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You can't dump 6.52 because 6.5 won't read 6.52 files.
<BR>Malcolm Scott
<P>Ed Hancock wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>Since sending
the following report on MSW 6.52 behaviour, I now get the same treatment
- Illegal Operation message etc. with a NEW layout created in 6.52.</FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>Think
I will have to uninstall (dump) 6.52 and reload 6.5 from the CDR
until these problems are resolved.</FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>The few who have
reported no problems - could be interesting to note which OP are they using.
I am using W98 and I am v e r y suspicious of it.</FONT><B><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>-----Original
Message-----</FONT></FONT></B>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1><B>From: </B>Ed Hancock <ehancock@xxxxxxxxxx></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1><B>To: </B>Equis Support <support@xxxxxxxxx.></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1><B>Cc: </B>MetaStock List <metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1><B>Date: </B>Tuesday, 5 January 1999
7:47</FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1><B>Subject: </B>MSW 6.52 miseries</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Courier New"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+0>I
reported previously that the only problem I had with MSW6.52, was</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Courier New"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+0>the inability
to load one particular layout. Half way through, after</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Courier New"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+0>loading
several securities with a couple of alerts! the</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Courier New"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+0>screen
reports that MSWIN has performed an illegal operation with advice</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Courier New"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+0>to contact
the program vendor if the problem persists. I then get dumped</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Courier New"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+0>back to
W98. Any attempt to reload Metastock results in a lockup with the</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Courier New"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+0>new (rather
attractive)introductory logo showing.</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Courier New"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+0>With great
difficulty, I then have to reboot before I can load Metastock.</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Courier New"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+0>The problem
seems to be only with this one layout, that is 850kb in size.</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Courier New"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+0>Other layouts
load fine. My question to the group is, how can I edit or view the layout
file to</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Courier New"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+0>help discover
what is upsetting the new program. I intend to make a new</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Courier New"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+0>layout
using the same securities but I need to list them first. How?</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>Regards,</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>Ed Hancock</FONT></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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From: "Walter Lake" <wlake@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "metastock bulletin board" <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Fw: Trading - Food for Thought
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 19:59:09 -0500
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Ensign is a trading software program that some might enjoy. You don't buy
it, you rent it. A fully working and updated demo is always available plus a
large downloaded file of historical data, etc.
The list is programming and tech dominated but the on-going daily dialogue
between Howard (the main programmer) and the users a treat to read.
The forwarded email is self-explanatory.
Best regards
Walter
-----Original Message-----
From: Kimball Hansen <kimball@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Ensign List <EnsignList@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, January 04, 1999 5:13 PM
Subject: Trading - Food for Thought
>EnsignList - http://www.ensignsoftware.com
>
>Hi,
>
>This is Kimball (sometimes known as Howard's side kick). I have been
>developing software and following the markets for 13 years. I have been
>sitting next to Howard for 9 years. I have not met a finer person. You
>should all be so lucky. He is honest and hard working and pleasure to work
>with.
>
>I have traded Futures, Options, and Stocks over the years. I haven't found
>the 'Holy Grail' of trading, but I'll share a couple of thoughts with you
>(not of the ESPL variety). Please don't construe my observations as
>anything earth shattering, that hasn't been said or published before. Just
>treat this as some friendly comments that are not too technical. BTW (by
>the way) I wouldn't mind reading some of your trading war stories.
Everyone
>has them.
>
>Problem of the Day: Getting Wiped-Out.
>
>Wipe-Out occurs when you lose all of your investment funds (and sometimes
>more). You can get wiped-out in a number of ways. Even experienced
traders
>(that supposedly know what they're doing) can get wiped-out if they make a
>wrong step, or happen to be LONG or SHORT when something very volatile hits
>the market. For example, if something totally unpredictable occurs in a
>market and you get caught on the wrong side of the market. The market
could
>trade Limit UP or DOWN for several days before allowing you out of your
>position. By then, you are toast.
