Thanks Eugene Yes, TWS let you specify the period as well as the multiple, but it works with bars (not ticks) as unit. So obviously a period of 20 on a 1 min bar TWS chart isn't going to match a 20 ticks jbooktrader bollinger bands.
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 6:31 AM, nonlinear5 <[email protected]>wrote: > > I'm using a Paper trading account, could it be that the "theoritically" > > real-time same-as-production data isn't reliable at all? That would be > > discouraging for users like, willing to open a real account but > evaluating > > the platform in the meantime > > Yes, the paper-trading account is known to have a market data stream > different from that coming to the real account. The remedy is to use > the real account, and run your strategies in the JBT in the "forward > test" mode. In this mode, everything will happen as in live trading, > except that instead of submitting the orders, JBT will simulate the > fills. The other thing to consider when comparing Bollinger bands > values in JBT with those in TWS is the calculation period. As you > probably have noticed, in Bollinger bands in JBT use a moving window > of prices, and you supply the size of the window (in the number of > seconds). I have not looked at the Bollinger bands in TWS, is it done > in a similar manner where you can specify the period length? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "JBookTrader" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<jbooktrader%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/jbooktrader?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JBookTrader" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jbooktrader?hl=en.
