MultiCharts: Trading Software for Automated Trading and Backtesting

TJ

See post #1 & #2
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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...

TJ

MC version? Build number?

TJ

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

TJ

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. ...

TJ

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...

TJ

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...

TJ

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?

TJ

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 ...

TJ

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

TJ

. . . 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...

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

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
viewtopic.php?t=6929

TJ

See this recent thread:

viewtopic.php?t=51624

TJ

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;

TJ

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 ...

TJ

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...

TJ

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.

TJ

Hi Everyone, The v12 of MultiCharts seems to solve many problems with the way the optimizer handles studies that are currently being used on charts, and many other issues. However you are right - unfortunately the "Compile error" issue seems to show up much much more often for me as well....

TJ

@smoky -- is that your IB account number?

ps. just checking to make sure you are not posting the real thing.

TJ

What's the error message?

TJ

They are for GV

TJ

They have been around since 2015

TJ

khalaad wrote:. . .

By the way, I attempted a feature request, but could not log in
Khalid

The project management is a separate program;
you need to create an account before you can login.

TJ

If I want to limit the exchanges used, I believe I can delete them in Quotemanager. However if I want to restore some or all of them, how do I do it? Can it be done by making copies of the quotemanager files, then deleting exchanges in quotemanager, and use the file copies to restore if necessary. ...

TJ

What is your MaxBarsBack setting?

TJ

jl12 wrote:I use charts with multiple data inputs and indicators, 10 plus, drawing shapes and lines doesn't work with these multiple data charts

What do you mean by "doesn't work" ???

Do you have a screenshot?

TJ

Suggestion to MultiCharts:

Add a PING feature to MC. Where the user can press a button and test the MC-to-Dataprovider latency, right from inside of MC.

TJ

Update: I'm setting up a newly rented dedicated server. This one has an E3 1240v6, is located close to NYC, and is cheaper. It's from a different provider, just to eliminate a variable (though I have zero complaints about OVH). But before I get to the Moment Of Truth, I'm curious about something. I...

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Lesson #1 in chart analysis -- Discard the bars within the MBB. Add more bars to the chart so that you do not need to use the first 2 days of bars. Find an alternative. Do something else. There is no point in fighting the MBB. You are not the first brave soul.

TJ

Step One in designing a strategy:- Draw diagrams (with notes) to illustrate your vision. Not just one diagram, but multiple diagrams to show how the strategy should behave under different circumstances. Scenario you should consider: 1. What is the critical point? 2. How to establish the critical po...

TJ

Try this: Variables: ii (1); If Symbol_CurrentBar <> 1 Then Begin If Date [1] <> Date [0] Then Begin Print ("==============================================================="); End; End; Print ("BarNum = ", Symbol_CurrentBar, ", Date/time = ", 19000000+Date, "-"...

TJ

What is your chart resolution?

What is your MaxBarsBack?

TJ

I use multiple studies to look at my instrument's strength, but I found it very difficult to look link the studies' values back to the specific bar of my instrument. Is there anyway MC can display a dotted line of something like that to link the bar with specific studies's value in the bottom chart...

TJ

1.Have you done any Windows update? 2.Microsoft tightens the security continuously. 3.Please read and follow the instructions. . . . It may have escaped your notice that MC 12.0 has caused some people a few problems. Until now, I’ve been fortunate and haven’t experienced any but I thought it would ...

TJ

Jad wrote:It does but it doesn't always display that message. In fact, with ALL the new installs I've ever done, I have never had that message appear.

Have you done any Windows update?
Microsoft tightens the security continuously.
Please read and follow the instructions.

TJ

I'm having problems installing 12.0 R2 on Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2012 R2. On 2012 R2, I receive the attached 'Unknown Publisher' message. Selecting 'Run Anyway' does get to the next step but to be safe, I aborted at that point. 12-R2.GIF On 2016, I don't get that far as nothing happ...

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strelow wrote:Hello .

I´m trying to use command Arw_New and Text_new with Release 2 and Release 1 but is not working When I was using Beta Release was working.Using the same instrument and same study.

You need to post your codes if you need coding help.

TJ

Search also these keywords:

aggregated ticks
snapshot
combined quotes
IB
stream
dataprovider

etc.,

TJ

IB does not stream tick-by-tick data. They use aggregated ticks. You can read more about it on their website. ps. most data provider also uses aggregated ticks to various degree. Please read the fine prints. yes, I talked to MC support about this and they explain that part. That doesn't address the...

