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IB Clients: What charting package do you use?
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Trader Workstation Charting 9 12.16%
SierraChart 8 10.81%
NinjaTrader 6 8.11%
MultiCharts 28 37.84%
E-Signal 7 9.46%
TradeStation 2 2.70%
Bloomberg 0 0%
Reuters 0 0%
Don't use charts 1 1.35%
Other chart package (please specify) 13 17.57%
Total: 74 votes 100%
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ibx
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Registered: Aug 2012
Posts: 7

 

08-03-12 08:36 PM

IB is committed to making meaningful improvements to Trader Workstation charting, and would like to better understand IB client chart usage.

(1) What charting package do you use?

(2) Please post suggestions for Trader Workstation charting improvements. In a few days we will compile suggestions into a new poll to help guide chart improvement prioritization.

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NoBias
 

Registered: Jul 2012
Posts: 154

 

08-03-12 09:05 PM

(1) Tradestation & Multi-chart's

(2) IB charts felt so cumbersome, I rarely used them. Difficult to make any suggestions, other than attempt to emulate either of the above.

Starting with the charting parameters... i.e. format symbol.. tabbed settings, style, scaling, properties

Range: instead of X# of bars, or default bars depending on time frame, provide options, i.e.

days back / weeks back / months back
or
Bars back
or
last date

Session:
Ability to set Session in Settings... 24 hr, RTH, RTH+pre, RTH+post, custom

Perhaps add ability to measure % change on Trendline [TS function]
ability to compress expand visible bars on chart with out changing "display X# bars, or 1 day 5 min bars, etc...

To mention a few.

License or acquire charting package similar to AMP's deal with MC discretionary Trader

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jeb9999
 

Registered: Feb 2008
Posts: 1864

 

08-03-12 09:41 PM

IB's charts are ugly to look at, slow and awkward to use.

I've used QuoteTracker for years. The charts are easy on the eyes, fast to update and very easy to use.

I am under the impression that QuoteTracker is the most widely used 3rd party charting package for IB customers.

Make IB's charting look, feel and work like QuoteTracker and you will finally have decent charting.

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oldtime
 

Registered: Jun 2011
Posts: 7479

 

08-03-12 09:44 PM

I just use tws, that's all I need. But ib has never been known for their charts. There is no end to what could be done to improve them. If I needed better charts, I would use sierra.

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oldtime
 

Registered: Jun 2011
Posts: 7479

 

08-03-12 09:51 PM

whatever you do, just make sure there is an easy to find "go back to default" button, so after messing them up for an hour I don't have to spend another hour trying to get them back the way they were.

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MarketMasher
 

Registered: Sep 2007
Posts: 1613

 

08-03-12 10:14 PM

I've looked at IB and the charts are a mess - all clutter.

All good charting packages start as a clean slate and let you decide what you want on them.

But the bigger issue is IB's data - which is not tick by tick with accurate volume.

You can make the charts as pretty as you want, but without robust and unfiltered tick data, it's lipstick on a pig, imo.

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