@tipsywisdom, I only use every tick and every tick based on real ticks when I build. It's slower but more accurate. Then I run the EA on a demo account for a few months. I'm actually extremely cautious when it comes to real money. So I usually backtest the crap out of any strategy before I use it.

I still have to run this one on a demo account. Only after that will I actually trade with it.

@tipsywisdom , thanks. I managed to fix it using no stops. I set up conditions to basically hedge everything. When it fails to open trades in the opposite direction, it usually takes longer to reach the target but, because of mean reversion in the lower timeframes, it always gets there eventually.

The graph is not always as smooth anymore but I consistently get the same results. Hundreds of runs on different pairs. Never blew up an account so far. So the logic is sound, perhaps just not conventional.

Generally, currencies are ranging, even when they trend. Trending is just currencies ranging wider.

I basically now take profit like this.

No Stop Loss or Take Profit. Just hedging and closing when the sum total reaches a certain amount of pips.

Here's why I like hedging: It's impossible to stop-hunt a trader if the trader has no stops...

What I did is to just terminate the EA when the account grew by 10%. In testing, I used the withdrawal block to emulate withdrawals. So, basically every month you take off your 10% profit and restart the EA from the initial balance value. Most times it takes about 15 days to reach your target.

I think I can sell this thing...

Here's a report to look at. Thanks for the advise.

By the way, Thailand is very nice, even while I'm still under quarantine due to Covid-19.

@tipsywisdom , that is why I want it to run until I've blown up the balance on the strategy tester. Then I can go back and look at the higher timeframes to see the bigger picture. It's probably a ranging strategy. But I need to let it run through to see where and how it fails.

@tipsywisdom , thanks. I don't really want to use stops but, if that is the problem, I'll try to use S2 and R2 from the pivots in market properties to see if that helps. I'll probably use weekly pivots since I don't really want to even reach them. Mean reversion kind of acts like a stop in this strategy so far on the lower timeframes. I just wish I could run it through a year's data. But right now it's about 1 in the morning here and I probably need some sleep. Thanks for the idea. I'll try to fit stops in somewhere.

@tipsywisdom , thanks but I'm sure that's not it. This equity is just fine. Here's a screenshot of where it's stuck now.

And here is what the graphs currently looks like. You'll note the equity was fine when it froze up.

Hi. I've been using FXDreema for a few months now, basically just messing around. Currently, I'm busy with a scalping strategy using Heikin Ashi and Awesome Oscillator. The EA uses no SL or TP but rather check profit blocks with close position blocks.

Currently, I have it set up to run at most 8 positions at a time. It runs very well for a month or two, and then it just freezes up the MT5 strategy tester. It does it on both my laptops.

One of the laptops is a monster of a gaming laptop so, I don't think it's the memory. I also don't think it's corrupt history data since other EAs run without interruption.

Here's the project: https://fxdreema.com/shared/68IBqRF1e

Obviously, the check profit blocks have to do a lot of work. Am I doing something wrong, or might it be one of the blocks causing a problem?

I would really like if I can get this EA to work reliably since it's producing a pretty smooth profit graph (at least for about two months before it freezes up the strategy tester). I would appreciate if one of the developers can give it a look to see what might be causing the strategy tester to freeze up.

Thanks in advance and apologies if I'm being stupid.

PS: I'm flying to Thailand in two days so forgive me if I'm not responsive to replies for a few days. I'll probably be on a plane somewhere.