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Thanks Nicolás.
MC Support Vlada came back to me and explained that my files were corrupted.
I re-exported the files with another method specifying the encoding and the corruption problem is gone.

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Attached is how the text files look, and then how QuoteManager interpret them.
I am at loss at what to do here, never imagined such a basic operation would generate so many issues.

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I now have a list of .txt files:
AAAP.txt
AAAU.txt
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with daily trade OHLCV in them:
2015/11/09,16,16,16,16,100
2015/11/10,16,16,16,16,100
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The filename match the symbol in QuoteManager. Any idea how I could batch import all the data? There are over 1,000 files...

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Hi Everyone, I have set up a list of symbols in QuoteManager, all with daily trade OHLC. I would like to add further daily trade OHLC data from a single .csv file, the format is as follow: ticker,date,open.high,low,close,volume AAAP,2015/11/09,16,16,16,16,100 AAAP,2015/11/10,16,16,16,16,100 AAAU,201...

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Hi TJ,

Thanks a lot for your reply!

How would you go about scaling SetProfitTarget & SetStopLoss to the number of contracts traded?

Many thanks,

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Inputs: PROFITTARGET( 8 ), STOPLOSS( 10 ); SetProfitTarget( PROFITTARGET * 10 ) ; SetStopLoss( STOPLOSS * 10) ; The does what it is intended to do. However, whenever I add CurrentContracts: Inputs: PROFITTARGET( 8 ), STOPLOSS( 10 ); SetProfitTarget( PROFITTARGET * 10 * CurrentContracts) ; SetStopLo...

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Why is it unavailable?

Will it be available one day?

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Hi Thierry,

Thank you for your reply.

I am already using this registry modification.

Hopefully, the maximum number of bars will be increased with MC64.

Many thanks,

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Hello, I am running MC6 on Windows 7 64-bit. I have many historical data in .csv format that I would like to import. At the moment, I am importing each file manually in QuoteManager. Is there a way to programme some sort of script (like an Excel VBA script) that would: 1. Look for keywords in each f...

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Tcat, Lara,

Thank you for your replies.

It seems that the 64-bit version will remove many limitations, and this is excellent news.

Will MC64 be able to plot more than 5,000,000 bars, and hopefully as many as the memory allows?

Many thanks,

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Hello, MC is a great software that I use everyday but I am a bit frustrated by MC's memory limitations, and I would like to now what other users think of the following suggestions: 1. Increase the maximum tsstorage.gdb file size, which is currently 4 Gb, to unlimited, as the NTFS file system support...

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done!

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Dear Dave, Thank you for the tips. I have a few other questions: 1. Some ticks have a volume expressed in decimals (10.8 etc.) and QuoteManager seems to only accept integers. It displays the volume between quotes "" and then gives me an error message when I try to import the data. Is there anything ...

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Dear Dave, Thank you for your reply. When I add the space delimiter, the last column disappears...: Time,Ask,Bid,AskVolume,BidVolume 2007.05.21 07:27:28,1.972,1.9718,10.8,10.8 2007.05.21 07:27:28,1.972,1.9718,10,5.6 2007.05.21 07:27:29,1.972,1.97175,10,26 becomes Time,Ask,Bid,AskVolume,BidVolume 200...

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Hello,

How can I insert symbol such as "±" or "ε" in a text parameter using the PowerLanguage Editor?

Currently it only displays "?".

Many thanks,

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Dear duration, You should manually set that the data is in the right format for the first column and time is in the right format for the second column. Then you need to check if the columns are defined correctly and correct them if needed. Hello Dave, Thank you for your reply. How can I manually se...

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Hello, I have some FOREX historical data in .csv files. Here is a sample: Time,Ask,Bid,AskVolume,BidVolume 2007.05.21 07:27:28,1.972,1.9718,10.8,10.8 2007.05.21 07:27:28,1.972,1.9718,10,5.6 2007.05.21 07:27:29,1.972,1.97175,10,26 It seems that date & time need separate fields for the import.. Is it ...

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Hello, I am running MC 6.01 & IB TWS 909.8. I am trying to plot ZG DEC10 (NYSE LIFFE): I add it from data source in the quote manager, then I create a new chart, select the symbol from the menu, and then it says "waiting for data" on the status line. No data ever comes. When I change the resolution,...

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Hi TJ,

Thanks a lot!

close < or > lastprice is very smart, I was stuck with up & down ticks.

It works perfectly now.

Thanks again and take care,

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Hi TJ,

Thank you! This does it.

No idea on how to make the price colour change to green or red when there is an uptick or downtick?

