MultiCharts: Trading Software for Automated Trading and Backtesting

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inputs: Length(Numeric); Vars: Num1(0), Num2(0), Num3(0), Num4(0), Num5(0), Num6(0), Num7(0), Num8(0), Num9(0), Num10(0), Var0(0), Var1(0); Num1 = nthmaxlist(1, AdjSlope_dataX(Length, 2), AdjSlope_dataX(Length, 3), AdjSlope_dataX(Length, 4), AdjSlope_dataX(Length, 5), AdjSlope_dataX(Length, 6), Adj...

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inputs: Length(90); Var: Var0(0), Var1(0), Var2(0), Var3(0); Var0 = AdjSlope_numbering(Length); Var1 = 5; Var2 = 0; Var3 = 10; If currentbar >= 1 then begin Plot1 (Var0, "Adj Slope Stock Ranking"); Plot2( Var3, "Top 10" ) ; Plot3( Var1, "Top 5"); Plot4( Var2, "Out of Rank Period"); end;

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I tried to create an indicator for ranking a group of stock. but only 2 years of information could be shown at subchart #2 as the attached screen shot. I have also included my code in the attached file. Did I made something wrong ??

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under condition1 1 bar before Tuesday, I want to excute a trade at the open of Tueday. If I write if dayofweek(date)=1 and condition1 then buy next bar at market; then it doesn't guarantee the trade will execute on tueday because the next trading day may be on wednesday if tuesday is a holiday. or i...

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Could the following code be applied to real time trading?

If BarsSinceEntry >= 1 and open of next bar > EntryPrice then
Sell("ProfOpen") next bar at market

What I want is to sell at the first profitable opening

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If I use the close position button in portfolio trader, should I use pause button to stop further trading first? Otherwise the system may execute another trade if I use synchronise mode, right?

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If I am using portfolio trader to trade, what do I need to do during roll over of contract? 1) should I use the pause button to stop all strategy and use close button to flat all position for the contract that will be expired. and then manually buy / short the required no. of contract for the new co...

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I have 2 IB account. When I run a strategy via multicharts with IB as broker. The strategy will try both account which switch between the two account.

How can I use easylangauage code to specify which account I used to trade?

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I am running a real account

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I turned off the connection between multicharts and IB Gateway. After I reopen it and expect there is a trade. The "TIF not specified" signal was noted. and the message from the trade log is " Didn't receive final status for order OrderID = 52 ................" . I checked my setting in IB Gateway, ...

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How could I get the value of POC show on chart? I want that value for calculation in my signal

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I have a login of IB TWS which connect to two account of me in IB

when I login in to TWS and connect the TWS to multicharts

I want to specify an account for future trading via multicharts

How could I do that?

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What is the different when I use Myvol for calculation with volume?

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Same problem found with esignal data. And same problem also found when I refresh the screen during market open. The chart will look totally different when I refresh it. is it impossible to collect correct data of volume in real time that is the same as the data when the market close? is it a bug for...

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could not find the symbol in the suggested symbol dictionary

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I contact with esignal that there is a continuous contract HSI 1!-HKF for the captioned future. But I could not find it via quote manager.

How could I make a continuous contract for the captioned future?

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What is the symbol for hang seng index future with esignal data source?

do I need to make a custom symbol?

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I tried to plot a chart volume with MACD indicator applied on volume rather than price using IB data feed.

I found that the data collect in live doesn't match with the data after I reload after market close.

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I would like to test a strategy for a profolio of S&P stock with profolio trader.

Where could I found the list of symbol for all S&P stocks from google or yahoo data feed?

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h should be a variable?

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I want to plot a vertical line daily at 0700 hrs.

how could I do that?

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what is the meaning of "on broker" and "on exchange"?

If the order is on broker, is it mean other people could not see I have entered a stop order in my broker sever?

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If I use chart trading and placed a buy stop order at e.g. 24000 when the current price is 23500.

is multicharts price a market order when price later touched 24000? or
it will placed a order in the broker to buy a contract at 24000?

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but I cant find there is a paper trader in the manage broker profile section

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How could I activate the built in profile?

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How can I create a paper trading broker profile in my MC?

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I tried to conduct a walk forward test for a strategy. however the attached error message occur during the test. I have already used tick tick to generate a daily chart for the test. I set the OOS: 240 bars and IS: 960 my data is available from 1.1.2001 to 30.12.2013 what should I do to make it right?

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I tried to open MC off line in a computer, but MC give out error message that there is no internet connection. I have been successfully used MC in offline mode in the same computer before.

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I want to make an indicator

If the condition H[2]<H[1]<H is fulfilled then

Change the three included bar to orange?

is it possible?

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The message shown in the attached photo keep on showing up in my multicharts when I am using IB as data source.

are there any problem with my workspace or data receiving ?

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I have successfully connected to IB Gateway

But the column of Historical Data Farm was high-lighted in red with disconnected status.

is it normal?

