Best intraday software for tapereading

Hi,

Simple request for you tapereaders out there - which software package is best for interpreting intraday T&S?

I really suck at tapereading, so I'm not going to list the things that I THINK I'm looking for.

Thanks guys,
-dude

PS - If anyone wants to share any tapereading tips as well for NYSE, I'd be very thankful. IM me if it's easier for you via email, chat, whatever...

 

It really does not matter that much, I don't think. You need real-time bid, offer, and prints..... pretty simple. I assume you mean NYSE.

http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/searc...id=25321&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending

 

uhh...

specifically -

color coded uptick/downtick

filter both bid/ask/print acc to size but separately - i.e. all prints within a certain size, but all bids and offers regardless of size

i want to be able to see if last print is at bid, at offer, or somewhere in-between without having to look to see what bid/offer were at that time

 

QCharts does that.

 

Qcharts doesn't specifically say "Trade at Ask" - or "Trade inside spread" - this is what I want.

Maybe I have to write app for this.

 

qcharts does say that but it is a color code in the T&S

 

Okay, how about this for a simpler request:

Each sale with the spread at the time next to it.

Example-

Time Price Size BBid BBid Size Bask BAsk Size
11:51:30 35.91 1,000 35.91 2,000 35.95 400

(All I want to see is the sale price & size, but with the spread posted alongside it at the TIME of that sale; not what the current bid/ask is).

 

Ouch!

Apparently my spacing was "adjusted" by ET...

 

To get figures to align, enclose them in [*code*] and [*/code*], without the asterisks. You still may have to play around a little, but at least it allows for tabular presentation.

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