One last thought as my opinion is right in the middle of all the others. I have been tied up with helping our company relocate and a bit late to the party. As I mentioned in other posts I have taken everything offered including old RTP / DE, SI-III, RTP 2014, and retaking RTP this year only for the "new stuff" that was promised. Taking RTP at least once was worth it in my opinion.by NCTrader - Trading Discussion
DMI is the 4th indicator used by GW to define FP/ HRFP (the one at the bottom). I am not sure the book is worth it based on cost unless you find it used. The name is ADXcellence by Charles Schaap. It was a bit pricey when I bought it and has more than doubled. Just checked Amazon. Now $250. I personally do not think it us worth that. If you find it on the cheap then a good read.by NCTrader - Trading Discussion
mtut / PastorP, I am not going to pretend to be an expert on ADX but have read a book many times from a supposed ADX expert. ADX below 25 is a non-trending market and should be avoided. ADX > 25 and rising indicates a strong trend. Strong reading well above 25 but declining could still be strong trend but the push behind the move is coming to an end. ADX declining from a high reading sby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
Microsoft OneNote (EverNote competitor). Use it all the time for organizing notes, trades, etc.by NCTrader - Trading Discussion
Dan, sorry for the delay. I believe Rookie might have answered the question but yes, the first "C" can refer to a religious holiday. Early in my trading career I could not see QCharts during the day. Before WebEx, GoToMyPC, and phone apps to connect to my PC were popular. I did all my research at nights on QCharts but had to use another online charting software for intraday entriesby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
Anytime... I have read and studied a lot but my time never allowed me to really get into intraday trading and have settled on the big charts. The other item that you might add to your test list to see if it helps is the opening 15 minute range. Some intraday traders allow the market to do it's thing the first 15 minutes and simply watch. Once price breaks the 15 minute high or low then they trby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
mtut, I am not an intraday trader but I would suggest sticking with break of previous day high or low. A lot of intraday trading techniques that are taught look at breaks of these levels in addition to opening price signal, net price signal, and last close in relation to 8 period MA. The goal is to go with the momentum and not be the first one in line for a dance when no one else shows up.by NCTrader - Trading Discussion
Thanks Chunk! I started the following discussion to keep "E" Success on target. AlchemChartsby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
I started a new thread to keep from hijacking the "E" Success discussion. To Chunk's point about TS having chart alignment capabilities, yes, that functionality is available and I have used it many times but it doesn't hold a candle to Alchem. I love TS but you cannot easily align all candles to hard right edge. Also, TS has the same problem as Qcharts and others. Indicators are staby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
I do not want hijack this thread but will throw out hat I started retesting Alchem along side TradeStation a while back. I did not like the initial release but I love what they have done over the past few months. My favorite feature is the fact that all charts and timeframes are linked. If you are really into learning the GW way and practicing then Alchem makes it easy. You can scroll back toby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
If you are serious about making this work for you by baking GW's cake then yes, I would not think twice about taking the classes back to back. The caveat is that you have to be disciplined. There are things you will learn in SII and SII that you are not ready to use until you have the basic mechanics down from SI. You must be able to take the information and start layering in the more advancedby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
Bozey, I am not the best person to answer simply because I do not currently use the "E" but here are my two cents. I too am unsure if folks are simply waiting until all "E" charts turn one color and then immediately enter, if you need a new E, or if they are waiting for the micro charts to close. If you know how to read all the charts all the time then you might be safe eby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
Robert, Thank you! Your work on TOS has been my inspiration to see what TS can do. Unfortunately robustness also brings various nuances. I envy the way you can test for "Not True" by using an exclamation in front of a condition. In TS I would have to test against "False" or create a custom function that does the test for me. Either way it is more work. On the positiveby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
I was asked earlier if this was possible. This is quick down and dirty solution created by recycled code. It should get you started. Added E Signal indicator to RadarScreen, removed everything other than interval and E indicator, and used "snaking" for side-by-side. If you do not want to see the intervals and want to see the signals side-by-side that is possible as well but you cannby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
I commend you, lmaohere, on your passion and desire to master the art of trading and taking the time to contribute to this forum. If you put a thousand people in a room and had them read the above exchange then 97% or better would agree that your initial and subsequent responses were rather abrasive. How does berating someone in a public forum benefit you with mastering your craft? How doesby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
Send an email to Brandi to obtain dates and times for the 2015 Survival courses: wsbrandic@gmail.com.by NCTrader - Trading Discussion
