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If ATG Quick Entry 2 is missing from the Allowed protected custom studies row, then you don’t have the license activated for your SC account name. If you haven’t got the license after 36 hours of the purchase, then contact us so we can have a look on the problem.
Add QE2 study to chart
QE2 is a custom study what we can add to charts inside Analysis – Studies (F6) window. To add QE2 to the chart select Add Custom Study button.
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In the appearing Add Study window find the ATG Quick Entry 2 row.
Click on the plus sign to open the ATG Quick Entry 2 list where select the ATG Quick Entry 2 then click on Add button.
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Now you can see the ATG Quick Entry 2 in the right side of the Studies window which means the study is now added to the chart. Click on OK button to close the Studies window and the QE2 user interface appears on the chart.
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It can be a licensing problem if you can’t find ATG Quick Entry 2 in Add Study window.
In this case go back to the How to validate and troubleshoot QE2 study and license chapter and check if you got the license for the application.
If you see the error message below, then your SC version is outdated, and you must update to a newer SC version by following the steps in Update to a specific SierraChart version chapter.
The custom study (destination)\ATG-QuickEntry2.dll requires version 2380 or higher of SierraChart. Current version: 2351
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The above error message appears in Message log too. It is highly recommended to get to know how Message Log works and what information it shows for you.
On the chart by default, you can see the QE2 panel, the status text and the QE2 context menu commands.
The appearance of these three interface elements depends on the QE2 settings and the use case.
With the 8 or 9 buttons on the QE2 panel you can activate the functions below:
•Disable/Enable – Disables/Enables to open position.
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•T Manage – Disables/Enables managing open positions. This button can be shown or hidden from user interface with Settings - QE Panel - Show T Manage Button (In:14) setting.
•Fast – Select first managing profile – Profile 1.
•Slow – Select second managing profile – Profile 2.
•Scalp – Select third managing profile – Profile 3.
You must choose the managing profile before you open position, its can’t be changed after the position is opened. You can only choose one profile from the three.
•Mkt – Market Entry Order – Opens position with market order.
•Lmt – Limit Entry Order – Opens position with limit order.
•Draw – With activating this button you can draw the QE2 grid which is a special Fibonacci Retracement tool (don’t mix it up with the SC built in Fibonacci Retracement tool). QE2 uses this grid to determine the trigger level, positions of target levels, the stop level and checks the setup size by this grid.
•X – Flatten and Cancel – Close open position or delete unfilled limit orders.
Information shown in Status text box:
•T-Manage Enabled/Disabled – Position managing is Disabled/Enabled.
•Fast / Slow / Scalp – Chosen managing profile name (Button Name = Trade Type). This information can be hidden in Status Text settings
•Bars Since Entry – First bar is the trigger bar.
•Type – Chosen managing profile number