MultiCharts: Trading Software for Automated Trading and Backtesting

TJ

kagein wrote:As I wrote above, not using iog and have no time related code

It is possible you have a hidden infinite loop.

Have you tried one chart only ?

How does the CPU respond?

TJ

What are the chart resolutions?

How much back history on the chart?

TJ

Usually it is a coding error.

Are you running IOG?

Please check to see if you have a snippet that sends an order, then cancels it immediately, and resubmits it again.

TJ

Do you have any PL code created drawing objects?

eg. Trendlines, arrows, texts, etc.,

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If you switch it on, QM will automatically collect data for you even if you have not opened a chart.

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Jimmyrakete wrote:Do you save your data or is it OFF with you?

Don't understand your question.

TJ

Your MaxBarsBack might be different.

Have you checked to see which trades are missing?

TJ

Jimmyrakete wrote:the problem lies with ORB system
ORB indicator is OK

das Problem liegt bei ORB System
ORB Indikator ist OK

Please use LiveChat with techsupport; they can sort this out for you.

TJ

You need to click the Compile button on the PLEditor.

TJ

Jimmyrakete：

This indicator and strategy require TWO data streams.

You can try adding another data stream to the chart.

eg. add a 5 min data and a 15 min data in the same chart.

TJ

Please ALWAYS post a screenshot of the error messages.

TJ

For the current MC version,
all the operating data are stored in RAM.
The data is flushed to your harddisk when you shut down MC.

As the first debug step, I would run the memory test to check the memory integrity.

TJ

What is your chart resolution?

Can you draw a diagram to illustrate your thoughts?

What are the "What-if" scenarios you will encounter?

TJ

See post #1 & #2
How to post codes
viewtopic.php?t=11713

TJ

See post #18
[FAQ] Multiple Time Frame, Multi-Data Analysis
viewtopic.php?t=10811

TJ

MaxBarsBack caused the recalc.

TJ

I have tried your code.
I do not get your error message.

Please post your complete code if you need help debugging.

TJ

Please get a screenshot of the error message

TJ

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

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LRP wrote:Perfect, it works! Thank you very much for your appreciated help TJ.
Kind regards, LRP

You are welcome.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

TJ

Try this:

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var: price.at.1730(0), temp(0);

if time = 1730 then temp = Close;

if time = 2200 then price.at.1730 = temp;

TJ

Thanks a lot TJ, but as soon 17:30 is reached (today) I will get a new but unwanted value. Instead I do like to keep the close 17:30 value from yesterday until the end of the session. I tried a lot but can not find the solution to keep that 17:30 Close value from yesterday until the session ends to...

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Fattyflathead wrote:Thanks a lot TJ for the reply , as some of the discussion i looked at earlier were from 2012 i was hoping that it was something that was resolved already.

i will google the workaround.

Since the API came out, virtually nobody is asking about the reconnection problem again.

TJ

Hello Traders, I have just setup MC on autotrading nd have a problem with MC/IB connection at night , when i check the logs it seems that Multicharts tries to connect IB gateway at 5.31am every night 5.31AM Information "Connecting to TWS" and then it shows 5.31AM Error "Connectivity ...

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OK, this is a simple requirement. All you need is to set up a variable, then at 1730 every day, assign the close price to the variable. this variable is available for you to recall at any time in the future. eg. var: price.at.1730(0); if time = 1730 then price.at.1730 = Close;

TJ

A few questions:

1. Do you only need the data from the previous session?

2. Is this a recurring request?

3. Do you need a specific time? or the time is different for every request?

4. When do you make the request?
eg at 1730 today, you want to know the close of 1730 the previous day?

TJ

ps. ABC's sample code is for offline educational use only.

You should create the chart first, then apply the code.

It will not appear on a real-time chart that has previously been saved in a workspace.

TJ

Try this Variables: TLID(-1), TxtID(-1); TLID = TL_New(Date[10], Time[10], Close, Date, Time, Close); TL_SetColor(TLID, red); TL_SetSize(TLID, 4); TL_SetStyle(TLID, 2); TxtID = Text_New(Date, Time, Close, "Hello World!"); Text_SetStyle(TxtID, 0, 2);

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Scaling should be "Same as Instrument".

