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- 24 May 2022
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: UpdateOnEveryTick performance issues
- Replies: 2
- Views: 852
Re: UpdateOnEveryTick performance issues
Hi pthegr8 maybe you can find a solution here viewtopic.php?t=43339
- 03 May 2022
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: Request: dark theme for MultiCharts!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2480
Re: Request: dark theme for MultiCharts!
I've modified a Windows 10 theme that tones down Multicharts without losing legibility. It's a Windows 10 High Contrast theme. (I don't know if it works in Win11). Of course it applies across the the whole Windows environment. You're welcome to try this while you're waiting for the real thing from M...
- 27 Jul 2021
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Bad Windows Cumulative update?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1060
Re: Bad Windows Cumulative update?
Thanks Kate. I've reactivated Windows Update for a couple weeks now and v12 r13 has been operating so far without further issues.
- 16 Jun 2021
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Bad Windows Cumulative update?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1060
Re: Bad Windows Cumulative update?
I guess no one else's update went badly? I have Windows Updates turned off and I've found I needed to return to MC.NET v12 release 13 to get the stability I expect in my trading platform.
- 11 Jun 2021
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Bad Windows Cumulative update?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1060
Bad Windows Cumulative update?
I just spent my morning troubleshooting a broken data connection between IB and MC.net and determined it’s associated with the last Windows 10 cumulative update. I was getting bid and ask in the scanner but nothing was plotting on the charts. I’ve rolled back and paused updates and it’s working agai...
- 26 May 2021
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: MultiCharts .NET 14.0 Release 2
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3722
Re: MultiCharts .NET 14.0 Release 2
I've rolled back to v12. Order and position tracker in 14 sometimes fails to detect positions
- 06 May 2021
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: autotrade options based on strategy on the underlying
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2012
Re: autotrade options based on strategy on the underlying
Hi pthegr8
I don't know about options but you can trade an instrument using strategies that run on another instrument in a single chart by loading the reference instrument as BarsOfData(2)
viewtopic.php?t=45848
I don't know about options but you can trade an instrument using strategies that run on another instrument in a single chart by loading the reference instrument as BarsOfData(2)
viewtopic.php?t=45848
- 15 Apr 2021
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: condition with no. of alerts sent within a period of time
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1132
Re: condition with no. of alerts sent within a period of time
or how to count total orders sent within 4 bars for eample You'd have to code these ideas. This one could be a counter that tracks alerts or orders that resets every 4 bars for example. Maybe a consolidation period after x number of orders are sent etc. Check existing MC.net code and online resourc...
- 09 Apr 2021
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Order confirmation for parent order only in Portfolio Trader
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1216
Re: Order confirmation for parent order only in Portfolio Trader
I don't suppose it's possible to develop a keyword that will throw a confirmation dialog directly from the code? That would be awesome please and thank you!
- 24 Mar 2021
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Order confirmation for parent order only in Portfolio Trader
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1216
Order confirmation for parent order only in Portfolio Trader
Hi, is there a way to enable order confirmation for parent orders only in Portfolio Trader? As it is it applies to stops and targets too which is a problem.
Thanks
Thanks
- 24 Feb 2021
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Time and Sales problem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 986
Re: Time and Sales problem
Thanks Kate, It would be great to have user control over the data range of Time and Sales independently of the charts. You don't really need a backfilling Time and Sales window like you do a chart.
- 12 Feb 2021
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Time and Sales problem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 986
Time and Sales problem
Hi, Could someone from MC explain why you can run a scanner and charts on their own with multiple instruments and historical data backfill from IB without problems in realtime, but with a linked Time and Sales window you get pacing violations? Doesn’t Time and Sales use the same data? MC.Net 14.0.21...
- 08 Aug 2020
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: NullReferenceException using MT's example VA min/max indicator
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1447
Re: NullReferenceException using MT's example VA min/max indicator
Hi Ernay, when I was experimenting with that indicator I found forcing frequent recalculations cleared that up. I don't understand the logic, but this seems to work:
- 24 Jul 2020
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: random failures to transmit emulated limit orders
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1679
Re: random failures to transmit emulated limit orders
Trades are showing up as below bid and above ask in time and sales in these situations where pullbacks aren’t triggering orders. It makes sense that MC doesn’t transmit these orders if using bid/ask, but it also doesn’t transmit them when set to trade fyi.
- 20 Jul 2020
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: random failures to transmit emulated limit orders
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1679
Re: random failures to transmit emulated limit orders
Hi Vlada, thanks for the reply. Aren't the charts themselves a log of realtime prices in live markets? They show the price being hit in these situations. I may follow this up later with support. Thanks again.
- 26 Jun 2020
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: random failures to transmit emulated limit orders
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1679
Re: random failures to transmit emulated limit orders
Does MC think these pullbacks are bad ticks?
- 19 Jun 2020
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: random failures to transmit emulated limit orders
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1679
random failures to transmit emulated limit orders
Hi, I’m running AT in synchronous mode with limit orders emulated locally based on trade and transmitted to IB as market. However sometimes MC fails to transmit the order even though price has clearly pulled back to the order level. Changing the get realtime data from Broker to Chart doesn’t make a ...
- 15 Jun 2020
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Portofolio live strategies
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1401
Re: Portofolio live strategies
it's a feature, yes https://www.multicharts.com/trading-sof ... rd_Testing
- 03 Jun 2020
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Portofolio live strategies
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1401
Re: Portofolio live strategies
Hi brakkar, practically any signal you can run on a chart may be run on multiple instruments in portfolio trader. You can script your own money management or use PT's built-in properties (much like a chart).
- 07 Feb 2020
- Forum: User Contributed Studies
- Topic: Auto-stop autotrading on position close
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1143
Auto-stop autotrading on position close
No more surprises! This script shuts off autotrading automatically once your position closes.
- 08 Jan 2020
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: How do you cancel an IOrderStopLimit?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2346
Re: How do you cancel an IOrderStopLimit?
Hi kentc, Have you considered controlling it with an integer? ex. orderPersist must equal 1 for the order to be valid and when your conditions change it equals 2. You could also script a counter that works with the integer that cancels the order after x bars.
- 07 Jan 2020
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: How do you cancel an IOrderStopLimit?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2346
Re: How do you cancel an IOrderStopLimit?
Hi kentc, when the conditions that send the orders in your script are no longer met the order cancels. As far as changing price goes I think the old order is canceled when no longer valid and once conditions are met a new one is submitted. This is just my basic DIY approach, an advanced coder will h...
- 23 Dec 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Time and Sales roadmap question
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1319
Time and Sales roadmap question
Hi, does the MC roadmap include making Time and Sales work better when download missing historical data is selected on the data server settings (ie without pacing violations when you change instruments with IB data)? It works great without it checked, but then you get holes in the charts if the data...
- 09 Dec 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Control processing order of Indicators and Strategy?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2424
Re: Control processing order of Indicators and Strategy?
Could the timing be controlled in the code? For example, reset the global variable to a default value of zero at the start of the session and have the other indicators require a value > 0?
- 05 Dec 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: MULTICHARTS .NET 14.0 BETA 3 request / issue
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3059
Re: MULTICHARTS .NET 14.0 BETA 3 request / issue
I don't know if the behavior's changed in v.14 but in the official releases you can hide that dialogue permanently with save workspaces or not selected in the workspace preferences.
- 06 Nov 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Access daily PnL for all instruments [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1231
Re: Access daily PnL for all instruments [SOLVED]
I think I've found what I need here: viewtopic.php?t=12594
- 06 Nov 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Access daily PnL for all instruments [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1231
Access daily PnL for all instruments [SOLVED]
Hi, I can’t figure out how to access total Daily P/L at the broker (IB) in my code. NetProfit and StrategyInfo.ClosedEquity seem to only reference the values of the currently loaded instrument, but I’d like the total for all instruments. Per the screenshot, I'm isolating current session P/L but it's...
- 25 Oct 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: price and indicator markers inconsistent [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1422
Re: price and indicator markers inconsistent [SOLVED]
Hi Svetlana, thanks for explaining the logic. That was a mystery to me. The screen option seems to skew some of the plot placements on the chart, so I'll just continue with standard non-precise markers for the time being.
