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Forum: Feedback and Announcements September 6th, 2011, 01:48 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 26,156
Posted By GT22
Please turn off the thread tracker

If you want me to be logged in while I browse, you need to turn off that thread tracker thingy.

It is not anyones business that I am browsing a specific thread.

Why is it necessary to be...
Forum: Feedback and Announcements September 6th, 2011, 12:55 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,304
Posted By GT22
How about a "Meet Up" sub-section

I noticed my 1st day here that the "Groups" concept is not effective.

The "Off-Topic" section would be the next best place for meetup attempts.

How about a "Meet Up" sub-section within the...
Forum: Feedback and Announcements September 5th, 2011, 10:35 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,304
Posted By GT22
Why the urge to change the forum?

Interesting...

Why the urge to change the forum?

Looking through this section it appears to be surprisingly active with a wide variety of topics.

If you lock the "Off-Topics" section,...
Forum: Feedback and Announcements September 5th, 2011, 09:19 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 111,078
Posted By GT22
Need to look into selling my unused indicators

Wow, I am impressed by the loyalty displayed in this thread!

Is it true that people are willing to pay up to $2,000 for indicators?

I need to look into this. I have 2 or 3 highly marketable...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management September 5th, 2011, 07:15 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,845
Posted By GT22
IF and only IF you have a gun pointed to my head...

IF and only IF you have a gun pointed to my head :)

I would use the adaptable length regression tools that I created in an effort to automate. But they just don't match what you can do with a...
Forum: Feedback and Announcements September 2nd, 2011, 02:27 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 111,078
Posted By GT22
As a new member who is still deciding what to do,...

As a new member who is still deciding what to do, my thoughts might be useful.


I have downloaded Big Mike's futures.io (formerly BMT)_Trading_Journal and some .pdf's. Much thanks!

I have...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management September 1st, 2011, 06:24 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,643
Posted By GT22
andyb1979 Suggestion: Eventually...

andyb1979

Suggestion:

Eventually you want will want to move into strategies that are adaptable both horizontally and vertically on the charts. Do that and the backtesting becomes less...
Forum: Brokers September 1st, 2011, 05:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,878
Posted By GT22
It looks like you are already figuring out that...

It looks like you are already figuring out that with Open Quant you will be mostly on your own as support will be weak. I am trying to remember who uses it, but no success yet. Nor did I see any...
Forum: Off-Topic September 1st, 2011, 02:25 PM
Replies: 9
Poll: Career ?
Views: 1,925
Posted By GT22
Neither

Wow, tough decision!

I assume that you have on-call duties. How often do you get called out and how does it effect your trading?

Do you like IT or did you just enter IT for the opportunities?...
Forum: Brokers September 1st, 2011, 02:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,878
Posted By GT22
andyb1979 lol If you take a moment to...

andyb1979

lol

If you take a moment to think about it you will realize that you have have it backwards. Oanda has priced their API to prevent new traders from using it. A trader must have a...
Forum: Brokers August 31st, 2011, 06:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,878
Posted By GT22
Oh, you also wanted a recommendation. A...

Oh, you also wanted a recommendation.

A year or two ago I was looking around the Forex Factory forum. I saw posts from a sytems trader who appeared to be very advanced using the handle "Craig". ...
Forum: Brokers August 31st, 2011, 05:34 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,878
Posted By GT22
@andyb1979...

@andyb1979 (https://nexusfi.com/member.php?u=19259)

Oanda charges $600 for the API code library then $600/mo. for the API which is reduced by $50/mo. for each $1,000,000 in volume (each side I...
Forum: Brokers August 29th, 2011, 09:50 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 11,326
Posted By GT22
vegasfoster As I stated before it has been...

vegasfoster

As I stated before it has been proven over and over and over and over that Oanda does NOT trade against it's customers. Traders have complained and the prices were checked against the...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors August 28th, 2011, 07:13 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 214,069
Posted By GT22
I purchased Tradestation 2000i for $2,400 shortly...

I purchased Tradestation 2000i for $2,400 shortly after it was released.

Used it for about 9 months, did the annual license update once, then threw it back into the box. Ouch!

I would...
Forum: Brokers August 28th, 2011, 07:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 11,326
Posted By GT22
I have used Oanda for years. Trade sizes as...

I have used Oanda for years.

Trade sizes as small as 1 unit.

Trading costs less than MB Trading unless you trade with limit orders and qualify for the rebate.
FX Intelligence Analyzer:...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 26th, 2011, 12:40 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,643
Posted By GT22
I believe that my stops will be too tight for...

I believe that my stops will be too tight for backtesting on the 1 minute bars. Perhaps not. Perhaps it can still be used to validate the concept, then I would have to port it to test the desired...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 26th, 2011, 12:32 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,643
Posted By GT22
I have been able to define the swing highs/lows...

I have been able to define the swing highs/lows so you should be able to also. You can also do a lot of things with them that make much more sense than the traditional indicators. Other than trying...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 26th, 2011, 12:16 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,643
Posted By GT22
I am hoping that it is not necessary for me to be...

I am hoping that it is not necessary for me to be a rocket scientist to automate some special situation trades. Forex is a treasure trove of special situation opportunities! The problem: I am not...
Forum: Traders Hideout August 25th, 2011, 12:47 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,879
Posted By GT22
How about a trade: My U.S. Citizenship for your...

How about a trade: My U.S. Citizenship for your Cdn citizenship? :)

Not a problem to leave the broken beyond repair, rapidly deteriorating U.S. health care system behind!

I had read that...
Forum: Traders Hideout August 24th, 2011, 06:24 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,879
Posted By GT22
Topic is of interest to me also

Since I intend to move offshore this topic is of interest to me also.


aquarian1: Are you a US citizenship living in Canada?
Forum: Brokers August 23rd, 2011, 12:51 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 11,237
Posted By GT22
For what it's worth, I believe that the regulated...

For what it's worth, I believe that the regulated exchanges are still far behind.

With FX, I have 28 highly liquid major pairs to trade intraday. Excluding 3 overpriced pairs (spreads exceed...
Forum: Brokers August 22nd, 2011, 11:33 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,558
Posted By GT22
Thank you for giving me something to consider. ...

Thank you for giving me something to consider.

Oanda has claimed that over 75% of their orders are matched with other customer orders. If you do some digging around you will find that one of the...
Forum: Brokers August 22nd, 2011, 10:17 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,558
Posted By GT22
Brokers have to take the other side of your trade

Unless you are a trader with a large account trading with a true ECN and have completed the credit qualifications, the broker must take the other side of your trade. It is that simple. Without that...
Forum: Brokers August 13th, 2011, 10:38 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 14,789
Posted By GT22
In the old days I used Commodity Systems, Inc....

In the old days I used Commodity Systems, Inc. (CSI).

They were an accurate and reliable provider of EOD data and they still exist.

This brings up a question:

Is the method that the...
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