Many thanks,

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Hi TJ,

Well spotted, I am using the code with a 4 point chart.

Is this a problem?

Many thanks,

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Hi TJ,

Thank you for your code.

However the price still displays on the far right, and gradually comes back as time elapses... is there no way of having a "stable" location with Powerlanguage?

Many thanks,

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Hello Arnie, Thank you for your reply. Here is what I wrote: variables: lastprice(0); if barstatus = 1 then begin lastprice = text_new(date,time+1,close,text(close:0:4)); text_setattribute(lastprice,1,true); text_setfontname(lastprice,"Calibri"); text_setsize(lastprice,12); text_setstyle(lastprice,2...

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Hello,

Is there any indicator available in Multicharts that display the current price, in big letters and in bold, on the right of the current candle, and that makes the text green when there is an uptick and red when there is a downtick?

Many thanks,

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Hello, I understand everyone is probably very busy at MC but I just wanted to throw a few suggestions to improve the software, sorry if they have been already offered : 1. Be able to choose the number of cores, as well as Hyper Threading ON/OFF for optimisations. 2. Be CUDA/OPENCL compatible. 3. Be ...

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Dear Dave,

Thank you for your reply! I look forward to it.

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Hello,

I could not find the Bar Magnifier & Extended Backtesting (bid/ask) options in the Portfolio Backtester.

Is this normal?

Are they going to be implemented?

Many thanks,

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Hi TJ, I use the following: condition1 = date <> 1100507 and date <> 1100402 and date <> 1100305 and date <> 1100205 and date <> 1100101 ; if condition1 = true then plot10( close, "cond1=true") else noplot(10); And it plots a flat line at 1100507, 1100402, 1100305, 1100205 & 1100101. I think it is w...

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Hi TJ,

Would it be :

1100506 TRUE
1100507 TRUE
1100508 FALSE

?

Because a general variable is true by default?

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regarding this line: condition1 = date <> 1100507 and date <> 1100402 and date <> 1100305 and date <> 1100205 and date <> 1100101 ; what would be the value of condition1 on the following dates? 1100506 1100507 1100508 ps. generic variable name will always get you. Hi TJ, I know you don't like gener...

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Downloaded Ticks or realtime-recorded ticks?

Hi Henrik,

It is offline ASCII data, coming from real-time recorded ticks.

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Hi TJ,

Thanks a lot for your reply. I think I have found a problem with date and the bar magnifier, and there is nothing much I can do right now.

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Hello, TO FIX IT: start regedit, go to shaper and change maxbarscount to a higher value (20,000,000 worked for me, it seems higher values would make the software unstable) I believe I have found an issue with the bar magnifier. Here is a short signal I wrote: value1 = xaverage( close, 10 ) ; value2 ...

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Hello,

Is it possible, using powerlanguage, to tell a signal not to trade each first friday of the month?

Or do I have to write the date of each first friday of the month for the last 10 years?

Many thanks,

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Hi TJ, Thank you for your reply. It seems that the below is what I was looking for (if this can help anybody else). variables: closedata1(0), closedata2(0), avg1d1(0), avg2d1(0), avg1d2(0), avg2d2(0); closedata1 = close ; closedata2 = close data2; avg1d1 = xaverage( closedata1, 10 ) ; avg2d1 = xaver...

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Hi TJ,

I don't understand what you mean by "fractal" in this context. I am only using xaverage().

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Data 1 is 6B, 5 Point.

Data 2 is 6B, 20 Point.

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Hi TJ, Here is what I do not understand: I have written the following, which uses data1 (AVGXD1), and data2 (AVGXD2), and plots and data1: Name: TEST variables: closedata1(0), closedata2(0), avg1d1(0), avg2d1(0), avg1d2(0), avg2d2(0); closedata1 = close ; closedata2 = close data2; avg1d1 = xaverage(...

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So it plots differently if it is a variable or an input?

But why does it plot on the lows when the condition is false (xavg10 > xavg20)?

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I am using what you wrote (added "point" after the +1 & -1), and this is so strange there is candles with plots on both high and lows... and the condition says plot only if xavg10.2 > xavg20.2 ... how come? do you know what could be wrong?

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Changed all xaverage() to average(), and it is the same story... could this be a bug in MC 6 beta 3?

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I see. Thanks a lot for this suggestion. I wrote the quick indicator below: variables: close2(0), xavg10(0), xavg20(0); close2 = close data2; xavg10 = xaverage(close2,10); xavg20 = xaverage(close2,20); if (xaverage(close,10) > xaverage(close,20)) and (xavg10 > xavg20) then plot1(low,"",default,defau...

