A Good Charting Software

I'm looking for for a decent charting software application. Main important aspects for me are:
1. Reliability and accuracy.
2. Support and development fairly good and up to date. I have seen applications that contains components from early 90's.
3. Good range of useful tools and study options while avoiding bloatware approach.
4. Certainly, I don't want to pay $1,000.00 or soo for just the application per year or one time fee.
5. Top of the above items, if the application offers, market data download, scanner and charting-technical analysis features all in one it'd would be great.

I'd appreciate recommendations from experienced users.

bob1408 said:

I'm looking for for a decent charting software application. Main important aspects important for me are:
1. Reliability and accuracy.
2. Support and development fairly good and up to date. I have seen applications that contains components from early 90's.
3. Good range of useful tools and study options while avoiding bloatware approach.
4. Certainly, I don't want to pay $1,000.00 or soo for just the application per year or one time fee.
5. Top of the above items, if the application offers, market data download, scanner and charting-technical analysis features all in one it'd would be great.

I'd appreciate recommendations from experienced users.

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Have a look at Sierra Chart. You can try it out free on a few instruments, then you can rent it by the month or longer.
You'll need a data feed though e.g. IB account or Mytrack Silver etc. All the feeds it will accept are listed on the web site www.sierrachart.com. I use IB and as broker too.
Doesn't contain a scanner but you can find free ones on the net.
Includes a spreadsheet (and will link to Excel too) if you want to manipulate intraday data in flight.

Wouldn't be without it (although I also use Tradestation 20001 Prosuite for its Radar Screens).

Glenn

Netdania.com - pretty good as in offers all one needs, totally free, the one downside is that at the momemnt it's only for forex, silver and gold.

Another free alternative - provided you trade enough - is Tradestation.com with more, but by no means all, markets, and great charting.

Superb is CQG.com with all markets under the sun and more charting features, but pretty pricey.

Thank you all for taking time to add your recommendations.

I have tried Sierra Chart, but found it not so friendly to use. User interface and usability put me off.

I'll try Ensign Windows and see how it does behave. I'll try to report my experience with it in due course.

In the meantime further recommendations are very welcome.

.....I would recommend Metastck 10.....

......The real time version costs approx £900 odd pounds so perhaps not what you would consider....But have look at the link below.....

You can buy the e signal version or consider data from Reuters.....

http://www.trader-software.com/inde...etaStock_9.1_EOD/currency/GBP/?ref=google-ads

http://www.equis.com/Products/

Free Charting Software

bob1408 said:

I'm looking for for a decent charting software application. Main important aspects for me are:
1. Reliability and accuracy.
2. Support and development ... up to date.
3. Good range of useful tools ...
4. Certainly, I don't want to pay $1,000.
5. Top of the above items, if the application offers, market data download, scanner and charting-technical analysis features all in one it'd would be great.

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Hi Bob,

Most of your requirements are met with QuoteTrader, which is FREE, and uses your broker's data, so there's no additional exchange fees.
QuoteTrader's charts are currently powered for customers of either IB, TD AMERITRADE and eSignal.
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Get Amibroker !!!!

Amibroker !!!!!!
no other program is that powerful and user friendly !!!!!

costs about $220, you can udate quotas from yahoo for free within the program,
program your strategies etc ......

polcad said:

Amibroker !!!!!!
no other program is that powerful and user friendly !!!!!

costs about $220, you can udate quotas from yahoo for free within the program,
program your strategies etc ......

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I'm looking for a used copy of Amibroker real-time latest version. Please email me at :

billchen90 -- at-- yahoo.com

thanks

Try Optimal Trader
Only $99/y with a good user guide.
Includes technical analysis ( quite technical if you want to..), market scanner (though you have to add the symbols manually), data back to the 80's and interesting new solutions regarding technical analysis...

I'm mostly using it to pick out good mutual funds...