Posts Tagged ‘event processing’
“Wait for the 8” Leads 13 Algos, 3 Short: Holly Morning Huddle Report
Good morning. Here is your Holly Morning Huddle Report. Today the number of Long strategies outnumber the Shorts, but first let’s assess my overall performance. As of today, Friday, November 18, 2016, the return from my trading performance since January 1 stands at +98.0 accumulated profit points vs the benchmark SPY’s performance of +12.8 points over the same period. On Thursday…
Read MoreToolkit, Part II
I want to show you the easy way to read results from MySQL in C++. But, we’re not ready yet. In a previous article I showed you some of the basic tools that we reuse in a lot of places. Before we get to the MySQL code, I need to show you more of these…
Read MoreThe Easy Way to Read XML in Java
In a recent post I showed you how our servers generate XML messages. This is how we send alerts and other data to you. Let me continue your tour behind the scenes at Trade-Ideas. This article shows how our client software reads those messages from the server so it can display your results for you.…
Read MoreThe Easy Way to Build a Serious Linux Server
If you’re just testing stuff… if you’re just running at home for fun… even if you’re trying to test software that will eventually run in the server room… you get a lot of flexibility. It’s easy to set up a Linux server for yourself. There are so many options to get started. And you can…
Read MoreThe Value of Experience, and the Value of not Remembering Everything
Our last technical article was very popular, especially on our Facebook page. So here’s more information about how we run our technology at Trade-Ideas. What’s the difference between an experienced programmer and a novice? In particular, what sets apart the person who’s been working with a certain programming language, or other tools, from the person…
Read MoreThe Technology That Drives Trade-Ideas
I’ve been proud of our servers at Trade-Ideas from the beginning. But I never discussed them much because the technology was so esoteric. Now that I see some of our core ideals gaining wider acceptance, I think it’s worth sharing our experiences. A lot of this recent activity can be summarized in one article. …
Read MoreStyle Meets Science and You Win
Style Meets Science as Bulls on Wall St. taps Trade Ideas Technology Allow me to be blunt. You simply can’t win. At least not the way you are doing it now. You’re not John Henry, not even close. The machine drilling you in the rear is powered by starving 26 year-old, single MBA’s, who are working 21 hour…
Read MoreThis Test Measures Trading Signals: S.M.A.R.T.
We don’t create alerts unless we know they’re helpful at spotting opportunity for traders. In fact we are now known for removing alerts when market rules change and render some events insignificant. You can rely on us to keep an ever evolving list of relevant, useful, S.M.A.R.T. alerts. I explain what that means by describing…
Read MoreThe Free Top List of Stocks You Can’t Miss
It’s strange how life can work in cycles. Apparently it’s no different with software either. Last year at this very time, we introduced a free, End of Day custom scanning module for Netvibe users. Since we made the tool available, usage of the module hits new highs every month. Welcome the Trade-Ideas Top List We’re…
Read More14 Questions and 1 Invite for Automated Trading
More on the Automated Trading Pilot with OptionsXpressTrade-Ideas and OptionsXpress now offer fully automated equities trading to OptionsXpress customers. This offering is part of a pilot program that features the availability of a suite of tools at no cost to participants for the 3-month pilot. Please note: a subscription to Trade-Ideas PRO paid by participants…
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