How does QuoteTracker work?

high99 · Sep 30, 2011

OK. So I am a real slow learner. Again, if TD shuts down the hosting server, will QT still work? Yes or no. And what is this patch for? If I use the patch, then the server is not necessary?

tradin4profits · Sep 30, 2011

No, it will not work if it is not hosted on a server somewhere and Ameritrade owns it so if they shut it down I will be moving my acct of almost 12 years somewhere else because TOS and the new peice of junk Trade Architecht are both garbage like command center .

Catoosa · Sep 30, 2011

Quote from high99:

OK. So I am a real slow learner. Again, if TD shuts down the hosting server, will QT still work? Yes or no. And what is this patch for? If I use the patch, then the server is not necessary?

It should work if you apply "the patch" and you also have a data source that does not make changes that prevent QuoteTracker from connecting and retrieving data.

shfly · Sep 30, 2011

Quote from TBA99:

I started looking at Quotetracker in 1998. Today, I use it as my primary charting software and have used this great tool in developing all of my current entry /exit equity strategies. With the outlook of this product being pulled at the end of the year, it has exposed a major trading weakness (software reliance). What software are current Quotetracker users planning to switch to once it is no longer available? What software are the people at Medved Quotetracker recommending?

TBA99

Used Qt & IQFeed for about 10 years...still using it...get the patch off the the link...page 28...middle of the page...

http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=213476&perpage=6&pagenumber=28

tradin4profits · Sep 30, 2011

Quote from Catoosa:

It should work if you apply "the patch" and you also have a data source that does not make changes that prevent QuoteTracker from connecting and retrieving data.

So how is it going to work if it is not being hosted on a server????

j_medved · Sep 30, 2011

Quotetracker runs on your computer. It is not "Hosted". Refer to my reply above.

tradin4profits · Sep 30, 2011

Quote from j_medved:

Quotetracker runs on your computer. It is not "Hosted". Refer to my reply above.

Thanks Jerry, I am with Ameritrade now should I download the patch now or wait until I change brokers. I do not have any issues with QT right now...I love it!

j_medved · Sep 30, 2011

if you don't need the stuff in the patch (registration stuff, 60 days on charts), then you don't need to mess with it.

high99 · Oct 1, 2011

OK. Now we are getting somewhere. So if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
If and when TD shuts down the registration server, until then I will leave things alone. 60 days of data? Heck, I only look at the last 60 minutes. Does anybody know who developed this patch? I downloaded it just to look at it, and there it was. But then what? I noticed something on the upper left corner of the window that said "unzip it" or something. So do you click on that? Then what happens?