url <== 1st parameter is the Symbol... Instead of using "Symbol()" which only gives the name of the displayed instrument, use the name of the instrument you want to use (take care to your broker prefixes and/or suffixes on the name of the ...

I will code your EAs and Indicators for no charge

There you go people. Next time, don't forget to click on the name of the thread starter and use the search function for files posted... That is how i found it back.

''Trading Price II'' by PhAnti - have fun

Hi there, Market manipulation... People have been waiting for this rake hike since even before the summer. First it was anticipated to be held on september but it didn't. However, there is a thing that was almost for sure : There would be a ...

After rate hike, why is the EUR/USD hiking up?

xdj3richo, i don't know what you base your trades on. But how can you be sure that your "signs" are more reliable than astro ? I mean, Indicators in general are based on what happened in the past => somehow that is like saying "there is a cycle to ...

Astro based Turning Points known in Advance

Hi avibe, Maybe this is only a concern for me, but only from your picture, i cannot tell if it will be efficient. Your picture is only the result of the "algorithm". The possibility of your EA to work on a real account depends on the algorithm, not ...

Can this EA work on a live account?

Hi Bilstein, Instead on focusing on what people are not told, don't you wonder how come you almost never have to do such a password reset on other sites ? There are 2 possibilities : You only go to very secured website that have a strong enough ...

FXCM Passwords Hacked?

Hi forex_fairy, One ideal thing when trading harmonic pattern would be to have different types of money management on the same pattern. I mean, in the case of what you thought was a butterfly pattern : you could have entered a "probe" trade at what ...

Why didn't the USDSDG drop?

Hi Forex_Fairy, Correct me if i'm wrong, but harmonic pattern are used in order to spot ahead of time potential end of moves, and also to place targets on already completed figures. From the look of your graph, you are clearly in this second ...

Why didn't the USDSDG drop?

Hi, there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers DOM : Depth Of Market (usually 10 lines giving you the info on the closest bid and ask prices) MAE : Maximum Adverse Excursion (Maximum unrealized loss) MFE : Maximum Favorable Excursion ...

The Only Real Edge: Trading from Breakeven

I completely agree with kvv888 on the part that the most important is Money Management. Let's take the R:R example : I use 1:3 RR : 1st Trade : opportunity for a TP of 90 pips => SL placed at 30 pips 2nd Trade : opportunity for a TP of 270 pips => ...

Is this a good system long term?

Use half (or whatever % you want to allocate on it) the desired size for first target, the remaining for second target. The rules for closing must be identical (apart from the fact that closing price should be different). That way, you don't have to ...

Calling FxPro - help with 2 target levels

Hi, They probably use this "simple" view so that no to confuse newbies... What if as a first example for elliot wave, i go for much more complex corrections (such as double or triple 3's) ? I think, they just wanted to keep it simple for the first ...

Elliott wave theory confusion

Just an idea about that tracer : If you have access to the code of your indi, go to metaeditor, place breakpoint at a point you are certain to encounter, no matter what (if you don't know, place it at first line in onCalculate) and don't forget to ...

MT4 Windows 8.1: why some indicators don't work anymore?

Thanks for correcting me, didn't pay attention to the static part (maybe also because i prefer to use other methods, producing the same result, but well... ) The most important being the result, and Mr_Jk does does have a nicely written solution ...

Detection of a new bar for an EA in mql4

Hi Mr_Jk, Correct me if i'm wrong, but you declare the lastbar variable in your function (and as a consequence, your test should always return true). However, since you need to be able to change/store this value, wouldn't it be better to have the ...

Detection of a new bar for an EA in mql4

Hi, I don't mean to be pessimistic, but 45 trades seems a little too small to be of any use (statisticaly). The fact that you have 64% winners could be explained by the fact that you ran into a short term trend allowing your system to work (and ...

Is this a good system long term?

Hi, There are 2 (at least) ways of achieving this : You use the previous value returned by "Bars", method for which you will need to store the value of Bars and update this value after each calculations You define a certain "volume" under which you ...

Detection of a new bar for an EA in mql4

No, you don't pay twice the spread... It is naturaly taken into account when you open your position : Short Trade : Open price = Bid price ; profit based on : Ask Price ; profit = -Spread Long Trade : Open price = Ask price ; profit base on : Bid ...

Why didn't my TP trigger?

Just out of curiosity... Were your pending trades stop orders or limit orders ? In the case of limit orders, it seems very likely that your broker will cancel your pending orders because of the lack of counterpart (limit order must be executed at a ...

Pending order didn't trigger

I'm happy to be of any help. To be honest, i like answering questions, as it sometimes make new interrogation arise on my side The spread is paid, no matter what (long or short doesn't matter), at the moment you open your position. That is why ...

Why didn't my TP trigger?