do you have an fxdd demo? if so change the color to 0.

i'm using interbankFX demo. would the color thing prevent it from triggering?

try it with ibfx. i know it's an issue with fxdd if you use the color name in a modify order command.

It doesn't seem to change the results. I may have been mistaken in assuming that it should have triggered.

I have 4 reports attached. The only difference between them is the size of the stop loss. This tells me that alot of retracement is going on. That doesn't mean that I want to allow losers to play out to the full stop loss if I can shut them down based on some additional rule that doesn't disproportionally detract from the winners.

Looking at the results from the 186 stop loss report, and looking back at the charts of these 5 losers at their entries. 4 out of 5 of them the bar immediately after opening the position the next bar closed against the position. I don't know if some sort of rule like that could be added like a stop loss to close positions if the very next bar after the position opens goes against it to close the position would work or not. It would have stopped 4 of 5 losers that remained but I don't know how many of the winners it would have also shut down.

I don't know how that kind of rule would be programmed. I just manually walked thru the first 20 trades and it would have shut down 15 of 20 so that won't help.

I'm open for suggestions.

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Hi,

Can anyone please code the following indicators for me? They are written in TradeStation's (not)Easylanguage.

if you have trouble then PM/email me

i know it's a LOT of work but will be well worth it once whomever codes it knows what method it is...

SB

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Before any one takes up that task, can you explain what the strategies are and give some details, url references for them. If it is an winning strategy, then someone will take up the challenge. Otherwise, why would anyone spend their time translating.

Thanks,

I'm trying to write a piece of code that will modify the TP of allexisting trades. When I attach the code to a chart, it works only for the currency where the expert is attached. It does not modify other trades from other currency pairs. Please note that I'm not checking the OrderSymbol()==Symbol() in my code. Where is the mistake? Do I have to add a "return(0)" after each OrderModify()? Can you help me?

Does the expert allow me to open/close/modify trades of a different currency pair while the expert is attached only to a single chart? I'm trying to write a universal code that will process (ie, either modify or close) all existing trades regardless of the chart where the EA is attached to. Can someone please confirm if this is possible at all? If yes, then what is wrong with the following code?



int mTrades=OrdersTotal();
if (mTrades>0)
{
for (i=0;i<mTrades;i++)
{
OrderSelect(i, SELECT_BY_POS, MODE_TRADES);
if (OrderType() == OP_BUY)
{
OrderModify(OrderTicket(), OrderOpenPrice(), OrderStopLoss(), Ask+100*Point, White);
}
if (OrderType() == OP_SELL)
{
OrderModify(OrderTicket(), OrderOpenPrice(), OrderStopLoss(), Bid-100*Point, White);
}
}
}

the problem is that u are using Ask and Bid for the price.
Try to use : MarketInfo(OrderSymbol(),MODE_BID) and MarketInfo(OrderSymbol(),MODE_ASK) instead

elihayun,

It makes sense & thanks a lot. I'll try to use MarketInfo() function.

I AM WRITING AND INDICATOR IN MQL4 THAT MEASURES THE BANDWIDTH BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER BOLLINGER BANDS... FOR SOME REASON WHEN INSTALLED IN THE TRADING TERMINAL NO LINE IS PLOTTED IN THE INDICATOR WINDOW!... I KNOW THE MATH IS WORKING AS THE CORRECT VALUE OF BANDWIDTH IS DISPLAYED IN THE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE INDICATOR WINDOW AS THE PRICE CHANGES. WHY MIGHT THIS BE HAPPENING? I SUSPECT THERE IS SOME SIMPLE THING WRONG WITH MY CODE AS I ONLY BEGAN LEARNING TO PROGRAM 3 DAYS AGO. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT!... WHAT LINES OF CODE NEED TO BE ALTERED?

THANKS,
RYAN




//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Band Width of Bollinger Bands .mq4 |
//| Copyright © 2006, Ghostrider Capital LLC. |
//| ryanjmcgregor@tds.net |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2006, Ghostrider Capital LLC."
#property link "ryanjmcgregor@tds.net"

#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 4
#property indicator_color1 DodgerBlue
#property indicator_maximum 1.5
#property indicator_minimum -0.5


//---- indicator parameters
extern int BandsPeriod=20;
extern int BandsShift=0;
extern double BandsDeviations=2.0;
//---- buffers
//---- Moving, Upper, and Lower are for counting to draw Band Width 20
double BandWidth20Buffer[];
double MovingBuffer[];
double UpperBuffer[];
double LowerBuffer[];

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
//---- indicators
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE,STYLE_SOLID,2,DodgerBlue );
SetIndexBuffer(0,BandWidth20Buffer);
SetIndexLabel(0,"Band Width 20");

SetIndexBuffer(1,MovingBuffer);
SetIndexBuffer(2,UpperBuffer);
SetIndexBuffer(3,LowerBuffer);

//----
//---- 4 Indicators Buffers Mapping
SetIndexDrawBegin(0,0);
// SetIndexDrawBegin(1,BandsPeriod+BandsShift);
// SetIndexDrawBegin(2,BandsPeriod+BandsShift);
// SetIndexDrawBegin(3,BandsPeriod+BandsShift);
IndicatorDigits(MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_DIGITS)+2 );
IndicatorShortName("Band Width of 20 2.0 BB");
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Bollinger Bands |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
int i,k,counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();
double deviation;
double sum,oldval,newres,upper,lower,middle;

//----
if(Bars<=BandsPeriod) return(0);
//---- initial zero
if(counted_bars<1)
for(i=1;i<=BandsPeriod;i++)
{
MovingBuffer[Bars-i]=EMPTY_VALUE;
UpperBuffer[Bars-i]=EMPTY_VALUE;
LowerBuffer[Bars-i]=EMPTY_VALUE;
BandWidth20Buffer[Bars-i]=EMPTY_VALUE;
}
//----
int limit=Bars-counted_bars;
if(counted_bars>0) limit++;
for(i=0; i<limit; i++)
MovingBuffer[i]=iMA(NULL,0,BandsPeriod,BandsShift,MODE_SMA,PRICE_ CLOSE,i);
middle=MovingBuffer[i];
//----
i=Bars-BandsPeriod+1;
if(counted_bars>BandsPeriod-1) i=Bars-counted_bars-1;
while(i>=0)
{
sum=0.0;
k=i+BandsPeriod-1;
oldval=MovingBuffer[i];
while(k>=i)
{
newres=Close[k]-oldval;
sum+=newres*newres;
k--;
}
deviation=BandsDeviations*MathSqrt(sum/BandsPeriod);
UpperBuffer[i]=oldval+deviation;
LowerBuffer[i]=oldval-deviation;
upper=UpperBuffer[i];
lower=LowerBuffer[i];
//---- Formula Band Width = (Upper - Lower) / Middle Band moving sma
BandWidth20 Buffer[i]=(upper-lower)/middle;

i--;
}
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+