MultiCharts: Trading Software for Automated Trading and Backtesting

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Since the new v14.0 update (build 20935) last week my datafeed stops after a few minutes and chart stop with updating, however the data in chart trading panel is updating. When i close MC and restart charts are updating again for a few minutes and stop again....
Im using CQG via Ampfutures
Any ideas?

O66

Hi, i'm using a session template with 2 sessions per day. session 1 is from 22:30 - 15:30 (overnight in local time) session 2 is from 15:30 - 22:15 i like to plot high and low from session 1 in session 1 and the following session 2 (it stays fixed as soon session 2 starts) i like to plot high and lo...

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Hi,

is it possible to draw a rectangle on chart 1 (60 min) and plot it (automatically) also on chart 2 (5 min)

O66

hi, im unable to load this indicator. not sure what the latest version is but i tried them all i started a blank new 30 minute es chart (tried with tick charts as well) at the top of the chart i see options for draw tpo, mirrored volume etc. so something is working.... but all i see is default candl...

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Hi, I'm searching for someone that can help me with converting this indicator (2 x stochastics and smoothed) to MC .Net { ***** Study name: 'EFV Stoch' } { ***** DLLs Section ***** } { ***** INPUTs Section *****} INputs: PriceH(HIGH), PriceL(LOW), PriceC(CLOSE); { ***** VARs Section ***** } VAriable...

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thanks, but not interested

O66

Hi,

i can connect my FXCM account in MC without a problem.
what i cant figure out is how to create charts.
FXCM isnt listed in quote manager
any ideas?

O66

Hi, I have 2 indicators that i like to convert to MC.net c# Unfortunately i don't have programming skills. Not sure how much work it is. Is there anyone that can help? Thanks! Indicator 1: { ***** Study name: 'EFV Stoch3x' } { ***** DLLs Section ***** } { ***** INPUTs Section *****} INputs: PriceH(H...

O66

Hi,

is it possible to automatically copy a horizontal line to all charts in a workspace (same instrument, different timeframes)?

O66

i never close MC. Yesterday Volume profile in dom was ok, today it is empty.
I need to restart MC to get a profile again.

see http://screencast.com/t/nXbB8x9pElA

O66

Tx Henry,

Since data is stored locally the charts must be there in a second, correct?
any ideas why it can take a long time to build all the charts even when i had mc running 10 minutes before?

O66

hi, im using 9.1 beta 2 11614 with CQG data. when i start MC it takes a very long time (30 minutes and counting...) to fill my charts in quote manager i see that the connection is ok and data is comming in screenshot: http://screencast.com/t/ROfx2yN2N also do i need to select external historical dat...

O66

Thanks but that is not what i'm talking about. The option is set to left al ready when you have a 24 hr session template the volume profile is (left) aligned to start time of the day ie: 0.00 when when you have a chart and time frame that isn't big enough to show the whole day on screen the profile ...

O66

Hi,
Is it possible to have the volume profile sticky at the left side of the screen?
Now its fixed to start time of session and is moving away during the day....

regards,

O66

Hi, I did upgrade from 9.0 build 11210 Unfortunately i can't connect (CQG) and read only indicators aren't available anymore. Im using windows 10. What is it what im doing wrong? Regards, edit Solved: Since MultiCharts 9.1 beta 1 CQG connection works via WebApi. Old demo accounts created for COM API...

O66

thanks for the reply.
everyday i want to plot 4 lines (each with his own color), and i want to see them all together.
each line is the open price of the set time
length of line is determined by the set closing time.
see attached example in NT

O66

hi, how can i plot a line at price at a specific time for lets say the next 5 hours. for instance i want a line plotted at the open price from 9.00 on 14:00 i want a line plotted at the price level of that time etc the line should have an end time as well. Unfortunately im not a programmer... any id...

O66

Hi,

I'm trying to create a chart with macd histogram and 1 + 5 sma based on the histogram.
is this possible without programming?

O.

O66

hi, how can i add commission to my daily report?

dont see anyting on financial tab as mentioned ...see pic.

http://screencast.com/t/GogARrOx

O66

hi, issue is still there.

