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@seb-0 the "TP or SL trigger choice problem" might not be the reason here, as there is supposedly always min 20 pips difference between those levels.

I am very interested in this, but purely from the point of figuring out where the tester goes wrong, in what detail does the devil hide...

@Julianrob your mt5 backtest shows much larger "largest loss trade" while the mt4 backtest seems to have a fixed SL, largest being the same as average. -55 vs -6. So there is some different trading logic going on.

To clarify:

• "main line" is the MACD value (which is difference between 2 emas of price)
• "signal line" is 9-period MA of the MACD
• "histogram" is the difference between main line and signal line

@Abade69 @NZEFILI to add to the discussion, grid strategies work fine as long as the market is mean reversing. Is it though, thats debatable.

I would say most markets are mean revesing most of the time, but never all the time. And this is why grid strategies break, and this is why their effectiveness is often exaggerated.

Its much easier to make a good-looking EA than a good EA. This is why most EAs found in the internet fall to the former category.

@l-andorrà computers are actually pretty bad at making "random" decisions, so they need a little help.

MathSrand() is a function that sets the starting point for random numbers generation. It takes a seed number as argument. I made a seed number by taking the tick count of current chart, and making some maths with it: take the modulo 13, multiply by 123456.

Once the random number generator has initialized, we can ask for random numbers by running MathRand().
It returns a number between 1 and 32767, so dividing the random number by 32767 will result in a random fraction between 0-1. Now we can multiply 60 minutes by that random fraction to get random minute.

Sure, just link your project here

To "wake up" your symbols before getting indicator data on them, you can use CopyTime function:
https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/series/copytime

CopyTime("EURUSD", PERIOD_D1, 100, 1, time_arr)

This prepares 100 days of history data, for example

@gooseman you need a time array, yes.

If you use custom mql code block, you can put this inside it:

datetime time_arr[1];  // Creates an array sized 1
CopyTime("EURUSD", PERIOD_D1, 100, 1, time_arr);

Thats it. This code doesnt need any constants or variables from your list. You will however need to replace "EURUSD" in some loop.

@gooseman oh, you need to repeat the same symbol on multiple timeframes?

Then I think its best to use the Set TF loop block with multiple fixed timeframes (just put all the timeframes you ever use in this block).

Next 2 blocks will filter out the symbol-timeframe pairs that are not allowed. Then we continue with the rsi target setting block.

And yes, we can use the pipes again, but only in the condition block
https://fxdreema.com/shared/aGKfK5Btd

@l-andorrà if all else fails, you can use mql code:
ObjectSetInteger(0,"objectname",OBJPROP_BGCOLOR,clrRed);
https://docs.mql4.com/constants/objectconstants/enum_object/obj_button

@MrDaisyBates said in First Attempt at Arrays. Could use an expert opinion.:

Was I correct to do this?

This one works, but if you want to look smart and techy, you can also use the other condition block and just set your boolean array as the condition itself:

The difference between = and == is actually very very important (I confuse them often myself lol).

= sets the variable value
== compares two variables together, returning True if they match, False if they dont match

edit: hmm, dont know why I ended up answering to 2 year old thread

@Archer The time between the distance check and order send is minimal, milliseconds at most. The time for finalizing the order in the server takes 100x more time. You cant make the broker server faster with any extra condition. But if you cant allow 1 pip of slippage, I think you need to work with pending orders instead of market orders.

@vancedavid said in identify Highest close of last 10 candles then store to variable:

I was thinking. How could I create a custom block so that I could select Highest High easily and simply change the number of bars to calculate on.

These two numbers decide the starting bar and ending bar. You can replace them with a constant or variable

Hi!

I got this project a little bit forward, adding the 6 datetimes to the indicator buffers and also visualizing the event dates. Keywords aren't supported in this version.

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ADX is generally good

I think the risk stays the same, forex or crypto...
With leverage you can double your account in x time, but in the same time your account blows up.

And I think forex is better for more frequent day trading since it (propably) has lower trading costs..

Do you know of any metatrader brokers offering crypto products, so we could backtest them using fxdreema eas? Just curious...

@line I think youre right, it's the lot sizing. And yeah, this EA will not make profit on the ETF, withouth any modifications. The ETF probably has bigger trading costs and smaller volatility, and thus the 5-min timeframe can't be very proftable in the long run.

Write the global variables with block "Terminal variables"
Read the global variables with block "Modify variables" - you should set a "normal" fxdreema variable for each global variable

https://fxdreema.com/help/working-with/terminal-variables

@sami92
Congratulations buddy!
I'd really like to see your backtest report but also respect your decision not to share it, of course.

I made a fun little tool that creates high-low lines based on RSI, and decided to share it here in case anyone finds use for it.

I will not bother explaining this in detail, feeling lazy lol

https://fxdreema.com/shared/n4LXpQO1b