I've been swing trading the ES using a mechanical trading model, and am now broadening my reach to the electronic version of the US, CL, and GC...
Perfect answer, JP, thanks very much! You not only answered the question, but provided a very useful workaround. P.S. This is why, despite...
Does IB offer MOC orders for Globex futures, such as the ES contract? I looked, but couldn't seem to find this, at least for futures. If not,...
That sounds pretty neat, actually. Does it work as well in practice as it sounds like it should? For example, does TS have 1-minute data from...
Not sure I get that. If the bar contains a wide enough range that allows both a stop and a profit target both to be hit, how does TradeStation...
Vikana, Just saw your post, above. Very interesting idea -- I'll check it out! Thanks.
Thanks to all for the helpful responses. While I was afraid that was going to be the answer, it's good to know I'm not missing anything. I'll...
I do mostly swing trading, and have been backtesting strategies without any problems, but now I've reached a point where I'm not sure how to...
Yes, I did have that checked. However, I've since tried doing this again, and had no problems. I'm thinking this was some sort of fluky trader...
There's something I don't understand about IB's trailing stop order type. Yesterday evening I was short several ES contracts, and I then put in...
I know a lot of folks bash ET, but this little thread shows the significant value of the forum, at least to me. Thanks to both of you, and...
Thanks for the suggestion, which is interesting. I'm having problems with one part, though. How do I place an order so that "the 2nd order is...
I have a profit target (PT) in mind for an account trading futures. When I the price hits that target, I would like to have a trailing stop kick...
Thanks, Hurricane. I also found out that there's a Bracket type of order, which automatically places a profit target and a stop loss when the...
This is a pretty simple question, and hopefully has a simple answer. I want to protect an existing position with a trailing stop, and I also...
Yes, thanks for posting as long as you did. That was a lot of work!
To ISLAND traders: Tue Mar 24 16:42:48 2009 EST Due to technical problems at the exchange, NASDAQ failed to execute any Market On Close or...
I used to use them because my Treo phone had a nice bluetooth modem capability, so anytime my laptop was within 10-20 feet of my cellphone, I...
Hopefully James will reply, but in the meantime I will butt in and say that with these types of swing systems you are generally better off with...
Here's a correction. He's not talking about banks, but about a government failing, from an economic viewpoint. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
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