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  1. Bad_Badness

    What sort of trading occurs for index futures when cash markets are closed?

    Watch it for 30 days and find out. It moves as the various markets open. Then goes tight in between.
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    Need desperate help (Lost life savings)

    Man, sorry about the situation. Few things to know. Will you do it again? Revenge trade (take silly positions)? This is a SERIOUS question. Only you can answer this. There are a lot of ways to prevent getting into a downward spiral mindset. For instance, take your large losses with...
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    Running multiple API spreadsheets simultaneously with TWS

    Is there any possibility of sorting this out with hardware? Probably NO. Excel DDE, ActiveX etc are all pretty slow. You can try to reduce the overhead in the Excel by using the minimum, but that is probably where the bottle neck lies. Excel connections are best for where speed is not required.
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    Matrox still the gold standard for 2d output?

    Probably an on board integrated chip is all you need. Matrox has been relegated to the fringes and beyond over 15 years ago. Most laptops for gaming offer 3 screens. But if you want to go 4 or 6, then you might still need a specialty card, but 2x 49 in screens will be the same real estate as...
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    the top is in

    If it not clear already, this "top call" was not only wrong but WAY off. Even the retest of the high was hardly a "retest". Now up 25 after hours, so that makes it 100 points on the SP500 past the "top".
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    Cant get ibapi to work

    This is a coding environment issue and has nothing to do with TWS API. Modern coding environments require VM management. Once you figure that out, it will work.
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    What is your favorite brand of commercially available beer?

    Lush IPA — FREMONT BREWING
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    Indicators

    The one that works for you and your trading style. Most are derivative from price and volume, which is why people likes those as the the base. Many are lagging, which allows you to "backtest" and see them working, but when they are applied to real-time they fail for getting exits and entries...
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    the top is in

    I bailed on my short. More trades to come
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    the top is in

    Wobbly is the WORD!
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    the top is in

    Yeah, the bias is UP, IMO. For a short, I would not stay around too long, just enough to get a profit and leave a runner with a tighter stop. Which brings up a good point. Nine-E's trade is a different animal than my ES short. I don't expect to be in for more than a day, for the bulk of...
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    Looking for wav sounds

    Also this one. AT&T Labs Text-to-Speech: Demo (ctaservices.com)
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    the top is in

    RM, Actually, I think the call might still be correct. It is still around the same point. It could turn here and be a double top. Notice the price action between the first top and the bounce. Sorry I was being snarky in an effort to make a point. Apologies. Also most of my comments are...
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    the top is in

    And it repeats again. Funny how they call a top AFTER it pulls back and are silent now when there is an entry point or on a pulse up. (with a stop, of course)
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    Complaint - GME liquidation problem which resulted in huge negative liquidation value

    Baldur, All the experience people are telling you to move on, AND you admit it was your fault. The newbies are telling you, your right it was their fault. Yet you still want to pin some blame on IB. Yes, there were problems at IB. So what? It is true but you need deal with it. It happens...
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    Mistakes I try to overcome

    Hey Geo, Couple of things. 1) There are many styles of trading. Choose one that works for you. It is like eye glasses, just because they work fantastic for me, does not mean they work for you. 2) The cycle you describe is typical and all new traders go through it. Less learn to get...
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    Complaint - GME liquidation problem which resulted in huge negative liquidation value

    Now you know that markets are not always orderly. Sometimes MKT orders don't execute etc. THIS IS NOT RETAIL PURCHASING. THIS IS TRADING. There are no guarantees, Customer Service to "make it right", returns, warranties, etc. You are the 12th person, who recently posted here who does not...
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    Are we still crashing? Seen the Top? 2/1/21

    Now Feb 2 we gap up on ES for another 60 points. Where are the "top callers"? It is almost time to test it. Time for your shorts.... Lots of trading possibilities....
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    Are we still crashing? Seen the Top? 2/1/21

    EMA 50 is holding. 2nd Bounce
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    is there a cheat sheet for all the Tws graphic symbols and colors?

    you mean this? Order Status Colors (interactivebrokers.com)
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