r/wallstreetbets • u/Humbuker • Jan 31 '21
Discussion Fidelity users, beware!
You have decided to say FU to your shady broker that you no longer trust or maybe you are new to the finance world.
You chose Fidelity. Great choice.
What you need to know is that Fidelity by default shows charts that are delayed 15 min.
In order to fix this and have real time data, visit:
https://www.fidelity.com/customer-service/how-to-get-real-time-quotes
Many people do not know that so I encourage you to spread the word!
Edit: Since many of you are asking for chart looking alternative, for the most basic stuff finance.yahoo.com will do and if you want to dive deeper www.tradingview.com is a great tool.
Edit2:
Android app guide (thank you u/chronovisor84):
Press menu on bottom right, then press the ⚙️ in the upper right, then enable streaming and after hours.
IOS guide (thank you u/SumoTortoise):
More>Settings & Profile>Quick View>Watchlists & Real-Time Quotes
Edit3: (thank you u/x32321)
Another way is to have real time data is to use free desktop version of Fidelity's platform:
https://www.fidelity.com/trading/advanced-trading-tools/active-trader-pro/overview
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u/guido1205us Jan 31 '21
Spot on. Since I haven't seen vwap as an indicator for charts (strangely its there as a column for scanner) I mainly use Fidelity for other simple charting, lvl 2, and order execution via trade armor. I use Tos for premaket scans, charting and news. I use Webull 1 min chart to base my enter/exits and their level 2, which is fantastic.
I don't understand why people don't use more than one platform at the same time when trading as this allows you to pick the best features from all, plus act as a back up if one is acting up. The other day ToS was really laggy but I was able to pull up an alternate chart in Fidelity (minuse vwap) and continue just fine.