MultiCharts: Trading Software for Automated Trading and Backtesting

iceman

OK, thanks Tammy

iceman

Hi
If you enable Self-adaptive trading / optimization set for every 24 hours, will this re-optimization work while running data play back mode?

iceman

Hi
Has anyone tried the Diamond backtesting program recently, just wanted to see if it is now compatible with the MC 64 bit versions. Also, does it provide much more backtest benefits than the new updated MC backtesting
Thanks

iceman

I am trying to figure out why when using the MC built in standard Profit target signal, I often get outsized profit target fills. E.G. When I am running an intraday strategy trading the ES, and using a profit target of $125/contract, some fills in the back test results show a profit of $750. The ini...

iceman

I have frequently had an issue of after a filled LE or SE order, there is a delay of the MC dollar trailing stop, being entered into the system. Sometimes it gets entered next bar or 2 or 3 bars later. I would like it to consistently be entered immediately upon receiving a fill on a market position....

iceman

Ok thanks TJ for your help

iceman

Yes, I have IOG enabled

iceman

Not running thru my brokerage account, just letting strategy run in real time using RT data from Esignal

iceman

iceman

Yes, I understand that, however often I get fills near the low of bar and lower than the opening, that would not happen if a buy at market order went in right at the opening of the next bar.

iceman

A common coding in a LE script, after conditions are met is often something like "Buy ( "MA2CrossLE" ) next bar at market" So in a liquid market like CL, that should mean getting filled around 1 tick above the bar opening value. But I find this is almost never the case when running the in sim mode i...

iceman

I am currently using a 6000 ticks bar and wanted to know what play back mode settings would give the most realistic performance results. Keep it set at 6000 ticks or have it play back at 1 tick at a time? The performance results I get when a strategy is running in sim mode, changes dramatically when...

iceman

Is there somewhere that someone has done a review of the automated trading strategies listed under 3rd party developers on the Multicharts site? IE. That are tested via "Trading own system" with real money? As most people on this forum know, it isn't that hard coming up with a back tested system tha...

iceman

I experience the same issue of trades appearing that where not there if I refresh data or turn strategy off then on again. This happens when I am just watching how a strategy runs in real time but not live trading. The difference in results are significant. eg. 1 day watching my ES system run in rea...

iceman

After running an anchored genetic walk forward backtest, you get a report say of 10 lines plus of results.
from those lines, which lines are considered the most reliable?

iceman

Is there any way to create charts using cumulative volume?
eg. each bar represents a volume of 5000

iceman

I have a 50,000 tick chart on "ZN", trading 1 contract, close end of day, using a Dollar trailing stop of 62.50. When I back test my strategy, I get an "Average losing trade of '91.15', with some losses at 250 and other amounts beyond 62.50.It looks like the Dollar trailing stop will not activate in...

iceman

Good Friday!

Newer user setting up and trying to decide using CQG or TT. Anyone used both and have a preference?

Thanks

iceman

Just wanted some feed back on what users are being charged per month and or per contract to use TT to connect to MC.

iceman

What is the max. number of different instruments that can be traded at one time?

iceman

I am using continuous symbol formats ending in #F. I am using RT data from esignal Eg. ES #F I am having trouble getting the date ranges I am requesting. Eg. 7/1/2012-1/25/2013. But the chart that comes up will only go back to 11/26/2012-1/25/2013. Any suggestions on what I maybe doing wrong? This i...

iceman

I wanted to start using Multicharts for autotrading in Canada. Atmy FCM, RJO they charge a $500. setup fee plus $500/month to use Multicharts with Trading Technologies. Can anyone suggest a lower cost way to run autotrading in Multicharts. ie Something other than Trading Technologies platform, or di...

iceman

For example say you are using a trialing stop, stop loss, profit target etc with a strategy. If you run a walk forward test and you get back 30 lines of test results. Each line may have different settings for the trailing stop, profit target etc. So my question is which line is the best to use, the ...

iceman

When you run a walk forward test, you may get back 50 different time frame results. With different OOS input settings. Which results are considered most valid to use going forward? The last line because it is most current. Or are the best OOS results out of 50 considered valid regardless of where th...

iceman

Does anyone have any experience using Price Action Lab software that automates finding profitable trading strategies, as well as writing the code for you.

http://www.priceactionlab.com/

Any feed backwould be GReat!!