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No I am not. It does not change anything if I use it or not.

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Hi TJ,

Well given the conditions. all the short trades are offending.

Since the ema10 is above the ema20, there should be only long trades.

Many thanks,

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Hi TJ, Here is the screenshot. I now use the below, but as you may see there is still short trades triggered although the ema 10 is above the ema 20.. inputs: target(70), stoploss(70); variables: close2(0), xavg10(0), xavg20(0); close2 = close data2; xavg10 = xaverage(close2,10); xavg20 = xaverage(c...

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Hi TJ,

Sorry for the confusion, you are well better organised than me!

I am plotting to xaverages, this is how I know it does not work..

The code is very simple though!

I don't know what could be wrong...

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Hi TJ, Thank you for your reply. I am using the following: inputs: target(70),stoploss(70); variables: close2(0),xavg10(0),xavg20(0); close2 = close data2; xavg10 = xaverage(close2,10); xavg20 = xaverage(close2,20); if marketposition = 0 and (xaverage(close,10) > xaverage(close,20)) and xavg10 > xav...

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Hello, Here is what I am running a simple signal on 2 data series: inputs: target(70),stoploss(70); if marketposition = 0 and (xaverage(close,10) > xaverage(close,20)) and (xaverage(close data2,10) > xaverage(close data2,20)) then buy 1 contracts next bar open; if marketposition = 0 and (xaverage(cl...

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Dear Dave, I think the timeframe is not in my favour: it is the Point 5, and I am trying to load 1.5 week of data (which has already been downloaded). My internet connection is broadband, but is not the fastest, this probably contribute to long reloading times. Nevertheless, I have never been able t...

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Hi Janus,

I get this message without re-loading any chart.

So far I have never been able to reload a chart using IB. It says "reloading" forever in the upper left hand corner, and I wait for 15 mn then restart MC..

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Thank you Dave & SUPER.

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Hello, MC 6 beta 03 is plugged to TWS 904.6, and very often I receive the following message: HDMS data farm connection is broken:ushmds2a The connection usually back after a few seconds, but I wanted to hear if it often happens to any of you, if it is normal, and from where it happens (MC or IB)? Ma...

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Hello,

What are the benefit of using an atomic clock?

Many thanks,

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Hello, This has obviously the lowest priority. I find the edge of trendline, indicators etc. a bit jagged compared to other charting software. I don't know if it is very difficult to implement, but it would definitely enhance the look of the charts. An option could be added in the "Style" tab of ins...

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Thank you for your good advice, it did it!

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Hi TJ,

Thank you for your help.

I have attached a larger picture of what I would like to do.

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Hi TJ, Thank you for your reply. Sorry but I don't follow you :( What I wrote was probably not very clear. Basically I would like the histogram to plot between SlowK & SlowD. The histogram low is the lowest of Slowk & SlowD, and the histogram high is the highest between SlowK & SlowD. It changes at ...

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Hello, Would you know how I could add an "histogram" made of the difference of SlowK & SlowD (Stochastics Slow), so that it looks like the picture? I have added the following to the Stochastic indicator provided with MC, and selected "Histogram" in the properties, but it plots the histogram from 0, ...

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Hello, It seems that the resolution of the data series for extended backtesting (bid/ask) must be identical to the resolution of the "main" data series where the signal is added. For example, if the data series where the signal is added is using a Point 5 resolution, then the resolution of the bid/a...

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Hello, I have two charts, same instruments (6B, trade), same resolution, same signals, same data source etc. Two clones with the absolute same settings. The only difference is that one is running without automation and the other is running with automation. I understand why some trades cannot be ente...

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Have you ever rented an amazon server?

Would they need to install Multicharts? How would they know how to use it?

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Dear Bruce,

I understand, thanks a lot for your reply!

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Hello,

Do you believe that the use of SSDs could increase the optimisation speed of Multicharts?

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Hello,

Just to let you know that only the strategy analysis sheet is exported to .xls from the Portfolio Backtester (using Office 2010 beta 64 bit).

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Hello, I am using a trailing stop of 5 points, with a trailing percentage of 10. It looks like it works on backtesting, but not live. The screenshot is a trade from the backtest: it enters long 1 contract at 1.5121, then exit at 1.5131. But the same trade live is totally different: it still enters l...

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Duration, As i can see from the Event Log (which is located below the symbol list) you selected GLOBEX as an exchange for those 2 symbols and the one that you need to use is CME. "No security definition has been found" message means there is no such symbol that is why you have no data. So please ch...

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Dear CTRLBRK & Anastassia,

Thank you for your kind support.

