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I totally agree and I doubt we'll ever continue with .Net in future builds for a variety of reasons. OFA was originally built on a budget specifically for me, not designed to be a commercial tool but to solve a problem I found with the current capacity of existing applications and their lawyers. I never thought it would be a commercial application and never dreamed of dealing with support, requests or trying to explain the logic to other people. Hard to say where I got off track but at some point I started helping people and then realized how insane and unappreciative people can be when you give them your time for free. At some point they want more from you than you can justify and then the vendor-turd moment happens. That's when "how it looks" becomes more important than "how it works" because you have to start listening to the people that pay you. Yep. I know how that sounds.
The sale of my soul to the devil aside, we've taken a different path moving forward... We've learned a lot over the last 5 years with custom integration into professional systems (who are much less dramatic to work with than the average retail trader). We'd like to bring that functionality and customization to the retail side - but it comes with a price. Most retail traders have never walked into the trading rooms of energy companies - they would probably expect a Hollywood set with amazing technology and incredible visualizations. Sad to say you will see a lot of Excel and crappy graphics. Sometimes simple is just better. Less people to call and complain to when things go wrong. With OFA the buck stops with us. We'll solve your problems because you are our customer - even if we have to deal with your 10 other vendors to make it all work. If anyone has ever worked with IQfeed support, you know what I mean. They assume it is their responsibility to fix the problem regardless of the components. We're the same way. Not a support forum and we'll get back to you deal. I personally do remote access sessions and solve problems.
You'll see some interesting new things from us in the coming weeks and even more by year's end. I doubt we'll ever have the sharp retail look that most expect and desire these days - but we will always focus on the data and how to make the most logical sense out of it.
Thanks for the input - it's always appreciated and taken into consideration. If you'd like to discuss ideas or possible directions please don't hesitate to PM me.
DB
If you have any questions about the products or services provided by Order Flow Analytics, please send me a Private Message or use the BMT " Ask Me Anything" thread.
My definition of order flow is based on a measure and or analysis of trades at the bid or ask. Wonder if you would be so kind as to comment on my craziness…
I track the aggressor trader, many times the “herd “. This may or may not be the traders who are in control, which is what I refer to as the right side of the market or “smart money”. I want to be on the right side of the market. I categorize trades at the ask as buys and trades at the bid are as sells – simply a way to consistently quantify who’s who - namely who is the aggressor. I read somewhere that it is a market fact limit orders cannot be filled by other limit orders. All limit orders must be filled by a market orders, it’s how the market works. Thus, if a buy limit order is triggered, the aggressor was a seller. To further reinforce this concept, what type market order is filled at the bid? A sell market order is filled at the bid. Also keep in mind that stop orders become market orders when hit.
Watching bid and ask ratios and applying their possible meaning to market context provides an edge. For example, at the bottom of a downward thrust one typically sees an increase in volume or trades. Did the orders occur mostly at the bid or at the ask? How is price responding? Are the aggressive bids being instantly filled or are the sellers met with buyers without pace? Or, is price bobbing up and down, like a bobber while fishing? Did the substantial pickup in bid trades cause price to go down or up? Was price at this location recently and if so how did it react? These informational items are the edge that order flow provides, aiding in my decision making process as a scalper. Then and only then, and after hours and hours and hours, and even more hours, of live chart time does this information provide a “feel” of things. I don’t think it’s complex, just a lot of things to consider in an instant.
It’s also very interesting to see where most of the volume occurs on a bar, such as a 5 tick range bar. Let’s you know where some traders are.. who may or may not be on the right side of the market. I sure do like to “help” those unfortunate soles who find themselves on the wrong side of the market exit their positions.
I'm sure you have this kind of thing ready but if you don't it would be very useful. Can you post a PPT or PDF with the answers to the following types of questions and general info.
1. Intro to Order Flow Analytics (the theory .. not the company .. yet)
- historical background
- basics of how the analysis is done
- Key useful information that is revealed by OFA
2. How to trade with it
- general ideas and applications of the concepts
- types of decisions that will be supported by OFA data (i.e. when do traders turn to this information .. )
3. Your Company Briefly
- why you think you have been offered a spot on futures.io (formerly BMT)
- your offer to retail traders
- price list
This sort of compact package will help us focus on who you are and what you do - as opposed to anything else.
Following this I'm sure that any requests for webinars can be based on a solid intro. So far I'm afraid that your message is a bit lost on me.
I want to thank DB for his time today especially given his family emergency. Due to the emergency he was on a remote computer and unable to share video, but we did get a lot of questions answered by audio.
Attached is the recording of the event. We'll do it again
I also want to remind everyone that Order Flow Analytics has a full blown webinar on futures.io (formerly BMT) on April 4th.
These Ask Me Anything sessions are designed to be quick and casual, capped at 30 minutes and with no formal prepared presentation. The goal is to answer questions from members.
to what Mike said by noting that anytime a guy says he doesn't know...in DB's case..."doesn't have any idea", that is a guy you need to pay attention to. ESPECIALLY true in a situation where there is a product or idea on the line. This is a person of integrity. What he has to say is now something that I need to hear simply because of the I don't know response. When someone says that, listen to what they do have a degree of certainty on and you will increase your knowledge for sure. DB
Looking for feedback on our first AMA live session. Over 100 people attended and many downloaded the recording, please take a second and give feedback.
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thanks for the answers,
its completely acceptable to reject the premise of the question, after all we're using Socratic and Academic Q&A (protocols)
also, thanks for simplifying the answers, so that they clarify the value of your products and teachings...
for those of us familiar or aware of some of the "guts" of these "black box engines" and techniques that they have used to garnish, maintain and then hide their edge, its refreshing to know there still are products, like yours that equip the retail trader to still have "a chance"
I too have license to transfer to anyone interested.
My REAL life has thrown a curveball and I need to focus on day job
than trade.
Great system and DB + George are great people.
Make it worth anyone's while for the transfer of licensing.