- 24 Oct 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: price and indicator markers inconsistent [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1422
price and indicator markers inconsistent [SOLVED]
Hi, I know this has been raised before, but I haven't seen any solutions aside from just not using the precise marker settings at all. Why on a single chart does the price marker appear on top of the other markers for some instruments, below for others, with indicator markers swapping levels arbitra...
- 11 Sep 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Help a newbie - What is this error popup trying to tell me?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1336
Re: Help a newbie - What is this error popup trying to tell me?
Hi John I'm no expert but with VP indicators I've found adding recalculate after TimeSpan gets the indicator going without having to toggle it.
- 26 Jul 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Offset bar opens and closes [SOLVED]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1865
Re: Offset bar opens and closes [SOLVED]
Hi Henry, it seems to be working ok for my purposes at 10 min res.
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- 25 Jul 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Offset bar opens and closes [SOLVED]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1865
Re: Offset bar opens and closes [SOLVED]
I've set up a custom session, but the minimum increment available seems to be a minute. Can it be adjusted somehow to use seconds? I've also looked at the custom resolution manager but that's over my head.
Thanks for any input
Thanks for any input
- 25 Jul 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Offset bar opens and closes [SOLVED]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1865
Offset bar opens and closes [SOLVED]
Hi, I’d like to offset charts by a selectable number of seconds, ie use a standard bar resolution like 5 or 10 min, but cheat the open and close ahead of the clock time. (They would still be full 5 or 10 min bars.)
Is this doable?
Many thanks
Is this doable?
Many thanks
- 14 Jun 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: auto-attached exit strategy issue when manual trading
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1600
Re: auto-attached exit strategy issue when manual trading
Hi Anna, I'm using MC.NET64 V. 12 Bld 18187 and TWS 972.1t I should have added there’s often an error mssge “your order was repriced so as not to cross a related resting order”. The result is the position is partly stopped out and the balance is unprotected. I don’t have screenshots bc I’m scramblin...
- 10 Jun 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: Creating strategies without code [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 893
Re: Creating strategies without code [SOLVED]
Hi orad, in your example you'd load the prebuilt MovAvg2Line_Cross_LE (SE), Stop_Loss and Percent_Trailing signals. Then enter the MA, stoploss, percent trailing and trigger (FloorAmt) inputs. The MA crossover triggers entry and the fill activates the stoploss and if/when the trade advances by the f...
- 27 May 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: realtime history matching improvement idea [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1577
Re: realtime history matching improvement idea [SOLVED]
I love what Portfolio Trader has done for my trading. It really has taken it to the next level, but every time you edit and recompile a signal or add a new one to a strategy, realtime history matching gets enabled again.
- 27 May 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: realtime history matching improvement idea [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1577
realtime history matching improvement idea [SOLVED]
When you turn off realtime history matching it should remain off until you turn it on again
- 16 May 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: auto-attached exit strategy issue when manual trading
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1600
auto-attached exit strategy issue when manual trading
Hi, Has anyone else experienced bizarre fills/cancellations at IB when using auto-attached OCO brackets when manual trading? Waiting for the position to fill before applying the exit strategy seems to eliminate the problem but I don’t consider that an ideal solution. I see optimize orderflow control...
- 15 May 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Indicator does not generate alert when price crosses VPOC
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5975
Re: Indicator does not generate alert when price crosses VPOC
Hi Henry, I've sent you the code etc. I've also managed to get this to work for my purposes by offsetting the calculation 1 bar so that when the once per bar alert fires I in fact have the close I'm waiting for. Obviously it would be good to understand why this is necessary.
Thanks
Thanks
- 29 Apr 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Indicator does not generate alert when price crosses VPOC
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5975
Re: Indicator does not generate alert when price crosses VPOC
Hi Abhi and Henry. Was this ever solved? When volume profile is enabled I’ve found that alerts involving vp levels don’t always fire when set to bar close, but when set to once per bar they do. Is this by design? (I’m referring only to setups that are valid at bar close.)
- 25 Apr 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: Power Language-Chart Trading Panel extension
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3123
Re: Power Language-Chart Trading Panel extension
yes it's quiet over there.. seriously though if none of the indicators are helping you stay in your trades an accessible button probably won't work either. Have you considered automating your exits?
- 23 Apr 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: Power Language-Chart Trading Panel extension
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3123
Re: Power Language-Chart Trading Panel extension
Hi syswizard, sounds like you want .net with its access to toolbar controls.
- 09 Apr 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: bars not closing [SOLVED]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2302
Re: bars not closing [SOLVED]
Hi Henry, I’m a bit gun-shy after that experience. I usually monitor feedback before installing upgrades but I was interested in some of the improvements in the change log so I jumped in. I’ll wait a bit, but thanks for addressing this so quickly.
- 04 Apr 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: bars not closing [SOLVED]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2302
Re: bars not closing [SOLVED]
Hi Henry, I use IB. It was obvious when the first 5 min bar was still active 10 min after the open. I also have plots in the scanner that are supposed to reset after the first bar close and none of them reset. I've trashed the VM with the update and have been using the previous one and am having no ...
- 04 Apr 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: bars not closing [SOLVED]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2302
bars not closing [SOLVED]
Haven't got time to dig into this, but I'm rolling back MC 12 to v5 bc bars aren't closing in live markets. 10 min in and none of the first 5 min bars on the chart or scanner had yet closed.
edit: this is why I do a full backup before every upgrade!!
edit: this is why I do a full backup before every upgrade!!
- 25 Mar 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Indicator does not generate alert when price crosses VPOC
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5975
Re: Indicator does not generate alert when price crosses VPOC
Hi Abhi, I thought I’d suggest it because as a novice and for the practice I built the VA_Min_Max indicator that Multicharts has provided and found it works when first applied to a chart, but when I change instruments on the chart it doesn’t reload unless the status button in the format indicators d...
- 22 Mar 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Indicator does not generate alert when price crosses VPOC
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5975
Re: Indicator does not generate alert when price crosses VPOC
Hi Abhi, I've got one more suggestion (and that's it, promise ) The indicator recalculates after a profile change, but maybe this isn't frequent enough to fire the alert. You could try adding a time-based recalculation in CalcBar():
- 15 Mar 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Indicator does not generate alert when price crosses VPOC
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5975
Re: Indicator does not generate alert when price crosses VPOC
The other thing I'm wondering is if Bars.Close should be first in the expression ie this.CrossesOver(Bars.Close, VPOCDoubleSeries).
- 15 Mar 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Indicator does not generate alert when price crosses VPOC
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5975
Re: Indicator does not generate alert when price crosses VPOC
if ( this.CrossesOver(VPOCDoubleSeries,Bars.Close) || this.CrossesUnder(VPOCDoubleSeries,Bars.Close))
{
Hi, I may be all wet, but is Bars.Close just the last traded price when UpdateEveryTick is set to true, and therefore never crossed?
{
Hi, I may be all wet, but is Bars.Close just the last traded price when UpdateEveryTick is set to true, and therefore never crossed?
- 11 Mar 2019
- Forum: User Contributed Studies
- Topic: Improved Position Size Calculator
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1427
Improved Position Size Calculator
This updated calculator runs in the multicharts.net scanner/watchlist and provides on-the-fly position sizes for trading securities based on user funding inputs and the last traded price.
This version does away with the decimals and has options to round to the nearest 100 shares or show oddlots.
This version does away with the decimals and has options to round to the nearest 100 shares or show oddlots.
- 25 Feb 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Inconsistency with "Bars.FullSymbolData.Count" and/or "Bars.FullSymbolData.Current" [SOLVED]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2453
Re: Inconsistency with "Bars.FullSymbolData.Count" and/or "Bars.FullSymbolData.Current" [SOLVED]
've set "m_Zigzag_curExtreme", "m_Zigzag_preExtreme" and "m_Zigzag_pr2Extreme" to "0" in "StartCalc".
That was what I was getting at, sorry I can't be of further help. Good luck.
That was what I was getting at, sorry I can't be of further help. Good luck.
