MultiCharts: Trading Software for Automated Trading and Backtesting

TJ

Don't worry, an email to techsupp and they will put you back in v12.

TJ

I am making an inquiry regarding this charting option and wondering what everyone's experience has been ? And please, especially TJ, do not send me a link to the wiki page that has Flex Renko outlined and explained. I just want to know if it's reliable and has no performance issues. There is only o...

TJ

Try this: Note: set plot style as Histogram Inputs: Line1(True), LineTime1(0830), LineColor1(DarkGray), Line2(True), LineTime2(1100), LineColor2(Red), Line3(True), LineTime3(1515), LineColor3(DarkGray); If Line1 and T >= LineTime1 and T[1] < LineTime1 then Plot11(c*2, "Line1", LineColor1) // set plo...

TJ

The code is not Easylanguage. It is in TS OOP extension.

It is impossible to make a translation or conversion to MultiCharts.
You have to rewrite the whole thing.

TJ

Please see post #1 & #2
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TJ

Again, the plot is totally correct, there's nothing wrong with the indicator's calculations. I'm only inquiring about why the color of the plots only prints when aligned with data1. I'm happy with the calculations, but not the colors that don't print. You need to write notes on the screen shot, wit...

TJ

@traderaaa : You can post the image directly to this forum. Just click on the "Attachments" button to upload.

TJ

Have you checked your data
count your bars/ticks
to make sure in every 24 hours period
you have the same number of (60X24/15) bars ?

TJ

Can you elaborate a bit more . . .

What is not correct?
How is it no correct?

What is triggering the count increment?

What is the chart resolution?

TJ

TJ

Do you have a mock up?

TJ

Thanks.

Would you have a screen shot ?

TJ

See post #1 & post #2
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TJ

See post #1 & post #2
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TJ

The only repeatable BT are on the time-based charts.

TJ

It is 1.000 ticks from IQFeed. You are right. I should have checked that, but the charts are not identical.. I guess I have to check with IQFeed. Thank you and sorry for bothering you with a non MC related issue. No problem. The bars between the charts are not identical because the starting tick is...

TJ

What is your chart resolution?

How many bars do you have on the chart?

Tick chart?
Take a look at the bars -- are they the same?

TJ

One trick you can try is to set your session end time at X minutes before the actual time.

TJ

. . .

Thanks for all the work you have put into your posts very helpful

You are welcome.

ps. How to post code -- see post #1 and post #2
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TJ

Your chart resolution is your analysis resolution.

TJ

A good place to start:

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TJ

You need to use LiveChat with techsupport.

TJ

Real trade? or Backtest?

What symbol?
What is the chart resolution?
Which built-in signal did you try?

TJ

Bear in mind the TL Starting Point and Ending Point convention.

TJ

What kind of changes did you do?

What kind of updates that are not updating?

TJ

This has been asked before . . . I have posted the code to do trick. Let me look.

TJ

What is your chart's session time?

What is your instrument's default session time?

Which session do you use?

TJ

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If ConditionLE and conditionLE4
then Buy ( "%RDipBuy" ) next bar at market;

TJ

Hi TJ,

Thank you for your input. I'd rally appreciate your help here...

I'm assuming that MC uses Data time stamps as the feed for TIME function. Not computer time… Am I correct in my assumption?
. . .

Anthony

You can sent an email to support@multicharts.com for a definitive answer.

TJ

See post #1 & #2
1. [FAQ] How to Post Codes ... so that people can read.
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TJ

Signal works in Data1.

Unless your code specifies otherwise, other data series are not consulted.

TJ

Please draw lines and write notes on the chart to illustrate your vision.

So far you have described a conceptual idea; we need to see EXACTLY what you want to see.

TJ

OK, I got your question wrong. These keywords won't work in your case.

You can try Global Variables
https://www.multicharts.com/trading-sof ... _Variables

TJ

Go to the Wiki
In Section 8
8 PowerLanguage Keyword Reference

Under
Plotting‎ (14 P)

Look up
I getplotvalue
I setplotvalue

TJ

Don't be disappointed.
MultiCharts has its own extension to the EasyLanguage. There are plenty you can do with what you have.
If you are a keen programmer, the MultiCharts .NET edition can do even more than the TS OOP.

