I figured this may be an obvious question, but not to someone new to trading/autotrading. I see that most of the strategies put together for NT7 are shown with FOREX or FUTURE data. Is there a reason why these are used rather than regular stocks (with high trading volume)?
I have found major differences in the History vs Realtime trades of some stocks when using Market orders. This is mainly due to the fact the Ask/Bid values fluctuate well above and bellow the open/close values. There are several stocks I have started focusing upon (A, GE, HPQ, MSFT), these all seem to have the Ask/Bid very tight around the high/low values on a Renko style chart. I am having trouble getting a reliable strategy to run profitable most of the time. I have checked out most of what is on this site, but still haven't really found a winner. I am a programmer and have taken a stab at quite a few of my own. My style is more of a snipe/scalp approach, get in when moving and get out when the momentum stops.
Any help would be much appreciated! I am using NT7 if that makes a difference.