Technical analysis software

[Sir Burr]

great little software program called "Insight Trader

Yes I used Insight Trader many years ago too (not for long). Think it was my first go at trading software and was going to suggest it as I was sure you could download fundamental data within it and backtest with charting/fundametals together.

I guess if your using Stock Doctor that side of Insight Trader has changed since I used it?

...just had a look at their site and they do still have fundamentals within the software. Think it's an extra module but it "Provides the fundamental information of earnings, dividends, franking, net asset backing, shares on issue and debt to equity from which the important fundamental ratios are calculated".

Edit: BTW I don't think data is free as you mentioned. Maybe you got in before they started to charge, not that I'm against paying for data

 

[Willfish]

Yes I used Insight Trader many years ago too (not for long). Think it was my first go at trading software and was going to suggest it as I was sure you could download fundamental data within it and backtest with charting/fundametals together.

I guess if your using Stock Doctor that side of Insight Trader has changed since I used it?

...just had a look at their site and they do still have fundamentals within the software. Think it's an extra module but it "Provides the fundamental information of earnings, dividends, franking, net asset backing, shares on issue and debt to equity from which the important fundamental ratios are calculated".

Edit: BTW I don't think data is free as you mentioned. Maybe you got in before they started to charge, not that I'm against paying for data

To get free (yes FREE) data download each day, you need to go into a Commsec account, on menu bar go to "Quotes and Research", then "Quotes", then "End of Day Prices", go down to "All Securities", drop down "type of securities" = "ASX equities", then download format as "Insight trader" (on of the dropdown options), put in the date for data you want, and hit "download". Been downloading it free for several years. Only drawback is that you can only download one day at a time. I have never had to pay for data download from Commsec. Hope this clarifies.

 

[Willfish]

My philosophy for investing resources is that if I pay for something, it has to return me 4 times the purchase price per year. Quite happy to pay for Stockdoctor each year, as it easily gives me well over 4 times the cost in investment return each year. I wouldn't purchase a stock without consulting Stockdoctor, but I don't necessarily follow their advice or recommendations (I do follow some), but it is a good yardstick and often steers me away from poor quality stocks. I would much rather pay them to gather and sort all the fundamental and research data, than waste a heap of time mucking around trying to find it myself. I have a fair bit of equity in the market and quite happy to pay for good research. I have tried heaps of newsletters/ paid sites over the years, and consistently found Stockdoctor and Marcus Today give me great value.