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oops....I looked again and they are equivalent as I should have figured out from the math. Sorry about that. gs

I use SC, too, and I don't think your solution looks right. Put a 5 and 15 ma on a 13 min chart and compare it with what you are doing above. Looks very different...or am I missing something? gs

Thanks to those of you who replied. Sorry it took me a while...was out of town and away from the computer. TS or Qcharts looks like they would work fine. Since I am trading a rather small account, it would be hard for me to justify the cost of TS...maybe later. A cheap charting solution...

I want to be able to take various breadth measures and plot them real time. Is there some combination of datafeed and software that makes this relatively easy to do? For instance, I'd like to calculate the thrust oscillator in real time using Adv/Dec issues and Adv/Dec volume. Right now I...

Gordon, Thanks for a wonderfully honest post. I haven't read the rest of the thread yet, but will. You'll no doubt get some crap from the know-it-alls who may or may not be successful traders here (one thing is for sure, the number of people on this board who claim to be successful is...

No, no, no! They are just a way to fleece the unwary novice. PT Barnum is reincarnated as a trading vendor...I'm sure of it. gs

..and these vendors are all the same. I can't believe people are paying 2000 bucks to go to a 'seminar' like this. Of course, once you pay that kind of money, you have a vested interest in feeling that you weren't taken. It's human nature. I base my opinions on their nearly worthless book...

..and these vendors are all the same. I can't believe people are paying 2000 bucks to go to a 'seminar' like this. Of course, once you pay that kind of money, you have a vested interest in feeling that you weren't taken. It's human nature. I base my opinions on their nearly worthless book...

I think it was a stupid move, BWTFDIK? Not much. Just seems like they shot their wad. gs

yeah, it's amazing how the gurus and vendors survive despite their failures. It's a lot like televangelists. Pure scam and sham, but it succeeds nonetheless. gs

...it's probably about worthless. Steady 100% profits. Yeah, right. This is like the great option guru Bernie Schaeffer. He touts all these 100% winning option trades, but it you look at his complete track record it's abysmal! I signed up for one of his services and started making...

If you think you can trade a mechanical system (or any other for that matter without DDs you are dreaming. But, yes, I agree if the system seems to be 'falling apart' then you may have problems with changing market conditions. My point is you can't assume that your system if failing the...

If you are trading mechanical systems that have been thoroughly tested you are better off to trade through the equity drawdowns. Stopping and starting based on the results of the last few signals can lead to system whipsaws that do more damage than sticking with the system. Of course, there...

When I start trying to 'force' things, it's a sign I'm overtrading. May be different for you. gs

I'd say it might be time to take a look at the 'overtrading' thread. gs

what planet do you trade on Indie? :) I want to go there. gs

Jeff, Metastock has always had one of the lamest system testers around, and the new version doesn't improve it much. I switched to TechnifilterPlus, but WealthLab, Tradestation and others might also work. I think you are hurting yourself by trying to do system testing with MS. With...

As a new IB user I cannot tell you how happy I am with their system and the fills I'm getting. Their low commissions make it possible for a small size trader like me to use a mechanical system. I switched from BrownCo and will never look back. gs

Dottom, Thank you, thank you, thank you. The voice of reason and skepticism that is absolutely essential in the trading business. The vendor world is full of flim flam artists. It's the same old story...over and over and over again. Hey...in my novitiate stupidity I bought Indigo...

He can't talk. Without a teleprompter he's utterly lost. But this is just a symptom of being unable to think clear thoughts. He's just a cardboard cut-out being used as a prop by those who really run things. gs