TJ

Great question. This is a very important concept. For me historical==streaming otherwise all my research is being undermined! I have no issues using IQfeed re historical vs streaming fidelity. I did have issues with CQG realtime data and so stopped using it. When I periodically compile my datasets ...

TJ

IB does not stream tick-by-tick data.

They use aggregated ticks. You can read more about it on their website.

ps. most data provider also uses aggregated ticks to various degree. Please read the fine prints.

TJ

Sorry TJ but I did'n understood where the problem come from... If so the ID number is a unreliable number, then is wrong? Cheers It is NOT a problem. This is how this indicator works. There are 2 critical time line you need to see: 1. Point of Determination 2. Point of Change The indicator was doin...

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Congratulations, you have learned a new lesson in the wonderful world of "Hindsight" Technical Analysis. The new zig-zag was determined when the ID was changed, but the beginning of the new zig-zag was a few bars previous (hindsight), so the indicator went back a few bars to plot the zig-z...

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hi i have problem with djtici cqg datafeed to get all historical or even yesterday data on chart in enclosure there is a picture about data1 datafeed ts data2 datfeed cqg how to solve this issue? You can use LiveChat to connect to tech support. They will do an online diagnostic and solve the proble...

TJ

Leo wrote:Thanks TJ, I'll try it even if, as said, real time data are present

I am sure the data was present when you looked . . .

TJ

This might help

viewtopic.php?t=11715

TJ

Would this do?

TJ

You need to do some description and explanation; people cannot read your mind.

TJ

Do you have a mockup example?

TJ

Please check:

1. Symbol Default Session template
2. Chart Session template

TJ

@TJ - dedicated bare metal. @Zheka - quad core was the lowest available from OVH. I'll shop around for a server with faster (and possibly fewer) cores. Given that the data was streaming on time when the recent delay happened, I don't see how the problem can be with IQF. Also, switching to IB data w...

TJ

Is this a dedicated server?

or a shared rental?

TJ

What is the symbol?

Which free quote source?

TJ

What is your chart resolution?

TJ

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

TJ

Hi guys, I imported a data file (5 min timeframe) by ascii mapping. When I load the relative chart I can see only a 5 min timeframe but not multiple (for instance 10min, 15min, 1 day, etc.). Can somebody help me please? Thanks and cheers. What do you mean by " imported a data file (5 min timef...

TJ

I don't use my power of thread resurrection often, but this may be a good time for it. The method proposed ITT to detect a disconnection doesn't work for me in 2018. I tested by manually disconnecting from IB API. No alert, because my signal still prints getappinfo(aistrategyauto)=1 after the disco...

TJ

Have you done a PING test to ibkr?

The instruction is on their website.

The latency could be in your ISP.

TJ

quantum777 wrote:TJ, thank you for your prompt reply!
When you have time could you show me the script for a momentum LX (Long Exit), please.

Sorry I do not have those scripts.

TJ

Windows 7 Ultimate gives you no additional privileges in running MultiCharts,
nor any handicaps.

Unless your Window is a pirated copy, upgrading the .Net should not be a problem.

This .Net is part of the Windows environment. This feature is used by more than 1 billion people Worldwide.

TJ

ok multicharts 12 forget that 4x .net will not work on windows 7 ultimate - what i need to know is this. i have a destroyed version 11 on my main trading computer i have a new version 12 on my backup laptop please tell me where my studies are at on the version 11 tell me that i can move them over a...

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// Momentum SE [IntrabarOrderGeneration = false] inputs: Price( Close ), Length( 12 ) ; variables: var0( 0 ), var1( 0 ) ; var0 = Momentum( Price, Length ) ; var1 = Momentum( var0, 1 ) ; condition1 = var0 < 0 and var1 < 0 ; if condition1 then Sell Short ( "MomSE" ) next bar at Low - 1 poin...

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// Momentum LE [IntrabarOrderGeneration = false] inputs: Price( Close ), Length( 12 ) ; ; variables: var0( 0 ), var1( 0 ) ; var0 = Momentum( Price, Length ) ; var1 = Momentum( var0, 1 ) ; condition1 = var0 > 0 and var1 > 0 ; if condition1 then Buy ( "MomLE" ) next bar at High + 1 point st...

TJ

dear sir, I have to success connect with esignal data and establish custom futures in Quotemanager, but the situation is that data can be show on chart when open, but it just stay at that time. it does not keep going during the trading hour. both esignal data manager and Quotemanager are working. p...

TJ

dear TJ, thank you for your reply, I used IB in the past, I can make it. but it seems the same way is not workable with eSignal. anyway, will go thru your messages and try again. eSignal provides ready-made continuous future. Every time there is a rollover (which you do more in HSI more than in es)...

