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Is Thinkorswim a good Platform for Futures Trading?
OK my last bitch session (for now ) concerning if ToS is a good platform for trading futures
If you are wanting to use tick charts (a tick = one trade not to be confused with volume) you aren't getting true tick bars or the amount of time between bars.
I'm comparing Sierra Chart 133 tick bars to ToS 133 tick bars.
RV = remaining volume
Sierra bar opened 1650:41sec RV 54
ToS bar opened 1645 RV 22
Times are as accurate as I could get, nonetheless there's very little similarity between the two platforms - obvious in the candle body(s) themselves
-Bill
Can you help answer these questions from other members on NexusFi?
Not good today for 30 minutes. I also have TS and other days ( not today though) had similar issues. I am looking to get another backup option. Any recommendations? I don't look at DOM etc. Just need a platform which does not freeze up when there is very high volatility. I have tried couple and each one seems to run into same issue from time to time when there is high volatility.
Thx
My posts are not meant to give financial advice neither do they imply that my method is special. "THIS IS WHAT I COULD BE IF I HAD A TOTALLY CARE FREE STATE OF MIND DURING TRADING" Mark Douglas.
TOS lags especially at the market open (first 30 mins). It's not as bad as the lags I experience on OEC trader though. TOS is decent for non-scalping though (more than a few ticks in and out is ok)
I will completely move to SC when I can 1) get three or four studies coded from ToS or 2) lean to not use them at all
I'm using a custom VSA_Lite study from over at thinkscripter and I really like it - works very well. Not only does the study use volume but also incorporates standard deviation moves.
WilleeMac, yes, I like Infinity's DOM (TransactAT). Much less problematic than the OEC and TOS as far as lags and delays in data at market open. Market open is prime trading time for me. Note: My TransactAT and OEC experience is only with the demo version whereas TOS is with the live account.
I am new to this forum, but not new to Futures; been a serious trader for at least 10 years--traded Forex before that and stocks since I was a teenager. Perhaps I have missed the errorless platform over the years, but I have tried many (so many that are no longer in existence) and all of them had periodic, brief (and at times, costly) outages when the system was nonresponsive.
That said, confidence in my platform and broker is paramount and one would hope that TOS had ironed out their issues to avoid events like Feb 2. I believe the same thing happened for a few minutes in January.
It took me less than 2 minutes to close the trade by phone using their "Apex Trader" direct line. Bothers me a lot and I wish they would address is to everyone's satisfaction instead of resuming their "business as usual" posture as if nothing much happened.
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