MultiCharts: Trading Software for Automated Trading and Backtesting

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Hi, IB has confirmed that they resolved the issue with adding continuous contracts through API and that is why you are now able to add them through lookup in MultiCharts. Although they are still working on a case with sending historical data for continuous contracts, so until they resolve it you may...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, There is no hot key combination for reloading data for last day only. To reload data for 1 day select View in the main menu, select Reload and click 1 Day Back. Also a chart can be reloaded for 1 day by typing .rld int = 1 day into the Command Line toolbar. You can read more about it here: ht...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi,

We will look into the case and as soon as I have some updates from the engineers I'll let you know.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello,

The symbols are replaced but data doesn't get deleted from the original symbol.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello,

Please leave this feature request in our Project Management and describe what you mean by word "instances" in detail. By the way, it's possible to use Visual Studio for writing studies and highlighting functionality is available there.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, Unfortunately, Market-if-touched orders are not supported in MultiCharts. You can leave a feature request for this type of orders here . But it's possible to emulate this behavior in the script itself, for example, to send market orders only when certain conditions are met, for instance, only...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello,

We will add the possibility to unmark the text in one of the future versions. At the moment it's not possible to unmark the text after using Find/Replace tool.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi,

What broker connection do you use in MultiCharts.Net?

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, If you have an open position or active orders on the auto-trading chart where you accidentally press SA button that turns off auto-trading, you will see a window asking if you want to close the position or cancel active orders. The window appears only if you have unchecked the options "Do not...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello Mark, Can you update your TS to 9.5 latest update 20 and update your MultiCharts to current release 10.0 build 14558? http://www.multicharts.com/downloads/latest/mc/x64/ Before you upgrade, please make a backup of your studies and data: https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Ho...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, The last issue (multiple entries when only one is permitted when backtesting) was fixed by turning ON optimize order flow. I have that on for all my live trading...but didn't realise it was the reason why my strategies are only sending one signal at a time and why my backtesting is being corr...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, Have just sent it. In the example I've just sent it is a NON-IOG version and demos the stop being cancelled each bar. The engineers have checked the logs for this case and specified that everything worked as expected. Your price orders were cancelled because you have manually placed a market ...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi,

I'll get back to you with feedback as soon as the engineers check the logs.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi,

Could you clarify what broker profile are you using for trading? If possible please send us MC logs from Feedback with 1 symbol being traded and the order being cancelled and resubmitted so we could check the case.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi Mark,

Please clarify which version and update of TS you are using: go to Help -> About TS. Please also clarify which version of MultiCharts you are using: Help -> About MultiCharts. Is the option " Save data to local database" is checked in QuoteManager -> Tools -> Data Sources -> TS -> Settings?

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi,

If one signal of your strategy generates several entry orders and you have selected the first option "Limit entries from same signal in this strategy to once per bar", it means that all entry orders from that signal may be sent once per bar.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello,

Please import the attached file with prebuilt Linear_Reg_Line indicator.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi, Please install the following hotfix to resolve the case with incorrect size of Startegy Properties, Format window, Format Instrument windows. https://www.dropbox.com/s/zg54ymcwtw0ry23/Hot%2BFix%2BMC-17346_MC10.0x64.zip?dl=1 Here is the instruction on how to install an updater: https://www.multic...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello,

You should be able to achieve what you described if you use IMPROVEMENT parameter in the code properly.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello,

Please roll back to Update 17 to be able to use TS data feed in MultiCharts. There were major changes in update 18 which we are currently adapting to. As soon as we have any updates regarding this we will let you know.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello,

Will you be able to demonstrate the case via remote connection? If so, please contact us in Live Chat within working hours (Mon - Fri 6:30 AM - 1 PM EST).

