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Author:  Radar [ Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 3 Little Pigs System Automation

Processing 259200 candles might take a while, yeah...

Probably better to set start and finish dates, if that's possible in PT3, and just tote up the results.
Author:  SpiderX [ Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 3 Little Pigs System Automation

Radar wrote:Processing 259200 candles might take a while, yeah...

Probably better to set start and finish dates, if that's possible in PT3, and just tote up the results.
Hi Radar,

Testing speed depends on the EA.
A "normal" EA can finish backtest of 2-4 years in 30 mins or less.

Cheers
Author:  fxozgirl [ Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 3 Little Pigs System Automation

SpiderX » Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:05 pm wrote:btw Tommaso,

Would you like to take the challenge and make a "slimmer" version of BASA ?
The current version takes wayyyy too long to backtest.

Cheers

Hi SpiderX, this is off topic to 3 Little Pigs but is this your MTF version you are referring to?
I don't really understand the coding changes you have made (not meaning in relation to the strategy) but have noticed that your version is much more cpu intensive than the BASA that Steve has coded.

Perhaps some of your changes need more resources? Not sure but thought I would mention it.

NB. I have also copy/pasted this over in the BASA thread so we don't fill this thread with BASA discussions :D

Cheers

Shelley
Author:  RxCape [ Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 3 Little Pigs System Automation

This seems similar to the 4 Ducks EA that Steve coded a while ago. Similar idea in that it trades in the direction of three timeframes in agreement (3 ducks). Steve then added the 240 LWMA from Nanningbob as the 4th duck. The project went dormant. If I recall correctly, Steve was trying to re-use code from the BASA EA and hit a few hiccups. The trade strategy makes sense. Not sure if anything can be used from that thread but thought I would mention it here in case it is of some assistance.

Tom
Author:  SpiderX [ Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 3 Little Pigs System Automation

RxCape » Sat Jan 04, 2014 12:53 am wrote:This seems similar to the 4 Ducks EA that Steve coded a while ago. Similar idea in that it trades in the direction of three timeframes in agreement (3 ducks). Steve then added the 240 LWMA from Nanningbob as the 4th duck. The project went dormant. If I recall correctly, Steve was trying to re-use code from the BASA EA and hit a few hiccups. The trade strategy makes sense. Not sure if anything can be used from that thread but thought I would mention it here in case it is of some assistance.

Tom
I think this EA need stacking in order to make the cut and take maximum benefit of trending periods.
Having a set profit target and stop loss caps the full potential of the EA.
Just my 2 cents.

Cheers
Author:  milanese [ Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 3 Little Pigs System Automation

SpiderX » Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:00 pm wrote:
RxCape » Sat Jan 04, 2014 12:53 am wrote:This seems similar to the 4 Ducks EA that Steve coded a while ago. Similar idea in that it trades in the direction of three timeframes in agreement (3 ducks). Steve then added the 240 LWMA from Nanningbob as the 4th duck. The project went dormant. If I recall correctly, Steve was trying to re-use code from the BASA EA and hit a few hiccups. The trade strategy makes sense. Not sure if anything can be used from that thread but thought I would mention it here in case it is of some assistance.

Tom
I think this EA need stacking in order to make the cut and take maximum benefit of trending periods.
Having a set profit target and stop loss caps the full potential of the EA.
Just my 2 cents.

Cheers
Hi Spider,

no problem I think I can add this weekend some stackcode, if there is a request for that.. Unfortunately, we have here so far not had any feedback from the user who had requested the EA..

Cheers :)

Tommaso
Author:  SpiderX [ Sat Jan 04, 2014 4:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 3 Little Pigs System Automation

Hi Tommaso,

I am just a passerby for this thread :)
Think the feedback of the original poster is more important.

Cheers
Author:  latifshaikh [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 3 Little Pigs System Automation

Simple & Effective ...........

Ever best strategy for ea.

I put on my demo terminal with some changes. Hightf W1 with H1, Medtf D1 to m30 & Lowtf H4 to m15, for 2 days, but it doesn't open any trade.

Can we play with settings ?

Why can't it trade in tf changes or ma changes ?
Author:  milanese [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 8:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 3 Little Pigs System Automation

latifshaikh » Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:01 pm wrote:Simple & Effective ...........

Ever best strategy for ea.

I put on my demo terminal with some changes. Hightf W1 with H1, Medtf D1 to m30 & Lowtf H4 to m15, for 2 days, but it doesn't open any trade.

Can we play with settings ?

Why can't it trade in tf changes or ma changes ?
Normally it should with the latest one be no problem to change the tf, as fxdaytrader had embedded some code for this..
Did you do it like fxdaytrader has described?

Cheers :)

Tommaso
Author:  OrlandoPirate [ Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 3 Little Pigs System Automation

Hi Tommaso,

Please find my current results for the ea, currently running it on 5 pairs of choice.
I'm running it on 4hr charts and the only settings if I have changed are the BE to 45 and jumpstop to 15.

I found the trades that it did take all ended up been stopped out, hence I put the jump stop to 15 wanted to catch any profits that were on offer. The EA did manage to catch the USDCAD move yesterday. I do agree with the stacking comment.

Hope this helps.

Pirate
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