Deucalion

Relax, Tams - do you know Ed to say that?

I was a student in one of Ed's rooms a while back. I appreciated his sincere and constructive approach and allowed me to think independently and find my own path (albeit, a "butt ugly" and bloody path to consistency and sustainability). Best wishes Ed. Duke.

Thanks Bakrob and Daedulous. I had taken a snapshot of 5days of data, 3days before and 2 day after and saw the same results as mentioned. Unfortunately right after I sent that file to my mentor to comment upon, I deleted the email and have no attachment to accompany with this post. Transferring to a 2.5x factor worked for a few days and not everyday on my tick charts. Which could be attributed to both lack of testing and/or low volume days or both. For now 2.5x remains the de facto change, but transferring to range bars has helped. They can hide volume, ticks, T&S and trade size but can't hide price action itself..can they? I can't seem to notice the difference on the currency futures but that could be lack of observation as well. And of course Barry Taylor at emini watch.com has a take on it as well (CME Says Better, Faster, Cheaper – I Don’t Think So). And this is a view which is entirely logical and cogent. BTW - my mentor has moved to 2.5x on the ES.