From one David to another...... The way I get the data from the calendar, is by using Gnu's WGET freeware (to obtain wget.exe, it is included in the ZIP file attached to post #1, or download from here.) The syntax to run it is simply: wget <URL ...

Get ff_calendar_thisweek.xml file by date range???

McCollum, the FFcal.EXE software here is capable of generating many different export formats (including XML), using many different filters (including date range). See attached sample. Hope it's what you're looking for. David

Get ff_calendar_thisweek.xml file by date range???

Smknyc, not sure which "trend" indicator you mean: Window #1 = stochastic(5,3,3) Window #2 = MACD(12,26,9) Window #3 = Bollinger band width(20,2,50,75) All are attached below........... David

FFcal - Plot News indicator

To what extent does Gambler's Ruin apply to trading? — Terrapin, I wonder to what extent this applies. Blackjack pros have been able to win many thousands from casinos, with the small edge that card counting provides, yet their bankroll is ...

Admit it - your profits are based on luck

Ted, Hanover did retire. I am just an EA that he wrote that keeps posting on the forum. David II

Admit it - your profits are based on luck

Pisara, I read your PM. I will reply here so that everybody is kept up to date. IMHO your math (summing the number of orders across cols G thru O, and then multiplying by the number of increments in col E) is 100% correct. However, I can't check ...

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Roy, I said I was leaving this thread, but I had to thank you for your kind comments. I must admit that I persevered with this EA longer than I would normally have, because I likewise thought that I saw potential. However, look at the end result of ...

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Inefficiency in the algorithm....... — Back in post #8, I suggested that somebody might try to make the EA's position sizing algorithm more efficient. By 'efficient', I'm assuming that the goal is to reduce the risk of the 'death trade' as ...

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@Lenoxer: I wonder what Mr Paulson would think if he knew he was being discussed in a thread entitled "Admit it - your profits are based on luck". LOL. @Mike: I agree, the comment by Merlin is very profound. @Kudzu, Leon: TDion has ...

Admit it - your profits are based on luck

Sorry guys, but like I said back in post #466, I'm too busy to get involved in this project. IMHO, the FF calendar includes all of the major news announcements that are likely to trigger price movement. I don't see the need to look elsewhere. Thanks ...

FFcal - Plot News indicator

FF, I’m afraid that what I must say will sound negative. I don’t mean it to be, I sincerely hope that you can somehow use my (and others’) earlier comments constructively, to improve your EA. I’m simply trying to be realistic. And I'm not ...

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I ran Strategy Tester on USDCHF using an initial equity of $10k and with LOTS=1 (which means that position sizes are 1, 2 or 3 lots). I searched the text in the log file (....\tester\logs\20080928.log) for "no enough money" and couldn't find it, so ...

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Kent, thanks for sharing. I will have a look at your code when I get some time. David

FFcal - Plot News indicator

135 trades without a loss, is explained by the SL column being full of zeros. No stoploss = guaranteed 100% win rate. Homestus, please fund your account only with money that you can afford to lose. I don't want to dampen your enthusiasm, but it's ...

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Some more thoughts, for whatever thy're worth..... — Must admit that my first thought was to decrease the INCREMENT value, on the basis that price is more likely to reach a smaller SL/TP more quickly than a larger one. However, this means that ...

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Aelimian, assuming the starting position size is 1 unit, then the maximum size on any individual position is only ever 3 units. But every time a new buystop order gets triggered, additonal sellstop orders (at the original levels) get added; and vice ...

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Keyser, interesting idea. It would be possible to develop an indicator that plots the CSV file in your link. Then you could see DailyFX's calendar on your charts, instead of Forex Factory's. But I don't have the time to do it. Perhaps somebody else ...

FFcal - Plot News indicator

A cleverly disguised Martingale........ — FF, I've reached the conclusion that this EA is basically a cleverly disguised Martingale. The Martingale will always win as long as the trader has infinite capital in his trading account; likewise ...

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Eagle, please see my diagram in post #8. -- The TP for the sell orders, and SL for the buy orders, are at the same point: 140 pips (i.e. 4 x the increment) below the price at the time the original buy/sell orders were created. -- The TP for the buy ...

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2be, sorry for the belated reply, I just noticed your post now. Press Ctrl-Y on an H4 chart to toggle vertical weekly lines on/off. To get weekly lines on other timeframe charts, you would need to write a script or indicator. On H1 charts and below, ...

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