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musicman, why did you switch from NexTrend? I'm deciding between the two right now, and NexTrend looks a bit better to me...

Why has no one replied to my post? I know there are NexTrend users here... I guess no one has figured out how to solve the TICK problem, but surely someone can help me with selecting the right futures contract and with symbols like ISSQ? If anyone knows, please answer, especially about the...

Does anyone have any good ways to get past the TICK charting problem in NexTrend? Or do you just look at Time & Sales? Is TRIN.X really the ARMS index (TRIN)? It was spending a lot of time at 2.6 today -- has there been that much disproportionate down volume lately? Even when the indexes went...

Does anyone have any good methods to integrate NexTrend analysis and TWS orders? I just got both, and it seems that IB orders are pretty inconvenient if you use another application for data: you have to either enter them into the Quick Entry window (no choice of route), or put them into the...

What are some of the benefits/drawbacks of trading one vs. the other? I understand that futures are easier (because you only have to learn how a couple of things move, but every stock is different), but that stocks can make bigger moves (both up and down, of course). What other differences are...

Also (just remembered this question), though I hate to ask this, I can't figure out how else to find out -- how much do stock traders make vs. futures traders? Anyone who's traded both? Who gets into the 6-7 figure range more often? I know not to start planning on that for a while, but I would...

Thanks, Nihaba! When I start trading, I'll be sure to put a journal up! What do others think about futures vs. stocks? So far, I've been studying stocks exclusively. Should I read something to get up to speed on futures patterns? This will disrupt my plans quite a bit, but I'm willing to take...

Thank you all for your replies. I've received a lot of "it's not the strategy that counts, it's the money management and psychology" advice in the past, too. It's in all of my reading, as well. I'm very aware of this, and also know that I will not know what any of it *really* means until I start...

So it looks like I'm choosing between QQL and NexTrend. Anyone who's tried them both have any comment on which is a better value? Anyone who's tried TradeCast (which I'm demoing now) have anything to say about the merits of those platforms over it? Also, re futures: Is it possible to take the...

I'm just starting to trade (I didn't pick the best possible time, did I? :), and would like advice from more experienced traders about today's market conditions. I've been reading as much as I can, and papertrading through a 20 minute delayed demo of TradeCast. So far, my papertrading is poor...

I'm currently opening an account with IB, and deciding on the quotes/charting package I want to use. I'm just starting to trade equities after studying for a few months, so I don't want to spend too much for the top of the line software (so RealTick is out, for one). On the other hand, I plan...