I reinstalled 8.7 release from last july 6th
build MultiCharts64 Version 8.7 Release (Build 7432)

O66

see: https://www.multicharts.com/pm/viewissu ... no=MC-1364

O66

hmmm. room for improvement here. is there already a project started with this request? majority of traders doesnt backtest or do strategys etc. Maybe im totaly wrong but imo they just have their own method and trade manually and want to see their results at the end of the day. Bit strange that you h...

O66

probably im overlooking it but how can i create a report of only todays trades and results?
what ever i try i see also last fridays trades.
how can i select a specific date ?

O66

thank you

O66

see video http://screencast.com/t/obmCXOOsX as you can see i draw the line while setting for chart shift is set to bars i draw the line inside the chart then clone the line and this clone is presented party outside the chart and the line isnt a correct clone. isnt this a bug? or what is it what im d...

O66

well you can try for yourself if you like. the default setting is bars. i changed that inb my video to let you see that i have the correct settings sometimes the clone is ok, but i have many times a clone with a different angle, despite the bar setting in chart shift. call me crazy or what but it's ...

O66

hi,

i have mixed results.
see video: http://screencast.com/t/ZoON8qyW

any ideas?

O66

tx will try that

O66

When i draw a trend line (freestyle) and clone that line the angle of the cloned line is different. also when i open properties for the line and close without changing a thing the trendline is moved/snapped to close of candle. see video http://screencast.com/t/9V1yhv0wc this is in 8.7 beta 2 build 7...

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henry, did you see my video?

O66

New request: https://www.multicharts.com/pm/viewissu ... no=MC-1285

O66

Hi,

can i create in MC 8.5 a chart like this: http://screencast.com/t/O9A319ywqP ?

thanks

O66

thanks for reply,

i did set the symbol maps.

see: http://screencast.com/t/qpKBn7pOOSSt

O66

Hi, im using 8.5 rc

i have iqfeed and zenfire.

I can trade from chart with my zenfire feed.
Unfortunately i can't trade from chart with zenfire local sim.

The symbol mapping for both feeds are equal.

any ideas?

O66

im trying to plot a tpo chart
result so far is not very good

see http://screencast.com/t/qsFlqcOj41u

i have added 2x instrument es 30 minute bars

can i plot value area?

what is it what im doing wrong?

thanks

O66

i copied the macd function and called it macdsma. changed xaverge to average -- inputs: PriceValue( numericseries ), FastLen( numericsimple ), SlowLen( numericsimple ) ; MACDSMA = Average( PriceValue, FastLen ) - Average( PriceValue, SlowLen ) ; -- copied the macd indicator, and changed macd to macd...

O66

thanks for replies. i thought it was easylanguage, but i see now its for tos. macd is based om ema, this 3/10 is based on sma. three ten oscillator: The fast line (red) is a 10 period simple moving average subtracted from a 3 period simple moving average. The slow line (cyan) is then a 16 period SMA...

O66

hi, how can i compile this code (i get syntax errors): input fastLength = 3; input slowLength = 10; input MACDLength = 16; def fastAvg = Average(data = close, length = fastLength); def slowAvg = Average(data = close, length = slowLength); plot Value = fastAvg – slowAvg; plot Avg = Average(data = Val...

O66

i understand that , but i want a total overview from all trades and all instruments.
trading performance report is per instrument or am i missing something?

O66

Thanks, but im not using scripts
im trading manually

O66

hi,

Is it possible to get a report of all the trades and total p/l per day?
Im trading different instruments and via trading performance report i can find only reports per instrument? am i missing something?

Thanks

O66

Very nice!
thanks

O66

thanks!

yes i can understand the code.
But writing it myself is another thing.

easylanguage is not so easy if you ask me.
you have to learn a language....

of course it can be done but i want to learn how to trade better not programming.

thanks again.

O66

thanks i was already truying with some code but i vcant make it work From the guide: Input: Length(14), OvBought(80), OvSold(20);Vars: SlowKVal(0);SlowKVal = SlowK(Length);if SlowKVal > OvBought then PlotPB (High, Low, "SlowK", Red);if SlowKVal < OvSold then PlotPB (High, Low, "SlowK", Blue); this i...

