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Chase
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presentation here.

Chase - Order chase is
used for pending entry orders. It instructs NT to adjust your LIMIT entry
order up or down with the inside market. If attempting to go long, NT will
monitor the the ASK for an up tick. If attempting to go short, NT will
monitor the BID for a down tick. As soon as the ASK moves up (if going
long), NT will adjust your LONG LIMIT order up within the limit specified.
Chase Limit - Specifies
the maximum value an entry will be chased measured from your entry order
LIMIT price value.
AutoOn - When checked,
chase system will automatically turn on when a LIMIT order is placed.
Chase Trigger - When
checked, CHASE will NOT start chasing unless the ASK (for longs) is within
one increment (tick) away from your LIMIT price. The bid will be used for
short positions.
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EXAMPLE: Case #1 - You are
attempting to go long at 1000 LIMIT and the inside market is 1000.50 x
1001. The Chase Limit is set to 1. When the ASK moves up to 1001.50,
your 1000 LIMIT order will then be adjusted to 1000.50. When the ASK
moves up to 1002, your LIMIT order will then be adjusted to 1001. If the
ASK moves up again to1002.50, your LIMIT order will remain at 1001
since the amount that has already been adjusted equals the Chase Limit
parameter of 1. Also, the Chase button outline will turn
orange indicating you have hit your limit.
Case #2 - You see support at 1000 and
the inside market is at 1002 x 1002.50. You put in a LIMIT order at
1000, check the Chase Trigger option and set the Chase Limit to 1. This
means, you are willing to pay up to 1001 to get into a long position.
You press the Chase button. At this time, Chase is not chasing. It will
wait until the ASK is at 1000.50 before it will start chasing the ASK
up. The value of this is that sometimes, you may not get filled at the
support level, so instead of letting the trade get away from you, we
wait to see if we get filled at 1000. Since the bid is now at our entry
limit price, we hope we get filled, but it doesn't happen this time.
Instead, the market starts moving back up. As soon as the ASK lifts to
1001, our LIMIT entry price will start chasing it.
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