MultiCharts: Trading Software for Automated Trading and Backtesting

konstantin

OK, thanks.

But in ASCII mapping I have to define the delimiter for each file separately. It is not possible to define the delimiter for all files at once?

konstantin

ASCII mapping does not correctly detect my data files, the delimiter is set wrong.

Is it possible to define the ASCII file (in this case define the delimiter), as we know it from ascii data import?

konstantin

Is there a maximum number of symbols for portfolio trader?

konstantin

I definitly decide to revert to Multicharts 8.7 beta 2 which had normal and much more clear candle chart. If you compress the chart a little bit, candles become tiny lines unreadable as candles. In my opinion (first time in many years using Multicharts ) this kind of chart is very very bad and is i...

konstantin

With MultiCharts .Net you can create a study using C# or VB.Net and export it into a pln file. With regular MultiCharts you can create a study using PowerLanguage and export it into a pla file. Studies from MC .Net cannot be used in regular MultiCharts and viсe versa. There is no backward compatibi...

konstantin

OK, thanks. So it was a misunderstanding.

konstantin

Just to be sure, a (maybe) dumb question:

There is no way to compile .net code in a way it runs on standard Multicharts?
How about developers who want to develop code and sell it? Their customers need .net version too?

konstantin

............. Next release is planned to be Release Candidate with bug fixes, and then official MC8 release.

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I would vote for more and faster Betas with bug fixes.

konstantin

This code for the Fisher Transform compiles OK, but when I insert it into a chart, MC64 crashes. Could someone check if it's a code or program error? Thanks. I can confirm that MC64 really crashes with this one, actually I never saw any MC version crashing like this one did. Usually stays there a b...

konstantin

This code for the Fisher Transform compiles OK, but when I insert it into a chart, MC64 crashes. Could someone check if it's a code or program error? Thanks. Inputs: price((H+L)/2), Len(13); Var: MaxH(0), MinL(0), Fish(0); MaxH = Highest(Price, Len); MinL = Lowest(Price, Len); Value1 = .5*2*((Price-...

konstantin

When drawing a trendline which goes beyond the last Bar on the right (into the empty space) and the chart windows is maximized. Then downsize the chart window, the trendline disappears, when the smaller window does not contain the whole trendline. I don't think this is intended. Could you reproduce...

konstantin

When drawing a trendline which goes beyond the last Bar on the right (into the empty space) and the chart windows is maximized.
Then downsize the chart window, the trendline disappears, when the smaller window does not contain the whole trendline. I don't think this is intended.

konstantin

Charttrader Orders (Limit, Stop, etc.) not working. konstantin, Please explain the issue in details with screenshots of the charts and Logs tab of Order and Position tracker or come to our Live Chat Mon-Fri from 6:30 AM to 4 PM EST so we can help you: http://messenger.providesupport.com/messenger/t...

konstantin

Is there a problem using Interactive Brokers as a Data Feed - am getting "Data feed couldnt be loaded" Seems to be okay for DTN and Freequotes... IB Datafeed works here, also Market-Orders, but Charttrader Orders (Limit, Stop, etc.) not working. There are 3 versions of TWS: TWS Standalone, TWS Brow...

konstantin

Is there a problem using Interactive Brokers as a Data Feed - am getting "Data feed couldnt be loaded" Seems to be okay for DTN and Freequotes... IB Datafeed works here, also Market-Orders, but Charttrader Orders (Limit, Stop, etc.) not working. There are 3 versions of TWS: TWS Standalone, TWS Brow...

konstantin

IQFeed no problem here with MC 8 64bit.

konstantin

I remember that a couple of versions back support advised to uninstall first, but I don't know if that continues to be valid. I continue to uninstall first... just in case... You do not have to uninstall the previous version. Just run new installer to upgrade MultiCharts to the latest beta. Just re...

konstantin

Hi, It's the first time I would try to install a MC Beta version. How does it work when installing following Betas and Release Version? Just install over the old Beta version or will I have to deinstall the old Beta version first each time? I remember that a couple of versions back support advised ...

konstantin

Hi,

It's the first time I would try to install a MC Beta version.
How does it work when installing following Betas and Release Version? Just install over the old Beta version or will I have to deinstall the old Beta version first each time?

konstantin

OK I found the way it works.

