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What do you love about CQG feed and order routing? Why is your preference still Sierrachart?
Agree on SC forcing their users onto their feeds/routing now, eliminating other options, and raising prices for them, especially when they have clear disadvantages vs CQG also or don't offer the products/access that other options do.
I've been the using the free version via AMP. Really like it, however I'm stuck on how to get an ETH TPO chart that shows 6pm EST to 9:30am EST. The starting point works as entered into the session manager, but the end, where the chart stops printing varies from 1am to 3 am to 5:30 am...randomly it seems, when it should end at 9:30.
Good question - this is actually a common gotcha with TPO charts in Quantower. The random end times you're seeing suggest the chart is falling back to the symbol's default session rather than using your custom session.
Here's what should fix it:
1. Session Template Setup
In Session Manager, make sure your template has the timezone explicitly set to EST/America-New_York. Sessions that span midnight (like your 6pm-9:30am) need to be defined as a single continuous session, not two separate ones.
2. Assign to the Specific Symbol
After creating the template, use "Assign sessions" and apply it directly to the ETH contract you're charting. This is the step most people miss.
3. TPO Chart Settings (Critical)
Open your TPO chart settings and look in the General section for "Custom session" - select your new template there. The TPO won't automatically use symbol-level sessions; you have to explicitly tell the chart which session to use.
4. Hide Out-of-Session Data
Under View settings, uncheck "Show out of session history" so the profile only builds within your 6pm-9:30am window.
The fact that it varies randomly (1am, 3am, 5:30am) tells me the chart is probably inheriting some default behavior rather than respecting your custom times. Step 3 above is usually the culprit.
In my quantower platform review work, I've found the session manager quite capable once you understand this two-step process: create the template, then explicitly assign it both at the symbol level AND in the individual panel settings. The quantower trading platform handles TPO profiles well - the session assignment just isn't as intuitive as it could be.
Let us know if that sorts it out. If you're still seeing inconsistent behavior after these changes, it might be worth checking if there's a timezone mismatch between your session template and the CQG feed.
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