MultiCharts: Trading Software for Automated Trading and Backtesting

drwar

you can find all the study descriptions here:
https://www.multicharts.com/support/base/

TJ
That link took me to the knowledge base. I entered Discretionary Trader and It came up with "sorry no matchs" . I have been unable to find anything on Features and explanation of features anywhere.

~J

drwar

I seem to have an issue that I did not have with version 5.5 (or maybe I just did not realize initially). When I start MC everything is fine, but tsserver.exe blocks a whole MCU core for at least the first 20 minutes. After around 5 minutes past the start (a full CPU core seems still busy with some...

drwar

[quote][quote]In simpler terms, I see Removing a server, removes a potential point of failure. J~[/quote] That's assuming the dongle never fails, which is almost 100% true but not perfect. So, I like the idea of having the DRM by default and the dongle as an optional extra for those who like to have...

drwar

There is an option to rely on your own server as an alternative to "theirs". I think, all that this device can offer is the strong authentification (hardware based, no software to run) with the central DRM server, which creckers should not be able to circumvent (that's in theory). Hopefully TS Supp...

drwar

Here is an interesting USB key: http://yubico.com/products/yubikey/ My email provider (Fastmail.net) just started offering these autentication keys at a 25% discount. The device sends time-variant secure code to the service provider. That could make it a nice play together with the TSS DRM. Interes...

drwar

Why not make the best of both worlds. Use DRM and offer a Dongle as backup to those with sensitive applications. So if DRM is not there It checks for a Dongle and if the dongle is not found only then your system goes down. I can also see that this might raise the cost some because fewer people would...

drwar

I hope this gets done, I am for it.

~J

drwar

Reading this more carefully, one explanation is that time is not kept more finely than one second and that there are, in fact, more than one bar per second. Could this be the explanation? No this is not the explanation. Just looking at the data I showed one might draw that conclusion, However, Ther...

drwar

See attached , which is running on XP 64

J~

drwar

I simplified the problem and removed the second data stream. It does not make a difference. Here is the code and the same sample of data. It actually looks worse I think because its such a small code snipet that it executes faster and you get more executions on the same bar. The data is from two cha...

drwar

RE: Version 5.5 I am testing some code on History volume bars with two data streams. I have spent about 3 hours trying to figure out why a function is returning incorrect values. I inserted a print statement in the main body of code and found the following. The Main body of code is executing more th...

drwar

[quote]Hi, I downloaded and installed the latest release. When I change a frame time on a contract chart all of my indicators go blank. I have to turn the status to off then back on again each time to get them back. Any idea why this happens ? Thanks[/quote] We are having similar problem with multip...

drwar

[quote]I think that millisecond data resolution would be good and definitely would be a standout feature for Multicharts. However, I think you need to pare it with a complimentary set of powerlanguage display drawing tools that operate by Barnumber rather than time and date. Life would be so much ea...

drwar

I think that millisecond data resolution would be good and definitely would be a standout feature for Multicharts. However, I think you need to pare it with a complimentary set of powerlanguage display drawing tools that operate by Barnumber rather than time and date. Life would be so much easier an...

drwar

[quote]Hi everybody,

The feature has been added into our feature request list.

Thank you![/quote]

Marina
Good to hear, this is not only good for creating features for code but it also is very useful to create debugging code.

Thanks
J~

drwar

I second that request .

J~

drwar

[quote]I have mutlicharts running until my computer shuts down at 2215 every day. The shutdown is done with a windows task. However every time i start up multicharts after says the database has a problem and needs to recover. Is there a possibility to shutdown Multicharts from EL code ? Why does mul...

drwar

[quote]I recent noticed that since TS fixed a "minor bug" on April 28, I can not get any historical data into MC. Any ideas. Thank you[/quote] I found that when using MC with the latest version of TS I had a problem with Some Continous symbols loading. So I went back a version and everything seems f...

drwar

Marina This is Ver 5 beta 6. XP64 Esignal on this computer Single data series per chart in this case. 4 charts per workspace 4 workspaces. It was loading from a workspace load. So nothing was touched. However, I do sometimes change days back because sometimes that will get it to load. P.S. This is d...

drwar

Exact Same chart , Same Symbol , Same Compression. Each in a different workspace. One chart loads fine. The other chart waits for data forever and never loads. Random occurances of "Waiting for data" and "Establishing Connection" are two issues that have never been resolved. See attached. Further , ...

drwar

Andrew
The "Flexible Import/Export symbol list" for QM thats coming . Is that just
a Symbol list or is that a Flexible Import/Export Symbol Data. I may have misinterpreted what was said.

Please if you could clarify.

Thanks
Jerry

drwar

Marina and Andrew You guys know how many of these beta's I have installed. I can only tell you what happened to me. Maybe its a fluke , I don't know. I was having DRM and Messages telling me I was logged in on another computer problems the last two days before installing this. So maybe something was...

drwar

[quote]I can't state that it is impossible, but the installer has no changes and works as it did before so it can delete you personal data if you tick "Delete personal data" on un-installation.[/quote]

Of course I did not do that.

drwar

Beta 6 install did the following

1) Wrote over my database.
2) cleared my user account for MC
3) cleared my account for Add-ons
4) cleared all my preference settings
5) Lost all other settings/window positioning etc.

J~

drwar

We notice that Daily charts quite frequently do not load correctly. By that I mean the last bar will be several days old and a Reload has to be done. This should not occur. I do not know whether the lastest betas have fixed this.

