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Sierra Chart
December 8th, 2015, 07:16 PM
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How would you change Sierra Chart?
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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...
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Sierra Chart
November 25th, 2015, 06:51 PM
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SierraChart TimeAndSales code
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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?
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Sierra Chart
November 24th, 2015, 07:41 AM
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Is it possible to move pivot point label?
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hobart
http://screencast.com/t/o0FekC7avjm
http://screencast.com/t/o0FekC7avjm
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Sierra Chart
November 24th, 2015, 06:52 AM
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Help with Basic EA for Sierra - ACSIL...
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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
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SC programming help. Newbie question.
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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...
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Traders Hideout
November 19th, 2015, 09:09 PM
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cash open and IB?
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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...
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Stocks and ETFs
November 19th, 2015, 05:16 PM
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Trader loses 130k+ on short, owes eTrade 100k
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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....
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Off-Topic
November 19th, 2015, 03:49 PM
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Trading Chair with Lumbar Support?
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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...
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Sierra Chart
November 19th, 2015, 01:21 PM
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SC programming help. Newbie question.
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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
...
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Traders Hideout
November 18th, 2015, 01:31 PM
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NYSE eliminating stop orders
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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...
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Treasury Notes and Bonds
November 17th, 2015, 09:23 PM
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bond pricing, beginner question
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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...
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Brokers
November 17th, 2015, 09:01 PM
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Help Info Overload Broker/Platform/Data/Mobile
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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...
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Sierra Chart
November 16th, 2015, 09:26 PM
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How to duplicate chartbook for different symbol
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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...
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Platforms and Indicators
November 16th, 2015, 07:07 PM
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Think or swim with IB ?
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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...
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Platforms and Indicators
November 16th, 2015, 06:48 PM
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Think or swim with IB ?
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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...
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Brokers
November 16th, 2015, 12:33 PM
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Requirements for CME membership
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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.
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Traders Hideout
November 12th, 2015, 09:05 PM
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Fading the Open, backtesting
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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.
...
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Traders Hideout
November 9th, 2015, 05:57 PM
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Fading the Open, backtesting
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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...
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Traders Hideout
November 9th, 2015, 04:39 PM
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Fading the Open, backtesting
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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...
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Emini and Emicro Index
November 5th, 2015, 06:22 PM
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Anyone Have Success Trading Patterns?
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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...
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Traders Hideout
October 27th, 2015, 07:10 PM
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Are Fibonacci retracements and projections useful?
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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
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Brokers
October 15th, 2015, 10:19 AM
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CME market data Top of Book subscription is available
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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
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0
Bid & Ask Depth Bars cumulative/running sum calculation
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1,997
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hobart
Bid & Ask Depth Bars cumulative/running sum calculation
Anybody come up with any interesting visualizations with this feature yet?
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Platforms and Indicators
October 7th, 2015, 09:01 PM
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The Fibonacci/Galactic Trader?
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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...
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Feedback and Announcements
October 5th, 2015, 01:25 PM
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58
futures.io slogan?
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16,606
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hobart
Goldman ran my stop!
Goldman ran my stop!
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