I did exactly what you said, but I still don't get any data, it says "off" on QuoteManager and "no data" on the charts.

I have attached the log from QuoteManager.

Many thanks,

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Thanks TJ, but I had seen that one when I searched for answers. It seems nothing will connect no matter what instrument I put in there..

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With regards to all the issues I described so far with MB Trading, they lie on MB Trading side, not on Multicharts.

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Mirus Futures sent me a tutorial.

This is exactly what I did (I used ESM0 instead) but nothing works.

The tutorial is attached if it can help anyone.

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I know, but there is no lookup for Zen-Fire or Mirus Futures...

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Hi TJ,

Actually I did a search before posting

but I could not figured out how to properly setup 6BM0 (June-10), and how to get the data feed to work from the previous posts..

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Hello, I have opened a demo account with Mirus Futures. I spoke to them on the phone and they said they are powered by Zen Fire and that it would work with MC, and that I just had to put my username and password in the QuoteManager Data Sources plugin settings. First I cannot find any ticker or symb...

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My happiness was pre-mature. No forex for me - only futures;) although I specified I want a forex demo account. And lots of: ''The following error has occured: *Unknown error(s)'' Their webmaster deserves ... a rise in salary :lol: I'll wait for other forex brokers to be hopefully supported by MC. ...

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Glad I could help!

I must tell you I still have problems with the data feed (random areas with corrupted "zigzag") no matter what I do..

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It also seems that the "lookup" function that you can use to look for MBT accounts (forex, margin etc.) in the automation area only finds one account (instead of three), and it is not the right account number.

I enter the right account number, but no orders are ever transmitted to the broker...

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Can someone tell me if MBT data feed contains only (i) futures data or also (ii) FOREX data?

Hi Tresor,

The demo feed only contains FOREX.

There is a monthly fee for futures feeds.

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Hi Geizer,

Thank you for your reply, I don't think those zig zag are a result of price manipulation. They sometimes appear on NT demo feed, but I have not seen them on real-time data. It is the first time I see them on MC.

It seems that no volume was dwnloaded for the entire series..

Many thanks,

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Hi Andrew,

Thank you for your reply.

I don't get spikes, but zigzags (see attached screenshots).

I don't have this problem if I use MB Trading with NT, this is why I thought the problem might lie on MC end.

Many thanks,

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Hi Mike,

Thanks for your kind advice.

It seems the contract is set up correctly, I use the same settings for the same instrument for another data feed.

I took two screenshots if you want to have a look.

Many thanks,

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I have set up quotemanager to receive data from MB Trading (CME), and it seems I am also having data corruption problems...
have you tried View > Reload ?

Many times.. it takes forever and does not correct anything

I am using MBT Navigator 11.5.0.6 .

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I have set up quotemanager to receive data from MB Trading (CME), and it seems I am also having data corruption problems...

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Hello, It seems that the beta 3 (and maybe also the previous ones) has troubles exporting to .xls using MS Office 2010 x64 beta. It displays [object error] while exporting, and it seems to relate to the graphs. Furthermore, nothing urgent but it would be nice if MC could save in xlsx or other open f...

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Thank you all for your reply!
I was looking for something like Break in the help, but could not find it, so I came up with this "if value10 = 30 then value1 = 100" idea.

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Hello! In Powerlanguage, how do you stop a For loop once it has detected something and you don't want the loop to go on as it would waste the computer's time. For example: For value1 = 0 to value1 = 100 begin value10 = 3 + value10[value1] if value10 = 30 then value1 = 100 //<------- would this stop ...

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Dear Bruce, Thank you for the tip, that's great. There is also another slight issue. I have a code of +6,000 lines. Nothing incredible, just based on public indicators (no rocket science heavy calculations), I just try to organise the layout clearly: many line jumps. It runs on a i930 with 6Gb of RA...

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Hi,

I am using Multicharts 5.5 and it seems that whenever a powerlanguage is larger than 3000 lines, it displays all the text in the "none" color. Maybe it has been fixed in beta 6, I don't know.

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Hi Glen, Thank you for your message! Is the code easier to read this way? // http://markplex.com/tutorial26.php inputs : PriceL(Low), StochLength(7), SmoothingLength1(3), SmoothingLength2(3), SmoothingType(1), Length(20), LeftStrength(3), RightStrength(1), BarTol(3); vars: ofastk(0), oFastD(0), oSlo...

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Hello All, I am still working on the Marplex Tutorial 26: http://markplex.com/tutorial26.php http://forum.tssupport.com/viewtopic.php?t=7316 I have attached two screenshots. The first one (pivoti2.png) is with a default instance of 1 (tl end) & 2 (tl begin), and it picks up the divergence accordingl...