Thanks
J~

drwar

Andrew
The best thing you could do is add short cut keys to "ALL" the operations that the import/Export tool will do. This will allow us to program macros to automatically do select backups.

J~

drwar

[quote]How we see our future data replay tool: 1. It should replay data on user-specified resolution. For example. If I need a precise emulation - I set 1 tick. If don’t need the highest precision you may set 1 minute or let’s say 7 minutes. It is mimic to lookinsidebar TS feature. 2. It should repl...

drwar

Whats this ?

Input : dnbase(-11;

J~

drwar

[quote]Andrew Does getappinfo(aiRightDispDateTime) only work to the nearest minute. Or will it the return in seconds. If there is no seconds version it seems it would not work on volume/tick charts. I can't seem to find any info in the help file. Thanks J~[/quote] Never Mind I figured out the answer...

drwar

Andrew
Does getappinfo(aiRightDispDateTime) only work to the nearest minute. Or will it the return in seconds. If there is no seconds version it seems it would not work on volume/tick charts. I can't seem to find any info in the help file.

Thanks
J~

drwar

[quote][quote] This is not a good system where if your server is, down redundent or not, our our programs won't function. J~[/quote] Jerry, Don't make hasty conclusions. The system is redundant and we are shutting down all servers to test it in real life circumstances. It must work. Your Beta 5 is n...

drwar

Don't start to hiperventilate J~ , it's saturday, chill out a bit :wink: Don't your broker from time to time do a service maintenance during the weekend, blocking the access to it during that time? Where's the difference here? People are so stressed out nowadays.... even during the weekends.... :?[/...

drwar

[quote]Important notice: We are deploying redundant DRM system. The DRM server will be down for a few hours and Beta 4 and Beta 5 will not be able to function. Thank you for understanding.[/quote] This is not a good system where if your server is, down redundent or not, our our programs won't functi...

drwar

[quote]Hi This is an excellent idea I would use it by reducing the number of charts on the workspace,for example if certain entry conditions apply,then open the chart and enter etc Basically dont want to see my entry chart until an entry occurs,any other time it can be hidden,but dont want the pain ...

drwar

[quote]I have a DLL that works with both MultiCharts and TS. I get an error dialog that says that MC can't find the DLL if I do the following: * Start MC and open a workspace that uses the DLL in an indicator. * Close the workspace but don't close MC. * Reopen the workspace and observe the dialog. *...

drwar

[quote]If you move a workspace to your second computer and it doesn't have the new whizbang indicator you were working on, it will be silently deleted from the workspace. Ideally, it should be just turned off. Second place is to at least notify you in some way that it got deleted (preferably not a m...

drwar

[quote]The biggest problem with GV is that GV does not save history data lik PushPop.[/quote]

If you want to save history, then use elcollections

j~

drwar

There are other items which should be done along the same lines. Have the ability in the file|Preferences to apply a template automatically upon opening a workspace . With two selections. 1) Apply and disable all other studies 2) Apply and leave all other studies. Currently the templates can only be...

drwar

[quote]Congress is trying to add a "Financial Transaction Tax" to the Economic Stimulus Bill. The tax would be a 0.25% tax on proceeds and purchases, which may equate to $25 round trip on e-minis. Please sing petition against this proposed bill at: http://www.rallycongress.com/no2tradertax/1536/ Mor...

drwar

This new BETA has quite a few fixes and new features in it as well as bugs. They are working their way to promised GOLD release version. This is what we have all been waiting for , for the longest time. So please remember, this a Beta, it is for testing purposes. So comment accordingly so they can g...

drwar

Same problem here.

J~

drwar

[quote] Hi Jerry, How many days of data you have in your charts does not influence plotting speed. With your described setup you will notice considerable improvements when you migrate to MC 5.0 beta 3.[/quote] Marina Maybe not Plotting speed but The number of days back does seem to effect CPU load. ...

drwar

Marina Use Two charts Chart 1: Two data symbols ES 343 vol hidden and ES 2401 vol apply Traderlogic Trading primes add-on to 343 vol in Subchart #1 apply Traderlogic Erg & trending Primes add-on to 2401 in Subchart #2 Chart 2: ES 343 vol Apply LMT add-on in Subchart 1 and Traderlogic Erg Only in Sub...

drwar

[quote]Hi drwar Am I corect here. Is what you are saying is that if one scans a lot of stocks for say long term hold trades but at the same time scalps one or two all day and has only two charts open daily for these then one might want to have the ones they are scanning turned on for download in the...

drwar

[quote]Hello, I use MC as well as AB for charting etc. The charts I use are Constant Volume charts, specifically the 16807 and the 117649 for the most part. My data provider is DTNIQ for both software and yet my charts are different when I look at them. In MC I might have a spinning top and on AB I ...

drwar

John and Arnie "I am not sure if you can collect data without the workspace open. I am not sure why you would want to do this anyway." You can collect data without the workspaces open but then you have will have to turn any such symbols online in QM. "If you do not run MC for a few days, when you st...

drwar

"We have now made it possible to copy and paste excel lists directly into Scanner. Once added to Scanner, those symbols will automatically be added into QuoteManager. There will be no need to edit thousands of symbols at a time. If you want, we can give you our internal version of MultiCharts that a...

drwar

[quote]Hi vienna, Did you start MC the second time after all of its processes have been terminated in Task Manager (MutliCharts.exe, MessageCenter.exe, QuoteManager.exe, tsServer.exe, PLEditor.exe, StudyServer.exe, TradingServer.exe)?[/quote] Marina Just to re-inforce what vienna is saying. I see ex...

drwar

Marina

Great to hear

Thanks

J~

drwar

Has anyone gotten an editor other ple Interface to the PLE compiler so that the code can be compiled directly from the other editor. There are many features a third party editor could provide , Version control , Include files etc.

