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- Help with Trailing Stop Code
I need some help with writing code for a modified trailing stop. My EA uses a fractal trailing ...
- Rosscub replied Nov 15, 2009
Indicator Idea — I have an idea for an indicator if anyone is interested in coding it for everyone to use. It would measure the distance of swing highs and swing lows and provide an average for each. You could use fractals to determine the ...
- Rosscub replied Oct 20, 2008
The setup I mention earlier can also be a useful filter in conjunction with the standard setup. Look at the attached chart. The green lines indicate a standard setup used with the Heiken Ashi setup I mentioned earlier. The red lines are the standard ...
- Rosscub replied Oct 20, 2008
Possible Entry Point — Hi CD, I have found a pattern that may be useful under certain market conditions. In a fast moving market with strong directional momentum, you may have both CCI's above/below the 0 line without the CCI 34 crossing ...
- Rosscub replied Oct 20, 2008
Example Trade — Here is a trade I took this morning in the chat. I only targeted +20 pips, but many traders who strictly followed the rules made a lot more. Good trading today everyone.
- Rosscub replied Oct 17, 2008
This thread is an example of one reason I have never been able to share my methods publicly on a forum. There is nothing wrong with the trading method introduced in the first post of this thread, but the discussion quickly turned to, "which filters ...
- Rosscub replied Oct 16, 2008
Hi DC and fellow FX Prime followers, I don't normally try other people's trading systems (I find that it is easier for me to follow my own rules), but for some reason or another this peaked my interest. Here is a trade I took this morning using this ...
- Rosscub replied Sep 30, 2008
Final Update — Well, trading for September has ended, and so has my forward testing. I am happy with the results and the rule set that has emerged from it. This month the system ended with around a 7% gain with less than 2% drawdown. I am ...
- Rosscub replied Sep 26, 2008
More Examples — Here are two more sample trades. Notice how the horizontal lines were broke on both the price and the CCI. Remember, the extreme levels on the CCI have more significance. The first trade was worth around 30 pips, and the second ...
- Rosscub replied Sep 26, 2008
Trading with Indicators...an Example — While I have some time in between trades I thought I would share an example of how you can use indicators profitably. In the example below we have obvious upward momentum (price remains mostly above the ...
- Rosscub replied Sep 18, 2008
9/18/08 Update — I failed to post my results for yesterday, but I had 3 trades with 2 losses and 1 win resulting in a .48% loss. Today I took one trade after the Euro topped out for the morning and rode it down until stopped out for a 1.03% ...
- Rosscub replied Sep 15, 2008
9/15/08 Update — I have fallen behind on updating my Journal, but here are the latest trades. Friday I took 3 trades with 2 losses and 1 win totaling a .23% loss. Today I took 2 trades, both being winners, which produced a .94% gain. Results: ...
- Rosscub replied Sep 10, 2008
Aggressive Trade — Today in the New York morning session we saw heightened volatility in a sideways channel. Right before the close of the London trading day the Euro broke downward. Now, I didn't take this trade in my primary account, but I ...
- Rosscub replied Sep 9, 2008
Update 4: Trade Closed — Ok. The trade was finally stopped out with the trailing stop. The trade potentially would have ended with +25 pips or .5% with 1% risk.
- Rosscub replied Sep 9, 2008
Update 3 — Moved stop up.
- Rosscub replied Sep 9, 2008
Update 2 — Moved trailing stop up into profit.
- Rosscub replied Sep 9, 2008
Update — Moved stop up.
- Rosscub replied Sep 9, 2008
Hypothetical Trade — Here is a trade entry that just formed, but I can't take it due to Oanda's platform being down. I'll monitor it just to see how it would have played out. I almost hope it losses 17 pips to make me feel better about the ...
- Rosscub replied Sep 9, 2008
9/9/08 Trade 1 — Today was a difficult day due to Oanda's platform. I entered 1 trade on the downturn of the EUR/USD and trailed my stop until Oanda's platform disconneted, and it still hasn't returned. I still ended the day with a profit, but ...
- Rosscub replied Sep 4, 2008
9/4/08 Trade 1 — I caught the initial downward movement for the day first thing this morning. After being taken out by my trailing stop, price moved into a wide range. There was an additional setup at 10AM EST just prior to the downward break, ...