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ok, here's the percent up n down easylanguage code which may be of use for trailing stop entry/exits.

Norm, Again , the problem is you are still not clear on what your "buy stop" definition is! Imagine for a minute this scenario... XYZ...9:30am price = 34.50 XYZ...9:40am price = 34.40 XYZ...9:50am price = 34.30 XYZ...10:00am price = 34.20 XYZ...10:10am price = 34.10...

It probably depends on whether you need to use intraday systems. Since you're already familiar with the metastock platform, you'd likely be more comfortable with their intraday package, especially since you don't want the brokerage part. Also depends how much you have "invested" in other...

Maybe it would sell for beginners at $30 a copy? I don't see an experienced, profitable trader needing this stuff. Maybe some accounting package/tax stuff built-in but not the way it's designed. Professionals don't really pay that much attention to 1 trade where you go and write it all down...

Okay, I'll be the FIRST to take my words back and promise to look at your program if you give us ONE profitable strategy wich shows any long term merit besides dumb luck or buy and hold. Tell me oh master a very good profitable strategy since you're no longer in the trading business (you're now...

Most traders don't need your BS. What they need is a profitable strategy. Not on your program? Then it's of no use to the majority of losing "traders". The winners, I doubt need your crap, either.

Latency bullshit. Figure out how to make money in the next hour or 2-3 days, instead of trading for pennies and trying to get prices that barely existed 1-2 seconds ago. Just trade and quit complaining. Trading is not designed to pay you, anyway. It's made to take your money. Not happy? Change...

Like I said, you need to define this "trailing stop" better. What's your meaning of "moves up slightly"? Moves up 10 cents? Moves up above some mov average? Moves up by some ATR multiple? Moves up by X percent? Move up to highest 4 bars? Moves up by some whatever condition? Should the...

What kind of trailing stop? moving average, ATR, percent, breakout,etc, etc. You need to define your "trailing stop" buy! Also, if you find some exit short code that says for example...if condition xxx then exitshort... You can usually modify it and write something like "if condition xxx...

Now that's what I call a trading plan! "etf's or something".

The "feel" of the program is important and is something personal. End of day packages are fairly inexpensive. The better ones do both. I like tradestation. Consider also telechart2000 (tc2000) from worden bros. The data is included. The data goes back some 15-20 years. But again *you* have to...

Real-time, end of day or both?

Are you also going to be asking which stocks to buy and sell, just like your "choice" of software? Way to go, bud. That's what I call independent thinking.

Why and what for? Make it harder than it already is to make a buck? If everyone were a good and "competent" trader, it would be CHOP alllllll day long. Things can't be that way. Index futures are essentially legalized gambling. For every 1 guy that does ok/well, there needs to be 5-10...

Is interactive brokers a russian operation too?:D :p

I wouldn't worry about it. The majority of these "players" will have washed out way before they figure out none of these gimmicks matter anyway. They're soon replaced by another continuous wave of hopeful wannabe's who'll tinker away for a few months while their accounts dwindle to $0 and on and...

Ripley, What these "rules" of yours show is that you have no plan and are making it up as you go along. That also means you don't have and don't know what your edge is. Sorry, but doomsday awaits.

You're going about the whole process wrong. You must be testing every combination under the sun? Not efficient at all!

Ivanovich, Mechanical, discretionary or both?

Looks like the rest of the market is following your lead.:p Say, the metals complex look like bargains to me.:D Risktaker 10-4!