“There is a time to go long, a time to go short, and a time to go fishing.” — Jesse Livermore
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Fix 2000-tick chart looking different from PATS
Thursday, August 28, 2025
It is normal for tick charts to look a little bit different between different charting software (NT8, QT, Sierra) and between different data providers (CQG, Denali), because of how each one aggregates and displays the tick data. The key here lies in a little bit different. In a normal trading session, a “little bit different” means the swing highs and lows are identical between charts, the direction of the moves is identical, and most of the bars are identical, but here and there you might see a small difference in the open and closing prices of some bars (not all).
Sierra Chart indicator for bar closing on top/bottom third
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Sierra Chart’s Color Bar Based on Alert Condition study is a powerful little tool we can use for setting up all kinds of chart indicators on a bar-by-bar level. In this example, I want to print a small dot above bars that are closing within their top third, and below bars closing within the bottom third. This will be accomplished by adding the study twice to the chart, one for bull bars and one for bear bars, then opening the settings for each.