Can anyone help? I seem to be missing trades??

[kristianmanager]

Hi, I am relatively new to MQL5 community. It's great to be here & hope I can be of some use.

 I have set up a demo account for the purpose of testing before using real funds.

I have followed a signal provider and appear to be picking up trades..

However, the providers history is totally different to mine? I have six trades closed. This is the signals history.... 

 

2017.02.20 12:09	Sell Stop	10.00	EURUSD	1.06031	1.06107	1.05132	2017.02.20 14:04	1.06280				cancelled
2017.02.20 10:00	Sell Stop	10.00	EURUSD	1.06031	1.06107	1.05132	2017.02.20 11:03	1.06284				cancelled
2017.02.20 10:18	Buy	10.00	GBPUSD	1.24517	1.24530	1.25416	2017.02.20 10:18	1.24530			130.00	[sl]
2017.02.20 03:45	Sell Stop	10.00	EURUSD	1.05998	1.06074	1.05099	2017.02.20 09:25	1.06253				cancelled
2017.02.20 09:06	Buy	10.00	EURUSD	1.06202	1.06204	1.07101	2017.02.20 09:07	1.06204			20.00	[sl]
2017.02.20 03:44	Sell	10.00	EURUSD	1.06054	1.06054	1.05155	2017.02.20 03:45	1.06054			0.00	[sl]
2017.02.20 03:44	Buy	10.00	USDJPY	112.995	112.986	113.894	2017.02.20 03:45	112.986			-79.66	[sl]
2017.02.20 01:33	Buy Stop	10.00	GBPUSD	1.24524	1.24448	1.25423	2017.02.20 02:00	1.24270				cancelled
2017.02.20 01:43	Sell	10.00	USDJPY	112.793	112.809	111.894	2017.02.20 01:44	112.809			-141.83	[sl]
2017.02.20 00:46	Sell Stop	10.00	EURUSD	1.06054	1.06130	1.05155	2017.02.20 01:41	1.06310				cancelled
2017.02.20 00:05	Sell Stop	10.00	EURUSD	1.05998	1.06074	1.05099	2017.02.20 00:42	1.06231				cancelled

 

See my trades screenshot attached...  

Can anyone see what's happened? There's a profitable trade i've completely missed? 

Thanks

[Sergey Golubev]

As I understand those table columns from your post above in correct way so ... as I see - signal provider is making scalping, for example:

• 1st trade was opened at 1.24517 and closed at 1.24530 (2 pips)
• next trade: 0.2 pips
• 3rd trade: 0 pips
• 4th trade was closed with 1 pip in profit
• 5th trade: 0.8 pips in profit.

If I am right with scalping (not sure about columns in the tables sorry - where is the open order price, where is the close trade price ...) so the only way to follow this signal is to make an account with same broker with signal provider. But it may not be guaranteed in anything ... because what is the profit with 0.2 pips? Open trade in 1.06202 and closed in 1.06204 ...

high frequency trading :)
(sorry for joke)

[SeleaGroup]

It's a scalping strategy and the orders are opened and closed so fast, that before they get copied to you the price already moves and you are in loss. Find another signal providor, preferably not such a fast scalper.

[Eleni Anna Branou]

As Sergey and SeleaGroup, pointed out very well, a scalping strategy with less than 1-2 pips minimum profit is impossible to be copied profitably by a signal follower.

These strategies work quite well in the owner's account but can be a disaster for subscribers. 

[kristianmanager]

Ah OK, makes sense... thank you very much for your help.... I shall look into other signals