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Forum: Traders Hideout August 28th, 2023, 07:20 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 261
Posted By jneedle
The tax statements from your brokers show your...

The tax statements from your brokers show your net profits/losses, which includes any commissions and fees. You don't need to track those separately.
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors August 25th, 2023, 12:42 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 522
Posted By jneedle
I love their "guarantee": In other words,...

I love their "guarantee":


In other words, once we have your money you'll never get a dime back. Complain and we'll send you something else. And, of course, they'll disable your ability to use...
Forum: NinjaTrader August 7th, 2023, 01:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,680
Posted By jneedle
I got it working by putting the .cs file in the...

I got it working by putting the .cs file in the Indicators folder and then compiling it in the NinjaScript Editor. Should have thought of that before I posted! I'm rusty at this sort of thing...
Forum: NinjaTrader July 2nd, 2023, 03:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,680
Posted By jneedle
I installed the latest NinjaTrader version today....

I installed the latest NinjaTrader version today. When I try to import your excellent indicator, a message pops up saying:

Warning
Selected file was made from an older, incompatible version of...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors October 9th, 2022, 05:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,966
Posted By jneedle
Frankly, I don't understand your thinking. If...

Frankly, I don't understand your thinking. If you have some method that makes $20 trading x contracts, trade 10x contracts in the same account to make $200. Why would you need 10 separate accounts?
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors October 9th, 2021, 12:14 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 184,436
Posted By jneedle
This topic is fascinating to me for a number of...

This topic is fascinating to me for a number of reasons, and I've got some strong opinions to present.

First, I have to explain where I'm coming from. I'm 75 years old. I've been trading since...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 6th, 2021, 06:04 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,965
Posted By jneedle
There are reporting requirements as you say for...

There are reporting requirements as you say for market makers for exchanges. But there's a lot of stock transactions, such as many block trades, that are regarded as distributions that don't have to...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 5th, 2021, 12:57 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,965
Posted By jneedle
Because with a particular futures contract, all...

Because with a particular futures contract, all orders flow through the exchange that's handling that contract. With stocks, there's less transparency--a particular stock can be bought and sold in...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors September 23rd, 2021, 07:53 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 184,436
Posted By jneedle
Bob, you're right. Let the commercial players...

Bob, you're right. Let the commercial players pay for an ad, or just offer support for their products here. You've got a tough job distinguishing the shills from the enthusiastic customers at...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors September 23rd, 2021, 07:44 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 184,436
Posted By jneedle
But you don't really need to know that the trader...

But you don't really need to know that the trader is successful at real-life trading. You have to know his ideas are successful. He might be a drunk or an a-hole or totally unreliable--but the...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors September 23rd, 2021, 05:28 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 184,436
Posted By jneedle
As always, the problem of toning down a thread...

As always, the problem of toning down a thread like this is that people simply stop posting. I know/knew nothing of Vinny and his chat room. The charts posed obviously represent a complex computer...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors September 19th, 2021, 11:15 AM
Replies: 479
Views: 184,436
Posted By jneedle
I remember Bernie Madoff provided years of...

I remember Bernie Madoff provided years of audited trading performance for his firm and his customers--and they were all fake. I'm saying nothing about WTG by mentioning that.

Look, these days...
Forum: NinjaTrader September 18th, 2021, 11:22 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,180
Posted By jneedle
Salao, yes I got that e-mail also. (I was being...

Salao, yes I got that e-mail also. (I was being a bit tongue-in-check about the embezzlement possibility of course!)

BTW, the live trading ID requested is the brokerage account number at...
Forum: NinjaTrader September 18th, 2021, 10:28 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,180
Posted By jneedle
Are we actually still able to stay with Phillips...

Are we actually still able to stay with Phillips Capital? Apparently not. The switch was supposed to be made yesterday, Sept 17th. I was careful to hold no open positions at the close of trading...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors September 18th, 2021, 10:14 AM
Replies: 479
Views: 184,436
Posted By jneedle
As far as audited true brokerage results go, I...

As far as audited true brokerage results go, I checked--C2 shows the account and its results are now private. I don't know how long that's been, but lots of C2 system sellers start off well and then...
Forum: Off-Topic August 3rd, 2021, 06:45 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,047
Posted By jneedle
Try the old installer that's here: Andkon...

Try the old installer that's here:
Andkon Arcade: FAQ (How to Play Flash, Java, Shockwave Games in 2021) (http://andkon.com/arcade/faq.php)
Supposedly it's the last one that doesn't have the kill...
Forum: Traders Hideout May 8th, 2021, 12:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,301
Posted By jneedle
You've been looking for this for nine years. ...

You've been looking for this for nine years. Wow!

Could it be this?

TradeLog Software | Your Trading. Your Taxes. (http://www.tradelogsoftware.com/)

That software allows an interface with...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors March 10th, 2021, 08:13 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 46,003
Posted By jneedle
I've returned to trading after an absence of a...

I've returned to trading after an absence of a decade, and I'm faced with learning C#, NinjaScript, Bloodhound, Blackbird, and some proprietary software all at once. I'm overwhelmed--and I'm lazy. ...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors March 10th, 2021, 03:19 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 46,003
Posted By jneedle
Thanks for both answers to my question! ...

Thanks for both answers to my question!

What puzzles me is that Bloodhound's order handling capacity does work with on-the-fly discretionary trades. If I press, say, the Go Long button on the...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors March 6th, 2021, 04:50 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 46,003
Posted By jneedle
I'm a new user of both Blackbird and Bloodhound. ...

I'm a new user of both Blackbird and Bloodhound. I'm rummaging through the documentation and online training but so far haven't found the answer to a simple question. (There's a chance I'm just...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors December 10th, 2015, 11:11 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,990
Posted By jneedle
I know nothing about the site or its...

I know nothing about the site or its operator(s)--but the last blog post is 8/27/2014 and the earliest is 8/11/2014. Looks like it was started and then abandoned rather quickly.
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