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I just got the book today - just starting to read it. pretzel

Depends on your data source. I'm using eSignal and it is ES #F You can get some daytrading scripts here. pretzel

Here are the settings on BT. This was taken during the trade. pretzel

No trades yesterday. Traded the ESTX50 for a change today - good entry but got out after 20 minutes (4 bars) - missed another 20 pt run, grrr. I think I should have reentered on the 5:15 bar. 2 contracts with one target at +5, one runner. pretzel

Just place 2 orders with the same OCA number on the Order window. pretzel

This is where I picked up the term. pretzel

Right, and no Yoda-speak. pretzel

For IB, it's DAX and ESTX50 For eSignal, it's AX M3-DT, ET M3-DT (will be AX U3-DT, ET U3-DT after next Friday) Not available for Qcharts (one of the reasons I switched) Rollover is 3rd Friday. For SierraCharts, ask JR pretzel

You can choose either the STP or STPLMT for the trigger - its in the settings - and your preference will be "remembered" for each symbol. I dont know but I havent had a problem with ESTX or YM yet with BT - probably its because I dont use the "new" features they are putting in their newer...

This is a good example of the homerun vs batting average dilemna. Doesnt matter if your entry signals are good - but I prefer to get the same 15 pts sooner. I'm already a convert from a pullback trader to a BO trader. There was another long BO signal later (good for 20 pts) but there was...

Johnny, Wow, already 30 pages for this thread. Here's my DAX trade for today. Dont know if I did it correctly but at least increased my bottomline by 14.5 pts. pretzel BTW, check out the BT website.

nasdaqmadness, Thanks for staying with BT even if it has not been updated for more than 6 months and in spite of all the other great frontends coming out. Have you checked the BT site lately? pretzel

If you have an original system with a target of 10 points (the low probability homerun) and you're stopped out, chances are the market will go at least a little way in your direction first (the high probability scalp) before reversing and stopping out. Using the same system, if trade another...

You can have both, just do multiple contracts with the last contract a "runner" for the home run. pretzel

Thanks again to everybody who answered. I think my problem is that I was not aware I had a problem at that time (because that was the first time it happened to me). Now I'm wiser. So, the lesson - when in doubt, bring up the Live Rep chat. Sorry, def, about this. I was pissed off at...

Just got my $200 for the day from the ES - that was a long 21 minutes wait. Stopped out of the DAX earlier after hitting +6 and turning back. C'est la vie. pretzel

I must have missed that IB bulletin. As for losing the code in a crash, that's one thing I want to forget. I'm just doing mini-BT's right now - http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=257206&highlight=frontend#post257206 - this can handle multiple targets and fancy stop...

Oops, DAX just moved 20 pts as I'm posting the above post. pretzel

FT, You're right. It's easier to eyeball the pattern. IMO, the ff are not easy to code? 1. there should be a pullback of x number of bars after a pivot before a BO entry occurs (no chasing if the next bar BO's from the first pivot) 2. the BO may occur after x number of bars - so how far...

Thanks for the info on EUREX - I didnt know about the 50 cents charge. I'll have to tweak my BT to do less stop changes. I'm not sure but I think 15 pts is too big a target for a single contract. I think the MAE/MFE analysis from WL may help in determining targets for multiple contracts...