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I'll go with "nothing's that easy." I've had a lot of trouble coming up with a simple method that works consistently. I'm currently trading a very simple system that I spent several months developing. It looked promising during development, backtesting and forward testing, and even worked...

Why do you think you have to leave your school bags outside to begin with? :D

Yes. Go to the settings, general tab. In the action field, scroll down and select "Show Trade Frame". Enter your order parameters there and then save it.

seems to be working fine for me rs7

I was wondering if anyone else was having problems with getting disconnected from the PATS system? During trading hours I am constantly getting disconnected from the quotes server or the host (at least 10 times a day). The system will automatically reconnect within 20 or 30 seconds, but if I...

Thanks for the post, RS7 - and great thread too. This is something I've been working on lately; being able to recognize different market conditions and then adapting accordingly. Of course, this goes against a lot of the conventional wisdom of having a set plan and sticking to that plan...

I'm using a firm called ABG Investment Group. They clear through Man Financial and have several web based platforms as well as M-Trader Pro (PATS) and X-Trader. Their service is excellent and the commissions are very competitive (not as low as IB's, but worth the service). You can...

Yeah, I was thinking about opening an account with IB, but not now. Thanks for the warning everyone.

I bought Russell Sands course back in '94 - just as I was starting as a futures trader. I thought the manual was very poorly written and difficult to follow. Also, the TradeStation code he had sent out with the course worked great in the time frame he had advertised, but when I backtested it...

I'm glad you posted this thread, Janko. I've been trading on and off for eight years and I'm still struggling. Long story...personal problems, etc., I've only been able to get really serious and focused the way I need to be just this year, and I'm still struggling as a break-even trader, and...

I use OptionVue. Part of the program is a module called Record Keeper, and it works well for stocks, options, and futures. It also has a reports section that will give you P&L and statistics for your trading over any time period you choose. Another thing I like is that you can "parse" your...

For the most part I agree with darkhorse's list. I must admit I never really studied gann, elliot or fibonacci in depth, so I can't comment on them too much. What little I saw didn't appeal to me. There didn't seem to be any solid basis to their application in the market. I spent a lot of...

Maybe it's related to it being the first day of the quarter and second half of the year?

P.S. Even if it's not intentional or malicious, their service still sucks. It's the same result either way and was way too tough for me to trade. Better to find markets that are more compatible to your stress levels and style of trading, IMO.

Hofferino, I've had nothing but bad experiences with N.Y. markets. Between constant excess slippage, not getting filled on limit orders that trade at my price for several minutes, and not getting fills on my orders for hours - (and sometimes not until after the close) while begging my...

Call your broker for instructions on specifically how to word the order. You should be able to enter it as a spread and place a limit price, which you should do. If you can't do it as a spread, at least use limit orders for each side. Otherwise you'll get killed using market orders. (I'm not...

I was considering going to work in a trading office but decided against it. I subscribed to a chat room for a while and it messed me all up. So did CNBC, Investor's Daily, newsletters, etc. I don't follow any of them any more. I'm sure being around a bunch of traders who are all doing...

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