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Tune up your trading computer
The default settings in Windows XP do not give you all the power your computer has for your trading needs. Here are the things that you can do to tune up your computer for better performance. First thing first - back up your computer Before doi ...
The default settings in Windows XP do not give you all the power your computer has for your trading needs. Here are the things that you can do to tune up your computer for better performance. First thing first - back up your computer Before doi ...
Trading computers - Pentium 4 3G HyperThreading vs Core 2 Q6600 Quad-Core
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 ...
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 ...
Explosion in Emini S&P Trade Volume
The table is showing the average number of trades per day in January over 5 year period. Back in 2004 and 2005, the average was around 90K and then decreased to around 50K in the following 2 years. This year, however, we have witness the biggest ...
The table is showing the average number of trades per day in January over 5 year period. Back in 2004 and 2005, the average was around 90K and then decreased to around 50K in the following 2 years. This year, however, we have witness the biggest ...
Post Hectic Environment Period
After the turbulent period of June to mid-August 2007, as mentioned in the previous article, the explosive growth in real-time data has retreated some what. Here is an update about the current situation. Before and After Before June 2007, the e ...
After the turbulent period of June to mid-August 2007, as mentioned in the previous article, the explosive growth in real-time data has retreated some what. Here is an update about the current situation. Before and After Before June 2007, the e ...
Working with the Current Hectic Market Environment
The trading environment since the beginning of May has been very different from most of the summers I have seen. Here are some tips to ensure your trading goes as smoothly as it can be. Data Lag From our observation, all data vendors are exp ...
The trading environment since the beginning of May has been very different from most of the summers I have seen. Here are some tips to ensure your trading goes as smoothly as it can be. Data Lag From our observation, all data vendors are exp ...
The Black Swan
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is an interesting book. One of the claims in the book talks about the return of the Dow Jones Industrial Average will be cut by half if a limited number of days (the ...
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is an interesting book. One of the claims in the book talks about the return of the Dow Jones Industrial Average will be cut by half if a limited number of days (the ...
Laptop Woes - the Pros and Cons of Having ACPI
If you use a laptop to place orders like me, you probably would have experienced this issue - How come my top of the line laptop is not taking my click to place an order and that the keystrokes typed onto the keyboard are lost which is part of my lim ...
If you use a laptop to place orders like me, you probably would have experienced this issue - How come my top of the line laptop is not taking my click to place an order and that the keystrokes typed onto the keyboard are lost which is part of my lim ...
Understanding the Market in a Statistical Way
Have you ever spent time studying how the market you trade behave statistically? Here is an example showing some interesting behaviour that is ignored by many traders. Statistic Concept of Runs A Run in statistics means the repetition of th ...
Have you ever spent time studying how the market you trade behave statistically? Here is an example showing some interesting behaviour that is ignored by many traders. Statistic Concept of Runs A Run in statistics means the repetition of th ...
Basic Tape Reading - The Importance of Sub-minute Charts
Most beginners in trading heard about the concept of tape reading. Unluckily, there is not much materials available that explains it in details. I hope I can provide some guidance here for our readers to learn the basics of tape reading. What ...
Most beginners in trading heard about the concept of tape reading. Unluckily, there is not much materials available that explains it in details. I hope I can provide some guidance here for our readers to learn the basics of tape reading. What ...
Detecting Moving Average Crossover Before It Happens
Have you ever wish for the moving averages to crossover earlier? I am going to show you a way to detect moving average crossovers before they actually happen. The Advantage Being able to know that the moving averages are going to crossover ...
Have you ever wish for the moving averages to crossover earlier? I am going to show you a way to detect moving average crossovers before they actually happen. The Advantage Being able to know that the moving averages are going to crossover ...
