[brownsfan019]

Originally Posted by kellih »

Thanks Brown. I should be going live in a few days and I'll post if anyone is interested.

Please let us know b/c I think most use the DOM.

Not sure you do this or not - but I would have a DOM up just in case you need it.

[JEHs]

For what it's worth, I used the chart for trading. It works great. I do have a DOM up and it helps to move orders when you have to move a couple at a time, it saves a little time and inconvenience, but the order entries for me are always done on the chart.
I keep a separate chart for it so I don't accidentally enter an order when I am trying to draw a line or something. I draw my lines and stuff on other charts and keep one in the corner just for order entry etc.

[kellih]

If both you and Brown recommend having the DOM up as well, I am DEFINITELY going to do it! It's taken me a few days to get comfortable with the charts, as I am completely new to OEC. Chris in Tech Support has been extremely helpful.

I finally got off the TS wagon, and I've got all me TA set up in Sierra Chart.

Thanks for the tips guys, really appreciate it!

[SIUYA]

Hi, I have been using OEC a little bit, and I like the trading off the charts.... seems to work fine with no problems when doing nothing overly complicated.
One thing that would be great and I am going to suggest to OEC, is that they combine a DOM on the side of the chart. That way you can actually enter on the price levels based on the chart via a DOM. There might be issues with scaling, but that way you can get the best of both worlds. the visual representation and the DOM.
Alternatively have the DOM and the chart link. (it may already and I just have not been able to see it, but at present it does not appear to)
As I like to be able to enter bracket trades on the DOM, and then I would like to be able to amend them up and down based on the price action and to be able to do this via the chart.
(I am just trying to get my head around the best way to approach this idea first)

[JEHs]

Originally Posted by SIUYA »

Hi, I have been using OEC a little bit, and I like the trading off the charts.... seems to work fine with no problems when doing nothing overly complicated.
One thing that would be great and I am going to suggest to OEC, is that they combine a DOM on the side of the chart. That way you can actually enter on the price levels based on the chart via a DOM. There might be issues with scaling, but that way you can get the best of both worlds. the visual representation and the DOM.
Alternatively have the DOM and the chart link. (it may already and I just have not been able to see it, but at present it does not appear to)
As I like to be able to enter bracket trades on the DOM, and then I would like to be able to amend them up and down based on the price action and to be able to do this via the chart.
(I am just trying to get my head around the best way to approach this idea first)

For me they are already linked. I have always opened a chart first and then hit the little DOM symbol on the tool bar on the chart and this brings up a DOM that is linked to the chart.
Then my strategy is set up so that I can just right or left click on the chart and the orders are entered and I can see them right away on the DOM. I can move the entry around either on the DOM or the chart and once the entry is made, I can move the stops and targets around on the DOM or the chart.
I think it all works pretty well.

[kellih]

To add to what JEHs said, I set it up slightly different. I opened a QUOTES Window and placed only the symbols that I trade in the window.

Next there is a "Linl to Quotes: icon on both the DOM and Chart Toolbar. Once you link all three you can just click and select the symbol form the Quotes Window and the DOM and Chart change accordingly. Hope it helps.

[SIUYA]

thanks guys, I thought I had the linking part down pat, it was more along the lines of having the DOM scale with the chart.
Also I found they were somewhat separated, and once or twice had an issue of an order not being deleted..... but honestly cant remember what I did. It was something like I placed an order on the chart, entered a separate stop loss order on the DOM, and when I think when I traded out of the order on the DOM, I forgot to cancel the stop loss, which subsequently become triggered.
Its probably just something extra I have to work on in terms of remembering to cancel all orders, and the bracketing.
thanks.... here in lies the beauty of this site, interesting discussions and help when sometimes the bleeding obvious is overlooked

EDIT: One thing though and in case its something else i have missed. When you turn on the trading from the chart option. You do have the issue raised by JEH of having to be careful about drawing lines.
Is there an option to have a button, that allows a trader to see the existing orders, amended the existing orders via the little order tabs, BUT not necessarily enter new orders. At present it seems that you either can see the orders on the chart, or not. For me this would be easier as I only enter trades rarely but I am constantly managing them and updating them, and at the same time constantly looking at fib retracement levels and small trend lines. etc This way the most infrequent time required to press an extra button is when actually entering orders. This would save screen space for JEH.

Is this a good suggestion to see if OEC can add an extra level as a button here so that you can actually draw lines on the same chart as well as seeing the exiting orders. OR do others think this is a bit of overkill? thanks.

[SIUYA]

Update on last request idea: You can actually see the orders on the chart at any time, in the chart windows properties section under Trade Mode > show Orders > always.

However it would be nice to be able to at least amend the orders ONCE they are already established. That way, you only need to switch the trade mode on and off when inputting new orders, not when constantly adjusting orders.