EA executes before "crossover"

george1982 · **Joined:** Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:47 pm **Posts:** 5

Hi,

I built this simple EA which is supposed to trade after the stochastic "crossover" sometimes it trades before the "crossover" takes place, can someone please help????

Thanks.

admin · **Joined:** Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:40 pm **Posts:** 451

Your ea seems fine. Make sure you use price field close/close when you attach the indicator as in the ea (setting it to 1 in the builder means close close)
I took your ea and modified to create an example. It works fine in my backtesting. Keep in mind that if you are not trading multi time frame, it is better to use current time frame so the ea will work in any time frame

george1982 · **Joined:** Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:47 pm **Posts:** 5

Hi,

Yes i the price field is correct, and i do trade over multiple time frames, my strategy is semi automated and enter only on the close of 4hr bars, It works fine with backtesting but when using it live it has entered before the crossover on numerous occasions, but then sometimes it works fine, it is very strange. I have to keep an eye on it all the time incase it enters early which obviously defeats the object of EAs. Next time it happens I will take some screen shots.

Thanks.

george1982 · **Joined:** Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:47 pm **Posts:** 5

Hi again,

Here We have another 'glitch', no buy position was taken after the crossover, screenshot and EA attached.

Thanks.

molanisfx · **Joined:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:22 am **Posts:** 1761

I think the strategy is fine. I do not see in the chart the error.
If you think all set up is fine then you need to look at the logs. It will show why the trade was not taken.
In mt4 go to the expert tabs and open the logs. It is a big file, try to locate the time of the trade.

george1982 · **Joined:** Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:47 pm **Posts:** 5

Hi again.

Right...Here, these trades shouldn't have been made, the stochastic main line was below 75 when the crossover took place, one of the conditions is that stochastic main is above 75 at the close of the 4hr bar.

Thanks.

molanisfx · **Joined:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:22 am **Posts:** 1761

I think you chart set up is not correct. Check our chart, it shows the indicator using close-close and low-high. the set up in the ea uses close-close but your chart uses low-high. Change your chart settings

george1982 · **Joined:** Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:47 pm **Posts:** 5

Thats the one!!!!

Thanks very much.

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EA executes before "crossover"