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Date/Time: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 22:00:01 +0000
Changing tick size for Numbers Bars interferes with trading
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| [2015-07-13 05:11:43] |
| User534053 - Posts: 25 |
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I tried changing the tick size in Chart Settings as recommended in the Numbers Bars documentation. The problem is that now I can't place trades using the normal tick size. For example, if I set the tick size to 0.05 on CL, it only lets me fill orders at 50.00 or 50.05 instead of 50.00, 50.01, 50.02, etc. Do you know if there's a solution to this problem?
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| [2015-07-13 05:43:19] |
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The only solution really is to use another chart with a standard tick size for order entry. And just use the chart with a modified Tick Size for analysis. What you could also do is go into Chart >> Chart Settings and use the standard tick size and instead change the Volume at Price Multiplier to 5. Although this is going to create a larger distance between the prices. Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, *change* to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2015-07-14 04:13:52] |
| User534053 - Posts: 25 |
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Thanks for the tips! I tried changing Volume at Price Multiplier, but unfortunately that doesn't seem to play well with the Numbers Bars. The cells move further apart but stay the same height. Using two separate charts makes sense, although ideally I'd love to find a way to use a single chart to simplify my trading setup. The main thing I care about is being able to quickly and easily analyze the bid and ask order imbalances at different price levels because I'm using this for intraday scalp trading. Another thing I tried is using the Volume by Price study with Volume per Bar and Multiple Profiles Fixed by Bar Count. I love that approach because the histogram bars give a better visual representation of the imbalance, but the confusing part is that the Volume by Price study always fills the width of each period. This makes it hard to visually compare the right-most histogram with its neighbor because a given bar might be the same size but represent a different absolute volume. Otherwise, though, the flexibility of the Volume by Price study is terrific. Thanks again for your help. I really appreciate the care that you guys have put into making SierraChart so lightweight and powerful. I've got my fingers crossed that some day you guys will expand your company and also make the world's best option analysis software! That would be such a relief after struggling with some of the garbage people are selling for $100+ a month. |
| [2015-07-14 04:54:04] |
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OK thank you. We do plan to introduce a feature with the Volume by Price study to base the volume bar width on adjacent profiles or a certain number of pixels for a certain amount of volume. Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, *change* to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2015-07-14 05:34:38] |
| User534053 - Posts: 25 |
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That's great to hear! I'll keep an eye on the changelog.
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| [2018-05-21 17:33:58] |
| AlexPereira - Posts: 197 |
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I think this is now fixed! and using NumbersBars with Volume at Price Multiplier works as intended.
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