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[EquisMetaStock Group] Re: Metstock v Tradestation



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Thanks for your input. I want to change to a server based data store 
rather than storing data locally and having provblems with lost data.

Your comments about Swings were important to me as pivots (or 
fractals as some call them) are a big part of what I look at in my 
system.

Tom

--- In equismetastock@xxxx, tobtrade2001 <no_reply@xxxx> wrote:
> Depending upon your needs, you might very well find MS pretty 
> frustrating...MetaStock's main advantage (now that TS is basically 
> given away) is that its language is fairly easy to program. In so 
> doing, however, it sacrifices ALOT of power. Some things (like 
> defining swings) can't be done very well, if at all.
> 
> Since you already know EasyLanguage, its hard to understand why 
you'd 
> want to switch. At any rate, to answer your question, the learning 
> curve shouldn't be difficult at all.
> 
> Another alternative is WaveWi$e. Its main advantage (other than 
price 
> $79/year) is the power of its language. Its still not TS, but its 
> much more powerful than MS & alot easier to program than TS. The 
> downside to WaveWi$e is that tech support is abysmal (& that's 
being 
> charitable). That's particularly a problem since there's no manual 
> for the program (it has a fairly extensive help system built into 
the 
> program, however.) It uses a spreadsheet metaphor so the language 
is 
> pretty easy to program, once you figure it out. Overall, its a 
pretty 
> good alternative 
> 
> --- In equismetastock@xxxx, "tradeglobally" <profilic@xxxx> wrote:
> > I'm considering switching to Metastock from Tradestation. I know 
> > Easylanguage and program my own systems.
> > 
> > Anyone made the same transition and tell me how steep the 
learning 
> > curve would be?
> > 
> > Tom


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