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Thanks Don, This is the type of answer I had expected earlier. I apologize for being negative, I certainly have nothing against you or your firm (I trade futures, not stocks, so I have no affiliation with anyone). I have just always wondered how pairs were traded intraday since they seem to...

all of'em are crap You answered your own question... And correctly, I might add. Kirk

Hi Bryan, I understand that, and a simple, "I'm sorry, but the daytrading of pairs is a tightly held secret in the Bright community and I'm not at liberty to share it" would have sufficed. Like I said, I can understand that. But I don't think my post was even read, because the reply was...

:confused: I wish the answers were as "Bright" as the strategies. Nevermind...I give up...

Hi Don, Thanks for taking the time to post some strategies. I have always wondered how pairs are traded intraday. One of the senior members here, Dustin, started a discussion awhile back about pairs trading, and from what I gathered, most pairs trading is longer term due to the fact that...

esminifuture, There are better systems, I can attest to that, and I'm sure guys like tntneo and vikana could too. They are difficult to find and I don't claim that its easy. I have always wondered why the CTAs do so poorly as a whole, given that they should have the best tools at their...

I think the problem you may have is the same when trading the actual price chart, that is, knowing when its going to trend up and when its going to trend down. How are you drawing the blue and red bands? After its already happened? How can you know ahead of time? As a result, I think its...

Vikana, Tahoe, et. al I know this isn't a Metastock coding thread, but just in case anyone reading this is wondering, there is a way to do what you want with regards to more complex signals (and you may already be aware of it). You can use the "Alert" function to look for multiple criteria...

Its worse for me, I started on the short videos like Barney...but I've resorted to using longer distractions like Thomas the Tank Engine...what's next?...the animated version of Gone with the Wind???...Oh the insanity!! (twitch, twitch) Hello, my name is WarEagle and I'm an Elitetraderaholic...

Ok J-Trade. Just tried it and I see what you mean. Makes no since that you can plot them both but can't set different scales... Sorry, Kirk

J-Trade, You may be correct about the number of indicators, I don't know how many TS2Ki has, but TS Pro has everything I use (I don't use much of the traditional stuff). But try this...right click on your screen with the indexes plotted and select "format data"...then select the second...

ExBlockTdr, Welcome to the boards! Its always good to hear from someone inside the evil empire, lol. Do a search on this site for "Proprietary Firms" and you will get enough to keep you busy for weeks. It sounds like a firm such as Bright Trading (www.stocktrading.com) or EchoTrade...

I think we are getting bogged down by the connotation of the word "gambling". When we say someone is gambling, we assume they are betting in one of the many avenues available to the general public (casinos, lotteries, bingo, etc.). All of which are losers games because (with the exception of...

MGB, For the most part it is very similar, but like I mentioned above, I wish I had access to more than 10 months of intraday data (and in some cases only 5 months). With 2000i you can get historical data for as far back as you want. That is important to me as a system trader, because I...

Hey Nic, pass the popcorn! :)

Futures magazine publishes a CTA ranking every month. If you think the rankings at Robbins are bad, just take a look at this list. It just goes to prove how difficult this business is. Although, considering the market this year, any of these guys in positive territory is probably considered...

I hadn't heard that. Its a shame. Why should Omega care if people keep using their older software? I am using TS Pro now, and while I am happy with it, I'm disappointed in the lack of historical intraday data available for backtesting and the inability to import external data. With TS2Ki, at...

sam, As far as I know, Ebay is the best way to go. You might find someone on this board willing to sell you theirs. With Ebay, you should check back there weekly, there is at least one copy for sale every week or two. Of course as with anything bought there, be careful. Kirk

Kicking, I've been experimenting with percent stops rather than a strict dollar or point based stop. Because a 5 point stop on the Naz at 5000 will get you whipsawed much more than a 5 point stop at 2000. Like tymjr said, you have to base it on your timeframe and market environment, and I...

gordo, You definitely need better commissions if you choose to trade like that. 3/4 point in the mini is only $37.50, so if you pay $30 in comms its a tough way to make a living. That doesn't even count the losers. Whatever results you are getting paper trading assume you will only do...