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I think the whole can of worms is based on the fact "bars" are the defining universe in these scripts. There is a check called BarStatus that allows one to execute at various points. BarStatus = 0 then ... Here is the information... BarStatus Returns a numerical value, indicating the...

I don't think that is a problem. Most of the issues I experienced is the way the back testing and forward testing interpret and evaluate criteria for a bar at OPEN, CLOSE, HIGH, LOW. Also consider that "opening bar" is a concept that is sort of fixed with a daily bar. Whereas any smaller...

I would not recommend the INDEX futures for a Mini version with anything less than 30K. 50K preferred, 100K more realistic for anyone serious. The reason is either you are profitable long term or not. If you are, you scale. If you are not, you will lose enough, to be cut out of trading...

Interesting on the CPUs. Looks like my new laptop has more juice.;) The Xenon https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/198608/intel-xeon-w2235-processor-8-25m-cache-3-80-ghz/specifications.html The Mobile...

This is correct, imo. They use them not because they are looking for a secret sauce, but because they are in the family of "dynamic" measurements that are based on the way price is developing, as it happens. They do not trade with a single ticket mindset, cira 1960. They are one of MANY...

Let's see what is out there... Previous Day's HL Average daily range Daily Pivots Gap Fills and retests Fib retracements Waves Round numbers Daily MAs Risk to Reward ratios None, but with trailing stops, or Step Stops. Pure P/L So check all of them out and become familiar with them. The key...

Marketable Limit for me. Basically, a Market with protection.

EM1, you know when the conditions are wrong, not the price, per se. People with static stops are putting the cart before the horse. Perhaps they do not understand the difference. On an entry, the sequence should be 1) Find a setup* 2) Verify the setup, 3) Find an Entry point that is...

Not needing to "deal" with them, work for you. That is great. But times are a changing. Perhaps your view of Algos is incomplete. There are so many types of Algos it is hard to categorize them. It is so sophisticated that for decades now Algos battle Algos. OTOH, a retail trader can do...

Keep on try all the combinations of stops, targets, trails, chokes, BE triggers, Step Trails etc. There has got to be a special combination that give you an edge right ? :rolleyes: Eventually you will have your answer. It might take years though.:banghead::banghead::banghead: Think about...

Who said an Algo is not reading a chart? This is a misunderstanding and makes my point even more clear. Thanks. Algo and chart reading are not exclusive To think so is tunnel vision, stuck in the box, can't see out, vision. The point is, people use single trade concepts when looking at the...

Yeah this is the reality of the matter. It is like a DUI on the road. A lot of people have "bad tick" code to catch the inevitable occurrence. It can be as simple as "if it looks out of range, then verify it with another tick or two and ignore until verified". Alternately design the system...

To the OP, here are the solutions that I used: 1) rebuild the XML (Setting-Config) file. This file grows and grows and performance drops accordingly. 2) reduce chart usage. TWS is more for management and execution than charting. Install a new build and recreate a single chart. Check your...

Of course you can know it. What he is saying it is a significant part of the architecture. Once one realizes the actual implementation details of the API, one designs the system so that it avoids bugs, and not wade knee deep into areas that are not viable, unsupported or simply poorly executed...

I just got the MSI GE76. I love it. Sure it is 5# but it is 17" 2K screen and fits into a 15" pelican case. I would highly recommend a Pelican case. I have been on laptops for decades now and the Pelican case was the best decision. I travel between 3 places and it is great. At each place I...

Should I do your laundry and wash your car too? Seriously, this is complex enough that if you cannot do it yourself, you will not be able to debug it.

Use the regular 3 month contracts and piece together the longer time period. Continuous is only a representation for your first pass. Look at the behaviors at roll over. You see that in the continuous? More work but more accuracy.

Get a plan and stick to it. Exceptions should be under 1-20. Otherwise your plan is bad. A plan going wrong is valuable feedback, without it you will churn along with a sub-optimal plan for years. If you can't stick to your plan, go to paper until you can, then introduce the real pressure of...

Manual Trading is using 1960 tech. Basically, fill out a "ticket" and trade it. Algo trading is more than automating the single ticket mentality. E.g. given any trend there are literally 10 of thousands of possible trades, not just a handful. Anyone who thinks those cute charts gives them...

All your trades on C2 are in minutes not seconds. All the platforms should be able to handle that. Create a simplified version of your system and get from signal generation to order generation for a live sim account. It looks like the back testing is not needed because you have a system...