Recent Content by Thom Hartle

  1. X-Trader vs. CQG Trading

    A couple of points of clarification are necessary because people are talking about two different CQG products. First, CQGTrader is an order...
    Post by: Thom Hartle, May 1, 2008 in forum: Trading Software

  2. When to stop trading for the day ?

    I have researched intraday volatility in the E-mini S&P 500. I wrote up an article that was published in August 2003 in Active Trader magazine. It...
    Post by: Thom Hartle, Apr 4, 2007 in forum: Trading

  3. RSI vs. Stochastics

    One of the key elements to be aware of when using oscillators, such as the RSI, is the market trend will affect the range of the readings...
    Post by: Thom Hartle, Mar 26, 2007 in forum: Technical Analysis

  4. Poll: What's your take on today's rally?

    I can't seem to upload charts. The NYSE Volume Ratio Chart I just mentioned is posted at my blog, www.hartleandflow.com.
    Post by: Thom Hartle, Mar 6, 2007 in forum: Trading

  5. Poll: What's your take on today's rally?

    Today, the up-volume compared to the sum of up- and down-volume posted by the NYSE (up/up + down) never dropped below 80-percent up volume and...
    Post by: Thom Hartle, Mar 6, 2007 in forum: Trading

  6. What background colors are you currently using for your charts?

    atavachron, Thanks for the compliment regarding my blog. This is my own personal blog. I am providing a combination educational and market...
    Post by: Thom Hartle, Mar 1, 2007 in forum: Trading Software

  7. What background colors are you currently using for your charts?

    I tried to upload an image, and it did work. Here is a link to an example. Hopefully this works:...
    Post by: Thom Hartle, Feb 28, 2007 in forum: Trading Software

  8. What background colors are you currently using for your charts?

    I like a black background to better show off colors. I don’t use candlestick charts, I like TradeFlow charts. Black works the best for me to...
    Post by: Thom Hartle, Feb 28, 2007 in forum: Trading Software

  9. Best Trading Related Blogs

    I write a personal blog each morning providing three views of gold traded on Globex, Euro FX traded on Globex, NYMEX products traded on Globex,...
    Post by: Thom Hartle, Feb 26, 2007 in forum: Educational Resources

  10. Any preference on trading platform???

    One thing to keep in mind when selecting a trading platform is the FCM that you use should have a relationship for pit trading. While it only...
    Post by: Thom Hartle, Feb 22, 2007 in forum: Index Futures

  11. Bollinger Bands

    I have always thought Bollinger Bands are a little tricky because the current band values are calculated based on the current price. If the last...
    Post by: Thom Hartle, Feb 21, 2007 in forum: Technical Analysis

  12. Market Delta vs. CQG TradeFlow

    For those who might be interested in learning more about CQG's TradeFlow. I have a personal blog I post to each day and I include some TradeFlow...
    Post by: Thom Hartle, Feb 15, 2007 in forum: Trading Software

  13. EMA vs. SMA

    One value, I think, of the EMA over the SMA is the EMA calculation compares the closing price to the EMA. Therefore, if the closing price is above...
    Post by: Thom Hartle, Dec 7, 2006 in forum: Technical Analysis

  14. targets and stops on ER2, YM, NQ

    A couple of more thoughts seem appropriate. Yes, volatility does change. And, that again, points to the value of performing and maintaining using...
    Post by: Thom Hartle, Nov 19, 2006 in forum: Index Futures

  15. Best charting/scanning software

    I don’t know if this is against the rules, because I work for this company, but the article is free that you can read at CQG’ web site on...
    Post by: Thom Hartle, Nov 14, 2006 in forum: Trading Software