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Spyder, Regarding your last chart, why is the blue FBO not a blue FTT? I'm not clear on the difference between the two. Also, what is the real time trading rule for an FTT? Or is it more of a discretionary trade using PRV?

Jeez, I can't believe a half-naked women was prioritized before my important question. Oh well, I'll be more specific this time. What software do you find to be the most efficient for scanning for %Gainers from the Open?

You had mentioned that you trade breakouts and look for % Gainers from the Open. What do you use to scan for these %Gainers?

What is the green & red bar right above the DSS indicator on your charts?

Ivica, I think you're on your way to having a good journal, but I'd like to suggest some ways to make it easier on the reader to follow it. I think it will bring credibilty to the journal. 1) Most importantly, ALL stocks, whether they are WATCHLIST, WATCH IDEA, or FOLLOWING CHARTS stocks...

Please discuss your placement of Trailing Stops. How long have you been trading this exact same methodology and do you earn a living only from your trading?

Check out www.amibroker.com. They have an excellent program for $69 that uses free end of day quotes from Yahoo. The programming language (AFL) is very flexible and simple to use (I'm not a programmer). There supposed to be coming out with a real time version very soon, maybe by February...

Is there anyone with experience (and a robust trading system) that can tell me if the following example of a backtest - optimize- walk forward would be acceptable to use. This would be for a daily close trading strategy. Optimize system using prices (01/1998 - 12/2000). Backtest using...

I understand the advantages of electing to go with Mark to Market for tax purposes. Does anyone with experience know of any disadvantages?