Thanks

Iceman

iceman

This signal has 4 inputs ATR Trail, ATR Floor, DollarstopLoss and ATRlen. Is there anywhere that gives more detail what each of these parameters are. So you can have a starting point, where to begin testing input values. Eg. The default input for dollarstoploss is 1. But the reality is your input is...

iceman

Is there a limit on how many strategies you can have running at the same time on the same symbol?

iceman

Does MC7 run just as well on windows xp professional as on Windows 7?

iceman

http://www.incrediblecharts.com/indicat ... &noprint=y

iceman

I tried running an LE and a SE signal on the same instrument at the same time. But once one of the signals was triggered ( say LE), then the system would not take a SE signal, if the there was still an existing long position. Is there a way to overcome this?

Thanks

Ron

iceman

I read an article saying ATR band signals over comes some of the weaknesses of ATR trailing stops. Does anybody know where there is an available signal for the ATR Band signals for MC, to test out this theory?

Or has anybody tried this out already, and can give some feed back?

Thanks

Ron

iceman

Lets says you run a walk forward test, over 1 year time frame, using 60 days in sample and 20 days out of sample data. The test yields 6 time series of results, with vary levels of performance. Is the last series of results, the only one(or most) relevant, since these results (and inputs) are the cl...

iceman

Not sure what you mean code snippet. I am using the standard signals in MC for the profit target LX, stop loss LX and dollar trailing LX if that helps?

iceman

I am autotrading with MC 7 beta3, once a buy order is triggered and filled, the profit target immediately is placed in market. However the the trailing stop, and stop loss orders don't get entered until the next bar. Presently I am using a 20 minute bar, so I am with out a stop for 20 minutes, which...

iceman

Hi I am pretty new at this so sorry if don't make much sense. I have noticed that after your entry position is placed it takes a few bars for you exit signals to get into the market(trailing stop, stop loss etc) the profit target gets entered right away however so I am wondering if there is away to ...

iceman

ok thanks for the info

iceman

Is there anyway currently that you can get acct. activity, trading alerts, open positions on your smart phone?

iceman

Is MC 7 beta 3 stable enough now, to run autotrading in live?

iceman

How valid is genetic optimization test results (since the data points are averaged and not real), if your are using Heiken-Ashi charts?
Does automated trading working using Heiken-ashi charts?

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Re: Self-adaptive trading optimization and play back mode [SOLVED]

Self-adaptive trading optimization and play back mode [SOLVED]

Diamond Backtesting & Walk Forward Manager

Profit Target Outliers [SOLVED]

MC dollar trailing stop

Re: "Buy next bar at market" [SOLVED]

Re: "Buy next bar at market" [SOLVED]

Re: "Buy next bar at market" [SOLVED]

Re: "Buy next bar at market" [SOLVED]

Re: "Buy next bar at market" [SOLVED]

"Buy next bar at market" [SOLVED]

Play back mode

Multicharts add on 3rd party developer reviews of Automated trading sytstems

Re: Phantom Trades

Walk forward backtesting

cummulative volume charts [SOLVED]

Dollar trailing LX and Stop loss LX

CQG vs TT

Trading Technologies Fix adapter

number of instruments

Date range issue [SOLVED]

best autotrading futures FCM Canada

Re: using walk forward test results

using walk forward test results

Price Action Lab Reviews?

ATR dollartrailstop_2 signal input parameters?

multiple strategies same symbol

Windows operating systems

Re: average true range band signals? vs ATR Trailing stops?

SE and LE signals. on the same instru at the same time?

average true range band signals? vs ATR Trailing stops?

Interpretting Walk forward testing results?

Re: Delayed entery of stop orders?

Delayed entery of stop orders?

Intrabarordergeneration

Re: position tracking on smart phone

position tracking on smart phone

MC 7 beta3

Heiken-Ashi charts