TJ

Yes it can be done.

Go to the Wiki and look up

Custom Futures

TJ

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

TJ

HI, I am very confused by this function in EasyLangauge. What I want to achieve is to tigger some signals 10 mins before the end of the regular session. Lets take an example: https://www.hkex.com.hk/Services/Trading-hours-and-Severe-Weather-Arrangements/Trading-Hours/Derivatives-Market?sc_lang=en T...

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Bad weird news and good news THE BAD WEIRD NEWS I have spent hours adjusting my code and re-checking my chart indicator format and optimisation. However the plot still showed as a straight line from June. Also I examined the stock's data and saw some very big price moves. I saw the Plot1 line was n...

TJ

Hello Can MC use the full performance of the AMD Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores in optimizing strategies? Yes, it should. But are there traders or developers of MC with experiences with this CPU? Please see post #13 https://www.multicharts.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=10811&p=5582...

TJ

You can delete all the indicators from the chart and add them again.

Make sure when you add the indicator,
at the Format Study window,
select the proper scaling.

Also, check the box for "Use as Default" at the bottom of the Format Study window.

TJ

This is a scaling problem.

Right click on the indicator,
Select the Scaling tab.
In the Scaling Range section, choose the Same as Instrument option from the list.

TJ

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

TJ

automaton wrote:I figured it out. Thanks

Are you going to share with everyone the solution?

TJ

Windows Defender should be retired.
Even Microsoft does not recommend it for current windows environment.

TJ

I can do that, but my goal is to implement the 30 second alert on one second chart. Does it matter? When you have a one-second chart that is executing your trading strategy... and you have a 2nd chart on the side that is on a one-minute interval. When the data feed goes off-line, it will be off-lin...

TJ

automaton wrote:Thanks TJ. How can I adjust for this? Would adjusting check to every 1 second and counter > 30 allow a trigger?

Make a one-minute chart and apply this indicator to it.

TJ

Here is a sample code to check for absence of realtime data: [IntrabarOrderGeneration = true] Vars: intrabarpersist counter(0); Recalclastbarafter(5); counter = IFF(getappinfo(aicalcreason) = calcreason_timer, counter + 1, 0); if counter > 6 then alert("No realtime > 30 sec"); The code wi...

TJ

Always make a full backup before upgrading

See Post #2
viewtopic.php?t=6845

ps. at the minimum, we should do weekly backups

TJ

What is the expected behavior?

See Post #4
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=11713

TJ

TJ, Bravo this worked, all my indicators are now back as before. I am using Windows 8.1 Thank you very much I am glad it worked. Thanks for reporting back. Please make a habit to do backups every week. You can copy the whole directory \MultiCharts64 ; you will always have the complete set of quotes...

TJ

Which Windows version you are using? Use your FileExplorer, Look under the root directory, find the subdirectory ProgramData Look for \TS Support\MultiCharts64\StudyServer Under \Studies , you will find files with .dll and .el extension. Copy your backups over to the directory. Hope it works.

TJ

See post #2
viewtopic.php?t=6845

TJ

Kitty13 wrote:All -

Does the latest version of MultiCharts support transparent plotting? Thank you.

Kitty13

What is transparent plotting?

TJ

viewforum.php?f=5

TJ

See post #5
viewtopic.php?t=6929

TJ

You need to describe the "Critical Event". ie. What is the "Normal" state, and What is the "Abnormal" state ? The normal state being the previous bar, the "abnormal" state being the current bar that has triggered a " Change ". You need to list out AL...

TJ

Hi, I am using the “cross below” and “cross above” statements to trigger my entries when a "moving average" crosses other moving averages. But in this case the script runs well if the crossing occurs in the same bar, of course. But I'd like also to trigger my entry when the "moving a...

TJ

HI SPTrader, I had no problem getting the codes compiled. The error alert popped up when I inserted the study into the chart. Not sure what you mean by "it might be referencing your computer clock time". In my codes I did not reference computer time. The reserved word that references comp...

TJ

What is your MaxBarsBack setting?

TJ

RexCarro wrote:
Trying to make simple long PPO signal into a shot signal . . .

Go to the Wiki and look up the keyword:

SellShort

TJ

RexCarro wrote:
. . . I have no experience with programming. Hoping to get help. Thank you.

This is a good place to start.
viewtopic.php?t=6929

TJ

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

TJ

Today, the rollover gap happened again. In @CL#C. I re-booted MC, but the gap is still there. It always takes one or two days, until the gap disappears, and the contract is back adjusted. I also contacted IQ feed, and they said that is a MC problem. That is what they wrote to me: "Below is a s...

