Recent content by mr roboto

BINGO!!! As for the earlier comment about the rigged slot machine, if/when I find a slot machine rigged in my favor, my only concern is "how often can I pull that handle?"

A simple request..... I would like to be able to set an alarm for values on the Account Summary page, in particular "unrealized gains". Also, but lower priority, I would be interested in being able to create a simple intraday line chart of my account equity. If possible, showing several days...

Or, a fact that is missed by many traders trying to develop the "Holy Grail", you can "loosen" your entry criteria to a degree and give up some expectancy if it results in enough additional trades to total more profits. That's the difference between "being right" and "making money". Most new or...

Did the bracket order this morning. Still doesnt do what I am asking. To best illustrate, here's another example using say, PNRA and random prices to illustrate my meaning. I get a signal to buy PNRA. I enter limit order to buy 1000 @ 70 (with auto stop attached) When buy is filled, I...

I was aware of the existance of bracket orders, but have always just set them up myself manually. As for what I'm really asking for, are you saying that if I attach a bracket order at the time of my original order entry, that the software will automatically detect how much of my original order...

I would like to be able to place an order and instead of specifying a finite quantity for size, have the ability to stipulate "All", such that my entire position is subject to the order, regardless of the size of the position. This would allow me to enter a position with a stop-limit order...

What was the ticker symbol.....I want to try to short it and see what happens.

I'm still running 846.5 with no problems today, or recently. Java Version 1.50_04

I would like to see MIT/Market if Touched Orders. In other words, if I input a limit order, say to sell 3000 AAPL @ 59, and it subsequently trades at that price(preferably a user-defineable # of times), at some point (preferably a user-defineable time interval) afterward any unfilled portion of...

why not use Excel's "MIN" & "MAX" functions to create single cells showing the minimum price from the "ASK" column, and the maximum price from the "BID" column. Then, if necessary, you could just reference those single cells for any conditional statements you might need?

Beware of the "robot" behind the grassy knoll.......DANGER, WILL ROBINSON! DANGER! DANGER!

As part of your log, keep track of how much money your "premature evacuation" of your trades is costing you. I went through the same thing. After a month, when I tallied up how much money my impatience cost me, it went a long way towards curing that problem. Also, I strongly agree with not...

In the past few years I have gone from a scalper in the T-Bond pit to "swing-trading" equities. The change wasn't planned, it was more of an evolution steered heavily by opportunities I saw and people I happened to have been lucky enough to meet. Anyway, if you've got a longer term system that...

OK, maybe you've found the "Holy Grail", the secret to riches.....maybe not..... not enough info.......what are your slippage asssumptions in your testing? I've seen many, many methods put out "cha-ching" results in testing, but when you factor in a realistic slippage assumption, the gold...