Recent content by Les Battersby

Tried the extra memory and made no difference whatsover. Did all the usual virus scans etc etc The pcpitstop tests said CPU was at 100% load so the only thing I could think of was to reduce the number of symbols on TWS to the bare minimum and it works fine now and I am still collecting the...

1/100 DJ INDU (^DJX) The data for the DJIA is often adjusted to give the theorectical high and low of the day ie if all 30 Dow stocks made their highs and lows simultaneously which is a different figure to the print high and low. On Yahoo use this symbol for unadjusted Dow data...

This is what is says on the Sierra Support Page 4.2 IB: If you're using the IB data service and you find that the prices in Sierra Chart are behind what you are seeing in the IB software, then you need to increase the speed of your computer. More memory may help also. This kind of problem is...

Oatman I sent you PM

The machine has 128mb RAM, just wanted a recommendation for a new memory card or are they all pretty much the same/should I buy one from Dell?

The Pitstop tests suggested more memory so that looks like the way to go - good site that thanks. Any suggestions for a memory card - the machine is a Dell Dimension XPS T500 Many Thanks :cheesy:

The TWS works fine as did Sierra with the MyCrap feed, I'm not very techy but do you think increasing the memory from 128mb should help? Today the feed was fine running just YM but when New York opened and the other symbols started to update, the delay started.

Les, what do you mean the chart is running two minutes behind TWS exactly? Do you mean that the chart doesnt reflect price changes for two minutes after they've occured? How odd. However, there shouldnt be any issues with the IB feed if you had no problems with MyCrap. The IB feed in my...

When using Sierra with IB data, the chart is running nearly two minutes behind TWS :frown: The only suggestion on the Sierra Chart help/faq is to increase the computers memory or speed . Is there anything else I can do first? Any suggestions welcome. Was previously using myTrack but hoped...

There is a list of symbols you can trade through IB on their website. http://www.interactivebrokers.com/cgi-pub/exchange_display_web.pl?einfo=ukLSE2&file=LSE.html

Interactive Brokers only cover UK stocks that can be electronically traded.

LOADA DOSH can I borrow some of your BTG shares as I want to short some :cheesy: Hope you don't mind Les

LOADA DOSH formerly known as Dundoe Watcher, ggoofball, fifty five yards ahead etc is known as Dumboe and LOADA DROSS/LOSS over at iii He creates multiple IDs in order to recommend his own posts. Over the last few years he followed the advice of a bulletin board tipster called Leisure Suit...

http://www.wirelessdatascreen.com/about_minireuters.html The different exchanges are listed here http://www.wirelessdatascreen.com/svcAddons.html and there is a free trial

At times Prechter and team's wave analysis can be quitre contrarian. Now is one of those times. See for example their chart showing a similar pattern of Dow of 1987 and today's S&P !! Prechter has been in cash since 1987 :cheesy: Anyone who trades the recommendations of the buffoon...