TJ

This code is written with TS EasyLanguage with the OOP extension.
The new extension can do things the legacy EasyLanguage cannot do (or not easily done).

This is not a conversion exercise; this is a rewrite project.

TJ

For situations like this,
you should use Live Chat to connect to techsupport and let them sort this out for you.

TJ

This issue isn't IB realtime ticks data does not match histroy. The issue is the IB realtime ticks data for forex in Multicharts is actually 5 seconds data.

Have you read the specification in IB's website?

TJ

The problem is 8.Jan Sunday is missing from the X time scale, which is a trading for day for cryptos.

Please show us your:

default session setting
chart session setting

TJ

Are you talking about backtest?

TJ

I don't see what is the problem.

TJ

Each tick is a "trade".

A trade can be 500 shares, or 20 contracts . . .

TJ

It would be nice if there is a keyword called PlaySoundOnce.

TJ

Try this:

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Var:
intrabarpersist playonce(0);

if h crosses above wattever and playonce <> currentbar 
then
begin
	playonce = currentbar;
	playsound("c:\soundfiles\wattever.wav");
end;

TJ

See post #5
5. Stop Banging Your Head Against the Wall and Open Your Eyes.
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TJ

Not sure if this is the problem:

Check your counting . . .

Some counting start with ZERO,
Some counting start with ONE . . .

TJ

I don't install codes in my computer. You have to post the text file.

TJ

Hi. I have a very quick curiosity that the user manual does not fully clarify. Will "this bar at close" generate a market order during live trading? If a shorter custom session is used (eg on ES 17,00-15,55 instead of 17,00-16,00) and using daily or 1440 min chart will "this bar at close" send a ma...

TJ

Hi TJ, I know what a IF condition is. My IF condition above is not just about MP but other conditions too. . . . I am not criticizing your intention, nor questioning your ability to code. I am merely stating the mode of operation -- If your condition is not triggered, that is because the condition ...

TJ

Hi, I thought I should execute it right after an order is made, so that the Multicharts or broker will trigger the stop loss once the stoploss price is matched. Here is my previous code which works ok: if MarketPosition <> 0 then begin SetStopPosition; SetStopLoss(StopLossAmt); end; [sniped] . . . ...

TJ

Thanks! I am using IB and so all are supported at broker side. But I am just doing local backtesting/playback only now. I will verify the broker later. But about my puzzle around "logical error". I do place my OCO inside a IF as you can see above (and another bigger "if within trading hours"). Does...

TJ

[snip] . . . If not inside a condition, does it mean that the SetStopLoss call has to be appeared at the top level of the code - meaning it will be called at every bar/tick? Isn't this ineffective and will MC trigger this to Broker at every bar/tick too? I wonder if broker will block me by generati...

TJ

See post #5 https://www.multicharts.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=10811 Don't quite understand - "To avoid logical errors, DO NOT place these keywords inside a condition". I do try to apply exit on the entire strategy. If not inside a condition, does it mean that the SetStopLoss call has to be app...

TJ

Hi, I thought I should execute it right after an order is made, so that the Multicharts or broker will trigger the stop loss once the stoploss price is matched. Here is my previous code which works ok: if MarketPosition <> 0 then begin SetStopPosition; SetStopLoss(StopLossAmt); end; however when I ...

TJ

See post #5
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TJ

Yes it is possible.

But FIRST you must get your chart to align with your mind.

Your mind says ONE-minute analysis.
But your chart is geared for 15 minute interval.

What gives?

TJ

You pdf makes no sense to me.
You need to draw diagrams.

Anyway, your code is not going to give you daily averages,
because your calculation is based on 30 min bars.

You can try 600 as your average input. ( 30 bars in a day X 20 periods )

(I am not at my work station, I can't test this for you.)

TJ

Have you tried plotting the CloseD on the 30 min chart?
(without the xavg)

Have you tried plotting the CloseD with average instead of xavg?

TJ

MC v14.0 (Build 20935) I expected CloseD to return the previous day's close on my intraday charts in order to plot Daily Moving Averages without inserting an invisible daily chart of the same instrument Using just CloseD, however, all time frames plot the 20ema of that particular time frame. I did ...

