I remember learning about the "Metatrader 4" trading terminal in 2005, and some brokers have already started implementing this technology. I downloaded this terminal and began to study this program.
I was shocked by how flexible and convenient it was to use this terminal, everything was perfect. Necessary classic indicators, ease of working with charts.
The option of opening and closing orders, limit and stop orders (pending) was implemented efficiently — it was just great!
This is what was so lacking to develop a good strategy. Just this one!
Trading in the style of "Hedging" - +++ !
The icing on the cake was that MT4 had its own programming language MQL, with which you can make your own indicators, scripts, and robots. When I found out about this back in 2005, I was-amazed!
After all, I suffered, "on my knee" invented my own strategies and systems. But they could not be effectively tested on a large history of quotations. And then such a gift! Wow! It turns out that you can also test the robot on the history of any currency pair! Applause to the developers! BRAVO!
And then I began to glow again with a bright flame, I could not see anything in front of me and around me.
I only saw THE TARGET! And this goal was the perfect trading system! A trading system for Forex, thanks to which I will be able to earn steadily and for a long time, as long as Forex exists!
The state was as if "you fell in love". You flutter like a butterfly, and you know that you can do ANYTHING!
Nothing is impossible-no!
Especially thanks to such a unique tool as the MQL language and the "Strategy Tester" in MT 4.
In anticipation, I began to delve into the MQL language. After learning the basics of the language in 4 days, I started writing my own indicators and robots. I implemented my ideas and best practices. What was on the sheets was saved in "Word documents" - I transferred it to the program!
I was 100% sure that the "grail" is already mine, I will develop it, invent it! There are no other options!
I remember in 2005 there were about 20 different ideas in terms of strategies, all of which I implemented for 2 years, until 2007.
This period was special for me, I took off the layers of rose-colored glasses for 2 years, each layer, each time. At first, the layer of rose-colored glasses was so pink that I was just glowing with happiness
My stage was like this:
1. There was an idea, usually before going to bed, or at night. I wrote it down in my notes.
2. I thought about this idea carefully;
3. "Hands" performed a check on the chart;
4. I was convinced that yes! It will work perfectly. Joyful expectations
5. Started writing the indicator.
6. I checked the indicator on the chart "with my hands", checked the entry and exit points. Joyful expectations
7. To test the indicator and entry and exit points from the market – I wrote under the robot indicator;
8. I TESTED it on stories!
The saddest item on this list is the 8th item. Many experienced people will understand me.
Testing for stories showed the realities of life, as if you were doused with ice water. Removed a layer of rose-colored glasses.
The strategy tester showed "draining the deposit". Relentless decline in the graph curve ... losses... losses…
Apparently, when I developed a strategy and tested it for a short period of time, I subconsciously ignored some losses, I only saw good things! Profit. But this is nothing more than a "human factor", and a computer is a computer…
My thoughts then ran through waves of " you're a loser...you're a loser..." …
I understood that to achieve success, you need to go forward. You should not give up, because after a series of failures, there will always be a successful option, success, discovery!
I knew it.
And I was convinced of this later.
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