Getting Started: A Quick Howto

  1. Connect to the internet.
  2. Open the quotes dialog from the toolbar.
  3. Select the Yahoo plugin. Press the configure 'Settings' button. This will bring up the Yahoo Prefs dialog.
  4. From the Yahoo Prefs dialog press the 'New Symbol' button from the toolbar. This brings up the 'New Yahoo Symbols' dialog.
  5. From the 'New Yahoo Symbols' dialog enter as many yahoo ticker symbols as you want separated by a space ie 'RHAT IBM MSFT'. When done, press the OK button.
  6. From the Yahoo Prefs dialog select 'Auto History' from the method box. Press the 'Select All Symbols' from the toolbar. Press OK when done.
  7. From the Quotes dialog press the update button, and the download will start. Depending on how fast your connection is this could take anywhere from 10 seconds to a few minutes. The data will be imported into Qtstalker when completed.
  8. Close the quotes dialog when download has completed. To load some charts, select the chart panel button. You should see a directory called 'Stocks'. This directory structure will contain the various stocks downloaded. Navigate the Stocks directory and select a symbol to load by double clicking on it.
  9. To add indicators, open the new indicator dialog from the toolbar and choose an indicator from the list. The indicator dialog will open, just press OK for the default settings. Depending on the indicator, it will show up either in the main chart or as a tab in the lower section of the window. This should be enough to get you started for now, consult the documentation and play with the functions to become familiar with how Qtstalker works.
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