J~

drwar

Marina You made the following comment regarding a problem with Tick charts and two data streams " The thing is that, due to the irregular nature of ticks, there are a number of problems plotting such charts. Indicators not being updating properly is a consequence of of those problems. Those issues w...

drwar

I have vista on my laptop. When I put the laptop into hibernation MC will recover with a refresh about 70% of the time. Otherwise it hangs on the refresh. The way to avoid it is of course close MC before the hibernate.

J~

drwar

John

Thanks but I know I could figure it all out by myself if I have to. Rather than spend all that time, I figured it is much easier to just ask the question and maybe they would come forward with the answer.

J~

drwar

Is the symbol information, Exchange settings and templates all in the Portfolio file or is some or all of that contained in the database file itself. If you could outline in detail where that info is stored it would be of help.

Thanks
J~

drwar

[quote]I need someone, who- for a fee- can straighten out the exchange settings for my database. I use esignal and have 200 symbols or so... want to be sure that opening times, multipliers etc. are all set correctly. Please let me know, thanks.[/quote] If you select 24 hour you don't need to worry a...

drwar

[quote]Hi drwar,

Just look what influence this forum can have on brokers. Your and my remarks were immediately taken into account:

http://apexfutures.com/margins.aspx[/quote]

:-)

drwar

[quote]Sounds like it is a new D feature. D for a drag. It is a life time license?[/quote]

Yes, It sure is , So there is something going on. Live help is not back until the 5th I sure hope they check their email before then. That would be a total bummer.

J~

drwar

[quote]Is the key still showing in the "help, Registration code" entry?[/quote]

I can't get into MC to push the Help button. The window comes up while its loading and you have a choice register or cancel. I put in my registration number but it doesn't accept it.

It must be a new feature.

J~

drwar

I just wanted to make sure people knew this, errors in the symbol database can cause your wallet to loose weight.

:-)

J~

drwar

hi guys, Plotting ZT,ZF,ZN,ZB with IB data, what settings should i set for quotemanager ? thanks Hello Marina, Do you think TSS can make us a New Year present and create a table with QuoteManager settings for most frequently traded contracts? I attach the list of such contracts with their specs. Re...

drwar

Please fix this ASAP

J~

drwar

[quote]did someone look at my code?[/quote] Yes, Its clear it will not work as intended. The plot statements will plot when triggered not on the bar which is the peak. You started trying to detect and save the peak bar and then changed the code for whatever reason probably because there was a bug in...

drwar

Thats what I thought you meant. I will look at your code

J~

drwar

Looks to me like your code is indicating the trigger bar for up or down and the plot you want show the extremes of the hi/lo . Without looking at your code it would require you having some code to remember the highest hi and lowest low price and time. Is that what your issue is because otherwise it ...

drwar

Then don't take my word for it. I was just attempting to help you out. Prove or disprove it to yourself, thats all that matters for a programmer.

J~

P.S. - I never said that it had anything to do with the context of barstatus. You are reading into what I posted.

drwar

RW I you are running update every tick and you are trying to use the Barstatus command to exclude a function from executing on every tick. It will not work unless the barstatus command is in the function being called. If you can code the exclude outside the function, It can be coded inside the funct...

drwar

IF BarStatu(1)=2 THEN Function Call; Will not work as you want

IF BarStatus(1)=2 Then // Code // Will work

Functions will be executed regardless of the logic statement. You could code the barstatus command into all appropriate functions.

J~

drwar

John My view is different. In a perfect world if update eveytick was selected variables should automatically persist. No extra coding should be necessary. Short of that ultimately its the programmers duty to understand the limitations of the platform he/she is coding on. Its unnecessary fluff and I ...

drwar

I will try and pose these clearly. 1) When intra-bar order generation is set true. Are the backtesting results a) simulated as TS does or in some other manner. If so please describe that. b) ignored and the close of the bar is used. 2) The help file mentions that the next version of the platform wil...

drwar

Marina We could go round and round about how it is supposed to work even tho I say it does not work like your own help file indicates. So let me turn the question around. How do you detect the close of a bar on Data2 when the indicator is applied to data1. Barstatu(2)=2 used to do that, now it does ...

drwar

Marina You can say that the behavior is different than TS but the fact remains IT DOES NOT WORK AS PER YOUR OWN HELP FILE. It cannot detect the close of data2 therefore indicators that need to calculate on the close of data2 do not calculate properly. This used to work fine, it no longer does. Here ...

drwar

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drwar

[quote]I see what you are saying now. It makes sense except the study I am using already has the lastbaronchart built into its processing. However you have given me an idea. If I could trick it to do the current last bar bar on chart one bar early (specifically the second last bar on chart) then you...

drwar

[quote]hi drwar, I don't think I worded my question correctly. If no ticks are coming it at 8pm at night when the market closes at 4:15pm how is any code going to execute? It can't since it needs a tick to execute. Basically I am thinking that if a function key was set up to send a fake tick through...

drwar

[quote]Hi, I trade two futures contracts and one of them does not trade overnight. It would be handy to have a feature that allows us to issue a fake tick (which matches the last price tick of the day) which causes the EL code to execute. Useful for off hours testing and next day preparation. Thanks...

