Just getting setup with IB and thought I would request a couple of features that would be super nice:
Panel Links: It would be nice to link Panels so that setting a symbol on one panel sets all linked panels to the same symbol. Also, it would be nice if this worked across all instances of the program since you have to run it multiple times for multiple monitors.
Drawings: It would also be nice if linked charts using the same symbol would share drawings across them.
Indicators: It would be super nice to have a way to save a set of indicators for re-use on other charts.
I think not being able to link symbols is close to a deal breaker. It’s such a basic feature. It should as a default whenever you click on a symbols on all of the charts (you want a few at different time frames), order window, etc. should all change except those which you keep different and are general market condition charts like the nasdaq.
If this change is coded you don’t need to be able to alter the default chart since it solves the problem in a different way.
I don’t see a need to have drawings get shared. Other platforms do remember all of the drawings for a chart and when you switch back and forth to different symbols it remembers the symbol-specific drawings. But, this is a lot more advanced than the system and I am not sure they would be able to code it up easily.
This should be a no brainer. I just downloaded the Mac version tonight and so far I am loving it. The colors, customizable layout, everything is sooo goooddd. But I tried so hard to figure out how to link the charts to watchlist, dome, time & Sales, advanced trader, and I could not figure out. I was very disappointed when I found out that you can not do it. This is very crucial in the world of futures where they are highly leveraged and seconds can make a difference between a good winning trade and a losing trade. As it is, if I change a ticker, we have to manually change change it in all modules, and imagine looking at the NQ chart and trading ES, GC because you forgot to change the trading module to the current ticker.
Another thing to mention, just like the previous user mentioned, the lack of drawing tools. For such a great platform, I can not believe that there is no drawing tools. I don’t want to have to use one platform to chart and use another to trade. And deleting the only drawing tool that is available is just simply impossible. I could not find a way to do it.
Also, one more thing I could not figure out is how to change the ticker on my chart. Usually it is as simple as clicking on the ticker name and writing another name with all other platforms that I use such as Think or Swim, Webull, etc. But with this platform, I could not yet figure out how to change the chart to a different symbol. If it was not for the drawing tool and the issue of not being able to link the modules to each other, I would have given this platform 11 out of 10 and would have opened my live account and ditch all my other brokers. However, without and drawing tools and the ability to link the modules, I don’t see that happening. Please fix these issues as soon as possible because I really love the platform overall and can’t wait to use it.
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