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by scarecrow
22 Oct 2014
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Portfolio Trader Q/A [SOLVED]
Replies: 9
Views: 4350

Re: Portfolio Trader Q/A [SOLVED]

Hello,
Quick question for Portfolio Trader.
How do i Enable Intra-Bar Order Generation in portfolio trader? I'm locked out from making changes when i use Format Signal and go to the Properties tab...
Thanks,

-Mark
by scarecrow
21 Jan 2014
Forum: MultiCharts .NET
Topic: Position History
Replies: 13
Views: 5572

Re: Position History

Bringing this back from the dead... has there been any work around? I Use limit orders on a scalp strategy on rithmic local sim and have to manually go through the Order and Position Trackers Orders tab to see my filled prices to accurately get results. It seems position history is worthless for acc...
by scarecrow
02 Jan 2014
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: autotrading sim price error/lockup
Replies: 28
Views: 7712

Re: autotrading sim price error/lockup

GOM player in a trading machine ?!?!? Is that a no no??? well suffice it to say I've got an office full of computer parts and should probably build a dedicated computer anyway. I only have one 64bit computer so when i upgraded MC I began to use that one computer for everything... I just gotta buy a...
by scarecrow
02 Jan 2014
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: autotrading sim price error/lockup
Replies: 28
Views: 7712

Re: autotrading sim price error/lockup

Ok so It's been going very well for the last couple of weeks because i haven't touched my computer while autotrading sim. Mostly because i've been busy around the holidays. However today i was coding in multicharts and playing a short video in GOM player and it locked. RAM usage wasn't very high, al...
by scarecrow
19 Dec 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: autotrading sim price error/lockup
Replies: 28
Views: 7712

Re: autotrading sim price error/lockup

Sure, no problem. Will wait to hear from you. Just an update for anyone that's curious... I did not end up going to any additional live chats, the problem has not resurfaced with 8.8 release. my computer habits are the same since the problem started... If i am running multicharts then i limit most ...
by scarecrow
05 Dec 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: autotrading sim price error/lockup
Replies: 28
Views: 7712

Re: autotrading sim price error/lockup

Our engineers have been trying to reproduce the issue for several days without success. Due to the nature of the issue we are not able to resolve it until we know how to reproduce it on our end. Here is what they suggested as the next step: • Please come to our live chat today or tomorrow from 6:30...
by scarecrow
03 Dec 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: autotrading sim price error/lockup
Replies: 28
Views: 7712

Re: autotrading sim price error/lockup

I can confirm now that this can even happen with a simple Mov Avg cross strategy pulled from multicharts default list with no antivirus running. Over time with Multicharts running my RAM usage increases until price lock happens (usually about 2 days uninterrupted autotrading rithmic local sim). Cou...
by scarecrow
02 Dec 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: autotrading sim price error/lockup
Replies: 28
Views: 7712

Re: autotrading sim price error/lockup

memory usage will increase, but it should decrease as the memory usage declines. If it expands but does not contract and keeps getting bigger, than it could be a memory leak. At this point the only thing that brings my ram usage down is a restart of multicharts. It doesn't matter if I'm autotrading...
by scarecrow
02 Dec 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: autotrading sim price error/lockup
Replies: 28
Views: 7712

Re: autotrading sim price error/lockup

If you can post the code, I'll try it and see what happens.. 5gb ram is the max I ever see on my i7 pc ...Win 7, 16gb ram.. Thanks sptrader, I can confirm now that this can even happen with a simple Mov Avg cross strategy pulled from multicharts default list with no antivirus running. Over time wit...
by scarecrow
25 Nov 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: bar magnifier possible request
Replies: 4
Views: 1522

Re: bar magnifier possible request

I believe the feature assigned to MC 9 should be helpful for your scenario.
Thanks Andrew, that looks like a great implementation and could possibly make coding out some ideas easier for me to see. Hopefully its not to far off, I'd like to get my hands on that feature.
by scarecrow
22 Nov 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: bar magnifier possible request
Replies: 4
Views: 1522

Re: bar magnifier possible request

I'm confused why this would be any different or any more helpful than using the Bar Magnifier with a strategy. Do you have an example of where this would be helpful? basically if you write and indicator to mimic a strategy... this is tough to do when a strategy uses intrabar ordering example could ...
by scarecrow
22 Nov 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: autotrading sim price error/lockup
Replies: 28
Views: 7712

