POLL: If you trade intraday, do you use sub-one-minute charts in your trading?

If you trade intraday, do you use sub-one-minute charts in your trading?

  • Yes

    Votes: 23 30.7%

  • No

    Votes: 52 69.3%
  • Total voters
    75
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Gabfly1

Please participate in this poll if you trade intraday.

The reason I ask is that I recently learned that CQG, considered by many to be the gold standard of charting software, does not support sub-one-minute charting. I found this odd, and so I'm curious to know how many people here use such charts in their trading.
 
Quote from killthesunshine:

of what use will this be to you :confused:
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It will scratch an itch. If relatively few people use sub-one-minute charts, then it would be that much more understandable why CQG opted to forego offering such capability. On the other hand, if a fair number of people actually do use sub-one-minute charts, then the question arises, why does the gold standard of charting not support this feature? Not that I necessarily expect this poll to be representative, but it is the only polling mechanism available to me.

Thanks for asking.
 
Select "Tick" chart on cqg if you want a sub 1 minute chart, it will plot every trade at the price. although not a time chart per se it will give you split second plotting
 
Quote from Dogfish:

Select "Tick" chart on cqg if you want a sub 1 minute chart, it will plot every trade at the price. although not a time chart per se it will give you split second plotting
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i guess this revelation renders this poll invalid :confused:
 
Quote from Dogfish:

Select "Tick" chart on cqg if you want a sub 1 minute chart, it will plot every trade at the price. although not a time chart per se it will give you split second plotting
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I am aware that CQG offers tick charts. But that's not quite the same thing, is it? Among other things, a tick chart doesn't offer the same cadence as a time-based chart.

As an aside, do you know if CQG allows you to configure the number of ticks per bar to get something that resembles OHLC? I imagine that capability should be available.
 
Quote from Gabfly1:

I am aware that CQG offers tick charts. But that's not quite the same thing, is it? Among other things, a tick chart doesn't offer the same cadence as a time-based chart.

As an aside, do you know if you can configure the number of ticks per bar to get something that resembles OHLC?
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who is your broker?
 
Quote from killthesunshine:

who is your broker?
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Let's stay on topic, shall we? I have no interest in changing either the broker or software that I am currently using. I have no immediate plans to spend the monthly fee that CQG charges. The principal reason for starting this thread is because I was surprised that a high end service does not provide sub-one-minute charting. The poll is an attempt to judge the reasonableness of their decision. That is all.
 
Quote from Gabfly1:

Please participate in this poll if you trade intraday.

The reason I ask is that I recently learned that CQG, considered by many to be the gold standard of charting software, does not support sub-one-minute charting. I found this odd, and so I'm curious to know how many people here use such charts in their trading.
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To what extent can you embellish CQG with you own code?

If you can add custom indicators and have direct access to data streams - write your own Sub Bar chart.
 
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