Medved Quotetracker or Sierra

Discussion in 'Trading Software' started by traderob, Jan 28, 2004.

  1. misctrader,

    I am curious. You say quotetracker is the best but have you tried Sierra or have you tried Ensign? And what is it best for ... what kind of trading and timescale do you use?

    I once used QT and found it ok for what I was doing but it is pretty limited compared with Sierra or (more so) Ensign. I will keep looking from time to time but I wouldnt say it was "the best". LOL ... I added while u were replying. I would say that I like the way it handles lines better than Sierra although I like Sierras flexibility wrt dlls etc a lot more.
     
    #111     May 24, 2004
  2. kiwi,

    i guess "best" is subjective. I'ved used eSignal and Tradestation and prophet.net.

    Though eSignal and TS were both good and did the job well, they were a bit pricey for what I needed. Subscribing to various exchanges with its fees and monthly platform fees,etc. For my style of trading, QT is adequate. Maybe for someone else it might not be sufficient.

    but you can't argue with the price. And it's really stable and just feeds off of IB.

    overall, a very good package I think.
     
    #112     May 24, 2004
  3. EtfTrader

    EtfTrader Guest

    What a CROCK OF SHIT THIS PLACE IS TURNING INTO
     
    #113     May 24, 2004
  4. That would depend if the quote source in question supports continuous fututures symbols. For example, eSignal datafeed does. As far as going as far back as possible. once we add that capability (going beyond 10 days), then yes, you will be able to do that.

    Configure one chart, then right click on it and select "Save As Default"
     
    #114     May 24, 2004
  5. EtfTrader,

    dude! You gotta get off your cynical horse. I'm in no way affliated with QT. I just revisited QT in the last month or so. I've used it briefly about a few years ago but I discontinued.

    But I'm glad I revisited and used it. It saved me a BUNDLE! And for my type of trading, it's sufficient. So, just chill!

    cool:

    misc
     
    #115     May 24, 2004
  6. jerry,

    is there a good way to print the charts? I did the print scrn and paste it under Paint.

    It doesn't fit in one page. It cuts the graph into 2 pages,etc.

    do you plan to add the print functionality?

    thanks!

    misc
     
    #116     May 25, 2004
  7. They are changing, probably faster than Sierrachart that I also use. For example, pivots for which you programmed a SC dll are standard in QT. For a free software that's quite neat...
     
    #117     May 25, 2004
  8. MiscTrader - you would want to resize the chart first or set it to scale to fit when printing. You may want to use SnagIt or something similar meanwhile.

    We probably will add printing in the future. do not have an ETA
     
    #118     May 25, 2004
  9. when will QT be ready for prime time?

    thanks.
     
    #119     May 25, 2004
  10. I hardly think that chart printing stops a program from being "prime time" when it is geared for intraday tracking. So, to answer your question, its prime time now.
     
    #120     May 25, 2004