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Esignal's website has a "system status" button for these types of occasions. Unfortunately, it's currently a dead link. They should just say "logon to Elite Trader for system status".

bgp, No, I have never seen that decision bar indicator until you gave the link. I coded this signaling logic from scratch and judging from the screeenshots, I'm sure I use a very different method of computing trend. Thanks for the input. Rich

Chart from this PM

Chart from this AM

ed_berk, Yes, if I would slip two ticks per round trip, the whole thing takes a serious hit. That is why I'm counting on limit orders and my automatic execution setup to minimize this kind of event. I have been testing with limit orders at the bid for shorts and the ask for longs. This...

5yrtrader, sorry for the confusing horizontal lines. They are a 1/2 baked thing I'm looking at concurrently (real time fib type level calculation) and I couldnt remove them from the image. I also realized I have created additional confusion by talking about "strategy" while trying to...

Wallace, thanks for the suggestion. I looked at that link but it does not have the ability to do what I need. I thought I'd try and post multiple images for the day, that last one was a resolution disaster.

I am an experienced programmer that has been a long time fan of the markets. For a long time now, I have been working on a short term market trend identification tool (using esignal) and i am finally pretty satisfied with the results. I feel that the tool can be very useful for any trading but...

It never dawned on me that my real time data provider (eSignal) would have missed that data. My thanks to you guys for reminding me that I should get final tick data direct from the CME site. Rich

I haven't been watching the NQ for too long, maybe a month. Can someone explain to me what happened at 3:05-3:06pm EST today? (12/3) I ran thought the tick data and it looks like the last quote (3:05:59) showed a bid of 1439 (153 size) and an ask of 1439.5 (326 size). The very next tick was a...

I am NOT trying to rip on you. I am assuming that you entered your position on 4/9 at 8:00 (PDT?) because your 6EMA crossed up over your 63EMA. If this is the case then the following are my observations: a) By my charts, crossover would have actually occurred sometime after 8:00 PDT. Entry...

If it's any consolation, your past winning trades went a long way towards reinforcing for me how this system works. Now your losing trades (and the subsequent replies) are helping me to see some of the "flaws" and how to respond to them. Thanks a bunch for posting.

Jack, As requested, here's my chart from 3-26. I see that volume was very low at 13:35 and 13:40 like Dawg said. Thanks to Jack and Dawg

Dawg, I was wondering why you didn't get into the 13:45 short rocket? Were you not at your computer or was there something else in your decision process that kept you out of that trade? Or maybe I'm not reading the indicators/charts correctly? Your trade posts are a great supplement to...

Jack, I noticed that my MACD Hist numbers and XO points were sometimes noticeably diff than Dawg's. I see now that my data provider (eSignal) has settings for every little piece of the MACD indicator. Oscillator line : EMA or SMA. Signal line: EMA or SMA Source: Close, Open, High...

I can remember learning to drive a car when I was in high school. We were given a book on rules of the road and a book on driving defensively. I went to drivers ed for months and spent time in a simulator. I went out with my permit and drove with anyone who would escort me. I sweated a lot...

Dawg, From my beginners perspective, you did well to escape with a minus 3.5 . For me, it seemed like the "Rocket strategy" was just picking tops and bottoms during todays session. The reversals, however, looked like they would have worked out, but that part of the strategy is not in my tool...

Tampa, I am a total newbie but this thread is fascinating and I can't help but add my own 2 cents. My interpretation of Jack's strategy is to use the 1 minute chart to see "whats coming" (my words). I looked at the 11:35 "setup" and noticed that right before your entry, my 1 minute chart...

I updated to 7.2 and now my formula output window wont display. Any suggestions?