[Reaver]

This is what I propose: I am in the process of making the long transition of going from using EOD charts and trading longer term to attempting to focus more on Auction Market Theory, MP and a day trader time frame...

What I plan to do is come up with a way to use a market replay feature so I can come home and replay tick charts and short term bars/candles along with MP.

Since I won't actually be using the data in real time, I was hoping there may be a more economical option that having to pay for real time data and MP.

I also definitely understand that it's a whole new ball game when one is actually day trading vs just building screen time (It works the same for swing trading and papertrading LOL).

But at this point I figure my best bet is to just do some serious market replay when I get home and just get screen time and build an understanding through application.

I was wondering if anyone knew any economical ways of doing this?

I asked a version of this question before, but I wanted to be more specific with this one.

Summary:

I want to come home from work at night and spend time doing replays of tick/short term data of the previous trading day using Market Profile and volume data. Trying to keep from having to go all out on data expenses...

Thanks a million in advance. End Of Day data is much more simple, and I just get a little confused with what I actually need to accomplish my goal of building up screen time.

[Reaver]

Okay I am looking into Opentick, seems it works with Sierra charts on CBOT minis for free...I am gonna check it out when I get home. Either that or open an account with interactive brokers or Open E Cry and just not trade...I know IB only charges $10 a month for data on an inactive acct, but I am worried OEC will close my account if I don't trade......Does anyone have any experience with that?

[walterw]

Originally Posted by Reaver »

Okay I am looking into Opentick, seems it works with Sierra charts on CBOT minis for free...I am gonna check it out when I get home. Either that or open an account with interactive brokers or Open E Cry and just not trade...I know IB only charges $10 a month for data on an inactive acct, but I am worried OEC will close my account if I don't trade......Does anyone have any experience with that?

One detail Nate... opentick historical ticks are not the same to real time... lol Walter.

[Reaver]

yeah of course, but is the historical data not broken down into ticks?

If I was trading real time, I would dish out the money...but all I need is data to replay at night to get screen time.

Am I stupid or something? Just trying to figure out what I should do..I don't want to spend $500/mo on market replay data, you now? lol

[MrPaul]

Open an IB account for data, then with SierraCharts for replay. IB will not close an inactive account, only charge the monthly inactivity fee.

[Reaver]

Thanks Mr Paul.

[torero]

I think Ensign Software has replay as well and I know for a fact they have MP included in the software but not sure if they have it in the replay. I used this alot in the past, it's pretty cool because you can set all kinds of indicators and timeframes you want. I just never used MP until recently.

[Reaver]

Thanks for the info Torero.

I found TradeMaven last night and am going to check it out when I get home from work....it has MP and volume analysis and market replay accoring to the ads...does anyone have any feedback on it?