TJ

The CloseD function's description: CloseD (Series Function) The CloseD function allows you to reference the daily Close of previous days in an intraday chart (minute, second, or tick-based) or a daily chart. CloseD is a function in a family of functions that allows historical daily, weekly, monthly,...

TJ

There is an option to make only ONE trade per bar.

TJ

Are you aware that most traders skip a contract month with crude oil?

TJ

This is from the TS site: Tomorrow (Reserved Word) This word is retained for backward compatibility. Replaced by Next Bar . Remarks Tomorrow references the next bar, even when analyzing intraday bars. Tomorrow is no longer necessary as the following are equivalent: Buy at Open Tomorrow + Range Stop;...

TJ

See post #18
Pay attention to red highlighted notes at the end.
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TJ

See post #1 & post #2
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TJ

[snip] . . . tj are you in charge of platform design cause if you are you need to step aside and let me take over. or you need to spend 30 years using ts. I am not an employee of MultiCharts. I have nothing to do with the design or programming of MultiCharts. I am a user; I paid for my MultiCharts ...

TJ

https://dlcdnimgs.asus.com/websites/global/products/tt1jzvjitkwxzo6s/img/main/pic_4k.jpg Is this good for trading? Mini PC PN50 Ultra-compact computer with 4000 Series AMD Ryzen mobile processors, supports up to 4 displays in 4K resolution and up to 64GB DDR4 RAM, M.2 SSD, WiFi 6, Windows 10 and du...

TJ

( A or B ) and C

A or ( B and C )

TJ

You should have at least two sets of cloning media.
Every time you make back up, you overwrite the oldest copy.

SSD are cheap these days.

TJ

What is your intention?

1. To remove the indicator from the chart?

2. To temporarily suspend the indicator from the chart?

TJ

your brackets are inconclusive.

try harder.

TJ

Please add brackets to the following code:

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// Start bar
  if FullDate = DateStart  or FullDate > DateStart  and FullDate[1] < DateStart  then begin

TJ

Hi TJ, I have already studied the function of DATE from "Date and Time Routines (55 P)”, the example is quite simple, don't mention any comparison scenarios. Study again. Go to #8 in the table of contents 8 PowerLanguage Keyword Reference Look under: Data Information/General‎ (77 P) Please go to wi...

TJ

First, you need to study the definition of DATE.

TJ

Hi TJ, can you show me the wiki link? Go to the top of this page, Look for the SUPPORT tab, put your mouse over the tab, a new window will show up. The 4th heading from the left is " Online Help & Wiki " https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Main_Page Go to #8 in the table of conte...

TJ

Go to the Wiki
8 PowerLanguage Keyword Reference
Look under Plotting‎ (14 P)

I_getplotvalue
I_setplotvalue

TJ

Please go to wiki and look up the definition of DATE.

There usage examples you can copy.

TJ

Before you build your custom future contract, you must have the required data in your computer. Please go to your dataprovider to download the expired contracts. Please go to the Wiki to read up on how to set up your custom future chart. https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Main_Page

TJ

See post #1 & post #2
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TJ

What you see is what MultiCharts received from IB. Crude Oil is an unusual instrument. How would you like to build your so called continuous contract? 1. one contract expires and link with the next contract? 2. one contract expires, skips and contract, and link with the one after that? 3. before one...

TJ

See post #1 & post #2
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TJ

Try this: inputs: Length (50), { // Length of Linear Regression // } BeginDate ( 0), { // Choose Zero to use full length // } BeginTime ( 0), { // Choose Zero to use full time // } EndDate ( 0), { // Choos?e Zero for Current Day // } EndTime ( 0), { // Choose Zero for Current Time // } NumInnerCircl...

TJ

TJ Tell us how to store the data we receive if possible so that when you open a workspace the data will come faster please. The slowness of MC to load a chart is insane! I would think that MC would store the previously collected data and then append the new data rather than pull the entire data ser...

TJ

It sounds like the internet or gateway was disconnected for a moment, and order was sent when the connection was reactivated.

Do you have a heart-beat checker?

TJ

How are the accounts set up?
Two IB accts in one machine?
Two MultiCharts? or One MultiCharts sending orders to two accts?

Where are the machines?
At home/office?
or at a remote site? a shared server?

