I just got the book today - just starting to read it. pretzel
Depends on your data source. I'm using eSignal and it is ES #F You can get some daytrading scripts here. pretzel
Here are the settings on BT. This was taken during the trade. pretzel
No trades yesterday. Traded the ESTX50 for a change today - good entry but got out after 20 minutes (4 bars) - missed another 20 pt run, grrr....
Just place 2 orders with the same OCA number on the Order window. pretzel
This is where I picked up the term. pretzel
Right, and no Yoda-speak. pretzel
For IB, it's DAX and ESTX50 For eSignal, it's AX M3-DT, ET M3-DT (will be AX U3-DT, ET U3-DT after next Friday) Not available for Qcharts (one...
You can choose either the STP or STPLMT for the trigger - its in the settings - and your preference will be "remembered" for each symbol. I...
This is a good example of the homerun vs batting average dilemna. Doesnt matter if your entry signals are good - but I prefer to get the same 15...
Johnny, Wow, already 30 pages for this thread. Here's my DAX trade for today. Dont know if I did it correctly but at least increased my...
nasdaqmadness, Thanks for staying with BT even if it has not been updated for more than 6 months and in spite of all the other great frontends...
If you have an original system with a target of 10 points (the low probability homerun) and you're stopped out, chances are the market will go at...
You can have both, just do multiple contracts with the last contract a "runner" for the home run. pretzel
Thanks again to everybody who answered. I think my problem is that I was not aware I had a problem at that time (because that was the first...
Just got my $200 for the day from the ES - that was a long 21 minutes wait. Stopped out of the DAX earlier after hitting +6 and turning back....
I must have missed that IB bulletin. As for losing the code in a crash, that's one thing I want to forget. I'm just doing mini-BT's right...
Oops, DAX just moved 20 pts as I'm posting the above post. pretzel
FT, You're right. It's easier to eyeball the pattern. IMO, the ff are not easy to code? 1. there should be a pullback of x number of bars...
Thanks for the info on EUREX - I didnt know about the 50 cents charge. I'll have to tweak my BT to do less stop changes. I'm not sure but I...
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