Documentation
Table of Contents
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Getting Started
- New User Setup Instructions
- Software Login Instructions
- Getting Started, Opening Charts and Basic Trading
- Sierra Chart Nomenclature
- Data/Trading Service Connection and Symbol Issues
- Sierra Chart Trial Account
- Free Mode / Service Package Does Not Support Function
- Table of Contents
- Video Library
- Basic Instructions For Demo
Charting
- Working With Charts
- Missing or Incomplete Intraday Chart Data
- Chartbooks (Workspaces)
- Chart Settings
- Chart Session Times
- Chart Scale and Scale Adjusting
- Changing Chart Bars Period
- Keyboard Commands
- Using Chart Templates
- Graph Draw Types
- Renko Bar Charts
- Chart Drawing Tools
- Replaying Charts
- Changing the Symbol of a Chart
- * Changing to a New Futures Contract Month (Rollover)*
- Study/Chart Alerts And Scanning
- Time and Sales Window
- Detaching and Attaching Chart Windows
- Message Log
- Alerts Manager
- Status Bar
- Color Settings for Graph Draw Types
- Continuous Futures Contract Charts
- Lines/Rays or Other Chart Drawings Move After Drawing Them
- Copying Chart Drawings from Other Charts Automatically
- Add Additional Symbol
- Custom Calculated Symbols
- Custom Spread Charts Using Studies
- Market By Order Data
Studies and Indicators
- Chart Studies
- Study Collections
- Technical Studies Reference
- Using the Basic Arithmetic Studies
- Numbers Bars
- Market Depth Historical Graph
- TPO (Time Price Opportunity) Profile Charts
- Volume by Price Study / Volume Profiles
- Pivot Points Study
- Color Bar Based On Alert Condition
- Overview of Spreadsheet Studies
- Study/Chart Alerts and Scanning
- How to Use an Advanced Custom Study or a Study Collection
- How to Overlay a Study or Main Price Graph From One Chart Onto Another Chart with a Different Timeframe per Bar or Symbol (Study/Price Overlay Study)
- Study Summary Window
- Resolving Custom Study File and Access Issues
Trading
- Overview of Trading
- Basic Trading and the Trade Window
- Order Types
- Chart Trading and the Chart DOM
- The Chart DOM Scale
- Trade Simulation
- Attached Orders Feature
- Trading Information Windows
- Trade Activity Log
- Trade Menu
- Global Trade Settings
- Spreadsheet Systems, Alerts and Automated Trading
- Automated Trading From an Advanced Custom Study
- Automated Trading Management
- Enabling and Disabling Automated Trading
- Spread Order Entry Study
- Auto Trade System Back Testing
- Help With Daily Profit/Loss Value
- Global Profit/Loss Management
- Server Based Profit/Loss Management
- Profit/Loss Calculations and Symbol Settings
- Getting Quotes
- Order Allocation to Trade Accounts
- Trade Account and Risk Management
Advanced Custom Study/System Interface and Language (ACSIL)
- Advanced Custom Study/System Interface and Language (ACSIL)
- How to Build an Advanced Custom Study from Source Code
- Working with ACSIL Arrays and Understanding Looping
- ACSIL Interface Members - Introduction
- ACSIL Interface Members - Variables and Arrays
- ACSIL Interface Members - sc.Input Array
- ACSIL Interface Members - sc.Subgraph Array
- ACSIL Interface Members - Functions
- ACSIL Persistent Variables
- ACSIL Interface Members - Historical Market Depth Data (c_ACSILDepthBars)
- ACSIL Interface - Custom Chart Bars
- ACSIL Programming Concepts
- Using Drawing Tools from an Advanced Custom Study
- Advanced Custom Study Interaction With Menus, Control Bar Buttons, Pointer Events
- ACSIL Study Documentation Members
- Automated Trading From an Advanced Custom Study
- Example ACSIL Trading Systems
- Referencing Other Time Frames and Symbols When Using the ACSIL
- Using ACSIL Study Calculation Functions
- Working with the SCDateTime Variables and Values
- Step-By-Step ACSIL Debugging
- Developing Custom Studies and Systems for Sierra Chart
- User Contributed Advanced Custom Study System Source Code
Spreadsheets
Settings Windows
- Settings Windows Interface
- Chart Settings
- Study Settings
- General Settings
- Graphics Settings
- Data/Trade Service Settings
- Sierra Chart Server Settings
- Advanced Service Settings
- Intraday Data File Management
- Time Zone Setting
- NTP (Network Time Protocol) Settings
- Tool Settings
- Tool Configs
- Intraday File Update List
- Global Symbol Settings