TJ

What is your chart resolution?

ie the chart type and interval?

TJ

Please see posts #1 & #2
How to post codes
viewtopic.php?t=11713

TJ

Is this about the HSI symbol?

Make sure the session is set up correctly.

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kinwai wrote:I'm not sure as IB don't has this option for selection

Please check the IB website; it has detail on how you can find out which server you are using, and how you can change it.

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In Hong Kong, there is a lunch break between 12:00-13:00, even I set the session of HSI future correct, found the real time data cannot be resumed after lunch break, when close the MC and run again, then the real time data will resume, anyone can advise how to fit it? Which IB server are you using?...

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AFTER HOURS MARKET

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>7. Close MC and open again.

After closing MC,
check the Windows TaskManager,
make sure all MC processes are closed before restarting MC.

TJ

You can add this keyword to your alert message:

GetSymbolName

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brendanh wrote:Was this ever implemented? As others have said, indicators are no substitute for real composite symbols. Would massively improve the value of MultiCharts IMO.

Composite symbols are only valuable IF and ONLY IF you can trade them.

For that to happen, the symbol must come from your broker.

TJ

kinwai wrote:I downloaded 1 min chart data and saved, when I open a new workspace and use 1 min chart with same symbol in the new workspace, why the system needs backfilling data again?

What do you mean by "I downloaded 1 min chart data and saved,"?

What steps did you do?

TJ

You see, TS, IB and OANDA are brokers; they are not real data providers. The quotes they provided are for order purposes.

If you need to load a lot of data in a hurry,
there is only one way to do it -- subscribe to a real data provider.

TJ

Already tried, but doesn’t work. The chart always displays “backfilling” and the “Reload All Data” option is dimmed. That means you are requesting too much data. You must be getting "Pace Violation" messages. IB has imposed limitations on how much you can download within a certain time. Y...

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Version? Build number?

TJ

Which MC version /build number are you using?

TJ

You can reload the data.
You do not have to delete the cache.

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

TJ

Who is your data provider?

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dvdkite wrote: . . .

but it does not work.
I simply cannot find what the problem is....

Regards,

David

Please post a screen shot of your chart.

Please draw on the chart what you are looking for.

TJ

we are waiting many things about Renko : https://www.multicharts.com/pm/public/multicharts/issues/MC-1649 https://www.multicharts.com/pm/public/multicharts/issues/MC-1331 https://www.multicharts.com/pm/public/multicharts/issues/MC-845 My 2 cents: For trading purposes, it will be a lot easier to pro...

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My 2 cents:

For trading purposes,
it will be a lot easier to program the Renko logic into your strategy than to rely on the built-in chart style.

YMMV

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. . . But the only button that I see to post the image is a small image icon and it only provide the img tags for the image url ( I don't see an option to upload an image here ). Anyway the alternative link of the image is https://futures.io/attachments/265243 Not everyone can see the picture at th...

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

ps. your image is not showing. You need to upload the picture to this site.

TJ

I just wonder if anyone thinks this is useful idea: Having the ability to control certain aspects of the Chart Trading Panel from within Power Language. I would like the ability to: 1) disable Buy/Sell buttons under certain conditions 2) set the # of contracts based on market volatility Right now t...

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If data1 has no new tick, how do you expect the order to be filled?

Do you want the order to be filled at the previous tick's price?

TJ

Why do you have less than 250 bars of data?
That's not a lot of data.

This is like going to a soccer match with 6 players.
You have to decide: do you want to play the game or not.

TJ

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

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This is how I would code this snippet: inputs: MA_Length (20), Sensitivity (1), Color_Up (green), Color_Down (red), Color_Neutral (yellow); variables: MA.Color(0), MA (0), MA_Rising (false), MA_Falling (false); MA = round(XAverage(Close, MA_Length), 1); MA_Rising = MA > MA[Sensitivity]; MA_Falling =...

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For line plots,
you should always add an offset code:

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SetPlotColor[1]( 1, mycolor );

TJ

You should use LiveChat to let tech support see this problem.