TJ

Look up the following keywords:

i_getplotvalue
i_setplotvalue

TJ

Do a search for "Compile error line 0, column 0"; you will find many previous discussions and solutions.

TJ

Hello, I have a similar question. I do not want e.g. today to be included but only the days before. I tried to take the average of high(1), high(2),....etc. this works, but is not really flexible. That is way I tried : high(1), length (3) ....for example but this does not work. Then I ran out of id...

TJ

run install as admin

TJ

See post #5
viewtopic.php?t=11713

TJ

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

TJ

The task is about counting the bars when a condition becomes true, I want to count the number of bars or days since the condition is true (even if it becomes not true in the meantime) IN A STRATEGY. So if I would enter a trade with the condition becoming true I would probably use barssinceentry. As...

TJ

For your perusal:

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

TJ

GIGO Do you know if the data are the same? Have you compared the databases tick by tick? Data feed is not a precise science -- lived ticks are streamed from the exchange in real time. In real time, what you see is what you get. Just ticks as they happened. At the end of the day, if you re-load the ...

TJ

GIGO Do you know if the data are the same? Have you compared the databases tick by tick? Data feed is not a precise science -- lived ticks are streamed from the exchange in real time. In real time, what you see is what you get. Just ticks as they happened. At the end of the day, if you re-load the d...

TJ

Have you got the Alert enabled?

TJ

synonym wrote:Hi,
I presume you'd do this by using the "description" somehow, but i can't get it to work.

Anyone solved this?

Cheers
Syn

What do you want?
Can you post a mock up?

TJ

The maxbarsback is set during initialization through a declaration. I know of no way to change it with a code after initialization.

TJ

bowlesj3 wrote:Hi, is there a way to to determine the number of actual bars on a chart ...

...

Look up these keywords

Currentbar
Symbol_CurrentBar

TJ

If your RSI is 14, the maxbarsback will be 14 plus whatever offset needed in the RSI calculation.

If your mouse click "look back" involves looking 100 bars back, then your maxbarsback will be automatically set to 100.

TJ

>... set the maxbarsback to 1/2 this value. This does not make sense. maxbarsback = minimum number of bars needed to do a complete calculations of ALL the indicators in the chart. eg. if you have a 10 period MA, then the maxbarsback = 10 if you have a 20 period MA, then the maxbarsback = 20 if your ...

TJ

My data feed provider is IQ Feed. If there is a rollover on a future contract the continuous contract is not immediately back adjusted. That takes often more then one or two days. During that time is a gap on the chart. I spoke already with the support from IQ data, and they said: "Hello Thoma...

TJ

For continuous contracts, you should use the built-in Custom Future feature of MC. It is a lot more convenient.

TJ

What is your time zone?

What is your exchange's time zone?

If the time zones are different,
Do you want to chart according to local time? or exchange time?

TJ

Is this a Customer Future you created in MC?

or are you plotting a continuous contract provided by IQ?

TJ

LastCalcTime (Function) The LastCalcTime function returns the time of the last completed bar, in 24-hour military format (HHMM). Syntax LastCalcTime Returns (Integer) A numeric value containing the time of the last completed bar in 24-hour (HHMM) format. Parameters None Remarks For example, if the ...

TJ

LastCalcDate (Function) The LastCalcDate function returns the date for the last completed bar. Syntax LastCalcDate Returns (Integer) A numeric value containing the date of the last bar in YYYMMDD format. Parameters None Remarks For example, if the function returns 960203, it means the last bar was ...

TJ

LastcalcDate & LastCalcTime are functions, not keywords.

TJ

ppc wrote:Hi folks,

Is there a reserved word or method to get "earliest date and time of bar" in the chart?
Thanks.

Date [ currentbar ]

ps. Look up the differences between

Currentbar
Symbol_CurrentBar

TJ

Henry MultiСharts wrote:
Smoky wrote:
Henry MultiСharts wrote:You mean a hotkey?
Yes Henry, for exemple Ctrl+D , then i can send this hotkey from My EL code at the end of my trading day (no more quotes for this day)
Smoky, we will have it added in MultiCharts 12.0 Release.

You might as well add a scheduler to it. eg. auto-flush every day at 5:45 pm.

TJ

Can you try a name with the underscore "_" as the prefix?
The name will be in the front; You do not have to scroll to find the indicator.

TJ

It has to do with MaxBarsBack.

The chart will only start calculating indicators and plotting after a sufficient number of bars has been loaded.

