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The following three exchanges may be subscribed on MetaStock Xenith to get non-delayed real-time data feed to CUE DIVES and CUE Global charts and explorers. New York Stock Exchange Nasdaq Level 1 UTP NYSE MKT (formerly AMEX)

Note: This post is tested/valid as of Oct 2023 for TradeStation 10.x. It may continue to be valid for future TradeStation releases as well. The current version of TradeStation has an option to auto-configure it for higher performance. You may follow the menu/dialog box shown below to set it up. Aft

As of this post, I have come to know of one known MetaStock issue for which, in rare cases, the very useful CUE Global Commentaries may not display. The issue was not related to CUE Global. For the one user who reported this, the Commentary did not appear for other, non-CUE, expert advisors too. U

TradeStation custom lists are used for two different purposes in CUE Elite. One is to use them in radar real-time analysis/trade setup finding. The other is to use them in end-of-day (after market close) scans using scans. You can set up the custom lists provided for CUE Elite using the following s

If you want to set up your MetaStock local data files used by CUE Market Breadth as I have set up, you may follow the steps below. Note: I have done this for MetaStock18, the latest version as of today. It may work on later or earlier versions too. However, I have not tested it out. The lists are

Here is the known reason for the message: Every MetaStock Xenith user has a limit on the number of "items" one can access simultaneously across all services. All services mean CUE DIVES, CUE Global real-time MetaStock charts, CUE Global real-time scans, and the Refinitiv Xenith program itself (if t

While using CUE DIVES, the aim is to focus on the visual insights of the color-coded charts without being distracted by the tooltips and values popping up as you hover your cursor above the charts. That tooltip and values display is controlled by Microsoft Excel options or settings. And you can eas

I use SnagIt from TechSmith for screen capture and then mark and label them to post ideas on Twitter and my website. SnagIt is an excellent product. I have no commercial association with them, just a regular user of their product. I am happy with SnagIt. However, SnagIt is not free. TechSmith Capt

The CUE Global license may not be validated under some circumstances, e.g. from a secured office environment/Internet. This may happen if the Firewall, high-security Internet, or Anti-Virus Protection Software has been set up to bar certain connections from your computer to the external world (clou

Note: This post is tested/valid as of Oct 2023 for TradeStation 10.x. It may continue to be valid for future TradeStation releases as well. When TradeStation is closed by choosing the File-Exit menu option, the visible programs (desktops, workspaces) are closed. However, some of the background proc

If this happens, you may first try to reset MetaStock to default settings. Please refer to the separate post on that in the FAQ section. If that does not fix the issue, you may try the following: 1. Close MetaStock. 2. Open Registry Editor in Microsoft Windows. 3. Navigate to the entry shown in th

MetaStock custom lists serve multiple purposes in CUE systems. CUE Market Breadth uses the local lists that are a part of custom lists. CUE Global and CUE Finder use online lists for charting and scanning. The online lists are also a part of custom lists. You can set up both of these components o

For more detail on these options, you may contact Metastock support directly or refer to the Metastock user manual. These are the usual settings. Sometimes, depending on user preference one may change these options. Many CUE traders use the options as set up in the snapshots below. These Options wi

CUE Global & Finder runs on MetaStock, and CUE Elite runs on TradeStation. Both are for technical analysis and scanning. It is a good practice to regularly clean up the TradeStation and MetaStock data files for optimal efficiency. I have set up a recurring once-in-a-month item on my computer's cal

Sometimes you might have played around with MetaStock and changed its default settings. And then wished you could go back to default settings. Here is how to do that. 1. Start Windows. 2. Hold down the Ctrl + Shift keys. 3. While holding Ctrl + Shift launch MetaStock (from the Start menu, or from

Keyboard Shortcuts in MetaStock 18 as of 4th of July 2022. Shift f1 - Help Mode Ctrl C - Copy to Clipboard Ctrl X - Cut to Clipboard Ctrl V - Paste from the clipboard Delete - Delete Selected Item from a chart Alt + Delete - Delete all items on a chart Tab Select Next Item Shift Tab- Select Previou