drwar

[quote]Jerry, Did you by any chance leave the MC with this scanner window open overnight? How is that related to indicators working wrong? Could you elaborate on that please?[/quote] Marina Yes I did leave it open overnight. It is related to the indicators not working because the data to the scanner...

drwar

[quote]Hello, What symbol are you using? What is its normal volume? Could you log the following: ---- IF Barstatus(1)=2 then Print(file("c:\BarstatusOne.txt"), currentbar of data1, " ", time_s of data1); IF Barstatus(2)=2 then Print(file("c:\BarStatusTwo.txt"), currentbar of data2, " ", time_s of da...

drwar

[quote]Hello, What symbol are you using? What is its normal volume? Could you log the following: ---- IF Barstatus(1)=2 then Print(file("c:\BarstatusOne.txt"), currentbar of data1, " ", time_s of data1); IF Barstatus(2)=2 then Print(file("c:\BarStatusTwo.txt"), currentbar of data2, " ", time_s of da...

drwar

This still doesn't work properly. Here is some very simple code you can use to test. Obviously apply this to a chart with two data streams. I tested it with Data stream 1 = 343 volume bars. Data Stream 2 = 2401 volume bars. IF Barstatus(1)=2 then Print(file("c:\BarstatusOne.txt"),time_s); IF Barstat...

drwar

[quote]Hi All, I just wanted to report a issue I have seen with the latest beta and see if anyone else has seen it. When I minimize the MC program and try to bring it back up after a while it seems to be locked up. By lockup I mean the screen is all gray where the charts would normally be and the cu...

drwar

The date is not advancing on all of the symbols in my scanner window. I was checking to see why the indicators were all wrong. See attached.

J~

drwar

Marina There is a quick and dirty way for you to implement a scan feature which would filter trades. Its actually the basis for one of the things I requested. If you would allow import of a symbol/resolution list into the scanner it is easily accomplished. Here is how. 1) Scanner - Filtering indicat...

drwar

Marina
Can you give us an update as to when this will be fixed? We cannot use multiple data feeds until it is.

J~

drwar

The problem with data and indicators stopping along with the problem of "Not enough bars" on a previously running scanner window seem to occur only with multiple desktops. While the problem occurred repeatedly throughout the previous two days with two desktops , when I ran a single combined desktop ...

drwar

[quote]Hi Jerry, Is the problem consistent? If it is, please send us logs and the workspace next time it occurs. Regards.[/quote] Marina Are you referring to the post above, which is a design issue not a bug or the post about the data and indicators stopping in the scanner window which was posted el...

drwar

[quote]I created a second desktop because it seems to balance the load between processors. One scanner window and one chart running on each desktop. Second desktop Scanner window stopped updating indicators. The one chart was updating its indicators which is why I noticed the discrepancy. J~[/quote]...

drwar

I created a second desktop because it seems to balance the load between processors. One scanner window and one chart running on each desktop.
Second desktop Scanner window stopped updating indicators. The one chart was updating its indicators which is why I noticed the discrepancy.

J~

drwar

[quote]Love the symbol link to charts on the scanner. How can I get it to link resolution as well?[/quote]

Not only resolution but Days/bars back as they vary with resolution.

J~

drwar

When using volume or tick bars the number of days/bars on the chart necessary for indicators will vary by symbol because of the differences in volume for different symbols. Further, The resolution will be different by symbol for what would be considered a position chart, Swing chart and intraday tra...

drwar

Tim Your kidding right, We have over 400 futures charts. If just 10% are potential setups then that means manually entering , Symbol , resolution, Days back and everything else to setup the indicators for 40 symbols every morning. Importing a list is the only way to go so I hope they add this featur...

drwar

[quote]I installed the new 5 beta. I am still missing: 1. The ability to add more than 10 studies respectively indicators in the scanner. Very important! 2. The ability to change font size and colours in the matrix. 3. The ability to position the values left-aligned, right-aligned or to center in th...

drwar

New features look very nice. I have a question on its operation. If I have a scanner cell with 6 months of data.(approx 180 days) that is already loaded and displaying indicator values. If I click Create Chart. Why does it wait several minutes backfilling for that same 180 days when it has, I assume...

drwar

[quote]Hi Jerry,

The bug has been confirmed. Thank you for reporting.

Regards.[/quote]

Marina

When is this bug scheduled to be addressed ?

Thanks
J~

drwar

TJ
Glad you figured it out. earlier I was checking out the issue with scaling that you posted. Thats a weird one. If you manually set the scale to .5 or 1 instead of .25 it works just fine. When you set it to .25 it does all sorts of weird things.
Thats one for them to figure out.

J~

drwar

Hi Paul, The default scanner ADX indicator shows different results to the indicator on the chart (yes both have identical settings) This is because ADX in the scanner and ADX on your chart are calculated on the different number of bars. If you use the default ADX indicator in the scanner with the l...

drwar

[quote]I tried to export an indicator today... but PE woun't let me. I have tried both the read-only export and simple export, but both returned an error message. pls see attached for error message and product version.[/quote] TJ I have been seeing similar problems with previous versions with a simp...

drwar

TJ

Don't get too lit up about the all the new features. Features that they claim in the anouncement and the version 4 release notes are not even there. I verified this with online support.

J~

drwar

This was posted before I saw there was a new version, I will try it on new release version.

