JamesKB2

Eh, I deserved it, got a bit in their face about the API (frustrated, didn't like the change, still don't.) Thanks for the follow! I screen shot off and on, and have shilled for Medved Trader a decent amount of times. Cause...it's awesome. So you did me a solid in return. Thanks Jerry.

@jameskbell2

You made me special (and I very much appreciate that) by allowing me 260 days of collected data (you said TDA had that amount available, and they do). James Bell II is my user on X. I ranted (and tagged you) on the Schwab account about getting the API out. Boink! I was blocked within the hour. :-)

I'll rest in faith on your expertise Jerry. I really do use the full 260 days of intra day for patterns though. So, question on that. Will my current data archive remain intact, and just continue to update as long as I don't lose the intra day backups? Or will it be "reset" to 35 days and not be the full 260 I have now. News, don't care, hardly use that. I know it's not your fault, Schwab is an old school Grey Flannel broker that somehow managed to swallow up TDA's client base. Unfortunately. Even the 5k minimum for spreads is crap. P.S. You can unblock me on Twitter / X. I won't rant (and tag you in that) anymore.

I'm really bummed this all happened. Schwab is so much inferior to TDA in what it's offering, Only 35 days intra day backfill? That sucks. They've had 6 MONTHS to get this done and still can't deliver. Absolutely garbage delivery. Probably be another 6 months to get bugs worked out, I knew this would be a huge time suck when it all started happening. Parkinson's Rule

Bumping...

I see it's been mentioned once or twice before and a "we're working on it" response. I trade vertical credit / debit spreads using SPX weeklies pretty often. While using Medved, I have to enter the order though the TDA app on the phone. Any kind of idea on if / when verticals might be integrated into the trade ticket? I realize the whole TDA / Schwab thing is probably front and center on the burner, totally get it. Just curious.

I'm a pretty active trader through TDA. Honestly, this Schwab buyout sucks. I have a long standing account system with 4 managed in different configs. (Taxable margin / level 3, Two Roths and a 401k). I just got the notification that my main Taxable will be switched on November 3rd. The 401k was done this weekend. The Roth(s) haven't heard a thing yet. Sigh... I've thought about moving to another broker (leaving this mess behind) but really don't know who / what / why to do so. I've become so complacent using TDA through Medved that going through it all just seems daunting and another huge time suck. I guess I'm asking for community ideas. Anyone just ditching Schwab and the transition to go to a different broker? Tradestation? Other suggestions? TDA was such a great, complete basket, no fee data feeds, smooth transactions, great data compilation for tax filing, etc. Damn shame...

Back online, thanks Jerry.

I installed the update over the weekend. TDA source. I have no option streaming quotes, in either my portfolio or the options chain window. No volume, no price change, no open interest data. No settings changed, it was working fine before the update.

Thanks for implementing my request for a higher daily cap. Although it's working for individual stocks, it's not back filling the ES. Which I don't believe is your fault, it appears that TD Ameritrade doesn't provide that tick data so far back. As an example of WHY I want / need this...is days like today. Fractal pattern repetition, although excruciatingly labor intensive to recognize, makes it almost like cheating when you can. I score over 150 in pattern recognition so...it's my edge.

Excellent. As I transition to a more powerful desktop (I'm on a laptop currently) it'll be fine. Honestly, for the most part, even with my rather low spec ancient system, MT works pretty well. Only occasionally do I suffer some lag or stuttering. My trading style requires a more detailed view of the underlying patterns vs the larger daily (they are repetitious in a "growing" magnitude way. I'm honestly having a little anxiety as the 120 day limit continues to erode my data set, getting closer to removing the "top" to current trend lines and patterns. This also brings me to a question. I plan on a multi-monitor rig (three screens) and am leaning to a Quadro for video. Compatible engine?

Is this something that can be implemented?

It would be beneficial, even highly desirable, to have a higher daily cap rate for intra-day data, better than 120 days. 365 would be ideal. I realize that's a big data file, but larger moves require larger data sets.

UPS certainly solves the issue of power loss shutdowns. I get that. I suppose using some sort of automatic backup to my server (home network) would allow me to recapture long data compilations. I didn't know if there was some setting allowing a 1 minute interval "lock" on data sets to avoid loss. I'll fiddle around with some backup options to my main server backup drive and have it run every 12 hours, that should allow me to recover the file(s) I'd like to compile. Will the old data (say, several months) back fill to current (new data) without truncating? Meaning, I could just add on to the file for many months using the backup after a crash?

Hey guys, I run Medved pretty much continuously from Sunday 6:00 pm EST to Friday 5:00 pm EST. I do it to gather data, accumulating, for pattern use. The most frustrating part of my use is unexpected shutdowns, whether power out or freezing, Medved data checking and recovery causes data loss collected over weeks of use. I primarily track @ES, with SPX option strikes sometimes two months out. "Crashing" wipes it all out, particularly the options as there's no back fill, but also ES intraday data, with limits on back fill. Ideally, I'd like 5 minute ES for a year back intraday, BUT, I'd be happy with collected data on my machine NOT being wiped because of a crash. Why? I use Wave Theory in pattern and have discovered some repetitions that I like to cross check in analysis. Killing my data base with error checking after crash prevents that. I use AMTD data feed. Work arounds? Ideas? Thanks, Jim

Sent (it happens quite frequently).

Hey guys, I continue to have an issue with the @ES window closing spontaneously. I really notice it when I get an email pop up in the tray, it'll close the ES window every time. Win 7 Pro TDA feeds I'm talking about the intraday, not the historical (although it might be doing that too). No other symbol or ticker does this, only the ES intraday. Clue? Thanks, James

Ok! I just tried random options on several different stocks, using the option chain window/right click/trade and sending it to Robinhood was successful each time. Perfect. You da man!

Thanks Sir! As I said, this was an issue across different stock symbols and different strikes, both put or call. I got the sense that MT was talking a different language than Robinhood, but the correct language for Ameritrade (because I can trade through MT to Ameritrade no problem). I'll try it out again, on different actual trades and see how it goes. Thanks again.

Yes, I had done that (through the settings input on the chart itself) but can only get 30 days through TDA. Not a big deal, would like to be able to go back 60 sometimes but... I'm talking intraday tick data of course. The historic works fine as far back as I need.

Hey guys, So MT is working ok with selling positions I have in a Robinhood account (yeah, I know, but it's a side account I used for hyper spec trades), but I can't seem to initiate (open to buy or sell) an option trade. I use the Ameritrade Data feed (main account). With all the new sign ups in Robinhood being reported, it might be fruitful for MT to work a little smoother through the Robinhood API. Just a thought, I've tried several times over different days on different stocks to buy calls or puts but get an error. Window shot attached as an example try (just now) so you can see.

What's the maximum data back fill possible? I seem to only be able to get 30 days.

Did it again today. I had to shut down and restart to make it work again. It did it yesterday about 2:30 - 3:00 but then started working on it's own after a couple of tries. Weird. Might be my machine though, pushing it's limit. Adding symbols (more than "normal" for me) and pulling up multiple charts.

So I did a hard restart, power off on the computer. Restarted everything, and now it's working. Sorry about that, not sure what happened but seems resolved now.