kwchau » Fri Dec 05, 2014 5:18 pm wrote:

BobbyT » Fri Dec 05, 2014 2:30 pm wrote:

kwchau » Fri Dec 05, 2014 4:22 pm wrote:Another observation :

This buy trade was opened and closed within seconds, don't know why ?

Please see charts.

I think the wavy lines killed that trade (if you have that option enabled)

It would be better if the trade will not be opened because of the opposite wavy line to save commission and spread.

BobbyT » Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:29 pm wrote:
It's possible the signal came before the wavy lines(?)
I have a several open and close trades.and for the most part I think they are due to closing signals soon after a trade signal. Its frustrating but it's the nature of the beast. my laptop can't hamdle it but maybe try reducing the refresh rate on the signals. It may make things worse or it may make them better

kwchau » Fri Dec 05, 2014 5:37 pm wrote:

BobbyT » Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:29 pm wrote:
It's possible the signal came before the wavy lines(?)
I have a several open and close trades.and for the most part I think they are due to closing signals soon after a trade signal. Its frustrating but it's the nature of the beast. my laptop can't hamdle it but maybe try reducing the refresh rate on the signals. It may make things worse or it may make them better

It is possible that the wavy line came after the signal. However, I did have trades opened in this second and closed in the following second. I don't think the EA is coded to read the indicator every second.

• The wavy lines are nothing to do with trade direction.
• They tell us whether the market is ranging or not i.e. TMA Slope is within the -0.4 to +0.4 range.
• High wavy lines tell as that the market has just entered a range and so Trend and RAD trades should be closed.
• Low wavy lines tell us that the market has exited the TMA range values and we should be looking for Trend and RAD trades.

SteveHopwood » Fri Dec 05, 2014 5:40 pm wrote:V 1j is in post 1.

The function that calculates whether HGB should close a trade includes a test for wavy range start lines, and closes Trend and RAD trades if it finds one. There was no equivalent filter in the trade sending function. This means it is possible for HGB to spot a trading opportunity, yell, "Yippee. Let's party." and trade. The next time it reads HGI, it spots a wavy range line and closes the trade.

V 1j has a wavy line filter.

The wavy line part of HGI is the hardest to understand. Members who were in at the start og HGB's development will recall that I misunderstood it at the start.

Here is my understanding of what the wavy lines tell us, and I ask Tommaso or Denis to correct any misunderstanding:

• The wavy lines are nothing to do with trade direction.
• They tell us whether the market is ranging or not i.e. TMA Slope is within the -0.4 to +0.4 range.
• High wavy lines tell as that the market has just entered a range and so Trend and RAD trades should be closed.
• Low wavy lines tell us that the market has exited the TMA range values and we should be looking for Trend and RAD trades.

Another thing to bear in mind folks is this: the conditions that caused TMA to draw a signal can change during the course of a candle. Early incarnations of HGI deleted these signals if conditions changed and this caused confusion.

HGI now leaves the signals in place even though the conditions that led to them being drawn have changed. This causes confusion. HGB might be showing no signal even though there is one on the chart because market conditions have changed and the signal no longer applies. Change chart tf and then back again and the signal will have disappeared from the chart.

Everything is at an early stage of development. We will arrive at optimal thingies eventually, but it will take time.

SteveHopwood » Fri Dec 05, 2014 7:40 pm wrote: HGI now leaves the signals in place even though the conditions that led to them being drawn have changed. This causes confusion.

Gertje » Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:23 pm wrote:

SteveHopwood » Thu Dec 04, 2014 7:15 pm wrote: 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.

TrendMultiTakeProitPips

RangeTakeProfitPips

RadMultiTakeProitPips

Radar » Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:25 am wrote:As to why both buffers appear at the same time, I don't know I've been playing with it on a M5 chart in the backtester to practise manual trading with it, and they still both come up at once.

Take care,

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Have fun!

Radar =8^)