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Data Feeds - Depths - Timezones

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Data is required to populate the graphs and studies. Sierra Chart comes with free delayed data, but in most cases traders will connect to a data feed.

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First activate data on the Sierra Chart website, then connect to that feed from within Sierra Chart software. Outlined below.

Activating Data and Other Account Services Web Browser-Side

Simply activate services and data feeds as needed HERE

Users must become familiar with the Account Control Panel. Here users can:

  • buy usage time
  • activate data feeds
  • support tickets

To access Account Services users can either:

  1. https://www.sierrachart.com/UserControlPanel.php

or

  • Open Sierra Chart
  • Title Bar: Help
  • Account Control Panel
  • access order fills
  • complete documenation and agreements
  • + much more

Here are common data and service pages

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Above: Activate Services page, here the 3rd step Activate must be completed.

Official Sierra Chart Data documentation

Data Feed Connection with Trading Services

  • Open Sierra Chart
  • Select the Global Settings from the title bar
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  • Click Data/Trade Service Settings
  • Under the Service setting, click the dropdown menu and select the desired data feed
  • Using Rithmic as an example, fill in the appropriate fields with the Username and Password obtained from your broker, data provider, or evaluation company email
  • Hit Apply

If you are connected, the default Connection status within the toolbar will be Green, Red if not connected, or Yellow if connecting.

Tip: You may freely switch between Trade Services and accounts within those services. Sierra Chart offers SIM trading, read more about that HERE

Data Notes

  • Each copy of Sierra Chart can connect to 1 data feed at a time, but accounts and data feeds can be quickly switched. Multiple copies of Sierra Chart can be run with separate data feeds keep in mind professional trader status when using multiple feeds.

Market Order Book Depth Data

If using a high enough chart package, users have the ability to view many depths of market levels. This includes: buy/sell orders, pulling/stacking, and MBO.

Market depth data can consume high amounts of hard drive storage. To toggle global depth data downloading:

  • Title Bar: Global Settings > Sierra Chart Server Settings > General Tab
  • Support Downloading Historical Market Depth Data: Yes/No as needed
  • (Optional) Max Historical Market Depth Days to Download: As needed

Note: Some brokers or prop firms do not offer full depth, and the only quotes shown are inside market bid and ask.

MBO Data

MBO stands for Market By Order, which shows the orders that make up depths and their positions in the queue. Ensure a sufficiently high enough Service Package is enabled to view this data.

Market Stats

Sierra Chart offers various market statistic symbols such as: TICK, TRIN, ADV, DECL, and many more. These can be charted using chart graphs.

  • File > Find Symbol > Market Stats

Official Documentation:

Data Considerations:

Traders experience varying results under high volatility or other conditions. Some data providers offer different risk metrics and symbols available. Consider a Sierra Chart in-house data feed of Denali. Some traders may also prefer Teton routing.

Sierra Chart has announced recommendations around avoiding certain feeds but they may still support them. Discuss with a licensed broker or professional for more details.

Downloading Market Depth Data

Market depth data is downloaded to the User/SierraChart/Data/MarketDepthData/ folder.

To toggle whether or not depth data downloads automatically simply:

  • Open Sierra Chart
  • Title Bar: Global Settings > Sierra Chart Server Settings
  • General menu
    • Support Downloading Historical Market Depth Data: Yes
    • Max Historical Market Depths Days to Download: As desired

Time Zones

Tip: Sometimes execution markers or orders may not correctly draw to graphs, make sure the computer has accurate time. For Windows users, Right Click the Data/Time > Adjust Date/Time > Sync Now

Global Settings > Time Zone Settings

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Official Sierra Time Zone Documentation

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