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Thanks Wilson ... I have never heard of Forex-Metal.com, I'll definitely check them out! As an update, I found out the other day that TradeStation does in fact offer mini sized accounts (they just don't advertise it much) so rather then going through the hassle of changing brokers, with such a small account size anyway, I figure I'll stay with TradeStation for the time being. Though, that said, I always like to read about different brokers ... so if anyone has anything left to add please feel free Travis

Thank for the speedy response ... Though, when I change the scale to "no axis" it changes the value of the indicator. I tried on a standard indicator (not written by me) and on my pivot points. They both changed values... Am I just doing something wrong? Thanks again, I really appreciate the help thus far Travis I'll attach pictures so you can see what I mean. The first is with scaling, and the second is without.

Hello, I just wrote one of my first working indicators in TradeStation (its a very simple pivot point indicator) However, my question is ... Tradestation always puts the value of the indicator on the price axis, does anyone know how to get rid of this? (The green circled values in the picture are what I'm talking about) I tried in the "Format Analysis Techniques" section and disabled the "Display Update Indication" option but it doesnt work. Anyone else have any luck getting rid of these indicator values? Thanks Travis

Thank you Mr. Smith I'll check in to that software! After playing around with several demo accounts I across FXCM micro. The platform seems to offer everything I need, and 1000 unit lot size is pretty cool. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with them? good or bad ... On the surface they seem like they fit what I am looking for perfectly ... I just want to make sure there isn't something horrible below that surface Thank You

Thanks for the info guys. I will get some trial accounts going for both of those brokers. Thanks Again

I apologize, this has been posted many times in the past ... however, I can not seem to find a new answer so I figured I would ask again. I am looking for a new forex broker. I am currently using TradeStation, but they really nickle and dime you (or so it seems, I'm still somewhat new to this) Though, more importantly, they do not allow me to trade anything but full lots. Normally this isn't a bad thing, but my account is small ... and, like I said, I am still new to trading so I think I would feel more comfortable working with half or quarter lots. (or smaller TradeStation also seems to have poor fills at times (not only news, I realize that news times are shaky), and not a very reliable data feed. It seemed about 4 months ago the best place for a small forex trader to be was with Oanda. Was that the case? and if so , is it still? Also, any other thoughts or comments on brokers you like/dislike would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Travis

Thanks for the quick reply thrunner ... I'm trading the EURUSD spot on a 3 min chart (5 days back). I've tried messing with the bars back setting all with the same result ... no triggers. As to what strategy I'm using ... it doesnt seem to matter, none of them produce any triggers. I've tried strategies that I have written, strategies that other people have written, and strategies that are bundled with the platform ... none seem to work. I can only assume that the strategies that come with the platform would produce signals. (that they were coded properly) Anyone else seen this? Its probably that I'm simply over looking something simple ... but I can't find what it is for the life of me Thanks again Travis

Whenever I add a strategy to my tradestation charts nothing shows up. I thought that I was just writing the code incorrectly ... so I tried strategies that come with the platform. Nope, still nothing ... Has anyone else seen this? It makes back testing a tad bit difficult Thanks Travis

This VMA looks very cool. Thanks guys for bringing it up and sharing it with everyone! I just have one more question, after all this info ... Where can i get one (Edit ... for TradeStation) Thanks Travis

I've got yet another question about EasyLanguage I hope you all can help me with ... Is there a way to step through the program (strategy, indicator, etc) to test your logic? I am currently not having any luck with having trades trigger ... so I remembered long, long ago programming in other languages the compiler allowed you to step through the program to find the If/Then , or other logical statement that wasn't working as intended. Is this possible? or anything that would accomplish the same thing? Thanks

I'm still having problems finding the reserved word for the Current Price. I am trying to have a position enter/exit if current price is less than or greater than (depending on the position) a variable. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks Travis

Thanks guys, that does answer my newb question Travis

I'm new to this and was hoping someone could answer something for me ... I was wondering what the lack of volume on the YM is about. It seems the last 3 days or so have been very light. Is it the time of year? or a technical reason? Thanks Travis

I'm having a hard time finding how to plot the current price? Its probably as dumb a question as the first ... but I would appreciate any help

Thank you both. Charlton, that was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

I'm not sure which forum this should be in ... so I figured I would start here. I was wondering if anyone had a list of reserved words (for example: Market, Close, If, Begin, BuyToCover, etc.) that are used in TradeStation's Easy Language? I've been searching, and can really only come up with the books offered by tradestation, or tutorials on Easy Language. I'm really just looking for a reference chart ... and if it has brief explanations that would just be the icing on the cake Thanks Travis

Thank you very much Swansjr, I'll give that a go Thanks again, I really appreciate it!

Thanks forsearch, though if you dont mind I have another question ... what is this line plotting? Thanks Again

Does TradeStation have an indicator that will give the short interest in a particular stock/future? Or any other way of determining short interest? Thanks

Thanks everyone, I checked out the stockcharts.com and for now that is exactly what I'm looking for. Travis

This is probably a stupid question ... but I was trying to get my charts set up (I finally have a charting package that allows me to input open/close times) and while reading on the cbot website my head started to spin :o Can anyone here, in plain english, give me the open / close times I would enter for the Mini Sized DOW? Thanks Travis

Wow, thanks everyone for the input. The numbers I used are more for ease than anything else. Its more important that I learn how to set up an order like this, rather than the above being a functional strategy. That said, I am really only looking for 5 pts per trade. The idea would be if the current (fast) trend were to continue, quickly and in a straight line, I might be able to take a bit more out of the trade ... though still with the initial 5 pt target being all that I am really after anyway. As far as my initial stop, I've been experimenting with a stop just above whatever resistance area is nearest my entry. For example ... I go short (personally prefer going short, but thats besides the point) when a range is broken to the downside. I would then put my stop just above previous support, thinking that if new resistance gets broken I want to be out and try the next move. My thought process being ... commission is pretty cheap. If the move doesnt really materialize then I dont mind breaking even, or coming close to it, and getting in again on the next move/wave. Though, if the move does follow through then, well ... gravy Oh, also my time frame is within minutes ... I don't really like holding a trade for more than say 5 minutes. Hence, the small target size. This will probably change as I get more experience, but for now thats what I'm comfortable with. Again, thanks everyone on the comments and I welcome any criticisms you might have Travis

Hi, I was hoping you all could help me with an EOD mark scanner. Basically, I just want to scan for gaps. A free service would be best (obviously:) ... but that said what do you all use? Thanks Travis

Hi, I posted this on the TradeStation Forums ... but they were less then helpful So I thought I would try you all ... and see if I couldnt get some help. Basically I'm looking for either how to do this order, or if you do something similar if I could use your order as a template that would be great as well. Below, I will copy/paste the original Post ... <Begin Copy/Pasted Text> I am new to TradeStation and was wondering if the platform was capable of handling this order ... I scalp the YM and would like for my protective stop to move with profit. What I was thinking is something along the lines of ... Enter at Market Once I have 5 points profit in the trade I would like to move my stop to break even. Once I have 8 Points, then move the stop to 5 points profit. Once I have 10 Points, then move the stop to 8 Points Profit. Once I have 15 Points, then either trail the stop by 3 points (or if its easier ... put my stop to 10 points with a final target of 20 points) This way, the trade doesnt end until I am stopped out. Is this possible? Thanks <End Copy/Pasted Text> Any insights into how I might accomplish something like this would be greatly appreciated. Travis

That does help Blu-Ray, Thank you very much! Though, im still a bit new to this and am not really sure what a hull moving average is ... I'll have to do some reading Thanks Again, and thanks again for the indicator. Travis