TJ

LRP wrote:Hi Guys
At IB-Plattform (ES, NQ, YM) they are shown and works but not anymore at MC 12R5!
Any ideas?
Kind regards, LRP

Which one you are talking about?

IB supplied continuous contract?

or MultiCharts custom future?

TJ

Hello I was wondering if anyone can help me with this issue Let's make an example with simple numbers: If Crude Oil is trading at 55.40 then it goes to 55.39, 55.38, 55.37, then it starts to go up again, 55.38, 55.39 55.40 Once it trades 55.40 again that is when I want the script to generate the Lo...

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What is your chart resolution?
The numbers in the example, do you mean bar closes? or ticks?

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https://www.multicharts.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=10811 post 6), but where to put the SetExitOnClose in the signal? Have you read the RED colored highlights in the post? you mean this? Note When automating a strategy, you will not want to use SetExitOnClose as a way to make sure that all of yo...

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martingale wrote:https://www.multicharts.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=10811
post 6), but where to put the SetExitOnClose in the signal?

Have you read the RED colored highlights in the post?

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in backtest, i found that some position are entered even after market close. how to set the strategy so that say it won't enter new position, and close out all existing position, 10 minutes before close. See post #15 [FAQ] Autotrade / Backtest / Optimization https://www.multicharts.com/discussion/v...

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Zheka wrote:Pacing violations should go away as soon as MC plug-in implements the latest IB API.

Pacing violations has nothing to do with the API.

Pacing violation means you are requesting too much data, more than you are allowed.

You can pay more money to get more data.

TJ

What MC version and build number?

What is your chart resolution?

TJ

We trade futures LOL . . .

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wilkinsw wrote:Any difference between
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crosses_above
and
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crosses above
?

No difference.

Same as

CROSS ABOVE

TJ

The best info you can get are from the following keywords:

InsideAsk
InsideBid

For explanations,
go to the Wiki,
look under
PowerLanguage Keyword Reference
Quote Fields‎ (36 P)

TJ

rgranero wrote:Hi,
when in a signal I try to print (NumEvenTrades) return 0 or a strange number... Where Iìm wrong?

Thanks
Riccardo

What number are you expecting?

TJ

Crude rollover is unlike other futures, I hope you do understand.

TJ

Have you tried exiting MC and re-start it?

TJ

Are you talking about a Custom Future that you created in MultiCharts?

TJ

ps. in a heavy computation environment, eg. the MultiCharts, you need REAL threads and REAL CPUs. Those extra virtual threads do not help. Ok, i did some reseach, i understand what you mean, what about extra cores? im sure they will help? You need REAL cores for REAL work. Think about it this way ....

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Yahoo or Google Finance can send you the closing price you need.

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Hi TJ, thanks for the advice. Would you say that upgrading to a ryzen 7 2700 compared to a i7 8700 with its 2 extra cores and 4 threads better for running multiple windows and tons of charts? You already have a very powerful computer. I am still using an Intel Q6600 . . . 1st gen Quadcore, with 8 G...

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Hi, I have Interactive Brokers TWS connected to MultiCharts for automated trading. The first automated order (market) of the day goes into TWS order queue but I have to execute it manually (right click on the order in TWS, "Transmit"), while the following orders are correctly executed aut...

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rockaphonics wrote:
. . . i have 3 monitors.

You can open a new MC instance for each monitor.
That should reduce the Windows graphics objects limitation, and make the Windows operation more stable.

TJ

m system seems to run smoothly with 3 windows opened, when i have 6 it starts lagging and hanging, could it be due to me only have a 4 core processor? those 3 windows have about the same set up in charts as the other 3. Please post a screenshot of your TaskManager. How many monitors do you have?

TJ

rockaphonics wrote:also does a graphics card matter much?

MultiCharts does not utilize 3D or game-related graphics features. An expensive graphics card will not help.

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All my charts are time based. no anti virus nor firewall nor loggers. Not running as admin. i noticed my cpu usage sometimes run up to 90+ percent when loading charts. Would a i7-8700 6 core with 32 ram solve this issue? When loading charts . . . of course it will run up to 90+ percent. You want yo...

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Which Windows version?

What other programs you are running?

Anti-virus?
Firewall?
Loggers?

