers or vice versa. Sam Seiden says that this is demonstrated by the way price acted at these ...
Indicator Free Trading - Skunny
- ianf0ster replied Feb 28, 2009
|Have not tried , but ... — I have not tried (or backtested) taking 1/2 off, but I am fairly confident that ove my live trades it would have reduced the overall profit whilst reducing the drawdowns. By the way, I am currently in a drawdown ...
First-Strike & One-Night-Stand users, show yourself and your mods, if you dare!!!
- ianf0ster replied Feb 25, 2009
Shouldn't have forgotten this one ... — I shouldn't have forgotten this one ... No Brainer Trades - Billy Ray Valentine's thread. It makes reference to Sam Seiden - catch his videos at forexstreet.
Need some direction
- ianf0ster replied Feb 25, 2009
My suggestion — Hi, You better not read the whole site because 90% is misleading cr*p. I see somebody has already suggested Jacko's thread. Others that may be of interest are James16, Bobokus and Skunny, Jaroo's DIBS thread and also Joel ...
Need some direction
- ianf0ster replied Feb 22, 2009
Yes, the strategy must suit you. — Yes, the strategy must suit you. Your personal;ity, your time available and your available capital. For an example see my little thread : url
All strategies work
- ianf0ster replied Feb 20, 2009
Skunny said a Fib must be 'validated' B 4 trading — Hi, I remember that Skunny said that a Fib must be validated (by reaction to one of the 3 major inner lines) before being traded. What I never worked out, is whether it had to react to them ...
Indicator Free Trading - Skunny
- ianf0ster replied Feb 17, 2009
Yes, but why draw to resistance instead of support? — Hi Scotty, But why draw to resistance instead of support? If I had drawn that fib, the lower point would have been the support it hit just before it reversed up those few bars to the ...
Indicator Free Trading - Skunny
- ianf0ster replied Feb 17, 2009
Vhands Thread — Hi, You can find the vhands thread here url But you don't really need vhands, if you scroll back in time on a (MT4) chart and then step it forward bar by bar using Function key 12 - provided that you don't cheat. Ian
Indicator Free Trading - Skunny
- ianf0ster replied Feb 14, 2009
Stop movement problem - what I noticed on my trades — I did not report this problem since I think its related to the 'closing one (or more) bars late ' problem. That is, on the trades on which I saw it happen, they should have closed after the ...
Slingshot 30M & 1H - The 2nd Coming......
- ianf0ster replied Feb 13, 2009
I'm another IG user — Hi Pete, I really admire your style - both in trading and also in being open about the money. I am also using IG, but often find response a little too slow, so was suprised that you manage OK for what I would call ...
Eur/Usd scalping inspired by Shakesfx
- ianf0ster replied Feb 13, 2009
I think you misunderstood — Gary, What I was saying was the B/E +1 problem is fixed, but that now it doesn't close when the entry bar closes in profit. Instead it will wait until the next bar closes in profit (or the one after that etc.). Ian
Slingshot 30M & 1H - The 2nd Coming......
- ianf0ster replied Feb 13, 2009
Yes — Yes, the only reason for the initial S/L is that you don't know how big a 'pull' there will be on the 'catapult' and its not good to go into something like an interset rate decision or NFP with no stop. When trading manually you should ...
Slingshot 30M & 1H - The 2nd Coming......
- ianf0ster replied Feb 13, 2009
More views ...Previous reply was truncated. — My Views continued.. Ian
Slingshot 30M & 1H - The 2nd Coming......
- ianf0ster replied Feb 13, 2009
Well I think ..... — Hi Gary and LLambert3, Thanks for version 2.2 My views are in blue below, Ian
Slingshot 30M & 1H - The 2nd Coming......
- ianf0ster replied Feb 13, 2009
Now I get it not closing in profit trade at end of 1st bar — Hi Gary, Since 2.2, I now get it not closing an in profit trade at end of 1st (enrty) bar/open of 2nd bar. It does close them at the open of the 3rd bar now though, rather than at BE ...
Slingshot 30M & 1H - The 2nd Coming......
- ianf0ster replied Feb 12, 2009
I appreciate your efforts — Hi Gary, I appreciate your efforts. I can fix the 5 digit problems for myself, but do not have the MQ4 experience to tackle the deeper problems. Good luck with your bug hunting. Ian
Slingshot 30M & 1H - The 2nd Coming......
- ianf0ster replied Feb 12, 2009
Yes, I am aware ... just highlighting for others — Hi Gary, Yes, I am aware that the EA was built based upon 4 digit brokers. I just wanted to document the problem for 5 digits, especially since some of the things cannot curently be ...
Slingshot 30M & 1H - The 2nd Coming......