J~

drwar

[quote]Depends on whether volume bars can be created with their data. Seems I remember some issue with them. Having a solid backup to esignal would be a great move if comparable data( all resolutions) of similar accurracy and speed is available. J~[/quote] Here is the response from barchart.com Mr. ...

drwar

I thought this error was fixed. It occurred in a workspace with two charts both with two data streams. It is an erroneous error as after every thing loads there is plenty of data and the indicators can be turned back on.

See attached and scroll to bottom.

J~

drwar

Depends on whether volume bars can be created with their data. Seems I remember some issue with them. Having a solid backup to esignal would be a great move if comparable data( all resolutions) of similar accurracy and speed is available.

J~

drwar

[quote]So how do I create my strategy to look at the last bar of data2 that has been completed (I would imagine that when the bar closes on data1 that the data2 bar might still be mid bar) Thankyou[/quote] The good news is that you can use Barstatus(2)=2 to detect the close of Data2 the close of Dat...

drwar

See attached. Two data streams only one visible. Lastest beta 3.

J~

drwar

I did more tests of which the results were more or less common sense from what I have already seen. Whatever data Stream an indicator is applied to the barstatus command can detect. The problem is that it cannot detect the status of any other symbol data stream. example: if the indicator is applied ...

drwar

[quote]Hi, I am already using MC, but I need a function to plot the same contract in different self defined sessions. Example: FDAX DEC 08. 08:00 AM - 02:00 PM 02:00PM - 10:00 PM 08:00 AM - 10:00 PM I do not see any feature handling this. Any ideas how to get this working? Thanks, lantama[/quote] Yo...

drwar

[quote]drwar, Are you testing your code on live or historical data. With historical data you will get results of barstatus(1)=2 only and that may be correct from my understanding that only closing tick information is available for historical data. With two data streams, you are quite right that with...

drwar

I used the following test code on a single data stream with update every tick checked. IF (barstatus(1)=0) then Print("Open Datas time ",time_s); IF (barstatus(1)=1) then Print("InTick Data2 time ",time_s); IF (barstatus(1)=2) then Print("Close Data2 time ",time_s); It only outputs for the close , B...

drwar

[quote]Also when mine loads there is some jibberish on the tool bar line just before the file folder. It is 2 rectangles, a ^, and other things. I am using the latest beta. Tim[/quote] Lots of other issues with lastest beta besides crashes which I have not seen in a long while. "disconnected" "waiti...

drwar

[quote]Next time try deleting the bad chart and make a new one. I've had charts not update and that fixed it for me. It seems that they get corrupted sometimes.[/quote] Thanks for the suggestion , Been there done that. Its not the problem. We open and close so many charts that we are looking at. Hap...

drwar

I say this is serious because the approximately 1/2 the time you have to close MC in order to clear the problem. If your trading other charts at the time its a killer. It happens randomly when opening charts or workspaces with charts. 1) You open the chart and you get symbol disconnected . See attac...

drwar

[quote]When will the secure code, SEF files, work in each successive version of MC?[/quote]

They will not, The source has to be recompiled for that version.

J~

drwar

[quote]This thing has become completely UNRELIABLE.

Khalid[/quote]

Remember 4.0 is still a beta, Thats what you buy into when you use a beta.
I am sure it will be fixed.

J~

drwar

[quote]fs,
drwar,

The charting outrages of Version 4.0 Beta 2 (Build 1573) are not confined to volume bars.

Please see

http://forum.tssupport.com/viewtopic.php?t=5539

Khalid[/quote]

Khalid
The volume bar problem is not specific to the latest beta. I doubt the other
problem is either.

J~

drwar

[quote]Here is NT's chart from the same time frame as my original posting. They have no issues with volume bars.[/quote]

I don't think its anything more than that a bug has crept into their code. Their volume bars used to work fine.

J~

drwar

As you go down in time frame it looks much much worse. This looks exactly like volume bars on a TS chart. See attached.

J~

drwar

[quote]Volume bars are not very accurate. See attached screenprint of a chart based on 100 volume bars. See the volume at the bottom of the screen showing that there are several bars where the volume is above/below 100.[/quote] I am not sure when this problem started but here are two charts from two...

drwar

[quote]Hi TJ, You can automate the process by writing a .bat file.[/quote] From a traders point of view the MOST important thing is Data and data accuracy. accurate charts come in a close second , Indicators and then all else comes after that. If you are using esignal the cost and time associated wi...

drwar

[quote]In HELP, I found there are function to do this: Text_New_S TL_New_S[/quote] In fast markets that will leave you with the same problem . As there can be several bars with the same time down to the second. The only real solution is not to increase the time resolution even further but for them t...

drwar

[quote]Hi t123knight, "whatever you have there in QuoteManager can be bulk-added into the scanner. Regards.[/quote] I don't understand how that can work. Symbols in quote manager are for data storage and independent of compression. So how can you add (in bulk) all those symbols to the data scanner w...

drwar

[quote]Thanks. That has fixed the problem.[/quote]

YW

drwar

1) Loading workspaces offline with only one chart , when a disconnect appears. On the next workspace load MC crashes. 2) Loading workspaces with charts with two data symbols gives barsback errors that not legitamate. This shuts off the offending indicator. clear the error message and turn the status...

drwar

[quote]Thank you, drwar. After seening lot good-for-nothing stuff promoted on these pages I decided do a bit of recommendation of my own. www.theswingmachine.com stuff is not for the priggish; it is only for those prepared to do their homework and then not be afraid to make money! I have exchanged a...

drwar

[quote]drwar, Thank you so very much for your legal advise. I know my law and I do not violate it. If you are so concerned why don't you report my posts to theswingmachine? www.theswingmachine.com has got some great stuff; LengthOfSwing and its dependant indicators are free to download. Moreover, I ...

drwar

[quote]Fantastic khalaad

why don't we make a post in the User Contributed Studies of "open Source Code" ?[/quote]

Because the Source is provided when you purchased the code gives you no rights to distribute it. It is not a User Contributed Study and doing so is a copyright violation.