Re: autotrading sim price error/lockup

If you can post the code, I'll try it and see what happens.. 5gb ram is the max I ever see on my i7 pc ...Win 7, 16gb ram.. Thanks sptrader, given that this strategy is one of my first really robust ones I'd like to keep it close to my chest... I coded another strategy to try and reproduce this pro...
by scarecrow
21 Nov 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: bar magnifier possible request
Replies: 4
Views: 1522

bar magnifier possible request

would it be possible to have bar magnifier backtest for an indicator?
with the new feature of having a study value for a signal input, this could be helpful.
this way it might be easier and more accurate to write a pseudo signal/strategy using a study/indicator.
by scarecrow
21 Nov 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: autotrading sim price error/lockup
Replies: 28
Views: 7712

Re: autotrading sim price error/lockup

happened again... coding a new simple strategy and disabling all antiviruses. this has to be something with local sim or my computer. I'll try and update as i go, thanks MC crew for your help with this. if anyone else has had any experience like this i'm all ears. I could be wrong but it seems that ...
by scarecrow
21 Nov 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: data changes after chart reload
Replies: 2
Views: 1107

Re: data changes after chart reload

Hello scarecrow, Data vendors can send different data in history and real-time. Micro disconnections due to Rithmic API or internet provider can also lead to difference between data requested from historical servers and collected in real-time. dealing with a couple other problems as of late too, bu...
by scarecrow
19 Nov 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: data changes after chart reload
Replies: 2
Views: 1107

data changes after chart reload

just switched to 8.8 rc every day i compare a one day backtest to my one day real-time trades. i do this specifically to see how my auto-strategy compares to a backtest. i expect to see slippage and how my strategy differs in real-time vs backtesting. But today i saw different opens closes on some b...
by scarecrow
18 Nov 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: autotrading sim price error/lockup
Replies: 28
Views: 7712

Re: autotrading sim price error/lockup

its locked up now as i write this... going to live chat.
thanks for the help guys.
by scarecrow
17 Nov 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: autotrading sim price error/lockup
Replies: 28
Views: 7712

Re: autotrading sim price error/lockup

8.7 ? have you tried new beta version ? I had everything lock up constantly on both rithmic and cqg. I could not go 10 hours without a freeze up. For me, It was a memory leak issue which they have resolved in the new beta versions. The memory leak would expand and freeze resources up. I have been t...
by scarecrow
15 Nov 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: autotrading sim price error/lockup
Replies: 28
Views: 7712

Re: autotrading sim price error/lockup

Hello scarecrow, Please come to our live chat during working hours (6:30 am – 4:00 pm EST) to let our operators connect to your computer remotely in order to study the issue and help you, when it takes place: http://messenger.providesupport.com/messenger/tssupport.html I have, and they were helpful...
by scarecrow
15 Nov 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: autotrading sim price error/lockup
Replies: 28
Views: 7712

Re: autotrading sim price error/lockup

deleted an unused Norton and modded my other antivirus program further to allow MC hopefully this does it. if anyone autotrades rithmic local sim and has or has not experienced this please chime in. I'm not showing any error logs or disconnects either.
Thanks,
by scarecrow
14 Nov 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: autotrading sim price error/lockup
Replies: 28
Views: 7712

autotrading sim price error/lockup

hello, occasionally when i'm testing an auto strategy with Rithmic Local Sim, multicharts locks up on one price, and my strategy gets stuck trading only at that price. I can reset/fix it if i disconnect and reconnect Rithmic Local Sim. Has anyone else had this problem? is it a bug or am i doing some...
by scarecrow
24 Oct 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: ExpValue quick question... [SOLVED]
Replies: 1
Views: 1459

ExpValue quick question... [SOLVED]

In multicharts description/example of ExpValue it says "ExpValue (2.3) will return a value of 9.0250" learning to work with higher mathematical concepts, but isn't this example incorrect? just checking if i'm missing something is all, but i believe it should read. ExpValue (2.3) = 2.718281828^2.3 = ...
by scarecrow
28 Jan 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Can i trade Rithmic local sim from a chart???
Replies: 3
Views: 1140

Re: Can i trade Rithmic local sim from a chart???

thanks henry, I do have Rithmic and Rithmic local sim broker profiles connected and running. the Trade Bar seems to be the only location i can use "Rithmic Local Sim" to place sim trades. Sorry for my inexperience, I've been bouncing around brokers and data feeds as of late. I would like to use Rith...
by scarecrow
28 Jan 2013
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Can i trade Rithmic local sim from a chart???
Replies: 3
Views: 1140

Can i trade Rithmic local sim from a chart???

