Recent content by BrianT

I am currently using CMC to spreadbet and really appreciate this post. Could you give me a good alternative site to view 'real' cash charts?

Ben Use bigcharts.com and customise the chart to your preferences. You can the select 'java chart' to get specific prices daily or intraday i.e. looking over months or years you sometimes can't tell if the USL/DSL has been hit before the abort line, that is when the java chart comes in useful...

If you are just starting like me then tradeindex seems pretty good. Their NTR's are good 25/30 daily 100 - 200 futures. Look at www.tradindex.com/default.asp?targetPage=home.asp for all product info.

CT signal 12/12/02 FTSE100 Short @ 3916.00 Hit on 13/12/02 1 Day Close 37.9 points profit 1 Day Low 76.6 points profit

As a newbie I would like to know the best S/B Broker when it comes to margin requirements. From reading the other posts I assume that CMC are the most reliable. What is their margin requirement for UK markets/instruments? Was going to go with Finspreads until I read the above. It was late! ;)

Chartman - I assume that you have tested many systems. For entries and mid-term trading CT is consistent and gets you in at the right time. :) From my ongoing research however the fact that the author has named it CT is incidental - it is based upon various other similar methods. You are...

Where might I fing my ID and password?

Thanks guys I'll try these links. Skimbleshanks - Both but UK mainly.

Still trying out new variations on CT method. Just a thought - we have all commented on current chopyness and how the formula (or any formula) struggles at times like these :( . So looking at the the last couple of weeks and the trading range it seems to me that a mini CT strategy can be...

Can I have any ideas on websites that provide an intra-day charting service? I use bigcharts for backtesting TA at the end of the day and would love something similar to begin day trading. :D

Where might I find my ID and password?

Shinobi Read your first edition message and can second that. If someone could give the definition of 'real trading' I would appreciate it. We all start somwhere and I am grateful for any advice on literature or trading strategies but if you have a glance at other threads on this website...

Orchard I've backlisted as Shinobi advises and I can advocate the basic CT formula, but not entirely. You are right to add your own stop - it is the main flaw in the formula. I second the view on recent weeks - it is an awful time to try and prove or disprove a formula. Don't use take your...

Shinobi Great idea - It would be a good to compare how we are doing using variations on the same strategy. At the minute I'm only using Vol. 1 of CT but I will consider buying the second book once I'm convinced of the methods. I am going to try out using more indicators particularly on stops...

Orchard You seem to be in the same position to me. Working hard to make the CT formula work because of it's obvious advantages, but it clearly needs tweaking a bit. Particularly the AS rule. I have recently tried backlisting 20 CT opportunities on the FTSE100 in the previous 3 months. 14...