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sakimonohito, Are you still trading with CMS? I've been looking into opening a forex account mostly to hedge my IB account against the USD, and maybe to try some position trading at night. CMS' Visual Trader is by far the best free charting platform out there, and their spreads are...

Jack, great update. Thanks for your post. #1 iceberg -> slow channel pt 3 10:30 long 930.25 10:38 sell 929.75 wash on what looked like failed traverse - didn't notice rocket forming ?? -0.50 #2 long rocket 10:39 long 930.25 11:19 sell 932.25 MACD x -> rocket failing, down vol rising...

Nice morning rally. #1 long rocket 9:54 long 925.75 9:59 reverse 925.25 realized I entered at away side of yest channel -> traverse to the right side. Reversal was completely uncalled for. My self control must've got weaker because I've been trading less lately. -0.50 #2 reversal on...

Magna, I was on holiday on Mon (Victoria Day in Canada) so I didn't trade. Didn't trade today either. I agree with what you and Jack said about paper trading - it's nothing like live trading where real emotions come into play. But it does help achieve one thing - confidence in your trading...

Magna, It was an INTRABAR signal that doesn't show on the historical. Didn't wait for the MACDhist on this one, BO from lateral channel was good enough for me. Thanks for the encouragements. I'll switch to one contract live soon. Likely to exit early when I go live - I'll have to work...

Today's trades: #1 long rocket; pos numbers (I have Briefing thanks Banjo, was trying to trade without news but I got burned a few times and decided to check economic reports) 9:46 long 947.00 9:52 sell 947.50 rocket failure -> down vol rising. Should've known better to take profits...

Yesterday - missed the morning short rocket, then did a couple washes in CCC. Day +0.25 Today Tough day for me too. The 1m chart did me in - was watching it too often. Was also tired and distracted - sould've stayed out altogether. #1 long rocket 10:01 long 947.50 10:11 sell 945.00...

A day of lateral and slow trends - took early exits. #1 short rocket -> lod break (dawg, I fell for it too) Short 939.00 9:53 Cover 940.25 9:56 double bottom on 1m -> up volume rising -> rocket failing -> reverse -1.25 #2 reversal -> iceberg? Long 940.25 9:56 Sell 942.00 10:25...

I don't have a hard rule for point 3, it's more on a case to case basis. There is temptation to take profits at the away side but this isn't always the best solution, you miss on some nice moves if you don't reenter promptly. I am more inclined to exit early if the trend is weaker. Generally...

dawg, Thanks for your encouragements. You are doing an excellent job yourself, keep it up. +10.75 pt. on a tough week - that's awesome. Today I took almost the same trades as you - I had to leave so I exited early on the reentry. #1 rocket-> lateral channel BO Long 934.00 10:07 Sell...

Nope, QCharts doesn't work with a LiveCharts subscription. Mine stopped working the day I switched.

I stand corrected, you're right, QFeed is THE feed. What I meant is that QCharts uses the same feed as LiveCharts since SWP works identically with a LiveCharts or QCharts account. Including the freezes, which I got with QCharts too. I had QCharts before I realized I could use SWP with...

Believe it or not, it is. I've been using it for 4 months now: SWP with LiveCharts feed, $50/mo + exchange fees. Been using it to trade EMinis - sometimes the feed freezes, but if you change the server you get it back within 30s. And you have the IB quote as a backup until you get it back. So...

You may also want to try StockWatchPro at http://www.crontech.com It works with Lycos data feed, the same QCharts uses. Same look and feel as QCharts, only cheaper and with a scanner and a rudimentary backtester built in. Plus some chart tabs that allow you to swap faster between symbols...

Banjo is right - there are no market orders on Globex, they are converted to limits. So you get faster execution with a limit buy ask/sell bid, provided there are still offers/bids by the time your order reaches Globex. I didn't know this - live and learn. Market orders are better when...

dawg, Real tough - down 1.50 this week = first down week. This week trends were slow and shy, lots of lateral trending, lots of CCC. Glad to see you scored 9 pts - very nice work. Can you post your trades? Today: #1 long rocket Long 927.50 11:01 Sell 929.00 11:22 failure to traverse...

Still paper. I thought I'd be wiser to wait for a losing streak instead of starting live with overconfidence. Call it a self-fulfilling prophecy, but I was right. Thanks, good trading to you.

Reverse-reentry sounds very easy and the sensible thing to do but it's a bitch to pull off. It's subject to considerable second-guessing and will eat away the profits locked in through the early exit. It takes NO HESITATION and fast execution to stay on the right side. From my limited...

Tough morning, definitely a "change". #1 slow uptrend -> rocket Long 929.00 10:31 (HOD, didn't look at 1m to see it peaking) Sell 926.75 10:37 failed rocket -2.25 #2 point 3 bounce, up volume rising Long 926.50 10:51 Sell 926.25 11:03 washed on failure to traverse (slippage due to...

One trade today: Long 931.00 10:45 short channel BO -> rocket signal Sell 932.75 11:23 channel BO -> rocket failure -> MACD cross. No reversal :p +1.75 Week -3.25