Trying to backtest intraday on 1000+ trades (big data files). Two problems. 1. On performance report "Total Net Profit" on the Summary tab...
thunderdog, Yes you are probably right as I am very much in the independent camp. However backtesting over a number of years has given me...
not sure about buying systems but a tip for one you have made is to. 1) calculate its average drawdown. 2) note its maximum drawdown. 3)...
I have just upgraded to sp4 on my pc and laptop. great speed in shutdown and laptop no problems but the main pc seems to have the problem that...
have any of you guys figured out a way of having your PC email or SMS you if Tradestation has crashed. The only reason I am looking at TS is...
if u mean 20 times an hour based on 1 tick data then I have already made that one and yes it looks fantastic on paper. The only problem is that...
from what I understand forget France as any kind of tax haven UNLESS you are retired and drawing on your pension. They tax everyone heavily...
jessie Yes I have plenty of experience of dealing with the NY markets. Waiting 3 hours for my fill to come back etc ! 9/11 taught me a...
IMHO you will never get rid of your anger it is part of who you are. In any case you might find, like me, that the energy your anger gives you...
Who does one pay exchange fees to for the oil and gas eminis traded on globex and cleared at nymex to receive real time quotes? They are not...
how is the ES data today at tradestation after the server upgrade (?) at the weekend? also is their nasdaq stock feed reliable at the mo? I...
Does anyone know of a stock broker that offers a flat fee for stock trades (NOT per share) but also offers a fully programmable API for trade...
do you mean you are downloading free from historybank still on the net? maybe you need to add it to the symbol dictionary? (tools - edit...
ts2000i for all intensive purposes they dont support it any more. however you are right that you can find out all you need to know here or...
thanks prox, but they only offer the last 5 days of intraday. put it another way I am willing to pay for the data but not the kind of money...
Does anyone know if I can get free 5 min stock data on the web somewhere? I need a few top stocks (say, current Dow 30 stocks) going back a...
Greendog I call myself many things (especially after a really hard day!) but not, I think, a novice trader. I have traded since 1998 and was...
Thanks for your kind words. However I must admit that I am only trading now out of general boredom because I am waiting for the next big...
Dave, No disrespect, but I first used to have your positive attitude some years ago. Yes, little old me sitting here with my pot can regularly...
Nothing. If, as is normal just recently, I have bad trades all day (anything from 3-60) then I break things and swear a lot. I thought it...
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