“It’s confusing and convoluted. Different billing procedures, I’m always getting overcharged and credited every month. It’s weird. It’s ugly and unappealing, feels like Windows ‘95. ToS is a much better platform in my opinion
The only reason why it still exists is because of the amount of indicators. And they know this, which is why they have no incentive to improve it. Once someone comes up with a better looking platform that can also run on Mac, Sierra Charts probably will end up like the countless platforms.
I hate Sierra Charts.”
“I like Sierra mainly because it is stable. I used Ninjatrader and had lag issues. Got tired of having to go through some process to make the performance what it should be. On the down side Sierra seems very old from GUI perspective. It's not as user friendly or straight forward as NT or Trading View. I'm not a Sierra experr by any means so can't speak to the programing aspects etc. One example that is annoying is that to Pan a chart I believe you have to have the hand tool on. Then if you want cross hairs you have to go back to cross hairs.”
“Excellent platform with pretty much all the tools you need. Very efficient for what you need to do. Only downside is accessibility to customer service. I believe this is to keep prices down. All issues are raised via tickets. It would be nice to be able to call and speak to a human when you occur problems. Overall, it's a fantastic platform.”
“I have used Sierra Chart for several years and some things I love, and other things not so much. First, the positive- Sierra Chart is extremely customizable - you can create charts in varioius forms including time, tick charts, renko, better renko, uni-renko, and more. You can choose any time frame you wish. I love that I can have drawings from one chart carry over onto my other charts - for example if I am drawing lines for support and resistance on say a 60 min chart or my TPO chart, those lines will automatically show up on my 5 min, 2 min, 1 min, etc. as I want. It is easy to create alerts based on conditions or indicators using their simple alert system - you can even create an auto trader using this. Sierra is generally fast and responsive although I wish there were an easier way to clean up files and delete old set ups/templates as the only way I have found is to go into the file in you files folder and remove them. I do find some charts run slowly such as TPO and my larger time frame chart where I place multiple time volume profiles. I have little negative to say except 2 things -1. It is impossible to get a live person if you need assistance, although, I will admit that their online support board is generally pretty quick to get back to you. 2. The cost is a bit high and I actually have been considering switching platforms because of that. I use Sierra Chart thru AMP brokerage (whom I love by the way!) and since I use volume profile, TPO charts, and footprint charts, I need to pay for package 11 as well as for the CME data. AMP does office the full package for Quant Tower charting and I have been considering switching to them.”
“Sierra Chart is hands down the most performant, powerful platform for the price - on the planet. This does come with some drawbacks - in that the user inferface/config options can be a bit overwhelming at first. There is without a doubt some learning curve, but well worth it in the long run.”
