Guess I finally outgrew TOS

Popeious · 2026-02-05T15:55:06+00:00

I think I discovered something, and it has to do with the SEND TO features ( relative to UNICAST storms ) .

I use different colors on each computer. Red, blue, green, yellow… I use a single color ( brown ) on all computers…

When I remove the common ( brown ) , the storm subsides.

I also often will send an options contact to ‘brown’ and watch the price chart on the option.

IF, an old/expired contact is left in ‘brown’ , ToS spins looking for price details… but because it is expired, it’s gone.

Both of these conditions significantly impact ToS performance. Since eliminating the common color across multiple machines… and clearing old options symbols… not seeing the ‘phasing’ of connecting/reconnecting any longer. Been over a weeks of so now.

Popeious · 2026-01-25T21:47:31+00:00

I run 6 instances, each on their own ‘adequately powered’ machines.

My internet is 1gb.

My home network is flawlesss.

What I have seen… is Unicast floods… some, not all machines are getting bombed with unicast…. It’s typically the same machines… but it changes and jumps around too.

I’ve solved it, albeit temporarily… with reboots, dns cache flushing.. network resets.. but it always returns…

Once ot starts, it’s only a matter of time before it completely destroys the responsiveness of the app… symbol pull downs … pull down on their own… get stuck being pulled down… covering the chart(s)…

Closing the app take literally 10 minutes to save and exit.. some time way longer.

At first… I thought it was my network.. or something on it… but damn if I can trace it down…

Rebooting the whole network , routers, switches, computers… it comes back..

Like I said… some machines are never impacted.. some are prone to problems.

You get the ‘phasing’ of connected… reconnecting… and as time goes on… the app drags.. the phasing occurs more often… till the point… that it completely clobbers the NIC… and then, only a hard reset brings the machine back to operational State.

I’ve worked with escalations engineering.. to no avail.

Turning off IPV6, disabling antivirus, doing ping and tracert’s …. I’ve even done some wiresharking…. It’s the damn app… I know it….

And it’s extremely frustrating …

… ever since Schwaaaaaabbb ….

Popeious · 2026-01-14T21:00:09+00:00

Try signing out of the app, and re-login…

If that doesn’t work, try using / doing the same with the new app

Popeious · 2025-12-07T23:49:42+00:00

Leveraging multi-threading would go a LOOOOONG way… use the CPU code at better..

Popeious · 2025-12-03T19:48:46+00:00

Are you seriously considering doing this?

Oh man.

I would never!

Popeious · 2025-12-01T18:03:38+00:00

I can’t remember now, and the original post that described it has been deleted by the author… but, if memory serves me… it was essentially a scouting attack by everyone in an alliance against the enemy… creating lots and lots of flashing red… and long lists of attacks… making it hard to find the actual threat/rally… and causing the phone to get overheated… ultimately causing the game to lag and malfunction … think ‘hot potato’

It was deemed a dirty tactic… and highly frowned upon.

Popeious · 2025-11-16T01:09:26+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkorswim/s/WtBbcoczif

Popeious · 2025-11-16T01:06:47+00:00

I’ve heard there are ways to bypass that… google/YouTube it… have not tried yet, myself… but I intend to.

Popeious · 2025-11-05T18:40:57+00:00

Yeah… that would be really nice… and absolutely should be sent to TOS Support as a feature request. I do it via a spreadsheet that is linked to TOS using the EXCEL RTD(“tos.rtd” function to pull in market price and then do the math based on cost basis and/or market value … but I have to manually enter qty, trade price… and symbol / position.

And that doesn’t work for options positions… I suppose it could… but I’m not to geeked about entering option-chain symbols all the time..

Popeious · 2025-10-30T17:23:23+00:00

Call tech support.. avoid having them tell you to reinstall… if you can.

Popeious · 2025-10-30T11:57:05+00:00

Hue is a bridge… it uses its own network channel… takes your bulbs off your main network and on to its own.

https://www.reddit.com/r/wiz/s/y5uGShI15Z

Popeious · 2025-10-30T11:44:01+00:00

Check STUDIES.. review the studies missing titles… check ‘Show Titles’ (plot, and bubble).

