Recent content by MartinWeinberg

Here's what to do: 1. In Downloader, create 2 folders, one for NYSE and one for Nasdaq. Put in the appropriate symbols, and download data (at least 2 years is good). 2. Create an exploration that searched for you basic critria of price, volume, etc. Have this exploration search the symbols...

While winning percentage is interesting, it is only a component of the true measure of the success of a strategy, which is "expectancy". See books by Van Tharp for a detailed discussion of this.

All order that come in electronically are routed through the SuperDOT system. These orders appear in aggregate on the clerk's monitor, very similar to a level II screen. All the specialist knows is how much size in total he has available to him at a given level. It's all about speed. If Firm...

You can also buy the strategy in book form for $49.00 $345 is for the new CD-ROM which includes interactive training modules that are supposed to help you learn to spot the appropriate patterns and trade the system properly. I called about this today, and found out that they are offering a...

In the book Candlesticks Explained, by Gregory L. Morris, he present results of analysis that shows percentage of reliability for various patterns.

Van Tharp's website... http://www.iitm.com The MasterMind forum for discussion on position sizing... http://www.mastermindforum.com/phorum/list.php3?f=9 Chuck LeBeau's website... www.traderclub.com

I usually have about 50 stocks that constantly update Last, High, and Low prices. I have conditional formatting on about 6 columns. No problems at all. As for logging the high of the day, every trading platform DDE link that I've come across so far has the ability to link in not only the last...

Actually, you don't need VBA or macros to accomplish your task. You can do it using a formula that employs a circular reference. First you must go to Tools > Options > Calculation, and make sure the the Iteration box is checked. Now you can write a formula that references the cell itself...

I also highly recommend "Microsoft Excel 2000 Formulas", by John Walkenbach. It's a well-written book. After reading it, you can have Excel doing tricks you never thought possible.

If you are interested in Series 7 study materials, there are still 2 hours left on the ebay auction... Series 7 Study Materials

I'm selling a combination of the Dearborn complete online course, plus the BISYS audio cassettes. See the ebay listing below for more details, plus information on two bonus items I'm including for free... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1566734731

I found a truly excellent book on the subject. Read this book, and you will take your Excel spreadsheets to a new level... Microsoft Excel 2000 Formulas (by John Walkenbach) It even comes with a CD-ROM with all the spreadsheets used in the examples in the book.

Don: Very interesting. Can I ask you a few questions regarding this? (All questions assume you are currently long, the market is turning down fast, and you wish to exit asap with the smallest loss) 1. How far below the bid do you target the limit order? 2. Is it possible to target too...

A few points... 1. If it was clear to you that the price was dropping, then it's likely that it was just as clear to all other traders who were long the stock. 2. There may have been many others who NX'd at the bid before you did. 3. Market orders take precendence over limit orders...