tradinghunble, no I am not overlooking those software packages. I have used QT and consider it more of a toy for that very reason. It's been a while since I have used Stockcharts and Bigcharts and even then it was only to check the closing prices. The others that you mentioned are either limited or come up short of the power of Amibroker. I still do not know why you would want to display a set number of bars. Maybe I am missing something. Could you enlighten me as to the advantage of using a set number of bars?
--- In [email protected], "tradinghumble" <sharp...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "booker_1324" <booker_1324@> wrote: > > > > I use 3 different software packages and none of them have a set number of > > bars for the chart. All have buttons to expand or contract the number of > > bars and I really do not understand why it should be any other way. You > > must have cut your eye teeth on one that does and have an adjustment to > > make. Old habits are hard to break. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "tradinghumble" <sharp2be@> wrote: > > > > > > Every charting software out there has some way to say I want to display > > > bars from xx/xx/xx to xx/xx/xx or say last 3 months, 6 months, 2 years, > > > etc... on a chart-by-chart basis... I always wondered why this is not > > > available in Amibroker. > > > > > > Am I missing something here? Most people don't need it ? I find it very > > > annoying to have a layout with multiple charts, different time frames and > > > having to readjust every chart to my favorite number of bars everytime I > > > open Amibroker (as it will load the number of bars defined in > > > Parameters)... > > > > > > Has anyone here found a workaround for this? Thanks in advance > > > > > > > Booker - you may be overlooking a few software packages out there including > some well know names such as Tradestation and QuoteTracker (as an example), > Ninja Trader would be yet another example... if you want to also have a few > web-based charting packages please look at www.stockcharts.com, > www.prophet.net or even the oldest of them all www.bigcharts.com ... hope > this helps you. >