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, Please set the Commission and Slippage values in Strategy Properties to 0. The first trade may not be a multiple of 5$ if the trades do not correspond to those in the Positions History tab of the Order and Position Tracker window. In this case MultiCharts generates a Position Matching order f...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello,

Please attach two screenshots of your settings in Control Panel -> Region and Language -> Formats Tab -> Additional Settings -> Numbers Tab and Currency Tab.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello,

Please make your variables IntraBarPersist and as soon as new tick arrives the style will be changed. If you want the style to change on mouse clicks, you can add ProcessMouseEvents and set it to True.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello giulio, Thanks for providing the steps to replicate the issue, I have forwarded them to our engineers. Please clarify 2 more things: 1. What is your chart resolution? 2. How far into the future do you draw the rectangle: to the maximum or only couple of bars forward? If possible please attach ...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello arjfca,

Please set your flag ModificationDone as IntraBarPersist.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, It's possible to send market orders from e-mini s&p 500 chart to SPY symbol if you configure symbol mapping. If you want to send price orders from auto-trading, you will need to specify the price of SPY in the signal so that the order won't be rejected because of incorrect price. For example,...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, Please check the time zone of your computer and computer time, computer time should match the selected time zone. Please delete the symbol from QuoteManager and remap the file again with the correct Time Zone. Please note that ASCII file should not be completely changed by 3rd party programs,...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello giulio,

Will you be able to demonstrate the case via remote connection? If so, please contact us in Live Chat within working hours (Mon - Fri 6:30 AM - 1 PM EST).

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, So, from what I gather, the Currency Conversion Server would only be accessed for non-USD denominated Futures Contracts (e.g., EUREX contracts denominated in Euros, NIKKEI Yen contract denominated in Yen, etc.), correct? Currency conversion server will be used in all the cases when Base Curre...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, Why is this error message being displayed? The error message is being displayed in case Currency Conversion Server cannot be accessed within a specified timeout. Currently the timeout is set to 30 seconds. It will be possible to increase the timeout in the next version which will be released ...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, It's possible to access Trendline, Arrow and Text drawings from the code. Other drawings cannot be accessed from the code. Please refer to the following categories in our Wiki for more information on using drawings from the code. https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Category...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi, IB continuous contracts are not supported in MultiCharts because they are not provided through IB API. But you can use custom futures functionality to create continuous contracts from IB in MultiCharts. If you use custom futures on the chart, you will not be able to plot Renko charts for them. P...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, Yes, it was replicated with your test code. But it was replicated because of the fact that option "anchor_to_bars" for the drawings generated by the script was disabled. In MultiCharts 9.1 option "anchor_to_bars" for the drawings generated by the script was enabled by default, while in versio...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello,

Please use the option "anchor_to_bars" for the drawings that are generated by the script.

text_anchor_to_bars(txt1, true);
text_anchor_to_bars(txt2, true);
text_anchor_to_bars(txt3, true);
text_anchor_to_bars(txt4, true);
text_anchor_to_bars(txt5, true);
text_anchor_to_bars(txt6, true);

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello Swisstrader, Sorry for the delay in responding. The engineers used the original setup (study, workspace) for checking that case and it was not replicated in version 10.0 release, that is why they could not confirm it as an issue. I have forwarded your test script to the engineers for further i...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello,

Is the option "Realtime-history matching" enabled or disabled in Format Signals -> Properties -> Backtesting Tab? If it's enabled, please disable it or vice versa. Here you can check how this option works: https://www.multicharts.com/trading-sof ... y_Matching

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello TrendFirst,

Please come to our Live Chat (Mon - Fri 6:30 AM - 1 PM EST) so we could demonstrate you via remote connection how to use ASCII Mapping functionality in MultiCharts.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello,

Will you be able to demonstrate the case via remote connection in our Live Chat (Mon – Fri 6:30 AM – 1 PM EST) ?

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi Felix,

Please see a sample code attached.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, If the issue with custom futures appears again, please send the following information to support@multicharts.com 1) a screenshot demonstrating the case; 2) Multicharts Logs from Help -> Feedback as soon as the issue is replicated; 3) Export of symbols with data in. qmd format; 4) Workspace yo...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, The engineers checked the case on our end on the current release and it was not reproduced. Please send us the following information to support@multicharts.com: a screenshot demonstrating the issue, a workspace you are using and in PowerLanguage editor->File->Export->export with dependent fun...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello Felix, It’s not a bug, it’s expected that OnBrokerStrategyOrderFilled event is called when marketposition is changed. In your case when you turn on auto-trading, your broker position is assigned to your strategy and the marketposition is changed. That is why you receive alert for this event as...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, If you need to map 1 tick data in QuoteManager, you will see only one Price column, as for 1 tick charts, there is only 1 Price, i.e. Close price. You need to divide this data into two files: first file will contain Ask data and second file will contain Bid data. Then you need to map those tw...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello Aurel, Unfortunately the information you have provided is not sufficient for analysis. In order to investigate the case please send additional information to support@multicharts.com: - workspace you are using; - in QuoteManager select the symbols you are using, make a right click on it->Export...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello,

