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EasyLanguage Programming
November 29th, 2020, 06:39 PM
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converting useful Pine Script into Multicharts code
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SidewalkAerobics
Check the variables such as "averagefc" which are...
Check the variables such as "averagefc" which are "function" in easyslanguage. You may need to write them in your code. Please ask for help if you need assistance.
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Emini and Emicro Index
November 23rd, 2020, 05:15 PM
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What is the max # of contracts to trade on 5min emini without influencing the market?
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SidewalkAerobics
Interesting question. 1) Tracking fills...
Interesting question.
1) Tracking fills for 6 contracts while autotrading is a full time job (depending on how many autotrades happen per day).
2) Autotrading slippage and non-fills in a...
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Traders Hideout
November 19th, 2020, 04:08 PM
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Backtesting
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SidewalkAerobics
What platform/language are your using?
What platform/language are your using?
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MultiCharts
November 19th, 2020, 04:07 PM
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FOK Order - How long until it is killed?
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SidewalkAerobics
Thank you for the good information!
Thank you for the good information!
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MultiCharts
November 19th, 2020, 03:07 PM
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FOK Order - How long until it is killed?
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SidewalkAerobics
FOK Order - How long until it is killed?
For MultiChart automation, how long is a Fill Or Kill (FOK) order active if not filled?
I tried to call and chat Multicharts but the customer service does not answer. Thanks in advance.
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EasyLanguage Programming
November 19th, 2020, 11:59 AM
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Buying and Selling Volume on Tradestation
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SidewalkAerobics
Good question. I am eager to hear the answer.
Good question. I am eager to hear the answer.
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Traders Hideout
November 16th, 2020, 07:16 PM
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Query regarding Larry Williams' idea of market structure
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SidewalkAerobics
Good job reading more. Learn all that you can. ...
Good job reading more. Learn all that you can. The rest will be determined by your backtest.
Try both scenarios in your back test 1) Use the outside bar to end your series, 2) Wait for more bars...
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Traders Hideout
November 16th, 2020, 03:37 PM
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Query regarding Larry Williams' idea of market structure
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SidewalkAerobics
From your description of an "outside bar"...
From your description of an "outside bar" followed by an "inside bar" I can conclude the outside bar begins the event. And, the inside bar can be ignored as it does not contribute additional...
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Sierra Chart
November 15th, 2020, 08:42 AM
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Costs associated with trading futures?
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SidewalkAerobics
Great Point! Live trading ES for 1 point is...
Great Point! Live trading ES for 1 point is NOTHING like Sim trading.
When I took a 1 point system from Sim to Live, entering and exiting on a limit order from a 1 min bar, the slippage and...
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TradeStation
November 14th, 2020, 12:58 PM
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ADE TYPEZERO
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SidewalkAerobics
Great question. I'm following this string to...
Great question. I'm following this string to learn more.
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Traders Hideout
November 14th, 2020, 12:47 PM
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What Platform for Auto Trading - and Why?
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SidewalkAerobics
Thank you, great feedback. Yes, this is what I...
Thank you, great feedback. Yes, this is what I am looking for.
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Traders Hideout
November 14th, 2020, 10:02 AM
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What Platform for Auto Trading - and Why?
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SidewalkAerobics
What Platform for Auto Trading - and Why?
Do you use auto trading? Are you studying auto trading?
Have you sim or live tested a platform?
I have used Tradestation - easy, but expensive (for multiple trades. Tradestation also freezes...
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Emini and Emicro Index
November 12th, 2020, 10:55 PM
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Good vs. Bad volatility (filtering out days)
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SidewalkAerobics
It is A-OK to "not trade". Many traders have...
It is A-OK to "not trade". Many traders have day's they wished they did not trade.
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Emini and Emicro Index
November 12th, 2020, 05:55 PM
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Good vs. Bad volatility (filtering out days)
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SidewalkAerobics
I use a bar (1 min, 5 min etc.) and compare the...
I use a bar (1 min, 5 min etc.) and compare the range to prior bars (on the same chart). 70% of the time the bars are the same size as prior bars for the ES. Overlap bar size with volume and you...
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Traders Hideout
November 11th, 2020, 08:31 PM
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What performance do you expect
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SidewalkAerobics
I use the profit factor for expectations. Here...
I use the profit factor for expectations. Here is an example:
If you use a limit entry and limit exit on 1 minute bars you may find a percentage of your trades don't fill on at the limit (no...
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TradeStation
November 8th, 2020, 09:10 AM
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What Tradestation process to monitor to detect a crash/freeze
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SidewalkAerobics
Great question. I would also like to know the...
Great question. I would also like to know the answer.
What VPS do you use?
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ThinkOrSwim
November 7th, 2020, 08:44 AM
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Help with scaling out problem
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SidewalkAerobics
One solution is to enter with 2 different orders....
One solution is to enter with 2 different orders. The first, lets call it "FirstOrder" and set "FirstOrder" to have a stop of -R. Also enter a "SecondOrder" with a stop of -2R.
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Trading Journals
November 5th, 2020, 06:31 PM
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MAE - increase R or win rate ?
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SidewalkAerobics
50 trades are a lot of work to calculate without...
50 trades are a lot of work to calculate without coding your strategy.
But, 50 trades are not a large enough sample size to judge a strategy.
I find a walkforward test will be accurate to...
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Traders Hideout
November 1st, 2020, 08:45 PM
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Add a few second delay to orders
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SidewalkAerobics
How does your strategy code send the order? For...
How does your strategy code send the order? For example "next bar" or "limit".
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TradeStation
November 1st, 2020, 02:48 PM
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Freezing and best performance
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SidewalkAerobics
Great question. I use TradeStation on two...
Great question.
I use TradeStation on two different computers. Both are quad processors and use this version:
Version: 10.0 (Update 49)
Date: 10/02/2020
The computers are identical. One...
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Traders Hideout
October 30th, 2020, 04:26 PM
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How to Buy an upclose or Sell a downclose
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SidewalkAerobics
For powerlanguage the code is "Buy 1 contract...
For powerlanguage the code is "Buy 1 contract next bar at close-.25 limit;". If Ninja is different, perhaps someone else can help.
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Traders Hideout
October 30th, 2020, 03:29 PM
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How to Buy an upclose or Sell a downclose
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SidewalkAerobics
Entering "next bar" at market causes slippage...
Entering "next bar" at market causes slippage between the ask and bid. But entering at market should get filled.
Entering "next bar" on a limit at this bar's close does not guarantee entry. But...
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Traders Hideout
October 24th, 2020, 04:27 PM
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How many bars/candles do you allow yourself to be wrong or right?
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SidewalkAerobics
My mentor taught me to have an exit strategy...
My mentor taught me to have an exit strategy (profit and loss) for every entry. The exit strategy is valid for any amount of bars the market needs to achieve price. Of course this means the...
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Trading Reviews and Vendors
October 22nd, 2020, 07:03 PM
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Traders Agency-Josh Martinez
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SidewalkAerobics
Hi TradeGee Are you taking out broker fees...
Hi TradeGee
Are you taking out broker fees and slippage before calculating the 62% positive and PF of 1.3?
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Traders Hideout
October 21st, 2020, 10:31 PM
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What did you learn from your mistakes??
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1,346
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SidewalkAerobics
Manually entering the market. I too follow a...
Manually entering the market. I too follow a strategy. A good day, win or loss, is a day I followed my strategy.
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