Tips for QuoteTracker (QT)

Tips for QuoteTracker (QT):
by Benmao

since QT is our default real-time charting software for real-time trading, i would like to share some tips below:

1) save currenrt QT setting;
When you receive a new QT layout file (*.slt),
try to save your current layout setting first
by go to "File" -> "Save Layout .." -> "Save as" then choose a filename.

2) load new QT setting:
then you can load the SLT file you receive, by going to "File" -> "Load layout ..." -> "choose layout", then pick the new layout file.

3) watch different ticker:
if you want to watch different stock ticker, such as from ES to spy, mouse click the chart first, then from keyboard enter "spy", it will give you a small menu to accept the change, just click save it will change the chart to spy.

4) bring up a new chart along with new setting:
if you want to bring up a new chart with different chart setting, mouse click a 5-min chart first, then right click your mouse, choose "save chart template" -> "create new template -> pick a template name, such as "my 5-min chart";

then mouse click the same 5-min chart, right click the mouse, then choose "new chart" -> "my 5-min chart", then it will bring up a new chart for your stock. then you can use that chart to add/remove indicator, or change the stock ticker, then save the chart template as different name, such as "my second 5-min chart".

5) if you like you current layout, then go to QT -> "File" -> "Save layout" -> "Save as..", then pick a file name, such as my-qt-setting-20090626.slt. then save it.

next time when QT is ran, by default it will bring up the last layout before exit.