Position Size Calculator
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My two pennath
Except you can't change the line widths
H'mmmmmm
Don't get me wrong - I'm not complaining - It's still a good indicator - Just means having to use the line editor as and when
I did spend quite a bit of time trying to figure it out . . . to no avail
Just had the light bulb come on - - - Maybe I could copy the code from an indicator that HAS a variable line width ?
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Except you can't change the line widths
H'mmmmmm
Don't get me wrong - I'm not complaining - It's still a good indicator - Just means having to use the line editor as and when
I did spend quite a bit of time trying to figure it out . . . to no avail
Just had the light bulb come on - - - Maybe I could copy the code from an indicator that HAS a variable line width ?
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Your THE man Enivid
Well . . . got there in the end - - C'est la vie !
Excellent Indicator . . . Basically all Singing and Dancing . . . Does Everything !
You will have to go back to my earlier post to get your thank you.
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Well . . . got there in the end -
- C'est la vie !Excellent Indicator . . . Basically all Singing and Dancing . . . Does Everything !
You will have to go back to my earlier post to get your thank you.
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Problems
Don't know what you have done to the indicator Enivid
IT DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE
I know you have done something - because the lines of code are now in different positions. I now have version 1:11 and if I am not mistaken I need to go back to at least 1:10 (not that I made a note of the version numbers) The one I need (which did work) is the one after you added line width.
WHY?
I had a unrelated MT4 problem which meant I had to re-install everything - C'est la vie !
My problem was NOT having a separate folder for copies of my indicators. Thought everything would be safe in MT4 (learning the HARD way)
Before you blame me - Have checked with an untouched copy to confirm my suspicions.
I blame my broker for making me reload my MT4.
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Don't know what you have done to the indicator Enivid
IT DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE
I know you have done something - because the lines of code are now in different positions. I now have version 1:11 and if I am not mistaken I need to go back to at least 1:10 (not that I made a note of the version numbers) The one I need (which did work) is the one after you added line width.
WHY?
I had a unrelated MT4 problem which meant I had to re-install everything - C'est la vie !
My problem was NOT having a separate folder for copies of my indicators. Thought everything would be safe in MT4 (learning the HARD way)
Before you blame me - Have checked with an untouched copy to confirm my suspicions.
I blame my broker for making me reload my MT4.
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Suspicions
Possibly Not Your Fault Enivid if my suspicions are correct. Thinking it might well be something to do with the 600 build (I'm on 625) Rumour has it that the platform is still far from stable.
I do keep trying a fresh upload on the faint hope that it works again like it used to.
H'mmm
Possibly Not Your Fault Enivid if my suspicions are correct. Thinking it might well be something to do with the 600 build (I'm on 625) Rumour has it that the platform is still far from stable.
I do keep trying a fresh upload on the faint hope that it works again like it used to.
H'mmm
Is anybody else having the same problem or is it me ?
Tried this one out of the zipped folder as is
WHY ?
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Tried this one out of the zipped folder as is
- No Take Profit Line
- No Risk - Reward Calculation
- Stop Loss Wrong Amount
- Take Profit Wrong Amount (Not Shown)
WHY ?
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Regarding the stop-loss line:
How did you detect the "actual level". If it was a tool-tip value, then it is a wrong way to do it. It may report wrong level. The correct way to check the actual level is to watch at the level shown at the right price scale or in the graphic object properties.
If you do it correctly and there is still a difference, make sure that the indicator had a chance to refresh with a new tick if you are using MT4 version.
Regarding the TP line:
Did you set some TP level in the input parameter? Was there a previously set TP line on the chart? You can invoke the list of objects by pressing Ctrl+b and see if there is some legacy TP line at 0 level or something. If there is no TP line then just change the TP input parameter of the indicator to some non-zero value.
It would also help if you stated the version of MetaTrader you are using.
How did you detect the "actual level". If it was a tool-tip value, then it is a wrong way to do it. It may report wrong level. The correct way to check the actual level is to watch at the level shown at the right price scale or in the graphic object properties.
If you do it correctly and there is still a difference, make sure that the indicator had a chance to refresh with a new tick if you are using MT4 version.
Regarding the TP line:
Did you set some TP level in the input parameter? Was there a previously set TP line on the chart? You can invoke the list of objects by pressing Ctrl+b and see if there is some legacy TP line at 0 level or something. If there is no TP line then just change the TP input parameter of the indicator to some non-zero value.
It would also help if you stated the version of MetaTrader you are using.
Appreciate your reply Enivid
Getting used to spelling Divine backwards now
My MT4 has reached 625
The image on my last post was the indicator placed on a totally virgin chart all I did was F8 to remove the grid.
The EntryLevel and StopLossLevel self loaded after installation - On both a 5 and 3 decimal place charts - didn't even have to go looking for them like I had to first time round - They were there right next to the indicator.
Now here's the thing . . .
What I'm wondering is - Are the lines stuck in a memory somewhere from before ?
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Getting used to spelling Divine backwards now
My MT4 has reached 625
The image on my last post was the indicator placed on a totally virgin chart all I did was F8 to remove the grid.
The EntryLevel and StopLossLevel self loaded after installation - On both a 5 and 3 decimal place charts - didn't even have to go looking for them like I had to first time round - They were there right next to the indicator.
Now here's the thing . . .
- Ctrl + B checked the chart for the above lines before installation - Not there.
- When I remove the indicator the lines remain on the chart
What I'm wondering is - Are the lines stuck in a memory somewhere from before ?
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Read and re-read your reply then read it again and again - Let it sink in - read it again and again - Then Lo and Behold the light came on !
