The spread is 3 so have increased TP from 14 to 17 and decreased the SL from 30 to 27 to take the spread into account and I still get similar results in backtests. Edit: That of course does not work. There is still some pips that is un accounted for ...

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Does anyone know how to make the EA count the spread?

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I guess it is this line you mean "OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELL,Lots,Bid,4,Bid + SL * Point,Ask - TP * Point,0,Magic,0,Red);" What should be changed to count the spread.

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Do you know how to change that. It would be nice to see how it would be with the spreads included.

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Then there is no point in using any expert advisor or any mechanical system for that matter because as you said you dont know which settings will be the best in the future. I know that these particular settings for this EA have worked from 2000 ...

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I optimized it and if it is profitable the next couple of months I will trade it live. What do you mean about that you would lose your money in no time. The EA is good it just needed a few changes in the variables.

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I am not a big fan of martingale but I am wondering if it could be a good idea to make positions larger after x amount is lost. Max consecutive losses since 2000 is only 3. We know what the stop loss is, and we can calculate what that stop loss is ...

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Have you made a backtest with those settings? and what is the spread on EUR/GBP on fxdd. I have tested the EA with a 3 pips spread. Edit: I just downloaded fxdd and did a backtest with those settings and it is profitable. What will your lot size be?

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Remember that those time settings are very important. Here is a backtest with default settings. As you can see they are not so good. image And here it is with optimized settings. The lot size is the same (10 %). image These tests where from 2006.

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As nvwine said the settings are in post 18. I run it at a 5 minute chart. I have backtested at both liteforex and interbank fx and get similar results at both.

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What do you think? Is this the real thing?

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Edit Okay. It doesn't look like the variables works. I get both buy and sell orders no matter which setting I use. Okay. Then that's why I didn't see the big difference.

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Yes. What is the compra and venda variables for? It does not look like anything is changed when I set them to false.

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On the other pictures the graph does that look so nice in the end but I think that's just because the lot sizes gets too big. Here is a test from 2000 to today starting at $1000 with a lot size of 5 %. You probably can't see the numbers but it ended ...

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That would be nice. I am very interested in that.

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What the heck. Here it is. Remember to post your results please. Here are the settings SL = 31 TP = 14 start and end = in the asian session. These variables are very important. IF you type wrong here the EA will not be so profitable. Just run some ...

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That was just to find someone would be willing to test it for a long time. The deal was he forward test the EA and I get the results in return, but if others are interested to have the EA running 24/7 for the next 2-3 month and post the results here ...

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nvwine will test it for at least a month and he will post the results in this thread.

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Yes that's right but I am just a poor student and a vps costs money. I just found it at another forum. It was intended as a scalping EA but I run an optimization and found out that it is much better to increase target and stop loss. The EA has money ...

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