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Has anyone written an indicator (ELA) that they could share for plotting the
COT data?
TIA Karl
-----Original Message-----
From: Ronald McEwan <rmac@xxxxxxxx>
To: scheier@xxxxxxxxx <scheier@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxx <Realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxx>;
Realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <Realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, September 24, 1999 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: Gen:Commitment of Traders Report
>Mark wrote:
>
> the problem I've always faced with these reports is how to quickly
> bring this info into an indicator. Have you actually created a macro
>or
> something to grab this data from the CFTC's website and process it
> quickly into a file to be read by your chart program? Getting it there
>
> seems to be the hassle. And I find that if you can't make the study of
>the
> report a consistant, habitual practice, its value as a tool dimishes.
>
> Mark, sorry I dont have a quick easy way of getting this data from the
>ascii file. I did it manually and put it into excel (and it was a
>hassle). I was always interested in this study and wanted to explore it
>for myself . The two week delay in getting updates is a problem as the
>recent decline in the markets has shown.
>
>Ron
>
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