Old and defunct Holy Graily Bob

Post by **SteveHopwood** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 6:29 pm

Oh, and my margin level is now down to 133%.

bazze · Post by **bazze** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 6:34 pm

SWG123 » Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:43 pm wrote:
SteveHopwood » Thu Dec 04, 2014 12:14 am wrote:
bazze » Wed Dec 03, 2014 7:30 pm wrote:Really like this EA,Steve...Thanks to The Gang ...This is with the "old" version...Question: If I change to the new version,will it manage the trades who already is opened by the "old" one?
Given that the new version fixes bugs, only an idiot with a financial death with continues with an old buggy version.

I am not going to dignify your spectacularly daft question with an answer. I will let you work it out for yourself. If you really don't know how my ea's work yet....................................

bazze - I think what Steve means is ... "yes".

Ok...(I have to learn to read between the lines... :youknow: )

Post by **rdg281** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 6:50 pm

Good evening guys/girls

Was away today and left the f version going.
Yesterday evening started this morning +700
Now -450 and 90 banked. inputs 1H no tp or stops.
Later on gone load de i Version.

Are there requests of inputs to test? Otherwise i'm doing something what i like.

Have a nice evening.

Cheers

Roberto

Post by **Gertje** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 6:51 pm

pips400 » Thu Dec 04, 2014 4:21 pm wrote:Okay this is getting scary, up 850 pips for the day and 650 of those are banked. Where's the catch
I did notice though that the H4 isn't doing nearly as well, it's down 450 pips. Don't know if anyone else has seen a performance difference between the H1 and H4 :

Hi Pips,

I had the opposite yesterday, losing my shirt on the H1 demo.
So much, I discarded the demo and switched it to another H4.

After I cleared all trades this noon, I've been more or less flat for the rest of the day.
Just read I need to change to new version, NFP here I come!

Post by **SteveHopwood** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 6:52 pm

Holy Bob. I have 38 trades open on a (now) just sub $500 account. No wonder my margin level is now down to 131%.

It would have been a $660 or so account had I closed the position earlier to lock in the profits. No idea what would have happened subsequently - maybe HGB would have taken new trades that would have given all the profits back. Don't know. For sure, having the TMA Slope Range-spotting code wrong didn't help.

I am starting to formulate plans for next week. I am thinking one main Trend or Rad trade then let the multi-layer stuff take care of hitting it big time when there is a decent move in my favour.

Early days but it looks as though mptm/mpbm might have a role here - usual global closure thingy. We shall see.

Having a blast though.

xfactornos · Post by **xfactornos** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 6:59 pm

Post by **Gertje** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 7:11 pm

SteveHopwood » Thu Dec 04, 2014 6:52 pm wrote:Holy Bob. I have 38 trades open on a (now) just sub $500 account. No wonder my margin level is now down to 131%.

It would have been a $660 or so account had I closed the position earlier to lock in the profits. No idea what would have happened subsequently - maybe HGB would have taken new trades that would have given all the profits back. Don't know. For sure, having the TMA Slope Range-spotting code wrong didn't help.

I am starting to formulate plans for next week. I am thinking one main Trend or Rad trade then let the multi-layer stuff take care of hitting it big time when there is a decent move in my favour.

Early days but it looks as though mptm/mpbm might have a role here - usual global closure thingy. We shall see.

Having a blast though.

My thoughts are giving the RAD a TP of D1-ATR, and the range trades a TP of H1-ATR.
Trendtrades I will leave for themselves to close when HGB sees fit.

This avoids giving back à bunch of green on a reversal. I'll try MPTM to put up the TP using the commentfield.

Post by **SteveHopwood** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 7:12 pm

Hehe. Margin level 126% now.

On a more serious note, one of the things I have grasped lately is that each new trade uses up gradually less and less margin. When you sit and think about it, you can work out why.

I read a while ago a post/thread/something by a guy who regularly trades all of his margin and uses margin calls as a stop loss. Can't remember who or where.

Like here, he was not talking about 3 ridiculously high lot trades that would blow the account come a margin call. He was talking about lots of small trades.

Something to think about perhaps? I have 39 trades open now.

Quite some bonanza if the markets move in my direction.

Probably a tad on the stuffed side if they don't.

Post by **SteveHopwood** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 7:15 pm

Gertje » Thu Dec 04, 2014 7:11 pm wrote:
My thoughts are giving the RAD a TP of D1-ATR, and the range trades a TP of H1-ATR.
Trendtrades I will leave for themselves to close when HGB sees fit.

This avoids giving back à bunch of green on a reversal. I'll try MPTM to put up the TP using the commentfield.

I gave a lot of thought to the program structure before actually coding - or as much as I am able to as an amateur coder. I deliberately coded so that functionality could be added to individual trading strategies without running the usual risk of LUC inviting his buddies for dinner and a top line booze up.

So, extra trade exit stuff is easy to add. Sing out if you want me to code something.

Post by **pips400** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 7:40 pm

I think MPTM is definitely worth trying and trading the whole lot as a basket. There seems to be a time when profits peak and if not closed out, can reverse to take back those pips and then some. The H1 account now in 800 pip DD. So maybe a basket trailing stop configuration would be great - I'll try out the options next week.