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Old 2009-05-24, 10:31 AM   #108 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by pipdetector View Post
Regarding the VPS/memory consumption:

I agree that this EA is for trade entries so I prefer to use it on my desktop computer which is opened when I am available for trading (the trade has to be done manually anyway). VPS makes more sense for EAs like GT-Shadow that trade all day long.
I agree. I was thinking of doing the same thing. Once the lot size and stop are calculated, the trade can be placed.
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As to memory consumption on a desktop, I went along the advice of the authors and changed time frame to 1 min so that I could check the signal notification--in a moment the computer became very slow to react. When I checked the memory usage the MT4 terminal showed ca 0,5 GB in Task Manager :-)
Anytime you have a memory intensive EA, shorter time frames will make it worse.
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On Thursday my Megadroid lost 36 pips in a hard stop. I manually closed Megadroid's second trade at a loss of 26 pips after the trade ran for about 6 hours..
I hope you have the risk setting low because you never know when it will happen or how many losses you will suffer.

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