Existing users, 
This program is a weak start - it lacks candlesticks, bar (o,h,l,c), point & figure charting. With the sample file (Learn by Example.tsdoc) the pricing is wacky (6.10e+01) - when did scientific notation start being used for the price on a chart. Confusing.
Also, when I changed the "End:" date from 09/03/03 to 09/03/04 on the default "AAPL" stock the price disappears to the left when I scroll to see the chart to the right. Strange.
Where is the pull down menu for the TA studys?
Where are the charting grids?
Where are the contextual menus?
Why can't someone make a through robust charting program (for a resonable cost) for OSX.
I sure wish BeeSoft (ProTA) would complete their OSX version - it has been years now - but they just keep saying its coming.
Trade Strategist
stock market charting & technical analysis
Version: 1.5
Weak Charts
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: dynvision Friday, December 31 2004 @ 03:38 PM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: NO
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Weak Charts - FallGuy7254
Wow! I gotta say that I like your spunk, expecially the comments regarding why there is a lack of OSX software for strategic stock analysis. On the other hand, regardless of the fact that their comments were derogatory, your retort was very closed minded. Apparently this person thought that several features, like contextual menus, were missing from your product. Rather than asking where they would have helped, your answer was pretty much "You don't know what you're talking about ; I put them where they were needed ; Case closed." I used to develop software too, a long time ago, and I often found that even the most negative reviews could provide insights on ways to improve my product. Just a thought...Sunday, April 16 2006 @ 10:05 AM PDT
Weak Charts - drewby
With the sample file (Learn by Example.tsdoc) the pricing is wacky (6.10e+01) - when did scientific notation start being used for the price on a chart. Confusing.
When numbers are very big or very small. In any case, the latest version uses standard notation where numbers are not too big or small.
Also, when I changed the "End:" date from 09/03/03 to 09/03/04 on the default "AAPL" stock the price disappears to the left when I scroll to see the chart to the right. Strange.
Don't know what you are talking about. I just tried this, and everything worked perfectly.
Where is the pull down menu for the TA studys?
Trade Strategist is a tool for backtesting. You have to construct the indicators yourself from the functions provided. It is much more powerful than any canned TA study.
Where are the charting grids?
Trade Strategist is a tool for backtesting, not for charting. Charting has been provided to support strategy development, but the software is not designed to be a complete charting package.
Where are the contextual menus?
The charts window has contextual menus for copying chart data and exporting it to file. Apart from that, where would you want contextual menus? There are not many places where it would make sense to include them.
Why can't someone make a through robust charting program (for a resonable cost) for OSX.
Because it is a lot of work, with little financial reward, and the only payback is whining from the likes of you. That's why!
I sure wish BeeSoft (ProTA) would complete their OSX version - it has been years now - but they just keep saying its coming.
This just shows how hard it is to write this type of software, and bring it to market for a reasonable price. Destructive criticism like yours just gives people another reason not to bother.
Drew McCormack (Trade Strategist developer)
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