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you might be interested in this thread Automated Strategies Risk/return Profiles Examples http://www.traderslaboratory.com/forums/f106/automated-strategies-risk-return-profiles-examples-9112.html

yes, there are systems out there with a positive expectancy. hell, even tradestation and multicharts have them. they even give them to you free. both software come equip with over 150 strategies you can download some back data and try them out. one qualifier -- they can give you positive expectancy... but no eternity is guaranteed.

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don't understand your question... can you elaborate?

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here's a version by SP... with bid ask tested in MultiCharts. not sure about TradeStation. source: http://www.multicharts.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7842 T%2BS with Bid Data2 Ask Data3 (1).txt

TS uses p-code. MC is compiled.

yes, if your expectation is at or above the seconds level, pretty well any advanced level programmable charting software can do the trick. The timestamp is of minor consequence, as long as the difference is static. do you have a mock up on how the analysis would look like?

i haven't used ninja in a long time... don't know.

When we talk about TP anaylsis, most people's expectation is at the sub-seconds level. ie. in microseconds terms. TradeStation (EasyLanguage) were designed to do analysis down to the minutes level. It can do analysis at the tick level, but without the time component. MultiCharts, with its extended-EasyLanguage keywords, can do sub-minute analysis. (ie at the seconds level). But it is still far from the microsecond level. So, if your expectation is at or above the seconds level... it can easily be done. At the sub-second level, it can be done, but will require a bit more work.

.......... ditto ..........

do you have a chart example?

I have friends who tried it. He does not recommend it. A waste of time and money, he said.

Why don't you shoot for 2 pts with 4 contracts in a throw for a total of 32 pts? ps. this is not a smart a** reply... if you can see the fault in your reasoning, maybe you can see the wisdom in mine. Or... maybe you will re-evaluate whatever is in front of you.

if you take 4 trades, one trade makes 1 pt (4 ticks), 3 trades break even, what is the average PnL? (assuming the comm is built-in)

90.167.43 you can find the discussions in this thread http://www.traderslaboratory.com/forums/f34/price-volume-relationship-6320.html

my preferred confection.

you are trying to run before walk. I would suggest you to invest a few minutes of your precious time with the manual. It will pay big dividends. Getting Started with EasyLanguage is the book you need if you're thinking about using EasyLanguage but don't know where to start. It is a easy to read primer, with plenty of examples and illustrations. After reading this book, you should be able to whip up any indicators at will. Regarding the 4 lines, you need to format the plots as Bar High, Bar Low, etc.

I have highlighted the OUTSIDE BAR for you. unless you have something else in mind, if a bar is "outside" and colored black, the other conditions no longer apply. Maybe you can draw a mock up chart to explore all the color permutations?

once a bar turned black... it cannot turn green again. because it is an OUTSIDE BAR

see post#12 MCDT is the same as full version MC, except it is non-programmable. datasource and broker are separate interfaces. you can use ABC as datasource for your charts, and autotrade executed on XYZ broker.

..... what is PVP? how is it calculated?

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