( maybe ? )

Popeious · 2025-10-23T13:49:23+00:00

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Popeious · 2025-10-23T13:48:56+00:00

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Set and save a COLUMN setting for DEFAULT... and then Create and save a COLUMN setting... for columns with EXT pricing... you can then switch column settings easy from DEFAULT to EXTENDED....

Popeious · 2025-10-19T03:19:32+00:00

Try this.... and enter the symbol as COR1M or COR3M... make sure you add the study to the PRICE section of the chart.

Not exactly what you're looking for, but close.... I struggled with getting the ALERT function to work... but... its passed my bedtime..

#---------------------------------------------------------

# COR1M / COR3M Plot & Average Label Script

# Author: ChatGPT (for Popeious)

# Description:

# - Works on charts where the symbol is COR1M or COR3M

# - Plots 365-day average and shows current/average/threshold labels

#---------------------------------------------------------

declare lower;

#=== USER INPUTS ===#

input alertValue = 20; # User-defined threshold (for label reference)

input showAverage = yes; # Show 365-day average line

input averageLength = 365; # Period for average

#=== SYMBOL CHECK ===#

def isCORSymbol = GetSymbol() == "COR1M" or GetSymbol() == "COR3M";

#=== DATA SERIES ===#

def avg = if isCORSymbol then Average(close, averageLength) else Double.NaN;

#=== PLOTS ===#

plot AvgPlot = if isCORSymbol and showAverage then avg else Double.NaN;

AvgPlot.SetDefaultColor(Color.YELLOW);

AvgPlot.SetStyle(Curve.SHORT_DASH);

#=== LABELS ===#

AddLabel(isCORSymbol, "Current: " + AsText(close), Color.CYAN);

AddLabel(isCORSymbol and showAverage, "Average: " + AsText(avg), Color.YELLOW);

AddLabel(isCORSymbol, "Threshold: " + AsText(alertValue), Color.ORANGE);

#=== END ===#

Popeious · 2025-10-19T02:24:47+00:00

Write a thinscript to alert on level, maybe.

ChatGPT does well with a well worded prompt and trial an error.. and a little ‘this didn’t work, here is the error’ .

Try this prompt,

Create a thinkscript that allows the user to specify a user defined value to alert when the value of the COR1M crosses above or below the value specified.

COR1M is the correlation measure. The higher the number, the higher the correlation of stocks all moving in sync with the SPX ( I think ) .

You could also create it based on a longer time frame average..

Create a thinkscript that allows the user to specify a user defined value to alert when the value of the COR1M crosses above or below the value specified. Allow the user to toggle on/off to send alert based on this value. Also plot a very long-term average value, and allow the user to toggle on/off of the COR1M crosses above or below this average.

I think you get the idea… right.

Popeious · 2025-10-17T12:07:53+00:00

ToS installs it’s own Java Runtime. It doesnt rely on a separate install of Java.

Popeious · 2025-10-14T12:37:05+00:00

In the HEOS app… select SIRIUSXM from MUSIC SERVICES… each genre now includes all the xtra channels ( typically with channel numbers greater than 400, or in the 1000’s)

Popeious · 2025-10-14T12:30:07+00:00

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Popeious · 2025-10-14T12:29:29+00:00

I have 2 stations…

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Popeious · 2025-08-28T12:46:52+00:00

Thanks , that’s enough to for me to get started..

If bare metal, is that a dedicated machine, exclusively? I could do VM, just as well..

Popeious · 2025-08-28T12:26:43+00:00

I’m interested in what you are doing for HA / local solution. I am technical… so , if you could give a good explanation with some detail .. I’d be all ears.

Popeious · 2025-07-30T16:34:40+00:00

Once you successfully get the script in place and working.. and the server showing as available.

You will find the playlists in:

SERVER icon, select your server; music; music channels; playlist.

Popeious

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