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I have the same problem here. STOP order turns into MTL order. Also, the Transmit (T) hot key doesn't work now. Build 872.6 Java 1.6.0_01 Windows XP Pro I had been using the version from back in January, which worked fine. When they said it was no longer supported - paraphrasing - I...

Thanks optioncoach, I've read Fisher's book a couple of times. When I started trading I read over 50 books the first year. I've only kept three: Logical Trader Trading in the Zone Reminiscenses of a Stock Operator Every other indicator based system I've seen has the same problems the...

I'm still working on it. I've been making a little bit most days. One point today, for example. I like looking at range charts w/ VS on them just from a simplicity point of view. I'm not entirely sold on their utility, however. They can put you in every trend, but put you in the chop, too...

Just want to say that I contacted Gnome and can report that he is indeed very knowledgeable. He set me up with a ATI Rage PCI video card that plugged and played right out of the box. Cost me a whole $25 and saved me the cost of a quad card. Thanks again, Gnome!

Unfortunately, here is the same chart from Valentine's Day when it probably would have totally eaten your lunch. The five point trade in the morning was nice, but if you didn't stop there you were in a world of pain. I wish I was more confident that a single, clean indicator could provide an...

Hi Trend Fader, Yes, I am still trading. Just doing a lousy job of posting to my journal. Things have been frustrating lately. Totally breakeven. I'm about where I started the year at. Have been chasing the fool's paradise of indicator settings. Currently have backed off to using a a VS4...

I bought a Dell Dimension 9200 in December with an Nvidia GeForce 7900 GS Dual DVI PCIe video card. I wanted to add a third LCD panel and thought I could just buy a PCI video card, plug it in and go. I bought a EVGA e-GeForce MX4000 PCI card from Tiger Direct. When I installed it, all I could...

Another slow day so far.

Two trades in first hour. First stopped out at BE. Second +2.1 points.

Unfortunately, right now I have a limited amount of data - 100,000 ticks - to backtest with. This is a limitation within Ensign using the IB feed for building range charts. I suppose I need to look into buying historical tick data that I can import into Ensign.

Fair comments, Trend Fader. I'll give your thoughts some serious consideration.

Choppy day. Took five trades and ended up down 1.3 points. Not much throw on a lot of the signals. Didn't even go 1 pt before reversing. Currently using the R40 with a VS 2 for the immediate movement and VS 5 for the trends

Hi Trader KGB, Yes the white arrows are generated in real-time. Just another visual for when the VS has flipped. I haven't looked into automatic execution and am not sure it is possible within Ensign. The software has a lot of capabilities I haven't explored and the ESPL programming and DYO...

Thanks for the thoughts. I took four trades today. One loser for -.9 pts and three winners for +1 pts each. Net 2.1 pts on the day worth $420 less commissions for 2 contracts. All of the trades were taken in the first hour. As the day progressed, you could have made more of these trades, but...

Yeah, I'm still trading, but I'm having to readjust what I'm doing. It seems to be pretty breakeven right now. Up a couple points one day, down a couple the next. Right now, I am trying to settle on a R40 with VS 2.5. I am working with a 1/1 bracket. I think I just don't have the patience or...

I ended up scalping out 1.1 pt - 794 short, 792.90 cover. Just not in sync today.

The train left the station without me today. I need to work on a re-entry strategy once the trade is on. Especially after being flat over the weekend. Painful to watch it go with out you. As you can see from the chart, though, the VS had you in this trade the whole way.

I've done both. The problem is that sometimes it will violate the stop, but not flip. Then, of course, it goes in the original direction without you. It can be traded intraday without a hard stop as long as you stay at the machine and watch it.

The R120 long looks like it would have worked out, but you would have taken 3.5 points of heat first.

I ended up selling the second contract at 787 for +1.2 on that contract. Really having a hard time getting out of the scalping mindset. When the market makes a little available - and offers to buy me dinner tonight - I have a hard time not taking it. Will need to work on this.