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kelly simon

I just checked this functionality on the latest beta and it is exactly the same as it was. I hope this will be fixed for Gold as it can be considered core functionality.

Thanks,
Simon

kelly simon

Thinking I better get in any last feature requests begore MC Gold release!

Guys, please can you put a redraw chart option on the right click menu of a chart - as this would seem to me to be the most logical place for it.

Thanks,
Simon

kelly simon

I was wondering, with respect to the 'removing study from workspace after upgrades' issue, whether maybe the most appropriate solution would be for the upgrade to keep the studies (and their settings) attached to the chart - but to mark them as deactivated due to needing a recompile - in the format ...

kelly simon

I have checked this issue more thoroughly. 1. First off, I did have one occasion when 'reset price scale' functioned as it should - and the thing that was noticeable about that time - was that the symbol being plotted was at position 1 on the menu choice that appears with a 'right click' of the pric...

kelly simon

sptrader,

Version 4.0 Beta 3 (Build 1609)

Simon

kelly simon

Dear MC, Essentially, this is a feature request about a relatively superficial MC issue, and more to do with perfecting it than anything else. Though I would like to add that, nearly every trading day, I think to myself -- I wish MC had a text label snap to grid system. I say this because I like to ...

kelly simon

PLE works fine on QC here.
Simon

kelly simon

Hey guys,
I am wondering if there is anyway that I can get the auto-trendlines feature to plot on a sub-chart study, rather than on price itself.

Thanks,
Simon

kelly simon

Hi TJ, I'm checking into it.
Thanks,
Simon

kelly simon

Hi TJ, That is a good hypothesis - that the issue might be caused because the actual candlesticks are not being plotted as the foreground indicator... However, after setting the price plot to: 'visual order > bring to front', the same green MA functionality happens. I'm wanting to explain, that it's...

kelly simon

Hi Marina, I really appreciate this new candlestick painting enhancement (for tapping into full KP functionality).
Thank you,
Simon.

kelly simon

Don't know if anyone else experiencing this issue, but on the last two betas, on a faster tick chart for entry, I find that I have keep refreshing it all the time, as after a short while it stops plotting some of the studies I have running on it. I'm not getting this on a 1 min type chart with othe...

kelly simon

And a Yahoo Finance connector would be great. I think NT has just added this as I dont recall seeing it before, and it works a treat.

Simon

kelly simon

Please can you look at incorporating an interface to barchart.com. Their prices are excellent.

e.g.

1) complete all in cost for emini package *** $45.00 for 100 symbol limit plus $26.00 CME emini data feed
2) forex pairs **** $10.00

Thanks,
Simon

kelly simon

I am attaching a workspace file which demonstrates the issue. Unless you have IQfeed, you will need to set the symbol value. 1. I am moving/dragging the right hand scale to alter the Y-axis zoom factor. 2. All studies remain scaled to each other as they move. 3. Now I choose Format>Reset Price scale...

kelly simon

TJ, I'm sure that field is to instruct MC to just use that setting next time a new study is created - or - for example - use this colour every time a new horizontal line is created. I'm not sure that it locks the setting as I mentioned.

Thanks,
Simon

kelly simon

1. When I first open MC and the chart loads - essential the chart self-scales as I move across time using the horizontal scroll bar - and across all time - all price is visible. 2. If I then alter the Y scaling (to zoom in on a particular part) and/or shift the chart up or down using the cursor keys...

kelly simon

Guys, yes, I will be backing up workspaces from now on... Thank you! Still, I think it might be more user friendly if the upgrade worked round the issue and also made an extra backup of last opened workspaces. RE: MC stopping plotting studies. Am attaching a screenshot, where this has happened. Simon

kelly simon

One other thing about installing new betas. Because it tends to happen that after install, MC opens up the previously open charts - without the custom indicators being recompiled - it is really easy to lose a workspace - because indicators included in a workspace - that are not compiled - are seemin...

kelly simon

Just a small detail - on the study ATR, I get a nine decimal point reading on the right hand scale. I can't see how to reduce this to say 2 decimal points as on other indicators/scales.

Screen shot attached.

Thanks,
Simon

kelly simon

Don't know if anyone else experiencing this issue, but on the last two betas, on a faster tick chart for entry, I find that I have keep refreshing it all the time, as after a short while it stops plotting some of the studies I have running on it. I'm not getting this on a 1 min type chart with other...

kelly simon

I am wondering if the previous mentioned possibility of being able to tap into collected Zenfire historical data has been progressed at all.

