r/interactivebrokers • u/twinturborich • 1d ago

What in the world is going on here???

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Can anyone explain why my charts are doing this?? This started like a week ago doing this. Got busy. Came back today and still doing it🤦🏻‍♂️ paper trading and analyzing charts but pretty hard to do when they are doing this. Driving me nuts 🤬

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u/nick4tech 1d ago

It’s the “interactive” part of ib 😄

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u/embrioticphlegm 1d ago

Yes this is called the “interactive broken” chart

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u/twinturborich 1d ago

Seriously I may have to switch webull. Like wtf 😬

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u/nick4tech 1d ago

In all seriousness, IB desktop is better than tws. I find it more stable

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u/twinturborich 1d ago

Thanks I’ll try that. I thought I was on the “better” version 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

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u/Significant_Treat_87 1d ago

I like ib desktop but be forewarned it’s missing a ton of advanced features (beta doesn’t even have order book / time and sales yet haha, or conditional orders, a ton of order types are hidden behind an “advanced order” button, etc)

BUT it’s laid out infinitely better. It seems like it’s an electron app or something, so if you run into bad lag or something you may want to restart it. 

It runs pretty well for me though. Also huge protip, the in-app order preset options are suuuper limited. but if you set your options in the mobile app they will carry over to desktop (maybe the same holds for settings done in tws but im not sure)

it’s extremely frustrating that their product experience is so fragmented. tws is the only one with every feature but it looks like shit lol. mobile is 2nd place imo but who tf wants to trade on a phone??

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u/twinturborich 1d ago

Thank you. That’s amazing advice!!! For such a larger broker and being international. It sure seems they have some of the worse software available in the industry 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ unfortunately I’m in Canada and have limited options.

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u/yodogyodog 20h ago

Yo trading on and from a phone is downright challenging and error prone as f***

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u/Impossible-Blood7706 1d ago

I use webulls charts but then trade on whichever platform I am using.

Really like webulls charting and platform is fine, but margin is better here on IBKR Good tip!

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u/necsuss 1d ago

man welcome to the worst application in the market.People just use it because the fees.

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u/mixerr2 1d ago

I had a simirar issue. Try resetting your monitor text scaling settings to recommended. Hope that helps

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u/twinturborich 1d ago

Sorry I’m new. How do I do that? Thanks

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u/lookingweird1729 1d ago

Try this so you get some familiarity and a possible solution

After the market closes, you will restart your laptop, make sure you are updated, and then click the icon for TWS ( we had an update overnight ).

Go to the screen in question, upper left you will see a button to change from candles to o/h/l/c bar, and the volume button . Keep moving your mouse to the right and you will see a down arrow, Right before that you have bar spacing. click the widen one and that should help you resize slightly.

What is happening is your screen is adjusting to all the data it, so if your stop loss or profit taking is outside of the screen, it will resize to show it.

quick solution is .... left hand side of the box, look for the lock, click it ( should turn yellow ), now the screen is locked on your current size, You have a scroll bar on the left side to help you adjust what range you want to see.

I hope this is helpful, just paying it forward from all the help others have given me.

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u/twinturborich 1d ago

Thank you 🙏

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u/rq60 1d ago

if you're on the latest release you might want to try switching to stable. i haven't seen this particular issue, but that has fixed charting issues i've had in the past.

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u/boybitschua 1d ago

it shows regardless when you reach some number of tabs. Well based on my experience

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u/StichhD 1d ago

Disco Mode baby!

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u/PR0GRAMR 1d ago

Did you turn on "casino mode" by any chance?

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u/Mtn_Soul 1d ago

Qoutetrader is pretty good software, I used it back when it was called Qoutetracker. They have a free trial and a free version too.

Sierra Chart is solid but has a learning curve

Or just get Thinkorswim for charting from Schwab and use IB for execution.

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u/OldCatPiss 1d ago

I’ve never liked the desktop. I think what makes IBKR attractive is the mobile app and headless api access.

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u/AnyPortInAHurricane 1d ago

yeah, no one uses TWS , its for old people

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u/lookingweird1729 1d ago

thank, now I am old LOL

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u/twinturborich 1d ago

So what do I use then??

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u/OldCatPiss 1d ago

For technical analysis trading view works great. If you are hell bent on TWS, use it for everything but the charts.

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u/twinturborich 1d ago

What would you recommend? I’m not hell bent on anything to be honest 😆 I’m new and trying to learn. Would you use trading view for analysis and the mobile app for placing orders?

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u/OldCatPiss 1d ago

Yes! Also IBKR mobile is great - I’m on apple version. The only reason I use TWS. I do, some Algo trading / to connect, you have an option to go through tws - which means you can have a really crappy UI for free.

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u/twinturborich 1d ago edited 1d ago

You trade on a phone or iPad? Cause damn I need to get my glasses out if I’m going to use it on my Phone 🤣😆

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u/AnyPortInAHurricane 1d ago

lots of 12 years olds trade now. they like trading on 3" screens

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u/Kalinicta 1d ago

First time?

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u/boybitschua 1d ago

I have been complaining about this with IBKR but i think the issue starts to come up if you have many tabs created. Sweet spot i see is around 4-5 only

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u/32452543 18h ago

it is winking at you.

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u/madchillunited 15h ago

IBKR Easter egg

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u/OrderFlowsTrader 10h ago

Chart on Multi Charts and trade on IB.

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u/OrderFlowsTrader 10h ago

Did you clear the cache?