Jean Francois Le Bas
Jean Francois Le Bas
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Jean Francois Le Bas
Added topic Plaidoyer to restore zero spread backtests in MT5
I don't use MT5 to develop my strategies. The reason is that you cannot backtest an EA without historical spreads The reason it's important is because let's say you write a strategy, and then it loses continually you try different settings but all
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Added topic Optimize without fees
Hi Is there a way to optimize an EA without any fees ? to be able to see if a strat has an edge, regardless of the fees (that skew the results) I know you can in MT4 (just set zero spread) but I wasn't able to do it in MT5. thanks Jeff
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Added topic Issues with the strategy tester
I'm mostly talking about issues with the "Visual Mode" of the strategy tester 1) If I start a backtest, but then stop it using the stop button of the main MT5 window  and then try to start a new backtest by clicking "Start" : it doesn't work. I
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Added topic losing spikes on Equity at 00:00
Right after midnight (00:19 for example), I got the equity that drops significantly and temporarily, it all goes back to normal levels after midnight. my EA is a grid that consists of buys and sells. I tried to hedge my grid before midnight so that
Jean Francois Le Bas Published product

The Hodrick-Prescott filter is a well known filtering algorithm Perfect for offline jobs it lacks realtime capabilities that are necessary in trading This is a first time a causal Hodrick-Prescott filter has been made I was able to successfully make a causal (realtime) version of the Hodrick-Prescott algorithm which keeps the lag to a minimum as you can see on the screenshots, it is really responsive to sharp changes while retaining a high smoothing ability, making it one of the best smoothers

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Added topic Quick question about opening/closing multiple orders each bar
So I understand fully how orders, deals and positions work, but I got a question about an EA trading on multiple pairs. My EA trades on multiple pairs, with ONE order on each pair each time, and several pairs traded simultaneously now at each new
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Added topic Worried about encryption algorithm
I consult a Trading Forum in Indonesia I think that shares cracked EAs. I ABSOLUTELY NEVER use cracked EAs (this is not for me), let me be perfectly clear, but I noticed that EAs from the marketplace here get cracked this plummeted my trust in the
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Added topic Optimizing an automatic "strategy finder"
I want to create a "robot" that would automatically find strategies, based on the indicators requested and some basic operands (>, <, ==, etc) the key is that I want to backtest using only OHLC data, NOT as an expert advisor. the way I test
Jean Francois Le Bas Published product

110.00 USD

This indicator cuts right through the price, in a straight line 100% non repaint, you get a new value at the opening of each new bar It is perfect for mean reversal strategies : open far from the line and close when the price touches the line It works really well for mean reverting pairs specially (CHF, NZD). It has absolutely no lag when there is a sudden move up or down and follows trend exactly ! This indicator should be a must have tool in the toolbox of every trader

Jean Francois Le Bas Published product

60.00 USD

TruRange is a Next-Level trend and range detection created from algorithms based on   price action. No other indicator apart from ATR is used in the computing of the main line indicator It separates Trending and Ranging market conditions without any lag. It's good to separate mean reverting strategies from trending/breakout strategies. Settings : Bars : number of bars to compute Sensitivity : a lower value will have longer range periods while a higer value will have more smaller ranging

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Added topic Why is that? "every tick" vs "every tick based on real ticks"
I backtested an EA on MT5 when I select "every tick based on real ticks ", I got a losing backtest : but when I choose "only ticks". I got a good result : the EA has a lot of positive reviews, so it's actually working live I think so why the
Jean Francois Le Bas Published product

80.00 USD

"TOP G ARROWS"    shows price reversal points designed for scalping and intraday trading. Contains internal reversal filters (ATR, HHLL, RSI). Can be used on all time frames and trading instruments. Can be used on M1, M5, M15 time frames for scalping or M30, H1, H4 for intraday trading, Recommended for M30 and H1. The arrows are built on candle close (appears on previous bar at the open of the new candle)

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Added topic history check timeout
2022.10 . 04 14 : 36 : 44.455 Tester  Cloud servers switched off 2022.10 . 04 14 : 37 : 19.685 Tester  F40: history check started 2022.10 . 04 14 : 37 : 30.494 Tester  F40: history check timeout 2022.10 . 04 14 : 37