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Technical Questions

On which currency pair and which timeframe do I have to install SFConnect?

 

Currency pairs and timeframes do not matter. You just have to install SFConnect on a chart, our servers will automatically send you the right signal.

 

How to activate/unactivate a strategy?

 

To unactivate a strategy to apply to your account, you just have to be connected on our website and then you go to "EA+parameters" and you define a strategy allocation of 0. A strategy allocation diffrent than 0 will activate the strategy and you are going to receive the signals.

 

Can I use a demo account to test your strategies?

 

Yes, it is quite possible to use a demo account. Simply enter your account number demo in your user profile and you can install our EA on this account.

 

How can I set the positions size?

 

To configure the leverage you want applied to your account, please log on our website and go on "EA + Parameters".

 

To configure the size of positions depending on the size of your account, please use the examples of table and formula below.

Positions size = Equity * Allocation * Base Leverage

Remarque: value of equity is in USD equivalent.

 

Example with an account of 10'000 USD.

Strategy

Base Levarage

Allocation

 

 

50%

100%

150%

500%

TradeTheNews

1-3

5k - 15k

10k - 30k

15k - 45k

50k - 150k

MacroTrading

1

5k

10k

15k

50k

TradeLikeAPro

1 to more

5k to more

10k to more

15k to more

50k to more

 

Remark: In reality, these numbers will certainly not round numbers, so they will be rounded to the possibilities of your .

 

For MacroTrading the base leverage is 1, that is to say that with a consideration of USD 1,000 or equivalent, each position will be 1,000 units.

For example, with the default configuration (allocation = 100%) and if your account is USD 5,000, your positions will be 5,000 units.

If you change allocation = 300% and if your account is USD 5,000, your positions will be 15,000 units.

If you change allocation = 20% and if your account is USD 5,000, your positions will be 1,000 units.

 

For TradeTheNews the base leverage is 1 to 3, that is to say that with an account of USD 1,000 or equivalent, each position will be from 1,000 to 3,000 units.

Par exemple, avec la configuration par défaut (Allocation = 100%) et si votre compte est de 5'000 USD, vos positions seront de 5'000 à 15'000 unités.

Si vous modifiez Allocation = 300% et si votre compte est de 5'000 USD, vos positions seront de 15'000 à 45'000 unités.

Si vous modifiez Allocation = 20% et si votre compte est de 5'000 USD, vos positions seront de 1'000 à 3'000 unités.

 

For TradeLikeAPro the same principle applies. Please note that there is no upper limit on the size of positions.

 

 

What does the warning: "Attention AUDCAD n est pas dans MarketWatch!!!"

 

If this alert appears on the screen it means that EA wants to send an order on a currency pair that is not enabled on your platform. You just have to right click on "Market Watch" and click on "Show All" as in the picture below:

 

 

Can I install another EA on my account

Yes, it is quite possible to use another EA on the same account as SF_Connect.

However, note that SF_Connect use a Magic Number between 1000 and 1100. You cannot use another EA with a Magic Number between 1000 and 1100.

 

Questions on the Strategies

How works TradeTheNews?

 

TradeTheNews continuously analyzes macro-economic news arrived at Daybook. According to this news, the EA would take a position on the currency market.

 

Example:

The publication of unemployment in the United States is scheduled for 14:30. When the announcement came, TradeTheNews detects that the published figure is 9.8% while the market expected a rate of 9.9%. This figure was better than expected for the U.S. economy, for example, will TradeTheNews buy USD / CHF and benefit from the positive impact of this good news.

 

 

 

How works MacroTrading?

 

MacroTrading constantly analyzes the various macro-economic data of a currency. The decision to buy or sell from MacroTrading is triggered by a mathematical model outcome of the most advanced techniques in statistics and quantitative finance.

 

The goal of MacroTrading is to take advantage of trends in the medium term (several days to several weeks) on the foreign exchange market. This is a SAR (Stop And Reverse) model, that is to say that we are always in the market, long or short.

 

General Questions

The story of TradeTheNews and MacroTrading

 

After nearly two years of research and development, we launched two automatic trading systems based on macro-economic news. Often, traditional trading systems (technical analysis only) are criticized for ignoring the fundamentals that govern the Forex. Collecting, analyzing and treating in an automatic way of news that occur throughout the day is very complex. This being resolved, the creation of a macroeconomic model remains the most critical point. We use the latest techniques and the latest models from the mathematical finance research. The use of modern technology allows us to treat almost instantaneous release of most economic figures of a country. This results in two models:

  • TradeTheNews: trading system in the very short term which analyses the impact of macro-economic news.
  • MacroTrading: trading system in the medium to long term which models the market to capture large movements (trend).
Both systems include an adequate money management  and many options are available to the user.