O66

hi,

i need a colored ohlc (red for down, green for up bar)
as i understand this can be done with a paintbar indicator.
im not a programmer...
who can help me with this?

thanks

O66

see: http://screencast.com/t/8FaIlb3imn

O66

hi, looks like that it is solved.
i had a template which started at 0:00 and stopped at 23:59:59
once i switched to the default 24hr template charts were updating again. no idea what was wrong with template but its working now

thanks

O66

did upgrade yesterday but unfortunately charts stopped again 10 minutes ago.

O66

thanks,
but my chart stops while im using it already for a few hours.
looks like that it stops on heavy volume

O66

Thanks Dave, But where can i find the attached update?

O66

and again.
charts are frozen but dom and quotemanager are receiving data.

see video: http://screencast.com/t/1Amc2XC5Ukn

any ideas?

O66

thanks. im using zenfire

O66

my charts stopped updating while the dom was showing the latest prices without a problem.
is there a way to reconnect charts with datafeed?
i did a complete restart now but that takes some time...
im using mc 7 build 4510

O66

Cant find much info/instructions about using dom and chartrading. am im missing something? i have several workspaces with different instruments. i want to have 1 dom on different screen where i select the instrument which i like to trade. However as soon as i select workspace B and click on the dom ...

O66

see http://screencast.com/t/DqjYYuguB0

and video: http://www.screencast.com/t/uStlvgBLU

another video with streaming quotes in IQfeed diagnostics http://www.screencast.com/t/T7WkMBff6CtZ

O66

Im using mc7 beta 3 and have iqfeed.
im losing frequently (min. 1x per day) connection to the datafeed. Dtn connection manager shows connected but charts arent updated. i need to close MC and restart, everything is ok after that.

any ideas?

using windows 7 /64 bit

O66

Unverified status means the studies are not compiled. Please open your PowerLanguageEditor and go to Compile menu and choose All Uncompiled.

Unfortunately that is not possible.
Message "indicator is read only"...

and i see the indicator in studylist as "ready"

O66

Hi i installed beta 4.

a few of my indicators are listed now as status: "unverified" and subchart: "hidden".

when i make a new chart and choose insert studies i see those indicators listed as ready.
but unfortunately i cant add them to my new chart.

any ideas?

O66

i tried with euro and volume seems better but still not the same

http://screencast.com/t/FglX1J0r5qB2

O66

ok thats clear.
i wait for the update

O66

is this what you want?:
http://screencast.com/t/zEfXPB5YUJl8

O66

ok thanks for the help.
i will post after market.

here is a video of 4800 contract.
http://bit.ly/eMYJIB

The total volume doesn't add 4800 for a new bar....

O66

zenfire doesnt give me backfill other then this day.
i have deleted es and added it back.

so im not able to plot the charts you mentioned.
do you really need them?

its pretty obvious that my 4800 volume chart is printing much more candles then it supposed to print

O66

yes sounds perfect, but i have a problem.

here is my 4800 volume chart from last 5 hours

http://screencast.com/t/tioJns1O8spr

how is this compared to your chart?

O66

here is my MC chart : http://screencast.com/t/5RCzUgjVKdvO as you can see this is last 3 hours in a more condensed chart then yours. your chart is almost the complete session and shows 6 hours in a less condensed way. 22:15 is close (My time -6 hours) my chart is plotting much more candles. here is ...

O66

thanks for prompt reply.
hera are my settings and chart:
http://screencast.com/t/ql9mEA9A

here is cahrt compared with NT 4800 volume

http://screencast.com/t/qEqTSnpwunR5
see the difference?
same datafeed.

any ideas?

O66

Hi, im testing MC 7 with zenfire feed

Have ES set as a 4800 volume (contract) chart.
but the plotted chart is way faster then 4800 volume.(compared to other charting platform with same feed)
what is it what im doing wrong?

O66

see: http://screencast.com/t/wjXAOsr1Gk

O66

i have changed log files to false im using nod32 for av. during the opening i was recording my charts and had some lag because of high processor load. (because of Jing recording software...) as soon as i stopped recording the lag was over. seems like that MC is very sensitive for high percentage pro...

O66

thanks for the reply.

