FastTrader Futures-Trading Journal

[taodr]

Guys, you can send each other valentines soon !!!

 

[pspr]

Hey Fast..,

Don't you use another quote service besides you broker?

I use esignal and keep working on my method in my 3rd party charting program. If IB goes down, any stops I have on the ES are stop/limit (far away limit) so they are on the Globex computer not IB. Then I can see the market on my esignal feed without worry. If IB doesn't come back for a while I can just phone in a liquidation and cancel on the stop/limit if need be.

 

[EMini-Player]

Quote from pspr:

Hey Fast..,

Don't you use another quote service besides you broker?

I use esignal and keep working on my method in my 3rd party charting program. If IB goes down, any stops I have on the ES are stop/limit (far away limit) so they are on the Globex computer not IB. Then I can see the market on my esignal feed without worry. If IB doesn't come back for a while I can just phone in a liquidation and cancel on the stop/limit if need be.a

Yes, I use eSignal for charting. But problem is, with IB I was never able to get anyone on the phone quickly. With Open E Cry, my broker answers the phone on the 2nd ring. If that fails, I can call the clearing company (Rand Financial), which has a 24-hr trading desk and have them liquidate my position.

-Fast

 

[Scientist]

Quote from Fast_Trader:

Oh man, Scientist, you worry me sometimes. You sure you're a PRO? No UPS for your router?? C'mon man! My entire setup is UPS-backed, even the router and cable modem

Needless to say, I'm happy with my platform and absolutely love the service from Open E Cry! The name alone is way cooler than IB

-Fast

LOL! Fast, you're much more of a PRO than me. You have the coolest setup, the coolest monitor, UPS everywhere and everything... WOW!

I'm still trading with a couple of crooks of monitors, a 15" LCD and an old 19" Diamontron...
Been thinking of getting good stuff, but just can't be f*cked... I'm fine with my setup! It's kind of a nostalgia thing.

That said though, I DO have a pretty nice office...

 

[TMTrader]

Quote from Fast_Trader:

Where were you this AM? We were all worried

-Fast

Had some business to take care of

TM Trader

 

[Scientist]

Quote from taodr:

Guys, you can send each other valentines soon !!!

taodr, you're one sick puppy...

 

[EMini-Player]

Quote from Scientist:

taodr, you're one sick puppy...

He should join our chat...he'd fit right in

-Fast

 

[TMTrader]

Quote from taodr:

Guys, you can send each other valentines soon !!!

I don't think my wife will like that

TM Trader

 

[Scientist]

Quote from pspr:

Hey Fast..,

Don't you use another quote service besides you broker?

I use esignal and keep working on my method in my 3rd party charting program. If IB goes down, any stops I have on the ES are stop/limit (far away limit) so they are on the Globex computer not IB. Then I can see the market on my esignal feed without worry. If IB doesn't come back for a while I can just phone in a liquidation and cancel on the stop/limit if need be.

Yep... That's basically the same thing I just explained to Fast. Only that Globex doesn't take native stop-markets, while DAX does. But who cares, the principle is the same - and the safest you can get.

 

[pspr]

On another note, today is getting me PO'd.

I'm concentrating on a trend following system that has shown a lot of promise overall and am off 1.5 ES points today.

But if I had decided to rely on my swing method I would have had several very good trades today. Look at the buy/sell signals where the bb is on this chart.