SmartTape
The SmartTape window displays all transactions that are made on the market for the selected instrument, allows to to track the speed of the tape and the balance of buyers and sellers.
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The SmartTape window displays all transactions that are made on the market for the selected instrument, allows to to track the speed of the tape and the balance of buyers and sellers.
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To create a new window, select Open → Smart Tape in the main menu.
The window contains:
Instrument list control panel
Linking with other windows
Customizable columns of the trade feed
Area of visualization of the trade feed
Button | Description |
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Settings | Opens the settings menu and options window. |
Select symbol | Allows the instrument to be selected for which trades will be displayed. |
Load history | Allows all trades for the selected instrument to be loaded into the window for a period of up to five days. |
Clear Tape | Clears the entire list of trades |
The trade feed is presented in the form of a table. To configure the columns, right-click on their names and check or uncheck the boxes.
Column | Description |
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Date | Date of trade completion |
Time | Time of trade completion |
Mcs | Trade time in microseconds |
Price | Asset price at the time of the trade. |
Size | Trade volume. A (+) or (-) sign indicates the influence of the transaction on the change in open interest. |
Avg Size | Average volume of an aggregated trade. |
Bid | Best buy price in the DOM. |
Bid Size | Volume of orders at the best purchase price. |
Ask | Best selling price in the DOM. |
Ask Size | Volume of orders at the best selling price. |
MM | Exchange on which the order is registered. |
Open Int | Open interest. Total number of open contracts at the time of the trade. |
S | Indicator of the speed of the trade feed’s movement. |
B | Indicator of the balance of buys and sales for the time period indicated in the settings. |
General
Setting | Description |
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Colors | This group of settings allows the color scheme of the trade feed to be configured. |
Aggregate Ticks | Display trades executed at the same time as one trade. |
Show OI Change | When an open interest changes, the direction of the change is displayed in the “volume” column with a (+) or (-) sign. |
Minimum Volume | Trades less than the set value are not displayed. |
Maximum Volume | Trades more than the set value are not displayed. |
Empty Line Interval | Values are set in seconds. If there are no trades for the specified period, then this event is displayed as an empty line in the feed. |
Balance Indicator Interval | Values are set in seconds. The indicator counts trades for the indicated period and graphically displays the ratio of buys and sells. |
Alerts
Setting | Description |
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Min Size | Alert is activated when the trade volume is equal to or greater than the indicated value. |
Max Size | Alert is activated when the trade volume is equal to or less than the indicated value. |
Tick Side | Only buys, only sells or trades directed in any direction. |
Alert | Field for selecting a sound notification. |
Color | Selecting the color for highlighting the line of a triggered notification. |