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Michael:

Ensign --- what where when and how much?

Lionel
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Robb <mrobb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: Meta's fib tool


> Lionel:
>
> Have you ever tried programming in Ensign's programming language. Is it
> powerful enough to accomplish those improvements that are so often
> mentioned, and requested of Equis, here?
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scheier <scheier@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 4:07 PM
> Subject: Re: Meta's fib tool
>
>
> >Perhaps, but their markets are somewhat different.   Metastock does a
> better
> >job than Supercharts, but as you can see from this list, many users grow
> out of
> >its limitations and then feel forced to move on to Tradestation.   Equis
> >doesn't realize this, but this gives them bad press, and causes many new
> >traders to begin with a software that has better upgrade path, namely
> Omega.
> >They are tantalized by Tradestation, but start out with Supercharts.
If
> you
> >start out with Metastock, where do you go to stay with Equis?   You
don't.
> >You consider leaving instead.
> >
> >It seems to me that they have come so close in so many ways not to take
the
> >extra thought into their development path.
> >
> >In any case, good luck with your trading....
> >
> >Scheier
> >
> >Lionel Issen wrote:
> >
> >> Mark:
> >>
> >> I've come to the sad conclusion that Equis doesn't really care and
that
> >> they think they have an exclusive franchise (that is franchise as
Warren
> >> Buffett defines it).  If Omega provided better service manuals and
online
> >> help, they would take away Equis' market.
> >>
> >> Lionel Issen
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: scheier <scheier@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 9:30 AM
> >> Subject: Re: Meta's fib tool
> >>
> >> > I shouldn't be surprised to learn this deficiency has been posted to
> this
> >> list
> >> > before.   I'm a fairly new member.    Once about 2 years ago I got
> >> someone on the
> >> > line at Equis and tried to discuss this issue.   It was clearly an
> >> example of being
> >> > unable to think outside the box.   The box being defined by the
lowest
>
> >> common
> >> > denominator of established technical analysis tools.
> >> >
> >> > If Equis would start thinking in terms of Open Architecture instead
of
> >> Predefined
> >> > Terms, they just might be able to leap into the market opportunity
left
> >> open by bug
> >> > ridden bench of TradeStation's new releases.   Is anybody listening?
> >> >
> >> > Mark Scheier
> >> >
> >> > "A.J. Maas" wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Like noted before on this list, I would also prefer to see
> >> > > a user definable Retracement Tool, replacing the irrelivant
> >> > > clumpsy Retracement-tool that is currently available in v6xx.
> >> > >
> >> > > For my preferences I would like to enable it to give lines @  the
> >> > > Decimal-levels (-0-12,5-25-33.3-50-66.7-75-87.5-100+112.5+125+
> >> > > 133.3+150 etc.), and having "optional" checkboxes (eg to switch
> >> > > some of the lines on and off, from time to time, for better chart
> >> readability).
> >> > >
> >> > > Regards,
> >> > > Ton Maas
> >> > > ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > > Dismiss the ".nospam" bit (including the dot) when replying and
> >> > > note the new address change. Also for my Homepage
> >> > > http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas
> >> > >
> >> > > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > > From: scheier <scheier@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> > > To: Metalist <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > > Sent: dinsdag 7 september 1999 20:28
> >> > > Subject: Meta's fib tool
> >> > >
> >> > > > Concerning limitations of the Metastock fibonacci retracement
> >> > > > tool.   It seems to use these levels: 68%, 50%, 38%, and 25%
(75%
> >> > > > from the other end).    Is anyone aware of way to user-modify
this
> >> > > > tool?--as in a way to change the 75% to 78% etc.    Has anyone
> >> > > > spoken to designers at Equis about bringing this tool up to
> date? --
> >> > > > with the work and software of Bryce Gilmore, Robert Miner, Tom
> >> > > > Joseph and about a half dozen other of their industry
competitors?
> >> > > > --or is there maybe just a trick I'm unaware of in the latest or
> >> > > > soon-to-be released versions.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Mark Scheier
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
>
>