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Doug,
Let me translate Tradestationalize into English.
"a lot of different factors can cause this"
This Tradestation phrase really means yep we got something wrong
but we wont fix it and we wont admit it. This has always been SOP
with them.
Personally if someone has something wrong I quit them. You can't base
trading decisions on tick charts that are wrong in real time. Who
cares if they are right if you reload them. Crazy. So use TS8 but
get a different data feed. Or find a whole new solution unless you
can do as well with minute charts.
Please post some more bitching. I love it. Really. More quotes from
Tradestation too please. I really love their smooth but deceptive
answers. Do you think Bill works those up himself? I do.
Jimmy
Monday, November 29, 2004, 1:58:30 PM, you wrote:
DT> Does anyone understand why the s&p e-mini data is so different on
DT> tradestation 8 as compared to DTN or most other feeds. There are about twice
DT> as many ticks with TS8. I compared DTN with TS8 for about a month and
DT> counted the daily ticks using each. TS8 has between 1.9 and 2.1 times as
DT> many ticks. (DTN seems to have the same amount of ticks as other feeds I
DT> compared it to. Seems only tradestation has this double figure.) This factor
DT> changes a bit everyday. Also, another annoying problem is that the ticks
DT> received will change if you reload the charts, so a signal can disappear or
DT> appear if you use tick charts. Not a problem with time based charts, but I
DT> notice the volume per bar changes after a reload. I called tradestation and
DT> they said a lot of different factors can cause this, which really didn't
DT> help me solve the problem. I compared data with a friend who has a faster
DT> internet connection and linked to the same tradestation server, but we both
DT> got wrong tick counts in real time until we reloaded the data. Anyone have
DT> any opinions on this? Do I scrap trying to use tick charts and go back to
DT> minute based charts? I can't be reloading the data all day long.
DT> Thanks for any input.
DT> Doug
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