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FX Rogue Wave 2.6 Manual Placement (By forex_trader_20011)

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FX Rogue Wave 2.6 Manual Placement Discussion

Jun 04, 2014 at 11:56
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ibthescottyb
forex_trader_20011
Member Since Oct 08, 2010   407 posts
Jul 09, 2014 at 20:35 (edited Jul 09, 2014 at 20:36)
Added 2.6 with Automated MACD Crossover settings to Live Account - Started 7-9-2014.

Previous settings were manual initialization FX Rogue Wave 2.5.
Member Since Feb 24, 2014   196 posts
Jul 09, 2014 at 22:51
Awesome!!! Good luck! I'm likeing the demo and gonna run it a little longer on the demo before going live. Are you running on the settings provided in the zip that was added on the forum?
ibthescottyb
forex_trader_20011
Member Since Oct 08, 2010   407 posts
Jul 09, 2014 at 22:58
I am very happy you are enjoying it!

I am currently through about 30 hours of a 40 hour optimization. The only settings that are different on this account are the MACD settings.

FastEMA = 1
SlowEMA = 24
MACDSMA = 30

This backtest (which I will post when complete) allows for only needing to run 4 orders instead of 7. This means you can run the account with $500 per .01 instead of $2000 per .01. This means faster growth and a better equity curve.
Member Since Feb 24, 2014   196 posts
Jul 10, 2014 at 02:33
So that means with a $47000 account, my opening lot will be .94 lots? Just double checking my math haha!
Member Since Feb 24, 2014   196 posts
Jul 10, 2014 at 11:45
Hi Scotty,

Question for you. Ok So there was a massive drop in the EURJYP this am. I got hurt by it a bit, then it went in sell mode and I was doing well. Now my question is like this, my channel was at 10 pips or so and after the spread was at 8 pips. So it stopped out twice (see history https://www.myfxbook.com/members/askew8/fx-wave/961737) but then when it took off in the right direction after hitting the 3rd set, it dropped for a little over 60 pips. This recovered the loss and then some but I had to manually close it at 54 pips to ensure I kept this gain. Isnt the SL supposed trail to ensure profit? At what point does it do this? Is there any way to maybe set the EA to set a hard TP at like a 1:4 ratio as well as having the trailing stop to almost always ensure a good profit when headed in the right direction? As well as being able to recoup losses from the previous sets by trailing the stop after it has moved in a position to where it is able to be stopped out with no loss on the whole set?

Please let me know if this makes any sense...
ibthescottyb
forex_trader_20011
Member Since Oct 08, 2010   407 posts
Jul 10, 2014 at 12:10
Hi Askew,

If the set file on 2.6 or lite version on 2.5 is being used, a yellow line should be drawn along with the red and blue entry points.

When ChannelStopLoss and AutoChannelTS are set to true, the channel is used to measure SL and TP.

This yellow line is the Order Close line. This is a visual marker of where the EA intends to close an open order when hit. With an 8 pip spread, the order should close within 8 pips of this line. 8 pips is very high and can cause stop outs on tight channels like you mentioned of 10 pips.

The 2.6 version has hard TP and SL that can be used instead of the channel.

Just use the TP and SL settings and turn to false the ChannelStopLoss and AutoChannelTS.
Member Since Feb 24, 2014   196 posts
Jul 10, 2014 at 13:03
Hi. Thanks for the quick response!

I think I made a mistake when I said the spread was 8 pips. It was a 10 pip channel and the spread was 2 pips so that 8 pips of wiggle room. I didn't pay attention to where the yellow lines were but even if there were still out of reach at the moment, when does the trailing stop come into effect? Does that happen once the yellow line is breached? I am just asking because to have a 10 pip channel, and to be in the $ for over 50pips and not have the trailing come to save some of that profit seems like a tough pill to swallow. Thoughts?
ibthescottyb
forex_trader_20011
Member Since Oct 08, 2010   407 posts
Jul 10, 2014 at 13:18
The set files and lite versions use a 100% trailing stop. Meaning, when the yellow line is breached, the TS kicks in. At 100%, it should close immediately. I left it in so folks could play with it, but closing at the 1x or 1.1x channel had the most consistent profit rate and provided a 1:1 risk/reward ratio.

The strange thing is, if the channel for that sequence was only 10 pips, then the yellow line (or order close) should have occurred when the price was 10 pips out. In live trading, I have seen the price 'hop over' an entry point, but not a close point.

Perhaps check the MT4 journal and experts tabs for an communication errors. Perhaps the EA attempted to close the order at that point and it did not go through. But the TS should have kicked in.

If something like that occurs, feel free to email me a screen shot and the logs and I will be happy to troubleshoot further. But without seeing it, I am only educated guessing.
ibthescottyb
forex_trader_20011
Member Since Oct 08, 2010   407 posts
Jul 14, 2014 at 01:43 (edited Jul 14, 2014 at 01:44)
Well, after several hundred hours of backtests on the EURJPY, I still cannot find a prettier equity curve than the MACD set file with 7 orders potentially used in sequence. This is the set file included with the EA. Not the settings mentioned above.

70%-80% per year is not bad.
Member Since Dec 15, 2010   795 posts
Jul 14, 2014 at 07:36
Looking good on the chart!
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Member Since Dec 15, 2010   795 posts
Jul 14, 2014 at 07:39



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Member Since Feb 24, 2014   196 posts
Jul 14, 2014 at 11:20
ibthescottyb posted:
Well, after several hundred hours of backtests on the EURJPY, I still cannot find a prettier equity curve than the MACD set file with 7 orders potentially used in sequence. This is the set file included with the EA. Not the settings mentioned above.

70%-80% per year is not bad.

So this is the one that it requires $2000 per .01? Correct?
ibthescottyb
forex_trader_20011
Member Since Oct 08, 2010   407 posts
Jul 14, 2014 at 11:44
That is correct. The 4 order model had a decent equity curve for the past two years in back testing, but the 7 order sequence held for 5 years of back testing. Which to me is a more reliable set.
Member Since Dec 15, 2010   795 posts
Jul 18, 2014 at 18:56



Scotty , the Chart is looking good!

Garry

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ibthescottyb
forex_trader_20011
Member Since Oct 08, 2010   407 posts
Jul 18, 2014 at 20:41
😄
Member Since Dec 15, 2010   795 posts
Jul 24, 2014 at 19:21
This private chart, Must be a 10K account and at 8% growth so far, that would be $800 or more for the month!! 😎
Click on my Name to see My Live Charts and Bio.
ibthescottyb
forex_trader_20011
Member Since Oct 08, 2010   407 posts
Jul 24, 2014 at 22:56
Would have been higher but found a bug. Order did not open due to communication with trade server. I have the bug fixed now.
ibthescottyb
forex_trader_20011
Member Since Oct 08, 2010   407 posts
Jul 24, 2014 at 23:49
Updated 5 year Back Test attached. With the bug allowing to miss trade opening, I found a flaw in the previous back test where almost a year and a half was missing. With the bug fixed, the new back test is even more profitable.
ibthescottyb
forex_trader_20011
Member Since Oct 08, 2010   407 posts
Jul 25, 2014 at 01:14
For new visitors - the complete package for testing
Member Since Feb 24, 2014   196 posts
Jul 31, 2014 at 15:45
Hey Scotty,

Been testing the demo for a while and I have a question that I never really seem to happen. When in the middle of a set, if the channel size changes (say there is a massive candle up/down), I've noticed that the channel doesn't reset based on the new channel. I have to readjust the channel manually and it then starts back at #1 on the set and doesn't have the ability to recoup any of the losses that it lost.

Any thoughts?
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