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Thanks Ray! I was wondering what was going on. Appreciate the confirmation.

Checked a couple of 3rd party sites to test uptime, but all said that the site was down. Anyone know anything?

Hi all, Wanted to circle around and report that I found NinjaTrader had the alert I was looking for. It took a day or two to understand the UI of the app via the help files they provide, and I was up and running. Now I have Homer Simpson soundbytes going off whenever 1 minute volume bars go...

Hi Candlesmon, Have you tried doing automated trading with their platform? I haven't ventured into that at all (wanted to research first), but was curious to see if you're doing it currently. And like the previous post and image... does TradeIdeas allow for volume alerts? I went through...

Hi Learner2007, Thanks for that. Does the dropdown for the "Volume (Total)" area include one for volume in a particular timeframe, or is the example you gave for a one-minute timeframe? If it's the latter, then it fits the bill I think. I'm also attaching a screenshot to give a visual of...

Hi FrankSlaughtery, Thanks for the suggestion! I just spent about a half hour going through Tradestation's site and their products. Unfortunately, the alerts they have are based on charts and not intraday volume. I did find a thread back in 2007 where someone wrote some custom code for...

Hi all, I'm currently using IB and their ChartTrader tool to place orders, but I'm a little frustrated with their alert features. For example, I'd like to set an alert on a one minute chart when the volume of contracts on a security hits 150k or more. However, IB's Alerts only allows for...

I know this is an older thread, but I do use recording software from time to time to analyze a particular trading day. Camtasia is one option, but you can get creative and use other tools as well. GoToMeeting: You can set up a meeting and record your screen minus audio. File sizes vary, so...

Because those successful traders were once losers too. Most of us were when we first started. My recommendation would be to ask a CPA. It might sound odd, but I did that a year ago and found a couple of great references locally, and the CPA gained some additional business out of the...

Been lax on updating.. Day 2 (7/15): -664 (No excuses. Bad trading and horrible entry) Day 3 (7/18): -565 (More of the same) Day 4 (7/19): 1143 (Was long the day before and caught the open... rode it till the afternoon and missed a late spike.) Total: 29,807k So one winning day...

No ground gained today. I was positive until the final 25 minutes of the day, and took a .30 point hit chasing a BB break upward. Frack. Day 1: -107 Cap: 29,893

Hi all, Fellow day trader gave me a challenge to scalp trades on TNA. Didn't matter what time charts/indicators/oscillators I used. Posits that you can't be profitable 5 days in a row. Must execute at least 3 trades per day. Chose the following: 1 minute chart OHLC Bars Standard BB...

Thanks for the votes and commentary. I almost thought this thread might have been better suited for the Technical Analysis sections of the site after posting it. I guess as long as we're in this no-mans land between 1040-1070, or 1070-1100, it's kind of rudderless. We've hit the 200 SMA...

Hi all, Looking at the following chart, it looks like we're either in the middle of a descending triangle, or a rather large pennant with a push next week past the 200 MA. http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=$SPX&p=D&b=5&g=0&id=p01483706141 The weekly chart would communicate that the 1040...

Great Leed. Thanks again for the help. Much appreciated. :)

Thanks Leed. Have any suggestions on software? And let me clarify.. hypothetically: 100 shares of ABC at $10 a share - April 10th 100 shares of ABC at $14 a share - April 17th I want to have to different stop orders that are GTC. For the first lot of 100 shares, a hard stop at $8 a...

Hi all, Apologies if this is not posted in the right section (and please point me in the right direction if it isn't). I just learned that IB does not give you the option of managing multiple lots of a stock purchase. Meaning, if I buy 200 shares of GLD, and 200 more a week later, they...

Look, it's all fine and well to say 2009 belonged to the Bulls. It clearly did. The rise was historic. Every time the market looked like it was going to turn, it didn't for one reason or another. The Dow can make another run by the end of 2010 and be comfortably set at 15000 or so. Can it...

Thanks teun! :cool: I ended up going with IB, went through the application process, and am all set to go. Appreciate your help. - R

Hi all, I have 16k to park with an online broker for futures trading. If my typical trading pattern is: 1. Would probably place trades 1-3 times a month (outside of stops). 2. Would want executions to be fairly accurate. I'm with e-Trade now, and I have to put in limit orders just...