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[glabbeek]

Steve,

In the description of the MPTM it sates the:

ManageBasketTrades: set this to 'true' to manage a basket of trades. Setting this
to 'false' turns off all the features in this section.

Is it also correct that when ManageBasketTrades=true, then all non-basket settings are disabled?

I ask this because I want to trade baskets, but I still want a extreme stop loss for each individual trade.
This is to prevent one trade to go extremely sour in a profitable basket and thereby influencing the profit.

[pgtips]

trailing SL and partial close used together EA 'seems' to repeatedly close the orders, liked the preserve lots approach, anywhere I can get older version of MPTM

Great code btw, top man for sharing !!

[Forexperiments]

Hi, I'd like to have a stealth trailing stop that starts at 8 pips and then follows the price pip by pip at a distance of 4 pips. (on a pair where the stop level is 14 pips)
And I don't want to change the original TP and SL

This is my set file:
http://pastie.org/4749710

Unfortunately, it seems I set it wrongly: I got a lot of error 130

07:38:42 Multi purpose trade manager GBPJPY,H1: GBPJPY order modify failed with error(130) : invalid stops
07:38:43 Multi purpose trade manager GBPJPY,H1: GBPJPY order modify failed with error(130) : invalid stops
07:38:45 Multi purpose trade manager GBPJPY,H1: GBPJPY order modify failed with error(130) : invalid stops
...

What I've done wrong?

[cuzgeorge]

What I've done wrong?

hello, i think you would have to check with your criminal if you can set a sl or tp so close.
i believe, like mine, avafx, you must have a value, higher value than twice the spread.

you might want to try the same set file with a crim that doesnt have a spread and charges a fixed amount for positions. Carefull because those charges can eat you alive though. cent by cent they add up.
hope this helps. let us know please.
regards
cuzgeorge

[Forexperiments]

no, I can't set a SL or TP so close
That's why I want to have a "stealth" SL points (the EA checks the price value and closes manually at the set value)

[cuzgeorge]

i'm with you, will check it out.
cuzgeorge

[cuzgeorge]

Hi, I'd like to have a stealth trailing stop that starts at 8 pips and then follows the price pip by pip at a distance of 4 pips. (on a pair where the stop level is 14 pips)
And I don't want to change the original TP and SL

This is my set file:
http://pastie.org/4749710

Unfortunately, it seems I set it wrongly: I got a lot of error 130

07:38:42 Multi purpose trade manager GBPJPY,H1: GBPJPY order modify failed with error(130) : invalid stops
07:38:43 Multi purpose trade manager GBPJPY,H1: GBPJPY order modify failed with error(130) : invalid stops
07:38:45 Multi purpose trade manager GBPJPY,H1: GBPJPY order modify failed with error(130) : invalid stops
...

What I've done wrong?

Okay,
forexperiments,
i checked your set file, the only thing i can see is your BE setting is at false.

I also dont know if leaving the 'always on' (first option) option to false will help. I always have that to true myself.

You need this BE enabled for the TS, JS etc to work. There is a comment in the code of MPTM explaining this.
whether this will help i doubt it unless these can be changed to STEALTH in the EA. i am unable to do this and dont know if any able programmer/coder can help out here.

I often have a 130 error too on my EA's, but after checking the values changed, they are correct.! have'nt put my finger on this one quite yet.

Otherwise i understand what you are trying to do and i think its a very good idea, i just dont know if there is a way around the stealth/criminal rule issue.
Nice one, sorry i cant help further and will look out if there is a solution in the future. Would definately try to use a similar setup myself.

regards
cuzgeorge

[Forexperiments]

I disabled the always on, otherwise I couldn't edit the settings anymore (this is by design, right? because the ea is running an endless loop)

Later I'll try in demo to enable the breakeven

[cuzgeorge]

I disabled the always on, otherwise I couldn't edit the settings anymore (this is by design, right? because the ea is running an endless loop)

Later I'll try in demo to enable the breakeven

Hi,
yes, the endless loop works and you must either disable 'experts' and then open the properties folder for changing of settings, but i would suspect you need it on for what you are trying to do.
Also, as per STeve's suggestion, Hard coding the settings into the MPTM is the best solution and then turn it on 'true' for always on. then you're mind will rest with mptm doing what you want it to do.

I am attaching a set file and a pic. If the set file does'nt do what you want it to do, can you see if turning to 'true' the highlighted area--- if it doesnt work. Then try again with the 'trail after BE' set to true.
Could you allow for the trail after BE in your strategy because then it just might work.?

Let me know please.
i tried it on usdchf by opening a buy and a sell at the same time.
the sell closed almost immediately and the buy just went into hectic DD.

regards
cuzgeorge

[Forexperiments]

I tried with a sell on gbpjpy and it immediately closed it, at the spread price (-5 pip)
It's not ok