//+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Firebird v0.58 - MA envelope exhaustion system | //+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ #property copyright "Copyright © 2005, TraderSeven" #property link "TraderSeven@gmx.net" // \\|// +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ \\|// // ( o o ) |T|r|a|d|e|r|S|e|v|e|n| ( o o ) // ~~~~oOOo~(_)~oOOo~~~~ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ~~~~oOOo~(_)~oOOo~~~~ // Firebird calculates a 10 day SMA and then shifts it up and down 2% to for a channel. // For the calculation of this SMA either close (more trades) or H+L (safer trades) is used. // When the price breaks a band a postion in the opposite of the current trend is taken. // If the position goes against us we simply open an extra position to average. // 50% of the trades last a day. 45% 2-6 days 5% longer or just fail. // //01010100 01110010 01100001 01100100 01100101 01110010 01010011 01100101 01110110 01100101 01101110 //----------------------- USER INPUT extern int MA_length = 10; extern double Percent = 0.2; extern int TradeOnFriday =1; // >0 trades on friday extern int MAtype=0;//0=close, 1=HL extern int slip = 100;//exits only extern int Lots = 1; extern int TakeProfit = 30; extern int Stoploss = 200;// total loss on all open positions in pips //extern double TrailingStop = 5; extern int PipStep = 30;//if position goes this amount of pips against you add another. extern double IncreasementType =0;//0=just add every PipStep, >0 =OrdersToal()^x *Pipstep extern int SymbolFloatingPoints =4;//4 for most Symbols, 2 for JPY, check in MarketWatchWindow double KeepStopLoss=0; double KeepAverage; double dummy; double spread=0; double CurrentPipStep; int OrderWatcher=0,flag=0,OpenTime=0; int cnt=0, total,OpenTradesOnSymbol=0; double LastPrice; datetime orderclosetime; int TheHistoryTotal; int Direction=0;//1=long, 11=avoid long, 2=short, 22=avoid short double StopperBuy=0,StopperSell=0; double PriceTargetBuy=0,PriceTargetSell=0; double AveragePriceBuy=0,AveragePriceSell=0; //----------------------- MAIN PROGRAM LOOP int start() { if(Symbol()=="USDJPY" || Symbol()=="EURJPY" || Symbol()=="GBPJPY") SymbolFloatingPoints=2; total=OrdersTotal(); OpenTradesOnSymbol=0; for(cnt=0;cntAsk && Direction!=11 && (Ask<=(LastPrice-(CurrentPipStep*Point))||OpenTradesOnSymbol==0)) // Go LONG -> Only buy if >= 30 pips below previous position entry // if((iMA(NULL,0,MA_length,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_OPEN,0)*(1-Percent/100))>Ask && (Ask<=(LastPrice-( PipStep*Point))||total==0)) { OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,Lots,Ask,slip,Ask-(Stoploss*Point),Ask+(TakeProfit*Point),"2",0,0,Blue); LastPrice=Ask; flag=1; OpenTime=CurTime(); Direction=1; return; } } //----------------------- ENTER POSITION BASED ON HIGH/LOW if(MAtype==1) { if((iMA(NULL,0,MA_length,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_HIGH,0)*(1+Percent/100))=(LastPrice+(CurrentPipStep*Point))||OpenTradesOnSymbol==0)) // Go SHORT -> Only sell if >= 30 pips above previous position entry { OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELL,Lots,Bid,slip,Bid+(Stoploss*Point),Bid-(TakeProfit*Point),"3",0,0,Red); LastPrice=Bid; flag=1; OpenTime=CurTime(); Direction=2; return; } if((iMA(NULL,0,MA_length,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_LOW,0)*(1-Percent/100))>Ask && Direction!=11 && (Ask<=(LastPrice-(CurrentPipStep*Point))||OpenTradesOnSymbol==0)) // Go LONG -> Only buy if >= 30 pips below previous position entry // if((iMA(NULL,0,MA_length,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_LOW,0)*(1-Percent/100))>Ask && (Ask<=(LastPrice-(PipStep*Point))||total==0)) // Go LONG -> Only buy if >= 30 pips below previous position entry { OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,Lots,Ask,slip,Ask-(Stoploss*Point),Ask+(TakeProfit*Point),"4",0,0,Blue); LastPrice=Ask; flag=1; OpenTime=CurTime(); Direction=1; return; } } } // end of flag test ]]*/ //----------------------- CALCULATE AVERAGE OPENING PRICE if(OpenTradesOnSymbol>0 ) { AveragePriceBuy=0; AveragePriceSell=0; total=OrdersTotal(); for(int cnt3=0;cnt31 ) { StopperBuy=0; StopperSell=0; PriceTargetBuy=0; PriceTargetSell=0; PriceTargetBuy=AveragePriceBuy+(TakeProfit*Point); StopperBuy=AveragePriceBuy-NormalizeDouble(((Stoploss*Point)/OpenTradesOnSymbol),SymbolFloatingPoints); PriceTargetSell=AveragePriceSell-(TakeProfit*Point); StopperSell=AveragePriceSell+NormalizeDouble(((Stoploss*Point)/OpenTradesOnSymbol),SymbolFloatingPoints); for(int cnt4=0;cnt41 && OrderSymbol()==Symbol()) // Calculate profit/stop target for long { if(OrderStopLoss() != StopperBuy || OrderTakeProfit( )!= PriceTargetBuy){ OrderModify(OrderTicket(),0,StopperBuy,PriceTargetBuy,0,Yellow); } } if(OrderType()==OP_SELL && OpenTradesOnSymbol>1 && OrderSymbol()==Symbol()) // Calculate profit/stop target for short { if(OrderStopLoss() != StopperSell || OrderTakeProfit( ) != PriceTargetSell){ OrderModify(OrderTicket(),0,StopperSell,PriceTargetSell,0,Yellow); } } } } /*[[ //----------------------- KEEP TRACK OF STOPLOSS TO AVOID RUNAWAY MARKETS // Sometimes the market keeps trending so strongly the system never reaches it's target. // This means huge drawdown. After stopping out it falls in the same trap over and over. // The code below avoids this by only accepting a signal in teh opposite direction after a SL was hit. // After that all signals are taken again. Luckily this seems to happen rarely. if (OpenTradesOnSymbol!=0) KeepStopLoss=OrderStopLoss(); KeepAverage=AveragePrice; if(OrderType()==OP_BUY) Direction=1;//long else Direction=2;//short break; } } if(KeepStopLoss!=0) { spread=MathAbs(KeepAverage-KeepStopLoss)/2; dummy=(Bid+Ask)/2; if (KeepStopLoss<(dummy+spread) && KeepStopLoss>(dummy-spread)) { // a stoploss was hit if(Direction==1) Direction=11;// no more longs if(Direction==2) Direction=22;// no more shorts } KeepStopLoss=0; }]]*/ return; } //----------------------- TO DO LIST // 1st days profit target is the 30 pip line *not* 30 pips below average as usually. -----> Day() // Trailing stop -> trailing or S/R or pivot target // Realistic stop loss // Avoid overly big positions // EUR/USD 30 pips / use same value as CurrentPipStep // GBP/CHF 50 pips / use same value as CurrentPipStep // USD/CAD 35 pips / use same value as CurrentPipStep //----------------------- OBSERVATIONS // GBPUSD not suited for this system due to not reversing exhaustions. Maybe use other types of MA // EURGBP often sharp reversals-> good for trailing stops? // EURJPY deep pockets needed.