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Hi all - can someone tell me if there is a way to add a profit target order to an existing stop loss order on TOS? What I'm trying to do is add the PT order so that the PT and the stop loss become one OCO order. Just wasn't sure if there was a way to accomplish this without just canceling the...

I've heard that some of had luck - but don't know details.

Has anyone successfully negotiated down their IBKR commissions for API trading? A 1% commission for a stock that's trading at $1 or less is a real killer.

Many thanks for the response. The MAE and MFE values I have are for one strategy (it's one I created in Trade-Ideas and then downloaded the spreadsheet). As mentioned, though, what to do with these figures is a question mark for me. I may also compare each figure to each ticker's ATR and/or 5-...

Hey all, Does anyone have any tips on how they use MAE and MFE figures that are gathered by backtesting? Trying to figure out a formula to help me set my stops and profit targets using my average MAE and MFE in a strategy for my winning and losing trades. And if there happen to be any online...

Hi all, For a guy like me who likes to short stocks - mostly those that are under $10/share - can you tell me which broker tends to have more shares available to short - ETrade or Interactive Brokers? I don't care much about HTB fees since I mostly trade intraday. Many thanks!! Tom

Hey folks - I've been playing around with the Trade-Ideas API and connecting it to IB to paper trade using algos. I'm focusing on liquid OTC stocks right now. I'd say about half of the orders that my algo identifies are filled - and the other half are not. But oddly, for those that aren't filled...

Hi everyone, I'd be grateful for any suggestions on a broker to use to trade OTC stocks algorithmically - something that won't cost me an arm and a leg in fees. I understand that IBKR, while otherwise a good platform, charges 0.0005 per share, per trade. That's way too high for me for penny...

I agree entirely. I‘ve been doing this every night for some time, which started to pique my interest more and more in algos. Stay tuned.

This is great. Thank you.

Thanks all. I think I may need to teach myself Python. I realize this will take time. Thoughts welcome on how to get started. I see some decent books on Amazon but assume there are also online classes that may be better. Thanks.

Hi all, For someone who does NOT know how to code in Python or any other language, are there any robust, user-friendly platforms where I can backtest my trading strategies? I'd rather pay a hefty monthly fee for such a platform where I can work input my strategies in plain English than pay a...

I am using Thinkorswim. I just reset the RAM usage on it to a range of 1 to 16 gb. Stay tuned.

Thanks, everyone. I'm going to assign more RAM to my TOS. From doing a little more digging, that may do the trick. We'll see. Many thanks.

Intel i5-8400T, 170 ghz. 32 GB of RAM, and a graphics card that apparently is crap. ;)

For what it’s worth, I use ThinkorSwim and I notice my watchlists are pretty slow in updating.

Hi all, I'd be grateful for suggestions for ideal specs for a daytrading PC. I just did an online test of my current PC's speed, and it performed poorly - especially the graphics card. I just upgraded my internet connection to 1,000 Mbps, and would like a computer that has a lot more muscle...

Thank you. Is there a particular broker I can use through SigmaTrader that has a high inventory of hard to borrow stocks? Thanks again.

Hi all - I am looking for a C# or C++ platform that will allow me to backtest and optimize algos - and also looking for a broker that gives me the best inventory of Hard to Borrow stocks. I trade mostly on NASDAQ and NYSE and like to both buy and short stocks in the $1 to $10 range. I am new to...