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    IB backfill problems yet again...

    working
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    IB backfill problems yet again...

    mine arent working either
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    I draw a crap load of lines, will it work?

    if you like lines look into integrated pitchfork analysis.
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    Unholy Grail to Success

    maybe he should start a private chat room like anek :eek:
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    IB: Stop loss order NOT Working for ETF??

    I believe Norman is correct. Try using stops without the limit. If the problem still persists then i would complain like hell
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    ib usually good---usually

    I was thinking this might have been the possibility but during this time frame prices were not jumping around too much. Anyway ib should have some kind of way when the stop price is hit and you want to change the order the tws platform should have it grayed out or something like that so users...
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    ib usually good---usually

    spoke with a rep again and he explained it like this. He told me that first I had a stop limit under the market price then I moved it up to 903. He then told me that the original stop price was already triggered and now its a limit order. So when i moved up my stop limit price I was actually...
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    ib usually good---usually

    Today about 12:36 pm I put in a buy stop order (to cover my shorts) at 903.5 ib takes it at a market order. the price never hit 903.5. Why did this happen? I called them and they said since i scaled out previously with out placing a new order for the buy stop (just clicking on the line in...
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    monitor--- widescreen or not

    wow these flat panels are expensive. i need 2 but i can't afford anything over 20 inches. Even if i did I don't if want to spend 600-800 on 2 monitors
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    got whipped

    i use the ma's with pivot points and trendlines, not ma alone I will look into that hull ma
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    got whipped

    I was up all day till last half hour, around 3:20 es started looking up and 20 ma crossed over 200 ma. prices kept ranging but moving up, so I went long would have made money had I got out @ 896 or 897 but I kept in for greed and then saw it drop below 200 ma, where i went short and then guess...
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    monitor--- widescreen or not

    ok but where can i get a regular screen from? all i've seen are wide screens
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    monitor--- widescreen or not

    but they are getting real cheap i checked the dell website and the regular monitors are about 50 bucks more that widescreen
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    Unholy Grail to Success

    Oh so your a better trader If your going to flame you can at least post your trades for today Lets see your analysis.
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    monitor--- widescreen or not

    well I'm mostly going to use it for trading. It will be at work so I won't have much time for movies. I think 2 22" should be enough.
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    monitor--- widescreen or not

    whats better? I haven't been seeing any regular monitors lately. I walked into circuit city and they only had widescreen. by the way gnome I did get that dell t3400
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    why scale out

    The way I trade is letting the trade come to me ex: breaking a trendline and triggering my buy/sell stop. It is the only thing I use so far, with pivot points and sometimes 20 and 200 ma. As far as risk reward I guess the previous support level then either a continuation or a reversal. That...
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    why scale out

    I got through the first 20 pages, enough. I think i would let my profits ride until it reaches my intended target them move my stop closer and continue letting it ride or getting stopped out. But b1s2 what would you do if it didn't reach your target. Will you move your stops closer to lock in...
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    dia

    might have to wait till after the holidays for your prolonged dip, but then again maybe not. I hear interest rates will be going douwn to mid 4's by then. that may spur another little bull trend
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    What trading strategy should I use?

    s/r lines work well for me.
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