timtrader Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Since I primarily trade off of a 3-second chart, I'm finding myself constantly clearing the data, and then selecting "backfill with tick data" from the backfill dropdown icon in the chart window whenever I add a new symbol to a portfolio window. (This is because the current Intraday Backfill is only showing the previous data as 15-second bars on my 3-second chart, so I'm doing this throughout the day as new stocks show up on my scanner since I need to quickly see how the stock has been trading.) I don't see any option to always backfill with tick data, so this is what I've been doing (I currently use IQFeed for data). Is there some setting I'm missing to always backfill with tick data? (I know this takes longer, but my drive speed has been about 20 times faster since I added an SSD on an M.2 card earlier this year, so its no big deal for me.) I really only need about 5-10 minutes of the most recent tick data to see how a stock has been trading, but that may not be reasonable. If there's currently no option for what I need, I could live with 2 Keyboard Shortcuts that don't currently exist in the Chart section....one shortcut to clear all data for the current symbol (or at least the current days data), and another shortcut to do an Intraday Backfill with Tick Data. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Medved Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 go to select default backfill source. click on IQFeed. once it is selected, select TICK option on top. Then click OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtrader Posted December 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Ahh, too simple....thanks much! - Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtrader Posted December 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) I can see that I now have that setting correct, but the previous data is still coming in with 15-second bars. Here is what I get initially for example with symbol IMGN: And here is what I get when I clear the data and then select backfill (the default now shows to backfill with tick data): Edited December 11, 2021 by timtrader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Medved Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Initially - did IMGN have data already or it backfiilled that way? if the auto backfill does the OHLC, send me your settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtrader Posted December 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 IMGN didn't have any data already and it backfilled that way. I tried several other symbols just to make sure. I just sent my settings to you. Thanks, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Medved Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Fixed the issue. emailed you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtrader Posted December 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Perfect. Thanks so much! - Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtrader Posted December 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2021 I "REALLY" hate to bother you, but this latest version (1.1.9465.202) appears to have either introduced a bug, or I have something hosed in my settings. The text of the hover tool (for charts) is now white (it used to be black). No matter what I've tried in this latest version, I'm unable to get it back to any other color....it changes in other places, but no change affects the text color inside the hover tool. I verified its related to this version because I went back to the previous beta version and the text color went back to black in the hover tool....I then returned to this latest version, and the text in the hover tool changed back to white (all other areas are still black as before). Other things I tried was to restore from a backup about a week ago (no difference), and re-install back to the latest production version (no difference). I have to wonder if my settings are just hosed because I am also unable to change the color set (which I tried in order to fix the problem). If I choose a different color set, the "Apply" button stays greyed out....if I choose the "OK" button (for a different Color Set), it doesn't apply the changes to the different color set....when I go back to the Color Set settings, it still shows the Color Set I already had (it is a user defined color set). If I make a copy of an existing Color Set, I can click the apply button, but it still won't take the changes....the new color set is created, but when I go back to the Color Set settings, it still has my user defined color set (named "MY COLORS"). I've gone ahead and sent my settings in case you need them. Very sorry for the hassle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Medved Posted December 12, 2021 Report Share Posted December 12, 2021 Please don't look at it as a bother. We need to know when we break something soon definitely helps us as well as you. Yes we were messing with that area and seems that broke. Something. Will fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtrader Posted December 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2021 I didn't know if you saw the email (I replied to your update): I’m showing that I installed the new version (1.1.9465.300), but am having the same results as before. – Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Medved Posted December 13, 2021 Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 there is version 301 that fixes the color thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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