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[Programming Help] - show fills and trade lines format

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[2022-08-18 10:59:25] #1 [Go To First Post]
User227791 - Posts: 21
PLEASE provide capability of enable "show fills" as small triangles (pointing down for short and pointing up for long fills at price on the price bar or candle). These to be connected between fills by thin lines. The current show fill format is a huge clunky box with text in it which just totally screws up a chart and does not clearly show entries and exits at all so is not a good tool for post market trade analysis. Trying to optimize risk placement with it the way it is, just an exercise in futility. I don't need to see a box with the actual text fill in it. I need small triangles pointing up or down on the actual candle or price bar showing the exact entry price graphically. Works SO MUCH BETTER. Example: I am entering long on NQ. First entry @ 13452.50, 2nd entry @ vwap 13454, 3rd entry 13455. I only add on confirming price action directionally, never add without positive reinforcement on price movement. Hit the exit button @ 13511.25, now I have three neat little triangles at my entries, and one down pointing triangle at my exit, connected with thin lines. Simple, elegant, just a huge aid to seeing what I did and when I did it graphically. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ADD THIS TO SIERRA CHARTS!!! My trading has improved 100% just by being able to see the actual fills on the candles in real time as I trade with entries and exits clearly shown non-intrusively formatted like this. I cannot upload a thumbnail image to display the graphic impact this has for doing after-market trade analysis. I have many saved files from my TopStep Tradovate charts which are just absolutely incredible for doing PM analysis. The graphics capabilities of SC are far superior but this one thing is so darned important that it really must be part of Sierra Charts. I cannot emphasise enough how super important this capability is! My trading has improved hugely just from being able to see exactly where my entries and exits were right on the price bars without hiding chunks of chart with those big text boxes. When using multiple trade entries, it just makes a mess on the chart. Useless. I wish I could upload a thumbnail image to display this from Tradovate. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2022-08-18 11:08:23


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[2022-08-18 12:58:24] #2 [Go To First Post]
User431178 - Posts: 410
Global Trade Settings Windows: Order Fills (Global Settings >> Chart Trade Settings) You can easily disable all of the text and just show markers, you can also enable connecting lines between entry and exit too.

[2022-08-18 13:31:47] #3 [Go To First Post]
User227791 - Posts: 21
I cannot seem to make the text boxes turn off or edit the orientation of the triangles, the size, or make connecting lines to mimic the graphic format in the file above (upload). I guess it is not possible to do this. This is such a huge deal for me that it may be the reason I don't use SC much any more. I have used Sierra Charts for over 20 years but since having this tool on another platform I have discovered it is very difficult to trade properly without it. Hopefully the programmers at SC can add it in PLEASE?


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[2022-08-18 15:17:40] #4 [Go To First Post]
User431178 - Posts: 410
You cannot change the orientation of the trade markers, but you can do everything else. Set the color, line type etc in the graphics settings window: Customizing Fonts, Colors, Line Styles, and Widths for Chart Trading, Chart DOM, and Trade DOM: Chart Trading Order Fill Entry/Exit Connecting Lines Secondary Configure the labels in the chart trade settings window. Global Trade Settings Windows: Order Fills (Global Settings >> Chart Trade Settings)


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[2022-08-18 15:57:50] #5 [Go To First Post]
User227791 - Posts: 21
Well it will not do what I want it to do. It needs to look like the thumbnail attached earlier. No use to me the way it is. Oh well. Will just leave SC as my backup charting program and use my funded account with Topstep and Tradovate. Will always love to use SC but since getting access to this neat feature I have found that it really helped my trading tremendously. Seems like such a simple thing to change.


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[2022-08-18 16:23:16] #6 [Go To First Post]
User431178 - Posts: 410
Ok, so I don't know why it doesn't work for you.


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