I recommend using SciTE text editor. It works on windows, linux, etc. If you turn on "C" style syntax highlighting you get many features like syntax checking. It has code collapsing so you can shrink functions, tabs so you can compare multiple files, if you move cursor near a } it shows the matching {, very advanced find/replace options etc. It doesn't have the lookup tools that you get using MetaEditor of course, but you don't need those at all if you are just reading text. I tend to use SciTE when I develop Python and PHP, but I have specialized IDE for C/C++. The more familiar you are with MQL functions, the more reason to use SciTE over MetaEditor for development. For code review I always recommend SciTE. I am working on a code cleanup/optimization project now, and I think SciTE saved me several hours of checking curly braces, etc. Only feature I want out of Visual Studio that isn't present in SciTE is auto re-indent (find a blob of unintended code and auto indent every line).
http://www.scintilla.org for download (free software). If anyone else knows of a free lightweight text editor with auto-reindent and code collapsing, please let me know

For matching code with code to replace, I recommend find. For printing out line numbers on several pages of code, I have no idea except possibly in whatever program you use to print. I think SciTE can do that but I'm allergic to printing. Actually I need a new ink cartridge but that's more personal.

There can be no signal for entering second position after Phoenix opened first position. That is why I propose to enter second position not by signal, but by distance from the entering point of the first Phoenix position. This second enter should be made between Phoenix SL point and Phoenix Enter point. The closer to SL, the less will be Stoploss of second position, the greater will Takeprofit (distance from entering second position and Breakeven point of first Phoenix position). Simply by having good gain\profit ration we'll get profit.
The only thing is that what is the probability if the price goes -40pips, then returns to breakeven (and goes to Phoenix TP). It is very timeconsuming to test it manually, so it would be great if somenody could add to code of Phoenix several options:
- to enter second ''not Phoenix'' trade when prices goes to -X pips
- SL of that second trade is the same as Phoenix position one
- Take profit - variable (usually - entering price of Phoenix position)
- ability to decrease number of that second trades (as ptice can fluctuates a lot, and btw we can get 2 or 3 trades while holding Phoenix position)

On the whole, this idea is based not on signals, but on statistics, that Phoenix makes a lot of correct entries, which overcome bad entries. Plus, goog gain\loss ratio.

Btw, what about using Phoenix to trade CFD and Gold? Any ideas?

Hi guys

is it possible to include the parameters for eur/usd in the code?

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if(PrefSettings == true)
{
if((Symbol() == "EURUSD") || (Symbol() == "EURUSDm"))

.........

Is there a problem because Phoenix doesn't work with eur usd?

Guys, I suggest you add time and date of last modification as a comment line into the ea. Would be really helpful and well, the more precise the less confusion. Just my 2 cents.



Cheers,
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I agree, Error Handling is better than Error Reporting only.
The fix for this issue is to call RefreshRates(); then immediately set the SL at current price+ MarketInfo(Symbol(), MODE_STOPLEVEL) for sell orders and Current Price - MarketInfo(Symbol(), MODE_STOPLEVEL) for buy orders.

I'll code this for release end of week if nobody else does. If you do make the change, please post it as a code snippet here.

Evaluating current trades in the ways you recommend sounds very valuable I added MaxTrades without any logic so we could see more entry signals. It would be better for debugging if we checked the entry signals, then executed trade if no trades were open. This would be a waste of execution time if we have open trades but can't use them. So I did a quick hack that didn't change the current runtime but might let us see additional entry signals.

If someone is using MaxTrades=5 and signal_count=50 we are waiting a minimum of 50 ticks between executing the last entry signal and starting a new one. If the same entry signal appears again, we are often (from my looking at multiple trade logs over the same period) closer to the peak waiting for the trade reversal. On several occasions the first trade hits SL and the second one wins. Another possibility is the first trade sitting open for days ranging in the 126 pip spread provided, but not closing. The second trade would hit the profit target and exit quickly. I have very advanced tactics for handling these situations in the TS code I have been writing, allowing first trade to exit at a small profit or a small loss and second trade to take the full TP. This TS code is a helper EA and I may eventually merge the code into Phoenix.

A team member is currently working EURUSD settings. They will be posted in the Settings Thread when they are complete.

Will do Diamond! I'm also going to title the release descriptions "Change Notes" so they are easier to find.

As post 34 says, we are still working on settings for EURUSD. You are welcome to work on CFD/Gold settings and contribute them!