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Actually, the proper calculation for the trendline seems to be:

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tlvalue = low[oPivotBar3] - (tlslope*(bback-RightStrength));

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I got the trendline values! But now I am struggling to place in the loop: if tlvalue[bback] > low[bback] then tl_setstyle(tlprice, 3) else tl_setstyle(tlprice, 2); All the trendlines use style 2 at the moment. I think it is because the loop does not stop as soon as the tlvalue > low is true. Is ther...

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It works! Exactly where it should be!
Now I need to calculate the trendline from oPivotBar4-1.
It is going to be easier to check the calculation with the plot in the loop.

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Please find below the version with the loop, to make your life easier! // http://markplex.com/tutorial26.php inputs : PriceL(Low), StochLength(7), SmoothingLength1(3), SmoothingLength2(3), SmoothingType(1), Length(20), LeftStrength(3), RightStrength(1), BarTol(3); vars: ofastk(0), oFastD(0), oSlowk(...

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Thanks, I am trying every possible thing right now as well..

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Indeed!

But how come the loop does look at the right bars? The control variables values are clear... and I have tried all the combinations, it does not want plot the crosses right under the pivot point...

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That is a useful tip!

Better than Print!

If you look at the screenshot, it shows that the loop does not look in the bar it should look in.

Also according to the screenshot, the no bar is either dashed or dotted anymore.

Is there a problem with the control variable values?

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Well, a loop has a control variable , which is bback in this case. The loop should look at every bar between the bar before oPivotBar3 and the Bar after oPivotBar4. The value of the control variable should then be the bar before oPivotBar3 and the Bar after oPivotBar4. It should give: For bback = oP...

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It must be something wrong.

Is this better?

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tlslope = (Low[oPivotBar3] - Low[oPivotBar4]) / AbsValue(oPivotbar3-oPivotBar4);

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LOL no worries :D The loop is as follow: tlslope = (oPivotPrice3 - oPivotPrice4) / AbsValue(oPivotbar3-oPivotBar4); //value of the slope for bback = oPivotBar4 - 1 downto bback = oPivotBar3 + 1 begin tlcounter = oPivotPrice3 - (tlslope*bback); //print(date:7:0,";",time:4:0,";",bback,";",tlslope:0:6,...

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Sure:

( 7 - 10 ) / ABS( 0 - 3 )

-3 / 3 = -1

Slope_M = -1

It means that for a move from x = 3 to x = 2, y decrease of 1.

I read your graph from left to right, AY = 10, AX = 3, BY = 7, BX = 0.

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Sure! Here you are: Variables: PointA_Y( 0 ), PointA_X( 0 ), PointB_Y( 0 ), PointB_X( 0 ), Slope_M( 0 ), TrendLine_AB( 0 ), PlotCondition( false ), NoPlotCondition( false ); PointA_Y = Low[oPivotBar4] ; PointA_x = oPivotBar4 ; PointB_y = Low[oPivotPrice3] ; PointB_x = oPivotBar3 ; Slope_M = ( PointB...

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TJ, I am getting crazy. I could not get anything done with breaking down the logic and doing it line by line, and I have been breaking my head for like 8 hours on this... The first problem is: if I print the oPivotBarX values, I get values like 8-10 (oPivotBar4) and 1-2 (oPivotBar3), but the For loo...

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Thanks for all your help, hopefully I will write some positive news tomorrow!

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Yes :

oPivotBar4 = 3 and oPivotPrice4 = 10

oPivotBar3 = 0 and oPivotPrice4 = 7

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Oh I see (thanks for your patience!). Is the below ok?

tlslope = (oPivotPrice3 - oPivotPrice4) / AbsValue(oPivotbar3-oPivotBar4);

value1 = oPivotPrice4*tlslope;

if value1 >= low[oPivotBar4-1] then then tl_setstyle(tlprice,2) else tl_setstyle(tlprice,3);

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I am trying to check the value of the bar just before the oPivotBar3: // http://markplex.com/tutorial26.php inputs : PriceL(Low), StochLength(7), SmoothingLength1(3), SmoothingLength2(3), SmoothingType(1), Length(20), LeftStrength(3), RightStrength(1), BarTol(3); vars: ofastk(0), oFastD(0), oSlowk(0...

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Hi TJ, This is what I have written: // http://markplex.com/tutorial26.php Inputs : PriceL(Low),StochLength(7),SmoothingLength1(3),SmoothingLength2(3),SmoothingType(1), Length(20),LeftStrength(3),RightStrength(1),BarTol(3); vars: ofastk(0),oFastD(0),oSlowk(0),oSlowD(0),oPivotPrice1(0),oPivotBar1(0),o...

