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  1. #11
    91222I noticed something interesting. For the unemployment news, the system time on the EA froze 20 seconds ahead of the news came out. The price on the chart was still moving so that I found this really strange. This led in my pending order not being altered in time to be closer to the current price a couple of seconds before the news came out. I figure that this was the reason a few of my transactions weren't modified either.

    What may be the cause of this and how do I fix it?

  2. #12
    91222
    I noticed something rather interesting. For the unemployment news, the system time on the EA froze 20 seconds ahead of the news came out. The price on the chart was moving so I found this strange. This resulted in my pending order not being altered to be closer to the current price a few of seconds before the news came out. I figure that this was why some of my other transactions were not modified either. What could be the cause of this and how do I fix it?
    I see you may have a little coding understanding....the init regular runs when the EA is attached to a chart and deinit when the timeframe changes or the EA remains dispersed.

    The beginning routine which has the majority of the code inside it only runs when it receives a Price tick. If the broker doesn't send some price ticks, the EA won't run and etc don't work. They use logic like is that the current second of the day larger than the second of the news less SecBPO for example. When there's no indications for 20 minutes then the response will undoubtedly be no and the EA won't do anything.

    The easiest choice is to discover and use another broker. An option is to set up a program called MT4Ticker. What this really does is echos the price every 500ms or whatever you put it to. The end result of that is that the EA will run every 500ms. But....

    The problem is that the prices that the EA believes are right may be wrong causing errors in the EA and then the transactions should they get entered may find a lot of slippage. So altering brokers is the most suitable choice. I don't generally recommend brokers, as it is a personal decision depending on where in the world you reside etc. but I stay clear of any country I would be anxious to visit

    Alan

  3. #13
    91222
    quote I see you might have a bit of coding understanding....the init regular runs once the EA is connected to a chart and deinit once the timeframe changes or the EA is detached. The beginning routine that has the majority of the code inside it only runs when it receives a Price tick. If the broker does not ship some price ticks, the EA will not run and timers etc don't work. They use logic such as is the current second of greater than the second of the news less SecBPO such as. When there's no indications for 20 seconds then the answer will be no and the...
    LOL. I like that advice. Thanks. I will start looking around to see if I could find a better broker.

  4. #14
    Junior Member Juanox275's Avatar
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  5. #15
    91222on average how much slippage should expect on NFP, I know it is dependent on broker and several factors, but generally how much should I expect if I trade majors?

  6. #16
    Junior Member samwlsok's Avatar
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    on average how much slippage should I expect on NFP, I understand it depends on broker and many factors, but on average how much should I expect if I trade majors?
    10 pips

  7. #17
    91222anybody like to comment?

  8. #18
    You want an answer from a person who makes news by 6-7 decades? .
    Yesterday gave the gbp

    tickmill 35 pips slippage
    tradenext 44 pips slippage
    svsfx 30 pips slippage
    hotforex offquote
    XTB offquote
    etx 25 pips slippage
    xglobal 22 pips slippage
    swissquote 27 pips slippage
    fxprimus 29 pips slippage
    JFD 35 pips slippage
    trader trust 44 pips slippage -very bad price
    ig markets away quote BMF 30 pips slippage
    pepperstone razor 33 pips slippage

  9. #19
    9122210 pips Around the NFP are unrealistic, perhaps for the Initial trade Using a new broker, you use the straddle or a autoclick, the difference of the execution price is the same,the price of the liquidity provider at the time of the news, then to Equivalent Functionality, is Greater autoclick are Uncertain of the right direction,the straddle is Nice report on central banks and Also about AUD and NZD news
    Terms

  10. #20
    Junior Member samwlsok's Avatar
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    91222
    10 pips on the NFP are unrealistic, Possibly for the Initial trade with a new broker, you use the straddle or a autoclick, the Gap of the execution price is the same,the price of the liquidity provider at the time of This news, then to equal performance, is better autoclick are unsure of the Ideal direction,the straddle is Good report on central banks and Also about AUD and NZD news regards
    I agree with you, on AUD, It's OK but on GBP, there is a big gap most of the time, on NZD, the spread Are Extremely high

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