J~

drwar

[quote]I'm using TS for my data feed. They were missing one day of data and I was able to fix it in TS. However, my multicharts wasn't able to fill in the missing day. How can I fill this in?[/quote] I assume you tried a reload. Sometimes that will fix it if its a cashe problem if not. 1) Check to s...

drwar

Version 3.1 has the same bug in it the previous version has. It starts evaluating the indicators and signals before all the data is loaded when Multiple data streams are applied. See attached. On first load this will generate false trades if automated trading is enabled and just enough data is loade...

drwar

Dupl I agree 100 percent. While you can pass variables using dll's from one row to another there are several important issues. 1) it makes the code extremely complicated. The order of execution cannot be controlled. 2) Some or all of the Dll's that are available for this are not compatible with 64 b...

drwar

[quote]eSignal sells a Data Manager only service which is just the data feed and you do NOT need their charting package. Not sure if they advertise this but they will let you subscribe if you ask. I think its some $40/month less than their other basic package[/quote] Momentum I have heard rumors abo...

drwar

First where did you hide the Screen image save feature ? After close and re-open it came back. So it disappears in Version 4. The scanner is not updating all the cells just using very simple implementation. This is using TS data. Compare last price on Scanner with Last price on Chart Status bar for ...

drwar

I haven't seen an answer yet to my post about this. And I am seeing it again today. Symbol 6E #F dropped from 5230 bars two days ago to currently 3683 bars on chart. for initial time frame 5/21 to 7/21. Thats about 30 percent fewer bars with almost two days more data. Since it is 7/23. This is crazy...

drwar

I am seeing a definite bug in the data loading/data handling. Yesterday I loaded 2 months back of ES 2401 volume bars.(5/21-7/21). I wrote down the last barnumber on the chart. Approximately 42,000 bars. Today ( almost end of day) the same chart with the same setting have only 37,500 bars. where did...

drwar

[quote]do you mean version 3 beta 4?

I didn't know version 4 is out?[/quote]

No, I mean Version 4 which is a Beta version .

drwar

The new version 4.0 takes more than 1 minute just to start after a computer reboot. The second time it is opened , third etc . it opens immediately. Why the big delay.

J~

drwar

No reply to previous question necessary, I answered that for myself.
J~

drwar

Please clarify:

• Mix different datafeeds within the same workspace

Is this limited to different Datafeeds or can multiple symbol compressions
be mixed ?

thanks

J~

drwar

No history would be the show stopper for me.

J~

drwar

[quote]I wonder if it's an O/S or virus-firewall related problem. I've been running the latest version on XP since it was released and it has never closed by itself.[/quote] Thats what it appears to be, Windows seems to have gotten corrupted at exactly the same time I installed the new version. I re...

drwar

[quote]Hi Jerry, Do you think you could reproduce the problem during the remote connection session? If you think you could, please contact our customer support represenatives at http://messenger.providesupport.com/messenger/tssupport.html Thank you![/quote] The new release has been un-installed. I c...

drwar

FS
I sent them his info months ago when they first came out with "Backfilling" feature which does absolutely nothing for us but cause problems.

J~

drwar

Without doing anything with 4 charts open, The new version of MC exits all by itself. It happened overnight and it happened while I was just looking at it.
I am uninstalling this immediately.

J~

drwar

With multiple data items inserted the backfilling feature gets confused and attempts to start the indicators before data is fully loaded . This gives an error which indicates that there is not enough series length ( which of course is false) for the indicator. The result is that the you shut off my ...

drwar

fs
I agree, I have seen the same thing occur

J~

drwar

[quote] Anyone else experiencing problems like this? Thanks[/quote] Absolutely, the data management problem goes up exponentially with the number of symbols your trying to keep. They need to supply us with some built-in data management tools for the database. So symbols can be exported/imported en-m...

drwar

I agree with Vienna , Excellent suggestions.

Hmmm...??, Vienna == Austria ? maybe he's related to AHH..NOLD

:-)

~J

drwar

This code is the equivalent to setting each element to zero. It would be good if they provided built in funtions that were optimized, to zero and array or set it to any value. That aside , You did not define condition1 . It may be looking for condition1 "=" to something in the if, then statement. ~J...

drwar

You shouldn't have to save it under a different name Just because you made a minor change to it. As a matter of fact when you do this some times it screws up the file where it won't apply to the chart even tho its compiled. PLE sees it as compiled but the charting package for some reason does not. S...

drwar

Marina I believe he is referring to the case where the study in its last compiled version is applied and running on the chart. Then the source is changed , The compiled version will keep running on the chart. The change is saved but not compiled. The version on the chart will still run. But if you e...

drwar

Marina
That did it. I can't believe I missed that , I am just so tired from being up all night yesterday trying to import and export data to fill holes in the database.
This will help some.