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I want to run a strategy with daily charts Lets say my strategy is trading ES in long position with 1 contract I decided to transfer all my position to the next month contract before expiry. so I need to sell 1 contract of ES of the current month and in the same time I need to buy 1 contract of ES o...

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Problem solved , thanks

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I tried to download the mentioned IB Gateway

but IB website said "IB Gateway is packaged with TWS. Click one of the buttons below to begin the download"

is that mean I need to download TWS first and then I get the IB gateway afterward?

is it the same with TWS?

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Is it possible to connect multicharts with IB not using TWS? As the TWS platform of IB have to be shutdown at a specified time every day, it creating a problem if I want to run an overnight strategy. are there any other connection mean so that I can connect to IB without using TWS or avoid forced to...

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I try to run backtest for a new strategy but it is not successful. The message as shown in the attached file was popped out.

How could I solve the problem?

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I read from multicharts blog that it mentioned a cumulative delta analysis indicator available for multicharts.

Do I need a specified broker or data provider so that I can use the indicator correctly?

where could I find more information about the indicator?

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What is the different between:-

Marketposition_at_Broker_for _the _Strategy; and
i_Marketposition_at_broker_for_the_Strategy

??

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As per the subject. For example I have 2 signal in my strategy: 1) LongEntry, 2) stoploss. In LongEntry, I called Buy next bar at market;, In stoploss, I called setstoploss(amt); where amt is calculated in LongEntry signal.

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I imported tick based data into multichart and intended to create a point based chart. but the chart attached within this message was created. that is not what I want. I want to create a chart which perform as a Range Bar Chart. are there any mistake that I have made? or I need to import data with o...

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How could I set two separate workspace running two separate IB account with one MC license in the same computer. Do I need to open two TWS of IB on a PC?

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I tried to run two signal in two workspace in IB simulation account. I used MarketPosition_at_Broker_for_The_Strategy to collect the status of marketposition for each strategy. I used MP[1]=0 and MP=1 to detect whether there was a trade in the last bar. and then a stoploss signal will be generated. ...

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I would like to use esignal as data feed for hang seng index future and IB as trading broker. I tried to insert both data source into one single chart. I found there is time different of the two data as shown in the attached captured picture. If I want to use esignal as data feed and IB as broker, a...

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assume market open at 09:15:00 inputs: Price( Close ), Displace( 0 ); variables: Open_today(0); if time_s>091500 and time_s<=161500 then begin if time_s[1]<091500 and time>=0915000 then open_today=open; end; condition1 = Displace >= 0 or CurrentBar > AbsValue( Displace ) ; if condition1 then Plot1[D...

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I want to calculate the advance decline ratio of NQ buy using the function AdvanceDeclineRatio

should I add two sub-charts of NQ below the main chart and using the function as follow:-
advancedeclineratio(close of data2, close of data3)?

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I tried insert some build in indicator and signal into a range bar chart, but nothing was shown.

how can I solve this problem?

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e.g if I want to make a buy signal at 1200, then should I write it as follow in tick bar

1. If time_s=120000 then buy 1 contract next bar at market?

2. or should be if if time_s[1]<120000 and time_s>120000 then buy 1 contract next bar at market?

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I am writing a signal for a tick bar chart. should I use time_s instead of time for time control of the strategy? or both time_s or time is also function-able for tick bar chart?

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1. I tried to open your provided workspace. but I found that no buy or short signal could be activated after I input the value which is > 21 or <-21.

2. what is the function of the signal that you suggested me to add in the workspace? can I just amend my programme to achieve what I want to do?

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I will input data into a excel sheet and import it into multichart by universal DDE import. e.g. if I want to trade ES then I will make a chart of ES and then I will create a subchart for the excel imported data (let's say it is A). I will by 1 contract of ES if value of A > 20, so I wrote a signal ...

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how about tick bar chart? can time work? or I need to use time_s as well?

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I used to set a trading period in my min chart trading eg. if time>=0900 and time<=1600 then begin....

however, if I want to trade with range bar chart for trading. how could I control the trading period between 0900 to 1600?

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how could I get a quotation of daily settlement price of ES?

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In multicharts we use close - close of previous date for calculate the value of change of a symbol
anyone know whether it the same as the value shown in the quotation from IB?

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How could I adding two symbol of different exchange which having two different time zone in the same chart?

for example, Hang Seng Index Future and ES on same chart?

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How can I get a quote of NYSE Advance Decline Ratio from IB?

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How can I get a quote of value of change of NQ from IB?
is the value same as NQ - NQ of daily bar close?

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1. How could I connect two charts to two separate linked IB account?

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I used the following to generate a stop order within time>=0916 and time<=1615,I tried the following programme in backtesting and found that stop order will not be generated outside the time period. however I still see stop order generated in IB screen after 1615 in real trade, is there any problem ...

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As mentioned in the subject

I am a new user

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