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I keep track of about 2000 stocks. I have a data mine that I created and maintain, updating the data on a weekly basis. From this database, I run my own screens on the data for various conditions, both technical and fundamental. On the fundamental long side, I start with stocks that are...

I have been using them lately and they have been working properly. I dug into this problem very thoroughly and tested it hard back when it was pissing me off to no end. Here's what I learned. In your case, the bid must print twice consecutively at 19.55 or higher. A few minutes earlier you...

Bob is right about the QQQ symbol. Punter, Good Luck getting an answer to your email. I think there is a forum on Silicon Investor with some QCharts experts. I think you'd have better luck getting an answer there. I'm waiting for a better system myself. Last time I emailed Lycos...

The first thing that jumps out at me about AMCV is that insiders collectively dumped about 9 million shares on August 13th. At first glance, I would call that the last lifeboat to leave as that's 4 times the float. According to Yahoo, the float is 2.5 Million shares and the short interest...

I would suggest Graham and Dodd's Security Analysis. The original classic was 1934 but the latest 5th ed should be dated around 1988. I'd like to see an update for tech stocks but many of the tried and true gritty formulas and practical models still apply today. I don't follow the Graham &...

I am looking at moving my IRA (and spouse's) from another broker to IB. I've traded there with a small starter account and now feel like they deserve more of my $$$. I haven't heard of a brokerage account allowing shorting (margin account needed) but put and call buying should be the norm...as...

As always...THANKS DEF!!!!! I have changed a few orders today and it's as fast as ever...no hanging when re-transmitting. If I have any more probs with it, I will get the newer version. Thanks again Def!!!!

I would second BigEd's comments. IB is definitely a top choice broker with the lowest commissions. The trading platform is very flexible and fast. As BigEd mentioned, we have discovered some small problems over the past year and IB has done a good job of addressing and rectifying them...

Those are the exact same issues I'm having and about the same time frame. For some reason, I don't think the IB rep took me seriously today. Aside from having to re-enter the order, the biggest problem is that the order is usually live according to my L II. I'm curious as to what the IB...

This may have been addressed a while back, but I couldn't find anything about it in the brief search that I did. For about the past 3-4 weeks, when I try to change an order from one price to another, the order turns from green to light blue, then freezes. This happens with about 70% of my...

It can be tricky. I don't trade anything that regularly carries a spread of .08-.10 or more in my IB account. I would also suggest trading in a very tight range with regard to the stop...for instance if xx.50 is strong support and has held well and has many L II buyers showing at exactly...

Try def's suggestion as it is best. I would also add a few things. The specialist could be backing away. I've had a number of orders act strangely as well. I believe it's largely because you have a live person working the issue. Unless you're going against superdot, there could be...

I've had a similar problem. I also use Qcharts and IB TWS...running it on the web, not locally. I submitted several orders today that stayed light blue. I tried to cancel them and they stayed pink. On the first two, I called IB and they manually cancelled them for me. After that, I had to...

Good enough for me. I need to watch it more...still developing the gut on trades like this. Thanks Praetorian

get out flat? I'm looking to go positive. I am likely playing this wrong...I am still reading through the GNP thread. I got in this AM as well and have a stop that barely missed. It seems to have settled and I'm looking for about 30c also...at the bottom of the unfilled gap. Praetorian, why...

I also did some checking against UPC 11380 and didn't find any stocks on the IB list. I've seen stocks trading under $1 on the short list.

Thanks def... We all appreciate it. If OCA doesn't pan out, let me know and I could provide other specific examples as necessary. My assumption based on the text of the rejection message is that the "IB available shorts" are NOT inclusive of the upc list...so we may need to check that...

Has anyone had the problem (at IB) of a stock being on the short list but unavailable? This has happened to me several times. I have checked the "available shorts" and found my stock. I then immediately enter the order and it gets rejected with the standard box about the stock being...

roger2, I'm still trailing stops on both MOVI and INTU. INTU at 37.50 today with a limit sell at 35.01 and MOVI at 27.50 with a limit sell at 21.01. I think INTU will move with the market, so we've been helped by this drubbing the past few days. I do worry it will pop up on little volume...

The jury may still be out on stops. I have tested 3 since the fixes were allegedly made last Friday and they have been triggered properly. Remember, the ask must print TWICE on NASDAQ issues for a long protective stop. I had one trigger after only one ask printed. Another on the NYSE took a...