Are you running MC as administrator?
Have you designated MC and all its components as "Safe" programs.

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How many charts? What are the resolutions? How much back history? How many indicators? Any drawings in the indicators? Thanks for reply, I have around 30 charts on each window, resolutions ranged from 15day to low of 30 mins. back history on intraday timeframes are around one week, higher timeframe...

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Greetings MC Community, I have spent several hours toying around with MC and PL and have a few things I haven't been able to figure out yet but thought I would by now. I've tried to find answers to these with no luck. Any help is appreciated. 1. How are negative numbers coded in PL? I know the &quo...

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You can build your analysis with this basic logic

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IF condition1 = false
then . . .

To add multiple conditions:

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IF condition1 = false
or condition2 = false
or condition3 = false
then . . .

TJ

How many charts?
What are the resolutions?
How much back history?

How many indicators?
Any drawings in the indicators?

TJ

See post #1 & post #2
[FAQ] How to Post Codes
viewtopic.php?t=11713

TJ

For Example 2019 March Issue: . . . This is not basic EL codes. They have the OOPL extension, which is only usable in TS v9+. The language is complex, it is for the advanced level programmers only. Because of the difference in programming architecture, there is no easy way to make a simple and dire...

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See post #1 & post #2
1. [FAQ] How to Post Codes
viewtopic.php?t=11713

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The problem you describe does not make sense. The different between MBT and IB or other brokers is the interface. The MultiCharts core is the same. Your indicators or strategies are merely scripts that execute line-by-line. If an order that was not executed in MBT, it will not execute in IB either. ...

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I am trying to generate an order in Back testing to be Buy at market, but I would like that once the optimization is made the order is executed in the real market as follows: buy at insidebid limit, and if it is not executed in 1 second the purchase is made to market, this in order to try not to at...

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Thanks for that TJ....so always a one bar delay. I think I can live with that. So one very important issue is to insure the receiving chart has the exact same time/tick interval..... Or the receiving chart must be equal to or LOWER than the sending chart in terms of interval. Timing-based analysis ...

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I am trying to pass indicator values from a workspace to another workspace and another chart. How can I be assured my GVGet calls are getting the latest GVSet data since they are both firing off at the Close of the bar with the same bar interval ? In other words if the GVGet fires before the GVSet,...

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With last I mean the Latest (today is 31st , I installed it yesterday). Version 12.0 Release (Build 17586). ... Looking at this...I suppose that it is only working in realtime, is that correct? So the only way to test if it work, is by running it in realtime? It depends on how you program your code...

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Hi. I also just imported GV+2-2.ELD but I'm still unable to communicate between 2 charts. I just upgraded to the last version of multichart so I suppose that every required dll are already embedded. ... What is "the last version of multichart" ? Please go to your MultiCharts and copy the ...

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If you use a magnifying glass, you see details. If you use a microscope, you see more details. If you use an electron microscope, you see even more details. If you found yourself seeing too much detail, you should take a step back, and look again. Different computers can show different results, not ...

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No, I am not offended by your question. This has been asked many times. Think about the distance the tick has to travel from the exchange to your computer: Exchange-->internet provider-->IQFeed-->internet provider-->your router-->your computer You can do a PING test to check your latency. ps. Also l...

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I haven't and that seems like a good place to start. But.. if the exchange matches historical but not streaming then I still don't have a solution. Historic data is the bench. Streaming data is always different. ALWAYS. It is the same with all the data providers. And that would be fine. If the sale...

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Have you compared your data with the exchange's data? I haven't and that seems like a good place to start. But.. if the exchange matches historical but not streaming then I still don't have a solution. Historic data is the bench. Streaming data is always different. ALWAYS. It is the same with all t...

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Have you compared your data with the exchange's data?

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syswizard wrote:Where can I find the ELCollections.ELD ? I have the DLL, but not the ELD.

Please see MAZINGUER post above.

TJ

You can only trade on data1.

You should always use the fastest fractal as data1.

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I have a problem which I need help - and have not found other articles about it. I have two test strategies with more or less the same problem: I use 15 min data in data1, and 1 min data in data 2, same symbol and exchange. I have "Enable Intra day order generation" turned on. The trigger...

