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Jim, I guess what most traders would like to know, is what can TL do that
TS2ki cannot do ? (other than fancy cosmetics)
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Gavey" <Jim@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mark Brown" <markbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 6:35 PM
Subject: RE: Re[2]: TradeLab Software
> Hi Mark - I'm not sure what your objective is but I will try to answer
your
> questions.
>
> Of course TradeLab can plot tick bars of any size. I tried to post an
> attachment here a couple days ago that showed that but was unsuccessful.
At
> BobR's suggestion I posted several charts to the RealTraders list. One
had
> 10 tick bars of the ES0Z in price line plot mode and another was 1,000
tick
> bars of the same ES0Z in fancy candle stick mode.
>
> The UMDS does not now have a real database. That is the primary reason
why
> TradeLab was delayed in being released. TradeLab now comes with TLData
(and
> TLData is available free to those who want to start their database before
> purchasing TradeLab). In Version 2.0 tick data in many formats, including
> directly from the Omega 4.0 database, can be imported into TLData for use
> with TradeLab (and possibly in the future with other programs).
>
> I can attest to the fact that TradeLab looks almost nothing like it did
two
> years ago. My license is dated 10/3/98. At that time and before then,
> TradeLab was a few module add-ons to TradeStation. Today, TradeLab is a
> sophisticated revolutionary trading and investing software program.
>
> Jim Gavey
> <http://www.Trading-and-Investing-with-TradeLab.com>
>
>
>
> On Friday, October 27, 2000 at 12:15 PM Mark Brown asked:
>
> Hello all,
>
> if fact does tradelab even have the capability to make a tick bar
> chart? i know it can do single tick by tick charts - but i have not
> seen anywhere that allows tick "BAR" charts - example 5- 20 tick bar
> charts.
>
> also since tradelab uses the uniserv ver 2 i guess tick data can not
> be pasted into the data base in case of a crash? very precarious
> indeed if that is the case.
>
> give the slow progress of bob brickey and what he can singularly
> accomplish - i remember he was charging beta testers 1000.00 to beta
> tl and now he wants to charge 2000.00 per year for tl while he has not
> finished the most basic thing would need in a program - backtesting -
> optimization and data maintenance " thats better that one paste at a
> time " if this is even doable in tl.
>
> i have concerns about his ability to deliver since this seems to be a
> pay as you go program. if i were considering it and i am - i still
> have considerable doubts. just because the web site is now filled
> with gee whizzzzz stuff the program still looks like it did years ago.
>
> good luck in this vertical market. i'm sincere it! mark
>
>
> B> Jim, does TradeLab software have the capability of optimizing a system
> based
> B> on tick bars by varying the number of ticks per bar?
>
> B> Thanks,
> B> BobR
>
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