Best value depends on your exact needs. For instance, how much backfill do you need? For instance, IB only provides 30 days backfill.
One suggestion for using QuoteTracker is to setup a TDAmeritrade account and get free intraday backfills upto 20 days on upto 600 symbols. Seems to work OK for me so far, with 25 symbols. Only problem is that sometimes AB doesn't refresh quotes after my computer comes out of standby. Had to restart AB and perform manual backfill request through QT to get real-time updates flowing again. I am still in the process of setting up my trading platform for day-trading with AB. I think I might actually go back to TradeStation since it has nice chart-based and market-depth mouse click trading. I haven't seen anything compare to that yet. I suppose I could program my own interface, but I rather spend my time trading and watching the markets. --- In [email protected], "Ken Close" <ken45...@...> wrote: > > I have been using QuoteTracker (1 min updates with some 75 symbols) and have > never seen any delays or problems. I also have not run any explorations nor > scans but just have looked at charts over bunches of symbols. However, I > abhor the fact that QT, being fed from my free Fidelity.com data stream, > cannot back fill if it misses even a short time much less a day or more > (power outages, etc). And I have had a bunch of those recently rendering any > signals based on say 5 or 10 days lookback to be worthless. Hence, my > search for something with backfill capabilities. > > I have been considering subscribing to qpFeed, a somewhat new service from > QuotesPlus, and then I have seen these numerous messages about slow delivery > of 1 minute data from IQFeed but several msgs mentioned qpFeed. > > So, hence the subject line....what is the best VALUE for the fastest, most > reliable intraday, 1 minute (I don't care about tick data and could probably > get by with 5 minute data) data feed. I would like to have a universe of > ETFs (maybe 100 to 125 symbols) and would like to scan for setups and > buy/sell signals on 15 minute charts, maybe even 30 minute charts. > > qpFeed sounded economical (good value) but if there are major bottlenecks, > then I dunno. TJ says all intraday feeds slow down, but what do those > intrepid day traders use? > > Advice and suggestions, please. Thanks. > Ken >