- 25 Feb 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Unexpected informational data series effect in Portfolio Trader [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1718
Unexpected informational data series effect in Portfolio Trader [SOLVED]
Hi, I’ve found that introducing a 2nd data series (in this case 60 min SPY) to Portfolio Trader affects backtesting even when the data series isn’t referenced in the code. There's no MMS being used. Also toggling Realtime-History Matching on/off makes no difference. What would account for this? Many...
- 23 Feb 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Inconsistency with "Bars.FullSymbolData.Count" and/or "Bars.FullSymbolData.Current" [SOLVED]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2453
Re: Inconsistency with "Bars.FullSymbolData.Count" and/or "Bars.FullSymbolData.Current" [SOLVED]
Hi Jobauma, this seems very cryptic to me as the details in your posts are a bit thin, but I’ve had an issue where an indicator loaded correctly initially only to fail on refresh and it was because I hadn’t declared initial values in StartCalc().
- 04 Feb 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: finding a high/low in a double series [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1519
Re: finding a high/low in a double series [SOLVED]
Dropping Low and High did it, as that's obviously related to bar construction and nothing to do with macd :[
double macdLow = mymacd.Lowest(range, 0) seems to be working
double macdLow = mymacd.Lowest(range, 0) seems to be working
- 04 Feb 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: finding a high/low in a double series [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1519
finding a high/low in a double series [SOLVED]
Hi, I'd like to identify a macd high and low across a range of bars per this example, but Low.Lowest/High.Highest isn't working for this type of variable. Can anyone suggest what I should be doing? Many thanks protected override void CalcBar(){ double multiBarLow = Bars.Low.Lowest(range, 0); double ...
- 30 Jan 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: Historical vs Streaming Analysis
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2515
Re: Historical vs Streaming Analysis
Hi Joebone, Bars built from ticks arriving at your computer can’t be expected to exactly match historical bars from the data provider due to the nature of the internet, routing, computer system time, etc, and the differences you’ve observed become more apparent as the resolution gets higher. I think...
- 28 Jan 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: auto-attached exit strategies behavior improved
- Replies: 1
- Views: 991
Re: auto-attached exit strategies behavior improved
The first session after installing the update still had the previous session's auto-attached statuses, but now it's back to the old "un-remembered" behavior.
- 25 Jan 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: auto-attached exit strategies behavior improved
- Replies: 1
- Views: 991
auto-attached exit strategies behavior improved
It’s looking like an auto-attached exit strategy is associated with the chart now with this update, or else remembered for each instrument across sessions. This is great, premarket’s much easier. Thanks MC.
- 22 Jan 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Color.FromArgb() Alpha parameter useless ? [SOLVED]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5314
Re: Color.FromArgb() Alpha parameter useless ? [SOLVED]
A working alpha channel would enable highlighting intersections of indicators
+1 for this feature
+1 for this feature
- 13 Jan 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: auto position sizing
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1689
Re: auto position sizing
Hi rockaphonics, this calculator lets you define the capital you want to risk per trade and calculates the maximum number of shares you can trade at the current price. I round down if I don't want to trade odd lots. It's pretty basic and meant to be used with a manual trading preset tuned to your ri...
- 12 Jan 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: auto position sizing
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1689
Re: auto position sizing
Hi rockaphonics, have you looked at the position size calculator in the contributed studies? It calculates based on current price. How do you place your stop? I could add an offset option based on average true range or something.
- 09 Jan 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: assigning left and right price scale [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1339
Re: assigning left and right price scale [SOLVED]
Actually I'm liking this as it is for the ability to view higher res candles with the low res markers and easily switching it from the status line.
- 09 Jan 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: assigning left and right price scale [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1339
Re: assigning left and right price scale [SOLVED]
I've got the indicator and price markers on separate scales now by re-inserting the instrument as data 2, but the status line now displays everything in duplicate :[ Hope someone can advise me on the correct way to set this up. Many thanks.
- 09 Jan 2019
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: assigning left and right price scale [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1339
assigning left and right price scale [SOLVED]
Hi. Can someone advise how to get indicator markers only on the left scale and current price only on the right? I can't for the life of me figure it out.
Thanks.
Thanks.
- 22 Dec 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Indicators not Loading after a Rally Long Time
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2459
Re: Indicators not Loading after a Rally Long Time
A quick work-around is to save your workspace, open a new empty workspace, close your usual workspace, change the data server preference, then open your usual workspace again. I agree the process could be improved.
Cheers
Cheers
- 04 Dec 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Environment.IsAutoTradingMode problem [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1157
Re: Environment.IsAutoTradingMode problem [SOLVED]
I initially had this on the same script that sent the orders and that appears to have been the problem. Now I have it as a separate strategy and it's working.
- 30 Nov 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Environment.IsAutoTradingMode problem [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1157
Environment.IsAutoTradingMode problem [SOLVED]
I have an alert in an autotrading signal that should fire only when autotrading is on, there is no open position and conditions no longer support taking a position. But when I use Environment.IsAutoTradingMode in my code the alert doesn’t fire at all, ever. When I remove it, the alert fires regardle...
- 24 Nov 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: trendline alert question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1138
Re: trendline alert question [SOLVED]
Unsurprisingly this exact question is answered in one of Jos’ tradingcode articles by using Alert.Alert() instead of EAlertType. Great resource, Jos, thank you.
- 23 Nov 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: trendline alert question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1138
trendline alert question [SOLVED]
Hi,
With trendline alerts in a script, is there a way to direct EAlertType.BreakoutIntrabar to fire only once per bar? I've tried BreakoutOnClose, but that doesn't seem to work when the bar high or low crosses but not the close.
Thanks a lot, cheers
With trendline alerts in a script, is there a way to direct EAlertType.BreakoutIntrabar to fire only once per bar? I've tried BreakoutOnClose, but that doesn't seem to work when the bar high or low crosses but not the close.
Thanks a lot, cheers
- 20 Nov 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Change instrument dropdown quantity
- Replies: 1
- Views: 885
Change instrument dropdown quantity
Hi,
For trading efficiency I'd like to reduce the status line instrument dropdown list to 5 from the current 10. Is this possible?
Thanks
Edit: trying to avoid accidentally triggering pacing violations
For trading efficiency I'd like to reduce the status line instrument dropdown list to 5 from the current 10. Is this possible?
Thanks
Edit: trying to avoid accidentally triggering pacing violations
- 27 Oct 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Position closed alert not working [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1115
Position closed alert not working [SOLVED]
Hi, I've been trying to get an alert to fire when an autotraded position is closed but I'm having no luck. Below are two efforts. Can anyone offer suggestions? Many thanks. using System; namespace PowerLanguage.Strategy { [IOGMode(IOGMode.Enabled)] public class Position_Closed_Alert : SignalObject {...
- 13 Oct 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: MULTICHARTS .NET 12.0 RELEASE 3
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3353
Re: MULTICHARTS .NET 12.0 RELEASE 3
Ok, thanks Anna. This isn't practical if you're scanning dozens of stocks for your setup, so I guess I'll place a feature request. Best regards.
- 11 Oct 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: MULTICHARTS .NET 12.0 RELEASE 3
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3353
Re: MULTICHARTS .NET 12.0 RELEASE 3
Hi Anna, sorry I'm still confused. The status is forgotten when Multicharts is closed, which is what I have observed. So how do you save the statuses permanently with the workspace? This sounds like what I'm after but I haven't been able to do it. The strategy settings are saved, no issue there, jus...
- 10 Oct 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: MULTICHARTS .NET 12.0 RELEASE 3
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3353
Re: MULTICHARTS .NET 12.0 RELEASE 3
Hi Henry, It’d be great to be able to permanently auto-attach an exit strategy to a chart but it seems to unattach when the instrument is changed and I don’t always remember to attach it again. In fast markets this can be a problem. I’m open to the possibility I’m using it wrong or have overlooked s...
- 10 Oct 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: MULTICHARTS .NET 12.0 RELEASE 3
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3353
Re: MULTICHARTS .NET 12.0 RELEASE 3
Edit: the exit strategy is remaining associated with the security now, I don't know why it seemed to behave differently earlier. Sorry. Still would like to see an option to associate the strategy with the chart and I'll eventually file a feature request. Thanks. Hi Henry, exit strategies aren't bein...
- 21 Sep 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Accessing text on screen
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1628
Re: Accessing text on screen
Hi A13cs fwiw you can change plot colors under defined conditions. (This is probably obvious and I bet you're already doing it.)
- 20 Jul 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Charts lagging in windows 10 [SOLVED]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2896
Re: Charts lagging in windows 10 [SOLVED]
Hi snoop, adding the data provider's process to the exclusions had the biggest impact, if this is any help. The antimalware service will still be running as it should.
- 17 Jul 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Charts lagging in windows 10 [SOLVED]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2896
Re: Charts lagging in windows 10 [SOLVED]
Thanks Svetlana, this is a big improvement.
- 15 Jul 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Charts lagging in windows 10 [SOLVED]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2896
Re: Charts lagging in windows 10 [SOLVED]
Adding MultiCharts64.exe and tws.exe as exclusions removes the lag. Is this advisable?
Thanks.
Thanks.
- 13 Jul 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Charts lagging in windows 10 [SOLVED]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2896
Re: Charts lagging in windows 10 [SOLVED]
It's the Antimalware service. When I switch it off instrument switching speeds right up. I have to figure out how to exclude MC from the service.
- 12 Jul 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Charts lagging in windows 10 [SOLVED]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2896
Charts lagging in windows 10 [SOLVED]
Hi, I’m comparing MC 11.0 build 16153 in Windows 7 and Windows 10. What I’m finding is a scanner linked to 3 charts—5 min, 30 min and daily—switches instruments in the charts almost instantly in Windows 7 (the daily occasionally lagging a bit) but in Windows 10 there’s a long pause, maybe 4 seconds,...
- 28 Jun 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: Scanner - show more than 1 resolution on a single line?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1001
Re: Scanner - show more than 1 resolution on a single line?
Not a great solution but maybe choose one resolution and for the others apply the indicator a 2nd (3rd etc) time with inputs adjusted by a factor correlating to your desired resolution.
- 07 Jun 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Sort scanner instruments by alert time [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1249
Re: Sort scanner instruments by alert time [SOLVED]
Ha, just added "hh:mm" between the brackets to force 2-digit time, and it's also dropped the date which was superfluous.
- 07 Jun 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Sort scanner instruments by alert time [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1249
Sort scanner instruments by alert time [SOLVED]
Hi, I’m trying to keep my watchlist sorted according to alert time , the last fired alert on top, but as you can see the sort starts messing up when the hr goes from 1 to 2 digits. Is there a way to format this so this works consistently? Thanks.
- 11 May 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: MC-PT naming bug [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2229
Re: MC-PT naming bug [SOLVED]
The solution is don't select any auto-complete proposals when doing Save Workspace As...
- 09 May 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: MC-PT naming bug [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2229
Re: MC-PT naming bug [SOLVED]
Hi Henry, I'll follow this up with tech support. Something's corrupting somewhere--the PT workspace opened as I described and using file>Open Workspace in MC the workspace being opened has the PT extension although it is in fact the MC workspace.
- 09 May 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: MC-PT naming bug [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2229
MC-PT naming bug [SOLVED]
So if you lose your mind and save an MC.NET workspace with the same name as a PT portfolio, the next time you open the portfolio it'll have no strategies or instruments.
- 04 May 2018
- Forum: User Contributed Studies
- Topic: Function to provide S&P500 index
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2386
Re: Function to provide S&P500 index
Hi Felix, thanks so much for sharing this. I just need something like this to work in a 5 min timeframe. Are you willing to offer an opinion on that possibility? Of course I understand if not.
Alternatively, if MC added secondary data series functionality to the scanner that would be awesome.
Alternatively, if MC added secondary data series functionality to the scanner that would be awesome.
- 04 Apr 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Chaos Fractal
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2189
Re: Chaos Fractal
Hi Abhi, I’m no programming expert and Henry’s offer is obviously the better option, but I’ve noticed the .net code is using a swing H/L function and the easylanguage a pivot H/L. Don’t know how they compare but .net also has a pivot H/L function (check out the canned Pivot_High/Pivot_Low indicators...
- 01 Apr 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Chaos Fractal
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2189
Re: Chaos Fractal
Hi Abhi, if you go to the Format Indicator panel and change the style property from "Point" to "Line" it looks like your second example.
- 26 Jan 2018
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: Chart resolution [SOLVED]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2041
Re: Chart resolution [SOLVED]
Right-click on instrument in scanner and select "Create chart window".
- 01 Dec 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: Time and Sales non-usability with IB data
- Replies: 1
- Views: 764
Time and Sales non-usability with IB data
Hi, I'm casting for votes if other IB traders want to use the Time and Sales tape with multiple instruments.
Thanks.
https://www.multicharts.com/pm/public/m ... es/MC-2354
Thanks.
https://www.multicharts.com/pm/public/m ... es/MC-2354
- 19 Oct 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Breakeven strategy problem
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1319
Breakeven strategy problem
Hi, I'm misunderstanding something about he breakeven exit strategy. I've got the master strategy bracket set at 20 and 10 ticks and the breakeven at 10 and 2, but regardless of the breakeven settings the trigger price is being set 1 cent from the order. This doesn't change when I change the breakev...
- 09 Oct 2017
- Forum: User Contributed Studies
- Topic: Position Size Calculator
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2140
Position Size Calculator
I made this indicator to calculate position sizes for manually traded securities. “Semi” realtime—manually input available funds, percentage to trade and leverage (eg. for 3:1, input 3). When using in a scanner, format the style property to Number and 0 decimals. Edit: just noticed you can lose the ...
- 06 Oct 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Constrain time and sales to realtime data only [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1399
Constrain time and sales to realtime data only [SOLVED]
Is there any way to do this? I don't need historical data in a TS window. Switching instruments always seems to trigger pacing violations when I have a TS window open. What's the solution?
Many thanks
Many thanks
- 02 Oct 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Realtime History Matching switches on by itself in PT 11
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1365
Re: Realtime History Matching switches on by itself in PT 11
It's saved, but I think I was just careless while consolidating strategies. Sorry. Edit: correction I've isolated the problem. Sometimes when doing a "Save as" and renaming the strategy the realtime history matching attribute resets to on. But again not always. It happened again this morning but whe...
- 29 Sep 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Realtime History Matching switches on by itself in PT 11
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1365
Realtime History Matching switches on by itself in PT 11
After saving the property unselected it's always on again the next time Portfolio Trader is launched.
MC.NET64 v. 11.0.1497.400
Thanks
Edit: there's a random element to this; happens a lot but not always.
MC.NET64 v. 11.0.1497.400
Thanks
Edit: there's a random element to this; happens a lot but not always.
- 25 Sep 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts
- Topic: Always having RSI/%R value show in right scale (2 workaround solutions exist)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2344
Re: Putting RSI plot ahead of over bought/sold in right scale
In MC.Net deselecting the precise marker setting in the y-scale window preference pane keeps markers visible. Does standard MC have this option?
- 22 Sep 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Stop behavior when autotrading [SOLVED]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1979
Re: Stop behavior when autotrading [SOLVED]
Hi Henry IB is the broker. Entry is MarketNextBar and the stoploss and ATR trailing stop are transmitted at that time. Breakeven stop is transmitted when the floor amount is reached and they all work as an OCO group. I’m all in on entry (unless it’s a partial fill) and all out on exit and there’s no...
- 22 Sep 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Stop behavior when autotrading [SOLVED]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1979
Stop behavior when autotrading [SOLVED]
Hi
I’m running MC’s Stop_Loss, Breakeven_Stop and ATR_Trailing LX/SX in my strategies and they’re all cancelled and resubmitted on each bar close. Is this normal? I can understand why the trailing stop would do this, but the others?
Thanks
I’m running MC’s Stop_Loss, Breakeven_Stop and ATR_Trailing LX/SX in my strategies and they’re all cancelled and resubmitted on each bar close. Is this normal? I can understand why the trailing stop would do this, but the others?
Thanks
- 09 Aug 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Serious issue with Multi Time-frame synchronization [SOLVED]
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5022
Re: Serious issue with Multi Time-frame synchronization [SOLVED]
Hi Radekj, once you have history matching sorted out I think the condition that closes at highs/lows will match at different resolutions isn’t assured unless the code explicitly excludes non-matches. Best regards Edit: I see how with history matching off the not fully formed data2 bar should correla...
- 28 Jul 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Creating tools for manual trading
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1826
Re: Creating tools for manual trading
Hi Orad, maybe this is too simple and not what you’re asking, but you could code or modify an indicator and have it plot a point on the chart at a price level you’re interested in. For example some of the supplied indicators plot points at the high or low of an alerted bar but you could change that ...
- 27 Jul 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: tsServer.exe crashes frequently [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2643
Re: tsServer.exe crashes frequently [SOLVED]
I’ve assigned more RAM to the VM. Task Manager previously showed 50% memory usage and now it’s at 40% and there’s been no crashes. I’ll send the logs if it happens again.
Thanks a lot
Thanks a lot
- 25 Jul 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: tsServer.exe crashes frequently [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2643
tsServer.exe crashes frequently [SOLVED]
Hi, when running MC.NET64 v10.0 Bld 14420 tsServer.exe will crash at least once every session or two. Obviously this is a nuisance. What is the solution?
Windows 7.
Thanks
Windows 7.
Thanks
- 06 Jun 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Dataloader issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2737
Re: Dataloader issues
Sorry I can't help you.
- 06 Jun 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Dataloader issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2737
Re: Dataloader issues
I'd try unchecking it and see if you get the behavior you want.
- 06 Jun 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Dataloader issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2737
Re: Dataloader issues
Hi beggar, do the times 11 am or 12:30 correspond to bar close times on any data series and is realtime history matching enabled?
- 15 May 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Quote Manager RT data collection question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4576
Re: Quote Manager RT data collection question [SOLVED]
Yes I got that. Henry, if you could please answer the following question yes or no we'll be good.
if you run PT and QM concurrently, are you trading and backtesting on the same locally built bars (up to the start of data collection in QM)?
- 12 May 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Quote Manager RT data collection question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4576
Re: Quote Manager RT data collection question [SOLVED]
Thanks for your patience Henry. So if you run PT and QM concurrently, are you trading and backtesting on the same locally built bars (up to the start of data collection in QM)?
- 05 May 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Quote Manager RT data collection question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4576
Re: Quote Manager RT data collection question [SOLVED]
Hi Henry, thanks for the explanations. So if I understand correctly there’s no point in collecting data in Quote Manager for symbols you want available for use in Portfolio Trader because it’ll get replaced by IB’s historical bars when they’re available? So how is data collected in Quote Manager mea...
- 03 May 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Quote Manager RT data collection question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4576
Re: Quote Manager RT data collection question [SOLVED]
I'm using IB via TWS (not Gateway) if that makes a difference. Thanks
- 02 May 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Quote Manager RT data collection question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4576
Re: Quote Manager RT data collection question [SOLVED]
Hi Henry, I’m interested in whichever ones match how Portfolio Trader receives data and builds its candles. I have strategies running on 3 minute and 15 minute data series.
- 01 May 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Quote Manager RT data collection question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4576
Quote Manager RT data collection question [SOLVED]
Hi, could I have some clarification please on how RT candles are built? In the Quote Manager fields to collect menu I see tick, minute and day. Are the minute and day open and closes determined locally, on my computer, or do they come from the data provider? I’m wondering why anything other than tic...
- 16 Mar 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: EMA Cross - first algo test
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1607
Re: EMA Cross - first algo test
Hi frugalmule, have you looked at the stock MovAvg2Line_Cross entry signals? Swapping out the simple moving average functions for exponential may be a good way to get started.
- 13 Mar 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: HighestFC & LowestFC functions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1670
Re: HighestFC & LowestFC functions
Hi joenetic, there's no lower band references in StartCalc(), maybe that's the problem.
- 08 Mar 2017
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: using IB, how to cancel orders [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1448
Re: using IB, how to cancel orders [SOLVED]
Hi joenetic, assuming the orders were generated by your script and you don't have a position, they will be canceled when the conditions that generated them or allow them to persist are no longer met.
- 27 Dec 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Can you turn off the PL.NET contextual menu? [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1498
Re: Can you turn off the PL.NET contextual menu? [SOLVED]
Ok thanks Henry.
- 23 Dec 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Can you turn off the PL.NET contextual menu? [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1498
Can you turn off the PL.NET contextual menu? [SOLVED]
This thing appears only after you've finished typing and just gets in the way (sorry). Could someone please advise how to turn it off? I can't find the setting. Thanks.
- 12 Dec 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Portfolio Trader--stop generation on partial fills [SOLVED]
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2716
Re: Portfolio Trader--stop generation on partial fills [SOLVED]
I was afraid you were going to say that. So in the following, how do you get m_averagefc1.length to act on BarsOfData(2)? I think I have m_averagefc1.price figured out.
Many thanks
Many thanks
- 11 Dec 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Portfolio Trader--stop generation on partial fills [SOLVED]
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2716
Re: Portfolio Trader--stop generation on partial fills [SOLVED]
Is this simple change enough to force a recalculation at a higher resolution (assuming the 2nd data series is 30 sec or something) and give me quicker stop placement on partial fills? The backtest results are identical but I don't see a way to test this except in live trading.
- 11 Dec 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Portfolio Trader--stop generation on partial fills [SOLVED]
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2716
Re: Portfolio Trader--stop generation on partial fills [SOLVED]
It looks like shifting the strategy references to another data series and generating the orders in a higher resolution may work. Still interested in any other simpler ideas if you've got any.
Thanks
Thanks
- 09 Dec 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Portfolio Trader--stop generation on partial fills [SOLVED]
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2716
Re: Portfolio Trader--stop generation on partial fills [SOLVED]
Hi Henry, I'm liking option 1 and now I'm reviewing my code and per the attached screenshot it already should only be generating the order if StrategyInfoMarketPositionAtBroker == 0. If I understand this correctly the script is acting on this information at Bar.Close. So how do I force this to happe...
- 09 Dec 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Portfolio Trader--stop generation on partial fills [SOLVED]
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2716
Re: Portfolio Trader--stop generation on partial fills [SOLVED]
I've been looking at this thread and even though it's regular MC it seems to relate to my question. It starts with a question specifically about Portfolio Trader but am I correct in thinking the solutions discussed are not? My understanding is IOG isn't supported. Very interested in any ideas regard...
- 09 Dec 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Using EOD_Close with Portfolio Trader [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2053
Re: Using EOD_Close with Portfolio Trader [SOLVED]
Hi Henry, thanks for explaining this.
- 07 Dec 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Portfolio Trader--stop generation on partial fills [SOLVED]
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2716
Portfolio Trader--stop generation on partial fills [SOLVED]
This may apply to chart trading too, but I've been running Portfolio Trader for a few months now and have noticed that if an order doesn't fill completely the stop that normally generates on the fill isn't generated until the current bar closes (these are limit orders). I'm using 15 min bars so the ...
- 07 Dec 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Using EOD_Close with Portfolio Trader [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2053
Re: Using EOD_Close with Portfolio Trader [SOLVED]
Hi Henry, I grabbed the script from here: https://www.multicharts.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27758&p=79950 and have applied it as-is. It looks like CalcBar is checking for the correct time, and if correct, OnRecalcLastBarAfterEvent should generate the order/s. Is there something else that s...
- 07 Dec 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: How to make Bars.Close[0] always return the realtime value though having longer resolution? [SOLVED]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2482
Re: How to make Bars.Close[0] always return the realtime value though having longer resolution? [SOLVED]
I see how that works now, thanks. I can see BarsOfData(3) in DEF 1 sec in addition to the 5 min as still offering a potential, obviously more complicated solution. Kristina's sounds much better.
Cheers
Cheers
- 06 Dec 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: How to make Bars.Close[0] always return the realtime value though having longer resolution? [SOLVED]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2482
Re: How to make Bars.Close[0] always return the realtime value though having longer resolution? [SOLVED]
Hi cwharton I'm not clear on why you're using 5 min bars in DEF if you want an immediate response on price. Perhaps BarsOfData(2) should be 1 sec resolution too and then you use a BarsOfData(3) in 5 min for whatever it is you need it for.
- 06 Dec 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Using EOD_Close with Portfolio Trader [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2053
Using EOD_Close with Portfolio Trader [SOLVED]
Hi, I've applied this script as a separate strategy in Portfolio Trader to close any remaining open positions ahead of the close. It doesn't work, however. Any idea why? All other signals run on 15 min bars, this one on 3 min. MC.NET64 v.10 release (Build 13630), Win 7 Many thanks using System; name...
- 01 Dec 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: OnBrokerStategyOrderFilled [SOLVED]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2294
Re: OnBrokerStategyOrderFilled [SOLVED]
Hi Felix, you could have your broker send emails on position changes as an alternative.
- 17 Nov 2016
- Forum: User Contributed Studies
- Topic: C# (C sharp) for the Beginner
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7807
- 15 Nov 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: syntax question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1941
Re: syntax question [SOLVED]
Thanks for the reply Josh. I've just scripted the following in StartCalc(): m_averagefc1.price = BarsOfData(2).Close; so now m_avg.Value references the right data series. Woke up before 5 with the answer ringing in my head
- 14 Nov 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: syntax question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1941
Re: syntax question [SOLVED]
Ok it's definitely wrong, I'm getting a null reference exception: object reference not set to an instance of an object. So any help getting m_avg.Value to reference the 2nd data series appreciated. Thanks a lot.
- 14 Nov 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: syntax question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1941
syntax question [SOLVED]
Hi, will MC.NET recognize that I want the m_avg.Value calculated on the 2nd data series in the following or is there something else I need to add?
if (BarsOfData(2).Close[0] < m_avg.Value) {
Many thanks
if (BarsOfData(2).Close[0] < m_avg.Value) {
Many thanks
- 11 Nov 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Nice website
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1862
Nice website
I like the new MC.NET website. Matrix-like. Good call dropping the guy with the blank stare.
- 09 Nov 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: broker position info [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2063
Re: broker position info [SOLVED]
Hi RobBoss You can inform your strategy of manual trades with the broker to strategy synchronizer: https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Manual_Trading_and_Automated_Trading_on_the_Same_Instrument_at_a_Time Then how your signal reacts to it is up to you and your code. Maybe that's t...
- 09 Nov 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: broker position info [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2063
Re: broker position info [SOLVED]
Hi RobBoss, I had a similar situation that was resolved by using StrategyInfo.MarketPositionAtBroker.
Best regards
Best regards
- 06 Nov 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Plotting and deleting horizontal lines programatically [SOLVED]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2735
Re: Plotting and deleting horizontal lines programatically [SOLVED]
Eureka. Found an approach that works. Dumped the MA and went back to matching a price variable to the trendline price directly. Very simple and obvious in hindsight. Thanks again Josh for the great resource you've developed.
- 06 Nov 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Plotting and deleting horizontal lines programatically [SOLVED]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2735
Re: Plotting and deleting horizontal lines programatically [SOLVED]
Thanks, Josh. Your material is excellent and fills a real void, I was able to use it to develop the automatic placement of trendlines, but I'm having difficulty with the removals. My question about using the alerts properties I'll just drop, I'm probably just barking up the wrong tree, and I'll just...
- 06 Nov 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Plotting and deleting horizontal lines programatically [SOLVED]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2735
Re: Plotting and deleting horizontal lines programatically [SOLVED]
Another approach I've been looking at is removing the lines with a moving average eraser, but I haven't been able to figure out how to access the lines' price property. How is price accessed in ITrendLineObject? Attached screenshot shows the kinds of errors I'm getting. There are others. Thanks for ...
- 05 Nov 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Plotting and deleting horizontal lines programatically [SOLVED]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2735
Plotting and deleting horizontal lines programatically [SOLVED]
Hi, Can you access any other functions via the alert properties of programmatically plotted horizontal lines? For example, instead of firing an alert on a close across I’d like to delete the line. If not, how does one achieve this with an open-ended quantity of lines (and open-ended quantity of vari...
- 01 Nov 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Chart Drawing Discrepancy
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4310
Re: Chart Drawing Discrepancy
The only other thing I can think of is to confirm the X-Time Scale settings match, although I don't know if the extra decimal places in the one chart would account for the plot differences.
Cheers
Cheers
- 01 Nov 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Chart Drawing Discrepancy
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4310
Re: Chart Drawing Discrepancy
Hi datamonkey, the indicator plots are different too. Are both charts referencing the same bars back?
- 17 Oct 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: MarketPositionAtBroker [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1387
MarketPositionAtBroker [SOLVED]
Hi, I'd just like to verify StrategyInfo.MarketPositionAtBroker is exactly that, limit orders waiting at the broker have no bearing, is this correct? Many thanks Edit: there's a lot of OHLC differences between realtime and backtest--lots of room for improvement here imo, and I'm trying to rule out o...
- 07 Oct 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Schedule Automated Order Execution? [SOLVED]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2004
Re: Schedule Automated Order Execution? [SOLVED]
Hi JohnR, you could reference another article Josh wrote (thanks Josh!) which enables using different time settings on different signals if you want.
https://www.tradingcode.net/multicharts ... -strategy/
https://www.tradingcode.net/multicharts ... -strategy/
- 03 Oct 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Isolating a strategy's component signals [SOLVED]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1723
Re: Isolating a strategy's component signals [SOLVED]
Hi Henry, when checking the list of trades executed in a Portfolio Trader backtest, the exit signal is stated specifically in each trade but the entries are just "Buy" or "SellShort". Is it possible to have the specific entry signals stated too?
Thanks
Thanks
- 28 Sep 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Isolating a strategy's component signals [SOLVED]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1723
Isolating a strategy's component signals [SOLVED]
Hi, in cases where you have multiple signals in a strategy, is there another way to isolate the individual signal responsible for a particular entry other than toggling them on/off in multiple backtests? I'm referring particularly to Portfolio Trader. Edit: raising the bar here for dumb questions--I...
- 26 Sep 2016
- Forum: User Contributed Studies
- Topic: SMA built on HL/2
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2672
SMA built on HL/2
Reposting this from another thread as it seems to be working and isn't available in the default .net indicator collection.
- 23 Sep 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Portfolio Trader discrepancies [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2083
Re: Portfolio Trader discrepancies [SOLVED]
Hi Al, sorry to hear that, I hope my experience is different. So far I have no problem with execution, it just frequently doesn't match backtest. I think I just have to treat backtest as theoretical. BTW I think you can de-activate the cancel autotrade after errors in properties if you want to thoug...
- 21 Sep 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Portfolio Trader discrepancies [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2083
Re: Portfolio Trader discrepancies [SOLVED]
As this phenomenon continues I'm thinking it may be that historical bars sometimes print differently than the real-time ticks, enough so that portfolio trader will show trades in backtest that didn't happen and vice versa, because it's not always several orders at once. Does this idea make any sense?
- 16 Sep 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Portfolio Trader discrepancies [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2083
- 14 Sep 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Portfolio Trader discrepancies [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2083
Portfolio Trader discrepancies [SOLVED]
I’ve been running a backtest in Portfolio Trader after the session close to tune my strategy and compare with what actually occurred during the session and periodically the backtest shows an entry that wasn’t made in realtime, and I can confirm the signal conditions were met. I assume the same risk ...
- 14 Sep 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Moving Average Settings [SOLVED]
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3684
Re: Moving Average Settings [SOLVED]
You're welcome. Actually looks like displace works afterall, should have tried it first..
Cheers
Cheers
- 13 Sep 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Moving Average Settings [SOLVED]
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3684
Re: Moving Average Settings [SOLVED]
Hi datamonkey, here's a non-coder's effort that you can try until someone does it properly. Note don't even think about entering a displacement value. Also the alert still references the close, I don't know how to change that. Good luck.
- 05 Sep 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Pivot Point, R1, R2, S1 and S2 [SOLVED]
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7510
Re: Pivot Point, R1, R2, S1 and S2 [SOLVED]
If you don't want the scaling you can turn it off. Right-click chart, format instrument, scaling then un-check expand scale to indicators.
- 02 Sep 2016
- Forum: User Contributed Studies
- Topic: OHLC levels
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2240
OHLC levels
Another modification of OHLC_Yesterday, substituting today's open instead.
- 31 Aug 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: No Data IB
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1752
Re: No Data IB
Most have no data, meaning some do? Sounds like it could be a pacing violation. You'd see it in the quote manager event log if it is. You may just have to give it some time if that's the problem.
Best regards
Best regards
- 26 Aug 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Prioritize entries by ascending price [SOLVED]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2622
Re: Prioritize entries by ascending price [SOLVED]
When the Rotation MM doesn't find any pmm variables it seems you can still do some useful things with it depending on how you organize the Portfolio Tree--like deny positions in your most expensive stocks on a given day if you're trading in percentages.
- 24 Aug 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Prioritize entries by ascending price [SOLVED]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2622
Re: Prioritize entries by ascending price [SOLVED]
I've had another look at the MM scripts and while I can't see a straightforward way to roll all my entry signals into the Portfolio Rank Signal Base (there's 10 of them) I found I could improve performance on a 6 mo backtest by using the Portfolio Rotation MM with my current strategy. I don't unders...
- 24 Aug 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Prioritize entries by ascending price [SOLVED]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2622
Re: Prioritize entries by ascending price [SOLVED]
Hi Kristina, I've looked at those but have already got a strategy and the built-in MM seems comprehensive enough for me. Dynamic prioritizing would be the icing on the cake. I can achieve a "semi dynamic" setup by rearranging symbols on the close. The ability to sort symbols by price like you can in...
- 23 Aug 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Prioritize entries by ascending price [SOLVED]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2622
Re: Prioritize entries by ascending price [SOLVED]
Thanks Kristina. Are you able to send the file as .pln instead of .pla? MultiCharts.Net isn't seeing it.
- 22 Aug 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Prioritize entries by ascending price [SOLVED]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2622
Prioritize entries by ascending price [SOLVED]
Hi, there's something I'm obviously not understanding about this: https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/PortfolioEntriesPriority The example in the wiki is exactly what I want but Priority and Close aren't being recognized. Is there a sample code available that shows more context? M...
- 05 Aug 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: sync portfolio trader backtesting with auto order execution [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1676
Re: sync portfolio trader backtesting with auto order execut [SOLVED]
I'll take a stab at answering my own question. The backtest starts at the initial capital setting and with an effective strategy that increases over the backtest (duh). So of course the shares purchased goes up. I was still thinking in terms of a fixed share buy. Slowly getting there..
- 04 Aug 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: sync portfolio trader backtesting with auto order execution [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1676
sync portfolio trader backtesting with auto order execution [SOLVED]
Hi, I'm trading shares as a percentage of equity and in backtesting Portfolio Trader is reporting more shares traded than actually occurs. I have the initial portfolio capital set lower than what is available (if it were higher I'd assume that was the problem). No errors are being reported ie I'm no...
- 01 Aug 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Setting exits using Parabolic SAR...?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2363
Re: Setting exits using Parabolic SAR...?
There's some supplied exit signals in MC.Net called Parabolic_m_Trail_LX/SX. I've just placed them on a 15 min chart with the Parabolic SAR and the default setting seems to match. Could these be what you're looking for?
- 29 Jul 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: _Stops_And_Targets question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2099
Re: _Stops_And_Targets question [SOLVED]
Thanks Henry. I've seen both stops at the same price during pullbacks several times so thought I'd better ask.
- 28 Jul 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: _Stops_And_Targets question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2099
_Stops_And_Targets question [SOLVED]
Hi,
When running a hard stop, target and trail, if a stop out occurs at the point where the trail overtakes the hard stop, do you wind up with a position in the opposite direction or does the strategy know just to cover? Is this a stupid question?
Portfolio trader is awesome, btw.
Thanks
When running a hard stop, target and trail, if a stop out occurs at the point where the trail overtakes the hard stop, do you wind up with a position in the opposite direction or does the strategy know just to cover? Is this a stupid question?
Portfolio trader is awesome, btw.
Thanks
- 19 Jul 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: IB error 168 [SOLVED]
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3591
Re: IB error 168 [SOLVED]
Been a frustrating exercise, MC found no issues on their side on the computer and IB was indicating a symbol problem. I finally went to the TWS order preset configuration and changed the discretionary setting from 0.00 to 0.01 and this solved the problem. On a further whim I later tried just deletin...
- 18 Jul 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: send limit order [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2634
Re: send limit order [SOLVED]
Thanks for putting me on track. I'm surprised there's no supplied MC script for such a basic trading idea, although it could be there and I'm not seeing it.
Regards
Regards
- 16 Jul 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: send limit order [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2634
send limit order [SOLVED]
Continuing my neverending project of automizing.. How do you get MC to send a limit order and leave it there? I don't care when in the session the price is struck, but at the moment MC ignores it if isn't the next bar. What do I need to do? I have: private IorderPriced buy_order; Create() buy_order ...
- 12 Jul 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: IB error 168 [SOLVED]
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3591
Re: IB error 168 [SOLVED]
Just me being an idiot running the stops in contract mode not position.
Now working as it should, thanks Henry.
update below
Now working as it should, thanks Henry.
update below
- 11 Jul 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: IB error 168 [SOLVED]
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3591
Re: IB error 168 [SOLVED]
Hi Henry, I have run through this procedure twice now. Don't know what I'm doing wrong. Also the message is the discretionary amount doesn't meet the minimum price move, but I'm not using a discretionary amount, at least not according to IB's definition of it. https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/s...
- 11 Jul 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Native OCO and IOG mode
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2012
Re: Native OCO and IOG mode
I think I've confused order generation and order triggering. Probably didn't have to enable it on my stops, I wonder if this is why my target is being rejected.
Later
Thanks
Later
Thanks
- 11 Jul 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Native OCO and IOG mode
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2012
Re: Native OCO and IOG mode
So with it disabled your stop only triggers on bar close?
- 09 Jul 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Native OCO and IOG mode
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2012
Native OCO and IOG mode
Hi, does IOG mode enable/disable affect native OCO orders or does it only work on OCO's MC simulates?
Thanks
Thanks
- 08 Jul 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: IB error 168 [SOLVED]
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3591
Re: IB error 168 [SOLVED]
I see, IOG is enabled so of course MC has to keep checking in, this makes sense.
Entries are generated by MACD_LE/SE constrained by trend and I've manually entered the _Stop_And_Target input values.
Dave
Entries are generated by MACD_LE/SE constrained by trend and I've manually entered the _Stop_And_Target input values.
Dave
- 08 Jul 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: IB error 168 [SOLVED]
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3591
Re: IB error 168 [SOLVED]
Hi Erol The minimum appears to be .01 and I'm looking for .20+ so I'm not sure what the problem is. $10-30 securities. Again, I don't have any trouble when using TWS directly with a bracket preset. Doesn't MC place native OCO's at the broker once? Not sure why this should have to keep updating. Sorr...
- 08 Jul 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: IB error 168 [SOLVED]
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3591
IB error 168 [SOLVED]
Hi, there's an OCO bracket I've been using in IB's Trader Workstation without any problem but when I apply the same bracket in a strategy in MultiCharts.net I get the error "Discretionary amount does not conform to the minimum price variation for this contract." The entry and stop order are accepted...
- 13 Jun 2016
- Forum: User Contributed Studies
- Topic: Prior_Close
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3113
Prior_Close
This is OHLC_Yesterday without OHL. I found when making the levels I don't want invisible in that study the candles still scale as if they're there and I found it a nuisance. I take no credit for this, I just deleted a few things. A 2 period offset has been applied.