But a new help file would be appreciated.

konstantin

Hi,

I don't find settings for the default order size for Chart Trader orders (right click on chart). I always have 1 as order size.

By the way, is there no help for the chart trader or manual trading in Multicharts help?
Pdf help file is also outdated.

konstantin

Hi,

I would like to access overnight data for an indicator which should be plotted on a day session chart.
Is this possible? I tried to add a second data series with overnight data and hide it, but the result is a big time gap in the day session chart.

konstantin

I searched the IQFeed forums:

http://forums.iqfeed.net/index.cfm?page ... picID=3051

They were not prepared for this change.

konstantin

Hi,
The new symbol for QQQQ is now QQQ.
When I try to add QQQ in the quotemanager (IQFeed) it shows the exchange NGM which does not exist in quotemanager.
Anyone knows what NGM is?

konstantin

More than 100 symbols already in the first Beta Release of 7.0 ?

konstantin

If anyone is interested, I made this code. Maybe not perfect but it works. {Attention: Updates in Realtime only! 20090104 Konstantin } inputs: UpColor( RGB(0,255,0)),DnColor( RGB(255,0,0) ), candlewickcol(blue); vars: intrabarpersist indicatorvalue(0), intrabarpersist mycurrentbar(0), intrabarpersis...

konstantin

Thanks.

Maybe someone else can help me:
How can I make candlesticks from an indicator value which is updating on every tick. TJ told me it is basic Easy Language.
I would appreciate your help, maybe someone can post a sample code.
Thank you.

konstantin

Which page?

konstantin

It's very simple: On a 5 min candlechart: The price-candlechart has open, high, low and close, but there is only one value which builds the candlechart during the 5 minutes, it is price. I want the same with an indicator-value: Instead of price, the indicator value builds the indicator-candlechart d...

konstantin

OK, I understand.
Do you know if brokers datafeeds are comparable with esignal or IQFeed regarding number of ticks?

konstantin

I didn't know this.
I thought only IB is "bundling" ticks (trades).

So you think that all brokers are sending less ticks than data providers like esignal or IQFeed?

konstantin

Thanks TJ. I'm not sure how to do this. The indicator I want to plot has only one value. I plot it e.g. below a 5 minute chart. Since I have set the "Update on every tick" to true, the indicator value changes constantly during the 5 min price bar is building. So the indicator value has an open, high...

konstantin

Maybe a bit off-topic, sorry for that:
Can someone recommend a good (and cheap) futures broker with tick-by-tick datafeed for Multicharts?
Commissions should be the same or lower than IB (for 3-5 roundturns per day).

Thank you.

konstantin

Hi,

Is it possible to show an indicator value as Candles?
(Open, High, Low, Close values of the indicator through "Update on every tick").

konstantin

Got it!
Thanks

konstantin

Thank you TJ.

But how can I enter different inputs for each symbol?
e.g. input "ABC" for MSFT and input "DEF" for INTL

konstantin

Is it possible to enter text or dates manually into a scanner column?
e.g. earnings release date and then sort according to the earnings release date, or priority A / B / C and then sort according to priority?

konstantin

Is there any way to calculate custom breadth data with multicharts?

I would need breadth data based on EOD data and using formulas (like RSI, etc.) on a basket of symbols (100 or more symbols).

konstantin

On the same topic of fundamental data: I have ascii files with fundamental data and would like to ascii map these fundamental datas together with price data. e.g.: Date, Open, High, Low, Close, Vol, Earnings, Revenue, ... Ist this possible? Then I would like to reference these additional fields in P...

konstantin

Is it possible to import/map data from/with a MS Access database (mdb file) ?
If not, do you plan to implement this feature?

konstantin

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You can use AB for your stock trading and unlimited portfolio backtesting.

Thanks for your suggestion, but the programming language is quite different from Easy Language. I can only use something very similar.

konstantin

.....The ability to trade hundreds of symbols normally goes together with the ability to pay for the premium level product such as MultiCharts Pro. Regards. Basically you are right for fast time frames, but for EOD stock trading several thousand symbols to pick from are no problem. Anyway, I will s...

konstantin

What a pity!

