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I have seen quite a few threads over time whereby you made some excellent comments on various aspects of the VIX, and it is obvious you have spent some significant time and effort using it as a key trading vehicle. If at all possible, could you direct me towards any key links you have found...

The gold market is one corner of the market where things are especially not always as they appear to be. The main bullion banks like JPM have an extraordinarily large impact, and central banks. The relative "strength" of the dollar is a major key, note the quote marks. Real interest rates on...

One advantage of SPX options that comes to mind is that it is possible to enter and exit a position outside of RTH. Yes, the liquidity is lower then, and the spread is wider, but if there have been major world events shaking things up overnight, it is possible to bail, or better yet, take...

Note my use of the word many in my post; I did not use the word all! FYI, I have been successful in the futures market for well over a decade, with zero margin calls and nary a major drawdown. One reason is that I use leverage wisely, and sometimes futures traders blow up due to not using size...

You make a valid point, I also cannot trade it yet as well, and there are probably many others. That is often the case with new micro contracts, brokers wait until there is sufficient volume in their opinion and then activate the micro. Today the volume is already about 700 on the micro copper...

With the increased volatility, several firms are really ramping up their staffing for trading NG. Any prediction as to when CME will add a Micro NG? They are adding Micro Copper; I would guess a Micro Natural Gas is right around the corner, drawing in even more traders. Quite a few of whom...

Thanks for posting that news, I had not seen that announcement. Things have changed greatly with Micros over the years. Quite some time ago there was a micro CL that totally flopped, and when I suggested to CME to create one there was the mention of that failure fact and skepticism. But the...

As I suspected, once tastyworks did a major upgrade to v1.21.1, the problems went away with no need to buy a new computer. What was key here was that I knew that some traders with extremely powerful systems were having the same problems, so I held off on new equipment. A lesson, that indeed...

Options definitely require a major shift in awareness and thinking in non-linear terms! I have quite a ways to go. For swing trading what is working for me is focusing on a handful of instruments that I am getting to know fairly intimately in terms of patterns and behavior. SLV, GDX, UNG. For...

He indeed was a great teacher via his books and other means. Fortunately I encountered his material early on in my trading path. A sober reminder to us all that the greatest Risk is death. Sometimes in the intense trading world most any of us can get out of balance, especially in the last...

The title of the thread says it all: LOCKUP! When this happens the desktop software soon has a locked up main chart as well, and at times even the quotes will stop updating. Cooling fan will spin like crazy even though I have a 3 fan aux unit, not good for the CPU. Look over the whole thread and...

for those curious about what the CPU meter will suddenly look like. I attach a visual of what it looked like this AM. Was about to make an MES options trade, but instead that chart went crazy out of the blue and I had to sign out and reboot. Usually I can use the MES chart ok before RTH opens...

Thanks for your comment, sharing your experiences with more powerful devices than mine gives me some additional insight. My sense was to hold off on buying a new laptop and in any case I will wait for now. I have found the stock indexes the most problematical, and I am in parallel using the web...

Thanks for that additional insight. With the new more powerful 12th generation laptops due out later this year I will wait for awhile. In the meantime I will stick to the micro and mini futures contracts with lower volume like VXM and QG and such, these cause fewer issues with threading lockup...

Thank you Ninja Mobile for that great insight, this gives me a key specific tech aspect to further research and discuss with them. Sounds like a real possibility as to why it happened with the "upgrade" and is now affecting some and not others!

Thanks for that idea, I seriously doubt it but I will check wtih them tomorrow. I did not have this problem a few months ago with a different build, and I suspect this build has some bugs that are really bizarre. And that is why I am not the only one who has called in. It is not affecting...

Nope, not at all, it is 1 Terrabyte and only about 1/4 used, and recently optimized and defragged. And the HD usage on the meter is usually about 1 to 4 % when it happens. Strictly a CPU overload that builds up out of the blue especailly if I logged out over an hour ago, and then goes to...

I have more than ample Ram of 12 DDR4. . The Ram usage is never more than 40 % on the meter, I always have much in reserve, it is a cpu lockup problem solely and others have the same issue.

Processor is Intel i3-7100u and it is running at around 3.35 Ghz. I have used Sierra Charts before this with numerous Futures charts open, and versions of it with AMP and Infinity. ZERO problems at all times. I am having zero problems with any other apps, and have experimented keeping browser...

I have been having frequent cpu 100% max out and lockup with charts the last few versions. I have followed tech suggestions but no matter what this is becoming a problem many times a day and I have to log out. Have tried a variety of tweaks on windows and simplifying the way I am using the...