How do you backtest a JPG? Can you write down your criteria for when to buy and when to sell? In plain English if English is your first language, or in pseudo-code if you're a computer programmer?

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Are you willing and able to share your objective rules?

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We'll miss you D1

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I've just followed Medici over here. If I might play devil's advocate for a moment and without having read the entire thread I'll offer the following for discussion, regarding PA amongst many other things:

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GKFX emailed me this morning: I guess that's all one can hope for in the circumstances? Their verbal explanation for the index hiatus yesterday is that:

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

I didn't have too long to wait. Nice trading again yesterday!

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Quite so. I've asked them what they intend to do about the money my pending order would have made if it wasn't for the hiatus. I'll let you know what they tell me, but they haven't got back to me yet. The price of a couple of beers is at stake!

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Whilst their live MT4 feed seems to have been OK, an FXCM demo account looks like this:

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Another one of the joys of MT4? A screenshot of a live SB test account at GKFX. Anybody else had similar problems?

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

If you'd prefer to discuss these matters in private please subscribe to me so we can exchange PMs. Alternatively, what do your records reveal around 8:00 UTC this morning? Here's mine:

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

That's what I thought too. FTSE is 1.3, but not DAX

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Thanks both. Yet another disadvantage to trading via MT4?

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

What DAX spread do you see on the IG MT4 feed? Mine is currently showing me 2.3, versus 1.0 via their API feed.

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Sorry - Missed this earlier. At long last I can see the same thing as you

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Not as yet. That's next on the TODO list. Albeit at minimum size! I'm hoping to avoid having to roll my sleeves up in order to get to grips with ProOrder, but time will tell. I'm also hoping for "unparalleled liquidity and execution at fixed ...

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Thanks for the extra info, but I'm still intrigued. I fired up an ageing ActivTrades MT4 SB account on which I see a high bid of 9821 for that bar on an H1 chart of Ger30Sb316?

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

European time zone? Which instrument/broker? I ask because although I happily admit that I'm going blind I can't see a high of 9839 or thereabouts on any of my H1 charts, and neither can my range breakout "robots". Hence I am somewhat intrigued!

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How do you define the "opening range" for the DAX?

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Well done x3. The long bias is certainly working well this morning!

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In which case I await your first short of the New Year with much interest!

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow