frost, you need have a thread to constantly check: 1. if internet connection is fine; 2. if the connection to IB is not lost. This is a must.
FWIW: IB just released 865.5 today. I know of several people having problems with 865 reconnection. Try the new 865.5 or go back to 864.
Yea I had just recently upgraded the other day... that may have been the problem, I downgraded this afternoon.. hopefully that fixes the problem.....
Bot just liquidated, it made +$190 today... Man if not for yesterday's screw up on my bar the bot would have been on a really good roll lately, and would be fairly green by now..... oh well, no use kicking myself over yesterday, just have to keep hoping the bot continues to stay in the groove
Frost, why don't you try switching to trading 1 contract of the YM while you are still working on your program? If you are worried about having to stop trading after losing $1-$2k it might be worth while. Also, I personally think it's too risky to use IB's data feed to run a live program that will trade for me. It's okay if you are still in control, i.e. the Bot alerts you to trades and you make the final decision.
I cant think of anything more fascinating than designing a working ATS. I would make the effort to learn the neccessary programming if I even had an inkling of a programmable strategy that would work but I cannot imagine any method based on numbers alone. More power to you. I hope it works out.
What are some good overseas futures I can trade? Basically, I can continue trading the ER2 during the from about 8 central to 3 central..... now i'm looking for something I can put on at night as well... Preferably a contract that behaves similar to the Er2 as far as trendyness, range and spread is concerned... Any suggestions? Of course I will not go live with real money on any new exchange anytime soon, but would like to put it on the sim account for a few months to see if some of these other markets would fit with the bot's strategy...