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Interesting. Maybe the whole problem with the painful u/g to TS2Ki is that
TS2Ki is even more of a resource hog than is TS4 so people are running into
that limitation of WIN98 with all but the most focused (to a small set of
markets) trading approaches. -uf
At 11:49 AM 9/12/99 -0400, Gregory Wood wrote:
>With all due respect to those whose experience with TS or Windows or
>hardware has been unpleasant, I have been happily using TS2k (BMI/cable)
>for three months on Windows 98 while simultaneously surfing the net,
>managing e-mail and running other programs. My upgrade was simple and
>uneventful. In my testing, I could not detect any speed difference using
>TS4 on Windows 95.
>
>I guess I'm lucky. I daytrade using only one workspace, with three
>charts, 9 subcharts, 16 indicators and two days of S&P tick data.
>
>Four years ago I decided to stop programming systems and begin to learn
>to trade. Part of my business plan involved deciding to only use TS
>features that worked simply and reliably. Since most of my work utilizes
>sound and color, I prefer TS2k's flexibility and I've cut the number of
>indicators I used under TS4 by over 50%. I've also programmed visual
>effects that are difficult or impossible under TS4.
>
>The biggest stumbling block I have for TS2k is the incorrect way it
>calculates upticks and downticks. I submitted a bug report, and after
>several exchanges including clear documentation of the problem, the tech
>rep told me the error was "hard-coded" and couldn't be changed, though
>he would put my request on the wish-list. (!) I dropped the matter
>because I had a get-around.
>
>Another part of my business decision, though not strictly related to TS,
>involved deciding to accept the reality of dirty data and missing ticks,
>and constructing a trading plan that takes it into account, both
>historically and in real-time. Ideally, TS/BMI would handle exchange
>tick corrections, but I live in the real world.
>
>Someday I would like to experiment with more sophisticated analytical
>tools, but right now I think it would interfere with my learning how to
>trade. However, if a VB-aware trading platform were available and
>shipping, I would experiment with some alternate visual presentations of
>the data that are presently impossible with TS.
>
>But until such tools are available, I still need to answer "Where's my
>next trade coming from?"
>
>/Greg
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