Question for Grob/Hershey...

txuk · Mar 31, 2006

Mak, can you post your offset for the day. I tried a few adjustments but then settled on the indexarb FV of 56.27.

easyrider · Mar 31, 2006

If you can trade HVS's your probably doing ok this morning. Yuck. Hope we break out of this before too long.

aweissen · Mar 31, 2006

Quote from Ireland:

Ok so for the IB xls I posted last night, the timestamps Mak refers to are removed - they were somehow causing me problems in mine. That is a clever way Mak to keep tabs on how up to date the data feed is.

Not sure if IB has a timestamp function - if anyone has it working please advise

IRL

Hey Ireland -

Txuk and I were discussing this several months ago, and I think we determined that the only way to do timestamps is synch with the server, and then timestamp the events using the local time as they come in. It's been awhile since I've worked with it, but he might be able to shed more light on it.

Anthony

easyrider · Mar 31, 2006

Quote from Grob109:

The answers to BO/FBO and pace are what have arrived on the table. So it is going to be fun.

This is the area that I am zeroed in on at present. I am hungry for any input in this area. Have not been able to make any consistent connection with the Str/Squ yet re: breakouts. I am getting pretty good at entering with one finger on the exit trigger and deciding within a few moments if its going or not but it is purely instinct. It seldom reverses immediately if you pick the right spots. Im often wrong but I lose very little when I am. The only thing Im watching at this time is the "flapper" on the five minute bar. I have not found anything else that helps me.

ktmexc20 · Mar 31, 2006

Quote from Grob109:
The answers to BO/FBO and pace are what have arrived on the table. So it is going to be fun.

Quote from easyrider:
This is the area that I am zeroed in on at present. I am hungry for any input in this area. Have not been able to make any consistent connection with the Str/Squ yet re: breakouts. I am getting pretty good at entering with one finger on the exit trigger and deciding within a few moments if its going or not but it is purely instinct. It seldom reverses immediately if you pick the right spots. Im often wrong but I lose very little when I am. The only thing Im watching at this time is the "flapper" on the five minute bar. I have not found anything else that helps me.

Hi easy,

Create a data base.

easyrider · Mar 31, 2006

Quote from ktmexc20:

Hi easy,

Create a data base.

Not sure what you mean? I have very little faith in analysing past data when it comes to the market. Its a lagging indicator imo.

ktmexc20 · Mar 31, 2006

Quote from easyrider:

Not sure what you mean? I have very little faith in analysing past data when it comes to the market. Its a lagging indicator imo.

As do I, unless you cover all your bases. I PM'd you.

easyrider · Mar 31, 2006

Thanks for the pm. KT.

I need a project for this weekend and since I got the excel thing running with your guys help I am wondering if I can make a little modification. How hard would it be to make it so the column would change to red or green at slightly higher values than they do now? Say I dont want the red or green to come on until its at least 4 or -4. Would this be something I could do?

ktmexc20 · Mar 31, 2006

Quote from easyrider:
Thanks for the pm. KT.

Anytime for a fellow enthusist.

kt

tradingbug · Mar 31, 2006

Thankyou Mak for such a great tool. I have watched it and see that the YM does lead the INDU. The adjacent YM and INDU columns really help with this and are very neat to watch.

I have given the YM/INDU relationship tries in the past but had the 6 sec lag. I am sure you know how that went. LOL.

Just to make sure, is it correct that this tool is to be used only at the fine level of the sweep sheet when the path gets us there?

Also, If I want to understand the logic behind the tool, is looking at the code the best way to go about it?

time to give it another shot. You enabler you. Thanks again.