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    Weekly market forecasts

    If you hold the chart upside down, it looks close to the real crude for this week. Maybe your neural net is in reverse :)
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    Trading Platform

    I may get hurt for saying this, but did you look at TradeStation platform? I use TS for charting and as a backup brokerage, but they do have a habit of connection problems.
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    historical data question

    This may be what you are looking for: Historical Intraday Database, Stocks Edition Should be everything you are looking for: 1 min, has the full S&P 500, and is ok in price ($150). I use the market edition for back-testing, but the stocks edition has more symbols.
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    Vonage ....VG.....is it going under

    I would never trade or invest in Vonage, but I do use their basic service for an extra phone number and voice mail. Never had a complain with the product. I thnk their long term their survival does not look good because of the changing use of communcations not their quality.
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    Nicolas Darvas's Books

    At glance, these examples all appear to be in strong bull markets. The darvas technique described in the book lacks a strong money management component.
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    Vista kernel is vulnerable

    Just to be safe, I do all my browsing in a sandbox. Sandboxie is free and will keep any malware you pick up while browsing safely off your 'root'. http://sandboxie.com/ Security is a pain, but the extra layer is worth it.
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    For trading in FXCM, where do you get the historic data for system test?

    With FXCM I am going to guess you are looking for Forex data. You didn't state which platform you will be using for testing, so the most common format is ascii as most platforms support it. Also, do you need intraday or EOD data? EOD data is free is you google for it. Intraday you will need...
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    TS Easylanguage Wizard?

    You are not going to find an indicator builder in TS such as the one included in Amibroker. All indicators, show me's, paintbars, etc. must be coded in EasyLanguage using the built-in code editor. I have been using TradeStation since SuperCharts and 2000i and the programming of indicators...
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    is there software that can tell me all added files and modified files?

    I use a program called Beyond Compare http://www.scootersoftware.com/ to do file/folder compares and syncs. Not sure if it would work on an entire hard drive. You can try doing a simple windows search for modified files within x # of days.
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    I'm selling my collection of stock trading CDs.

    what is your website?
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    pivot levels on free website?

    Are you looking for fib retracement levels or pivot points?
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    NR7 Inside Bar system

    Try scanning for consecutive inside bars or consecutive range narrowing. Much more rare and a real indication of low volatility situations.
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    Larry Williams' 1987 Robins Championship Trade Log

    Isn't Larry wanted by the U.S. IRS? I don't think he is in the country anymore. I could be wrong.
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    Worden software ?

    I use it for EOD back-testing. TC2000 is around $250 a year. No problems. There Blocks subscription for EOD is free.
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    Using a trend filter

    In addition to a trend filter, it is best to apply to a couple of time frames for added gain. I will only trade on my lower signal time frame if my longer frame chart shares the same trend direction.
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    Source for Free historical intraday stock data?

    Do you know the source of the data and how far back it goes? I have been buying 1 min data but would be interested in a free source for back-testing.
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    sell your strategy

    Beware of firms that will take your algorithm and then cut you off. Once you disclose your rules, you are boned.
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    Paint Bar Factory Squeeze setups

    https://www.tradestation.com/Discussions/Topic.aspx?Topic_ID=14439&Page=11 The squeeze indicator is available free on the TradeStation forum. It predates even the TTM version so how could you have coded it??? I guess changing the name takes a lot of effort.
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    Tick Data Feed - Cost?

    Doesn't IB only charge $10 a month for tick-by-tick data? You will need a minimum brokerage account with them.
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    Real time intraday data...

    Many commercial software programs use yahoo EOD data. I have not noticed any limits when they are downloading data. Curious if anyone has any 'real' evidence of this?
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