Thanks for the provided information. We will study your enquiry on our end and get back to you as soon as possible.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, CalcBar is not called on "Market Position Change" and "Order Filled" events, OnBrokerPositionChange() and OnBrokerStategyOrderFilled() methods are called on those events. It is up to the user to decide whether to call CalcBar or not. In your case in order for your existing orders not be cance...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, Upon further analysis of the case, the engineers confirmed that everything is working as expected in accordance with your workspace settings. You selected options for strategy recalculation on "Market Position Change" and "Order Filled" events in Strategy Properties. In MultiCharts.Net for ca...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello tradingest, You need to have two data series on a single chart, one for ask data and another for bid data. In Multicharts main window go to File -> New -> Chart Window -> add the symbol from your data source -> go to Settings Tab -> select necessary resolution -> in Quote Field -> select Ask -...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi, Unfortunately in .Net version this functionality is not fully implemented and will be available in one of the future .Net versions. There is another way to achieve what you want, you can use Portfolio_Rank_MM as a money management signal and Portfolio_Rank_Signal_Base as your strategy and set pr...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi,

Please click here to download the sample code and sample workspace demonstrating how to use PortfolioEntriesPriority function.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi, User ID is given to each computer automatically according to computer's hardware when you install MultiCharts. User ID might change within major upgrades of operating system. Please use GetUserName keyword to use clients' registration name instead of UserID. Please note that this will work for r...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello,

The issue was confirmed by our engineers. We are working on the fix. As soon as we have some updates on the ETA we'll let you know.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi, Please send the following information to support@multicharts.com so we could study the case with your studies and setup: 1) What exact version and build number of MultiCharts are you running? (in MultiCharts go to Help tab-> About) 2) workspace you are using; 3) in QuoteManager select the symbol...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi, The engineers checked this on our end and confirmed that "PosTradeIsOpen" keyword is working correctly. Please send the following information to support@multicharts.com so we could study the case with your studies and setup: 1) What exact version and build number of MultiCharts are you running? ...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi, If you are using Portfolio Trader and you need to change the contracts to new ones, you will need to do it manually. 1) You need to make sure you do not have any open positions on the contracts that are about to expire. 2) You will need to change broker symbols to current contracts in Symbol Map...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello pcrespo, Yes, there are quite a few clients using IQFeed/IB configuration without any issues. Unfortunately, there is no way to combine IQFeed historical data with IB historical data (for three recent months) and IB live data in Portfolio Trader. But you can add symbol from IQFeed in PT and co...

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Hi, 1) Before turning on auto-trading, you need to check your market position in the file by using the dll I specified in the previous post. 2) After you turn on auto-trading you will need to check that Auto-Trading was turned on by using the following command GetAppInfo (aiStrategyAuto) 3) Then you...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi, You can assign initial market position for the strategy by adding a dll to the script of your signal that would read from a file your position when you turn on auto-trading. There is a sample DLL with source files: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5jd5MczYZOTWVJSeUxZUXlDS2s/view?usp=sharing Som...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hi,

Unfortunately it’s not possible to use a logo as a background of the chart in regular MultiCharts version. In regular MultiCharts you can plot Text Drawings or Trendline Drawings on the chart:

In MultiCharts.NET you can use ChartCustomDraw interface to plot a custom drawing on the chart.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello,

We are currently looking into this case on our end. I'll get in touch with you via email as soon as I have some feedback from the engineers.

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello, Unfortunately it is not possible to edit data in Order and Position Tracker. Although you can export all Tabs of Order and Position Tracker in Excel, save the file and then change it as needed. After that you can delete all information from OPT in order for new trades to be displayed correctl...

Kristina MultiCharts

Hello Commtrd, our support team is willing to help you configure MultiCharts for charting and trading. If you face any difficulties or cannot find some features that you need to use I would ask you to contact our support via email (support@multicharts.com) or via Live Chat (operation hours 6:30 AM -...

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