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    Is there software that scans custom stock lists for certain chart patterns?

    @trendisyourfriend, Since you mention Excel, here is one good source from Stocks and Commodities Magazine. Ron McAllister MICROSOFT EXCEL: JULY 2013 TRADERS’ TIPS CODE http://www.traders.com/Documentation/FEEDbk_docs/2013/07/images/code/TheStepCandlePattern.xlsm Excel is jack of all trade...
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    What is your daily routine?

    Long only strategy. I am about 12 hours ahead of NY. Each morning, I update my system and run screen. Run script and update tracking database. Go through charts. If there is potential target, I usually enter trade after 2pm NY time. Spend about half of my time on screening strategy, refining my...
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    18 Taiwanese die after getting AstraZeneca dose over past 3 days

    Covid patients died due to the immune response and not the virus itself. The vaccine simulate covid infection and induce immune response. Sometimes this response caused heart failure in a small percentage of elderly people similar to that of covid patients. Dr. Mathew Varghese's summary.
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    What trading platform can I download data for and analyze it whilst I'm offline?

    If you can program then Amibroker is one capable stock charting software. If you are viewing daily chart, Yahoo Finance has daily data from most exchanges. May need to pay for subscription for intraday data. AmiQuote is plugin that download trading data from various data providers. Amibroker can...
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    Do you use a Mac or Windows for trading ?

    Where there's a will, there's is a way whether Mac or Windows. Almost all brokerage platforms are web based, so either system should work. At the moment, most trading software aka stock charting software are windows based. Newer M1 Mac do not support boot camp. Maybe in the near future? It...
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    Scanning for Spike Tickers

    Any charting software e.g. Ninja Trader, Metastock, Multicharts or Amibroker can scan for gap up or down. When there is a gap, it's usually a surprise. Gap (investopedia.com)
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    Probability of a stock to follow a specific pathway

    I plot the distribution of daily price changes in % for about 5000 stocks. It looks normal with center at 0. I plot frequency distribution of how long a stock can stay above a moving average. As you can see, about 90% can't stay about 50MA within 10 days. I have tried 30 and 40 MA and they...
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    I can't get the parts to fix my car.

    I am sure there are issues but I choose not to get stuck with them. Just make sure that we are not dependent on the "state". "State" could be politics, vaccine, etc. As long as we are not stuck at any "state", we are free. :cool: Sorry @ts, it's off topic. :(
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    I can't get the parts to fix my car.

    We just have to make do with what we have. ;)
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    I can't get the parts to fix my car.

    I am 100% sure that cars are dirt cheap in the US so just drive it to the nearest Honda dealer and trade-in your clunker for a spanking new one. It costs us a fortune to get a new one here. :( Price Guide - Honda
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    You guys REALLY need to be more analytical like me...

    Please allow me to make a comparison between Excel and stock charting software(Metastock, Ninja Trader, Multicharts, Amibroker). Scanning for profitable stocks is similar to gold prospecting. Excel stock analysis is this to gold prospecting.:) Of course, if there is a mother lode, a pair of...
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    The reason for the 5K drop today is....

    How can the China government allow crypto currency? It's stealthy nature goes against central planning and control. Communism Definition (investopedia.com)
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    Why should the past have the slightest predictive power for the future?

    Just google "Investment Mania" and one of the hits.... Asset Bubbles Through History: The 5 Biggest (investopedia.com) It's difficult to predict the future and no business model or business will last forever. So, all hot stuffs will not last. For what it's worth, it's the moment of NOW. :)
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    ASX smashing today

    @themickey, Chart #2 shows the glaring problem. It's an easy problem to fix. List of the largest trading partners of Australia - Wikipedia
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    Apollo to Buy Yahoo, AOL From Verizon -- implications for Yahoo Finance data?

    When Verizon bought Yahoo, cookies and crump were instituted. Brace for additional hurdles in the near future.
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    Buying BABA for the longrun

    CEO(CNOOC), CHA(China Telecom) and CHU(China Unicom) were delisted due to some concerned link. Can BABA prevent this type of linkage in the future ?
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    which scripting lang would you learn

    Amibroker + AFL is fast and capable of complex system implementation. It can be controlled via OLE using JScript, and VB. It also has a "plug-in" for Python. It takes time to learn AFL but experience programmers should be OK.
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    Removing distractions

    But but but.... spotting the right one is hard to do. :) It's so hard not to sell seeing the profit being chewed away. o_O It's a roller coaster ride indeed ! :wtf:
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    Sleepy Joe did it . Inflation raging . I saw 5 restaurants closed yesterday as no staff

    So finally, Powell has to do the Volcker trick and fight inflation head on. :(
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    Do my backtest is good enough??

    The key issue with backtesting is static data. Depending on the lot size, the live market will react to the bid and ask.
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