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    How to Quantify Choppiness?

    http://www.stockcharts.com/education/What/IndicatorAnalysis/indic_ATR.html Hope that helps
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    Data Parameters

    I've recently subscribed to CSI data & I'm just getting my head around the amount of configuaration options that are available. I've noticed that on a lot of the futures contracts there are options for both day, and 24 hours data. Which data would I be best using to calculate with my...
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    Position Trading Wheat & Soy

    Hi I've been reading that wheat & soy are looking somewhat bullish, & I'm interested in finding the charts for them & trading them if they fit the bill. Can anyone tell me which contracts I should be looking at? CSI is giving me 6 different options for Wheat, and soy seems to come in meal...
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    Tradestation & CSI Question

    thanks one, I've set up my portfolio in UA, and can open up files from the chart window in Tradestation 2000i. I wonder - Is it possible to add all the symbols in UA portfolio actomatically to a portfolio in Tradestation? It takes ages having to open up each symbol individually in...
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    Tradestation & CSI Question

    Hi I'm just trialing CSI end of day data with Tradestation 2000i & I'm a little stuck! Do I still need to use Global Server to collect the data, or is it just between Tradestation and CSI? I wonder whether it is possible to download a complete portfolio from CSI into Tradestation? I'm...
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    Gold and commodities

    Bit of a delayed response - Soros says he sees the US dollar weakening, but then goes on to say there are no good alternatives to dollar denominated investments. I wonder - If you want to capitalize on the fall of the USD, which currency do you trade it against? Soros seemed to put down both...
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    Oil & War

    Can anyone tell me what the norm is with the price of oil & war? I've heard that the price rallies up to the event, and then sells of when war actually takes place? Can anyone confirm? Thanks Jo
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    Data Problem - ATR?

    Hi does anyone have 14 day ATR for Brent crude? CSI is giving me 0.75 ATR & barchart.com is giving 0.37. seems a bit odd...
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    Oil

    Hi does anyone have 14 day ATR for Brent crude? CSI is giving me 0.75 ATR & barchart.com is giving 0.37. seems a bit odd...
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    Oil

    I'm using the UK spread betting firms. The quote they are giving is for Brent crude. I wonder whether you could outline the difference between brent & light? Is one market better to trade than the other? Thanks Jo
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    Oil

    Hi - It seems that oil is making a move to the upside, and I'd like to go long. I'm wondering which market - My broker is quoting 29.29 for Brent crude, and yet bloomberg and future source are telling me 30.85. Am I looking at the right market? It seems quite a large difference in the...
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    T-Notes

    Thanks guys - 10 years it is. I'm interested to know - are 5 years ever a viable option?
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    T-Notes

    Hi - My trading system calls for trading T-Notes, and I'm wondering what the differences are between trading 2, 5 and 10 year contracts. Could anyone fill me in on the pros & cons? I'm trading a trend following system, so whichever ones are most suitable..... Also - are there any other...
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    Ed Seykota

    Do you know whether he is still trading, and if so - still trend following? Jo
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    Ed Seykota

    I was massively inspired by Ed Seykota's story when I read market wizards. Does anyone know what he's up to now? I heard that he's left Galt Capital. Is he still trading? Is he still acheiving the returns that were outlined in the Wizards books? Jo
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    Tradestation - Please Help!

    Hi Tyler - Its the one 3 lines up on the bit I pasted below (End;}) I haven't got a clue what } means, and whether it needs to even be there in this context - can you help? Thanks a lot Jo Condition7 = OpenPositionProfit >= (CurrentEntries * (InitATR * 0.5) * BigPointValue); If...
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    Tradestation - Please Help!

    "Hmmm, that's odd. This may sound like a dumb question, but did you verify the signal? I just created a quick test signal and as soon as I verified it, I had access to it in the strategy builder's list of signals." Thanks war eagle - you hit the nail right on the head. It's telling me...
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    Tradestation - Please Help!

    Hi - I'm still having no luck! I've gone into EasyLanguage Power Editor, File, New, General, Signal, pasted in the code and saved. Then in Tradestation window I've gone to Go, Tradestation Strategy Builder, New, named it, add Here I get a list of signals, but I can't find the one that...
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    Tradestation - Please Help!

    I've managed to put the code in Easy Language and have saved it. For some reason it's not showing up in the 'Insert Analysis Techniques' window, or the 'Tradestation Strategy Builder'. Is anyone able to help? Many thanks Jo
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    Tradestation - Please Help!

    Many thanks everyone I've tried to find new/strategy but I'm having no luck. Is this File new? Once I'm in new, I can't find anywhere that says strategy Thanks again Jo
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