Sort Ranging/Sideways Market, Only Trade Massive Trend

[slimmz]

@jstap https://fxdreema.com/shared/DQLAYtY8e

Here is my latest update on the project,

I dont know why if i set the distance pips to 10 between my smoothed MA, the trade just wont ever open

So i set it to just 1 or 2 to get it open, but yeah it wont good enough to sort

Any suggestion?

[jstap]

@slimmz This is how I would do it, have you used the cross hair to check the distance?

[slimmz]

@jstap How are you gonna do it? are you sharing something?

Yes, I tried the crosshair, but I'm not sure if I'm using it right, in the picture, does it has 7 pips distance? or 71 pips?

[jstap]

@slimmz If this is a forex pair it is 7.1 pips, or 71 points.

[slimmz]

@jstap I'm right then, but if set the distance to be 7, the trade won't open, why?

[jstap]

@slimmz If you you mean the check distance block it is likely because od option used, check if this works, if not put result in to a comment block a visually check.

[slimmz]

@jstap Still not working here

Update: https://fxdreema.com/shared/F04RsOSAc

maybe this give you clues

[jstap]

@slimmz This is how I would do it, use a formula block HI-LO into a variable will give you the distance as a price fraction, in a modify variables block you can take this variable change to pips and put back into the same variable, put in a comment block and visually check that your condition matches.

[slimmz]

@jstap sounds complicated for me.

Can you give me the tree please? so i can modify them

[jstap]

@slimmz n HERE is a few options the check distance will only be correct when fast MA is above slow MA.

[slimmz]

@jstap okay, I will check it out

[slimmz]

@jstap https://fxdreema.com/shared/C54kbCrnc
Im not sure what i did there, can you check where i did wrong?

[jstap]

@slimmz I have never used upper level as pips compared to lower level as pips, I suspect this is the problem, you can compare pips in a standard condition block.

[l'andorrà]

@jstap Exactly, that block is used to compare price levels, not pips.

[slimmz]

https://fxdreema.com/shared/c3SEz7ETc

like this?
its also not working hmmm

[unworthypip]

@slimmz I had an Idea about this awhile back. I'm more of a money management type but What my Idea was to increase amount sells in this case as the angle of the slow MA is descending, then as the MA levels off have the level fade to 0.00 until it begins to angle into a trend more. This won't weed out all the losses but it will have far smaller ones during the ranging time. Theoretically.

[jstap]

@unworthypip This is how it is done using code but am unsure how you do it in FX, in here are a few options.

I do not think you need to convert to pips as all can be done from the price fraction, I would check the MA's are in the correct orientation and put all into a comment block so I can visually check if what is needed is happening.

[slimmz]

Okay, since im still confused about how to use this and that on the builder, i decided to just real live test the standard version of my EA which, if MA fast cross up MA slow buy, if MA fast cross down MA slow sell.

BUT i found something not right, sometimes, when the MA is crossing up and then cross down in a couple of canldes (im using 15M timeframe)
my EA is not catching that cross down and just leave the buy trade open, which cause a massive loss

How can i fix this?

[slimmz]

https://ibb.co/cTS6bgN
Especially in this type of condition, my EA will just buy and ignore the crossing down which is a losing possition. If i can fix this, the EA will be more profitable since it wont counter the trend

EDIT:
This is a more clear issue im facing with
https://ibb.co/qdt0Skx
Why does my ea counter the condition?

[l'andorrà]

@slimmz Can you please share the link to your project?