Hi all

Just wondering who here uses the Bullcharts alerts and who uses the Bullstation alerts and what are your thoughts.

Currently I am paying for dynamic data ($148.50/mth) and really only using BC for dynamic intra day charts and homework at night ofcourse. I don't use the BC alerts and portfolio because it's too cumbersome and confusing to use. I have to use the IRESS alerts for news and price.

In a nutshell I would like Bullcharts to have a simple to use (like IRESS) fun alerts system that can be set and edited from charts too. Does anyone else feel the same way or am I missing something about the alerts that should make it easier ?

Cheers

Mustard

http://www.bullcharts.com.au/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=230&KW=alerts - http://www.bullcharts.com.au/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=230&a mp;KW=alerts

Hi Cobra

 I don't access or use Bullstation but a mate does and finds it much better than BC for alerts.

 Weblink supply me with the data. Are you saying that you can now use IRESS data for Bullcharts? Or is it Bullstation that takes the IRESS data? Although you havn't stated you use Bullstation I am assuming you do use it as I didn't think BC took IRESS data.

In 5 years of fulltime trading I have never paid for any data fees when using IRESS but we all like to get value for money when we do have to cough up for such things.

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We will be working putting all the ideas together after Christmas.

Please email me at mailto:brendonl@weblink.com.au - brendonl@weblink.com.au if wish to review the specs.

Please add any requirements in the forum and we will review for inclusion.  What is most helpful is any screen captures of examples that you like.  Can email to above.

Hi everyone,

I have just started a 2 week trial so not sure at what stage the alerts are at.

Firstly can anyone tell me if Bullstation comes with the Bullcharts package as I can't see it anywhere?

And next how do i access the alerts in Bullcharts?

Thanks vm

Andrew

Currently we are working on the design of the alerts.

I will arrange trial access to BullStation for you.  Please email me at mailto:brendonl@weblink.com.au - brendonl@weblink.com.au with your details.

Hi Brendon and Peter

How are the revamped alerts feature for BC going ? Its seems to have been on the cards for quite some time now.

BTW I like the newer version 3.3.0 but am still hanging out for the facilty to imediately set alerts from charts and have a simple procedure for editing them similar to webiress. i.e all alerts on one page and in alphabetical order.

Mustard

Hi Cobra

Good idea on the auto adjust. I like it.

I find the webiress alerts so much easier to use than BC as everything is on one page. I have all my portfolios set in webiress rather than BC because

1. the BC portfolio can't be floated into a separate monitor (charts can) and you therefore need to have the BC window viewable all the time which takes up a lot more screen space than webiress.

2.there is no right clicking available  to edit a stock directly from the watchlist i.e you have to go to another page to add/remove. Whereas with webiress you simply right click on the stock in the watchlist and click delete and its done.

3. You need to have a stock entered into your BC watchlist for an alarm to work whereas with webiress you don't.

4.You need to have  your ticker open for alarms to work? Another unnessary window to have open. Some may use the ticker but I don't.

5. Then once again you need another BC window to be open to see you triggered alerts plus this is not alphabetical and you need to toggle between pages in alarms.

6. If you add a code to your BC watchlist and you add in an alert and the ticker is open too, the alert doesn't work. You need to close your ticker and open it again to have the new code in the ticker and then the alarm works. Too much stuffing around to my liking.

Webiress has it all on the one page and it can be edited much more quickly. Whether or not Weblink bases a new alerts feature on webiress is up to them but I would like to see an icon ALERTS on the main page which opens one tear away page for viewing and simple editing.

I agree webiress isn't the be all and end all of alerts but it is so much easier to use its nots funny.

Mustard

Well it looks like we may get to be able to set alerts from charts. Any suggestions you want in this regard please post here by Friday.

Some of my ideas are in no particular order

1.Ability to right click to open alert on horizontal line you are working with.

2.a Ability to adjust alerts by dragging horizontal line.

2b. A pop up comes up whilst doing this showing you the prices adjusting.

3. Alert icon on the chart pane showing what alerts are set at a glance.

4. a. Alert icon at the top of BC which brings up an alphabetical list of all your alerts set and grouped in the same groups as the ASX opens eg. A's-B's, C's-F's etc etc.

4b This window must be able to be floated to another monitor. Colour coded groups may  be an idea too. 

4c Ability to quickly reset alerts from this window and the chart.

5 Ability to change sounds of alerts.

It will be brilliant if Weblink can pull this off. It will be such a time saving new aspect.

Bye for now

Mustard

Re: Stop loss alert

One other tool that would be handy would be to set a horizontal stop loss line in the chart that can be moved around simply by dragging it and activate and deactivate it by right clicking.

Having the ability to differentiate this horizontal line with a colour would avoid confusion as to which chart line was the stop loss and which was your support/resistance line.

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