Ticks in OnTick()

[Carl Schreiber]

Hi,

is there a way to know what was the the last tick that starts to process OnTick - Ask or Bid - except if e.g. Bid != lastBid <= newBid (what if the Bid hasn't changed and was re-sent?)

[Alain Verleyen]

gooly:

Hi,

is there a way to know what was the the last tick that starts to process OnTick - Ask or Bid - except if e.g. Bid != lastBid <= newBid (what if the Bid hasn't changed and was re-sent?)

Usually a new tick means a change in bid and/or a change in ask. Not sure I understood your question.

[Tjipke de Vries]

gooly:

Hi,

is there a way to know what was the the last tick that starts to process OnTick - Ask or Bid - except if e.g. Bid != lastBid <= newBid (what if the Bid hasn't changed and was re-sent?)

the volume will change also ...

[Carl Schreiber]

Well I want to show on my chart not only the spread but the gaps between asks (and bids).

Therefore I need to know whether the tick is bid or an ask.

[Syed Naufal Gaddafi]

Aren't incoming tick usually treated as Bid and Market Watch will use that to calculate Ask?

[Ian Venner]

Yes ticks are all bid price, the spread value is used to calculate the ask price.

[Carl Schreiber]

oh - I didn't know that - thanks to all.