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Ok, I will try again (actually this is the area where the problem is...)

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Sorry, I was writing while you posted the above. 1. if there is two low pivot on price. 2. if the oldest pivot is higher than the youngest one. 3. then pricepivot condition is true. 4. if there is two pivot on the stochastic slow. 5. if the oldest pivot is lower than the youngest one. 6. then stochp...

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Thank you so much!! I start with the markplex tutorial logic. 1. if there is two low pivot on price. 2. if the oldest pivot is higher than the youngest one. 3. then pricepivot condition is true. 4. if there is two pivot on the stochastic slow. 5. if the oldest pivot is lower than the youngest one. 6...

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Well, I have been there. But I cannot figure out how to synchronise the trendline value against higher/lower than low/high test..

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Exactly. Would you know how to write such a loop? Or can you give me a hint?

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Those screenshots are made with highs, but it is the same (inverse) story for the lows.

You might see that the trendline might go through a higher high (or a lower low if talking about lows) at anytime between the two pivot points.

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Well, I returned to the charts, and I see sometimes highs (if looking for high divergences) or lows that are higher than the trenldline, 1-2 bars after the start of the trendline. Also, if I start plotting longer trendlines, for example from pivot with a longer "instance" (instead of 2, then 3, 4, e...

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Sure, using TL_GETVALUE_S(), it "could" be: tl_new_s( tlid, d[oPivotBar1], time_s[oPivotBar1], oPivotPrice1, d[oPivotBar2], time_s[oPivotBar2], loPivotPrice2 ); if tl_getvalue_s( tlid, d[tldi], time_s[tlid])[1] > low[1] then tl_delete[tlid); Is it what you are asking me to do? For the calculations w...

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Hi TJ, All calculations are at end of bar, nothing update at every tick: no line is redrawn. It is a simple: if there is two pivot from where the computer can draw a line, BUT between those two pivots there is a low that is lower than the potential trendline, then don't draw the trendline. Many than...

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from start point to end point add: [(end point value - beginning point value)/abs(endpointbar-startpointbar)] to each bar after the start point and stop at the one before the end point and check in the same time if this value is higher than the low of the same bar and if it the value is higher than ...

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I calculate the slope, which is:

( 7 - 10 ) / ( 0 - 3 ) = -1

it means that for every increase in x, the value will go down by -1

10 at 3, 9 at 2, 8 at 1, 7 at 0.

Is this correct?

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Oh I see!

But then I cannot use the TL_GETVALUE_S() like SP suggested, and I don't know how else I could manage to do this as my attempt to calculate the slope is a total failure so far

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Hi TJ, Thank you for your replies. I have read and re-read the section on TL_NEW() in the Multicharts 20 times, but I cannot figure out how to get the value of the trendline if it is not drawn :( I understand that the trendline only gets an ID # when it is drawn. How can I use TL_GETVALUE() if I do ...

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Hi TJ, Sure. 1. IF DIVERGENCE THEN PLOT TRENDLINE (value3) 2. THEN LOOK AT BARS FROM OPIVOTBAR1 to OPIVOTBAR2 (from where the computer will plot the divergence. 3. IF A LOW IS LOWER THAN THE TRENDLIVE VALUE AT A GIVEN BAR BETWEN OPIVOTBAR1 AND OPIVOTBAR2 THEN DELETE THE TRENDLINE (value3). I would p...

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Hi Marekj, I don't understand why you wrote this on Bruce. He knows so much about hardware and optimisation, I read each of his posts like a lesson. They are so valuable and well written I even save them on a text file! It would be a real a shame if he left the forum because participants are groundl...

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Or maybe I have to use an array to store the value of the trendline on each bar between the two points? I have also tried SP's solution (see the end): // http://markplex.com/tutorial26.php Inputs : PriceL(Low),StochLength(7),SmoothingLength1(3),SmoothingLength2(3),SmoothingType(1), Length(20),LeftSt...

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Hello again ! Would you mind checking if the below is conceptually correct? I am trying to tell powerlanguage the values of each trendline point from barnumber 40 to 50, and I am not sure if a loop statement can achieve this. variables: PointA_y( 0 ), PointA_x( 0 ), PointB_y( 0 ), PointB_x( 0 ), Slo...

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Thank you all so much for your replies!
Really helpful as I really did not know how to start!
I will do like you say and show you how it goes.

