Multicharts

[bidask]

Anyone use this? How does it compare to Tradestation?

 

[InvestorTerry]

It is not as good but it is only 499, and they keep improving it.

 

[makloda]

I found it was slow as hell. Opening a chart, clicking through the dialogues, clicking an OK button ... all these basic operations seemed strangely laggy although I use a 2gb ram/Fast CPU computer.

 

[bidask]

wealthlab was slow like hell for me. is there a real alternative to tradestation?

 

[WD40]

MultiCharts is owned by a bunch of Russians.
They have no concept of customer service; if you ask a question They don't like, they will tell you to go take a hike.
Really. If you don't believe me, go read their customer forum.

 

[tortoise]

Wow. I must be using a different MultiCharts. I've run MultiCharts side-by-side with TradeStation for about four months now and my screen real estate devoted to TradeStation gets smaller and smaller while my MultiCharts windows take over. I notice no speed differential between TradeStation and MultiCharts -- and the latest MultiCharts release (now out in beta) is designed to make full use of multiple cores for such processor-intensive activities as optimization (TradeStation is not so designed -- read the fine print on their website).

Customer service is, in my experience, head-and-shoulders over TradeStation: The MC staff goes out of its way, it seems.

Bottom line: MC has had a measureable, positive impact on my bottom line. I can't imagine trading without it.

 

[makloda]

Quote from bidask:

wealthlab was slow like hell for me. is there a real alternative to tradestation?

http://www.tickquest.com

 

[krishiyer]

Quote from tortoise:

Wow. I must be using a different MultiCharts. I've run MultiCharts side-by-side with TradeStation for about four months now and my screen real estate devoted to TradeStation gets smaller and smaller while my MultiCharts windows take over.
Bottom line: MC has had a measureable, positive impact on my bottom line. I can't imagine trading without it.

Hi
Can multicharts generate autotrade signal to IB TWS based on a chart (paint bar trigger).
Let us say CCI combined with Macd ? or Bar high hitting Leltner Band?
Stoch hitting 75-80 % .... like that.
I have not used Tradestation.I do not want to change broker to TS .I have no programming experience to set up DLL etc.I use Quote tracker.
I need to auto mate my trading.
I dont want to scan.Just say my usual 20 heavy weight stocks in the trading window with charts Open (kept reduced)
Would you describe your experience with multicharts in auto trading?

 

[bidask]

does multicharts have all of the easylanguage functions?

 

[giles117]

Quote from bidask:

does multicharts have all of the easylanguage functions?

There are a few missing. You can hit the forums and see which one they are...

One that comes to mind is SetPercentTrailing

All of the TS ELD files I have imported and compiled work fine....