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I guess that money in my account from trading off of TA is just a figment of my imagination then.....

Stochastics will get you real close. That's what I use as a substitute if CCI not available.

Hint, BIGGGGGG hint about using this. The quotes are NOT what is important.

Jay, that is cool. I just wish these features could be documented or indexed a bit better. I'm one of those weirdos who actually reads, big, thick manuals and enjoys it. It's a sickness LOL. Anyway thanks. You might want to know that at least one person in the online support chat doesn't know...

As of right now, all intraday charts of ES indicate 887 was 9:30 EST price. The daily chart shows 892.50. This is getting a bit old.

Tech, I've experienced what you describe also. More times than not, shutting down the application (including the data manager) and waiting a minute or so before restarting seems to correct the prob.

I've asked eSignal about this, and they claimed it had to do with EOD data coming from the exchange that didn't match T&S during the day. I've had same problem with QQQ and other ETF's. It's very frustrating. I also get strange stuff happening on daily bars: The market closes and the bar...

Here's a minder blower for you. Mark Cook, the market wizard who daytrades the emini's, uses a dial up connection to trade with. I've seen it with my own eyes. Now, do you still think it's the technology that's important, or do you maybe think it's trading skill? Just a thought.

qwiktrade, I'm envious, you said it better in 1/10 the number of words. :)

OK, I'm going to stick my neck way out, and give a bit of a different perspective on how/why IB does business the way they do. First off, I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything, only sharing another possible way to look at the situation. Secondly, I'm not affiliated with IB in any...

I had no idea how incredibly stupid some people can be. Is this the next QDZ?

NoMoreOptions, You are quite right about less than 50% chance. As a matter of fact, I believe the accepted number on profitable traders is around 5%. That's right, 95 out of 100 people lose at the trading game. Doesn't matter if you're talking equities, futures, options, or whatever. This...

Magna...... couldn't agree more. It's most useful to have an idea about what the majority is thinking.

Consider this: if you use any given indicator in the same way as everyone else does, you do NOT have an edge. I have evolved from being infected with indacatoritis, to price/volume only, and recently adding a couple of indacators back into what I do. For what it's worth, this is how I...

Just starting playing around with option chain pages. It seems like there is a bug. After you enter a symbol into the underlying box in the underlying portion of the window I can't change or add any other underlying symbol. How is this supposed to work. Also, if I try entering ES for options...

I promised I'd update my experience. Turns out my gripes were partially with some eSignal issues and partly with data from the exchanges. Jay from eSignal followed up timely to every one of my emails (he even tried calling me). He was very polite and thankful for my help. Just knowing...

Traders do not pay FICA. Just read the IRS publications.

While longshot was perhaps a little more, shall we say vocal, about it, he echoes my thoughts. After many years of studying and hearing about all kinds of overtly complex "systems" I was fortunate enought to meet a trader who actually trades. Floor traders don't use any complex methods at...

Ask and ye shall receive. Thx bobcathy. Seeing as my impression of you from your posts is very positive, I've got a sincere question to ask. Feel free to ignore if you choose. In your response in the post above you suggest that this stuff is beyond you. My first thought is, nothing is...

Ok, I've gotten up to 11/14/02 where market surfer said, "previous posts explain the system in detail". I must be really dense. I noticed a comment on t-shirts for sale. I noticed links to his web site where a subscription to his service is available. But.... I found nothing describing...