FulcrumTrader

Not even with a gun to my head would I use TS for live Russell trading....LOL! Compared to TradeVec/TT Fix or Ninja/Zen there is no comparison and I agree with your observations.

I have to agree with you.....the TL forum and even this thread have been VERY CIVIL imo over what you would typically find at elitefader. :rofl: If a supposed professional trader gets their cage rattled by a poster from a trading forum, then what the heck are they going to do when their 1 lot is two ticks against them in the real world.....LOL!!! :rofl:

Yes TS is FINALLY going to get their data feed set up for proper and efficient BID/ASK differential tracking, since they have been overwhelmed with continual requests to have at least basic Cumulative Delta volume studies......looks like July at the earliest from what I was told 2 months ago. Also, TradeVec platform/charting is setting up their connectivity at this time for DTN.IQ feeds (basic & NXCORE) and I am currently beta testing all the Cumulative Delta tools they have built up per my requests. TradeVec will be a very good simplistic platform/charting option already set up for multiple data feed capabilities with algorithmic functionality. Paul who is a friend of mine from Vcap Futures has been working with the TradeVec team helping them to add features beneficial to traders for more sophisticated type operations, without having to build out custom software apps. TradeVec - Algorithmic Trading Platform | vCapFutures.com I myself will be transferring over all my automated "Accordion" trade entry/management set ups to the TradeVec platform in the months ahead (both directional and hedged systems). Heck, even Mark Brown ( Welcome to Mark Brown ) who is a known fully automated trader for many years is using TradeVec now....... TradeVec Futures Arbitrage or related systems are DEFINITELY in the grasp of retail traders these days without the need of 6 figure system build outs, the game is changing very fast imo........COOL!

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BTW, did you guys get those awesome fills during Saturday's trading in the CL & ES??? :rofl: ......I really love NT with Zenfire feed now!!! :rofl:

I have had some of these issues also in the past weeks with Zenfire (Rithmic) feed........#*&@%^$! More reasons why I will be moving over to the TradeVec platform/charting in the weeks ahead through Vcap Futures.....slowly but surely, account by account, should be all transferred over within the next 60 to 90 days (as I complete separate various longer term trades I still have running in NT).

Yes, I do agree with the level of capabilities that some of these groups have and how they use their developed abilities to create advantages for themselves in the markets each day. I also know how various equity member firms of the CME track order flow, volume distributions, and open interest in futures products for their trading desk ops. I think digging into the granular information within the traded order flow is a smart direction to go for developing trading systems (which I have done myself with fund systems data experts/fund systems programmers). It is very interesting how Commercial trading entities, at the very sophisticated level, can track order flow precisely to the point as to measure when resting inventory in a specific area of price is about to be fully capitulated (and used as an exit for winning position covering order flow). It is also very fascinating to now see the visualization and complete difference of dramatic order flow acceleration from capitulation versus Commercials initiated trade activity. The difference in order flow rate frequencies can now be visualized through proper data flow analysis, to see the separate stories all being told simultaneously within even 1 second of order flow time.......yes, I agree this is all very good information to have. All this micro level analysis is just fine for the potential when moment to enter a trade, but I still find there are additional very robust methods of analyzing traded order flow distributions to know higher probability where areas of price to look to enter trades. Blending the where locations of price to enter trades with the precise moment of when to initiate trade is the advantage in my opinion. But heck, all those smart quant guys think they are the only ones who are smart in the room.....and I love the fact they think that way. Enjoy the Vegas weather and keep up the great work! Christopher

No sir.....the "Smart Guys" or quants of the world lost BILLIONS in these past years due to fractured mentalities (that their MATH skills and trade systems were unable to overcome). In the end, regardless of the strategies developed many quant groups and institutional level players got KILLED by their mentalities. The second a human being or group of human beings think they are better than another group, they are on the universal path to self destruction. Thoughts of invincibility due to ego or perceived systems of perfection, leave the managers of such groups psychologically vacant from what could ultimately protect them from themselves. Well developed trade systems or methodologies still need honorable and psychologically mature humans to operate those systems for continued potential profitability. Those who think they have the BEST, still need to THINK the best, to have any CHANCE at the best.....I have seen this all throughout my life in aviation and trading. Honorable and mature mentalities, very well aligned with the realities of their own capabilities, can frequently defeat the supposed "Smart Guys" in the room.....day after day.

