Charting software for trials with historical data

alby · Mar 2, 2004, 5:00pm

I am just starting out in the trading world and after reading many threads on this incredibly useful site I feel my initial approach should be:-
1. further research of technical analysis
2. practising on historical data with a good charting package

So I'm after advice on a versatile charting package that comes with loads of historical data so I can experiment for a while developing my strategies before committing to a monthly subscription. I presume most systems have a trial version that has most functionality included?

I am after a package that contains as many of the following as possible:
- trendlines
- moving averages
- stochastics
- bollinger bands
- RSI
- MACD
- volume
- ability to code own indicators

Which market is not really too important at this stage, though ultimately I'd like to analyse both UK & US stocks. EOD data will be sufficient.

All advice much appreciated!

Zenda · Mar 2, 2004, 5:15pm

try free trial www.prophet.net Best on the Web by far

also see tech an charts on yahoo

try this

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=^DJI...a=ss,w14,vm&c=

ilia king · Mar 3, 2004, 12:51pm

Tradestation and Metasotck both allow you to do this. If your into automatic trading (coding and building your own system), then you should go for Tradestation 2000i. I believe there is a demo version of Metastock. And yes, they do come with:

-trendlines
- moving averages
- stochastics
- bollinger bands
- RSI
- MACD
- volume
- ability to code own indicators

If I find the demo I will post it here

sw_alex · Mar 4, 2004, 9:50am

Try
http://charting.itlocus.com
They have a demo and they have a special offer for the full product for 9.99.

Edited by Rognvald for Advertising

rossored · Mar 4, 2004, 10:47am

www.futuresource.com was also quite good last time I looked at it, but that was some months back.

RR

ilia king · Mar 7, 2004, 7:16am

Found it - http://www.sharework.de/e_metastock.html

Rognvald · Mar 7, 2004, 8:09am

If you haven't already done so have a trawl through the software guide which has only recently been reinstated - sorry that the links are not running properly yet.
Have a look at Wealth Lab developer for comparison with others. Ability to code own indicators on eod restricts choice a bit

Mar 2, 2004, 5:00pm	#1
alby New Member Member Since Nov 2003 2 Posts	Charting software for trials with historical data I am just starting out in the trading world and after reading many threads on this incredibly useful site I feel my initial approach should be:- 1. further research of technical analysis 2. practising on historical data with a good charting package So I'm after advice on a versatile charting package that comes with loads of historical data so I can experiment for a while developing my strategies before committing to a monthly subscription. I presume most systems have a trial version that has most functionality included? I am after a package that contains as many of the following as possible: - trendlines - moving averages - stochastics - bollinger bands - RSI - MACD - volume - ability to code own indicators Which market is not really too important at this stage, though ultimately I'd like to analyse both UK & US stocks. EOD data will be sufficient. All advice much appreciated!

Mar 2, 2004, 5:15pm	#2
Zenda Senior Member Member Since Nov 2002 493 Posts	US Stocke etc try free trial www.prophet.net Best on the Web by far also see tech an charts on yahoo try this http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=^DJI...a=ss,w14,vm&c=

Mar 3, 2004, 12:51pm	#3
ilia king Senior Member Member Since Nov 2003 329 Posts	Re: Charting software for trials with historical data Tradestation and Metasotck both allow you to do this. If your into automatic trading (coding and building your own system), then you should go for Tradestation 2000i. I believe there is a demo version of Metastock. And yes, they do come with: -trendlines - moving averages - stochastics - bollinger bands - RSI - MACD - volume - ability to code own indicators If I find the demo I will post it here __________________ He Who Dares - Winz!

Mar 4, 2004, 9:50am	#4
sw_alex New Member Member Since Feb 2004 3 Posts	IT Locus has a great product Try http://charting.itlocus.com They have a demo and they have a special offer for the full product for 9.99. Edited by Rognvald for Advertising Last edited by Rognvald; Mar 7, 2004 at 8:12am.

Mar 4, 2004, 10:47am	#5
rossored Legendary Member Member Since Dec 2002 2,069 Posts	Re: Charting software for trials with historical data www.futuresource.com was also quite good last time I looked at it, but that was some months back. RR __________________ Please do not message me about account deletion or moderation. For advertising issues ONLY please email advertising (at) trade2win.com

Mar 7, 2004, 7:16am	#6
ilia king Senior Member Member Since Nov 2003 329 Posts	Re: Charting software for trials with historical data Found it - http://www.sharework.de/e_metastock.html __________________ He Who Dares - Winz!

Mar 7, 2004, 8:09am	#7
Rognvald Veteran Member Member Since Feb 2003 920 Posts	Re: Charting software for trials with historical data If you haven't already done so have a trawl through the software guide which has only recently been reinstated - sorry that the links are not running properly yet. Have a look at Wealth Lab developer for comparison with others. Ability to code own indicators on eod restricts choice a bit __________________ Rognvald

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