Archive for May, 2006

May
5

NeoTicker 4.10 Build 26 Released

New Features

– After completely disconnected from data feed, and then doing manual reconnect – can now choose to reconnect symbols only
– Will flush RAM Cache data on morning restart and manual disconnect if the option Auto Save Cache is enabled

Bug Fixes

– QCharts (Quote.com) tick data delivery on bad symbols has behaviour changed and can lead to very slow response with general UI or data requests on other symbols
– QuoteSpeed quotes with bad time stamps are now filtered
– Multiple reconnects (manual or data feed initiated) during RAM Cache initialization can reduce performance or halt the sequence of RAM Cache data processing
– Superposition Point and Figure Style when enabled with Flex P+F visual style, the box size is not set properly

May
3

Understanding the Pivot Points

Pivot Points, Floor Trader Pivots, Support / Resistance Levels, etc. are all names for the same set of price levels derived from the previous day, week, or month. They are heavily publicized by financial news channels since the late 1990s as the stock market indices seem to react to these prices magically. I am going to discuss the general usage of this technical analysis technique, and some interesting characteristics that has never been discussed publicly.

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May
2

Trading System 101 – Part 4 What Happen When My System Place A Market Order?

For many beginners, there is always confusion about the mechanism of order placement. I am going to provide more details about that in this article.

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May
2

FXCM Order Server 1.0 Released

New Features

– fully integrated order placement
– works with all types of account (demo, mini, regular)
– historical data through our backfill server

Special Requirement

– you need to install Order2Go from FXCM

– if you do not have an account, you can sign up with FXCM for a demo account and get integrated charting of the forex data right the way

May
2

IB Order Server 3.3 Released

Bug Fixes

– TWS 857 breaks its previous way of delievering index data

Known Valid Indices

$INDU:NYSE
$TRIN-NYSE:NYSE
$TICK-NYSE:NYSE

$TRIN-NASD:NASDAQ
$TICK-NASD:NASDAQ

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