TJ

Your title is the IQFeed Cont. Contracts... Maybe there is a misunderstanding . . . ? ? ? Let me wipe the slate clean and start from the beginning: There are two ways to get Continuous Contracts on your chart. 1. Dataprovider supplied continuous contract. The dataprovider (eg IQFeed) creates an arti...

TJ

Why don't you use the MultiCharts' custom future?

MC can build back-adjusted continuous contract on the fly, and you don't have to reload the whole data series every time a contract rolls over.

TJ

See post #1 & post #2
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TJ

First, you have to identify what you want. You have written a lot in the above post, but I still do not know what you need. You must make a list -- not just narrations, but a LIST. You need to specify exactly which data you want to capture, and at what juncture . After that, people can help you to w...

TJ

Yes, just capture the data at the moment. Makes future analysis so much easier. You did not say what data you are interested in, so I can't give you any specifics. For example, if you want the price of the fast MA when it crosses above the slow MA, then just assign the price to a variable at that mo...

TJ

Yes, just capture the data at the moment. Makes future analysis so much easier. You did not say what data you are interested in, so I can't give you any specifics. For example, if you want the price of the fast MA when it crosses above the slow MA, then just assign the price to a variable at that mo...

TJ

To get a specific data, look back is one method.
But if this is a regular occurance, it is easier to capture the data while it happens.

eg. on a moving average cross over,
you should evaluate that situation on every bar.
If the MA have crossed, then immediately capture the data you want.

TJ

See post #1 & post #2
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TJ

See post #1 & post #2
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TJ

I've put a lot of instruments in Scanner windows and insert custom indicators to monitor status change. However, I've found that the indicator value is different in Scanner and Chart Windows. I've included a chart below. I've added " intrabarpersist " declaration to the indicator value. But it is n...

TJ

See post #1 and post #2
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TJ

See post #1 & post #2
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TJ

If this is a coding question, please post your codes.

If the code uses TS object oriented extension, it is not possible to convert into MC's PowerLanguage.

TJ

Strategies trade on Data1.
That's why you place your primary trading logic on Data1.

If the detail of a faster fractal is not important in your analysis, then you can forgo having it as Data1.

TJ

You need the Type Zero Library.

But it's been a long time; I haven't tested it on the MC64.

TJ

ADE does not work on sub-minute bars.

TJ

See post #5
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TJ

Interactive is not the only one who compresses data.
Check the small print in your data provider's spec. You might be surprised.

TJ

Who is your data provider?

Did you know most of the data provider streams compressed quotes?

ie. they are not true tick-by-tick streams. They are snapshots . . . periodic snapshots of xxx millisecond intervals.

TJ

TJ - I looked in quote manager and opened the "edit data window" a symbol I was interested in and loaded 1 minute data for a symbol (ES.D) I was interested in and I did have the data go all the way back to early 2000. I then exited Multicharts and made sure nothing was running including the TS serv...

TJ

Henry - I experience the same problem Mark Brown is having all the time - I'm saving 20 years of 1 minute data for system development from TS - I understood that cached data was stored to local database when I exit the chart/workspace but every time I reopen my workspace with the chart I go through...

TJ

Try this:

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switch (trigger) //INGRESSO A MERCATO
   begin
	
	case "F": 
               BEGIN	
                    buy ("Fa") next bar at open ;  
                    buy ("Fb") next bar at meta_candela limit;
               END;
   end;
end;

TJ

Well . . . you have wrapped yourself too deep.

You should try something simpler first.

Draw a diagram -- how do you want the line to look like on a chart.
What are the criteria for the line?

Let's start from there.

Forget about the array for now.

TJ

Have you read this article?

https://www.multicharts.com/trading-sof ... lume_Delta

TJ

Try this: Inputs: Barsago(5); variables: intrabarpersist bool PreMarketCriteria(false); //PreMarketCriteria = false; if Time > 810 and Time < 920 then begin if Average(Close, 30) < Close then begin PreMarketCriteria = true; end else begin PreMarketCriteria = false; end; end; if Time > 940 and Time <...

TJ

See posts #1 & #2
1. [FAQ] How to Post Codes . . . so that people can read.
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TJ

Please see post #8
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TJ

8. Code Conversion If you need help with code conversion . . . Please don't just post the codes. You need to provide the following: (The more information you have, the easier it is for people to help you) 1. Where did you get the code? Link to the source? (Please give credit to the author) 2. What ...

