thanks for the explanation Kamper. i've changed some of the settings on the ea ie. higher pipstep than the original 6 to 20, number of trades in the basket to 11 and mutiplying the lot size by a factor of 1.5 instead of 2. i feel that these settings are safer in the long run but we shall see the performance in real time. currently am running 3 pairs (eurusd, eurjpy and gbpjpy) and is down 5% because i have not tinkle with the original SL of 50. will update you in due time.

wilson.