Tick Window

[Robert2617]

SoulTrader, I have watched many of your trading videos and I like your style. It make perfect sense. Plan your trade, track the price and trade with the tide.

On that note, I would like to watch the tick window like you do but I don't know how to get it going. Today was the first day I was able to really watch a few stocks with TS. I think I'm really going to like it. I'm coming from ScotTrader (not Scottrader Elite) and this is a whole new world for me.

I looked at most of the chart indicators today but haven't found the tick indicator. Where the heck it it? Thanks

[Soultrader]

Hi Robert,

Are you referring to the NYSE tick, time of sales or 233 TICK chart?

The symbol for the NYSE tick is $TICK. I use a 1 minute line on close $TICK chart. For the time of sales, see the attachment below. What I have done for the time and sales (tape for short) is divide it into two columns. The left hand column shows all transaction and the right hand column shows big lots or more. You can adjust it to fit your trading accordingly.

For the 233 TICK chart, just right click on your chart and format symbol. You should see an option to change your timeframe or tick. Let me know if you need more help.

[Robert2617]

I'm trying to get the tick window for a single stock. One like you have at the bottom of the screen shot for the NYSE. Sqiggly line crossing zero line.

[Soultrader]

Open a new chart. Input the symbol $TICK and change the timeframe to 1 minute. Then use a line on close chart. I like to plot a horizontal line at the zero line.

Also, look into hotkeys. They are extremely useful with chartwork. I have the letter "H" set to horizontal line for example.

[Robert2617]

OK, thank you once again. I'm going to fiddle with this and see if I can figure it out. I'll report back with a screen shot in a few.

[Robert2617]

This is as far as I have gotten. It's the "Then use a line on close chart." that I am not finding. Then how do you do this for a single symbol that is not the NYSE. Sorry to be such a noob.

[Robert2617]

OK, found the line chart setting.

heh, just found the image upload facility too. Keeps the forums nice and tidy.

[Soultrader]

Looks like you got it to work Robert. Let me know if you need anymore TS help. Ive been using it for quite some time so I am pretty familiar with it.

[Robert2617]

What about for a single symbol? Say BRCD or AAPL? I guess I'm asking how to use the tick window on something other than NYSE.

[Soultrader]

What do you mean? The $TICK is just an market internal symbol which takes the stocks upticking versus stocks downticking on the NYSE. It doesnt measure the up/down differently for every symbol. The same $TICK is used by all traders.

I think Tingull also uses the Russell TICK as well.