Thanks
Jerry

drwar

I can connect to TS if I leave TS open running and logged in. But I only get Real time data. I cannot load even one bar of history. So course there is a gap whenever you start up a chart. What am I missing are then any other TS feed users that know of this problem. I was trying to get TS running and...

drwar

[quote]I found the cause of the signals disappearing from the chart. The signal was not compiled at the time the charts where open. In my opinion this is a bug/mistake. Let's say you are modifying a signal that is in use in a chart that you are trading live. You just did not compile it because you a...

drwar

[quote]Hi BUGSY,

This is a known bug. Our engineers are working to fix it.

Regards[/quote]

I can't get the new version to even show any history data using TS as the datafeed.

drwar

[quote]Hi BUGSY, This is a known bug. Our engineers are working to fix it. Regards[/quote] Mariana Just as some additional information that may help them point to the problem. I notice it is even worse if I use TS as the data feed. It will not fill "ANY" gaps while with esignal I can fill some that ...

drwar

I believe its offset by the maxbarsback setting. If its set to automatic. Set it to a fixed number and you should be able to calculate the correct barnumber.

J~

drwar

SUPER

Np, Glad I could help

J~

drwar

Super Your looking at an indirect effect and trying to figure out what your problem is. You need to be looking at the data bars to determine why they are different. Do TS and IB get the Dax data from the same source ? I don't know the answer to that. You have to compare apples and apples. I would be...

drwar

Super
It looks like before refresh matchs TS. Is the TS data refreshed ?
Here are several possibilities
1) Your ISP and/or the connection to your ISP is poor.
2) Your computer is too slow and/or not enough memory for the number of symbols you are charting.

J~

drwar

1) You need a feature to allow Portfolios to be opened, closed and edited by name. When loaded by portfolio name MC should open or close all workpaces associated with that porfolio. There should also be some variable or feature that ties all the indicators in the portfolio together. i.e so no one ch...

drwar

THe data being different after a refresh does not have anything to do with MC. It is because the realtime data you receive from your Data provider is different than the historical data you receive when you refresh. I won't get into the details of why as this has been beaten to death elsewhere.

J~

drwar

Do your own testing and decide for yourself.

J~

drwar

Sure, If you have that kind of time, Go for it.

drwar

I second that, I already made one wrong vote already because I misinterpreted the item.

J~

drwar

[quote]Hi danilo,

To enable logs, you need to set the following parameters in the registry:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TS Support\BugSlayer]
"Error\\Enable"="True"
"Trace\\Enable"="True"[/quote]

Marina
Does this turn on and off error logs that are usually accumulated in beta's ?

Thanks
J~

drwar

Super
We agree on the definition. I don't understand how your example exposes a bug. Could you explain what it does. It looks to me that your statement should be executed on every tick inside the bar.

J~

drwar

[quote]As far as i have tried, barstatus(1)=1 does not work. Here's my workaround: vars: intrabarpersist myCurrentBarNumber(0); if currentBar<>myCurrentBarNumber then begin // Do what ever you want myCurrentBarNumber=currentBar; end;[/quote] Aljafp I don't understand how your code above relates to B...

drwar

I hope the selection TL_New included Text_New in this Poll

drwar

[quote]It seems that function BarStatus(1)=1 does not work same as TS, it works more like LastBarOnChart. If applied to a strategy it does not show historical orders-only works in realtime. Input: Length(10); If BarStatus(1)=1 then Buy Next Bar at HighestFC(C,Length) + 1 Point Stop; SetExitOnClose;[...

drwar

[quote]drwar, There is no need to misinform people. All you said is true if you use auto-trading with the "update on every tick" mode uncecked. However, I don’t think anybody else does so. We will see why it still doesn’t work and try to fix it before the official release.[/quote] Thats not true. It...

drwar

I was very disappointed to load Beta 2 and find that automated strategies can still not be run accurrately because lasbaronchart had not been fixed as promised especially after all the assurances the fix would be in this Beta 2 build.

drwar

drwar

[quote]Hi, I think the slowdown is MC rather than the GVs. Various plots, lines, etc, are really slow in being updated on the chart so this would have nothing to do with the GVs. I have to implement my strategy above "Method To Test" to try and figure out where it is getting bogged down. A week or t...

drwar

[quote]Jerry, It is wrong assumption. eSignal servers works differently.[/quote] Not too far off, They have admitted to me a 5 day restriction got on some of their servers with the intent of limiting data to 10 days. We have told them in no uncertain terms if the 10 day restriction is not limited we...

drwar

[quote]I use Opentick with no issues. By the way Jerry, I bought your indicators a while back and wanted to move it to another computer 6 months ago and emailed you several times about a new key. You have yet to reply. Alf Toy[/quote] Alf I respond to all emails recieved. I have no record of this. P...

drwar

[quote]Is there a file excel with all hours of all markets, so all user are able to configure in well?[/quote]

You need to go to the website for each exhcange you are trading and lookup the trading hours for each symbol you are trading.

drwar

[quote][quote] Example: RTH for the NYSE is 9:30 to 4:00 EST . You set your sessions times up tor RTH and then plot 390 minute bars. Each bar will then be one day. J~[/quote] Why 390? 7 hours * 60= 420 minutes bar 420 + 30 = 450 minutes i think that is this 7He30min 9:30 to 4.00 while 420 -30 = 390 ...

drwar

[quote]I'm not sure, but maybe you should replace CM*.esignal.Com with specific name instead of *.
However why do you think it will give you more data? I think they have the same restrictions for all servers...[/quote]