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Hi guys, I'd like to deploy some diagnostic print statements to examine the data and conditions that lead to my order entries during autotrading. However, execution speed and memory usage is somewhat of a concern for me, so I wanted to pose the following question: When my PL script stipulates a buy...

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AdrianP wrote:. . .

When I tried typing in "If InStr(Symbol,"@CL") > 0 then XXX the code would not verify. Including categorry()=0 did not help.

Sorry, my coding skills are rather poor

Please go to the Wiki,

look up the keyword InStr, and study the definition and usage examples.

TJ

. . .

is this the section you were asking for?

. . .

I am not asking for anything.
I am merely suggesting to you, if you are looking for coding help, you need to post your codes. Otherwise, people do not know how to help you.

TJ

Please post the complete code relating to the array.

ie. including the declarations.

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I understand all of that...... No you don't. If you do, you will not have any problems. These are not new. You are not the first person to use these features; they have been around for umpteenth umpteenth years. They are not unusual or obscure keywords. Thousands of people are using these keywords ...

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So using Arw_New_self_s would do it ? However, Arw_SetLocation_s (ObjectID, BarDate, BarTime_s, PriceValue) indicates a Price, not an indicator value. So this is confusing...as the arrow should be associated with the indicator value, not the price on the chart. When you are creating an object (ie t...

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I'd like the ability in PowerLanguage to place text and graphics objects on subcharts that contain indicators. Does anyone else think this has value ? Is there any way this can be done now....via DLL's or other methods ? MultiCharts has this ability since . . . gawd . . . a long long time ago. Plea...

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Please go to the top of this MultiCharts webpage,
At the top of the page, look for the SUPPORT tab.
You can find the link to video tutorials.

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HI All, Is there any function within the MC that can determine whether a trendline is in uptrend or downtrend? I want to develop a strategy that make long/short decision based on whether some indicators (such as ADX in DMI) is in uptrend or downtrend. Tks. Martin When ADX > ADX[1], the trend line i...

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From the photo above,
Look under the General Section
Change the "No. of digitals after decimal"

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Hello everyone I have a question: how do I view in a chart the buy and sell of the strategy? In some charts I can view them in others not Can you explain more on what you are looking for? Do you have screen shots? Which chart you can view? and which chart you cannot view??? Please be specific with ...

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You can always program the logic into your strategy. Thanks TJ any chance you can give more information about how I would accomplish that? MultiChart's PowerLanguage is an English-like programming language. You can write your logic into your strategy. See post #6 for ideas https://www.multicharts.c...

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I have been using the software IRT by Linnsoft for a long time but recently have been using Multicharts as well. I would love to use it exclusively however the only thing that always keeps from switching completely is the fact that I trade off Linebreak charts. With IRT I have the ability to get th...

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Please go to the Wiki

Under the section:
PowerLanguage Keyword Reference

Look for:
Strategy Position‎ (47 P)

You will find the keyword:
MarketPosition

It has answers to all your questions.

TJ

See this thread:

[Advanced Topic] MultiCharts 64 bit Resources (3rd Party)
viewtopic.php?t=10094

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Deenius wrote:Thank you for your fast respond. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me. When I click on the chart I see only options: Format, Remove Series and Visual Order. There is no "Bring to Front" button.

Sorry I missed a step.
Please see the above post again; the error is corrected.

TJ

Right Click on the chart,
a window will pop up,
--> Select "Visual Order...",
highlight the symbol name,
Click the "Bring to Front" button.

TJ

What kind of documentation are you looking for? Is there a specific question you have? Those canned strategies have been around for ages. They are the same as the old TS strategies. There are lots of websites and youtube video on those signals. In the mean time, if you need specific help, please fee...

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I am not sure if IOG is supported in your version of Portfolio trader.
I know in the older Portfolio trader, IOG is not supported. You should check with tech support to verify.

TJ

Which MC version? Build number?

TJ

Are you using IOG?

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syswizard wrote:Wow - thanks for that TJ.
So Once can execute statements once conditionally or unconditionally.

Yes.

TJ

MultiCharts needs to update the Keyword definition. This is not in the Wiki or the PLE. ONCE (Reserved Word) Reserved word used to specify that the EL statement or begin-end block that follows will only be executed once . Syntax ONCE ( [ optional boolean expression ] ) { follow by single statement o...

