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Jay, Just so you know. I'm running 7.2 B544 and I had spread charts freeze up several times Friday. It seems to affect the lower timeframe intraday charts, especially if you're using Renko's. I had to stop and restart ESignal a few times. I couldn't determine what exactly was triggering it...

I've been getting some disconnects this week. Got three or four yesterday, at least one after the close so I doubt the traffic issue. Got one so far today. I'm not watching it all the time. By the time I get a notice (I've left Tip of the Day on for just this situation) TWS is back online.

I had similar trouble a year ago when I first used eSignal. I tried several settings, but finally disabled ZoneAlarm and my trouble went away. I use the built-in firewall in XP now (yes, I know it's not the best, but it works for me). I've also had freeze-up issues with intraday spread...

standalone. standalone. standalone. Does that count as three votes?

I've usually seen the reference "out of sample data" used when discussing building or testing trading strategies, especially mechanical ones. When you build, test, and/or optimize a mechanical trading strategy you use a set of data. Then it's usually a good idea to test the system again on...

I'd rather go by the ratio of the two as well. However, I did like his normalizing approach. I did a bit of work with the SC/RD daily data in Excel. I worked off of a normalized delta based on the difference between the ratio and the MA of the ratio (varied it some). For all my tests I found...

Good work and good patience, NYSE! I've finally gotten to the point of holding my own after 1-1/2 years of actively trading. I started trading in '97, but I don't really count the first few years, even though I made good oney. As they say, any idiot and E-Trade back then..

Spark, stock, future, or option? There is/was an issue with conditional GTC bracket orders entered with a stop or stop-limit order. I had two stops not fire off a week or so ago. Turns out the bracket orders would work for the day of entry, but were not after that (even though GTC)...

1] Regarding the normalization equation, define delta! (I think delta= {RD/SC} - 30MA(RD/SC) but I'm not sure because he doesn't define it explicitly) I believe he's using {SC - (RD * 30MA(SC/RD))} to arrive at a premium or discount for SC. Positive delta represents a premium over "fair...

Let me pull it off the shelf and take a look at it this weekend. I actually modified his concept to trade the pair intraday, but it moved like molasses. Moved on to other things.. Might take me a day or so to get back to you.

Babak, If you're refering to the article on trading RD and SC (Royal Dutch and Shell) I believe I have that one. Do you have some specific questions for me to look up? Glad to help if I can. I've always found pair trading interesting, but I've never developed a system that I had...

ArchAngel, I think S2 = P - R1 + S1. Pls double-check me. day, It looks like your derivation is correct.

personally, I prefer the SAP500 to the Spasdaq and the DowBlows..

I focus on: 1. can I get out quickly and cheaply if I'm wrong. 2. where I might get out of it goes my way or partially my way. 3. when to get in. Usually, I form a rough idea of each as I see the setup potential. Then as the setup forms I'll fine-tune. Of course, I'm a swing or intra-day...

1. mkt direction 2. sector trend 3. trend 4. support/resistance 5. pattern setups 6. volume 7. time of day 8. risk/reward ratio 9. NEWS 10. favorite charts But what do I know?

Good tip in general, but this MIK instance was over on the opening print. Might've worked as a 2 minute buy for the opening order folks, but that's not my schtick. I looked at the T&S & charts that day, and with my new found knowledge (it just plunged) I could make an argument for a short...

Same thing happened in Nov. right around earnings. Although they met numbers (or really close) I think they gave some negative guidance and then got chopped down on the open. I was watching/waiting to buy in on a pullback at the time. Got a little too much of a pullback so I moved on. Got to...

Thanks for lending a hand on this site, def. This was my first 'issue' with IB after about six months of use. So to all vendors who peruse this site: Folks will remember how a problem was resolved long after they've forgotten what the problem was in the first case. Later.

received the following unsolicited follow-up via e-mail.. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill, I have confirmed that there is a problem with the bracket orders. For GTC orders, if neither of the bracket orders get filled on the same day as the main...

Don't worry about your S&P shorts: CME will bust anything over 860, oops, or was that yesterday?