Chris: Yes, I see what you mean, just by looking at that chart you posted.
As for eSignal, 6.0 is a lot like QCharts, with similar quote sheets, charts and indicators, and eSignal's data is much more reliable, without slowdowns and interruptions. That's the sine qua non in trading: reliable data. There's no need in eSignal to do battle with servers every day, as there is in QCharts and QFeed. I think Don Quixote would have been in his element using QCharts.
Some chart features are actually better in eSignal than those in QCharts -- for example, viewing past data by simply holding down the mouse and moving the cursor over the chart (without having to bring up crosshairs). The news features (with alerts and all) are far superior.
The cost for a basic equities package is about the same as the cost of QCharts now: $80, and some brokerages such as Dreyfus offer special deals for eSignal. With a minimum of five trades a month, I think, it winds up being free. Anyway, it's an alternative for you if QCharts continues to have server problems. I switched to eSignal this month. It's a great relief not having to worry about servers all the time.
Mind you, battling servers has been raised to an art form in certain quarters. Entire lists seem dedicated to the topic. If Rube Goldberg had been in the software business, I think he would have devised some of his own Quote.com server-selection programs. You send out a Ping signal, and that tips over a bucket, and a cannonball is fired at a Quote.com technician .... Well, you get the idea. |