What else can cause lag?
i see it sometimes in red (= lag) but both processor and memory is below 50% and other software is updating fine. (See http://www.multicharts.com/discussion/v ... f=1&t=7960)

thanks

O66

Hi,

in status bar i see this in the right corner.
http://screencast.com/t/hDKnD4qp

what is 0 q / 0s telling me?
i see it changing during the session (sometimes it's red colored...)
what is it? cant find anything about it.

thanks

O66

any ideas?

O66

Hi, im using zenfire via mirus. I can have 2 connections to this datafeed and have NT and MC running at the same time. in below video you see the NT dom and MC 500t chart for ESZ0. the MC chart is more than 30 seconds after NT dom. at 34 seconds price hits 1187.25 in dom, in mc the video is at 1.13,...

O66

hi, my pc lost power for a few seconds.
now i can load my workspaces anymore
i get error message "unrecognized file format"

amy ideas?
Thanks

O66

thanks its working, i used this a long time ago.
i forgot it is a sunday and the zenfire service was down.....

O66

im also trying to connect to zenfire and pulling data for ES, so far no luck.
see screenshots....

http://screencast.com/t/YTMyNDRjZj

http://screencast.com/t/MDU2YWI0N

im using windows 7 64 bit

any ideas?

O66

is it possible to plot renko bars with tails?

O66

i have a new system and trying to setup mc (4 beta 3) again for some reason i dont get the scaling right for ES in QM i have min. movment 25 big movemnent 50 price scale 1/100 scaling is done in steps of 5 points... (1140.00, 1145.00, 1150.00, etc.) cant find settings to correct this and show more l...

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support checked and confirmed a bug in MC we did upgrade to MC 4.0 "you can't merge historical data for a instrument with Real time data for same on another chart you'll have to close MultiCharts and QuoteManager to do this or you can merge say history for YM with Real time for anther symbol right a...

O66

if i select zenfire for realtime / and IB for history and let it run for 10 minutes i expect that that chart for the last 10 minutes is equal to a chart with only zenfire feed. is this correct? if yes then it is not working for me the chart is looking the same as with IB feed alone (what is done wit...

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i have 3 datafeeds. In this case i want to combine IB feed for the ES (history) and Zenfire for the ES (real time) both feeds are working. if i create a 110 tick chart and in format symbol i add ib as datasource for history and zenfire for realtme the chart is building with ib feed....(realtime) the...

O66

This is not very handy
Why noy 100% compatible with TS?

O66

what do you mean, that programmers online can help crack the code?

my question is if i can buy an eld from a developer that is coding in TS and that eld is protected with TS encryption
all legaly....
so can i use such an eld in MC?

O66

Most programmers are using encryption to protect their code

Is it possible to use an ELD which is using TS's encryption in MulltiChart?

O66

finally have charts
" unchecked i want to download missing data" , MC was waiting for IB
when will this be changed in MC?

O66

datarange is set to 1 bar!
new data is comming in
maybe an ib backfill problem ?

when is mc changed so it starts showing charts without loading all the data first ?

O66

i did upgrade to latest beta 2.1.976.1109 after waiting more then a hour to get some charts loaded i started quote manager. the realtime status for symbol was Offline. (imo it was that all the time but i still had charts in previous versions, never understood what realtime status was) i did right cl...

O66

thanks for the reply.

that will be a giant leap for mankind ..

O66

ok thanks for replies datafill is probally an IB problem, but why cant i see my charts as it was when i closed MC yesterday. all the data from yesterday and before has to be somewhere (database)and imo it must be very easy to plot charts from that data in TWS i see streaming data why cant mc collect...

O66

have the same problem again, waiting for more then 40 minutes now, still no charts! TWS is updating fine, data is comming in. charts in MC are completely empty please change this, collect data in database, and add new data or something. Im sure you can fix this but this isnt workable. Never had thes...

O66

yes its back to normal now.
thanks

O66

never had this problem before but loading a 500 bar 2 min chart ER2 without any indicators from IB cost me 6 minutes!

is it my sytem, is it IB or is it MC?

O66

Perfect!
its working nicely
thanks for sharing

O66

great!!
its much appreciated if you would be so kindly to share it
thanks.

