OmniTrader Check List on How to create a new Focus List
This is a checklist summary only - and needs to be done each time you create a new focus list
  • Go File, New - give a profile a name, make sure the Mode is real Time
  • Go Edit Data Periods, if real time then - Un-tick the 5 and 15 minutes and create a 60 minute period, and leave the daily - only tick the option to show Votes - if you will use that time period. 
  • Go Edit Trading Strategies - and tick only the minimum such as just Guppy-Darvas to start
  • Go Edit Patterns - enable support, consolidations and trend lines as a start. [To view the pattern Tool Bar you need to go View Toolbars - enable Patterns, then place the toolbar at the bottom of the chart]
  • add a Symbol - using the Symbol option at the top - there is a box to enter symbols in
  • Change period at the bottom of the chart to say Day - to see if all is working
  • Change the Template used to display the chart to say Guppy-Darvas to match the strategy your using.
  • Modify the focus List display so you can see the data you want - see following
Set up the focus list - as a global standard
  • When you open the focus list, you may need to resize the screens to suit your needs.
  • The focus list screen can be dragged smaller and the focus list columns can be sorted by clicking on the headings.
  • You can add/remove securities from these lists (if your real time - subject to the eSignal limit of 200 open shares at one time).
  • The suggested best data fields to display are as follows. You can set up OmniTrader to create a default focus list by clicking on the spanner and defining a global standard.
  • All columns can be sorted by double clicking and the list can be set up in a pre sort order see the A-Z icon
  • The following is an example of a layout for real time