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- 11 Dec 2014
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: PT not using QM symbol data source
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1283
Re: PT not using QM symbol data source
Thanks for the "work around".
- 10 Dec 2014
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: PT not using QM symbol data source
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1283
PT not using QM symbol data source
I'm using MC64 V9 (build 10360) and having a problem with symbols in the PT. All the members of the NDX100 are already in my QM and have IQFeed as their data source. When I import an instrument list of those symbols into a PT portfolio, the data provider is switched to "Interactive Brokers". The dat...
- 21 Sep 2012
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: Portfolio Backtester: Trade Size as a % of Portfolio Equity
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1318
Portfolio Backtester: Trade Size as a % of Portfolio Equity
A very common long-term investment strategy is to buy the "n" top-ranked mutual funds from a list. This is done every week, month, quarter, depending on your preference. The reserved word "PortfolioEntriesPriority" assigns the ranking value and Backtester uses that value to choose which signals to t...
- 01 Jul 2010
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: Automating an Open Range Breakout
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1959
Re: Automating an Open Range Breakout
... 2) what should be done to ensure that this strategy statement will work the same live as it does on history bars? Thanks. always do live tests of your code on paper trading account before going live on real money account. All testing orders are done on paper trade accounts. Read closely, the pr...
- 22 Jun 2010
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: MarketPosition_at_broker
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3589
- 21 Jun 2010
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: MarketPosition_at_broker
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3589
Dear Sirs, The MarketPosition_at_broker works this way: IB sends the value to MC, MC saves it and returns this value at MarketPosition_at_broker. Which means that if the value is not correct - it is the IB problem. Dear Dave, I don't think so. Including me, there are now four people who are trying ...
- 29 May 2010
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: Automating an Open Range Breakout
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1959
Automating an Open Range Breakout
An "Open Range Breakout" system uses data up through today's close to determine a distance from tomorrow's opening price where it will either buy long or sell short. This is the strategy buy statement right out of one such system- if MarketPosition = 0 then Buy ("Long") Next Bar at Open of Tomorrow ...
- 29 May 2010
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: How build a continuos future for ZQ (fed fund future)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4968
I am trying to create a Continuous Contract which will duplicate what I am already doing with the eSignal application. In that program, they have predefined the symbol "6A 1!" to retrieve continuous contract data using the same rollover rules as are in MC's QuoteManager Tools->Symbol Dictionary. Whe...