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EA working better on EURUSD than other pairs.. why?

Has anyone had this same issue where an EA works best on one particular currency pair than others?, I have developed an EA based on Stochastic indicator and works very well on EURUSD but on any other pair is not as successful. Is there any specific reason why this is

Stochastic EA

Have you been able to successfully code an EA based on Stochastic info? I have implemented a few with different data such as Stochastic signal slope, overbought oversold, signal crosses. Care to share some of your ideas

Different results with slightly different code???

Hello all, I'm curious to know why would I get different results in my testing and optimization when I make a few minor tweeks in my code that "technically" should bring the same result... see example below. int total= OrdersTotal (); if (total> 0 ){ for ( int pos= 0 ;pos<total;pos++) { if (

Candlestick Patterns

I've been playing with some code to create a custom indicator on MT4 that shows candlestick patterns but I'm not sure it is working properly... here is the logic if (doji== true && iOpen ( NULL , 0 ,i)== iClose ( NULL , 0 ,i)){ // Doji IND[i]= iHigh ( NULL , 0 ,i)+( 200 * Point );

EA no longer trading

I have been testing new code on one of my EAs and I believe it created some kind of bug. I changed the name of the EA while it was still attached to a chart. When I turn the new EA on it doesn't open any trades. I did try manual trading and it opens fine, but closes the manual trading as if the EA

MA50 and MA100 distance

Hey all, I created a very simple indicator similar to a MACD which calculates the distance in pips from MA50 to MA100 and I have used it for opening trades in M15 and has been useful. Hope you enjoy it as well

Which news to avoid when trading EURUSD?

Hello all, I'm curious to know about news that are big movers for trading and potentially changers of trend. I know the first Friday of every month is the NFP which can be very volatile... are there any other news that tend to be market movers? Markit PMI ? Interest Rate Decisions

How to reduce loss when trend changes ?

Hello everyone, I've been trading for close to 2 years already and have a some knowledge in development. I have been flipping between automated and manual trading and love to code EAs.... HOWEVER... every single one I have coded so far always gets me when a trend changes and most times I have to