Mostly: Classical

[Sexton O Blake]

Well exactly - I can always try the realtime feed at Stockwatch - but do I need that really? I am not day trading.

I have posted about this before - writing something that keeps track of my portfolio; my capital gains for taxes; and currency. That will improve my efficiency for keeping track of everything. But the extra (which is really just an addon) is the stock screener. Part of me is leaning toward spending more time with Stock Charts - but even with that - the free service is enough if I am doing only a few indicators anyways. The stock scan is limited - I figure if I play with Stockcharts Technical Scans (paid) I can learn more about what I need then code it (perhaps even following the same logic they use for creating the screeners) - you know the Bill Gates way.

If I am playing the US market - I have to know what effect my portfolio has wrt to currency - to be able to figure out the what ifs -- if someone is saying the dollar will decline over x months.. be able to forecast my gains/loses and decide if it is best to get out for a while.

Thanks again for the sites.. they all come in handy when looking for info. Hacking away at this stuff.. and using wget (http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/wget.html) to rip those sites to the bones.

cheers!
blake

PS: I have been free for two weeks - the trial ihub offered. the bloody spell check fails the url*tag stuff. Once you post it, it works but not during preview. Will let Matt know.

WGET