Thanks,
Simon

kelly simon

With OHC candles (which I use in my setup) - I am not getting the close marked.

Appreciate the ability to paint candles though - thanks.

Simon

kelly simon

edited: was meant to be a PM.

kelly simon

Hi Marina,
Please find attached the kind of thing I mean - in the sense that the price bars get covered by the crosshairs on a screenshot.

Thanks,
Simon

kelly simon

At present, what is plotting using wullenweber's code (using HighD & LowD), seems to actually be yesterdays high & low of the whole 24 hour period. I am taking it that this is useful to have on charts, though I am after the actual open & close price as well. With respect to the time periods - even i...

kelly simon

Super, that is super!
Thanks,
Simon

kelly simon

I know I raised it earlier - and I'm feeling a bit concerned that repeating it might seem a bit of a bother -- however, in terms of documenting what I am trading everyday - it would be most useful to be able to take screenshots featuring the crosshairs on a price chart/s. However, at present, in any...

kelly simon

OK, thank you all. Still, it sure would be nice to be able to compare - even if just for the sake of comparison. Anyone have the skills to write out the code for an ema based BB - and willing to share..!

Simon

kelly simon

I was wondering if the Bollenger Band plot is based on an exponential moving average or a simple moving average. The mid line seems to plot on a simple moving average, by comparisson - but what about the actual bands - are they based on an ema or sma? Or is it that BB's are always based on an ema, b...

kelly simon

Meant to add, that I had to substitute LowD & HighD for LowestD & HighestD

Simon

kelly simon

Thanks wullenweber - works a treat.

kelly simon

I am wondering if there is a study in MC that will plot yesterdays open, close, high & low?

Thanks,
Simon

kelly simon

I was thinking earlier, that this discussion, for me, really brings to mind that the real usefullness of MC, for myself, is, in part, in the long term, ultimately going to be dependant on the available datafeeds. In this respect, I hope for us European users, that you will look around to see what ot...

kelly simon

BTW, the install *.bat file didn't work on Vista 64bit. Needed to copy and register file manually.

Simon

kelly simon

Same question as well for forex data?

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What about opening the MCFX data feed, for full MC licence users?

The 3rd party feeds I have tried, for forex, haven't been up to much, IMO.

Best,
Simon

kelly simon

I am wanting to be able to chart UK intraday share price data. Anyone know the best way to achieve this, datafeed wise, with MC.

Thanks,
Simon

kelly simon

One extra addition. When importing an ascii file, on this computer at least, the options for the settings for each individual data column are not appearing correctly in that they are not visible until the mouse is rolled over them. Please see attachment.

Simon

kelly simon

Historical data would be great. Also, some clarification about the SSL certificate path please.

Simon

kelly simon

Dear All, Thank you for all your comments on my initial post. Following up my initial post with some clarifications, as well some new feature/bug requests that I have been compiling from daily use of MC. === Regarding the ability to save all charts. Marina wrote: 'You can have all workspaces saved o...

kelly simon

Thanks TJ. That has solved that particular issue. The DDE Realtime Player now allows me to select the play button. I have created symbol @PLAYBACK (symbol root PLAYBACK). Symbol is listed in the realtime player and shows as connected in Quotemanager. However the DDE Data Sources .dll though listed a...

kelly simon

Do I have to open the exported Symbol Manager txt file in the Playback utility. If so, when I try to do so, I receive the error: 'can not open file or it has unsupported format'. Here is a sample of the data in the exported txt file: "Date","Time","Price","Volume" 05.06.08,19:00:01,1405.25,24 05.06....

kelly simon

Symbol requested /ESH8 1 min 30 days back - NT comes back with chart in approx 1 minute. At present, I am not getting a chart load from MC, even after approx 5mins, though I have to say, I have done so before. Looking in the log, I am getting this error - though I am sure I have the correct credenti...

kelly simon

Similar experience to report: I have been trying to use Open Tick as well for history data, and have been experiencing extremely long history download time - or just not loading at all.

I haven't seen these same issues using the NT connection to OpenTick.
Best,
Simon

kelly simon

Andrew - MC running fine here on Vista 64.

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RE: Redraw chart on right click

Pretty please - feature request...

Autotrendlines applied to an indicator as opposed to price..

Re: Latest betas

And Yahoo Finance

Barchart.com

Reset Price Scale

RE: Upgrade and stopping plotting studies

Uncompiled indicators removed after installing new beta

Small detail on ATR

Latest betas

New Beta 4

Bollenger Bands with exponential moving average mid line

Yesterdays OHLC

UK Share Price Data

ASCII options

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