Finally got it sorted
What a relief
I was sure as sure you said in an earlier version to leave the zero's as zero's and it would sort itself out.
That is what I had been doing prior to me re installing MT4 without a problem.
Yes I had to go looking for them and sometimes they were off the scale - BUT hey ho it worked !
C'est la vie
Thank you Enivid your Divine
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Read and re-read your reply then read it again and again - Let it sink in - read it again and again - Then Lo and Behold the light came on !
Finally got it sorted
What a relief
I was sure as sure you said in an earlier version to leave the zero's as zero's and it would sort itself out.
That is what I had been doing prior to me re installing MT4 without a problem.
Yes I had to go looking for them and sometimes they were off the scale - BUT hey ho it worked !
C'est la vie
Thank you Enivid your Divine
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Entry and SL lines will appear themselves even if you set the levels to zero via input parameters, but TP has to be set explicitly to appear.
No, but in that case it is just easier to enter a fixed money risk value. E.g. if you want to be risking 1% of a fixed $10,000 balance, you just enter 100 into MoneyRisk parameter and set UseMoneyInsteadOfPercentage to true.
If your account is in SGD, inputting 100 into MoneyRisk will mean that the position size will be calculated based on 100 SGD risk, no matter what currency pair you are trading.
Own Space
Who Turned The Light On ?
The Position Size Calculator which WE finally made good has one drawback - The chart often gets in the way !
Doesn't matter where you put it - At some point in time the chart IS going to get in the way !
What's the chances of it having it's own window ?
This way the window can be dragged Open or Closed as and when required - (see first image bottom left corner)
Brilliant . . . . Why didn't I think of this first time round !
You may have noticed that my end product is slightly different to yours
I tried to make it L@@k better (Full extent of my coding ability) - Not that there was anything wrong with yours - just my personal opinion and that I am a Spread Better as opposed to a Trader - BetSize as opposed to PositionSize - H'mmm
The reason I mention the above - Is there a code in yours that WILL be in mine to change that would just put it in it's own window - Save a lot of messing around For Me
Thank you for our consideration - Appreciated
PS Room for something else at a later date
PPS The White Border is just me tidying up - Yes I would like it - BUT it's not essential - Because I can't write code I don't know how difficult what I am asking is.
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Who Turned The Light On ?
The Position Size Calculator which WE finally made good has one drawback - The chart often gets in the way !
Doesn't matter where you put it - At some point in time the chart IS going to get in the way !
What's the chances of it having it's own window ?
This way the window can be dragged Open or Closed as and when required - (see first image bottom left corner)
Brilliant . . . . Why didn't I think of this first time round !
You may have noticed that my end product is slightly different to yours
I tried to make it L@@k better (Full extent of my coding ability) - Not that there was anything wrong with yours - just my personal opinion and that I am a Spread Better as opposed to a Trader - BetSize as opposed to PositionSize - H'mmm
The reason I mention the above - Is there a code in yours that WILL be in mine to change that would just put it in it's own window - Save a lot of messing around For Me
Thank you for our consideration - Appreciated
PS Room for something else at a later date
PPS The White Border is just me tidying up - Yes I would like it - BUT it's not essential - Because I can't write code I don't know how difficult what I am asking is.
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Yes, you can change the code to generate the text labels in a separate window of the chart. But what is the point if you can just scale the vertical axis down whenever the chart gets in the way?
I Tried
Because when you are watching multiple charts in multiple timeframes on multiple monitors like I am it's hassle I can do without.
Besides, if you have other information and or indicators displayed quite often there is simply no where to move to.
It also helps provide a cleaner chart space - You just don't need it constantly in your face. Even the three lines I move off screen when I am not using the indi.
Just opened my MetaEditor to see if I could figure it out myself.
Compared my BetSize Indi with BetterVolume Indi and I was sure I had it sassed out.
Line 13 #property indicator_chart_window change to #property indicator_separate_window (as seen on line 8 BetterVolume)
It SHOULD have worked BUT it didn't - for whatever reason - Yes I even tried closing and re-opening the MT4
H'mmm
I still can't believe MY change of code didn't work - another sleepless night
My only hope now is for other members to join this conversation and add support for a SEPARATE window
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Would you Adam and Eve it
Whilst writing this message the separate window HAS opened BUT the indi is still on the main window
I also looked into using ScaleFix to move the chart - NO - it doesn't work - sorry
Yes the chart moves BUT not of any use
Separate Window IS the way forward
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Because when you are watching multiple charts in multiple timeframes on multiple monitors like I am it's hassle I can do without.
Besides, if you have other information and or indicators displayed quite often there is simply no where to move to.
It also helps provide a cleaner chart space - You just don't need it constantly in your face. Even the three lines I move off screen when I am not using the indi.
Just opened my MetaEditor to see if I could figure it out myself.
Compared my BetSize Indi with BetterVolume Indi and I was sure I had it sassed out.
Line 13 #property indicator_chart_window change to #property indicator_separate_window (as seen on line 8 BetterVolume)
It SHOULD have worked BUT it didn't - for whatever reason - Yes I even tried closing and re-opening the MT4
H'mmm
I still can't believe MY change of code didn't work - another sleepless night
My only hope now is for other members to join this conversation and add support for a SEPARATE window
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Would you Adam and Eve it
Whilst writing this message the separate window HAS opened BUT the indi is still on the main window
I also looked into using ScaleFix to move the chart - NO - it doesn't work - sorry
Yes the chart moves BUT not of any use
Separate Window IS the way forward
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