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Re: Composite Symbol



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In a message dated 97-12-29 22:02:33 EST, captech@xxxxxxxx writes:

>   The results of these composite symbol indicators is a true
>  representation of the last  price on a x min bar, but the highs and lows
are
>  not accurate. The longer the bar the more skewed the high/low is. My
>  question is, is there anyway to plot a composite symbol in tradstation that
>  uses the last tick to construct the bar like it does on any normal symbol
>  plot. The problem as I see it is that data1 and data2 do not hit their
highs
>  and lows at the same time. This becomes less of a problem with a 1 min bar
>  since the timing issue of highs and lows is within a short duration.
>  

My question is why is the high and low that big a deal.  Surely you don't hope
to daytrade with this, in lieu of the S&P data itself.