[AbeSmith]

Originally Posted by brownsfan019 »

Abe - first, it's nice of you to share your charts with everyone for a visual. Second, GET SNAG IT already!!! Seriously, it will save you so much time!! You should be able to take your screenshot, draw your rectangles (and clean looking ones) in about 30 seconds. I have a feeling it's taking you a bit longer with whatever software you are using.

I know how time consuming chart annotating can be and just trying to save you some of that precious time!

Thanks Brownsfan. It is $40 though. Once I become a successful professional trader I will be able to purchase such luxuries, but until then I have to be careful how I spend my money.

[MrPaul]

Originally Posted by AbeSmith »

Thanks Brownsfan. It is $40 though. Once I become a successful professional trader I will be able to purchase such luxuries, but until then I have to be careful how I spend my money.

It's free and fully functional for 30 days here:

http://www.techsmith.com/download/snagittrial.asp

[notouch]

What's wrong with using the save chart as image functionality built in to most charting apps?

[brownsfan019]

Originally Posted by notouch »

What's wrong with using the save chart as image functionality built in to most charting apps?

Depending on the amount of annotations, notes, etc. SnagIt can be a very nice tool to have for 40 bucks. And the uses beyond just trading are impressive with SnagIt.

[notouch]

Any good charting package should have the ability to add notes and arrows and circles and whatever else.

For other uses I prefer Adobe Photoshop.

[brownsfan019]

Most charting packages have something; however my point is that most are clunky and not user friendly. And for a quick chart annotation, Adobe is way overkill where you can hit your printscreen button and SnagIt takes the screenshot and off you go. It's quick and easy. That's it. It's 40 bucks and it does so much that can make documenting trades, etc. much easier. And if 40 bucks for SnagIt is expensive, Adobe is going to be way out of the question.