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If it was me then I wouldn't automate everything I'd just alarm the signal you are missing or alarm the presignal situation. If its only valid when the context is right (as mine are) then I'd set up an alarm that I could turn on and off easily --- for example in Sierra Chart I have a few alarms...

DAX liquidity really isnt great. If you want liquidity then the bund (gbl) and estx50 (like the dji for europe) have much better liquidity than the dax or even the eurofx during the european morning. And the SGXNK (singapore n225) has much better liquidity during the asian period. HSI is...

I bought into the "ultralow" volatility argument for a while because VIX was so low but then I checked it out on historical yahoo dow data. Below are some charts of dow vs a modified normalized volatility measurement 100*( 20 period exponential average of (high - low)/close ). Very low...

Quotetracker can be free (if you dont mind the adverts) but you may prefer the features of a few other packages that hook onto IB. LOL ... about the every tool known to man stock777 ... you should have a look at Ensign or FibTrader to recheck your reality :) For a charting package tied to...

Nicely put Steve. On good days I show the perception implied by your words :) and on the bad ones I go a little astray :(

If it came from anyone but Covell it would have a chance. Shame really.

It seems the possibility that you do not have faith in your plan (so you override it) has been done almost to death. I think that this could be one reason but it wasn't mine. Mine was poor impulse control and I would take "better" trades than the plan offered - I still do sometimes. You...

Not really wanting to get into an argument this morning. I used to use easylanguage (tradestation, probably the answer for your tests except I don't think it does portfolios well - please correct me if wrong as my experience is based on ts2000i). Amibroker might be better for portfolios -...

I use IB TWS to provide the data but it feeds into Sierrachart and the result is both reliable, timely and tradable. I'm sure that ensign behind tws would also be good (once u got the symbol right :)). The description of "a very different picture of price and indicator after a refresh" is a...

SGXNK does 5pt ticks rather than the tokyo 10pt. Its free for data and has reasonable fees. Very good liquidity and nice trender. HSI is more volatile but 1tick only = 6.40 per contract. Lower liquidity but you can get filled at your price if you use limit orders and your intelligence...

While not disagreeing that a fast non-java implementation of the base TWS functions that didnt expand to use any memory available would be a godsend - why did you upgrade? I am still on 854. You could be on 854 or 856. Why, if you don't want all those extra bells and whistles not stay with...

Whenever I download TWS software (or sierrachart or anything else) I keep the old versions (and number them so I can tell them apart). Then to revert I just do a straight install over the newer version. In rare cases its necessary to uninstall things first but I've yet to do so with TWS. I...

Sounds nice 2c. How many external monitors will it support?

RedmanPlus, You are coming across as a moron, dickhead, or just an arrogant shite here. (* yes, i really enjoyed that, I've been nice to so many people including my teenagers that its a pure pleasure to tell you what a halfwit you are :) *) I am one you might classify as an IB apologist...

Between "no vendors, pikers, wankers, pretenders, lurkers, or parasites" and "civil, friendly, and interesting" this is going to be a tough call :) I'm interested - currently hang out with traders who mainly trade the aussie markets. I trade HSI six to ten times a day and keep thinking about...

So you've noticed those tanks around the corner ready to do a HongKongaMin Square if you make too many anti-beijing posts here at ET. Personally I think that China could be very big ... but it could be a big success or a big fuckup ... I have no definite view. I'll trade it whichever way it...

Dont forget SGXNK for good liquidity and HSI for boredom reduction (ride that horse if you dare :)) SGXNK is the Nikkei225 on Singapore exchange for half tokyo tick minimum moves and good institutional support. HSI looks very thin but if you consider that 5 tick ~ $US30 its not nearly as...

6 years since last worked for someone else. . instruments: index & financial futures (asia, europe) . assets: personal funds . structure: mixed wholly owned . Platform: ibtws zerolinetrader sierrachart . preferred brokers : ib . style: microtrend daytrader . based in / trading from...

You are still not getting it. Evaluate it as though you are doing 2 or 3 seperate trades. Correlation and money management are the integrating factors. All the simple opinions (often influenced by Van Tharp and missrepresentations of him) are just that "simple."

The problem is that this thinking is fuzzy thinking .... "seem logical." If you actually want to know the answer to the question ... should I scale in from this entry point then you have to do the math for your specific situation. Treat each entry within the scaling in as seperate...