TJ

See posts #1 & #2
1. [FAQ] How to Post Codes . . . so that people can read.
viewtopic.php?t=11713

TJ

I'm still learning my way around the system and I'm very grateful for your quick and incredibly helpful reply today. Thanks TJ!

You are welcome.
We are all here to help each other.

TJ

You need to go to Preferences
and take the Data Server off-line.

https://www.multicharts.com/trading-sof ... references

TJ

I always recommend people to use a separate machine for testing, backtesting and optimization.
Computers are not that expensive nowadays. There is no reason not to dedicate a computer for development purpose. That's how professional do it.

TJ

Look up the keyword (under Attributes section)

IntraBarOrderGeneration

TJ

Use London exchange time

TJ

Please post your print code

TJ

If you format your code this way ie with the BEGIN at the left edge, then you can see the matching END, and you will never have mismatched BEGIN and ENDs. //Time filter function inputs: StartTime(NumericSimple), EndTime(NumericSimple); If StartTime > EndTime then BEGIN if (Time > StartTime and Time ...

TJ

There are two types of sessions: Default session Custom sessions (You can have as many custom sessions as you like) The strategy trades off your chart. You can make your chart in any session format you like : 24 hrs, 9 to 4, or Globex, or whatever . . . Different charts can be made with different cu...

TJ

From experience, Renko strategies never worked in a consistent behavior. It is just the nature of the non-time based beast.

TJ

You have many ideas floating around, I can make a short answer regarding function: Yes, you can offload some of the codes to a function. For example, AVERAGE is a function; it can be called by an indicator or a strategy. For example, MACD is a function; it can be called by an indicator or a strategy...

TJ

Bar magnifier for portfoliotrader probably will require 10x the computing power. Not so much the clock speed, but memory speed.

TJ

One thing you can explore:

right click on the chart,
a pop up window will show you the order of the layers.

You can experiment moving the instrument to either the top-most layer, or the bottom-most layer.

TJ

Hi,
. . .

And no TJ, I don't need to supply more code or a chart.

I am not the one who needs help.

You should read my FAQ/

TJ

You have to write some notes on the chart to point out to us what is the problem.

TJ

What kind of format you are talking about?

Are they the same instrument?

TJ

>>subsequent bar's open price

Straight answer -- NO

We perform our evaluation based on existing data.

If you want to include an open price in your logic, you have to first wait for it to happen, then do your evaluation.

TJ

I am not too sure what you mean by "Print Function".

What EXACTLY do you want to do?

TJ

Could you tell me what code I have to insert? Thanks You have to first decide on your criteria for turning off auto-trading. Time? Price? Volatility? Equity? . . . Thanks for the replay, i've already a criteria, based on AVR Trade. What I'd need it's the part of the code to turn on-off the autotrad...

TJ

Yes, you can turn off auto-trade.

All you need is a criteria for turning it off, and it will be off.
Could you tell me what code I have to insert?
Thanks

You have to first decide on your criteria for turning off auto-trading.

Time? Price? Volatility? Equity? . . .

TJ

Yes, you can turn off auto-trade.

All you need is a criteria for turning it off, and it will be off.

TJ

See post #2

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TJ

You can email support@multicharts.com for your login and password.

Also check your old email folder; you have received it from MultiCharts when you bought your license.

TJ

Svetlana we will have to agree to disagree. I spend a fortune on servers that in turn never come close to high loads. Only during initial startup. I firmly believe MCs software is not scaleable on one machine of even infinite power. Please educate me if you think i’m wrong. 。。。 When there are a lot...

TJ

You can modify your code this way:

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If High > aDCHighPrice[1] then 
begin
		entryCondition1 = true;
		
		print("High: " ,  High);
		print("aDCHighPrice: ", aDCHighPrice[1]);
end
ELSE		entryCondition1 = FALSE;

TJ

>>The console log (at 10:40:00 AM, the High is 24675 which is lower than 24693, but the value of entryCondition1 is still true). Is it a bug or something? I think the variable should be re initiate on the new bar every time. Thanks. Yes it is a bug -- your bug. The variables are initialized when you...

