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I asked some time back where all the depth on the bonds went, back when it was 25-30 at the halves - now that we are back on the full tick - where is all the depth coming from. Seems to be a lot of depth but no real change in volume. Ideas?? Thanks, Chris

Lescor, I was wondering if you could address a particular psychological aspect of trading, that of watching the pnl swings of an individual trade. Did you ever have an issue with that? Wondering, worrying as to whether the trade was right - letting the concerns of the pnl dictate the actions...

Sorry to add to the drivel - but when one quotes those on the ignore list - kinda defeats the purpose of the ignore list - perhaps quote without his actual words? Thanks for your consideration.

I have used IB Booktrader for as long as it has been around on futures - mostly bonds but often the mini's, currency futures and very infrequently the grains. The only problem I have had is a fill (most often a stop) when IB price does not show it. (Due to the nature of its snapshot of price...

Man up and take some responsibility for not knowing, understanding and using correctly the platform. IB has a demo that you can use before going live. Not their fault you have a lack of understanding of the platform.

I would have to agree that a self-moderated forum would be nice at times. "In some form" could that not simply be one sub-forum, say the Journal section - or some such. Ignore works to some extent - except for when people feel the need to quote those that I have on ignore, kinda defeats...

What BPtrader said... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WEH8u-OJS8

As you know IB data is not all inclusive - it is simply a snap shot in time. I have had so many stops hit (futures) with out price showing in either the book or charts that finally calling them - they send out a copy of the time and sales for the time in question and it shows trades executed at...

Surely you have been around long enough to know the stupidity of this statement??

Sorry, saw the other replies also - but this is shear stupidity. Goes beyond ignorance, which can be fixed. I have a real problem with those that insinuate that whatever anyone else is doing is wrong or not the right way because others do it differently. Constructive criticism is one...

Who is responsible for the health of the individual? NOT the government (me by way of forced taxes). You want it, stand in line; but then don't bitch about someone else getting it before you. Maybe they had better planning and weren't relying on the government (me by way of forced taxes)...

Yes - If you are simply buying and selling crosses of a MA you are playing a losing game. I use the 20 EMA as a trend indicator - above it is up - below it is down. I then use retraces to the EMA as entry signals. The signals are based on price movement but I try to trade in the...

Are you simply looking for trend direction or trade signals? Trend can be identified by a series of higher highs and higher lows for up and the opposite for down. Put a trend line on the lows or highs and you have the trend direction for whatever time frame you are using. If you are...

Does this mean you are ignoring yesterdays data? and Why?

The spread has always been 1 tick (unless super slow 1 hour before a 3 day weekend then maybe 2 ticks). Tick value has gone from 1/64 or 1/2 of 1/32 back to 1/32. Think maybe you are using the wrong term in spread - spread being the difference between the bid and offer. Tick value on...

I don't have any touches at 10 have a couple at 11 - do you play these as close enough's??

I am looking for someone that has gone through the process of starting an exempt commodity pool under 4.13(a)(2) and might be willing to answer a few questions. Thanks, Chris

ZB - I am currently using it mostly for a longer type day trade - breakout - Depth has improved (combined two levels into one) but I'm not real sure that volume has seen any benefits - still about half or less than the ZF.

Hope this is not to off NoDoji, but... I have always disagreed with this idea when trading pattern recognition (higher highs and higher lows or whatever) or trading based on some indicator i.e. moving average. I have used the same idea, trading retraces to the 20 ema since 1998 - the...

enochb.... Yes for the most part - ZN and ZB - if I do as I should generally 5 to 10, depends on how many of the retraces to the 20 ema I am willing to take. Most the time the first 2 work good then the third gets iffy. Sometimes I get bored and change the time frame and get myself in...