O66

yep i canceled my opentick account because of this. Sometimes on high volume trading the feed stopped completely.

O66

thanks. i had the idea that i was crazy......

O66

i think i figured out what you suggested: "You can adjust that by double-clicking on the price area and putting the check-mark next to the indicator name. " double click doesnt work but you can right click on right y-as and select indicator (pivot), scaling is then done by indicator levels and not b...

O66

thanks!

can you help witjh one more eld?
see attached
(tro_buyzone)

O66

thanks for reply but its not clear. what do you mean with this: "You can adjust that by double-clicking on the price area and putting the check-mark next to the indicator name. " all i want is that my price is scaling as in the right screenshot and my pivots are at the correct levels the left screen...

O66

im trying to complie attached indicator but get this errormesssage: ------ Build started: ------ Study: "_TRO_Dynamic_FibsSR" (Indicator) Please wait .... ------ Compiled with error(s): ------ Types are not compatible errLine -1, errColumn -1, errLineEnd -1, errColumnEnd -1 any idea? see www.kreslik...

O66

thanks for reply, but im using regular sessions
im located in the netherlands, so 9:30 Est is 15:30 here..
market close at 22:15

O66

I'm looking for a simple pivot point eld which plots the pp s1,s2,r1,r2 i googled and find several but none of them are correct. (plotting at the wrong levels) Eld's which are working in TS arent working correctly in MC probally because of the scaling (my chart is compressed when selecting 'same as ...

O66

thanks for new beta!
nice job vista display problems in QM are fixed!
will let you know about backtest/optimizing

O66

ah thats good
thanks

O66

im using latest 909.909 build
symbol er2 13 minute
processor is Intell e6600 core 2 2.4 Ghz
i dont want to test anymore it cost me lots of time to add toolbars back create new workspaces etc.
glam_100 is having same problems, he/she is testing with a complete other signal

O66

cant send you the code. i will try it with some generic code and let you know sometimes optimising is doing ok, but most of the time its behaving weird. When i start i see estimated time, (3 hours or so) but then after a few minutes it stops and sometimes it opens the result screen. Sometimes this s...

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thanks!

O66

is it possible to create an equity curve as a result from optimising process?

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! started an optimize proces, after 3 minutes mc freezed and after rebooting all my workspaces were corrupted. Also all toolbars dissapeard and had to add them back via view/toolbars etc
had to redo my workspaces.

this is no fun!

O66

Hi i have 4 protected ELD's
it is not possible to import and compile those eld's because of the TS protection
is it possible that tssupport convert the eld's to sef format so that im able to use them in MC?

thanks

O66

have the same thing with vista 32

but so far quite happy with this new beta

O66

when will be the next beta available?
thanks

O66

after starting MC toolbars were gone.
added it again
next day i started mc and had doube toolbars
didnt delete anything
today i started and only 1 set of toolbars is showed

O66

im using vista.
last week i suudenly lost my toolbars.
i added them back to my charts via view/toolbars / etc.

today i suddenly have 2 sets of toolbars!
see screenshot

O66

Im running Vista and install went fine. did upgrade from xp and moving databases / indicators etc went also fine
only thing i have problem with is in Quote Manager when i do right click on a symbol, the menu is empty, however when i go over with the mouse the labels are visible
see screenshot

O66

Hi im trying to move mc from 1 pc to another. Since there is also a new version i installed the lastest (18 feb. build) on my new Vista pc. installation is ok, dataconnection to ib is ok unfortunatley compiling my old eld´s arent ok.... all i get is this: errLine 0, errColumn 0, errLineEnd 0, errCol...

O66

yes i know there is some information in this forum about it. I have seen it before but now i need it it and after ten minutes searching i couldnt find it and gave up. So a sticky post is more then welcome

O66

hi

how can i move all my data , charts studies etc. to a new pc?

can i activate mc on this new PC with my current license ?

Thanks

O66

Andrew,

in my opinion he is looking for a "look-inside-bar" backtesting ability where the strategy, although running on minute data for example, takes the tick by tick bar development into account.

Taken from the TS help file:

yes exactly that is what i want!

