Block Trades

The Block Trades Indicator displays large quantity trades, which can affect market liquidity. You can define the minimum block size you wish to be notified about, as well as minimum and maximum stock prices to display.

You can customize the types of stocks to track in a Block Trade Indicator to display any combination of the following:

All NASDAQ stocks
All NYSE stocks
Custom symbol list
Any of your Watch Lists
Current Positions
See Block Trade Settings for more on customizing your Block Trade Indicator.

Using the Block Trade Indicator

Double-click on a symbol to load the symbol into any tools linked to the Block Trade Indicator. See more on the Tool Link Icon...
For fast-moving feeds, you may need to pause the feed to review the data or click on a symbol. To pause the live feed, click the Pause button. Using the scroll bar to scroll down to older data will also pause the feed. Data does not accumulate while the feed is paused.
To conserve space, click the streamlined view icon, which collapses the tab row, and hides the Pause button and Actions menu. While in streamlined view, access hidden tabs through the Tabs dropdown; access the pause feature by clicking on the pause icon in the Header. To switch back to standard view, click the view icon again.
Trades are color-coded: Trades at the bid are green, trades at the ask are red, and trades on the inside are white or black (depending on whether you use the light or dark color scheme).

Create a new Block Trade Indicator Tab

Right-click on a Block Trade Indicator tab and select New Block Trade Indicator tab or click the + next to the tabs.
To customize your new tab, select Tab Settings from the right-click or Actions menus. See more on Block Trade Settings...

TIP: You may display up to 4 Block Trade Indicator tools with up to 4 tabs in each. You can also save up to 20 tabs to the software (but save as many as you wish to a local hard drive using the Save as File feature).

Save a Block Trade Indicator Tab

Right-click on the tab and select Save [tab name] or choose Save [tab name] from the Actions menu.
Auto Save: If you don't have Auto Save enabled, be sure to manually save your layout if you want your new tabs to display next time you open StreetSmart Edge®.
You can save an unlimited number of Block Trade Indicator tabs to a location outside the software using Save [tab name] to file....

Open a saved Block Trade Indicator Tab

To open a Block Trade Indicator tab in a new tab, right-click the + next to the tabs, and then take one of the steps below.

Open tabs created in or provided with StreetSmart Edge® by selecting one of the choices in the Open Block Trade Indicator tab from menu item.
Open a Block Trade Indicator tab that has been saved to a file by selecting Open Block Trade Indicator tab from File..., then find the file where it is saved on your computer. Select the file and click Open.

Name (or Rename) a Block Trade Indicator Tab

Double click on the tab name. You can also right-click on the tab name and select Rename [tab name]
The name field becomes highlighted and editable and you can type a new name.
Press Enter to finalize the new name.

Adjust Color Settings

From the right-click or Actions menu, select Colors...
In the Colors window, you can customize the colors of each element, from background and highlight colors to font colors.
Click Reset to Default Colors should you wish to return to the original colors.

TIP: Check Apply to all Block Trade Indicator tabs at the bottom of the Colors window if you want the color settings to apply to all Block Trade Indicator tabs.

Duplicate a Block Trade Indicator Tab

If you want to open another tab identical to an existing Block Trade Indicator tab, right-click on the tab at the top of the Block Trade Indicator tool and select Duplicate [tab name].

Close a Block Trade Indicator Tab

Click the X in the tab to close it, or right-click on the tab name and select Close [tab name]. Closing a tab removes it from your Block Trade Indicator tool but does not permanently delete it, unless you haven't saved it.