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Date/Time: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 04:37:01 +0000
DOM Scale Freeze request
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| [2018-03-07 16:57:09] |
| Merlin - Posts: 83 |
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My discretionary (non-automatic) trading approach involves precise placement of limit orders. When I'm about to place a trade, I will move my mouse into the Buy or Sell column of the DOM. Once I've done this, I want the DOM scale to *stay*still* - no matter what price does - until I click to place the trade. Currently, no matter which of the scaling options I use, I encounter situations where the price scale moves under my mouse as I'm about to place a trade - especially in a fast-moving market such as we experienced last Friday. This is quite serious, as it can cause me to place a limit order at the wrong price! So I would like there to be an option: "Freeze scale when mouse in Buy or Sell column." Sierra is already detecting this mouse situation to draw the price highlight rectangle. So I would think the programming - to disable all scale movement when this mouse placement is detected - would be straightforward. In my view, this shouldn't even be an option, it should just always work this way! But others may not agree, so an option would be OK. I'm currently using the Trade DOM rather than the Chart DOM, in order to easily see a wider price range for order placement than may be present on my fastest chart - but this request really applies to both. I understand that I can move the scale manually to disable auto scaling, but then I lose the advantage of having the scale auto-adjust when I'm not about to place a trade. I don't want to have to be readjusting the DOM scale when I should be thinking about my next trade. Thanks for considering my request, Merlin Date Time Of Last Edit: 2018-03-07 17:06:41
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| [2018-03-14 05:32:36] |
| Merlin - Posts: 83 |
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This is the first time I've ever posted here and not received a timely response. To simplify: I'd like a way to ensure, when using the Trade (or Chart) DOM to place a Limit Order, that once I place my mouse over the Buy or Sell column, the price scale stops moving - so I don't accidentally place a limit order at a price other than the one I intend. Am I the only one having this problem? Am I missing something simple? |
| [2018-03-15 12:56:55] |
| TSiSVT - Posts: 21 |
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This would be a good feature to have on both the trading dom and chart dom.
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| [2018-03-16 18:55:27] |
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We will have to see about this later.
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| [2024-10-29 15:31:09] |
| SylviaW - Posts: 1 |
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Is there an update on the DOM Scale Freeze Request? I am coming over to Sierra from thinkorswim, and I would really like the DOM scale to freeze when I mouse over the buy or sell column, so that I can enter an order at a specific price when my trade sets up. thinkorswim does this. Without this, I miss trades while I'm looking for my price in the DOM again.
Date Time Of Last Edit: 2024-10-29 15:34:31
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| [2024-10-29 16:13:18] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 36238 |
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There have not been any changes in this area. To set the scales where they are at a certain moment, you need to right click on the scale and select "Scale Range: User Defined with Auto Set". They will not move at all from there. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
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