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[377OHMS]

Quote from j_medved:

Scott, not sure what you mean by "I have to request backfill for all symbols"? You mean it would not work for individual ones but would if you requested all?

Indices - IB does support many indices but we have not configured them in QT as an index source because IB only supported 40 symbols. Now that the limit has been increased, we will add them as an index source. I just have to find the time to go through all the usual index symbols that we have built in and find the corresponding ones for IB.

With Ameritrade backfill selected I can click on a symbol in Trade Ideas etc and the QT chart is fully populated.

With IB backfill selected I click on a symbol in TI and the chart is not backfilled until I request backfill via right click dialog box.

Not a huge issue for me, just an observation. Maybe its due to switching from one backfill source to another. Thanks for responding, your customer service is amazing.

Scott

 

[j_medved]

Quote from chrisofj:

I had a similar request. I have about 10 different portfolios "hidden" since there would be too many symbols for my datafeed plus bandwidth (tho I actually don't know how many simultaneous streaming qoutes I could sustain with cable internet anyone have a clue? 100 500 1000??).

Anyway About 3 times a day I scan thru these portfolios based on percentage of range and percent gain. It would be nice if a minute or 2 before I do that if I could universally backfill ALL portfolios. The wold make things a bit faster then bringing up each portfolio then backfilling it.

If you are just looking at % gain and range, why do you need backfill at all? Just get the quotes on the given portfolio. Backfill is only needed for charts.

Quote from 377OHMS:

With Ameritrade backfill selected I can click on a symbol in Trade Ideas etc and the QT chart is fully populated.

With IB backfill selected I click on a symbol in TI and the chart is not backfilled until I request backfill via right click dialog box.

Go to OPTIONS/Data Sources menu, BACKFILL tab, select Interactive Brokers if not already selected, then check the box to auto-backfill when chart is opened.

 

[Lois Price]

today, I have backfill with IB for QT for some globex symbols , but not all, like for NQ but not ES. I contacted IB and they said it's the first they had heard of it today. I really doubt that it's QT as none of my settings have changed. The other odd thing is that when this happens, I'm not accumuating data when QT is connected to IB and left on! (hmm, maybe it is QT...) The bid and ask are changing, but the chart will not update with it. QT did have an update for me today also.

anyone else with these symptoms?

LP

 

[j_medved]

sounds like the backfill is not the problem. The problem is the chart timeframe setting on the ES chart. click on the yellow clock button on the auto-hide toolbar. What timeframe do you have selected? (Should be CME Globex I believe)

 

[Lois Price]

yes, that's exactly what it is set to, cme:globex.

the only difference i see, is that NQ, which was working for me was set to default (last day only), whereas ES, which wasnt working was set to always show pre/after market, but I dont think that was the problem. Like I say, it's all worked before with no setting changes, BUT...

now that I've come back to my pc, not having restarted IB or QT, now at just after 5 pm EST...my quotes are now updating on the chart! I mean, the quotes, bid/ask was always changing today, but the chart wouldnt update, but now it is after a new cme day has begun! So as of right now, my chart is updating, but my backfill only goes back to today's aftermarket, of course.

thanks for your help, I'm still cant figure it out. That's what i've noticed another day, if my IB backfill isnt working, then I cant even accumulate data for the chart. Still not sure where the break in the chain is.



edit - just to update, now I am showing all of today's backfilled data for ES, I'm shaking my head because I've had it before where if i backfill after 4:30 pm or so, i won't get anything for the day. So let me just watch this for a few days, Jerry.

Quote from j_medved:

sounds like the backfill is not the problem. The problem is the chart timeframe setting on the ES chart. click on the yellow clock button on the auto-hide toolbar. What timeframe do you have selected? (Should be CME Globex I believe)

 

[j_medved]

Lois Price,

If you get this again, zip up and email us the following files so we can look at the setup:
STOCKS.INI
PORT.XML
CHARTS.INI
CACHE\SDATA.DMP
HOLIDAYS.XML

send to support@quotetracker.com

Since we did not get a ton of email on this, its not likely to be a bug. Mostlikely something somewhere misconfigured. Like maybe a holiday defined incorrectly.

 

[Lois Price]

I went looking under Options/Edit preferences/Multi day timeframes and found that it is set to US equities, 9:30am to 4pm.
The unusual problem is that any changes to that setting will not stick. ie: if i chose 24/7 and click OK, it will revert back to US equities if I go and look back on it. Same for cme, I even created my own user-defined and that won't save either, it will always go back to US equities, the first one listed.

any ideas or suggestions?

LP

 

[j_medved]

Options/Edit preferences/Multi day timeframes is not where you select the timeframe. That is where you configure new timeframes and select default if QT does not automatically assign one.

you have to change timeframes on the chart itself since each chart can have a different one. To do that, move the mouse over the auto-hide toolbar to show it. On it, click on the Yellow clock button. That will show a list of timeframes that you can pick from (may need to select OTHER to get to the one you want)

 

[nkhoi]

Quote from traderjb:

Jerry,

First let me say that this is a fantastic program you've made here. I showed this to my professor who teaches investments at my school, he is planning on having his students use it for his class. I really hope you guys make out good with this program.

Ok, now for my question. Is there anychance on you folks supporting Open Ecry? I personally use them as my futures broker and they provide all the data from the various exchanges (kinda like IB). The only missing piece from thir puzzle is that they offer no charting software. Now, I'm sure you probably have bigger brokers on your list, but if you have a chance, can you take a look at the folks I deal with?

Thanks,

John B.

check this out, tick chart in real time QT/Ecry data feed
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