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Amibroker. Been using it with IB for years. Very capable.

Traders in the Chicago pits have been watching these kinds of wagers with an increasing mixture of shock and awe since the start of the Trump presidency. They are used to rapid fluctuations in the S&P 500 index; volatility is common, of course. But the precision and timing of these trades, and...

Thanks, Wolf. Fits with the testing I've done. I believe there is no set of simple indicators that could come even close to being called a holy grail. And I've spent years looking at them. :( ges

Why do you interepret simple truth-telling as bitterness? Frauds should be exposed; it's beneficial. m

If you do objective, computerized testing with inidicator based systems, you'll see that, on their own, they really suck. Now...used in conjunction with discretionary stuff, well...maybe. People who think indicators, all by themselves can make good trading decisions over the long haul are...

I'm no doubt asking a dumb question... Is it this simple: =CORREL(H2:H2039,H3:H2040)

Can I do the autocorrelation test in Excel? What would the formula be? Thanks, ges

Well, I'm back to trading stocks mostly, which I find much easier to do than futures. I only trade futures when I feel the odds are very, very good. g

Another guy I enjoy reading: http://www.hussmanfunds.com/wmc/wmc040405.htm g

I have not read the book, only Mauldin's comments. It's about the problems we face with Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. It is something we just refuse to face up to. For politicians there appears to be no point in dealing realistically with it...leave the mess for someone else. ges

John Mauldin's look at the book: http://www.frontlinethoughts.com/printarticle.asp?id=mwo040204 Sobering. g

There are other factors, such as length of trade. But, if all else is equal, I'd rather trade the 66% profitable system. Seems like they should be equivalent, but in my testing it seems the higher win/loss percent gives a smoother equity curve. Or am I just imagining that? g

They at least have a lot of influence. Too much influence. They have a dangerous mindset...end justifies the means thinking. g

A final note on the employment report, which showed a disappointing 112,000 non-farm jobs created in January. The Department of Labor had this interesting line in the report (italics added): “Retail trade employment increased by over 76,000 over the month, after seasonal adjustment. The...

And we can blame it on Bush, just like the repubs blame all current ills on Clinton. :D

Powell seemed like someone you could trust. I'm very disappointed in him. As for Dubya...well, as he himself said..."Fool me once, shame on you...fool me...er...again....er....uhhh.......................mmmm.....don't get fooled again. duh bya ges

A misuse of our power that weakens us in the long run. But this administration acts from a position of extreme arrogance. ges

That is a sophomoric argument AAA and below your standards. ges

OK, it sound like your average winner is larger than your average loser. If this is the case, and you have 66% winning trades, then you have a good system. But it something you might want to quantify. Just add up the % loss for all losers and % gain for all winners and figure the average for...

What do you call TWS? It's not the kitchen sink, but pretty damned good. ges