NeoTicker Blog

As of 2008 Mar 13 close.

As of 2008 Mar 12 close.

Special Notes

Mandatory update for RealTick users

New Features

– New quote field TimeLag that returns the difference between the time stamp of the last trade received and the pc computer time, in number of seconds
– New indicator ValidDateTimeByTimeframe provides information from a time frame definition different from the one used by the hosting window
– Edit Indicator window added new Broker 3 tab with options to skip checking on primary link and/or data series in chart
– Symbol Info Manager added User Fields 3 to 8, and the property to identify symbols that should not be tracked in Order Interface
– Much faster Superposition Data Sync recalc
– Superposition data loading is now threaded
– Quote formula functions TimeChartData and TimeChartIndicator supports blank string when the hosting window is a Time Chart
– New NTLib function GetUserField (Symbol, Index, var FieldValue) : boolean
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As of 2008 Mar 11 close.

When my trusted trading computer started to report 70% CPU load at the end of last year, I know it is time to shop for a new computer. Afterall, my computer, a Pentium 4 3G Hyperthreading machine, worked very well for several years. Maybe it is time to invest into faster and better technology, so I started my journey to shop for a new computer.
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As of 2008 Mar10 close. The possibility of SP_D3A divergence setup is gone now as new low in SP_D3A confirms the new lows in S&P 500.

If you start NeoTicker and find out the historical tick data requested does not look right, close the eSignal Data Manager manually. NeoTicker will restart eSignal Data Manager automatically. You can check your charts again to see if the problem is taken care of. For some situation, you may want to use F11 to repair data in a chart. The problem seems to be very specific and happens only on some servers. eSignal mentioned in their forum that they may take those servers offline to restore the database properly.

Daylight Saving Time kicks in today in United States. If your trading computer is not set to automatically adjust for daylight saving changes, or if you have an earlier version of Microsoft Windows (2000, NT, etc.), then you need to adjust your computer clock manually and reboot the computer.

During the past 2 weeks of extreme market actions across virtually all markets (stocks, commodities, forex, bonds, etc.), we’ve notice that time lag is experienced on all real-time data services. During the extreme market actions, the time a tick arrives at NeoTicker comparing to the time of the computer clock lags from 5 seconds to 15 seconds.

Based on our observation, when such delay happens, it does not matter you are tracking 100 symbols or less, or that you are tracking 1000 symbols. It just happens. Thus the root of the issue could be one or more of the following reasons,

1. Capacity max out at the data vendor’s servers
2. Overall internet traffic is flooded
3. The specific path way your internet connection to your data services is choked with too much data

In a situation like that, we’ve found brokerages that sends only timer based updates on current quotes can keep you informed of the latest prices. That can help you better gauge the current price level on the markets you trade.

At our end, we will try to add some new features in NeoTicker to inform the users when such condition happens, so that they are better prepared.

Working with the Current Hectic Market Environment – Update

Working with the Current Hectic Market Environment

We are expecting a 36-hour snow storm in Toronto. Have to send everyone home early.