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PIPHUNTER Tests, .set file and optimizations
« on: June 13, 2009, 08:27:15 pm »
All test done with PipHunter. Different versions, brokers, and settings.
Data used are row from the broker.
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Re: PIPHUNTER Tests, .set file and optimizations
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Re: PIPHUNTER Tests, .set file and optimizations
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Pip_Hunter forward test
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2009, 10:22:05 pm »
Thank you Aldo for all of these backtests. I have started a forward test with default settings. For D1 timeframe the magic numbers are 115501, 225501, 335501 and for H4 timeframe 115504, 225504, 335504. The server file is attached.
Account number: 1607215
Password: 7xilbue
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Re: PIPHUNTER Tests, .set file and optimizations
« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2009, 06:49:31 pm »
First trading week results delivered by Pip-Hunter v0.1

FXDD demo account; $5’000 starting portfolio, Pip-Hunter v.0.1; lot size: 0.2
Pairs tested: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, NZD/USD, USD/CHF, USD/CAD, USD/JPY
Account No: 6566466
Read-only password: Carpet2

Statement as of; Friday, June 12, 2009; 21:00 GMT

Pair:   Balance - pips    Equity – pips
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EUR/USD       0            -297
GBP/USD      0               51
AUD/USD      0                2
NZD/USD   177             383
USD/CHF      0            -123
USD/CAD      0            -232
USD/JPY      0                0
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Total:        177           -216

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Re: PIPHUNTER Tests, .set file and optimizations
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2009, 08:32:16 pm »
Hello Folks;

I’m checking PipHunting forum few times a day hoping to hear for about performance of the latest PipHunter v.0.3. The latest version supposed to be equipped with break-even feature preventing the trades to fall into DD after it managed to enter into floating profit zone.
A week ago, I noticed that on one of my demos all trades were into floating gain of various levels. This situation lasted for a day or two but later most of the trades dropped down into DD zone indicating that the break-even mechanism didn’t prevent from such event.
Perhaps, we can try to make the break-even feature accessible in the settings with the options of choosing it as hidden or visible on/off modes.
What's more, I am not sure if on my demos the feature for securing significant floating gains that never achieved the TakeProfit levels and started loosing it’s currently gained value.
Both of the above issues could occur due to my satellite Interned connection that besides it’s slow speed is know to have big gaps between In-coming and Out-coming signals

In addition to the above happening, I tried an experiment employing independent TralingStop EA supplied by FreddyFX.
This PipHunter + TralingStop_EA tandem has been running for a week. So far I noticed the account didn’t lose any previously in-profit open trade. TralingStop_EA terminated most of the DD approaching open trades while the account still gained small profit however.
Thus far, it sounds like it is safer to manage open trades in such a manner versus allowing them to oscillate deep into the allowed 100 – 175 pip DD zone.
So far PipHunter never reopened the trade after the previous ones were terminated but the price reverses back to the previously predicted direction. This could be simply because the condition were not any longer satisfactory for reopening the same trade, or the Robot is not trained to do so.
I hope we find a solution the above obstacles.

Regards,
Alex

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« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2009, 03:05:46 pm »
I shall add a trailing stop feature to the next version. PipHunter trades all signals but it waits for the next candle to reenter. Was the signal still valid at the next candle?

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Re: PIPHUNTER Tests, .set file and optimizations
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2009, 09:04:16 pm »
I shall add a trailing stop feature to the next version. PipHunter trades all signals but it waits for the next candle to reenter. Was the signal still valid at the next candle?

Welcome back Xux;

I didn’t have a chance to closely monitor the events to detect any valid reentry conditions, however in the longer past few times I noticed presence of such conditions.
 
Now, speaking about equipping PipHuner with Trailing Stop feature, I want to point out that the standard way TS handled by MT4 isn’t efficient method of securing floating gains. The problem is that once TS stage has been archived the system is moving the SL level tight to the current price what often causes termination of the open trade due to minor fluctuation of the price. Therefore, the solution would be if the SL level is constantly updated (shifted) while leaving adequate breathing room in situation when the fluctuating price continues to climb.
Unfortunately, I’m not technically skilled to figure out the best way to challenge it.
Hope the proposed by Xux99 solution will fix the above problem;


I shall add a breakeven feature. The stop loss already moves following the LL3/HH3 level. I thik the order should be closed not by stop loss but preferably by a possible top/bottom. iMAX cross or ZZ could be used.


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Priority No 1:
As soon as an open trade achieves adequate level of floating profit, the robot should modify S/L values to brake-even level.

Priority No 2:
Assuming, that the trade positively distanced itself from the break-even S/L point, the robot keeps moving the S/L to match/follow the gaining altitude.

For the reason that the optimal S/L against current price stage stretch is uneven during different trading-times/market-conditions as well as it varies for individual currency pair, conceivably the device controlling this duty could be aided by indicators such as Bluto’s Chop_Whacker, Chopemeter or FerruFx's ProbabilityMeter etc or by other potential solutions.

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PipHunter v0.4
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2009, 09:59:51 pm »
A trailing stop feature and a RSI filter have been added.