Tips for QuoteTracker (QT)

Tips for QuoteTracker (QT):
by Benmao

since QT is our default real-time charting software for real-time trading, i would like to share some tips below:

1) save currenrt QT setting;
When you receive a new QT layout file (*.slt),
try to save your current layout setting first
by go to "File" -> "Save Layout .." -> "Save as" then choose a filename.

2) load new QT setting:
then you can load the SLT file you receive, by going to "File" -> "Load layout ..." -> "choose layout", then pick the new layout file.

3) watch different ticker:
if you want to watch different stock ticker, such as from ES to spy, mouse click the chart first, then from keyboard enter "spy", it will give you a small menu to accept the change, just click save it will change the chart to spy.

4) bring up a new chart along with new setting:
if you want to bring up a new chart with different chart setting, mouse click a 5-min chart first, then right click your mouse, choose "save chart template" -> "create new template -> pick a template name, such as "my 5-min chart";

then mouse click the same 5-min chart, right click the mouse, then choose "new chart" -> "my 5-min chart", then it will bring up a new chart for your stock. then you can use that chart to add/remove indicator, or change the stock ticker, then save the chart template as different name, such as "my second 5-min chart".

5) if you like you current layout, then go to QT -> "File" -> "Save layout" -> "Save as..", then pick a file name, such as my-qt-setting-20090626.slt. then save it.

next time when QT is ran, by default it will bring up the last layout before exit.

The Steps and early signals on Commodity Lead pull-back or crash

The Steps and early signals on Commodity Lead pull-back or crash, here is what we should learn from today's decisive pull back (20 points) June 15,2009

(1) Today's commodity move was signaled 3 days back (last Thursday) when gold dropped hard and broke trendline. This is early signal that commodities were in trouble. If we realize that, we should have shorted/put all commodities! From OIH, to POT, From GDX to FCX, OIL/Metal/Ag/Steel/Coal, etc, etc. If not Thursday, then Friday was the last chance to load commodity shorts/puts. I now believe last Friday was big Boys unload day, while they held OIL price steady.

(2) The second signal was TLT was not doing down after 30 yr bond auction. This means USD is hit the bottom (this one I did catch it and repeated saying I believe USD is going to bounce after bond auction) .

(3) The third, I also got this one: the low volume! it is now getting clear and clear that Fed Ben is pulling $ out of mkt that causing the liquidation drain. That means he will not pump stocks till get yields ($TNX) back to low 3's (now 37.13)

SRS 15 min EOD system (16/34 EMA)

Trading Rules:

Long
Entry: When the fast 16 EMA crosses above the slow 34EMA
Exit: When the fast 16EMA crosses below the slow 34EMA OR exited the last minute of the day (EOD)

Short
Entry: When the fast 16EMA crosses below the slow 34EMA
Exit: When the fast 16 EMA crosses above the slow 34EMA, go Long OR exited the last minute of the day (EOD)

Performance:

$5,000 account starts 5/1/2009

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