Multicharts is an awesome good platform, but the Pro Version is very expensive.
So I will have to go for another software for stock trading. 100 symbols is not enough.

Maybe you can think about offering a third version which is the standard version but unlimited symbols backtesting.

konstantin

Hi!

Is there a limit of 100 symbols for portfolio backtesting?
If yes: Why?

konstantin

Hi Tresor, This is a bug that only manifests itself when plotting daily data from providers who, like TransAct, do not provide daily data. The bug will be fixed in the upcoming release. For providers who do provide daily data: I assume during market hours the latest daily bar is made of realtime in...

konstantin

OK, thanks

konstantin

Hi Marina!

How can we be sure that the data in the cache is stored in the database?

My cache files have 2890MB, all the files in the database folder only 129MB.

konstantin

Hi! When doing backtests or optimizations you soon loose overview about the settings used (which signals and input settings were used for a specific backtest or optimization, as well as data series, time-frame and start-end date). Is there a report available showing all settings at once, so a screen...

konstantin

Any problems with Multicharts on Windows XP Service Pack 3 ?

konstantin

I used to have mine on the "C" drive but I was running out of drive space , so at the next update, I removed the old version(except for the studies,charts etc) and installed it on my "D" drive. It found the old studies, charts etc and installed with no problems on Drive "D". If you did not remove s...

konstantin

Hi,

Is it possible to change these file locations?

In a Windows Network the server synchronization of the "documents and settings..." files can be a problem.

konstantin

After installing a new version of MC, go directly into Power editor and do a "compile all uncompiled" BEFORE running Multicharts charting.
That's what I do.

OK thanks, will do this in future.

konstantin

What I mean is: I apply a compiled study to a chart. I update Multicharts to a new version. It happens that some of the studies are now uncompiled (dont ask me why). I do not know this in advance. I open the workspace with these (now uncompiled) studies. All studies are lost. I have to build the who...

konstantin

When I open a workspace which contains charts with uncompiled studies, all uncompiled studies are lost in this workspace, even when the the workspace is not saved.
Is there any way to avoid this?

konstantin

Under C:\Documents and Settings\..... there are two folders: One folder under “all users” contains the studies and cache. One folder under “my username” contains cache files. Is it possible to move these folders from “documents and settings” to another new folder directly under C:\ (e.g. C:\TS Suppo...

konstantin

OK Steven, thanks!

konstantin

I would also like to know that.
I want to decide if I wait for Beta 2 or install Beta 1 now.

konstantin

Of course, no I understand.
Thank you!

konstantin

Could someone test this simple test-code on 2 Datastreams? Maybe I make a very stupid mistake in the code. Use any Long exit signal: inputs: price(close), length(20), rsilength(14); variables: MAData2(0), Trend(0), EntryData1(0), RSIEntry(0); MAData2 = average(price, length) of data2; EntryData1 = r...

konstantin

Thanks, I will try these codes.

konstantin

when refering to dataX .... use: close of data2 high of data3 highest(H,4) of data6 highD(0) of data 17 good luck Thank you. This is what I use, but it does not work. The same code works if I use only one data, but when I use data1 and data2 the code does not work. Is it possible to reference past ...

konstantin

Does anyone have a sample of a simple signal based on two datastreams data1 and data2? For me data1/data2 does not work and I cant find out why! Is it possible that if a function is not coded properly then the signals based on this function do not work with data1 and data2 ?? Is it possible to refer...

konstantin

Did anyone try to send orders to NT with MC?
http://www.NT.com/Help ... ?Overview9

konstantin

Great!

konstantin

Do you have a rough idea when the final release of MC 3 will be available?
(first quarter?, midyear?, third quarter?, end of the year?)

konstantin

When I open an existing .ors file and then close it, I am asked to save it. If I say no, then the file is deleted.
If I say yes and save it under the same file name than before: The program crashes.

This behaviour is very strange.

I use 2.1.999

konstantin

Is it possible to build a custom stock index with Multicharts? e.g. build an index out of the 10 stocks I am holding.

konstantin

That worked.
Thank you.

konstantin

When I insert the study "Trendlines Automatic", all the resulting trendlines have alerts checked, although the study itself (Trendlines Automatic) has the alerts unchecked.
How can I switch off the alerts for "Trendlines Automatic"?

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