Recent Content by dholliday

  1. Garbage data at Polygon.io?

    Oh, the joy of historical data. These spikes are trades that you could not have participated in. Think of firms trading among themselves. These...
    Post by: dholliday, Apr 3, 2024 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  2. A question about Sim Accounts

    IBs paper trading account seems to be very realistic (at least for stocks). I have run the sim account and real account at the same time (many...
    Post by: dholliday, Apr 20, 2023 in forum: Trading

  3. Any programmers know how this was created?

    This can be done in any language.
    Post by: dholliday, Dec 30, 2022 in forum: App Development

  4. What do people recommend for 43in monitors?

    No problem. In windows under "Display Settings", "Display orientation", you can set the display to "Portrait". Of course, you have to figure out...
    Post by: dholliday, Dec 6, 2022 in forum: Hardware

  5. What do people recommend for 43in monitors?

    My 4k TV/Monitors have what I would call a semi-matte screen. A bright source will reflect on the screen. So if you have windows behind you......
    Post by: dholliday, Dec 1, 2022 in forum: Hardware

  6. LF someone with experience regarding high refresh rate monitors and trading

    As a software engineer who has written lots of graphic programs (configuration, monitoring, and charting), we don't update the chart, table, etc....
    Post by: dholliday, Oct 29, 2022 in forum: Hardware

  7. What do people recommend for 43in monitors?

    I've been using 4K TVs for monitors for many years. They work great. My favorite, and newest, is my onn 50" Roku from Walmart. Get a 43 if your...
    Post by: dholliday, Jul 18, 2022 in forum: Hardware

  8. Any cost-effective alternatives to IQ Feed with an API?

    I appear to be wrong. IQFeed is getting expensive.
    Post by: dholliday, May 10, 2022 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  9. Any cost-effective alternatives to IQ Feed with an API?

    I believe the IQFeed developer's license is a one-time fee.
    Post by: dholliday, May 4, 2022 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  10. 43" 4K TV as a monitor?

    I agree, once you are in monitor mode. Definitely not a problem at 60Hz. The biggest problem is finding the mouse on a large screen. I adjust...
    Post by: dholliday, Apr 14, 2022 in forum: Hardware

  11. 43" 4K TV as a monitor?

    It looks great. When you use a 4K TV to use as a monitor, you basically turn all of the "features" off and adjust the contrast and brightness....
    Post by: dholliday, Apr 11, 2022 in forum: Hardware

  12. 43" 4K TV as a monitor?

    Works great. I have a 39", 42", 50", and a 55". The 42" is perfect. The 50" ONN from Walmart is my favorite since my vision is not great. I...
    Post by: dholliday, Apr 8, 2022 in forum: Hardware

  13. Where to find a programmer to automatically backtest a system

    Since you know it works and you use IB, their paper-trading account is very good. Forward test. You will see the slippage and commissions. If...
    Post by: dholliday, Apr 7, 2022 in forum: Hook Up

  14. Where to find a programmer to automatically backtest a system

    I actually have several trading systems that aggregate ticks into one-minute bars and one-minute bars into various length bars (though I haven't...
    Post by: dholliday, Apr 7, 2022 in forum: Hook Up

  15. Where to find a programmer to automatically backtest a system

    Interactive Brokers with IQFeed data. Stocks only.
    Post by: dholliday, Apr 7, 2022 in forum: Hook Up