>
>Nobody wants to be a 'Flash in the Pan' trader. This is the name that
>Howard and I use when referring to traders who were Ensign customers for a
>very short time, before losing all their money. It is no secret in the
>industry that Trading is a risky business.
>
>Now, how do you avoid becoming a casualty.
>
>a) The 100% sure fire answer is, "Don't trade!!". But that will earn you
>a whopping 0% return on your money (but at least you didn't lose any). In
>any case, that is not the answer that anyone reading this e-mail wants to
>hear. Ensign Software wouldn't exist if there were no traders. It is in
>Ensign Software's best interest to have successful traders as customers
>(otherwise !!!!FLASH!!! they are gone).
>
>b) Don't lose all of your money on one trade. Sounds simple, doesn't it.
A
>lot of the most successful traders that have ever traded, started their
>trading careers by wiping out at least once (while they were learning the
>ropes). I'm not saying that wiping-out is a good thing. Nobody needs a
>'Wipe Out' patch on their uniform to get some respect. The only reason I
>mention that several good traders have wiped-out is that they learned from
>their mistakes. Hopefully, we can learn from their mistakes too.
> - Don't allow one trade to wipe you out (most common big mistake).
>Usually this is caused by not placing STOPS on a trade. Scenario: A trade
>goes BAD and you FREEZE as the market moves against you. You get a little
>light-headed. You start wishing, praying, and hoping that the market will
>make a Correction or Turn-Around. You go to bed at night holding a
horrible
>position, praying that things will get better the next day. And don't
>forget the big pit in your stomach. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
To
>avoid the ONE TRADE WIPE-OUT you should place STOPS ahead of time. This is
>where DISCIPLINE comes in.
>
>***************
>I have seen traders that successfully milk the market with small trades for
>several months...only to get wiped-out with one BIG ouch trade. Whoops, I
>didn't have STOPS that time. They save up there money for a while and then
>try it again. Problem: lack of discipline to GET OUT or place STOPS.
>
>On the other hand, I know some Ensign users that have traded the markets
>very successfully for years, and have never wiped-out. Occasionally a
>fantastic trade is made that really puts you into a new level.
>****************
>
>c) Don't OverTrade. Overtrading means that you are trading too many
Futures
>contracts or Stock shares than your account warrants. You get some great
>Leverage by stacking a lot of positions on a small account, but just
>remember that Leverage works BOTH WAYS. I know a trader that has been
>trading for years. He has a sizable trading account, but still trades very
>conservative positions.
>
>Tongue in Cheek: Perhaps we could add a trading account feature in Ensign
>that prints a message like "Hold on Pal !!! Your account balance can't
>handle this TRADING STYLE !!!" :)
>
>In summary, Don't Lose your money on One Trade and Don't Overtrade your
>account. Ensign Windows may not have a Technical Study that measures your
>Success, but you can avoid becoming a "FLASH IN THE PAN" by improving the
>odds.
>
>
>War Story of the Day: The $80,000 trade that never Happened.
>I was day trading several commodities in the Fall of 1989. I was
>OverTrading my account (you big dope). I placed an order to buy 5 British
>Pound contracts at 1.5172 as the market started to move down during the
>morning. I got nervous and CANCELLED the order before it was filled. The
>low for the day was 1.5170. The market then rallied like crazy. A frenzy
>of buying hit the market and it shot up to 1.6500 before the close. This
>was more trading range than the previous 6 months combined. I sat there
>watching the market sky rocket. Do you think that I was happy. My Ensign
1
>software had helped me successfully pick the low of the day (yes Ensign 1).
>I just couldn't pull the trigger.
>
>Now does anyone remember that day? If you do, then I want to know who you
>are. You will get the official virtual 'War Story of the Day' patch.
>
>Happy Trading.
>
>I better quit now, before one of you throw me OUT into another discussion
>group.
>
>p.s. If you have the Ensign Historical CD, you can look at the BP89Z.D
>chart on 9/15/89 to see the British Pound trading day mentioned above.
>
>
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