Importing QCharts Alerts into eSignal
This article provides instructions for users that wish to import QCharts alerts into eSignal. Please be aware of the following limitations when using the import alerts tool:
1. Only alerts based on fields available in eSignal can be imported. See below for more info.
2. Only untriggered alerts can be imported. Alerts that have already been triggered will be excluded.
3. All QCharts sounds will be replaced with the default eSignal sound file (i.e. "an alert target has been reached").
Once you have created your alerts in QCharts, click on Alerts at the top of QCharts followed by Dump Alerts to Text.
This will create a text file which may open in notepad for most windows users. In notepad you will need to click Format and uncheck the Word Wrap setting before you Dump Alerts to Text.
Once word wrap is unchecked, click File=>Save As:
Save the Alerts in an easy to find location such as the Desktop. You can opt to change the File Name or use the default. Click Save.
Launch eSignal and click Tools=>Manage Alerts:
Right click in the open area below and select Import QCharts Alerts:
Choose the Text file that you saved earlier and click Open.
The QCharts alerts will be displayed in this window.
If you encounter problems make sure that the alerts are based on column headers available in eSignal.
(See below for a list of compatible Alerts)
Alerts based on the following columns can be imported and will be mapped to their eSignal equivalent as shown below:
| QCharts | eSignal |
| Last | Last |
| Last ExtHrs | Extended Hours Last |
| Net | Change |
| Net% | Percent Change |
| NetSiceOpen | Change (Open) |
| NetSinceOpen% | Percent Change (Open) |
| Volume | Volume |
| OpenInt | OpenInt |
| ContrHigh | Contract High |
| ContrLow | Contract Low |
| TrdSize | Trade Last Size |
| Bid | Bid |
| Bid Size | Bid Size |
| Ask | Ask |
| Ask Size | Ask Size |
| %InRange | Percent In Range |
| 1YearHigh | 52w High |
| 1YearLow | 52w Low |
| VWAP | VWAP |
| Avg Vol | Average Volume |
| Unusual Volume | Unusual Volume |
Alerts based on the following columns CANNOT be imported into eSignal:
| Avg HL | DnTicks | Bid/Ask Spread | TrueRange% |
| Avg HLC | DnTickVol | Yest | %InYearlyRng |
| Avg OHLC | AvTrdSize | 5DyAgo | YearDay% |
| Avg OC | B Bid | 20DyAgo | Block Vol |
| 5DyNet | Bbid Size | LastYr | Block Trades |
| 5DyNet% | Vol@Bid | Trade2 | Day Val |
| 20DyNet | TickVol@Bid | Trade3 | Money Flow |
| 20DyNet% | Value@Bid | Trade4 | Qtrin |
| YrNet | UpTkVol-DnTkVol | Trade5 | |
| YrNet% | UpTkVol/DnTkVol | Gap | |
| TickVol | B Ask | GapPct | |
| UpTickVol | BAsk Size | GapUnFld% | |
| UpTicks | Vol@Ask | Range | |
| UpTickVal | TickVol@Ask | Range% Yest | |
| DnTickVol | Value@Ask | TrueRange |