Am i missing something?? or does Rithmic local sim only trade via trade bar, not chart????
by scarecrow
21 Dec 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.
Replies: 21
Views: 4560

Re: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.

ya it locked up again today... I'll live chat with you guys during the proper hours as soon as i can.
by scarecrow
20 Dec 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.
Replies: 21
Views: 4560

Re: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.

update: worked out the kinks as far as i can tell. Reset UseLastSizeForTicks to 1 and changed "Build Volume On" to trade volume instead of tick count. My Question is, is CQG's api in conflict with MBtrading? i can't at the moment but i'd like to test CQG independent of MBtrading if you think that ma...
by scarecrow
20 Dec 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.
Replies: 21
Views: 4560

Re: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.

I've since, deleted and reinstalled MC 8.5 beta and deleted CQG API. I'm now only running MBtrading and receiving data as normal. however volume now only comes in real time. And now with a reload(ctrl R), any volume data previously collected real-time goes away.

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by scarecrow
20 Dec 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.
Replies: 21
Views: 4560

Re: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.

O Crap.. today i when i get to work i've got a couple of error messages. no biggie clear em out but none of my MBtrading data is up to date at all. it says i'm connected but no data is coming in. I reload and nothing... CQG is connected and looks good. before even reading what you responded to me i ...
by scarecrow
19 Dec 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.
Replies: 21
Views: 4560

Re: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.

If you have any other problems with MB Trading in MultiCharts, please let me know.
I can't get any historical Data stored from MBTrading locally to plot on my charts now... the only difference is i started a CQG/AMP demo.
by scarecrow
18 Dec 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: session time off
Replies: 7
Views: 1924

Re: session time off

It's not the time itself, but the session start and end times that are off. surely my computer is not telling MC when the NYSE exchange regular trading hours are beginning and ending. 630am on my computer is 630am on mc. However 630am (PST) is the time the NYSE(RTH) opens here in California... accor...
by scarecrow
18 Dec 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: session time off
Replies: 7
Views: 1924

Re: session time off

It was just a quick guess that it "could" be a daylight savings issue... My computer takes daylight savings into account and shows the correct time. As illustrated before, MC times are correct (or off by the correct amount) with my computer when sessions are using exchange time (EST). MC session tim...
by scarecrow
17 Dec 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: session time off
Replies: 7
Views: 1924

Re: session time off

Sorry for not being more descriptive. I will try and hit your key points. Im in California, my time is Pacific standard time(PST). UTC-8/UTC-7 My computer time is PST I Trade mostly exchange NYSE(US Stocks) Regular trading hours (RTH) 9:30a.m.- 4:00p.m. Eastern standard Time (EST)UTC-5/-UTC-4 . I wo...
by scarecrow
17 Dec 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: session time off
Replies: 7
Views: 1924

session time off

It seems as though RTH is off when i adjust for local time PST. but if i use exchange time its correct. I can get around it by using a custom session template but i don't think i should have to. Am i missing something??? my computer time and zone is correct and in line with MC. It's just MC sessions...
by scarecrow
29 Nov 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.
Replies: 21
Views: 4560

Re: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.

still testing a bit, but so far so good...
MBtrading seems to be some of the problem.... argh...
by scarecrow
15 Nov 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.
Replies: 21
Views: 4560

Re: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.

-Just a heads up-
I got all kinds of errors after changing the registry. I sent the report and rebooted again and it seems to be working now
by scarecrow
15 Nov 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.
Replies: 21
Views: 4560

Re: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.

Ok, done. I'll keep you updated
by scarecrow
08 Nov 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.
Replies: 21
Views: 4560

Re: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.

It's a live account. I found something interesting on spy too... the last 2 days were waaaay off on MB desktop pro and subsequently MC as well. During today, at some point, the MBT data corrected itself when i checked Desktop pro. With a reload on MC, the data came back correct also. I'm starting to...
by scarecrow
06 Nov 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.
Replies: 21
Views: 4560

Re: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.

