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I have seen mention of auto log on for TWS and for Sierra Charts. I would like to know if there is a way to auto log on to both programs when I'm not at my computer. Is it possible to auto log on to TWS followed by an auto log on to Sierra Charts? If so, can someone tell me or provide links...

Just an observation. I noticed that you were trying a short today and were looking for longs on Friday. I understand your method is a counter-trend method, but I think you need to try to recognize when we are having a trend day and don't trade counter-trend methods on those days. May be...

IB has no historical data, so if you are using IB as your data source, the only data that you can chart is the data you collect while connected to IB and Sierra Charts during the time the market is open. Another option is to subscribe to a data provider such as Mytrack which has some...

Your definition of $tick is a little off. The $tick is the net change of all NYSE stocks on an uptick minus all NYSE stocks on a downtick

Yes they both have TA tools. To me, Sierra Charts is a little more similar to TS and seems to have most of the same indicators/TA tools. Their line drawing tools are not as good as Quote Tracker, but I think they are working on making changes in the next release. Quotetracker is more limited...

You guys might want to try Sierra Charts or Quotetracker with your IB feed. I have recently been trying both out and am very impressed. I used to be a dedicated TS user, but not any more.

I noticed a big delay this morning as well as on Tuesday morning when the market was shooting higher. It seemed like the delay was at least 10 to 15 seconds. I agree that most of the time they are slower than IB but it seems to only be one or two seconds at the most. Today and Tuesday were...

dawg, not that you need any advice, but you may want to wait for a drawdown period to increase your size. In my experience, when I have been on a winning streak and then increased my size, that is exactly when I start having a drawdown. I think it is typical to want to increase size when you...

Globex accepts two order types; limit orders and stop-limit orders. Every other order type is a simulated order. If you want to have a stop order that resides on the Globex servers, you need to use a stop-limit order. Market orders are actually converted to limit orders a certain number of...

I can't comment on X-trader because I have never used it. But between J-Trader and TWS I would go with TWS. I like TWS better for three primary reasons: 1. The hot-keys are much more versatile in TWS. You can set up hot keys for just about everything. 2. OCA orders. I absolutely...

I check the economic calendar at briefing.com each morning so that I am aware of the time any economic reports are due out. Just about every report that comes out during the regular trading hours has the potential to move the market.

IB TWS uses sun's java. TWS still works even though you have disabled it in the Internet Explorer

It sounds like a similar compatibility problem that I had between J-trader and IB TWS. One uses microsoft VM and the other uses Sun Java. I solved the problem by going into the "Tools" drop down in Internet Explorer and then selecting "Internet Options" and then the "Advanced Tab". From there...

Installed the new sound card yesterday. Have had no more sound problems yesterday or today. Thanks again for everyone's help.

Thanks for your help and everyone else who responded. I will go buy a new sound card tomorrow and hopefully that will do the trick.

My settings/configurations seem to be correct because I do hear the alerts and notifications when the computer is first turned on and after a re-boot. The loss of sound on the notifications and alerts seems to occur at some point after the computer has been on and running for awhile. As an...

Hey Ebo, I guess you are right. I noticed that I seem to have radar screen for now. I'll have to read up on it because I'm not sure how to use it.

Speakers seem to be working fine. The weird thing about this problem is that I can play a CD and hear sound at anytime. It just seems to be a problem with alert type sounds such as e-mail notification, order fills, etc.

No, I dont have radar screen. I think it is an additional service they are charging another $70 per month for.

It is my understanding that you will continue to receive the NYSE, AMEX, Nasdaq and OPRA live data unless you cancel your subscription to those exchanges.