Topic: optimum stoploss??

Hi,
i prapared a strategy but the i am not sure about stop loss. Is it high or low. or could expert traders tell me the optimum stop loss limit, i always use 1000 but i think it is low in 4 hours or not?

this is the strategy

Strategy name: mavcrossSupertrendBollinger
Forex Strategy Builder v3.8.2.0
Exported on: 21.10.2014 22:44:09

Description:
This is an "empty" strategy.

You can use it as a base to build your strategy from scratch.

Feel free to experiment!

You can set the opening and the closing point of the position, add opening or closing logic conditions, and adjust the strategy properties.

The "Opening Point of the Position" slot shows the price, at which the strategy enters the market and adds/removes from an open position. We enter the market at a price level determined by an indicator value or by time ("Bar Opening" for example). However, before we open position we need confirmation from the "Opening Logic Condition" slots.

The "Opening Logic Conditions" basically tell you whether to enter the market or not when the entry price has been reached. They also determine the position's direction (whether we enter short or long). There is no any "Opening Logic Condition" in this strategy and that leads to undetermined entry direction.   Because of that the program doesn’t open positions during the backtest.

The "Closing Point of the Position" sets the exit price. If you set it at "Bar Closing", you can add "Closing Logic Conditions". They will block the exit until at least one of them is fulfilled. If you do not use "Closing Logic Conditions", the position will be closed when the "Closing Point" is reached.

The Strategy Overview explains the strategy logic in an additional window and can be exported to a file.

Look in the forum for help or more information on creating forex strategies.

Remember! The strategy slots describe the long position logic only. Forex Strategy Builder will set the short position logic automatically using the same logic but in the opposite direction.


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Market: EURUSD 4 Hours
Spread in points: 44,00
Swap Long in Points: -3,00
Swap Short in Points: -3,00
Commission per lot at opening and closing in Points: 0,00
Slippage in points: 0

Maximum open lots: 100,00
Entry lots: 1,00

Intrabar scanning: Not accomplished
Interpolation method: Pessimistic scenario
Ambiguous bars: 0
Tested bars: 7253
Balance: 118687 points (163687,00 USD)
Minimum account: -1288 points (43712,00 USD)
Maximum drawdown: 6359 points (6359,00 USD)
Time in position: 62 %

[Strategy Properties]
     A same direction signal - Does nothing
     An opposite direction signal - Reverses the position
     Permanent Stop Loss - 1220
     Permanent Take Profit - 2570
     Break Even - 1740

[Opening Point of the Position]
     Bar Opening
     Enter the market at the beginning of the bar
     Base price  -  Open

[Opening Logic Condition]
     Moving Averages Crossover
     Fast MA is lower than Slow MA
     Base price  -  Close
     Fast MA method  -  Weighted
     Slow MA method  -  Exponential
     Fast MA period  -  1
     Slow MA period  -  138
     Fast MA shift  -  87
     Slow MA shift  -  70
     Use previous bar value  -  Yes

[Opening Logic Condition]
     SuperTrend
     The Moving Average falls
     Period  -  2
     Multiplier  -  137,5
     Use previous bar value  -  Yes

[Closing Point of the Position]
     Bollinger Bands
     Exit long at Upper Band
     Smoothing method  -  Smoothed
     Base price  -  Close
     MA period  -  23
     Multiplier  -  4,88
     Use previous bar value  -  Yes

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Re: optimum stoploss??

forward testing over many periods will give you an idea

My 'secret' goal is to push EA Studio until I can net 3000 pips per day....