Got the Volume spikes again today. around the same time. I took a couple screen shots of MC then shut it down to take screen shots of Desktop Pro. Then when i got back to MC the volume spikes were gone and I notice that some other VIX data I had up changed too. It seems as though it is happening wit...
by scarecrow
05 Nov 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.
Replies: 21
Views: 4560

Re: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.

Ok, I'm going to go ahead and update... I'll keep you posted.




-Mark
by scarecrow
02 Nov 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.
Replies: 21
Views: 4560

Re: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.

Hi Andrew, thank for the reply... what I've found. 1. i have Multicharts 8.0 build 5622. and MBT desktop pro 2.1.0.59 which must have updated at some point that i can't recall. I should be using MbtDesktopPro_2.0.0.60_11.8.0.44_20111207_release. correct??? 2. The data was collected real time. 3. yes...
by scarecrow
01 Nov 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.
Replies: 21
Views: 4560

Re: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.

I'm getting the same spikes on YM around the same times on random days...
??? 11:00 p.m., 4:53 a.m. and 6:32 a.m.
by scarecrow
01 Nov 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.
Replies: 21
Views: 4560

Huge Volume spikes using MBtrading Data.

I'm getting huge Volume spikes on ES using mbtrading with MC8. MBTrading Desktop does not show these spikes either... I also don't see anything unusual when checking data under "edit data" in quote manager. The spikes are killing all my volume based studies I'm writing. any help please. I'll attach ...
by scarecrow
20 Sep 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: how to have a time exit regardless the number of entrys [SOLVED]
Replies: 10
Views: 3094

Re: how to have a time exit regardless the number of entrys [SOLVED]

Hi Henry, Not sure i follow. Scarecrow, barssinceentry works as expected. Please try your script without exit price orders or put them under barssinceentry condition as well. Barssenseentry does work, unless i have multiple orders. then they all exit after 7 days of the initial entry. I feel like i...
by scarecrow
18 Sep 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: how to have a time exit regardless the number of entrys [SOLVED]
Replies: 10
Views: 3094

Re: how to have a time exit regardless the number of entrys [SOLVED]

Hi Henry, Not sure i follow. Scarecrow, barssinceentry works as expected. Please try your script without exit price orders or put them under barssinceentry condition as well. Barssenseentry does work, unless i have multiple orders. then they all exit after 7 days of the initial entry. I feel like i'...
by scarecrow
15 Sep 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: how to have a time exit regardless the number of entrys [SOLVED]
Replies: 10
Views: 3094

Re: how to have a time exit regardless the number of entrys [SOLVED]

I don't see how this code would apply with a daily bar chart...? i'll work with it tomorrow and try to understand it more. But could you elaborate how this would work? Thanks KT Here is the easy way... ForceCloseTime = 15:50; if MarketPosition = 1 then If Time < ForceCloseTime then begin // put your...
by scarecrow
14 Sep 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: how to have a time exit regardless the number of entrys [SOLVED]
Replies: 10
Views: 3094

Re: how to have a time exit regardless the number of entrys [SOLVED]

scarecrow, please provide a sample code you are using for entry and exit orders. Have you tried "sell from entry" command? I tried sell from entry. but that only seems to work at a maximum of 2 entries. example: if a 3rd buy signal is initiated within the seven days of the 2nd, that 3rd buy signal ...
by scarecrow
13 Sep 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: how to have a time exit regardless the number of entrys [SOLVED]
Replies: 10
Views: 3094

how to have a time exit regardless the number of entrys [SOLVED]

Hello all, I wrote a super easy correlation strategy that looks to hold for 7 days after entry. uses daily bars. the problem I'm having is if I'm currently in a position and i get another signal the second entry will exit the same time as the first. how do i exit 7 days after each entry? so that eac...
by scarecrow
30 Jul 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: how to code a trendline from a moving average?
Replies: 2
Views: 1044

Re: how to code a trendline from a moving average?

awesome thanks, I'll play around with it for awhile.
by scarecrow
30 Jul 2012
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: how to code a trendline from a moving average?
Replies: 2
Views: 1044

how to code a trendline from a moving average?

fairly straight forward but giving me trouble please bear with me, still learning. how would you code a trend line or tl_new statement to draw a line from a moving average crossing?? then maybe end on subsequent prices of moving averages, or high pivot or current high... basically i'm having trouble...

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