Many thanks,

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Sure. I think you are refering to vectors on a cartesian plane? I do not know how to programme an axix in powerlanguage

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Would you have a basic example, or a tutorial? I am looking through the Math & Trig help section, but still I find it difficult to project how to do it...

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Actually, I would like the line not to be drawn if it has to go through a candle like on the screenshot. This is why I am asking if it is possible to make powerlanguage detect that the line is going through a candle.

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By chopping I mean that the trendline goes through the body/wick of a candle.

You can see it circled in red on this new screenshot.

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Data sample 03, the last one, to rename to 6B 06-10.zip.003

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Data sample 02, rename to 6B 06-10.zip.002

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Data sample 01, rename to 6B 06-10.zip.001

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Dear TJ, My apologies if I wwas not clear enough, I did not mean to upset you. Here is the code: // http://markplex.com/tutorial26.php Inputs : PriceL(Low),StochLength(7),SmoothingLength1(3),SmoothingLength2(3),SmoothingType(1), Length(20),LeftStrength(3),RightStrength(1),BarTol(3); vars: ofastk(0),...

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No one has an idea of to make powerlanguage detect that a trendline is going through the body of a candle?

I just cannot figure out

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Dear TJ,

The code is the same as markplex, on the first post, there is a link.

The other link shows divergence types.

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The lines also chop off the indicator sometimes... is there no way to tell powerlanguage how to detect that there is something on the way of the tl_new?

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Dear TJ,

Thank you very much for your suggestion but it does not work, the top of the candle is still chopped off, I think it will still be chopped off whatever the scaling.

In any case, I am looking how to make PL understands that the line is chopping a candle.

Many thanks,

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Dear TJ,

I am already using the "_s" extensions.

The divergence line plots right, I am just trying to find how it could not plot if it has to go through the body of a candle before its end point.

Many thanks,

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Dear TJ,

It is 5 Range.

Many thanks,

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Dear All, I am working on the markplex tutorial #26: http://markplex.com/tutorial26.php I use exactly the same code, and have adapted it to plot type 1 & 2 divergence lines: http://www.elitetrader.com/tr/index.cfm?s=15&t=68&action=print On the attached screenshot, you might see that the divergence l...

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Dear Janus,

How can you spot functions using simple or series storage?

Many thanks,

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Thank you for all you reply!

I have also heard that avoiding the use of functions and programming them in the code help speedin up.

Is that true?

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Dear All, I would like to know if there is any way of optimising a powerlanguage code, so that it compiles, executes and optimise faster. I have heard for example that multiplication is faster than division: * .5 instead of /2 is faster. I am wondering if the following would be faster as well. Let's...

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Dear Andrew,

Well spotted! The arw_new_s & time_s solutions fixed it!

Thank you again for your support,

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Dear Bruce,

Thanks for trying, I will submit this to the support.

Many thanks,

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Dear Bruce, Thank you very much for your reply and explanations. I have tried your first suggestion as the second one is a bit more complex for me. variables: ema1(0), diff(0); if currentbar = 0 then ema1 = close; ema1 = xaverage(close,8); diff = ema1-low; if barstatus(1) = 2 then text_new(date, tim...

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Dear SP, Thank you for your reply. I write the following, but Barstatus() does not seem to work: variables: ema1(0), diff(0); if currentbar = 0 then ema1 = close; ema1 = xaverage(close,8); diff = ema1-low; value1 = arw_new(date,time,low,false); if barstatus(1) = 2 then arw_settext(value1,"d:"&" "&te...

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Dear All, I am having issues writing a signal in powerlanguage. I want the signal to plot the difference between the white xaverage and the low of a bar. It does it, but gives me several values for a bar, see the attached screenshot. How come? Is there a way to fix this> Here is the signal: variable...

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Dear TJ,

Thanks a lot, this is exactly what I was looking for.

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Dear All,

Is there a Powerlanguage function to tell what resolution the chart is running?

For example: the chart is plotting GBPUSD, with a resolution of 6 points.

I want write a signal that says: if low is above (chart resolution, so 6 points) of moving average then plot1(blablabla)

Many thanks,

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Dear Bruce,

Thank you very much for your amazing reply, it fixed everything!

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Dear All, This is what I have written: if indicator > indicator[1] then plot1(indicator,"indicator",green,default,2); if indicator < indicator[1] then plot1(indicator,"indicator",red,default,2); If you look at the screenshot, it is red although the indicator is going up. Is there anything wrong with...

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Thank you TJ, this is just awesome!

There is much for me to learn in there.

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Dear Bruce,

Yes, I have more than 100 days.

Its is intraday data, 5 points chart.

Many thanks,

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Dear Bruce,

Thank you for your reply.

