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Here's what I'm seeing today with those settings. Would you please explain the conditions that trigger a text color change and when there's a green(blue) vs red(yellow) outline in Last/Bid/Ask?

Here where the Last = 4.01 and Bid = 4.00 and Ask = 4.02, there are different text color and times where there is an outline and times when there isn't.

Can you help me understand the conditions that Raw Data uses these styles? I've changed my scheme to this. <GridStyles> Normal{Font:Arial, 9pt;BackColor:2,22,49;ForeColor:Silver;Border:Flat,1,70,83,100,Both;} Alternate{BackColor:3,13,27;} Frozen{BackColor:3,13,27;} SubRow{Font:Arial, 9pt, style=Italic;BackColor:2,22,49;} EmptyArea{BackColor:2,22,49;Border:None,1,ControlDarkDark,Both;} NegativeBorder{Margins:1, 2, 1, 2;Border:Double,3,255,58,40,Both;} PositiveBorder{Margins:1, 2, 1, 2;Border:Double,3,100,100,255,Both;} Fixed{BackColor:20,20,20;ForeColor:White;TextAlign:CenterCenter;Border:Flat,1,70,83,100,Both;} Search{BackColor:Highlight;ForeColor:HighlightText;} GrandTotal{BackColor:2,22,49;ForeColor:White;} Subtotal0{Font:Arial, 10pt, style=Bold;BackColor:Black;ForeColor:White;} Subtotal1{Font:Arial, 8pt, style=italic;BackColor:2,22,49;ForeColor:White;} Subtotal2{BackColor:2,22,49;ForeColor:190, 190, 190;} SelectedRowHeader{BackColor:38,77,115;ForeColor:White;} HighlightFullRow{BackColor:38,77,115;ForeColor:White;} HighlightHeaderOnly{Margins:1, 2, 1, 2;Border:Double,2,38,77,115,Horizontal;} NegativeValue{ForeColor:255,0,0;} PositiveValue{ForeColor:255,255,87;} NegativeHighlightValue{ForeColor:243,105,108;} PositiveHighlightValue{ForeColor:146,213,87;} NegativeFill{BackColor:184,58,40;ForeColor:White;} PositiveFill{BackColor:146,213,87;ForeColor:Black;} LastPriceRangeText{ForeColor:Black;} </GridStyles> And it looks like this I see that sometimes the text is gray with or without blue outline. It can also be yellow with or without outline, red with or without outline. I'm also not able to get Last to be solid - even with the setting in Appearance settings. I could use the XML styling to do it though.

As I look to add Level II data next week. Do you feel that Trade Station has the best combination of price and quality for Level II? I also have an IBKR account (non-Pro). How would you rank supported Level II data providers if you had to rank them?

DateTime.Min I'm sure.

After I click "Clear All Bulbs" in the News window, any symbols in my Account View window still show a bulb for a short time and hovering over the bulb shows this.

That setting took care of my problem. Thanks.

Will this setting affect my plans to use dxFeed for Level I and Trade Station for Level II?

Not yet. That's what I'll do tomorrow when volume is up during market hours.

?? They're all Blue color group and displaying IBIO

I'll try this out tomorrow during market hours, but I do have a Level II window open on the right that's set to dxFeed

I may still be confused. Here's a video that shows the difference I'm seeing with Raw Data data when a symbol is added and removed from a portfolio. I can't minimize the portfolio window because if I want to switch to a new symbol, I have to add it to the portfolio. Can you add a right-click "Add to Portfolio" option?

I wanted to check out the VbP charts and noticed that candles that are there when I switch symbols have their volume shown on the candles, but any new candles are looking like simple OHLC candles and don't display the volume unless you switch symbols and then back (or change frequency).

I had a couple of other questions there. So charts get their data from Raw Data, but Raw Data gets its data from portfolio or watchlist data? If a symbol is not in a portfolio or watchlist, then Raw Data uses some other data source which is slower or less complete than what I'm getting from dxFeed. I notice a big difference in Raw Data entries once I add a symbol to a portfolio.

So the only way for Raw Data to use dxFeed is to add a symbol to a portfolio? What is it using if a symbol isn't in a portfolio? Does Raw Data only use Portfolio data, or does it also use Watchlist data? Would you consider adding a data feed option to Raw Data? If I switch to a symbol that's not listed in a portfolio, I'd like to see dxFeed data rather than having to add it first. I'd also like to be able to right-click on a window and have an Add to Portfolio option. Thanks.

Is it possible to sync the quantity selection between windows of the same symbol group? I have a DOM, Chart, and sometimes a Trade Ticket window open to the same ticker and when I change the quantity in one, it doesn't change in the others. This really comes into play with hotkeys that I have that set to specific quantities. If I use a quantity hotkey while the DOM is selected and then happen to select the chart window and press a buy/sell action, it ends up not being the quantity that I thought I had just selected using the hotkey. Also, are trade actions not supposed to work on the chart window unless chart trading is enabled? I set my hotkey to work with chart windows, but it doesn't execute unless I have chart trading enabled. I don't specifically want chart trading, just my hotkeys to work.

They could be wrong. I see this in my portfolio with only Level 1 from them.

Is it possible to add a Realized Gain column to the Transactions tab? It was nice when I was using DAS to see the gain/loss on each individual trade I made.

According to dxFeed, LULD data is provided via the following US Equities subscriptions for the Medved Trader: 1. Nasdaq TotalView Market Depth - $69 per month. · Data coming exclusively from the Nasdaq exchange. The subscription provides access to all available Level 2 real-time values + Historical charting. This subscription includes Top of Book (Level 1) data. 2. Cboe EDGX Equities Market Depth - $59 per month. · Data coming exclusively from the EDGX exchange. The subscription provides access to all available Level 2 real-time values + Historical charting. This subscription includes Top of Book (Level 1) data

Now that I'm configuring things, I have a few more questions. I'm waiting until Monday to add Level 2 data to TradeStation, but a thought occurred to me. Does TradeStation send LULD levels? If not, I may need to go with dxFeed for Level 2. I don't see a Source setting for Raw Data. When there are multiple sources configured, which does it use? Is there a way to adjust the automatic scroll speed of the DOM window? I'd like mine to be a bit more snappy as the bid/ask moves away from the center. I know I can scroll manually when hovering over the DOM, but I don't always have my mouse there. It would also be nice to be able to adjust the Price Increment by holding down ctrl or alt while scrolling the mouse wheel and hovering over the DOM window. Thanks.

Do you suggest I get BATS, EDGE, and ARCA books in my TradeStation data package or is TotalView good enough?

Got it. Makes sense.

Thanks. Why would I need level 1 from dxFeed rather than TradeStation?