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Forum: Commodities September 8th, 2014, 06:57 PM
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Posted By oceanbreeze
"If you want in and out quickly and easily, hit...

"If you want in and out quickly and easily, hit the buy or sell at market button."
Thanks Panda that gave me a laugh! :)
I was not asking about order type and should have been clearer.
I only very...
Forum: Commodities September 8th, 2014, 03:13 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 49,978
Posted By oceanbreeze
:) yes and thank you :)

:)

yes and thank you :)
Forum: Commodities September 8th, 2014, 02:33 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 49,978
Posted By oceanbreeze
Would you have been long short or flat just...

Would you have been long short or flat just before the crash?
I would call that a flash cash. :)

Imagine that crash occurring during an uptrend due to unforeseeable technical problem or news...
Forum: Commodities September 8th, 2014, 02:24 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 49,978
Posted By oceanbreeze
I have watched CL myself, traded CL myself, and...

I have watched CL myself, traded CL myself, and CL is one of my all time favourites, for the same reasons as you.
You may be right, but I don't think everyone else's experience will be highly...
Forum: Commodities September 8th, 2014, 02:08 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 49,978
Posted By oceanbreeze
That is the answer I am looking for . . . I...

That is the answer I am looking for . . .
I agree with you, except about the pointless bit! :)

I am no more "surprised" by anything that happens in CL than I am the slowest market I know of such...
Forum: Commodities September 8th, 2014, 01:03 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 49,978
Posted By oceanbreeze
This forum is good natured and full of thoughtful...

This forum is good natured and full of thoughtful experiences.
Thanks for starting CL Crude-nalysis.
I was just trying to get precise examples of a market event perceived to be a "violent"...
Forum: Commodities September 8th, 2014, 12:06 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 49,978
Posted By oceanbreeze
one example doth not a tendency make ... ...

one example doth not a tendency make ...

please tell us the date (just to be precise), the exact time of that day, and the precise bar characteristics you were using when you perceived a "violent"...
Forum: Commodities September 8th, 2014, 11:30 AM
Replies: 227
Views: 49,978
Posted By oceanbreeze
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication,...

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, Leonardo da Vinci *

the two are not contradictory at all.
perhaps you will realise that someday.
keep it simple ... keep it as simple as possible but...
Forum: Commodities September 8th, 2014, 04:20 AM
Replies: 227
Views: 49,978
Posted By oceanbreeze
Have you tested the former statement...

Have you tested the former statement statistically?
Are folks here getting caught out, adversely surprised, hammered, mauled by such break outs?
how frequently?
in which time frames?
Forum: Brokers September 8th, 2014, 02:23 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 18,655
Posted By oceanbreeze
IB/NT/IQFeed is my preferred set up because of...

IB/NT/IQFeed is my preferred set up because of the ATM chart trading.
Forum: Brokers September 7th, 2014, 02:02 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,635
Posted By oceanbreeze
How has MC/IB been going for you? Have you...

How has MC/IB been going for you?

Have you compared MC/IB to NT/IB with IQFeed?

I especially like the NT scaling, so simple, but IB/NT/IQFeed is so many vendors just to place a trade, so many...
Forum: Brokers September 7th, 2014, 12:58 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 18,655
Posted By oceanbreeze
Thanks Mike. I'm new here so did not know that...

Thanks Mike. I'm new here so did not know that there is a Tradestation sub forum.
Will be up to speed soon.
Forum: Brokers September 7th, 2014, 12:54 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 18,655
Posted By oceanbreeze
I like IB/NT with IQFeed, just seems strange to...

I like IB/NT with IQFeed, just seems strange to have to use third party front end and third party data to trade with IB.
If you code well enough (it's called EasyLanguage for a reason), it's easy to...
Forum: Brokers September 7th, 2014, 05:24 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 18,655
Posted By oceanbreeze
That's a good point. I am not having any issues...

That's a good point. I am not having any issues with Tradestation or IB/Ninja or IB/Sierra, and all's well with my performance.

It does not appear that a high percentage of people in this forum...
Forum: Commodities September 5th, 2014, 03:32 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 49,978
Posted By oceanbreeze
liquidity

Where would you put CL on a liquidity scale?
Is it easy to get in and out quickly?
I can work out good size estimates from various tick bar volumes ranges and times but any experiences most...
Forum: Brokers September 5th, 2014, 09:44 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 18,655
Posted By oceanbreeze
IB is reliable. I don't know if I have had IB...

IB is reliable.
I don't know if I have had IB speed issues (tick here tick there) because I have no proper way to compare IB to CQG for example.
IB and Tradestation are both reliable and quick (in...
Forum: Brokers September 5th, 2014, 03:09 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 18,655
Posted By oceanbreeze
With all that money and Timber Hill know how,...

With all that money and Timber Hill know how, isn't IB capable of excellent order execution near enough or better than CQG?

The well capitalised issue is crucial and always takes me back to...
Forum: Brokers September 4th, 2014, 01:33 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 18,655
Posted By oceanbreeze
CQG FCM commissions and fees

CQG has a page full of FCMs. I called a few only to find excessive fees.
Has anyone contacted many of those to get an idea how their commissions and fees compare to, for example, Interactive...
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