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No. TS won't be the real-time package I'll be using. I'm looking at
a couple of others, and once I find one to give a try, I can let you
know.
I will keep using TS for backtesting on intraday data.
Cash
> On 04/20/98 21:14:36 you wrote:
> >
> >
> >Well, I've returned my WOW Daytrader within the 30 day trial period.
> >
> >It definitely has potential, but for my purposes of DayTrading, it
> >was lacking. I was particularly disappointed in three aspects:
> >1. The speed of loading charts is noticeably slower than with TS 4.0
> >2. Their version of a scanner doesn't work LIVE intraday. I was
> >hoping to be able to automatically scan every minute selected
> >universes of stocks for new conditions, but this ability wasn't
> >there.
> >3. With a BMI news feed, you can't filter on a stock symbol directly.
> > You must set up that symbol as a keyword.
> >
> >The things I like are being able to have custom groups using intraday
> >data. Something that is definitely lacking in TS 4.0.
> >
> >It may be suitable if you don't already have TS, but for me it wasn't
> >worth the switch.
> >
> >Once I discovered the 2 deficiencies noted above, I pretty much
> >stopped trying out other features as these were of main importance to
> >me and without them, the package wasn't going to be what I needed, no
> >matter what else it had.
> >
> >I am going to continue to use TS for my backtesting as I feel that it
> >does a good job (If it just didn't have the 13,000 tick limit and DID
> >have custom data lists on server data, it would be MUCH more useful).
> >
> >For my real-time trading, I will be using another package that better
> >suits my needs.
> >
> >I know you didn't receive a slew of commentary, but hopefully it was
> >helpful to some people.
> >
> >Cash
> >
> >"I used to have a handle on life, but it broke."
> >
> >
> >
>
> Should we assume that TS is the other package that you will be using for
> real-time trading? Or is there something else...
>
> Terrence
>
>
"I used to have a handle on life, but it broke."
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