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Re: Z12 all trades closed by Zorro but there are still a lot opened
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Good to know. Thanks for your comment. Which system are you trading now, why and what is your experience? Still running Z12, it's doing well. https://www.myfxbook.com/members/darcymac/zorro/2569912I have the zorro status html file linked to the root of a web server running on the VPS. I check this on my phone from time to time and also check MT4 app on my phone. If MT4 is showing fewer trades than zorro is, I have a mismtach and I scan through till I find it.
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Re: Z12 all trades closed by Zorro but there are still a lot opened
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Hi Dmac, Can you explain how you find the orphan trades in a little more detail? I am using an IB paper account and I can't easily determine what is open and what is orphaned (what is open but shouldn't be). I have the .html page the zorro produces open and it has 19 trades open. I've only had zorro running for 9 days. Is there perhaps a way in the logs to identify trade errors? So you've got 19 showing in zorro. Go into IB and count the actual trades there. If it's not 19 you've got an orphan or two. Then to find the orphan, go to the zorro trade log and examine each symbol. Let's say have 4 positions in USDCAD. Go look at the USDCAD positions in IB and find the one that doesn't belong (using lot size, date, etc). Close it manually. I do this for each symbol until everything matches again. The MT4 log is also helpful, it'll show errors if you scroll back. I'm not sure you have the same sort of log in IB for rejected orders, probably not. Are you trading Z12 in IB? What kind of leverage?
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Re: Z12 all trades closed by Zorro but there are still a lot opened
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Hello, I just wanted an information how much did you set the capital with the slider? did you change any parameters on the .ini file? Hello and thanks Back when I started, the required capital for Z12 was higher than the initial capital. So when I started my account with a $5K deposit, I set the capital slider to about $4K. After version 1.83, the Z12 backtests began showing a required capital number that was less than the initial capital. I'm not exactly sure how to interpret that, but I've since adjusted the capital upwards to be just a bit under the actual equity in the account. I changed nothing in the ini file except the max capital setting.
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Re: Z12 all trades closed by Zorro but there are still a lot opened
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Re: Z12 all trades closed by Zorro but there are still a lot opened
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hello Dmac , hanks for the info. I wanted to ask you do the backtest every time you stop the strategy? Hello I started with 3500 with the capital put in 2000 but now I'm in DD, I'm worried
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Re: Z12 all trades closed by Zorro but there are still a lot opened
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hello Dmac , hanks for the info. I wanted to ask you do the backtest every time you stop the strategy? Hello I started with 3500 with the capital put in 2000 but now I'm in DD, I'm worried No, I've never run any backtests on my live server. I think this means that the CBI is now inaccurate on that server. I think at some point I should copy up a DBL file from a recent backtest to fix that.
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Re: Z12 all trades closed by Zorro but there are still a lot opened
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The MT4 log is also helpful, it'll show errors if you scroll back. I'm not sure you have the same sort of log in IB for rejected orders, probably not.
Are you trading Z12 in IB? What kind of leverage?
I just switched from paper to live and within a few hours I received the following error. Order rejected - reason:Order increases leveraged FX position. GBP-CASH--0--IDEALPRO--USD Error 075: (GBP/USD:VO:S) - can't open 1@1.2969 at 20:07:30 I called IB and it has to do with NFA compliance and that I don't have 10 million in my bank account. I'm trying to set up an account with OANDA so that I can properly trade the Z12 algo. Hopefully, that will solve the leverage issue. Otherwise I'm moving to Canada!
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Re: Z12 all trades closed by Zorro but there are still a lot opened
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I'm trying to set up an account with OANDA so that I can properly trade the Z12 algo.
I think you're still only getting 1:50 or 1:33 with Oanda? I'd suggest a non-US broker like IG or Global Prime.
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Re: Z12 all trades closed by Zorro but there are still a lot opened
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I'm trying to set up an account with OANDA so that I can properly trade the Z12 algo.
I think you're still only getting 50:1 with Oanda? I'd suggest a non-US broker like IG or Global Prime.
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Re: Z12 all trades closed by Zorro but there are still a lot opened
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I'm trying to set up an account with OANDA so that I can properly trade the Z12 algo.
I think you're still only getting 50:1 with Oanda? I'd suggest a non-US broker like IG or Global Prime. You are 100% correct. Unfortunately, neither IG nor Global Prime accept US citizens as clients. If there were a way around it, I'd love to know as I currently can't trade CFD's or get full leverage.
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Re: Z12 all trades closed by Zorro but there are still a lot opened
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I'm trying to set up an account with OANDA so that I can properly trade the Z12 algo.
I think you're still only getting 50:1 with Oanda? I'd suggest a non-US broker like IG or Global Prime. You are 100% correct. Unfortunately, neither IG nor Global Prime accept US citizens as clients. If there were a way around it, I'd love to know as I currently can't trade CFD's or get full leverage. What about a friend or relative in Canada willing to act as a local agent for a Canadian corporation? Canadian banks are pretty easy to deal with from the US. Global Prime will accept a Canadian corp as a client. I don't expect they'd care where the beneficial owner is located.
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Re: Z12 all trades closed by Zorro but there are still a lot opened
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I have two Canadian friends, but they are worried about the process. Are you suggesting that they would need to serve as the statutory agent for a Canadian LLC? Assuming that works, would the funds need to come from a Canadian bank? If so, asking them to open a Canadian bank account seems to be a deal breaker. Yes, a Canadian corporation needs a local registered agent. That person is not a Director or shareholder though, and has no legal or tax liability. There are companies (law firms) that can do this for you as well I think. The bank account is trickier, but I am pretty sure it can be done without visiting in person (for a business account). You'd have to contact one of the big 5 banks to find out for sure. Your agent has nothing to do with this though, those docs need a Director's signature. Although I don't even know if the broker would care if the funds came from a Canadian bank, they may not.
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Re: Z12 all trades closed by Zorro but there are still a lot opened
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Hello, sorry I wanted an information the operations you have closed by hand or the Z12 strategy in date 29.10.2018?thank you I upgraded from 1.83 to 1.88 and accidentally hit yes to close all trades. It's slowly getting back in now.
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