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Forum: Sierra Chart

May 1st, 2021, 03:40 AM

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Starting from the very beginning with Sierra Chart

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Posted By westernwind

In my previous post I mentioned getting stopped...

In my previous post I mentioned getting stopped out due to volatility and how that affected me despite this being a sim account. The repercussions continued yesterday day as I monitored 6E on Sierra...

Forum: Sierra Chart

April 29th, 2021, 09:53 AM

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Starting from the very beginning with Sierra Chart

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Posted By westernwind

Funny how life works. In a separate thread...

Funny how life works. In a separate thread (https://nexusfi.com/elite-trading-journals/56968-myself-trading-journal-04-12-2021-a-2.html#post841036) I saw "Phantom of the Pits" mentioned. It's a free...

Forum: Sierra Chart

April 28th, 2021, 02:49 AM

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Starting from the very beginning with Sierra Chart

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Posted By westernwind

Pretty much nothing, as it turns out. The...

Pretty much nothing, as it turns out. The position has spent half the time in the green (I think it touched 22 pips at one point) and the remainder in the red, up to around 11 pips. There doesn't...

Forum: Sierra Chart

April 27th, 2021, 05:22 AM

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Starting from the very beginning with Sierra Chart

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Posted By westernwind

Having a few problems trying to work out which...

Having a few problems trying to work out which orders are client-based and which are on the server when it come stops and target prices. Is it OK to shut down SC?

WW

Forum: Sierra Chart

April 27th, 2021, 04:03 AM

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Starting from the very beginning with Sierra Chart

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Posted By westernwind

With my day job busy over the past few weeks I...

With my day job busy over the past few weeks I have been dragging myself closer to the game like a turtle heading down the beach to the water. Progress isn't rapid, or elegant, but it takes as much...

Forum: Sierra Chart

April 14th, 2021, 06:39 AM

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Starting from the very beginning with Sierra Chart

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Posted By westernwind

Thanks for clarifying that, Bob. I wasn't...

Thanks for clarifying that, Bob. I wasn't envisaging using an external application. There are two things I'm interested in at this point.

The first is having a little panel in an intraday chart...

Forum: Sierra Chart

April 14th, 2021, 01:58 AM

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Starting from the very beginning with Sierra Chart

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Posted By westernwind

Thanks for the confirmation. That's a name I've...

Thanks for the confirmation. That's a name I've seen about, both here and on the SC forum.

WW

Forum: Sierra Chart

April 14th, 2021, 01:57 AM

Replies: 34

Starting from the very beginning with Sierra Chart

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Posted By westernwind

Thanks Trembling, I see you're too modest to link...

Thanks Trembling, I see you're too modest to link to your very useful threads on ACSIL here on FIO, but I will be studying those carefully if I do go down that route. It doesn't look that challenging...

Forum: Sierra Chart

April 13th, 2021, 03:57 PM

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Starting from the very beginning with Sierra Chart

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Posted By westernwind

I've signed up for the advanced package and...

I've signed up for the advanced package and configured the trading simulator. Had a bit of a false start when I couldn't adjust the balance, but realised I had missed an obscure setting (I mean,...

Forum: Sierra Chart

April 10th, 2021, 02:34 AM

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Starting from the very beginning with Sierra Chart

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Posted By westernwind

Agree, and I kind of respect that. They know they...

Agree, and I kind of respect that. They know they have a good product and competitive charges, and if you don't like it, well...

It's the mindset of being ready to fire the client, instead the...

Forum: Sierra Chart

April 3rd, 2021, 05:41 PM

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Starting from the very beginning with Sierra Chart

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Posted By westernwind

The plan is something like this. - Get data...

The plan is something like this.

- Get data and charts up and running
- Understand the mechanics of futures
- Explore and analyse price action
- Begin trading on the simulator
- Open and fund...

Forum: Sierra Chart

March 29th, 2021, 04:55 PM

Replies: 34

Starting from the very beginning with Sierra Chart

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Posted By westernwind

Starting from the very beginning with Sierra Chart

I already made a general post (https://nexusfi.com/traders-hideout/1-introduce-yourself-here-984.html#post837901) in the "introduce yourself" thread. I'm here to explore how to actually get started...

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