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Hi, i installed the latest MC12 Release 3 and now "display entire series" is not working as in version 11. Just setup a simple chart, 1 minute TF, latest 20 days. Do "format -> display entire series". MC11 show the whole series without an horizontal scrollbar at the bottom of th...

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PLE Help

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syswizard wrote:I tried, but I was unable to login to the Project Management portal....and I could not reset my password.
Something is wrong here....it didn't recognize my Userid.

Just in case you are not aware,
the project management is a different program. It does not use the same userid/password as this forum.

TJ

Hi TJ- I updated after your response so that I could answer that I was on build 3 of th emost current release on both my systems (exporting and importing computers). However, the problem persists unfortunately. Any help is much appreciated! "The most current release" has no meaning. You s...

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MultiCharts version? Build number?

TJ

... So far I've been very happy with my old quad-core Intel i7-4600M quad core processor. .... thanks for the information! I have an i-7 2600K 3.4 GHz. Here I think on what to upgrade. It is a pity there is no reference example on the forum for measuring different processors at the time of optimiza...

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Thanks for trying to help! I actively use comments. Unfortunately, the problem is different - after switching the input keyboard language (from English to Russian) - no Cyrillic character can be physically entered into the editor. The editor itself flickers at the same time (I think it just flushes...

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At a minimum - write comments in Russian. Transliteration annoys me. As a maximum - to name variables in Russian. P.S. Sorry for my english. it's all Google Translate. I'm worse :) You can write comments in anything you want. MC ignores everything after // Not sure about the variable name. You can ...

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You are talking cryptic, not Cyrillic.
What exactly do you want to do?

TJ

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

TJ

You can use the keyword:

TEXT_NEW

There are coding syntax examples in the wiki.

TJ

MC version? Build number?
Data supplier?
Symbol?
Exchange?
Session setting?
Chart resolution?

TJ

Shaman wrote:I do not need it - I am not a scientific institute. I have a simple application question - does it make sense to buy AMD Ryzen Threadripper or not?

I always tell people -- Buy the most expensive computer you can AFFORD.

YMMV

TJ

search by word "Threadripper" on this forum Threadripper, or virtual core, is ONLY useful for light-duty parallel processing. Think of the CPU as the V-12 engine you have in your Ferrari. What virtual-core does is to cut the engine in half so that you have two 6-cylinder engines. You migh...

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Dear developers! Can you share the approximate timing of the release the Multicharts 13? Will it provide full support for parallel computing of genetic optimization (acceleration of work due to multiple processor cores)? Go to your TaskManager, If you see only ONE core is used, the program is NOT d...

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MC version? Build number?

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MC version? Build number?

TJ

What do you mean by "Elder Volume Force Index in % mode"?

How is that calculated?

TJ

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

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Hi TJ, thanks for the quick reply. Unfortunately I have kind of the opposite problem. I want my system to autotrade according to my DATA1 session template which is 24/5. But the trades are not executed during hours which are not part of the DATA2 session template. KISS Make the Data2 24/5 as well. ...

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See post #15
[FAQ] Limit the Time of Autotrade
viewtopic.php?t=10811

TJ

You can take a look at the Portfolio Trader.

TJ

When you put a Time-Based analysis on a Non-Time-Based chart,
the outcome is always unpredictable.

TJ

wilkinsw wrote:Henry (or other users),

If i export a qmd file will it include the most recent data that’s held in the cache? Or will it only hold the data since the last restart (or last flush, if Mc12).

Will

You must exit MC in order to flush the cache to the database.

TJ

Hello, I have an indicator and a function that I'm using in parallel with a signal. I can't seem to figure out why the signal usually sees the first buy signal before the indicator does.. they are exactly the same code? Is this known? Is code processed differently in signals vs indicators? Thanks T...

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MaxBarsBack has stumbled many people. MaxBarsBack is a misnomer. Most people have a misunderstanding of its purpose. MaxBarsBack simply means the MINIMUM number of bars required to calculate your indicators. If you have a 200 EMA, the minimum number of bars required is 200. ie. you will get the firs...

