I use IB to day-trade (mostly scalp) emini futures NQ and ES. I am not a programmer. But I wish to implement the following strategy using new tools Excel ActiveX Can somebody help? I can pay for the service. I wish to create a small application, no matter in excel or else, to fully automate trade-exits after entering (I usually automatically enter trades, using TWS, when my STOP LIMIT orders are hit). I enter a trade when resistances and supports are hit and slightly penetrated: in these circumstances generally the volume increases a lot, especially in the 9:30-10:45 time frame. Also the tape speed increases very fast: in my opinion automated exits (provided the quotes in IB updates well) are much better then manual ones. This is principles of the module-application I wish to create: ; since I have a subsctiption to esignal I wonder if it¡¯s better to - receive quotes from esignal using DDE and transmit order to IB using ActiveX or - receive quotes from IB and transmit order to IB I know that esignal has DDE available, but I am not sure about activeX! Here the module ; ¡®p¡¯ = either NQ or ES ; ¡®n¡¯ = 4 (this is my usual number of traded contracts) ¡® xx = is the price I set for the STOP LIMIT BUY (based on technical analysis, support and resistance) ; the following module is for LONG entries (for SHORT simply reverse it) cond-A = my stop order BUY LIMIT at xx of ¡®n¡¯ contracts of ¡®p¡¯ is filled? if cond-A is true then m = n/2 ; immediately a sell LMT order must be issued: cond-B = sell m contracts of ¡®p¡¯ LMT price = <filled price> +.5 ; a timer must be setup as a control after 10 sec is COND-B accomplished? yes? then sell the remaining via a TRAIL STOP ORDER with trailing = 1 no? then cancel LMT Sell order at <filled price> +.5 sell all remaining contracts via a TRAIL STOP ORDER with trailing = 1 ;the trailing stop order, when the trailing is met, will trigger a stop limit order (not stop market order) with Election Price and Limit Price to be the same! for example if trailing is hit at NQ = 1380, then a stop limit order to sell all remaining contracts must be issued at: STOP ELECTION PRICE = 1380 STOP LIMIT PRICE = 1380 ; of course there is a risk of trade not executed, but I will monitor manually. Thanks and waiting for your kind suggestions.