I have always wondered why not many people use esignal as well. I pretty much had to subscribe to esignal because at the time I was using Amibroker and esignal were the only data provider that provided live data for ASX stocks. Later on when I started trading futures I switched from time based bars to price based bars (tick charts, range bars) which was really annoying with amibroker because I had to always change the database settings. And for some reason I could never get range bars to work on amibroker even after about 5 emails to their support team. So I decided to start using esignal 11 and loved it. Esignal would have to be the only platform that has never given me any problems its rock solid and their support is pretty good aswell. I guess that's why signal users don't really talk about the platform on the web that much because they are pretty satisfied with the product. The only downsides I think they have is the price and it can be hard to get custom programing done aswell, unlike ninjatrader which has a big following and coders are plentiful.

Based on my personal experience with eSignal is they are more interested in their company and the way they do things versus what customers need. Could go into more detail but basically I discovered something about their datafeed and proved to them where and how the problem occurred and was told they weren't interested in fixing the problem even when they admitted to me that the problem existed. For me it was a show stopper and so I moved on.

I know it supported over 200 symbols but I wasnt using more than 20 at a time. And all were stocks with high ATR, high vol (over2 mill/day) and like I said it was always lagging 5-10 seconds. I trade off candlesticks but when setups occur and say a candle stick is closing at 11 am-you'd get a massive move in 1-2 secs cause algos pick up same thing. SO I started front running the algos cause the moves were massive and I didnt realize it the delays in eSignal until I saw that front running before the cande closed(watching all charts at 10:59:55 for a candle closing at 11 am) and even then I was missing the move. Then I paid close attention to what price my schwab charts were showing and what eSignal was showing and there was clear lag. For sure the lag couldnt be at my end-why would I get right price for schwab and not for eSignal ? I still kept it for a full year trying to work with their support $120/mo wasnt big deal for me if it works but finally I couldnt justify it anymore. Cant be the computer either - always have had a top of line and upgrade everything every 2 years.

Is there any value for a person swing trading stocks?

What features in E signal would allow a trader to make back the monthly fee that are not available with other programs? I trade with IB using their TWS

I would bet real money that most people would make more money only using a newspaper and graph paper.

Based on my personal experience with eSignal is they are more interested in their company and the way they do things versus what customers need. Could go into more detail but basically I discovered something about their datafeed and proved to them where and how the problem occurred and was told they weren't interested in fixing the problem even when they admitted to me that the problem existed. For me it was a show stopper and so I moved on.

I have only traded ES and NQs with TWS and normally I use Esignal for equities. I would have liked using TWS, but I have been unable to find OHLC indicators for the charts. I also really like the Esignal power scanner and the hot lists for finding volatility in equities. I am able to nail 99% of my teachers picks with the power scanner, so I either pay him or sub to Esignal for the scanner. Something I need to work on being able to do with any trading tools; I know.