Please explain the notations of members online -

[MACD]

For example how is the "robot" designation determined?

Thanks,
MACD

 

[HobbyTrading]

You mean the word robots in the context of members online, as shown on the top page:

Those are generally web crawlers and other automated tools. For example Google uses tools to update their search engines. Also tools which automatically make backups of websites. This terminology is not specific to EliteTrader.

 

[lawrence-lugar]

You mean the word robots in the context of members online
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Those are generally web crawlers and other automated tools

Google uses tools to update their search engines

I thought those robots were HFT machines and Hedge Funds trying to gain an advantage in the market by gauging what are the Elite traders of the world talking about and trading,

 

[MACD]

You mean the word robots in the context of members online, as shown on the top page:
View attachment 176541
Those are generally web crawlers and other automated tools. For example Google uses tools to update their search engines. Also tools which automatically make backups of websites. This terminology is not specific to EliteTrader.

Thanks HT

 

[OddTrader]

Something wrong with the number of "members"?

11 vs 20


Q


Users Online Now

comagnum, OddTrader, fordewind, MoreLeverage, bigspeculate, lylec305, lawrence-lugar, stevegee58, torremo, Martinghoul, soulfire

Total: 241 (members: 20, guests: 154, robots: 67)



UQ

 

[PitchBlack]

Something wrong with the number of "members"?

11 vs 20


Q


Users Online Now

comagnum, OddTrader, fordewind, MoreLeverage, bigspeculate, lylec305, lawrence-lugar, stevegee58, torremo, Martinghoul, soulfire

Total: 241 (members: 20, guests: 154, robots: 67)



UQ

It is clear: 11 members are using 20 aliases when posting.
That ratio will be close to reality.
We could check it if Marketsurfer would be on the list with his X aliases. Adding Marketsurfer might increase the members by 25.

 

[Baron]

Something wrong with the number of "members"?

11 vs 20


Q


Users Online Now

comagnum, OddTrader, fordewind, MoreLeverage, bigspeculate, lylec305, lawrence-lugar, stevegee58, torremo, Martinghoul, soulfire

Total: 241 (members: 20, guests: 154, robots: 67)

UQ

That's because some members have set their privacy preferences to not show their names in the "Users Online Now" list. So they are counted in the total but their actual names are not shown.