- 05 May 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Keeping Strategy/Bracket Order Settings Fixed to Workspace?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3383
Re: Keeping Strategy/Bracket Order Settings Fixed to Workspa
I second this request. Auto-attach should be associated with a DOM window or linked chart so you don't have to select it individually for every instrument in your watchlist at the start of every session.
Thanks
Thanks
- 28 Apr 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Pre-scanner and Watchlist resolution question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3234
Re: Pre-scanner and Watchlist resolution question [SOLVED]
It's finally sunk in that the resolution of the pre-scan and the watchlist needs to be the same for this to work so I've rescripted the pre-scanner filter to take a longer view of 3 min bars. I'm unclear on the multiple resolutions the wiki page refers to. If you could point me to an example of an a...
- 27 Apr 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Pre-scanner and Watchlist resolution question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3234
Re: Pre-scanner and Watchlist resolution question [SOLVED]
Hi Henry, when you uncheck that the watchlist doesn't update at all, which defeats the purpose of the pre-scanner unless I'm fundamentally misunderstanding something (always a possibility!). I have to change the resolution manually on updated securities in the watchlist during the session too. This ...
- 26 Apr 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Pre-scanner and Watchlist resolution question [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3234
Pre-scanner and Watchlist resolution question [SOLVED]
Hi, I'm pre-scanning 15 min resolution and use 3 min res on the watchlist to time entries, but when opening the workspace the watchlist loads 15 min, it doesn't save the setting between sessions. Is this normal behavior?
- 20 Apr 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Plot time of a study's price change in scanner [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3085
Re: Plot time of a study's price change in scanner [SOLVED]
This is great, works perfectly. Many thanks.
- 19 Apr 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Plot time of a study's price change in scanner [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3085
Plot time of a study's price change in scanner [SOLVED]
Hi, I'd like to plot the time of a change beside the price in a scanner so I tried replacing closing price with time so I could load the variation as well. Ain't working. The first is the original price study.
Much help appreciated!
Much help appreciated!
- 18 Apr 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Plot study price levels on DOM? [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3167
Re: Plot study price levels on DOM? [SOLVED]
That's interesting, though probably not worth pursuing in this case if the chart needs to be open and the levels are already there. Might try it though for the practice.
Thanks
Thanks
- 15 Apr 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Plot study price levels on DOM? [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3167
Plot study price levels on DOM? [SOLVED]
Can price levels plotted by a study somehow be applied to the DOM? I'd find this incredibly useful.
Thanks
Thanks
- 15 Apr 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: IB pacing violations [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3247
Re: IB pacing violations [SOLVED]
They stopped once I clued in on how to use the pre-scanner. This is a great feature, really powerful and effective.
- 13 Apr 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: IB pacing violations [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3247
IB pacing violations [SOLVED]
I know lots has been written on the subject, but I'm just running a scanner with < 20 securities and have one chart with 2 days of data--everything 15 min res. I've had numerous pacing violations and data disconnections in IB. How much backfilling does MC need in this situation?
Thanks
Thanks
- 08 Apr 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Plot a marker on a prior bar based on current bar calc [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2117
Re: Plot a marker on a prior bar based on current bar calc [SOLVED]
Nevermind, changing the zeroes to other integers works--very logical!
- 08 Apr 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Plot a marker on a prior bar based on current bar calc [SOLVED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2117
Plot a marker on a prior bar based on current bar calc [SOLVED]
In the following, what do I replace Bars.Low[0] with to place the marker on the prior bar instead of the one that just closed? Google only gets you so far... Many thanks if (PublicFunctions.DoubleGreaterEquals(m_value1.Value, consecutivebarsdown)){ Plot1.Set(0, Bars.Low[0]);
- 08 Apr 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: script help [SOLVED]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7021
Re: script help [SOLVED]
Excellent, thanks Henry.
- 07 Apr 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: script help [SOLVED]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7021
Re: script help [SOLVED]
Hi, I've applied ConsolidationLength to another script and when placed on the chart it appears as expected initially, but when an input value is changed or the underlying is switched the study disappears and won't reload. I came back to this Example_Three_Bar_HLC and notice the same thing. Any idea ...
- 21 Mar 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Limit consecutive bars down to exact number. [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2392
Re: Limit consecutive bars down to exact number. [SOLVED]
Thanks for another great coding tutorial. Cheers.
- 20 Mar 2016
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Limit consecutive bars down to exact number. [SOLVED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2392
Limit consecutive bars down to exact number. [SOLVED]
Hi, I've attached an MC.Net supplied study that I'd like to modify so it fires an alert on an exact number of consecutive bar closes down. Currently it fires on the exact number but then continues to fire alerts on subsequent consecutive bars if they close lower (so 3,4,5 etc.) Can the study be modi...
- 16 Oct 2015
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: Multicharts TWS - will it be working after Sep 10th ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5298
Re: Multicharts TWS - will it be working after Sep 10th ?
Far be it for me to judge what's behind the TWS-MC discontinuation but there was no indication when it started that it was only temporary and I wouldn't have bothered spending hours tweaking custom alerts that work between MC and TWS charts if I'd known. When the discontinuation was first announced ...
- 16 Jan 2015
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: MC and TWS charts not matching
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3797
Re: MC and TWS charts not matching
This morning the MC chart loaded exactly like the TWS chart in the examples above, so it's a live chart thing in MC. I can work with this if this is just the way it is, just trying to make sure I'm not overlooking something.
- 15 Jan 2015
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: MC and TWS charts not matching
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3797
Re: MC and TWS charts not matching
Spoke too quick. Attached is a screenshot showing how candles sometimes print opposite colors. I suppose I'm being nitpicky but I have alerts on specific conditions that arise on MC and I trade on TWS charts and it would be better if they were consistent. I've checked the other variables you pointed...
- 14 Jan 2015
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: MC and TWS charts not matching
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3797
Re: MC and TWS charts not matching
"Generate new tick..." was checked, now unchecked. They seem to be moving in lock-step now. Thanks a lot.
- 14 Jan 2015
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: MC and TWS charts not matching
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3797
MC and TWS charts not matching
I've noticed MC live charts don't match MC historical charts, and neither of them exactly match TWS charts. Is there some way to set them up so they do? The MC live charts have things like candles closing the opposite color to TWS sometimes, or closes past H/L's not correlating. I don't understand t...
- 01 Dec 2014
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: script help [SOLVED]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7021
Re: script help [SOLVED]
Wow, this looks exactly like what I was looking for. I'll give it a test drive and report back. Many thanks.
- 30 Nov 2014
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: script help [SOLVED]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7021
Re: script help [SOLVED]
Hi Josh, I think I misled you with my confusing description of my goal, starting with a study title that only makes sense in my mind :) I'd like to fire an alert when price closes past fresh consolidations and not on the close of every subsequent trending candle. I've been filtering the alert visual...
- 26 Nov 2014
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: script help [SOLVED]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7021
Re: script help [SOLVED]
Got it (I think) thanks for your patience. Cheers. using System; using System.Drawing; using System.Linq; using PowerLanguage.Function; namespace PowerLanguage.Indicator { [SameAsSymbol(true)] [UpdateOnEveryTick(false)] public class Three_Bar_HLC : IndicatorObject { public Three_Bar_HLC(object _ctx)...
- 25 Nov 2014
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: script help [SOLVED]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7021
Re: script help [SOLVED]
I've attached the file. Do you want a screen shot? Actually I've been thinking about the question and it's almost like I'm trying to reinvent the moving average so maybe don't worry about it. Thanks for the reply.
- 22 Nov 2014
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: script help [SOLVED]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7021
script help [SOLVED]
Hi, I don't know the first thing about programming. I have this script based on an example I found online. As it is, an alert is fired after every bar where the condition is met, but I'd like it to act only on fresh conditions--after the first bar where the condition is met I'd like the count to sta...
- 21 Nov 2014
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: [TWS] API client has been disconnected since verification...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1551
Re: [TWS] API client has been disconnected since verificatio
The problem was on the IB servers and it's now resolved.
- 20 Nov 2014
- Forum: MultiCharts .NET
- Topic: [TWS] API client has been disconnected since verification...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1551
Re: [TWS] API client has been disconnected since verificatio
TWS has said it's resolved but it's not.