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Forum: Traders Hideout December 29th, 2023, 02:11 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 878
Posted By tulanch
My auto posted stop loss is catastrophic in...

My auto posted stop loss is catastrophic in nature with no intention of letting it be hit. I must get out when I sense it's not working. It does not matter if in hindsight it worked or not. I am...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 20th, 2023, 12:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 878
Posted By tulanch
where's my Christmas present? :)

where's my Christmas present? :)
Forum: Traders Hideout December 20th, 2023, 10:09 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 878
Posted By tulanch
Small 4 tick scalping

Is anyone profitable taking 4 tick winners, considering commissions and taxes?
Forum: Traders Hideout November 11th, 2023, 02:32 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 545
Posted By tulanch
DOMs and footprint chart What makes the...

DOMs and footprint chart

What makes the market move - volume

What does the DOM and footprint chart show - volume
Forum: Traders Hideout October 11th, 2023, 01:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 356
Posted By tulanch
I totally understand there is always a buyer and...

I totally understand there is always a buyer and seller. The aggressiveness of one side is what moves the market, because there is always an equal amount or a 1:1 relationship between buyers and...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 11th, 2023, 01:03 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 356
Posted By tulanch
so is this natural or is this manipulation? ...

so is this natural or is this manipulation?


https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=335643

Does price just happen to stop at the high area and bounce off the low area because of...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 11th, 2023, 12:43 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 356
Posted By tulanch
Market Movements

Are movements in the market "natural" in nature or are movements always based based on big players manipulations?
Forum: Traders Hideout September 15th, 2023, 12:27 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 519
Posted By tulanch
Yes this is DOM trading. I see/observe/feel an...

Yes this is DOM trading. I see/observe/feel an edge and it typically pops. As with all trading, sometimes it runs, sometimes it goes up 2-5 ticks and races back, sometimes I am wrong. But it...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 14th, 2023, 03:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 519
Posted By tulanch
Small tick scalping

Does anyone make a living scalping just a couple of ticks (2-5) trading the ES? I know one could add contracts , but curious if anyone has this approach.
Forum: Traders Hideout May 28th, 2023, 01:57 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 705
Posted By tulanch
One thing you do know, you can test this...

One thing you do know, you can test this yourself, market buy orders are filled at the ask, market sell orders at bid. I see the reason why as simply other wise the market would always allow you to...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index August 25th, 2022, 11:11 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,325
Posted By tulanch
I like a reason to trade. While the past is...

I like a reason to trade. While the past is interesting to view - ah look at that reversal, look at that pull back, shoulda woulda coulda done great if I got in there. Trading from the Chart it is...
Forum: Brokers August 16th, 2022, 12:55 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,439
Posted By tulanch
Sierra Charts (SC) is an excellent product. ...

Sierra Charts (SC) is an excellent product.

I stated on NT6 but left when NT8 came out.

SC out of the box allows you to do so much. It is highly likely what you could ever think up you...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors August 9th, 2022, 09:30 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,011
Posted By tulanch
I watched his intro video. I like what he...

I watched his intro video. I like what he presented. But.... He claims over and over and over and over he is not a marketer - that's what he is exactly. Sure he has credentials, but he is still...
Forum: Commodities September 22nd, 2021, 02:49 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 21,644
Posted By tulanch
Filled market orders are the only thing that...

Filled market orders are the only thing that moves the market.

Limit orders on/in the book, when hit and if filled, become market orders. which move the market.

The presence of a limit orders...
Forum: Sierra Chart July 23rd, 2020, 08:28 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,488
Posted By tulanch
Yes I moved over a year ago. SC offers a lot...

Yes I moved over a year ago.

SC offers a lot out of the box - a lot. I did found it's UI more complex than NT but with time I learned it. I am able to develop in SC using their remote compiler,...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 20th, 2020, 09:57 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 20,344
Posted By tulanch
context is king

My thought is that indicators, bars, charts, etc... all are after the fact - they all illustrate what price just did.

The question I ask is why did price do that?

The reason price moves is...
Forum: Trading Journals June 7th, 2019, 12:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,203
Posted By tulanch
I found I could only get it to "snap" to a bar...

I found I could only get it to "snap" to a bar date...I could not put it at a specific time/date I logically created. It always used to the bars date/time
Forum: Trading Journals May 20th, 2019, 11:55 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,203
Posted By tulanch
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26...

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=266026
Here is how to get the basic template for a new .CPP file

At the top of of the "Study.cpp" file you will see


#include "sierrachart.h" ...
Forum: Trading Journals May 20th, 2019, 11:38 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,203
Posted By tulanch
There are a number of ways to access studies from...

There are a number of ways to access studies from a chart. The easiest way is to right click on the chart and then select the "Studies" menu item

The displayed dialog shows the studies for your...
Forum: Trading Journals May 20th, 2019, 11:32 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,203
Posted By tulanch
If your doing simple studies, compiling is very...

If your doing simple studies, compiling is very easy. I did install the MSC compiler, but I do not think it's required.

In the main Sierra Charts window, select the "Analysis" menu and then...
Forum: Trading Journals May 20th, 2019, 11:26 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,203
Posted By tulanch
On my computer the source code provided by Sierra...

On my computer the source code provided by Sierra Charts is stored in

C:\SierraChart\ACS_Source


The source code files end in .CPP


The files that start with the word "Studies" are...
Forum: Trading Journals May 20th, 2019, 11:16 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,203
Posted By tulanch
How to code Sierra Chart Study

Here are some of my notes on creating a study for Sierra Charts. A study is what Ninja Trader calls an indicator.

Sierra Charts (SC) studies are written in C++. Ninja Trader calls their API ...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index March 8th, 2019, 05:19 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 10,378
Posted By tulanch
I now use SC

Due to broker issues in that they could no longer support NT, I moved to SC. It is included with with my broker (SC 3 version).

I am good at developing, did a lot in NT and now doing so in SC. ...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 4th, 2019, 12:22 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 11,417
Posted By tulanch
yes - all the above

watching order flow on the DOM, all while watching trend lines, moving averages, swings, previous low/high, volume spikes, on tic, 1 min, 3 min, 30 min chart - discretionary scalping the pulses...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 10th, 2019, 02:52 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 13,682
Posted By tulanch
I have found curve fitting to be useless and have...

I have found curve fitting to be useless and have come to believe there is no equation to correctly define the market - too many unbounded forcing factors and constants for any math equation I have...
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