Because the software governing how much data you get is dependent on server load.

drwar

[quote]i thank you, now i try how you tell me. If i want trade nqh8, with europeam time market "NO GLOBEX" how do i change in setup?[/quote] If your data service sends daily bars that include Globex hours you can't change that but there is one way around it. create a minute bar which is equal to the...

drwar

[quote]No, we use Data Manager to route our requests.[/quote]

Do you know of a way to force Data manager to a new server?

drwar

[quote]The only way to minimize the cache database is to delete it and let the installer to set it up. As you probably know the database couldn't be reduced without defragmentation. Since we don't have such a tool even if you delete cache, the database will not be decreased.[/quote] Andrew This was ...

drwar

[quote]i use globex trading 24 h, same configuration both, why don't you try to connect ib and try free open account with open cry and do the same that i do, and after see with your data. so with the same configuration we could speak, if you have skype or messenger we could make it easy. What do you...

drwar

[quote][quote]After deleting database files and doing new MC install . Why is the database file so large and why does it hava such a large casche file as well ? over 100mb for a casche file that should be empty.[/quote] It is impossible. It means the database haven't been deleted by the installer. D...

drwar

[quote]look this, what do you think? the really good data are only get by esignal, bloomberg, iqfeed, open cry, No one see this, made a comparison of candle or value in excel file?[/quote] Are you sure you are comparing apples to apples. One says Globex futures the other does not. Globex is usually ...

drwar

Is there a way in or out of MC to force a change in the server esignal is using ?

J~

drwar

[quote]it looks more like a reserved work space than a cache.[/quote]

I don't think so, I think they included an old data base casche and all so that new users would have some data to play with.

drwar

Can people using Open TIck for a data source including tssupport please comment on its data and usuability. Also how well does it interface with MC.
Is it ready for prime time ? What is the best way to interface it with years of Esignal history?

thanks

Jerry

drwar

How do you clear the entire casche file ? I did a reinstall hoping that it would provide a new casche file but instead it supplied one that was about 100 meg.
How do we do this without clicking 900 symbols?

J~

drwar

After deleting database files and doing new MC install . Why is the database file so large and why does it hava such a large casche file as well ? over 100mb for a casche file that should be empty.

drwar

[quote]Your explanations make it clear. I'm not arguing about necessity of download scheduler (DS). We'll simply do it. However i think we should discuss and isolate the downloading problems you mentioned. I'm sure we can fix it quicker than adding DS.[/quote] I will send a picture of a chart that w...

drwar

[quote]It is very interesting, because MC works this way: if you have data and want to refresh it, MC downloads data from eSignal serves and simply replaces it. If eSignal says no data, MultiCharts will not override existing data. So what you are describing is definitely bug, but the main question i...

drwar

[quote]your example is missing the attachment you point to[/quote]

itai007

You have to be logged in to see attachments.

J~

drwar

[quote]1. I ‘m not sure I understand why you need to reload charts? You should reload charts only if you have wrong data or data holes. 2. Is it a big deal to open a WSP? It requires two clicks even if you have 200 symbols. So where is the problem?[/quote] Andrew , Lets examine what you are suggesti...

drwar

[quote]Theoretically upgrade doesn't affect your databases, so it is not clear what is wrong with your databases. we need more information about your settings in Preferences.[/quote] Something happend during multiple attempts to fill the holes. I finally did get them filled but when they were I lost...

drwar

[quote]

I 've asked for this feature many many times, but till now nothing has be done.
[/quote]

Welcome to the club!

drwar

See attached picture. Esignal history data for Tick and Volume bars is now limited to 10 days. A Quote manager feature to update symbol data at some specified time of day/night is now imperative if you want to backtest on volume or tick bars. It is not practical to leave all symbols "online" or manu...

drwar

Since loading several updates of the Beta's uninstalling and going back to the 999 version. I found holes in my data I have been unable to fill. Further I loaded esignal advanced charts and was succesfull in viewing the data. I did several tests to try and force it to fill the holes. One was to set ...

drwar

[quote][quote] This would really put MC above TS.[/quote] The real feature that puts MultiCharts above all existing backtesitng products is True Dynamic Portfolio Backtester which supports EL. I'm surprised that nobody on the forum is discussing it...[/quote] Andrew Frankly, there are several reason...

drwar

[quote]Thanks for the info. Could you send me one of your "original 999.999" WSP?[/quote]

Andrew, I sent them to your tssupport email adress.
J~

drwar

[quote]I guess the problem is that studies can reference previous values of themselves. So while it is possible to load bars 'backwards' for completely predictable results you need to calculate studies 'forwards'. Having said that if 'maximum bars that study will reference' is used correctly it shou...

drwar

[quote][quote]It looks like the problem is that your conversion process is changing the setting s on the symbol in the workspace from 24 hr to regular. ALL my symbols are set to 24hr. J~[/quote] We just check it and it didn't convert 24 to regular on our side. We created a WSP on 999 with 24 hours a...

drwar

[quote][quote]It looks like the problem is that your conversion process is changing the setting s on the symbol in the workspace from 24 hr to regular. ALL my symbols are set to 24hr.[/quote] This is disturbing. What other changes are being made to the database? Are databases now not possible to sha...

drwar

[quote]it possible to make it compatible with others version? In next version of multicharts?

thx phil[/quote]

Phil
You can't do that. It has to be compiled on the version you are going to run on. You need to import the source and re-compile.

J~

drwar

Nick

TJ's advice is right on the money.

J~

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