TJ

From Google Translate: Good morning if I do studies on order flow that I use to create charts with added show delta volume delta ask traded vs bid traded or up tick vs down tick and if i use the cumulative delta same setting problem than use between the two options? I noticed differences in differen...

TJ

Price on chart dramatically wrong.. look at bid and ask then look at screen price. Both prices are updating tick by tick but chart price is way off...

Is this a new problem?
Or has it been always wrong?

TJ

what's the next (formal) step in order to achieve Tradingview integration?

$ $ $ $

TJ

These information might be needed:

MultiChart version and release number?
Windows version:
Hardware spec:

Who is the Dataprovider:
symbol:
Time when problem occurred:

TJ

What is your chart resolution?

TJ

See post #16
(16) [FAQ] How to AutoTrade with IB, but using a different Data provider
Symbol Mapping
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TJ

See post #7
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TJ

What is your chart resolution?

TJ

It take more than 4 hours to open a 2-years 1 min bar chart! The refilling of data need more than 4 hours! I didn't expect such a turtle like speed. My board-band speed is 1000MB. Is it normal? IB is not a dataprovider. IB is a broker. IB provides quotes for trading purposes. If you are not a heavy...

TJ

You have to pay to get data.

TJ

>>it closes potion in a bigger loss (from -80 to -140...).

This could be caused by a lot of reasons.

eg.
fast market
you did not set IOG
coding logic
etc.,

TJ

Look up the keyword

SELLSHORT

TJ

You have to install either
1. the TWS Trader Work Station, or
2. the gateway.

TJ

Have you checked the scaling? . . . Make sure it is attached to the dataseries.

TJ

This is an EasyLanguage legacy problem . . .

You see, in EasyLanguage, VOLUME returns ticks,
and TICKS returns volume.

If you had used the keyword TICKS, you would not have encountered the problem.

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Rec_V = Rec_V + TICKS;

TJ

TJ

First step:

go through the code and find all the division operations.

TJ

Please post a screenshot of the error message.

TJ

Hello Dear Sirs.

I am still waiting for your support about this.

Thx.

You can use Live Chat to show techsupport this problem.
They can sort it out for you on the spot.

TJ

Dearl all, i'm facing a very strange issue, why the following does not work: LOT = LOT +1; buy ("buy adjustment") LOT contracts next bar at open; MC open the first contract but does not increase the position. There's a way to do that ? Thank you !! No Erocla Your description is not very clear: 1. M...

TJ

You can submit a feature request here:

https://www.multicharts.com/pm/public/m ... ssues/find

TJ

The following information might be needed by the tech support:

1. MultiCharts version and release number
2. Windows version
3. Hardware - CPU, RAM,
4. Other programs running - Anti-virus, etc.,
5. Data - does your ASCII include tick data with time-stamp?

TJ

You can start here:

Post #6. Developing Your Strategy
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TJ

You can try a price projection.

TJ

I am not sure what you are asking for . . .

This might help:

Go to the Wiki,
go to
Section 8 PowerLanguage Keyword Reference

Look under
Data Information/General‎ (77 P)

Read up on:
GetRTSymbolName
GetSymbolName

TJ

Why are you not assigning the lowest function to a variable?

TJ

Not sure what you are asking . . .

TJ

I am not aware of any automatic conversion program.

You pretty well have to re-write the code from scratch.

What kind of indicators are these?
If they are popular ones (ie not custom made), you might find a conversion already exists on the web.

TJ

. . . it would help if you can draw a diagram (with notes explaining your vision).
After all, you are interested in a solution from a visual chart, it only makes sense that you convey your idea through a diagram.

TJ

You can declare an input, but it must begin with an non-number:

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Input: 
M1 ( 1000000 ),
_1m ( 1000000 );

TJ

You can start here:
[FAQ] Portfolio Trader / Portfolio Backtester
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TJ

You should look into the Portfolio Trader.

TJ

. . . Sorry, maybe I was unclear in the request. I need (above all) the futures 1 minute and 1 day. . . You still have NOT specified what you need. "Futures" is a very very very large domain. There are agriculture, financials, metals, forex . . . What are the specific symbols you need? Don't tell m...

