Multi 10:4 Trader EA

[fluegel]

I appreciate it too, Andy! I also reverted back to 2.04a after having the persistent alert problem with the final ver. FYI, 2.04a is running without major problems for me except that the number of trades is less than I expect (even if I slacken the boundary conditions).

I'm looking forward to the new final version. But plz take your time!

[yamez]

The release prior to the final release is 2.04a. However, you mentioned you are using version 2.04. Can I get a confirmation the exact version you are using please?

Thank you in advance!

P.S. I'm with FxPrimus ECN too

Here is the EA, in case it has been removed from post 1, and set file I'm using.

Cheers..

[snailbeard]

....
Since some/most? users are happy with the current EA ...

the "final" Version hangs up due to ?
I get uncountable alerts all telling me the same,
"... audchf orders closed at 1.47, Symbol trailing percent level"
After reinstalling the old Version of mt4gui.dll still the same behavior - I cannot start the program after it has hung up.
Since this EA did amazingly well, it would be a loss to leave it here.
All coders, thanks for your Investigation, Mike

Yes, I have had lock ups since Empty4 updated to 500 and also the DLL GUI which is known to be problematic.
It would be useful to known if there are lock-ups with previous EA on the latest build & GUI.
I am running with the dashboard off:
two MT4s are running steadily
one stopped overnight - rebooted started everything again - still running since 6:30am.

The faults seems to be some kind of deadlock/blocking on network access,
so it might not be my code changes
unless it is something to do with OrderSelect.
There is a lot reading and re-reading and re-reading within re-reading of orders when the dashboard is on,
and CPU usage is very heavy, perhaps Empty4 is not able to complete the screen update fast enough?

There are several functions all trying to look at the orders at the same time, before I put my changes in: other functions would lose track of where they were with their orders because another function using OrderSelect changed the current order.
There is a slight overhead on making sure each function restores the previous functions order position.
Shouldn't be enough to push Empty4 over the edge - unless it was already close to the edge - but then CPU usage is well up high when the dash board is on.

[snailbeard]

On an Alpari Demo I have had more losers than winners in the last week:

The following recent trades were significant losers:
GBPCAD sell £ -39
CADJPY buy £ -84
CADCHF buy £ -74
NZDCHF sell £ -65

GlobalPrime Demo did significantly better and only had one major loser,
fewer trades but generally better results.

However, Andy's CSS tricks might be the answer to blocking some of these bad trades.

I look forward to it

[MrLong]

On an Alpari Demo I have had more losers than winners in the last week:

The following recent trades were significant losers:
GBPCAD sell £ -39
CADJPY buy £ -84
CADCHF buy £ -74
NZDCHF sell £ -65

GlobalPrime Demo did significantly better and only had one major loser,
fewer trades but generally better results.

However, Andy's CSS tricks might be the answer to blocking some of these bad trades.

I look forward to it

To be honest, I'm not trading this EA, I don't like the drawdown, far to high for me.
Mathematically it's not possible to make money unless the winners are allowed to run, if we are hit with a loser at 2% or any % for that matter, it would take a good trade to pull that back.

What I have done with the CSS, is have the last bar, differenceThreshold within the 2.50 range, then
wait for the current, I call it, breakDifferenceThreshold to be above 3.00 and the strength of the BUY and (cssShort < cssLong), this is for a longs opposite for a short.

Then we can set the pendings, if we have a trade or pendings and the diff is higher than breakDifferenceThreshold and (cssShort > cssLong) we bail.

Andy

[Mike]

To be honest, I'm not trading this EA, I don't like the drawdown, far to high for me. ... What I have done with the CSS, is have the last bar, differenceThreshold within the 2.50 range, then
wait for the current, I call it, breakDifferenceThreshold to be above 3.00 and the strength of the BUY and (cssShort < cssLong), this is for a longs opposite for a short.
Then we can set the pendings, if we have a trade or pendings and the diff is higher than breakDifferenceThreshold and (cssShort > cssLong) we bail.
Andy

I know, I am asking a lot, but do you intend to share this new EA or open a new thread?
Mike

[MrLong]

To be honest, I'm not trading this EA, I don't like the drawdown, far to high for me. ... What I have done with the CSS, is have the last bar, differenceThreshold within the 2.50 range, then
wait for the current, I call it, breakDifferenceThreshold to be above 3.00 and the strength of the BUY and (cssShort < cssLong), this is for a longs opposite for a short.
Then we can set the pendings, if we have a trade or pendings and the diff is higher than breakDifferenceThreshold and (cssShort > cssLong) we bail.
Andy

I know, I am asking a lot, but do you intend to share this new EA or open a new thread?
Mike

Hi Mike,

I'm modifying Multi 10:4 Trader EA to do as above, my other EA is still being developed, click below to follow it's progress.

