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Output all of the transaction information to a tab delimited text file and manually verify that your code is doing what is intended. You can also use various plot commands to place an arrow or other marker on the plot where you took a position. For every transaction, you could generate a plot of the 200 data points previous to your entry displaying an arrow to indicate the direction of the trade. There are ways to make a dynamic Tradestation like interface but they require advanced skills and understanding Matlab GUIs, handle graphics, and object oriented programming. Good luck, Matlab is an incredibly powerful tool once you learn how to use it and the many different ways you can analyze data. You might be interested in Python, SciPy, NumPy, & MatPlotLib. These 4 together are basically a free open source version of Matlab.

still working around the stupid software restrictions.

Stupid software says I need 5 posts in order to reply to my private message! Gotta love bureaucracy!

Excellent! I am very interested in the zigzag indicator and have used it quite a bit. I have several ideas about how to improve its use and attempt to detect swing points. I don't use neutral nets, but I know they have merit. We could look at the histogram of time between highs and lows as a function of time of day and historical volatility. This would be an interesting study. I don't like use the word prediction because it is all probabilities. A good trader is wrong 40% of the time, so I think of it as trying to find a statistical bias. We should get together and talk about this further. I'll send you a PM.

I'm an expert Matlab programmer located in Los Angeles with a background in radar detection algorithms. I would be interested in collaborating on new research using Matlab to develop a trading system. Please contact me if you would like to work together on a project and we can discuss more. Brad

Just thought I'd say hi and introduce myself. I'm an expert user of Matlab. I've been using it to analyze market data and develop algorithic trading systems for about a year. The flexibility is amazing and there is nothing you can't do with Matlab. I live in Los Angeles. If anyone is interested in collaborating on new research I would like to discuss more. Brad