O66

thanks for the reply.

unfortunately it isnt working as you are describing

I want the strategy to trigger on price touched WITHIN the bar and not on the close of the bar.

All the signals in the past are based on close of candle, which is not correct.
In realtime, signals are created correctly

O66

thanks for reply i have enough data (5 minute bars) now im backtesting a strategy that triggers in MC only on close of candle instead during forming of that candle (when criteria are met) can Multicharts save the IB tick data into it's own local database? IN TS there is an option to select tick when...

O66

Is there a way to view Historical signals that trigger at the TICK level when using IB and MC?

Thanks

O66

Is it possible to plot charts without connecting to IB?
last weekend i wanted to go over last weeks charts and did set file/preferences/data server mode to offline

unfortunately no charts. (i thought all data was collected in the database?)
what is it what im doing wrong?

O66

there is a difference imo i have password protected indicators which could be compiled automatically during import i have also password protected startegies/signals which didnt compile automatically. after importing (with compile checked) i had to open the signal, then it asked for a password, (conv...

O66

found it
all the passwords need to be entered in Capitals
(also when originals are in non capitals)

O66

i have a password protected signal
password is set in TS
If i import signal in MC and open it for compiling it asks for the password.
when i enter the correct password, (verified 1000x) i still get the message invalid password.
what is it what im doing wrong?

O66

Im using some password protected indicators which are working fine, they are listed with a red V (see pic) other protected indicators are listed with a lock. What is the difference? i have also some password protected signals, but i cant get these to work. they dont compile. No error no nothing... i...

O66

correct.
the missing daybreak was filled in the day after at end session (together with the break for that day)

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O66

the day session break isnt printed
days before did print fine
any ideas?

O66

thanks, its working perfectly today.
i mixed cst and est times.
thanks for the help

O66

looks like a backfill problem with IB this morning.
so the missing data for the correct start time isnt filled.
have good hope that i finally understand this regular / 24 hr time exchange setting

O66

thanks for the reply. good to hear that i am not the only one with this problem.

O66

i having problems today with getting past data from IB
as i understand backfilling is done automatically by MC
is the service from IB available this morning ? can t find anything about it on ib site
since i have no backfill in mc what else can it be?
thanks for the help

O66

im about to give up here.
call me stupid but i cant get a chart with tome settings i want
how can i refill data with ib feed?
i qm i have set 8:30 open , my first bar is 16:15 local time
how can i fill in the blanks?

thanks

O66

ok thanks for support.
is there a way to set exchange time to use est?

O66

ah ok that is cst or est?

O66

changed my chart to localtime and it plots till 22:15 which imo is correct
my localtime 22:15 is 16:15 est
is globex stopping at 15:15 or 16:15 ?
am i mixing thing here?

brrrrr....confusing stuff

O66

I really dont understand the regular sessions times etc.
in QM i did setup the normal globex day session times 9:30 - 16:15 (have to make custom, cant find these time in default template ?)
but my chart is stopping at 15:15 and not 16:15

what is it what im doing wrong?

O66

thanks for reply. im not familiar with TS so i cant compare myself. What i understand here from the forums is that there are some areas that arent fully integrated in MC or arent fully working yet. So there are currently differences between the 2 products. I like to know these differences. Also MC i...

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O66

Im testing MC and like it so far.
Im using TS Eld's with great success. I got these eld's from traderfriends who are all using TS. They all like to have more info about MC.
Is there any info availabale that describes the differences with TS and the advantages of using MC instead of TS?

O66

i started mc 30 minutes for market open,
today im missing the session break line, only after refresh (ctrl + r) it's showing

O66

tx for reply i changed end time to 15:15, and changed to 24 hr and back to regular the correct end time was used so i changed back the end time to 16:15 and did the same refresh now end time is correct i managed to do the same several days ago, but 3 days were correct and suddenly the current day di...

O66

unfortunately im still having problems with regular settings in QM i select use custom sessions i made entries based on local time zone start 15:30 close 22:15 session end selected and this for the 5 weekdays unfortunately my er2 charts are showing data after 22:15 localtime chart i set to localtime...

O66

found it:
forum.tssupport.com/viewtopic.php?t=1082&highlight=regular+session

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