Hi, I'm looking for a good charting package. Currently, I use IB's charts on TWS. Not very good at times - well pretty often. I'm thinking of using Sierra, but I'm wondering if there are any low cost programs out there that may be superior. Or an expensive program that may be worth the bucks. Thanks.
look at http://www.alphatrade.com They provide a 14 day full feature trial. I've been using them for 2 months with ib and charts are in the same range as prices shown on tws. Charts are streaming. Price starts at $31. Technical help ,either by 800 number or on line within the egate product.
Hi Donnap, QuoteTrader is free, and has integrated to the IB TWS API, which provides historical data (as well as streaming quotes and trading functionality). Setup instructions are covered in this brief video: <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/75yvJTuiXsU&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/75yvJTuiXsU&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> Also, QuoteTrader's charting and trading functionality is covered in this playlist of short videos: <object width="530" height="370"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/p/C840BBCB48E7F225"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/p/C840BBCB48E7F225" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="530" height="370"></embed></object> If you're interested, you can register and download QuoteTrader here: http://www.quote.com/quotetrader Let me know if I can assist any further, Brent QuoteTrader Product Management Contact Us! trading@quote.com Get QuoteTrader! http://www.quote.com/quotetrader Announcements and Support Online Video Library Google QuoteTrader!
Open ECry's own charts are great, if they have what you need/want. If not, you can plug their FREE data into a number of other charting programs.