A self trained MA cross expert doesn't seem like it would be that hard to do. you would have to run two terminals one for optimizing and then the other to run the EA. You can optimize every number of set bars, or every bar if u use a higher time frame like 4h, maybe 1h if you limit the range. Or you could optimize it everyday at a specific time.

I like crossover strategies too Codersguru but I disagree with whoever said u have to keep reoptimizing in order for a crossover strategy to continue to work, its usually not the case.

and self training might actually be a bad idea in the end.

Hi, I coded in about an hour the EA attached but don't have time to work on it any more, it is based on the ideas from post 6 to make a self training ma cross. Could someone take a look and lets improve it together ?
The code isn't the neatest I was in a rush !
Hope it can help someone though

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Hi folks

Forgive me if I spoil the party .MA crosses on their own do not work.In a ranging market you get all the losses.

If it was self trained would it enter earlier?You still have the same problem in ranging markets

How would you use it?

Could you not use a quicker moving average for the fast moving average or lwma or faster hma

Can somebody explain what I am missing?

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Yes it was an idea to create EA which will be optimized for the best settings by itself. I mean once per week Ea will be optimized automatically and new settings will be placed in EA automatically and everything is without our participation.

Because problem with any MA crossing system is the following: market is changing more quickly than settings in EA and it is more related to MA systems. So, it was a decision ...
But later on I saw the article about automatic auto-optimizing EA during the trading with new settings placing to EA with any human participating ... it was on Metaquotes website ... So, the problem can be solved at least for coders and for EAs ... But still problem for indicators if we want to have indicators optimized by settings automatically once a half a year or once per month for example.

Hi newdigital, could you post a link to that metaquotes article about self-optimising systems ? Thanks, Lee

I think this is the link

Automated Optimization of a Trading Robot in Real Trading - MQL4 Articles

You can find it here.

Also I think that any indicator with some signal algorithm can be used as the simplest tester because we can calc cumulative profit. So it should facilitate process of optimization.

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Thanks guys, looks interesting

Thank's leeb..
I'll check it out

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