Running my "accordion" trade entry and management method, I have worked a few ES LONG and DAX SHORT trades the past few days at various times.....there has been some good set ups in the past few days with the decreased volatility. There was two good trades today in the ES I had entered with collapsing time between trades and well above rolling ten day average order flow rates (while tracking commercials order flow activities).

I myself never use OBV....I stick with the "market order" driven order flow tracking with CD.

TT Fix Adapter feed is usable if uncoalesced and if you have a proper means to capture and store the data for historical lookback capability (like TradeVec.com will be doing for BID/ASK differential volume needs).

As stated in various threads here at TL, I do know that DTN.IQ feed is very solid and I have no complaints. I have been traveling this weekend on trading business so I will try and put up some charts soon.

Yes I have not been all that impressed yet with the NT 7 Beta. I only use NT7 now for order entry for the most part. Looks like I may start transfering some of my accounts over to a TradeVec platform brokerage (Paul at Vcap Futures.....he helped work on TradeVec feedback while in development). TradeVec is going to eventually have two feed capabilities and also add Cumulative Delta candlesticks so that will be very nice.

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Right....I just disagree with his conclusion. Also, I do pay attention to the open interest of the various futures instruments that I trade. Fortunately, the Cumulative Delta and Delta Volume Distributions are realtime information that I can use for actionable trade entry determinations (unlike most open interest information).

A simple look at the daily open interest of the "ES" will show a different picture......there is definitely significant "ES" positions being held for much more than just intraday action.

OK....got it. In some of my various videos I do show some MA's on what I call scalp charts.

Just to make sure I am clear.......what is "MM"? Thanks!

Today we did finally get the Equities buy program run needed to push the 1103.50's through SHORT covering dominating the ES order flow. The recent upper rotational sellers from yesterday did unwind their held SHORT inventory and I did get a moderate "Inventory Grab" SHORT signal. I sold the move in the 1104's/1105's as previous weeks resting SHORT inventory from the 1103.50's area of price still held in place. Also of note, the last minutes of the day had us 12,000 new contracts net SHORT as we closed the Globex session. Well, we all know what happened after that.....LOL! Commercials I am sure will be sending a king size "Thank You" card to the FED for the news release timing. I hit targets right out of that Globex session re-open at the 1101.00's and 1096.00's so far......next targets at the 1092.00's and then 1088.00's. Holding DAX SHORT's I put on before the close too.......those will open gapped down most likely, so I will scale them out latter tonight and into tomorrow if we continue to breakdown.

Thank you sir for that link!

You are not properly interpreting the longer term Delta Volume Distributions if you think all that SHORT inventory is still in the market. There is still some SHORT inventory being held in this market from previous trade at the 1101.50 and 1103.50 areas of price......but for the most part, those who were sellers at the 1148.00's on down have already covered out most of those positions profitably (in the run down to the 1040.75 level). There is a lot of extra work that needs to be done to properly determine how much SHORT inventory is still in a market after over a 100 point move (and where is any remaining SHORT inventory still being held from). I have spent over 7 years now exclusively working with and tracking Cumulative Delta, so I know how to read longer term Delta Volume Distributions very well. Tracking intraday and longer term Delta Volume Distributions in various futures instruments is my specialty, so I also use some higher time frame Renko charts. At present, the last significant held SHORT inventory in this market is tied to the 1101.50's and 1103.50's (also, the new SHORT inventory zone that was accumulated in a Delta Zone of resting SHORT inventory in the 1100.00 to 1097.00 range of price....this was from yesterday's action). Any trade north of the 1103.50's in the next few trade days may cause the last significant held SHORT inventory by Commercials to unwind......that is what I am tracking for at this time.

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There you go sir.....you are absolutely correct. It should also be obvious the game has changed since the CME increased the data output last November......so the need for a newer PC with good internet is just common sense. The information needed to play the "Cumulative Delta" game properly is out there so I will leave it at that.

Best to just use DTN for your charting feed with Inv RT. CVD in XStudy is OK but you are not able to get candlesticks for the CD plot.