The chart you posted is for a futures contract, not the cash index. In fact, Thorn wouldn't understand what you posted, as he admitted himself...
I demand an apology for the two missed commas, the quotes, the period, the missing pronoun, and the failure to capitalize the first word of the...
What does "just made the top" stand for, considering that it refers to the date 5 days ago?
OK, that's better. The "demo" account is just that -- for folks who don't have a real (or simulated) account. The demo has the same login for...
With futures, you have to be very careful as to how you evaluate your return. First, as I pointed out, a simple buy-and-hold over the same period...
Why are you using IB's demo account instead of an IB simulated (paper trading) account? It's believed that the E-demo account is pretty much useless.
Do I read it right: your P&L over the 260 trades is $11,500. That's about $44 per trade. The contract is ER2, so it looks like your average trade...
I'd also add to this that what makes a good manual trader is his/her ability to be disciplined and unemotional about trading. That's very...
JSystemTrader version 3.13 is now available. Fixed all the reported problems in "Virtual TWS". For those who have not read the IB discussion...
Who is this guy Crowed and what did he predict?
Define "leaving ET" Define "guarantee" Is there any reason you make these calls?
The JSystemTrader discussion spans over two big threads on the Interactive Brokers' discussion forum: JSystemTrader I:...
I'd like to keep JSystemTrader as simple, transparent, and easy to maintain as possible. Since I only use IB API, the support for other brokers...
The S&P will close at the year end at exactly 1317.23.
Simulation and backtesting are already in JSystemTrader. What are the "order/broker adapter components" and "event processing/scheduling"?
1.5 or higher.
OK, I think we are on the same page, although it'd still reiterate that placing a stop at the price where the buy/sell was triggered creates an...
It doesn't sound quite right. I mean, suppose someone has devised a strategy, and he is very content with it (say, the losses are cut very short)....
The market doesn't care a single bit about the price you paid for a stock. It's therefore completely illogical to put your stop at that level....
I think this is a paradigm established in Alexander Elder's book "Trading for a Living": amateurs trade near the open, professionals trade near...
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