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Forum: Sierra Chart December 8th, 2015, 07:16 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 53,644
Posted By hobart
sierra chart can handle vast numbers of data...

sierra chart can handle vast numbers of data input streams without taking any resources. other platforms take gigs of memory, look nicer, but dont have any additional functionality. I trade full...
Forum: Sierra Chart November 25th, 2015, 06:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,337
Posted By hobart
there are several example studies provided with...

there are several example studies provided with SC that use tick by tick data to build various things like bid ask depth etc. What do you need help doing?
Forum: Sierra Chart November 24th, 2015, 07:41 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 985
Posted By hobart
http://screencast.com/t/o0FekC7avjm

http://screencast.com/t/o0FekC7avjm
Forum: Sierra Chart November 24th, 2015, 06:52 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,442
Posted By hobart
there are a couple examples in the acs folder and...

there are a couple examples in the acs folder and on the website. here are a few from my own folder. not sure where some of these came from
Forum: Sierra Chart November 23rd, 2015, 07:07 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,563
Posted By hobart
sc.CCI( sc.BaseDataIn[SC_HLC], // This is...

sc.CCI(
sc.BaseDataIn[SC_HLC], // This is the input array or source data -- this is using the Last or Close from each bar
sc.Subgraph[2], // This designates your output array...
Forum: Traders Hideout November 19th, 2015, 09:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,693
Posted By hobart
most people would use 9:30 EST aka the 'cash...

most people would use 9:30 EST aka the 'cash market bell' as cash open. IB can be defined lots of ways, but for most people, the first 45 or 60 minutes following the open is the IB. I personally use...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs November 19th, 2015, 05:16 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 29,864
Posted By hobart
I've never been in a situation like this, but it...

I've never been in a situation like this, but it certainly seems like the panic after hours sell cost him almost 5$*8400 (42k). Unfortunate that the broker wasn't more supportive and instructive....
Forum: Off-Topic November 19th, 2015, 03:49 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 34,003
Posted By hobart
the correct answer is "have lots of sitting...

the correct answer is "have lots of sitting options and move a lot". Sitting is horrible for you.
I have a regular office chair, a saddle chair, a yoga ball, a 6"x12x18 box, an 18"x24x36 box, a big...
Forum: Sierra Chart November 19th, 2015, 01:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,563
Posted By hobart
busy trading, but this code shows examples of how...

busy trading, but this code shows examples of how to reference other studies to perform secondary work on them

// The top of every source code file must include this line
// SM_CCI_Alerts.cpp
...
Forum: Traders Hideout November 18th, 2015, 01:31 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 16,894
Posted By hobart
Troublesome, because instead of having the full...

Troublesome, because instead of having the full book's liquidity helping you get filled, they are now at the mercy of the infrastructure and local broker/platforms ability to process a marketable...
Forum: Treasury Notes and Bonds November 17th, 2015, 09:23 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 10,239
Posted By hobart
The peice you are missing is that most bond...

The peice you are missing is that most bond quotes are lies or estimates. In order to get a real money fill, you have to go through the RFQ process, where you will come to find out that the liquidity...
Forum: Brokers November 17th, 2015, 09:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,027
Posted By hobart
i have IB hooked up to sierra chart. I also have...

i have IB hooked up to sierra chart. I also have a small futures account at CTS via deepdiscounttrading. What is helpful is that you can use the cts data feed and mobile app to handle high speed high...
Forum: Sierra Chart November 16th, 2015, 09:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,115
Posted By hobart
under Chart-Chart settings set them to link...

under Chart-Chart settings set them to link symbol.

What i do is that i have a quoteboard setup with all my symbols, then it informs what symbols i want all the charts to switch to. One click on...
Forum: Platforms and Indicators November 16th, 2015, 07:07 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,697
Posted By hobart
IB has a dom that is nearly as good as TOS. its...

IB has a dom that is nearly as good as TOS. its called 'booktrader'. It has brackets and all the stuff you would want. maybe you should explain what functionality you are missing from TOS on IB that...
Forum: Platforms and Indicators November 16th, 2015, 06:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,697
Posted By hobart
nope. TOS will not use any other data feed or...

nope. TOS will not use any other data feed or trade server but tos. in order to have a reasonable charting package that works with IB, you may consider sierra chart, which connects well to IB (and to...
Forum: Brokers November 16th, 2015, 12:33 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 9,560
Posted By hobart
Very easy to rack up 200$ a month in fees once...

Very easy to rack up 200$ a month in fees once you flip the pro switch and have to pay 85$ to cme, 95$ to ice and another 50-150$ for stocks and options.
Forum: Traders Hideout November 12th, 2015, 09:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,825
Posted By hobart
MNSTrading i dont have time to explain how cci...

MNSTrading i dont have time to explain how cci works, but here is the logic for the setups/conditions i find to be very predictive. I prefer them on 5min and daily.



...
Forum: Traders Hideout November 9th, 2015, 05:57 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,825
Posted By hobart
what is a trend? define it specifically. if you...

what is a trend? define it specifically. if you are asking people to consider your strategy, you need to provide the exact details, almost like a flowchart or the code itself.

you also asked for...
Forum: Traders Hideout November 9th, 2015, 04:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,825
Posted By hobart
can you define your criteria more precisely? what...

can you define your criteria more precisely? what platform are you using to do the backtest?

a lot of times for that sort of strategy, looking for a percentage of the overnight action would be a...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index November 5th, 2015, 06:22 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,633
Posted By hobart
patterns need a context. i find candlestick...

patterns need a context. i find candlestick patterns like three black crows and shooting stars etc to be the least interesting and nor worth any time. Real patterns like higher highers, look left...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 27th, 2015, 07:10 PM
Replies: 434
Views: 201,105
Posted By hobart
On ES, i see critical price action at 50% all the...

On ES, i see critical price action at 50% all the time. I use fibs for targets, not trade entries.

http://screencast.com/t/YSw5GPEh
Forum: Brokers October 15th, 2015, 10:19 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,200
Posted By hobart
i said the same thing when they first announced...

i said the same thing when they first announced the fee raises. I mean, other than folks who are doing some sort of jigsaw scalping, who cares what lies are on the DOM.
Forum: Sierra Chart October 14th, 2015, 07:59 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,997
Posted By hobart
Bid & Ask Depth Bars cumulative/running sum calculation

Anybody come up with any interesting visualizations with this feature yet?
Forum: Platforms and Indicators October 7th, 2015, 09:01 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 13,921
Posted By hobart
one of the modifications that seems to be working...

one of the modifications that seems to be working well is using the FT fibbo zones, which is basically just a set of pivots based on fib %. in the below screenshot, you can see the 240 minute zones...
Forum: Feedback and Announcements October 5th, 2015, 01:25 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 16,606
Posted By hobart
Goldman ran my stop!

Goldman ran my stop!
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