Andy

[Jonathan2FI]

Hi Andy and all,
I had been using v1.9 & v2.00 and in the last month gone back and done my homework (incl. live with NB's latest 10.4 material e.g CSS). I still see huge value for EA in this area particularly for EOD traders that can not follow a 4hr schedule - especially with selective pairs as per Bob. Select the pairs for the week / day apply 10.4 EA 2.04 to apply rules and trades then monitor and potentially revise pairs to trade - happy days. I believe this would reduce the DD issue Andy refers to. Clearly there is no such thing as a fire and forget EA as Steve has frequently pointed out - an EA that is guided and monitored with a tight set of rules and eliminates/reduces trading phycology issues by automating entry and exit can be successful.

So tried to move to 2.04a but could not get to display - thought I knew all the tricks to get to display change TF back and forth refresh, patience etc.. - scanned the last 20 post pages - had some warnings 8 on manual compiling but no errors bit surprised no ex4 for the ea after restarting Empty4 tried with 2 brokers Axi and GKFX sorry no joy not used to failing on first hurdle. Please any advise appreciated
Jonathan

[TraderJoeForex]

Hi all, thought it was time to share my thoughts...

I'm using Version 2.01b which is the best recent version that I have been able to get working properly for my needs.. looking forwards to any further updates to get the final version working smoothly. Thanks for the amazing work this forum has managed so far especially Andy.

The way I use this EA at present is with low risk on a demo account to highlight the pairs worthy of interest (from the pending orders placed) and I then trade my main account based on price action and 10.4 strategy applied to 1hr rather than 4hr chart on these pairs.

Seems to be working well and avoiding any large draw downs this way. I work 50hrs a week so I'm only trading a small number of opportunities inconsistently when I get the chance during the day.. I am finding this EA a very useful filter on all the pairs and in this role it excels.

My weekly strategy is to make a few trades live that better the baskets traded by the EA.. If I beat the EA I've done well and if not then the EA has done well.. either way I am happy as I am hoping this EA will progress to the point that it can, with 1% risk setting offer relatively safe longer term positive expectancy trading baskets in the background to make use of trading account capital when I am not able to trade myself.

Please don't stop here peeps as much has been achieved in a short amount of time and there is still much that can be done before moving onto the next best idea....

Thanks for the opportunity to be part of this progression...

Trader Joe.

[snailbeard]

Hi Andy and all,
I had been using v1.9 & v2.00 and in the last month gone back and done my homework (incl. live with NB's latest 10.4 material e.g CSS). I still see huge value for EA in this area particularly for EOD traders that can not follow a 4hr schedule - especially with selective pairs as per Bob. Select the pairs for the week / day apply 10.4 EA 2.04 to apply rules and trades then monitor and potentially revise pairs to trade - happy days. I believe this would reduce the DD issue Andy refers to. Clearly there is no such thing as a fire and forget EA as Steve has frequently pointed out - an EA that is guided and monitored with a tight set of rules and eliminates/reduces trading phycology issues by automating entry and exit can be successful.

So tried to move to 2.04a but could not get to display - thought I knew all the tricks to get to display change TF back and forth refresh, patience etc.. - scanned the last 20 post pages - had some warnings 8 on manual compiling but no errors bit surprised no ex4 for the ea after restarting Empty4 tried with 2 brokers Axi and GKFX sorry no joy not used to failing on first hurdle. Please any advise appreciated
Jonathan

Only one of my PCs is running the latest version without problems.
For the two other PCs I have stripped the code that uses the GUI DLLs and running them blind in Demo accounts, however, if this does resolve the issue I won't know until it has been running for a few days solid without hanging.