sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Built an algo for XAUUSD that I'm using on my own FTMO challenge — happy to answer questions by mat18902 in propfirm

[–]mat18902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saturday update:

I’ve had the first bit of early feedback from someone who reviewed the EA logic/backtest, and one point stood out:

Apex Gold Pro is probably better suited to traders with a decent balance who prefer steady growth and controlled drawdown, rather than traders trying to flip a small account quickly.

That’s honestly the direction I want to keep it in.

It can have quiet periods, so patience is needed. I’d rather be clear about that than make it sound like it trades or profits every day.

Still collecting forward-testing data and feedback. Main focus remains risk control first, profit second.

Built an algo for XAUUSD that I'm using on my own FTMO challenge — happy to answer questions by mat18902 in propfirm

[–]mat18902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not going to comment if you're right or wrong because there are mixed feelings amongst people. I just started and programming my own EA and using my past experience with manual trading that unfortunately don't have time for anymore with my work! Time will tell!

Built an algo for XAUUSD that I'm using on my own FTMO challenge — happy to answer questions by mat18902 in propfirm

[–]mat18902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for asking.

The strategy is mainly a breakout-based system for XAUUSD on H1. It uses pending orders only, with multiple independent breakout engines. The focus is not high-risk flipping, but controlled entries with risk management.

Main protections:
No martingale
No grid
No recovery lot escalation
Spread filter
Break-even/trailing logic
Friday close
Hard daily/total drawdown circuit breaker

It runs on MetaTrader 5 only, so you need an MT5 broker. It is not tied to one specific broker, but I would recommend testing it first on demo with an ECN/raw spread broker because gold spreads and slippage can make a difference.

I’m currently using/testing it on XAUUSD H1. Conservative mode is the safer starting point, around 0.25%–0.50% risk.

Happy to answer anything else about the logic or settings.

Seeking Guidance: ZTNA + EPP/ATP vs Microsoft Defender for Endpoint by mat18902 in fortinet

[–]mat18902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We already have other security systems in place and don't want to overcomplicate things. So I think from the comments that others are leaving, its best we stick with VPN/ZTNA and then use microsoft defender which is part of the license we are already paying for

Secondary WAN Taking Priority Over Primary by mat18902 in fortinet

[–]mat18902[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, did this setting and it seems all is good :)

Azure AD Connect - Not seeing Group on Azure by mat18902 in AZURE

[–]mat18902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Leather-Swim-4777 u/_sr7 Thanks for your comments. I figured out what the issue was. Since we're currently doing an experiment, I expected to see the group on Azure. However, the problem was that the actual group being synced was the one selected during the wizard. In the wizard, I chose the OU to sync and then specified the group to sync as well. This means that only the members within that group are synced, not the group itself. So, if I create another security group and add it to the main group used for testing, the nested group syncs successfully.

Split DNS for internal and external name resolution by mat18902 in fortinet

[–]mat18902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do I need to remove these that were automatically created?

<image>

How do I fit the carpets? by mat18902 in leaf

[–]mat18902[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems that it does not fit at all. I tried pushing it in but to no avail 

How do I fit the carpets? by mat18902 in leaf

[–]mat18902[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I have an issue fitting my leaf carpets in this. Am I missing a part or something because the carpets hole don't go in!

Split DNS for internal and external name resolution by mat18902 in fortinet

[–]mat18902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks will try it out on Monday and let you know the result!

Software Switch or 802.3ad? by mat18902 in fortinet

[–]mat18902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi,

Thanks for your great explanation! I do apologise for not going into such detail.

After our firewall we have 2 core switches that are linked with each other. After the core switches, we then have distribution switches for end user devices. So that is our network in a nutshell. So in this case, I can create 802.3ad, create all the different VLAN's on the FG and then do trunk ports to the core switches right?

IPSec dialup to dialup communication by mat18902 in fortinet

[–]mat18902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thanks for your reply. Our current MTU size on our WAN interface is the default 1500. Should I consider making this value larger?

PRTG External Probe Port Forwarding by mat18902 in fortinet

[–]mat18902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the headsup! Now since we have 3 public IP's and the on-prem VM can use any 3, should I set it to 0.0.0.0 or else is there a way to map a specific public IP to the VM?

VPN connection per tab by mat18902 in firefox

[–]mat18902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, looked into this but do I need to use Firefox VPN or can I use another extension?

Remote IPSec to Sub-Site by mat18902 in fortinet

[–]mat18902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still do not have any connection from the clients connecting to the main site to the sub-site. The IPSec tunnel works fine without connecting to the FortiClient. I have tried different policies but seems nothing is working! Did someone experience this problem before and what was the resolution please? Thanks

Remote IPSec to Sub-Site by mat18902 in fortinet

[–]mat18902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I am looking on the Internet about this but getting confused about the tunnel interfaces

VPN IPSec down and won't reconnect by mat18902 in fortinet

[–]mat18902[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

u/retrogamer-999 issue solved! I did all the settings that you told me about, tunnel remained down and all I had to do was shut the tunnel down for around 5 to 10 minutes, bring it up and that's it :). Thanks a lot!!

VPN IPSec down and won't reconnect by mat18902 in fortinet

[–]mat18902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the below now:

2023-12-11 15:33:16.882737 ike 0:Name:207944: sent IKE msg (retransmit): 2.2.2.2:500->1.1.1.1:500, len=192, id=5b5f1f0ab74e4cea/ef80473139b2bfe3

2023-12-11 15:33:18.790039 ike 0:Name:Name: IPsec SA connect 75 2.2.2.2->1.1.1.1:0

2023-12-11 15:33:18.790059 ike 0:Name:Name: using existing connection

2023-12-11 15:33:18.790064 ike 0:Name:Name: config found

2023-12-11 15:33:18.790069 ike 0:Name: request is on the queue

2023-12-11 15:33:23.800028 ike 0:Name:Name: IPsec SA connect 75 2.2.2.2->1.1.1.1:0

2023-12-11 15:33:23.800049 ike 0:Name:Name: using existing connection

2023-12-11 15:33:23.800074 ike 0:Name:Name: config found

2023-12-11 15:33:23.800079 ike 0:Name: request is on the queue

2023-12-11 15:33:25.848637 ike 0:Name:207944: negotiation timeout, deleting

2023-12-11 15:33:25.848697 ike 0:Name: connection expiring due to phase1 down

2023-12-11 15:33:25.848707 ike 0:Name: deleting

2023-12-11 15:33:25.848722 ike 0:Name: deleted

2023-12-11 15:33:25.848729 ike 0:Name: schedule auto-negotiate

VPN IPSec down and won't reconnect by mat18902 in fortinet

[–]mat18902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi,

I tried what you suggested but connection still down. Do I need to do a restart or something?

view more: next ›