Recent content by saga273

Thanks for the link. I think that is way more than I needed. I don't even know how to figure that thing out. Is there a more simple method of figuring dollar cost average? I am looking for something where you can enter the amount of stock you purchased the amount and it would figure the...

Does anyone have a link or excel sheet to a tool that will calculate the average cost of a stock when purchased at different times and share levels? Thanks guys.. Sam

You are right, it really was confusing me and like I said I did not even see it in the Matrix(DOM). Because I do not want to scalp every day I will be moving over to IB because I hear good things and they have a GTC for futures. That is one of the reasons I could not get out of the Wheat trade...

Thanks for the feedback guys, I will be looking at these markets I look at wheat and the moves make you think you can make all your money here and when you know what you are doing I am sure you can but I have accepted that I still don't. I need a lower volatility market. I have spent at least...

I checked the time and sales and the order is there. Looks like the Charts did not pick it up but it took a jump to take me out. Ouch..there goes another lesson...No more Market orders Thanks

I did not get stopped out it was a market order. When I check the sales info for that bar, it tells me there was a high of 1260 no where near the 1269 that I was filled at. That is the part that is confusing me. I understand that because it was a market order it could have been executed anywhere...

thanks pkts, Also I have another question that is puzzling me. I had a trade on wheat earlier today and was filled and had a gain. My entry was 1265 and I put my order to exit all positions at around 1259. It executed immediately then I saw I had a loss @ 1269 exit. I never saw my window...

I agree and I did not intend to risk that much to be perfectly honest with you I set a stop above the limit up and did not know there was such a thing at the time. I use tradestation and they do not offer a GTC order so the next day I tried to get out of the trade only to watch it open limit up...

mokwit, I am sure you know I agree. Filter sweep thanks I will look into the mini-Nikkei, that sounds like it is along the lines of what I am looking for. Thanks for any comments

Thank you youngtrader I have been reading your posts and looking at your journal. Lot's of good info. I am getting my ass kicked here but will stick it out as this is something I am serious about. I have been looking at some of the mini's but those are highly volatile as well. Sometimes I think...

Hello everyone and thank you in advance for any information. I just started trading futures last month and have already had an extremely expensive lesson trading wheat and getting caught limit up. I lost 40% of my account in that single trade. I am in for the long run and look forward to a...

I will be changing platform until they update the GTC orders. I have to actually manually enter the order when the market opens in order to get out of this trade...that is BS. They say the will be adding GTC order in the next build but who knows when that will be. Wheat on CBOT is closed until...

It is a electronic trading account so screwed about sums it up. I was lucky enough to make some good profit yesterday and I will probably lose it with the open. Unfortunately I will be paying some tuition. .