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That sounds a bit flakey. Was it 99, Helen?

:o)

Gofe,

So how do the MACD candles work then. Do they paint one colour if the MACD is above the signal line and a second colour if it's below? Or do they use a zero line crossover (this is the same as an EMA crossover)? Or do they paint 4 colours to take both conditions into account?

I'm not sure if I've seen them or not. I've certainly seen a multicoloured tape which paints in a seperate indicator window. You can also get indis which paint an arrow when the MACD crosses over.

The Heiken Ashi indi is free for MT4, so it would be quite easy to recode for MACD instead.

Hils, three colours, green when macd and hist are above zero, red when both below and black when you got one in each camp. will have a look at ashi

Nobody's offered any comment on my post 10550, but I think it's very important to be aware of it, particularly if you use a US brokerage.

If people want to use multiple MT4 EAs on the same account for instance, and one opens a cable long based on the H4 chart and another opens a cable short based upon a signal from the M1 chart, there will be a problem because the broker will close all or part of the first position instead of opening a new second position as he would now. It will signal the end of some of the Martingale strategies which open simultaneous opposite positions.

The immediate solution seems either to open multiple accounts or find a broker which is unaffected by it.

I received an email about it 2 or 3 days ago from IBFX, but it appears that other brokerages are doing the same.

Aside from anything else, I don't really understand the logic behind it and I wonder how far it will spread.

Presumably Hiltops if you have (say) 2 positions using the same EA on the same timeframe with the same lot size they would both be closed?

I had cable long and short running last week, both of which closed profitably, but I assume this would no longer be possible for US brokers. That's quite a problem as I see it.

Will IBFX be following it?

IBFX are introducing it on their demo servers soon to give customers a feel for what it's all about, but other brokers will be applying it as well if they are NFA members as I understand.

And timeframes aren't the issue, Flossie. If you want two opposite positions on the same account it will no longer be possible, full stop.

There's more on the IBFX link that I posted in 10561.

Hils, have seny you an email(2EA) showing you the coloured macd, only just got it but means one less indicator to monitor!

still pretty thin out there regarding earlier comment now closed cable shorts and flat goin into the budget.

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Hils / anyone , those times for economic announcements in the header , I know this is probably a stupid question but I need to be sure ... is 8.30am GMT equivalent to 9.30am BST ?

Yes Dilbert.

Spring Forward, Fall Back.

Cable was always a good short as soon as Darling opened his mouth

I think it's a two-way play today, Jeffie. All the time it's below around 1.4650 it could go either way, imo.

PS. Not sure how often you check your Pipex emails while you're in Belgium, but there should be one in your inbox.

Hils
usually evening time, will read later.

Ta Hils , too busy to thank you earlier was kicking the crap out of GBP during the budget :-)

Where's choccy these days ?

Following on from earlier reports of Russian central bank buying around 1.4520/30, were now hearing the same bank was in again, this time selling around the 1.4595 session high. Also reports that an Asian central bank was seen selling up around that level.

Technical support 1.4540/45, resistance at 1.4600 and 1.4640/45.

I'm short.

Hi shorty

Do you wear glasses as well, shorty?

:o)

I'll set 'em up, you knock 'em down.

Blimey gorgeous.
Just busy trying to implement plan B - like you I guess ;)