Martingale with "low" margin hit

[DragosDanescu]

Well, I had simplified them as much as possible. Can also input an option to reduce the expected profit if lots are bigger than baselot but lower than maxlot.

Have fun

[spyderman]

DD,

Here is the EA place on E/U. There's a whole lot of inputs in there I'm assuming I don't use. Does this look right based on the info panel.

Do I need to place a trade manually and then place the ea on it or how do I initiate it?

Sorry if these seem like dumb questions.

[DragosDanescu]

Hmm, strange, it should already read the bar status. Which broker is that? HotForex, dumb me...Please throw it on a H1 chart.

If you use Inside/Outside bars as trigger, as you did, it waits for that, then it places orders.
Also, 1.33 multiplier is not good, as it rounds up to same 0.01.

Try this one...it should display "Using InsideBar: status: none", if it founds no trigger yet.You can try it also on M15 chart, it needs a bar completed to read the status properly.

[spyderman]

Also, 1.33 multiplier is not good, as it rounds up to same 0.01.

So it just rounds to the nearest...you can't set it to always round up. That'll create a problem as we need the 1.3333 to keep the progression lower at the top end.

I've set it on the H1 so we'll watch it.

[DragosDanescu]

Well, it's displaying correct status now, just found a problem in OrdersHistory readings. You should try this one. But, for a faster test, I suggest you run it in the backtester aswell, just to check correct logic.

P.S. Have no ideea atm how to round them up...to the nearest superior value.

[sini]

Well, it's displaying correct status now, just found a problem in OrdersHistory readings. You should try this one. But, for a faster test, I suggest you run it in the backtester aswell, just to check correct logic.

P.S. Have no ideea atm how to round them up...to the nearest superior value.

Hi,

I can not make Backtest, only two trades and i recive this erors:

2012.01.03 19:29:51 2011.01.04 08:16 Tester: stop loss #2 at 1.55044 (1.55025 / 1.55045)
2012.01.03 19:29:51 2011.01.04 06:16 FinalBreakout_lim_stop GBPUSD,H4: delete #3 buy stop 0.01 GBPUSD at 1.55044 sl: 1.54634 tp: 0.00000 ok
2012.01.03 19:29:51 2011.01.04 06:16 FinalBreakout_lim_stop GBPUSD,H4: open #3 buy stop 0.01 GBPUSD at 1.55044 sl: 1.54634 ok
2012.01.03 19:29:51 2011.01.04 06:16 FinalBreakout_lim_stop GBPUSD,H4: delete #1 buy stop 0.01 GBPUSD at 1.55044 sl: 1.54634 tp: 0.00000 ok
2012.01.03 19:29:51 2011.01.04 06:16 Tester: order #2, sell 0.01 GBPUSD is opened at 1.54634
2012.01.03 19:29:50 2011.01.03 20:00 FinalBreakout_lim_stop GBPUSD,H4: open #2 sell stop 0.01 GBPUSD at 1.54634 sl: 1.55044 ok
2012.01.03 19:29:50 2011.01.03 20:00 FinalBreakout_lim_stop GBPUSD,H4: open #1 buy stop 0.01 GBPUSD at 1.55044 sl: 1.54634 ok
2012.01.03 19:29:50 FinalBreakout_lim_stop inputs: Lot=0.01; ProfitLevel=6; MagicNumber=235; MaxSpread=40; LevelsOffset=15; MartingaleMultiplier=1.5; MaximumLots=0.03; NetProfit=100; MaxRetrace=5; DisplayGapSize=30;
2012.01.03 19:29:47 TestGenerator: unmatched data error (high value 1.5618 at 2011.11.29 20:00 is not reached from the least timeframe, high price 1.5615 mismatches)
2012.01.03 19:29:44 TestGenerator: unmatched data error (high value 1.5612 at 2011.10.10 00:00 is not reached from the least timeframe, high price 1.5547 mismatches)
2012.01.03 19:29:44 TestGenerator: unmatched data error (low value 1.5544 at 2011.10.10 00:41 and price 1.5542 mismatched)
2012.01.03 19:29:44 TestGenerator: unmatched data error (low value 1.5544 at 2011.10.10 00:40 and price 1.5543 mismatched)
2012.01.03 19:29:44 TestGenerator: unmatched data error (low value 1.5544 at 2011.10.10 00:39 and price 1.5543 mismatched)
2012.01.03 19:29:44 TestGenerator: unmatched data error (low value 1.5544 at 2011.10.10 00:38 and price 1.5543 mismatched)

[spyderman]

Well, it's displaying correct status now, just found a problem in OrdersHistory readings. You should try this one. But, for a faster test, I suggest you run it in the backtester aswell, just to check correct logic.

P.S. Have no ideea atm how to round them up...to the nearest superior value.

I have it on 6 pairs on 1H. No trades yet.

[gaheitman]

Well, it's displaying correct status now, just found a problem in OrdersHistory readings. You should try this one. But, for a faster test, I suggest you run it in the backtester aswell, just to check correct logic.

P.S. Have no ideea atm how to round them up...to the nearest superior value.

Not sure if this helps, but how about just making sure that the lotsize increases by at least LOTSTEP each time. For example, the following code:

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double multiplier = 1.3333;
double lotsize = 0.01;
double newlotsize = 0;

   for (int x=1;x<20;x++) {
      //the multiple lines below are mostly so it looks nice in the forum

      //calculate the lot size
      newlotsize = multiplier*lotsize;

      //make sure it is at least LOTSTEP bigger than the last lot size
      newlotsize = MathMax(newlotsize,lotsize+MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_LOTSTEP));

      //and round it
      newlotsize = NormalizeDouble(newlotsize,2);
      Print(lotsize, " => ",newlotsize);
      lotsize = newlotsize;

   }

Prints this sequence:

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16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.01 => 0.02
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.02 => 0.03
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.03 => 0.04
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.04 => 0.05
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.05 => 0.07
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.07 => 0.09
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.09 => 0.12
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.12 => 0.16
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.16 => 0.21
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.21 => 0.28
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.28 => 0.37
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.37 => 0.49
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.49 => 0.65
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.65 => 0.87
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.87 => 1.16
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 1.16 => 1.55
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 1.55 => 2.07
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 2.07 => 2.76
16:26:04 Util EURUSD,M1: 2.76 => 3.68

Using a multiplier of 1.5 gives this sequence:

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16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.01 => 0.02
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.02 => 0.03
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.03 => 0.05
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.05 => 0.08
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.08 => 0.12
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.12 => 0.18
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.18 => 0.27
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.27 => 0.41
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.41 => 0.62
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.62 => 0.93
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 0.93 => 1.4
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 1.4 => 2.1
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 2.1 => 3.15
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 3.15 => 4.73
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 4.73 => 7.1
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 7.1 => 10.65
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 10.65 => 15.98
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 15.98 => 23.97
16:29:25 Util EURUSD,M1: 23.97 => 35.96

George

[DragosDanescu]

That means it's working. Use 1.5 multiplier, anyway, until I sort out that 1.3333 that you want.
Or...better use this one, but only with 0.01 as base lot!

[DragosDanescu]

Wow, thanks, George, useful as always! Was scrambling my brain to get something like that, but I never used Math functions before, thank you again!

Dragos