You are correct. Haven't messed with Ninja in years but TradeStation will do what you are asking. You enter the buy and sell criteria, run it against say the entire S&P 500 (or any defined symbol list) over the last 5 years, and it will provide detailed statistics of the results (wins, losses, avg win/loss, max/min win/loss, etc.). You can then run the optimizer to help dial in the strategby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
funkho, Depends on what you are trying to accomplish. TOS OnDemand works pretty well. It will play back an entire day as it transpired and you can adjust the speed as RR pointed out. The benefit is that you get to see the entire market as it unfolded during the day. I used StrategyDesk years ago where you could program in your settings, tell it to buy if this happens, exit if that happensby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
P.S. One caveat to my response. Keep in mind that I have taken everything offered so it all starts to run together over time as far as what was taught when. I took SI when it was first offered before knowing there would be SII or SIII. My initial thought was that I wish he had taught SI in place of the old 1-5 and Advance. I would have been further along in my progress. You get a lot of gooby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
You will get the absolute "what you need to know" info about DE in the first Survival I class. He calls it a trigger. DE is not the end all / be all of a trade but it helps to know and something else to consider. About 90% to 95% of my trades have the DE component. I would guestimate that roughly 90% of the trade examples GW provides have the DE component as well. You do not need iby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
Ditto to what fireman said. The structure on how on the information is taught is hands down better then the old format. The overall trend is that GW teaching style has greatly improved but I have been seeing more of the old GW coming back with respect to stories. Most are irrelevant to the subject matter being taught. Most of the TFT stories can be summed up in working your butt off and beinby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
All, Obviously I opened up a can of worms with the "replacement chart" comment and for that I apologize. My only intent was to be clear that what I was looking at on my screen may not be what you see in front of you. That doesn't mean a trade is not present on the charts you use. I know from experience that if I used "Daily" in my description then someone would pull outby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
BCT, Appreciate your feedback and all opinions are welcomed. I think the misconception is that anyone reading the post on $RUT might think I was expecting the big charts to turn over as you do not have access to my trading log, entry notes, etc. That was not the case. The Weekly was clearly showing a sideways trading range. Weekly had rising toward the top of that range testing CCG as resiby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
I have been struggling on where to post this: Trades of Encouragement vs. Big Chart Mindset. I decided on this thread because the reason for posting has to do with the psychology of trading and letting go of the anxious crap between the ears. I have struggled off and on for years with the feelings of missing out, left “X” on the table, and at times feelings like I am between the market makby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
GS1, If you are asking how to do synchronized scroll in TS then you need Pointer Tracking located under Drawings. Once there you can select to have all charts on a given workspace scroll together or choose global to have all charts across all workspaces scroll. Each person is different but for me there are two drawbacks: 1) they do not have an option to align on the hard right edge and 2.)by NCTrader - Trading Discussion
I would agree with Awesomeness about the theory of why printing press is no longer taught. It can definitely be a j.o.b. Almost all focus is on locating quality big chart trades and learning to manage them well. All short chart techniques used on short charts have been removed. That said he will mention sling shot from time to time for old school 1-5 students. He no longer teaches but if heby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
Sorry guys I can't help you there. My take on the movie is to simply understand how the charts move together and how that flow will continue beyond the hard right edge. I may use smaller charts (144 - 89) to gain a clearer picture of what's happening on the bigger charts but do not look for them to tell me what is going to happen on the larger charts. Several books out there even suggest usingby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
House, sorry for the delay. I pulled back a bit from the forum to focus more time and attention to my trading. I do not know the ports used for Alchem but I am sure if you reach out they are more than willing to answer. As for anyone else that happens to read the thread Alchem is on their 3rd or 4th update since the initial release and plan on a releasing another iteration later this weby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
Pastor, I think the key is to put the correct pieces together. If you are trading Darcy style using momentum stocks and have a signal then you should be okay trading Monday after expiration. It is either going to work or it's not and you are not waiting around for "kind of / should of" trades. If you are trading big charts and buying time you will also be okay. If you are tryingby NCTrader - Trading Discussion
I agree with fireman. The reason behind waiting the Monday following expiration was to allow for pricing adjustments. If that still happens it will be on the front month or following month options (in this case Jan and maybe Feb). If you are buying at least Mar or beyond, preferably 5 to 6 months out, then you should be okay. I personally have no idea if Jan or Feb will actually take a hit onby NCTrader - Trading Discussion