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Thinkorswim.com. I'm getting better at this, but their platform is not really optimized for futures trading....mostly slower frequency trading with options. The problem is keeping your stops and limits from getting mixed-up when placing bracket orders. It would be much easier if they could just...

Russell 2000 futures.

Wow....will CNBC ever mention this ? NO WAY !

No one cares....we're all trading the Russell 2000 futures now....it's "Fast Money". The Naz has lost it's "cache".

In a preponderance of my losing trades with the "fade" entry, the max losses were 3 to 4 times the loss taken with the stop order. Reason: when the break-out does occur, it is fast and furious !

Oh, WOW, how important this is, but how hard it is to learn your good entries. Example: I've been fading break-outs above/below either important highs/lows or prior important reversal points....and natch, getting burnt. However, good stop loss placement kept my losses to a minimum. Today, made...

Nice to see your indications properly correlated....as bonds down and USD up is expected.....most of the time.

Isn't unbelieveable that despite a ONE DAY drop, that was so close to expiration, almost no credit spreaders or put buyers benefited ! Also, the 3 prior expirations resulted in the complete blasting of anyone with bearish options positions.

And I thought Stevie was a "talented" trader. WTF...he's just a cheater...no one else can afford that "edge" !

Make that FOUR indices....don't forget our beloved Russell 2000.....it's really gaining steam since the eRL futures have been exploding with volume lately.

Ask Steve Jobs. Depends on the operating system and whether they publish it's API. If this thing can get 512 mb memory, then it's doable given the API.

Although ER2 was wild today, a simple 15 min. chart shows a simple pattern: inverted "U"...up in the morning, down in the afternoon...the 2 pm "head fake" not withstanding ! Me ? -$50, 4 trades Love this contract !

Well....the comment was not very specific...I mean someone could say: "No one buys Lincoln cars anymore...they're these big heavyweight ball and chains". Also, don't mention this to the ThinkorSwim.com developers....they've built a very fast and reliable trading platform in Java. The latest...

Just the basics.....namely how is EFS2 "better" than the original EFS ? Easier programming, more powerful constructs, more functionality, etc.

Let us know how it goes. I'm also very interested in understanding the improvements in ESignal 8 with the new EFS2 scripting language.

From which platform are you calling this DLL ?

Sweet ! How did you discover this little "gem" ? I see that bracketed orders are nicely supported !

Yeah, but what if the API is a POS and it doesn't support advanced orders, bracket orders, OCO's, MIT's, etc. and my system depends on these orders ? I just wonder if my system uses the TT API, will they just fund an IB that is licensed to use the TT API ? Same thing with Tradestation....if I...

I am amazed no one mentioned which order entry API's can be employed ! For example, we can't use the IB TWS API unless they have an IB account, right ? What about TT's API ?

Bingo....and oh was that ever so apparent in late 1999 ! Late today, I was like "where is all of this buying coming from ?". It's so apparent we are still in a huge liquidity "bubble"....tons of money looking for a place to be parked. I could get crushed here, but I am going to continue to...