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Thursday I didn’t trade and Friday was shortened due to technical difficulties. To make a long story short, if you are having data feed problems with Tradestation, make sure that your time zone and calendar are set properly….doh. When I typed in a ticker to look at a chart, it immediately created a new candle. There were stocks breaking out everywhere!
One trade Friday, NEW (New Century Financial Corporation), that I will post later when I can figure out how ;).
| Total P/L: | 3.9 R |
|---|---|
| Trades Taken: | 9 |
| Winners: | 2 (22%) |
| Break Even Trades: | 3 |
| Losses: | 4 |
| Expectancy: | 0.43 R |
| Biggest Winner: | 4.2 R |
| Biggest Loser: | -0.55 R |
“I am always thinking about losing money as opposed to making money.”
Paul Tudor Jones
This post was contributed by a guest author, and does not necessarily reflect the views of Richard or MovetheMarkets.com
November 4th, 2006 at 5:03 am
Yes, always make sure that your computer is set to Eastern time. It saves a world of troubles with TradeStation. :)
Hey, since you have TS, I was wondering if you’ve coded up your trade setups?
November 4th, 2006 at 5:12 am
Teresa,
I was on the phone with the TS technician for about an hour. He couldn’t help me. I remembered that I looked at the calendar the day previous. I had inadvertently changed the calendar. That was the problem.
I am afraid I use Tradestation for charting only. What does “coded up” mean? What advantages would it bring?
November 4th, 2006 at 11:10 am
I guess inadvertently changing the calendar probably doesn’t happen to often, so it was not at the top of the culprit list.
RE: “Coded up”. Since you have TradeStation, I was wondering if you are taking advantage of the strategy testing features of TS.
November 4th, 2006 at 1:42 pm
Teresa,
RE: “Coded up”.
No, I am not taking advantage of the strategy testing features. I may in the future.