Quote from commanderco:
Good thread Bolter.
Firstly, I use the iq feed and in my opinion it is better than esignal.... much better.
I have been more or less happy with the old MD and I e mailed my thoughts to Trevor ( who I hold in high regard) about the extensions required to MD including simple charting and this is what I thought that he was going to do with MD.
Having spent several days with the new programe I finally spent a night surfing alternative programes as I have given up on Investor RT.
In this moment my preference is towards Ensign and with the help of a clever code writer I will have my bid / ask volume in the form of my preference.
I am sorry Trevor, but my trading requirements do not lie in the direction that you have taken MD.
Given that I believe that trading is less than 20% charting and more than 80% other things, I cannot allow myself to be seduced into fiddling with shiny new charting programes.
For what is worth, I never trade directly from my charting programe, I use DOM from another feed so that if there is a difference in the feeds it will make itself apparent.
I do hope that MD works out for you Trevor as you were on the right track before your adoption by RT.
If trading is less than 20% charting (80% other things as you say), then what is your problem with Inv R/T??? Is it not working for you or are you not willing to spend two or three days to learn how to use it?
In my past, I have used TS, Neoticker, Ensign, Qcharts, Esignal, CQG, and a few others here and there....so far I have absolutely no problems with Inv R/T, and I would not think of moving to Ensign or anything else for a second.
NOBODY has the MP, MD, and "Volume Breakdown" tools all in one package......I commend Inv R/T & MD for putting all this together in one package that is currently at the infancy of a new joint relationship!!! Just wait and see how they grow together as the product becomes more advanced. This charting is the new "king of the hill" imo with all the combined features and capabilities.
Also, I do not think that any product out these days is perfect....by no means (well, kwikpop is pretty darn perfect

). It may take some time in the next month or two, for both companies to take in all their users feedback and then make the adjustments to everyones needs. You have a brilliant charting concept in your hands (and the grass is not always greener next door), so the need to use something else imo would be walking away from the cutting edge of todays premier charting choice.