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How does the Currentbar "screw up" your calculation?
Are you looking for RSI in the first 200 bars of the chart?

TJ

Have you done an audit of the results?
Did the RSI script make any errors?

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Problem : - if some data is missed during a backfill ( problem with broker API, no quotes, bars filtered out, etc), a user has no way of knowing. Suggestion: Upon backfill, MC/ PortfolioTrader should transparently "Alert" the user in case some data are missing. These alerts should show a ...

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

TJ

Dear community, I need help for building a custom indicator on Easylanguage. I provide a brief explaination of the indicator. I would like to calculate a function for every bar in a range of past bars. Than i would like to pick the highest and lowest value among the values of the function for each ...

TJ

Go to "Format indicator"

Make sure the Scaling is "Same As Instrument".

TJ

Right click on the chart
a window will pop up
select "Visual Order"

make sure the data series are at the bottom of the list.

TJ

You can start here:

viewtopic.php?t=6929

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. . . I do not know the history of Easylanguage and Powerlanguage, slowly coming up to speed. Thanks again. The classic EasyLanguage is a Procedural Language derived from Pascal. Ie. it uses English-like syntax that are easy to learn, easy to write and easy to understand; you do not need formal tra...

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Thank you for chiming in, TJ. I appreciate there are a lot of legacy documents available for Easylanguage, and that it has been around for 25 years. But it has not been static for 25 years, it has evolved. And Powerlanguage is not exactly the "same" as Easylanguage. When a product is bein...

TJ

Thank you for chiming in, TJ. I appreciate there are a lot of legacy documents available for Easylanguage, and that it has been around for 25 years. But it has not been static for 25 years, it has evolved. And Powerlanguage is not exactly the "same" as Easylanguage. When a product is bein...

TJ

Thank you for chiming in, TJ. I appreciate there are a lot of legacy documents available for Easylanguage, and that it has been around for 25 years. But it has not been static for 25 years, it has evolved. And Powerlanguage is not exactly the "same" as Easylanguage. When a product is bein...

TJ

I am in the process of learning about MC Functions, and looked for a reference document. None to be found on Multicharts website. I searched this forum and found this thread. None of the links in this thread work, even tho I tried them in multiple browsers. I'm with Zheka, I expected better Multich...

TJ

Check your "Scaling" tab.

TJ

Please write notes on the charts to indicate what do you mean by "wrong".

As is, it is very difficult to see what you are referring to.

TJ

The First Step in debugging is to . . .

Change the generic variable names to meaningful and understandable variable names

ie. Change these:
var0( 0 ), var1( 0 ), condition1 . . .

to these
MyATR( 0 ), MP( 0 ) . . . etc.,

TJ

Splint wrote:Thanks. Minor modification to the code as it was only picking the stock with the H=L condition on the last bar. All good now.

. . .

It is good to hear the code is working now.
Thanks for reporting back and sharing your updated code.

TJ

1) In auto trading mode, everytime an order is generated, the broker is informed that MultiCharts was the software used to generate the order!!! WHY ?? I DON'T want my broker to know which trading software I use!! Your right "RGPD" come ! and this data is private my broker don't have to k...

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So I tried default strategies and got the same result, after a few hours the CPU use goes down to 10%, only 1 core being used rather than 6. MovAvg3Line Cross LE MovAvg3Line Cross SE _Percent Exit Pair One thing I notice in the optimization report is that there are over a million rows, is that okay...

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liang323 wrote:hi TJ, I can see price crosses the MidLine at least once or twice a day.

Thanks!

So? What can it do for your strategy?
"Cross" is NOT the same as "EQUAL"

{Exit Long}
if marketposition > 0 and CurrentPrice ==== MidLine then
sell all contract next bar at market;

TJ

How often do you see the current price ever equals the MidLine ?

TJ

Try this:

Code: Select all


Inputs: Barsback(10);

vars:    HL(0), 
      x(0);

for x = Barsback downto 0 
BEGIN

   if high[x] = Low[x]then
   begin
      HL=1; 
      // x=x-1;   
   end
   else 
   begin
      HL=0;
      //x=x-1;
   end;
END;

Plot1(HL);

TJ

Thanks for the feedback TJ. Strictly speaking, not I haven't told it to do otherwise such as an else statement. To my way of thinking HL is initialized as 0 and will switch to and remain at 1 if any bar in the last 10 bars has a high the same value as the low. If every bar in the last 10 bars has a...

