Many VPS providers do not commit a fixed set of resources...... you get a portion of their capacity which may be very small when busy.
Your choice of more power is the best choice, assuming the latency is suitable.
]]>Thank you for your answer.
You are proposing to adjust strategies to the strength of the trading computer, but in my opinion it should be just the opposite. Our good EAs are a “holy grail” and computer should serve those without any “questions” asked. Of course in the real world computers are not perfect, even the best one can (probably) have problems during volatile market conditions. But good EAs are too precious to be downsized to the weak trading computer.
Building on my resent experiences, my conclusions is that the (home based) trading computer should be much more powerful than I am using today. Probably during most of the trading time, a “weak” computer is enough. But we are developing EAs which should withstand bombardment from real word. The volatile bomb can explode maybe only one time during a year, with potential to devastate my account – but proper EA should couple with such event. Same can be said about computer running trading soft. The superb EA is worth nothing if it cannot connect to the volatile market because of computer’s limitations.
Another solution is to use VPS. I will probably, in time, move in this direction. But I am today relocating my trading activities to a stronger computer.
Leon
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How many bars in the charts
Time Frame
Number of Indicators
Perhaps you can reduce number of bars to the minimum for your strategies...
I use 240 minute charts and daily charts and have many strategies trading..... but few indicators in each ea. I do not have trouble with MT4 freezing in active times.
Perhaps keep in mind that for each bar in the chart is a lot of calculations for each indicator.
You may find that your memory was full and increasing it's size may help.
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Me: My MT4 terminal had frozen today during spike on EURUSD. I could not close or open any positions. Do you have any comments?
Global Prime: Hi there, was this during the NFP Announcement? Do you have any Indicators or EA’s running on your account?
Me: I had approximately 15 EAs running on my computer.
Global Prime: I think that may have caused the freeze. During regular market conditions having EA’s and Indicators running on a few charts will usually not cause any lag however over a high impact news announcement the number of ticks coming through is much higher and much quicker as the price is changing so many time in a second. These ticks must then be processed onto each chart and then by each EA and Indicator causing millions of ticks to be processed onto each chart and then by each EA and Indicator causing millions of ticks to be processed in a short time and this can freeze or crash MT4.
May I recommend either having a different computer with MT4 installed with very few charts and EA’s to manage your positions before going into a high impact news announcement. Or close positions before the announcement to limit your risk.
Me: Will it help if a more powerful computer will be used for trading?
Global Prime: I’m not sure if a more powerful computer will help in this situation as MT4 itself has limitations to the amount of ticks it can handle before freezing. Please be wary before the next large news announcement and test your platform with a small trade and with less charts/EA’s open.
]]>I use my Monitortool to handle this EAs.
I have many EAs installed. I think 500 ore more EAs.
thomas
Hi Thomas,
Which Monitor Tool do you use to handle your EA or analyse your EA results, since you are testing such big number of EA.
As for me, I use Fx Blue to check my EA's performance.
Regards
Hannah
It looks like it can run 20 MTs more. I may provide VPS as a test service.
]]>I use my Monitortool to handle this EAs.
I have many EAs installed. I think 500 ore more EAs.
But only 9 Eas are good für real account.
thomas
]]>I can install 99 EAs on one Metatrader.
I have a I7 3770 Computer with 32GB. I have installed 20 metatrader.
Every Metatrader has 20-40 Eas.
It is no problem for a I7 3770 computer.thomas
Woah...20 MT4 Terminal? You need lots of monitor screen to see all of them instantly...so how many monitors you have?
Sounds like you are testing out lots of EA too 
I have the about the same computer specs as yours. Each of my terminals, I mostly max out 99 charts. Currently running about 10 Terminals...so 10 x99 EA thereabout in computer 1 and another 4 Terminals in Computer 2 with 16g.
Now currently running 2 versions of the same set of EA. 1st set with the new Trailing/BE Profit Protection (via modified Simple Order Manager) and 2nd Set (same EA as 1st Set) but transform into scalper mode with smaller trailing/BE.
]]>Not me...I don't use 150 lots, it's Geektrader
That lot number will make me faint...unless I have tremendous big account to handle large margin...otherwise, it's heart attack any moment.
Better ask Greektrader how he handle such big lots and what strategy he uses...would be great to learn from him.
]]>I have a I7 3770 Computer with 32GB. I have installed 20 metatrader.
Every Metatrader has 20-40 Eas.
It is no problem for a I7 3770 computer.
thomas
]]>How about Cloud VPS, is it suitable for forex trading and any comments or recommendation?
Here is a read up on Cloud VPS such as Amazon Web Server (AWS) with 1st year free subscription...and why it is not recommended for Forex Traders.
]]>you run 2 terminals? can you explain that
can i run more than one ea on a vps?
Hi Pradeep,
Here is a write up to explain about VPS for Forex Trading
]]>Here's the link https://contabo.com/?show=vps.
I'm not affiliated with tnem
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