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 Trend Continuation
Solution

The Trend Continuation robot places trades in the direction of a user defined trend. Customization services are available for this robot via Help Desk requests.

Suggested Parameters*


Chart Settings:


Account: sub account support available
Currency Pair: EURJPY
Compression: 30 min

Continuing Trend Settings:


Trend Minimum Bars: 4
Min str, pips/min: 0.900 (speed of trend)


On Up Trend:


Lots: 50,000 to 100,000 units per $10,000 account balance
Direction: Buy
Stop-Loss: 40
Take-Profit: 45


On Down Trend:


Lots: 50,000 to 100,000 units per $10,000 account balance
Direction: Sell
Stop-Loss: 40
Take-Profit: 45

Risk Management:*


Risk per Trade (%):  risk percent of available margin, determines trade size
Min. trade size (lots): smallest trade size
Trade Size step (lots): amount to increment trade size
Standard lot size ($): 100,000 units for most brokers
One pip price ($): varies per currency pair.

*Advanced risk management parameters are available for experimentation. When Risk per Trade (%) is set to “0”, advanced risk management parameters are not applied. Otherwise, order size is based on these settings and overrides those set elsewhere.

BackTesting Mode

Fast/Hidden Compatible = Yes

Forum Discussion - Click here to discuss tips, suggestions and ideas with other traders.

*The suggested settings are based on historical backtesting for the year 2009. As the market changes, these parameters may also require changing. We recommend discussing optimization ideas with others on the FxSpyder Forum. Always keep in mind that past results are no guarantee of future results.



Article Details
Article ID: 128
Created On: 12 Jan 2010 07:39 PM

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