Using both tradestation and X-Trader

DO NOT trade with TradeStation without another broker up and running, you will eventually will get caught with your pants down in the middle of the trading day with no access to your account.

The charts are mighty pretty, but their data feed is from LEAPFROG!
 
Quote from Bernard111:

Not possible; I mean Ensign does not provide any TT-Ensign fix adapter and has no plans about it.
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Thanks Bernard. I believe I will stay with IB and Ensign. The DTN backfill solves the main IB data problem using volume charts.
 
Quote from shark:

Ok then I have one more question. How far back do the intraday charts go back with X-Study? They don't seem to say on their website.
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On the 1 min es charts I think I was able to see about 3 months X-study through Velocity
 
X-Study has both tick and volume charts. You can right click on any chart you set up and select "change interval" and then select tick and as for volume, many different calculations of volume (cumulative bid/ask, etc.) are available if you right click and select indicators. I think X-Study is included with the standard TT license but it needs to be downloaded/installed separately. It runs kind of like a pluggin.

One legitimate concern is that TT charges for each exchange feed so if you want charts for products traded on different exchanges (ie Eurex and CME), you will probably need to pay for each additional exchange. Not sure if eSignal or CQG fees work the same way but I'd look at those feeds as alternatives.




Quote from timokrates:

My major concern with X-Trader is that X-Study does not offer tick or volume charts, which I believe are an advantage for scalping.

Does anybody know it it's possible to connect the TT feed to Ensign for example?
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Quote from Pyramid20:

X-Study has both tick and volume charts. You can right click on any chart you set up and select "change interval" and then select tick and as for volume, many different calculations of volume (cumulative bid/ask, etc.) are available if you right click and select indicators. I think X-Study is included with the standard TT license but it needs to be downloaded/installed separately. It runs kind of like a pluggin.

One legitimate concern is that TT charges for each exchange feed so if you want charts for products traded on different exchanges (ie Eurex and CME), you will probably need to pay for each additional exchange. Not sure if eSignal or CQG fees work the same way but I'd look at those feeds as alternatives.
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Thanks for clarification. I asked a broker about this and they replied that TT does not offer this charting and they have no plans to implement it.

Anyway, good to know. What about charting and data handling in general? Any experience?
 
Quote from timokrates:

Thanks for clarification. I asked a broker about this and they replied that TT does not offer this charting and they have no plans to implement it.
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The brokers that do not care to dedicate a decent infrastructure for FMDS management (needed for historical charts) give exactly this kind of reply...
 
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