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Date/Time: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:39:59 +0000
TradeDOM working orders column
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| [2026-05-23 04:02:27] |
| Sierra_Chart Engineering - Posts: 24140 |
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This is now supported: I second this , the working orders column is what is holding me back from making the switch over from TT, been there 23 yrs.
Update to version 2911. There is also this: When the Chart DOM is active or the market data columns on the right side of the chart are active, the price column is now adjustable in its width. This can be done by moving the pointer at the top left of the price column boundary. When you see the divider, left click and hold and adjust the column left or right. It can be made as small as 30% of the precalculated size.
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| [2026-05-25 04:44:33] |
| joshtrader - Posts: 563 |
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Thank you, it's coming together. I tried to set a minimalist view on this but one thing still present is that the actual price column is still highlighted. I thought that the Chart Settings => Trading => Visual => "Display Price Scale Box for Order Line Price" would control this. As you can see, the price is still highlighted despite this value being set to "No". One of the advantages of having a working orders column is that this type of visual clutter is no longer needed. The price is identified by the presence of an entry in the working orders column, so, the price itself need not be highlighted. Second thing: I've changed the info shown to only be the Quantity. I know you said you are going to wire it up to change the behavior of the clicks so that a left click anywhere on the order will cancel it. In this case, I hope you will remove the "X" as it's also unnecessary, and widen the clickable area to the entire column. Having a clickable area that's large enough to easily click and cancel is critical. Attached is the TT version for reference. The lower orders are buy limits, the upper are buy stops. |
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| [2026-05-25 15:58:54] |
| Meklon - Posts: 272 |
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Does this new feature require and extended data package that provides MBO information?
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| [2026-05-25 16:03:36] |
| joshtrader - Posts: 563 |
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Does this new feature require and extended data package that provides MBO information?
No, why would it? This is simply a better way to manage working orders, it has nothing to do with MBO data. |
| [2026-05-25 16:07:36] |
| Meklon - Posts: 272 |
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Thanks Josh, my understanding was the same, just wanted to confirm.
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| [2026-05-25 18:56:46] |
| Sierra_Chart Engineering - Posts: 24140 |
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Regarding post #26, we will work on all of this.
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| [2026-05-29 22:25:12] |
| Sierra_Chart Engineering - Posts: 24140 |
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Regarding post #26, all of the described items are implemented in prerelease 2914. Update to the pre-release. These are the relevant settings: Chart Trade Settings >> Working Orders >> Working Order Drawing Pointer Behavior >> Chart DOM : {"Left Click For Modify, Right Click No Action", "Right Click For Cancel, Left Click For Modify (Hide X Cancel Button)", "Left Click Cancel, Right Click For Modify (Hide X Cancel Button)"} Chart Trade Settings >> Working Orders >> Working Order Drawing Pointer Behavior >> Trade DOM : {"Left Click For Modify, Right Click No Action", "Right Click For Cancel, Left Click For Modify (Hide X Cancel Button)", "Left Click Cancel, Right Click For Modify (Hide X Cancel Button)"} Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2026-05-30 04:07:39] |
| joshtrader - Posts: 563 |
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Thanks guys, I tested on 2915 and it is working as you intended. One detail is that the Quantity is not clickable. The "Allow Order Quantity on Order Line to be Changeable" setting makes the order quantity either not clickable at all, or clickable with a quantity pop-up. As long as the user has a field like "Order Type" displayed so that this text is clickable (for example, having "Lmt 1" displayed makes the "Lmt" portion clickable, but not the "1"), then it will work (having "Quantity" alone as the only displayed field means that the user cannot click the quantity to modify/cancel). Ideally the entire area for that row in the working orders column would be clickable, in the same way that the entire area of the bid or ask order column is clickable when placing an order at that price (see 2nd image in post #26 for example). If this is not possible right now, then making the quantity itself clickable to cancel/modify would be a nice workaround, to give a larger surface area to target when quickly canceling an order, which is the main motivation anyway. But ideally, the entire area would be clickable, so that cancellation is as quick and similar as placing an order. |
| [2026-05-30 04:32:52] |
| Sierra_Chart Engineering - Posts: 24140 |
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We do not see this problem. The quantity number is definitely clickable: https://www.sierrachart.com/image.php?Image=1780115315990.png This chart configuration we are showing is for testing purposes for the Chart DOM changes we are working on. This is the setting we are using: Chart Trade Settings >> Working Orders >> Working Order Drawing Pointer Behavior >> Chart DOM : "Left Click for Cancel, Right Click for Modify (Hide X Cancel Button)" Chart Trade Settings >> Working Orders >> Allow Order Quantity on Order Line To Be Changeable : Yes No problems at all. All of this was carefully implemented. Reading through what you wrote now we understand but we did not test this scenario: As long as the user has a field like "Order Type" displayed so that this text is clickable (for example, having "Lmt 1" displayed makes the "Lmt" portion clickable, but not the "1"), then it will work (having "Quantity" alone as the only displayed field means that the user cannot click the quantity to modify/cancel). We have to let this go for now. We have already put a lot of work into this. And it was quite complex to get this implemented as it is (but still efficient). What you are looking for is not, how everything was originally designed. We did our best to make it work with the current architecture. This definitely will not happen: Ideally the entire area for that row in the working orders column would be clickable, in the same way that the entire area of the bid or ask order column is clickable when placing an order at that price (see 2nd image in post #26 for example).
The reason is the click action, is connected to the drawing area of the order line itself but not the price level. What you are asking for is a major fundamental change which we are not going to do.And once again what we did was already very complex. You just have to add in different display components of the order line to make it wider. Perhaps we could add another field called "blank space" (the best we can think of right now) with a configurable blank space to make a click area. Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing Date Time Of Last Edit: 2026-05-30 09:43:21
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| [2026-05-30 12:50:15] |
| joshtrader - Posts: 563 |
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Perhaps we could add another field called "blank space" (the best we can think of right now) with a configurable blank space to make a click area.
A separate "centered quantity" with configurable width would do the trick. That gives the width and clickable quantity at the same time. But what you have done so far is great, thanks for doing it. Really looking forward to trying it out this week! |
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