Software:Qtstalker

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Qtstalker
Developer(s)Stefan Stratigakos
Stable release
0.36 / April 19, 2008 (2008-04-19)
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeTechnical analysis software
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websiteqtstalker.sourceforge.net

Qtstalker is a free technical analysis program for POSIX systems. It keeps to a lean, simple design for speed, portability and low resource usage. Qtstalker can be extended because it uses a plugin model. It is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL.

Features

  • A point-and-click object-oriented graphical user interface
  • Chart plugins include line, bar, candlestick, point and figure, and swing
  • Customizable colors
  • Logarithmic and linear arithmetic scaling, scale to screen
  • Indicators plugins:
  • Chart drawing objects: trendlines, buy/sell arrows, horizontal and vertical lines, Fibonacci retracement lines, text
  • Quote plugins download data from online sources such as Yahoo (with quotes from several stock exchange in the world, the full list here), CME, NYBOT
  • Data import plugins for plain-text CSV files and MySQL database
  • The "Plugin" architecture for quotes and indicators enables easy future extensibility
  • Daily, weekly and monthly chart compression (intra-day in development)
  • Various data classes to support for investment types such as stocks, futures, indices, ratios and spreads
  • A back testing function allowing indicator performance tests using actual trading data
  • A very basic portfolio manager, for tracking open positions
  • A Scanner that can scan the qtstalker database for charts that meet a user defined criteria
  • Possible to create indicators with the CUS built-in script language.

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