TJ

Hi, I'm trying to figure out what's going on with this code. The theory is that if the high equals the low for any given bar in the last ten bars then variable HL is set to 1. It seems that HL is set to 1 regardless of whether the condition is met or not. Any idea where I went wrong? Inputs: Barsba...

TJ

Which MC version?

TJ

@Riccardo

Please see post #1 and #2
viewtopic.php?t=11713

TJ

shane1800 wrote:Hi there. Intel i7-6800K. Not sure about virtual threads will research that.

You are using virtual threads.

Your CPU has 6-cores, and you are seeing 12-cores.

See post #13
viewtopic.php?t=10811

TJ

What is the CPU?
Are you using virtual threads? ie. logical cores, Hyperthread, Threadripper, etc.,

TJ

This thread might give you some reading insights.

[FAQ] Autotrade / Backtest / Optimization
viewtopic.php?t=10811

TJ

Please Google for the free ebooks
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See this recent thread:

viewtopic.php?t=51624

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Try this: Inputs: PlotPriceH( High ), PlotPriceL(low); Value1 = Momentum(RSI(Close,14),9) + Average(RSI(Close,3),3) ; If value1 > 77.5 then begin Plot900( High, "DoW.H" ) ; // set plot style as BAR HIGH Plot901( Low, "DoW.L" ) ; // set plot style as BAR LOW end;

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illumintai wrote:Hi,

. . .

What I really want to learn to implement is putting another condition to ensure the spread is competitive when putting on the trade.
Would I do something like this?

. . .

Thanks!

Yes you are doing it right.

TJ

The first step in thinking clearly. (even in a hypothetical situation)

see post #5
viewtopic.php?t=11713

TJ

Hi, Apologies for my beginner question. I have a very simple moving average strategy . . . Thanks! No need to apologize. We all started from the same place. But usually, we shy away from questions that begin with . . . I have a very simple . . . :lol: Because the problem is usually more complicated...

TJ

For what you described, it can be done.

For the zig zag code, you have to rewrite some of the parts. It will take some time and effort.

TJ

You are overthinking it. Please make a REAL example. Please use real variables . . . you will see your thought process better. Let's use a popular function as an example -- MACD. Let's use two different set of inputs -- the regular MACD 12, 26, 9. -- the FAST MACD 5, 13, 6. Please walk us through wh...

TJ

Alternatively, you can go to the Wiki page and enter the keyword "sellshort" into the search box. You will find all the articles associated with this keyword.

TJ

8 PowerLanguage Keyword Reference

Look under:
Strategy Orders‎ (34 P)

TJ

HI all, If I am already having a position on a particular instrument, would issuing a "sellshort" instruction of the same instrument close the outstanding position and sellshort, or do I have to specifically close level my position first? Same question in the reserve direction, if I am in...

TJ

You should use LiveChat to connect to tech support.
They will sort this out for you.

TJ

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

TJ

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

also see example in post #5

TJ

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

see also post #5

TJ

See post #4
[FAQ] IntrabarOrderGeneration (IOG) in Backtesting
viewtopic.php?t=10811

TJ

Sync'ing the clock more than once every day is insane. Probably it contributed more to your delay than anything. It takes computer cycles to check the internet, and it takes computer cycles for the server to reply to you, and it takes computer cycles to update your computer. Everything must come to ...

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I'm trying to work out how i would create a strategy, where i can buy the market everytime it drops 10%. But how do i code a 10% drop? Like every swing the market goes up and down, whenever it swings down 10% , i want to buy it. How would i code that? First, you have to think through your "str...

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c0ntango wrote:Windows 10, it's a local computer, not shared and I have the privileges

Which W10 version?

TJ

What is your Windows version?

Are you using a remote host computer?
Is this a shared computer?

When you are installing MC, you must install as an Administrator.
You must check to make sure you have read and write privileges to all the directories and subdirectories.

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