I've spent a couple of weeks recently looking into this issue, and the only real solution that has any significant impact is to set up a VPS near your broker's servers. Anything else has negligible impact.

how to solve slippage problem

What a joke... xau/usd was showing clear signs of something going wrong since morning. Everything's stalled, Fusion Markets here.

Gold with No Drama

Unfortunately, I don't see any specific rules in this thread. Selling above the 200MA and buying below the 200MA isn't a rule... it's a general guideline. It's unlikely anyone will be able to tell you if your results are consistent, or extend your ...

A Simple Mean Reversion Strategy

Have the commissions/fees been considered? What entry/exit rules did you apply? Do the rules adapt to the asset dynamically?

A Simple Mean Reversion Strategy

Hey alphaomega, after more than 10 years with this method (great achievement!) and considering it's partially manual, what statistics are you able to pull out? Win percentage, risk reward, and other data that you surely have on hand. Cheers

Dynamic Fibonacci Grid

So let's try creating this model. In your experience, which inputs are best for the HMM? I've identified, theoretically, the following as the best: log return, realized volatility, high-low range, and ATR. Most academic papers focus on two or three ...

Markov Models and Forex

Uploading this here for future reference, and as a reminder of what can happen if your position goes into DD and you're not prepared or your account doesn't allow these movements. Gap filled 6 days later, huge DD. Would you guys care to share what ...

Hedging/averaging trades without prediction

I've been waiting for this situation for several months... very curious to see how you guys get out of it. Honestly, no joke. Averaging is always my thing, but I've always been of the opinion that you need a real Plan B rather than hoping the price ...

Hedging/averaging trades without prediction

Hi AntiCre. Not sure if this has gotten much attention in the past, maybe on purpose... just in case, I'm posting it for everyone. I'm sure the screen will look familiar... except we're on MT4 here.. maybe someone will want to create an indicator or ...

Higher Edge within a Single Candlestick

It may be a coincidence that nobel prizes have been awarded for both the theory of random markets and the theory of behavioral markets. Many people seem to have a hard time accepting that in the short term markets can be driven (and it has been ...

Higher Edge within a Single Candlestick

Hi Waveskierrob. Hedge + averaging management is quite clear, but one thing i still don't quite understand: how do you decide when the price is moving too hard in one direction and it's time to stop averaging? how do you jump out? or does this ...

Hedging/averaging trades without prediction

One has to plan for a bit of DD sometimes... back to August 7th... All gaps gets filled, the problem is when

Hedging/averaging trades without prediction

Yes, I agree with you, these are aggressive settings. MT4 backtest is not very reliable, using dukascopy data I got +900$ in the same period in which in forward test I got +3k. I will try to convert to MT5 soon to see if the backtest is better

Hedging/averaging trades without prediction

Thanks LazyTrades. I've been watching these events closely lately, and I'm also looking for solutions to avoid outliers (averaging systems also work very well but are affected by this problem). Taking this opportunity to share a view of the last ...

Hedging/averaging trades without prediction

Hi LazyTrades, I saw that IG has an API to download historical data, but it requires a real account. Out of curiosity, how many months have you been able to backtest? A few months ago I remember doing a manual check, and I found a couple of ...

Hedging/averaging trades without prediction

Hi Ryan, thanks for these results. I am of the same opinion that over a sufficiently long period and with random entries, the RR does not change the final result. However, recently I am challenging this theory. Observed as a whole, even the number ...

Forex R-Multiple & Win/Loss Correlation Table

Hi strongtrader. I am certainly not the best writer in the world, my attempt was to frame things sharply and clearly, first of all for myself. To answer your question briefly, awareness of limitations/difficulties does not prevent me from continuing ...

Observable Realities about the Market

Thanks AntiCre, another thought-provoking post. I can understand why you consider this approach only for entries, and I agree with you. I also understand that there is a precise point where entries make more sense, if I have to open a new position I ...

Questions for real pros: How to trade with reference points only?

Hi AntiCre. I don't know if you are still interested in the topic, I hope you are still successfully using all of this. I came back here after related searches and I was wondering: based on the data you have collected, if I buy just for simplicity ...

Questions for real pros: How to trade with reference points only?

In general, I have always had little faith in backtest reliability, but what about comparing backtest results with forward test results of the same period? Would there be any benefit in knowing that the results are very similar? I did this test, and ...

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