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From the Metastock list sometime in May 1999. This may speed up your calculation time, in case it matters. Andreas N.B. Ref(C,-1) means previous day's Close +++ Snip +++ Martin, A friend showed that TrueRange required no comparisons; the algorithm in MS'ese is TR = (H - L +...

The following post appeared on the xltrader list on 08-08-2001. I don't know if the statements and the code are correct, but it may help you anyway. Andreas +++ Snip +++ I discovered, in dissecting the ADX algorithm, that Welles Wilder isn't as smart as he thinks. Either that or he...

Well, you may want to give luck a chance by not staying at home 24/7, buying a lottery ticket, chasing chicks ... trying is, to allow luck to happen :D It's also about being open to whatever happens, because you never know the result if you never pick an option. I guess the secret lies in...

I am responsible for what I feel. -- Jaques Salomé

Maybe someone has some input for me on an idea I found somewhere else: Using a parabolic trailing stop. As I understand it, you start out with quite a far-away stop and tighten it as the trend/swing matures. But then, how do you determine the "age" of a trend. Obviously, I could count the...

I am looking to either buy the Option Simulator/RT from Bay Options, or want to ask a nice soul who has the free version somewhere on his disk to help me out with it. TIA, Andreas

After having read only good things about OSRT or the then-free simulator by Bay Options, I wonder if anybody can share a pointer to get the software. Either the OSRT (preferred) or the free version. Any help would be highly appreciated! Thanks! Andreas

Could you recommend any specific books or other information on speedreading? Am interested in this subject, but don't know where to start - I guess there's also much garbage out there on this ... Thanks, Andreas

While searching for more info on the subject of planning a trading business, I found quite a interesting site. Look at http://www.tradershelpingtraders.com/keepers.htm, specifically at Part-3 of Asher's Letter to Samech. Some good ideas to learn from, IMHO. Andreas

Dear all, I am wondering if there are others out there who trade based on p&f. While trying to develop a sound money manegement scheme, I am looking for some statistics on p&f chart formations. I am aware of the probabilities as described by Prof. Robert Davis. Specifically, I am...

Dear all, I compared Qcharts', Esignal's and TickData's historical series. I found that Esignal and tickdata series are the same ... and Qcharts has different data (OHLC). So I was wondering if any of you know why this is, and how to deal with it. Which one would you recommend? 2nd...

Joe Ross has written a book on this subject and offers the following outline for the procedural part of running a trading business: 1. Planning 2. Organizing 3. Delegating 4. Directing 5. Controlling 6. Trade Management 7. Risk Management 8. Money Management 9. Business Management

No, no, it's like in the markets: You only know after the event. And by definition, fraud prevention is *always* lagging - who could know what the bad guy, or the market ie., has in petto for you. "Be prepared" is the lesson to learn. As a sys admin, have backup tapes, as a trader, don't take...