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Don't make a bigger deal out of the order entry than it needs to be, really. If you must have some sort of automated order entry, any of the programs written for TWS will build the initial set of orders - you may have to manually adjust the size on the SAR or something, but you could easily do...

I don't think "so" many people are following this - but even if there are, I don't really think it can have that much effect.

Yeah, I'd probably pick ES. No real reason other than that is what I've traded most of. That said, NQ isn't a jerky as it used to be. Might be a coin flip. :)

No 17,1,17 on two minute. Somewhat translates to 34,2,34 on a one minute.

zorak - Check the "all sessions" box - that should make a big difference around the opening and for the first 17 or 34 bars or so. Yes, I'm using the 2 minute.

Do forced liquidations due to margin calls fall under "mechanical" or "discretionary" ? :D

I guess it depends on what you mean by "beat". It's hard to be a discretionary trader while sitting on the beach in Tahiti.

I haven't looked at it, but my initial thoughts are that it is not nearly volitile enough for something like this - at least not yet.

Marco - If you have Ensign, just use the fib cycle tool to put those lines on the chart. One click. And yes, simple formula.

The target on a reversal is +1.25 on ES, or +3.50 on NQ. Thus a true breakeven for the timeframe less commish. No other rules about stopping or anything else unless the Baywatch girls stop in.

Summary: ES +6.50 points. 13 trades, 10 winners, 3 losers NQ +18.50 poinrts. 15 trades, 11 winners, 4 losers. The Excel spreadsheet files contains the daily and summarized details.

Thanks Stu. And thanks to everyone else who offered. When the file is opened, you can disable macros if you want - there are no macros in the spreadsheet - I think that is a residual from a control I was going to add but decided not to. There may be a typo or 2 in there - I didn't recheck...

Anyone willing to provide some webspace to post my excel workbook that includes daily details of trades and a accumulated summary of the statistics? It's currently about 250K. PM me.

I've attached a one minute chart with a 34,2,34 on it - as noted somewhere above that will be pretty close to a 17,1,17 on a 2 minute. Only the 9:33 bar was different when looking at the two minute. The bars on this chart are colored based on the position of the stoch lines - the stoch is...

No, that doesn't sound right. Seems to be one of the better days - ES one reversal at 10:04. NQ has had 3 reversals. Are you trying to trade it by the same signals I'm looking at or with something different?

Most platforms have API's that allow you to interface your own programs with their order entry system - IB's TWS has a number of them, including a DDE link with Excel, Pats has one, etc. There are many ways to automate this - it's not that hard to do. That said, it's really not that hard to...

I'm working up an Excel Workbook where I can accumulate all of the results and such - but I wanted to post at least a summary of todays outcome. On ES, 15 trades, 9 winners, 6 losers for a +3.00 point total. On NQ, 13 trades, 11 winners, 2 losers for a +27.00 point total. I hope to have...

Yes, I was planning on posting aggregate results today anyway since today marks it's 2 week anniversary..lol.

I would still use those values.

Esignal feed using Ensign for the charting. QCharts works too.