- Control Bar
- Customize Chart Header
- Customize Chart Shortcut Menu
- Customize Chart Trade Menu
- Customize Chart Drawing Menu
- Customize Keyboard Shortcuts
- Customize Menu Items
- General Trade Settings
- Chart Trade Settings
- Chart DOM Settings
- Customize Chart/Trade DOM Columns
- Global Profit/Loss Management
- Spreadsheet Settings
- Quote Spreadsheet Settings
Menu Commands
Managing Symbol Data
- Historical Intraday Data
- Chart Data and Chart Data Files
- Intraday Data Editor
- Tick by Tick Data Configuration
- Data Recording Modes
- Downloading Historical Daily Data
- Adjusting Data
- Exporting and Importing Intraday Data Files
- Text/CSV Data Format
- Intraday Data File Format
- Join Intraday Data
- Custom Calculated Symbols
External Interfaces
- Command Line Parameters
- UDP Interface
- Data and Trading Communications (DTC) Protocol
- DTC Messages and Procedures
- Authentication and Connection Monitoring Messages
- All DTC Messages
- Market Data Messages
- Order Entry and Modification Messages
- Trading Related Messages
- Account List Messages
- Symbol Discovery and Security Definitions Messages
- Account Balance Data Messages
- Logging Messages
- Historical Price Data Messages
- Sierra Chart Custom
- Data and Trading Communications (DTC) Protocol Test Client
- Data and Trading Communications (DTC) Protocol Server
- DTC Messages and Procedures
- Text/CSV Data Format
- Market Depth Data File Format
- Relay Server
- Data And Trading Service Provider Integration with Sierra Chart
Help/Frequently Asked Questions
- Help/Frequently Asked Questions List
- Help topic 1: Data/Trading Service Connection and Symbol Issues
- Help topic 2: Data and Chart Display Errors
- Help topic 3: Charts not Updating/Blank Charts
- Help topic 4: Prices / Data Falling Behind
- Help topic 5: Futures Chart Not Updating
- Help topic 6: No Historical Chart or Blank Chart / Historical Chart Not Updating / Missing Historical Chart Data
- Help topic 7: Missing or Incomplete Intraday Chart Data
- Help topic 8: Loading More Or Less Data into an Intraday Chart
- Help topic 9: Missing Text or Graphics in a Chart
- Help topic 10: Adding Space after Last Bar in Chart
- Help topic 11: Showing or Hiding Drawings for Different Symbols
- Help topic 12: Historical Chart Prices
- Help topic 13: Charting the Day Session Only or Setting the Chart Session Times
- Help topic 14: Window Size and Position Not Restored When Opening Chartbook
- Help topic 15: Transferring Sierra Chart Settings and Data From Existing Installation to New Installation
- Help topic 16: Error Messages When Opening Files
- Help topic 17: Sierra Chart Unexpectedly Shutting Down /Unusual System or Software Problems
- Help topic 18: Unable to Change Bar Period for Charts
- Help topic 19: Chart Tools Do Not Work
- Help topic 22: Missing Files After Upgrading Software
- Help topic 23: Duplicate Bar in Historical Chart
- Help topic 24: Unable to Install the Newest Version of the Software
- Help topic 25: Comparing Daily Volume to Intraday Chart Bar Volume
- Help topic 26: Different Symbols Between Historical Charts and Data Feed
- Help topic 27: How to Quickly Change the Bar/Column Time Period In a Chart
- Help topic 28: How to Overlay a Study or Main Price Graph From One Chart Onto Another Chart with a Different Timeframe per Bar or Symbol
- Help topic 29: How To Change Settings For Your Sierra Chart Support Board Account
- Help topic 30: High CPU Usage/Long Time to Load Chart Data
- Help topic 31: How to View Time and Sales
- Help topic 32: Changing the Price/Value Display Format
- Help topic 34: Lines/Rays or Other Chart Drawings Move After Drawing Them
- Help topic 37: IB Historical Backfill Data
- Help topic 38: Incorrect Date and/or Time Display, Missing Data, Chart Not Updating
- Help topic 40: Setting the Scale Increment for the Values Scale Display
- Help topic 41: Error when Downloading Historical Intraday Data from the Sierra Chart Historical Data Server
- Help topic 42: Downloading/Viewing More Historical Intraday data
- Help topic 43: Differences With Data and Chart Bars Between Services/Connections
- Help topic 45: Accessing a Backup Chartbook File
- Help topic 46: Chart Bars or Studies Not Completely within View, Not Displayed, or Cut Off. Reset Scales.