TJ

. . . I'm interested (for the moment) in viewing the main index, exchange and commodity data. resolution: 1 day and 15 minuets Thanks Paolo The data comes in three formats: Daily 1 minute tick When you create a 15-min chart, MultiCharts will take your 1-min data and create a 15-min chart for you. O...

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Good evening, I am writing here because I have not yet managed to obtain the data I am looking for. I discovered some services that offer data (even for free), but none of this offers futures data. Could any of you help me? Thanks so much. :-) You have not specified what exact data you are not able...

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If I were to allocate parts of my strategy code to functions, would that slow down the calculation time? Let's say it's a pretty simple strategy and you move parts of the code to functions with all things pretty much being equal, what percent effect would this have on speed? No, it won't slow down ...

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This is a Windows message.
Windows 10 security is a pain. But I guess it is for your safety.

You need to log in as Windows Administrator.

TJ

When you compile a study, MultiCharts would parse the codes and collect all the declarations.
The variables are initialized at compilation, not when you run the indicator.

TJ

. . . Dear TJ! Is there any chance to include such type of order into To-Do list for the next software builds at least for automated trading? I see that it could be easily released using TWS API: http://interactivebrokers.github.io/tws-api/basic_orders.html - Market On Open I'm sure it is also avai...

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eg.

if you are using a 5 min chart, and the instrument opens at 9:30 am
You can set the session time to start at 9:25 am,
then your strategy can buy/sell market at next bar.

TJ

A workaround:

Set the session time one bar early.

TJ

See this wiki article
Importing Data
https://www.multicharts.com/trading-sof ... rting_Data

TJ

My understanding is, the function is a "human" short cut. When MC compiles the indicator, the function code is inserted back into the script wherever it appears. However, all is not lost. Good coding practice can speed up the execution. For example: If H < average( C, 20 ) then . . . If L > average(...

TJ

Hello,
. . .
This FAQ thread is awesome...viewtopic.php?t=10811
. . .

I am glad you find it useful.

Good trading to you.

TJ

What kind of instrument are you testing?
What kind of resolution? tick data? minutes? or daily?

You can import whatever data you already have into MultiCharts.

TJ

When you exit MultiCharts at the end of the day, MultiCharts would save the data to your computer's harddisk. This process might take a minute or two. Make sure you do not shut down the computer immediately. Open your TaskManager, make sure all the MultiCharts processes are completed (ie no longer o...

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They should produce the same result. No advantage to either.

TJ

Another way to code this logic:

Code: Select all

If RSI > 70 and RSI [1] <= 70 then . . .

TJ

What you should be looking for is the first instance of RSI crossing into 70+.

TJ

This FAQ covers a lot of the beginners' questions.
viewtopic.php?t=10811

TJ

Higher clock speed is preferred over more threads.
16 GB RAM minimum

TJ

MultiCharts does not use game-style 3D graphics, a high-performance gpu is not needed.

TJ

Thanks TJ. I've read both references and I understand that there are different means of representing volume based on how "build Volume On" is being set. Ultimately, I ended up embedding the logic from the Volume indicator itself and that gave me the accurate output. Thanks. I am glad you have it wo...

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Hi, All my gmail alerts sent form MC are all failing to send. Anyone else seeing this or has a solution? Thanks, Will It depends on the point of failure. If your internet is down, or if your email server is down, then MC would not be able to send out emails. If your MC email has worked before, it i...

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Go to the Wiki

Go to the section
8 PowerLanguage Keyword Reference

Look under
Data Information/General‎ (77 P)

Read up on the definition and usage examples of
TICKS
VOLUME

TJ

See posts #1 & #2
viewtopic.php?t=11713

TJ

MultiCharts
Supported Data Feeds
https://www.multicharts.com/features/data-feeds/

TJ

I am a light user. I do not need a lot of data.

TJ

with IB I have the problem that the data is not loaded (error message )I always get dropouts that I load too much data That's right, IB is not a real dataprovider. It is only good for light users. You can pay extra to get more data. How many symbols do you follow? How often do you retrieve the data...

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Interactive Brokers has a cheap feed, but only good for light users because it is a broker, not a read dataprovider.

TJ

Do you need real-time feed?

Most stock traders use EOD data.

How about delayed data (5 or 15 min delay)? They are cheaper.

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