Serpip wrote:I am running 1.1.10 on FXCM demo account and I am getting a lot of 0.00 D1 Slope reading for most of the pairs. So only trades that has got a slope reading are kicking in. I read in one post above that readings might be missing if there is not enough history and I did install the load history script someone provided in this threat. Has anyone got an idea why this is happening?

Previously I was running the 1.1.07 on Alpari (and readings were all fine) with MPTP and the results were stunning, until I relised that the opened hedged trades had no hard TP and SL so this gave a bit of a drawdown, but still up £1000ish for ten days of trading on a £5K demo account 2% risk.

spotdespot wrote:

Serpip wrote:I am running 1.1.10 on FXCM demo account and I am getting a lot of 0.00 D1 Slope reading for most of the pairs. So only trades that has got a slope reading are kicking in. I read in one post above that readings might be missing if there is not enough history and I did install the load history script someone provided in this threat. Has anyone got an idea why this is happening?

Previously I was running the 1.1.07 on Alpari (and readings were all fine) with MPTP and the results were stunning, until I relised that the opened hedged trades had no hard TP and SL so this gave a bit of a drawdown, but still up £1000ish for ten days of trading on a £5K demo account 2% risk.

I'm afraid it is almost certainly a history issue. There were different scripts linked in the post I made - maybe try the other one. OR just to check - find a pair with D1 slope = 0 and open a D1 chart, zoom out as far as you can and then hold down the HOME key for 20 seconds. If this solves it for that pair then it is definitely a history issue so you could do this for all pairs or try the "other" script.

Cheers,
Dave.

Lifesys wrote:I found this out and made a little routine (attached) to list spreads & digits - put on a plain black window.

spotdespot wrote:

Lifesys wrote:Pacinvest & spotdespot
The 30pip spread for EURNZD is probably correct so should be no trade. There are a number of agencies who give 1-3 pip on 'majors' but NZD pairs are 25-40 pip spreads. You have to pick who you deal with when using basket style trading or simply remove those pairs. I found this out and made a little routine (attached) to list spreads & digits - put on a plain black window.

Sorry but it isn't correct - certainly not on FxOpen. imo anyone trading (or probably choosing not to trade) as the criminal has a 30+ pip spread on anything but really exotic stuff like USDZAR must be crazy. I checked the live spreads for AUDNZD on FXOpen and it was in the 2 to 3 pips range - see attached live spreads from MyFXBook - even those criminals like TradeFort with huge fixed spreads don't get that high on the likes of AUD/NZD, EUR/NZD etc

Lifesys wrote:

spotdespot wrote:

Lifesys wrote:
spotdespot - if you look at image below you see why I mentioned above. What I said is exactly what some do. Two different Empty4 sources started same 3 trades at same time (AUDCAD was already open). One -9 pip (init spread) the other [YTFX] -41 pip (init spread) as we discovered they had >30pip spreads on EURNZD & GBPNZD. Hardly 'exotics' but sucking you in with small (0.5-2) spreads on "majors". On YTFX account-type page they reduced some spreads considerably after I sent them this image (& dropped them) 3mths ago, but currently AUDNZD (av 10), EURNZD, NZDCAD (av 8.3), GBPNZD (av 7.6) - can be 25-30.
Watch them and those like them. As I said be careful with multipair type trading!