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More of a customized "sector watch" purpose. :cool:

Using intraday data for a number of TSX listed stocks.... have Prosuite 2000i. I was looking for a similar functionality to the composite function in SC4/OmegaDownloader. Thanks in advance. :cool:

I'm thinking to try build my own index based on several securities using TradeStation 2000i. Does anyone know how? Using DLL may be? Any comments or suggestions are welcomed. Thanks in advance.

I'm looking for some indicators that can catch swings of the stocks nicely. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance.

Thank you all for your detailed replies. They're REALLY helpful. If I have more questions, I will surly bother you guys again. :)

Thanks for the advice. I'm planning on QQQ, since it's pretty consistent with the market. Also, I might try some group stock. No big wins, but won't be so much risk neither. What do you think? Any other ones I should give it a try? And yes, I do need to get myself to be familiar with the...

Thank you so much for the info. :D However, why not backtest it thou?

Grey1, I'm a little confused. :o >> "Depends on your position size .. if you are a scalper then 3 and 1 minute .. if you looking for more gain because your pos size is smaller then try the 30 minutes.. " So the smaller the position size, the shorter time frames I should be using? Regards

Thanks, Skimbleshanks. I've looked up for "momentum traders", which focus on stocks that are moving significantly in one direction on high volume. Do you recommend this type of trading for a beginner? What other types are there to choose from? Also, how do you mean by using stops? Using...

Great stuff! Thanks! :)

Grey1, Thanks a lot for the reply. So basically I enter a position when the shorter one confirms the longer one. Then how about exit? Using the same theory? Also, how many different time frames I should use and what are some of the common ones? Does this depend on the volatility of the stock...

Just wondering, why and how do you make use of checking different time frames? Dose this have anything to do with whether you are trading daily or long term?

thank you so much, paul!

greetings! i'm having trouble with the tradestation software. is it possible to add your own indicators to radarscreen? if so, how? thx