Unfortunately, nothing it displayed at all when I use your suggestion, it is like var0 is never greater than 0.

I wonder why...

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Dear Bruce, Thank you for your reply. This is what I was looking for. I use the following to calculate the pivot point: var0 = ( HighD( 1 ) + LowD( 1 ) + CloseD( 1 ) ) / 3; plot1( var0, "Pivot Point" ); But var0 returns 1 and sends the candlesticks high up the window. Is there anything wrong in this...

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Dear All,

How can you ask powerlanguage to give you the highest high, lowest low, open and close of the previous day?

dailyhigh(0), dailylow(0) etc. do not seem to work.

I am trying to programme trendlines for pivot points..

Many thanks,

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Dear TJ, I have already compared your code to mine. They are similar and the logic is the same in any case and it displays the arrow and this 57.14 one bar in advance..... some of them display fine, some of them even display 2 bars before.... I am going to contact TS Support directly about this. Man...

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no offset anywhere...

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Dear TJ,

Sorry if I am not clear.

Please have a look at the new screenshot below.

It seems that the arrow is plotted on bar in advance.

Do you know why?

Many thanks,

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Dear TJ, Thank you again for your kind reply. Actually, thanks to you, I have found what the problem is: instead of plotting the arrow above the candle where the conditions are met (cross under overbought), it plots it above the candle before... How can you make MC plot above the candle where the co...

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Dear TJ, Thank you for your reply, this is a very good idea. It gives 57.14. There is definitely something wrong somewhere with what I wrote, although the signal uses 100% the same code as the indicator...... Thanks again for your idea, it helps a lot for troubleshooting. By the way, would you know ...

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Dear All, I am using the latest beta. I am having a problem with powerlanguage. The signal roughly goes: if redgreenline < 78 then arw_new(date,time,high,true); and I get an arrow although the line is not below 78, but equals 80. I also tried "crosses below/under" and it stilll gives me an arrow. If...

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I am also looking for Woodies Pivot, if available in powerlanguage.

Many thanks,

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Hi TJ,

Thank you for your reply.

Here is the chart.

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Dear All,

I am looking for a powerlanguage version of the following NT Swing Indicator. It seems to be based on Schaff Swing indicator. I could not find it in the lastes version of MC. Does anyone know if it is available in powerlanguage?

Many thanks,

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Dear Bruce,

Thank you for your reply.

The sessions start at 00:00 and end at 23:59.

I have tried on both the stable and beta release: same problem.

Many thanks,

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Dear All, Please decompress the zip file, then decompress the .7z (.7z files are not allowed to be uploaded), and have a look at the .xls. The data is the British Pound Futures (6B), 5 Range chart, 2010/03/18 start date, 100 days back. The green highlighted cells display the plot from Multicharts. T...

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Thanks a lot!

50 for TS but what a bout Multicharts?

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Another question:

Up to how many timeframes can you use?

(data1, data2, data3 etc.)

Thank you!

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Hello,

Is it possible in Multicharts to programme a strategy that looks for signal in the 5mn timeframe and if there is positive signals, that looks in the 30mn timeframe for other signals?

Thank you!

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Dear Marina, I understand. Please keep me posted if there is any suggestions on this, or if your team decides to run some benchmarks one day. Also, it might be an idea to create a Minimum, Recommended and Optimal Hardware Requirements for MC (I could not find the information on the website). Thank y...

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Dear Marina,

Thank you again for your reply.

Regarding the processors, if you could ask your programming team in your own time, I would really appreciate it. Someone there certainly has an idea on that.

Many thanks,

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Dear Marina, Thank you very much for your reply. I just read about a year ago that you might develop a 64bits version of MC. I believe I would notice substantial performance gains in my nested loops by taking full advantage of 16 GPRS, and in certain type of optimisations. But it is not that importa...

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Dear Marina,

Thank you for this fantastic news.

Any update on the 64bits version though?

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Dear Sirs,

What is the maximum of cores that the upcoming version of MC support?

Any update of the 64bits version?

Many thanks,

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Dear Sirs,

A friend of mine bought MC some time ago but is not using it anymore.
Can he transfer the licence to me?
If so how should he proceed?

Many thanks,

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May don't forget SSE instructions as well!

I believe some of them have are specially made for regular memory access patterns and data independent control flow.

Many thanks,

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Dear Sirs, I have heard that backtesting and optimisation are soon to be implemented into MultiCharts. We would gladly pay any price for the software if the following were included: - Genetic Optimisation - Unlimited number of tests - FULL SUPPORT OF HYPER-THREADING, DUAL CORE, and 64 bits CPUs for ...

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