- Help topic 47: Number Of Trades, Volume or Range Bar Charts Do Not Match Setting or Are Not Accurate or Are Inconsistent
- Help topic 48: Error Starting the Advanced Custom Study Editor
- Help topic 49: TPO Letters/Blocks For Certain Time Periods Are Missing
- Help topic 50: How to Eliminate Repeating Bars With Volume Bar Based Charts
- Help topic 51: How to Create a Historical or Intraday Continuous Futures Chart for Services that Do Not Have Continuous Symbols
- Help topic 52: How to Remove a Custom Program Name and Access Unlisted Data/Trade Services
- Help topic 55: Setting up a Group of Symbols for Easy Viewing as Charts or Quote Lines (Watch List)
- Help topic 56: Run Sierra Chart on GNU/Linux, BSD, and Mac OS X using Wine
- Help topic 57: Free Mode / Service Package Does Not Support Function
- Help topic 58: How Much Does the Sierra Chart Software Cost plus Data?
- Help topic 59: What is Included in the Free Trial?
- Help topic 61: How to Create High Accuracy Spread or Ratio Charts
- Help topic 62: Software Login or Data Feed Connection Problem
- Help topic 63: Out of Order Timestamps Detected
- Help topic 64: How To Draw Parallel Lines
- Help topic 65: Pivot Points are not Accurate or are Different
- Help topic 66: Charting and Getting Data for Market Statistics/Indexes
- Help topic 67: Hiding Study and Main Price Graph Names and Values from the Values Windows and Region Data Line
- Help topic 68: Disabling Alert Sounds
- Help topic 69: Displaying a Table of Study Values on a Spreadsheet
- Help topic 70: Adjusting Tool Values to the Tick Size
- Help topic 71: Cumulative AskVolume and BidVolume Difference Bars (Cumulative Delta)
- Help topic 72: Copying Chart Drawings from Other Charts Automatically
- Help topic 73: Help Menu Commands that Access the Website Give an Error Message and Do Not Work
- Help topic 75: FIX Services Only Allow One Connection at a Time
- Help topic 76: Sierra Chart Does not Support External Service API Components
- Help topic 77: Profit/Loss Calculations and Symbol Settings
- Help topic 78: Overlaying One or More Additional Symbols on a Chart
- Help topic 79: Providing FIX Log to Support
- Help topic 80: Incorrectly Reported Trade Position
- Help topic 81: Help With Daily Profit/Loss Value
- Help topic 82: Enabling/Disabling Order Confirmations
- Help topic 83: Charts Unexpectedly Scroll Back and Change Fill Space Amount
- Help topic 84: Coloring or Marking Bars Based on Formula Defined Conditions
- Help topic 85: Bid Ask Average Price Used for Chart Bars and Last Trade Price / Incorrect Last Trade Price in Chart
- Help topic 86: Solving Inaccurate Trade Statistics for Charts Field Values
Supported Data and Trading Services
- Supported Data and Trading Services
- Real-time Data
- Is Historical and Real-time Futures Data Included?
- Using Multiple Data and Trading Services at the Same Time
- Using DTC Server for Data and Trading in Another Sierra Chart Instance (New Instances)
- Sierra Chart Real Time and Historical Forex and CFD Data Service
- Sierra Chart Historical Data Service
- Real Time Exchange Data Feeds Available From Sierra Chart
- Sierra Chart Market Statistics
- Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing
- Sierra Chart / TT Futures Order Routing Service
- Delayed Exchange Data Feed
- Simulated Futures Trading Service
- Cryptocurrency / Bitcoin Data and Trading Services
- Trading Technologies (TT) Trading Platform Service
- CQG Trading Platform Service
- Rithmic Trading Platform Service
- BitMEX Trading Service
- LMAX Trading Service
- Interactive Brokers Trading Service
- Global Data Feeds India Data Service
- DTN IQ Feed Data Service
- Using Sierra Chart with Ninja Trader Brokerage
- Blacklisted Data and Trading Services
- Easy Solution to CME Funded Trading Account Requirement
- US Stock Consolidated Tape Data Feed
Communication Features
Support Pages
Other Pages
- What is New (Change Log)
- Software Download
- Disabling Sierra Chart User Interface to Eliminate Graphics Load
- HTTP Communication Errors
- Features
- Links to Other Sites
- About Us
- COVID-19
- Blocked Email Domains for Alerts
- Services for Brokers
- Additional Files (Study Collections, Spreadsheets, Chartbooks)
- Direct Account
- Marketing Media Content
- Support Board Posting Information
- Secure Browsing
- Text Editors
- Additional Language Support
- SLOVNÍČEK POJMŮ / Czech Glossary
- Resetting Sierra Chart to a Default State / Restoring Backup Global Configuration File
- Sierra Chart System Architecture
Sierra Chart Account Management
*Last modified Monday, 07th January, 2019.