@l-andorrà @salek i actually have custom code for fxdreema to fix this problem, which requires running a script at the exported mql5 which then replaces the incorrect code within the ea. You then compile within mt5 directly.
I made a post a long time ago about the correction using custom code but I could share what I use here if you wanted.
Stop loss in percent, equity percent etc then work correctly on all forex pairs, index’s and also commodities like gold.
@salek You mean you just simply want a working % lot calculation? If so there is a solution but it requires custom code.
It does not work on gold or some pairs, gives incorrect lot size. There is a fix but it requires installing custom code.
I downloaded the latest FXSSI and exported my FXSSI News EA and it still functions correctly. I am not sure what is going on but it must be user error. Sorry.
I will check it's function and update it the EA when I can, you have to install and run the indicator on the chart as well though not just the EA news code.
@Taho_Trader I think the below method is simpler / easier.
You can use a grid with a stop loss, on the first trade put the stop loss price into a variable.
Any new grids, use the variable stop loss price so every trade has the same stop.
You can specify the stop loss is x5 of your take profit for example so only 5 trades will open or control it on pip distances or ADR values whatever you want.
@Lacone how much ram usage is happening when testing in the task manager?
CPU wise there should always be at least one or two cores not being used.
Also ram should be max 98% during the tests, if the ram runs out or all cores are used it can cause problems.
@l-andorrà how many blocks does your ea have?
@l-andorrà Thanks
=NormalizeDouble($,2) worked for me! Without having to change $ for the variable.
@chrisbe Nice, thanks for sharing that's some nice code and a great addition.
Personally I prefer minutes as the input, I think some minor changes to the over all options / configuration will make this an exceptional fxdreema news filter that was previously extremly difficult. I will try to implement some features my self.
I'll have to learn to code and understand this but my vision is something as below. As most prop firms these days void trades that open through news events etc.
Constants
Low, Med and High are in minutes, and 0 would = false or turned off. Generally I use the same value for pre and post news so that's not a huge issue to me.
One single variable output "NewsDetected" so in the code, if any of the low, medium or high are detected in those times it sets "NewsDetected" to true and then trading blocks can be determined from that single condition block.
Maybe have a variable "News_Detected" and at the end of the code if Low, Med, High add up to 0 then news is allowed, if anyone of them set to 1 would add the total to =>1 then trading is disabled.
Something like this.
@l-andorrà I know the problem is with optmising, I had this problem a long time ago too.
Did you try anything I mentioned, even the logs?
Ask for help, and then continue to ignore everything people say or suggest.
I had this problem once, it was a long time ago though but If I remember correctly it was solved by exporting the EA to mql5 and investigating in the MT5 terminal directly. Specifically compiling in MT5 which shows many errors, usually doubles being converted to int and vice versa but it might show some error or logic issue that can be resolved.
Try resolving as many conflicts as possible and trying again, also ensure MT5 is updated correctly. There was a fault a while ago where MT5 would hang forever due to using the cores incorrectly (is the CPU running @ 100% all the time?, raising a ticket and sending logs to the mql5 website might help but also just looking into the logs in your terminal can help.
If you want me to check your logs, ea code, etc i am happy to help but that is something you might / probably wont want to do.
@chrisbe Great!
Let me know how you get on
@chrisbe There is no way to get the mq5 raw file without hacking the file (I do not have contacts for that), you could commission someone on mql5 to make a news filter with an additional option to be able to download a csv file and allow that to be used during backtests.
Otherwise with this you can only forward test sadly, but I am glad you find it useful. Can you share your project so I can maybe improve my own personal news filter.
@MTAB Honestly its much easier just transfering to MT5 if backtesting is important.
Well kinda of, the first event from left to right no matter if it is before or after the news is always 0
So hence why the settings are controlled within the indicator. When a news event is no longer displayed on the chart after e.g. 4 hours the objects get recreated and thus again the first even from left to right is 0 again.
You can choose within the indicator whether you have past events or not, so if you set past events to 1 hour, after that hour if there is one news event active it will dissapear and trading will resume.
The original idea was not mine, but I came up with an extremely simple version to manage news events. Essentially it detects a news event object on the chart and if so it will prevent any new trades opening, all settings are managed in the indicator for news events.
Original Thread - https://fxdreema.com/forum/topic/1973/News-EA/39
Apply the FXSSI news indicator to your chart and set the news up, e.g. 4hrs before and after on 3 star.
Apply the EA - Simple comment box top left for News - Detected or not.
https://fxdreema.com/shared/PWmLKlzOc
https://fxssi.com/forex-news-indicator-mt4 (MT5 download is on this link)