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SquawBox! That was a cool service when the "locals" (Open Cry Pit traders) ruled the roost. It was volume proportional to the order volume. Since it is all electronic now, it has been "replaced", imo. People use Tick bar length, as a proxy for order volume. Some use volume thresholds...

Thanks for trying :D.. Yeah MultiCharts is such a generic name right? Maybe MarkB will respond, but in the meantime I found a work around. Many a pitfalls between Back Testing-Forward Testing and real time... :cool:

Hi All, Hoping someone can answer this beginner question. How do I show the trades on the subchart which is not the subchart where they are generated? Assume: Two data feeds, Data1 and Data2 and corresponding Subchart 1 and Subchart 2. Orders are generated from Data 1 and on Subchart 1...

On one hand I look for the specific patterns I want. Then I look for the known counter indications, which might be on another time scale, btw. Then I look to see if it is tradable. Can I get an entry that is good enough win probability and R:R for the target and stop? Then if that entry...

Mea Culpa, I just assumed no one would be attempting to trade with less than the PDT minimums. It is true TLDR it all.:rolleyes: It was a "post reply while compiling" situation over here.

Good post for you to do. There are two possible cases: 1) Assume your strategy is viable, then your manual trading is the weak link. Fix that with automation. It is not so much about "showing more discipline" but that it is not sustainable, and when it is off , it compounds. Sure you can...

The only way to improve is to measure. Without measurement you cannot know if you are making progress. (Pause and consider this.) Examples of measurements: Times you followed your plan? Times you have win- loss relative to your plan. Times you have xyz emotions relative to your plan. There...

look at the 15 minute, 30 minute or hourly for better resolution when you have questions on the daily.

Thanks All, I went with MultiCharts. I will spend the next few weeks setting up a bare bones system, then test it for basic functionality. If all goes well, I will put in the error handling and scaling code and then test the bounds and stress level.

I sent a reproducible bug report, but the receiving person did not attempt to reproduce the issue following the steps. The bug report I sent had reproducible steps in all three builds (Stable, Latest, Beta). I have decided to stop submitting bug reports to IB. I have a work around and don't...

The trail number is ALWAYS positive.

Also a lot of the Killer Network cards' software does automatic roll over from wired to wireless, so you could be wired to fiber and wireless to cable or cellular. It is about a 5 second roll over for me.

No, You can have the two different. E.g. if you set the Adjusted Trail amount to 20%, the first tick after the trigger will move the stop to 20%. Or, e.g if you move the Adjusted trail to 35%, then after the trigger, the price must move up 5% before the 30% adjusted stop will move up and...

You need to set the Adjusted Stop price also. Otherwise it says " Hit trigger, then stop is current price".

You are being paranoid like a FOX news idiot. This is basic tax understanding. Get a clue at the IRS web site on how you are taxed. Also the IRS does not give a rats ass about your small movements of money. To think they care is self aggrandizement.

It is a syndrome for you. That is all that matters. If you cannot walk away from a good run, then you are doing FOMO. Next up will be having a loss and revenge trading. All newbie traders do this. The quicker you can get past it, AND not revert, the better.

Thanks Val, I sent a ticket to IB. I will see what they say. I think it is unsupported. I already implemented work around trade settings, so it is not blocking trading.

LF, I tried this about 2 years ago. It never worked out well enough. Files too large, CPU usage too high, window focus issues, recording software was unreliable: garble recording, freeze program or entire screen. It was all "not production trading" quality. I used all separate applications...

Hi All, Does anyone understand the behavior of a "fixed pegged" orders? Steps: Place a MKT order to enter LONG with a Adjustable Stop: trigger = Parent +1 Tick, Stop = Parent -20 ticks, Trail amount 5.00 (20 ticks). Submit the order to Enter market. Price advances 1 tick and Trigger is hit...

On an additional note, with any system, knowing when to stop trading is so important. It is pretty easy to set an achievable goal and stop, the harder is: When to stop when you are negative. When to stop when you do not have an upside goal. Both are doable but if you do not define the...