TJ

If this is a coding question, you should post your codes.
I mean a complete set of codes that people can help you with, not a snippet here and there.

TJ

Parker wrote:I'm having trouble using Global Variables.

I have imported the zip file found on the forum ...

Thanks.

The docs are in the zip file.

TJ

See post #5
viewtopic.php?t=10811

TJ

Ok Barstatus(0-2): 0:Open,1:Intrabar,2:Close. As this strategy is applied to Daily Bars with IntrabarCalculation I dont get your point here. Your mind is focused on a "Daily" strategy, but in fact, your logic is an intra-day one, because you are making intra-day evaluations and decisions....

TJ

Look up the keyword

BarStatus

TJ

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

TJ

What do you mean by... (even if it becomes not true in the meantime) ?

TJ

What is a MTF strategy?

TJ

I would suggest you to break down the questions into individual threads.

If you ask a general question, you will get a general answer.

If you ask a specific question, you will get a specific answer.

If you ask a big question, you might not get any response.

TJ

Lots of EasyLanguage counter codes on the internet; I would download a few and make comparisons.

TJ

Thanks Anna. I will do that. For a 2nd day I managed to keep Avast turned off in the services folder all day and MC 64 bit ran all day. So now what I will do is I will toggle Avast back and forth with a day on and a day off to see if a consistent pattern of MC crashes occurs. If I get a crash while...

TJ

chipeur_le_renard wrote:Hello tj

Interactive brokers

The ticks provided by IB are not real ticks; they are aggregated ticks.
I don't know if this is the cause of your discrepancy. This is something you need to put in mind during your debugging.

TJ

Who is your data provider?

TJ

bowlesj3 wrote:
I had to completely remove Avast. It doesn't like MC. Removal instructions below:

Yes, I was wondering about this. Do any antivirus like MC?

I am using ZoneAlarm Antivirus and Firewall.

TJ

1. Right-click on the chart
2. Select "Visual Order"
3. a window will pop up
4. highlight the instrument
5. move the instrument down to the bottom by selecting "Send to Back".
6. Close the window. You are done.

TJ

Make sure your indicator is anchored to the chart.

TJ

concluding in one sentence, which is my requirement here: With the "Break on Session" option activated, the BoxSize should be calculated exactly the same as without the "Break on Session" option activated, except for the gap display. :-) This has been debated and discussed and a...

TJ

I have frequently had an issue of after a filled LE or SE order, there is a delay of the MC dollar trailing stop, being entered into the system. Sometimes it gets entered next bar or 2 or 3 bars later. I would like it to consistently be entered immediately upon receiving a fill on a market position...

TJ

Hi, many have very individual requirements on certain chart types. MC already has a large number of types. It would be most flexible if you could program your own chart type via script. Please vote for this flexible option! Thank you very much! https://www.multicharts.com/pm/public/multicharts/issu...

TJ

I also got a new disk last year.

The computer has been crashing/freezing on me randomly for months. I tried multiple anti-virus to clean the disk (a new disk!). I finally track it down to some java script that pushes Ads to my browser. As long as I avoid certain websites, I am ok.

TJ

Have you installed all the Windows update and service packs?
It is a pain to do all the update, but one old patch can throw the programs into disarray.

TJ

This might help:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/off ... 5ac432e6ea

TJ

synonym wrote:Hi TJ,

did you get Laurent's PVO to work?

Thank you
Syn

I don't remember; it's been a long time.

TJ

bowlesj3 wrote:I just got another "MultiCharts64 has stopped working" error . . .
. . . with a new disk drive now too. MS 11.0 built 15808

Do you mean you have re-installed Windows?

TJ

waveslider wrote:64Bit and I have the 64Bit version located in the TSSupport folder.
Are you using it successfully?

Please be precise, you must save the files to this folder

Program Files\TS Support\MultiCharts64

TJ

waveslider wrote:I am also getting the error "Can't find dll "elcollections.dll""
I have it installed in the proper folder as identified.
Please assist

Which version are you using? 32-bit? or 64-bit?

TJ

This same problem happened to me a few times over the years. (3~4 times over 10 yrs)
A reboot or a reload of the wsp fixed the problem.

TJ

Go to LiveChat. Let techsupport help you.

TJ

shivax wrote:do you mean as pics?

NO

Go to Windows... Control Panel... set user account... make yourself an administrator.

TJ

shivax wrote:
TJ wrote:
shivax wrote:i don't use antivirus..the pc is in a vps
i use window server 2012

You need to give yourself admin privilege to save to the file.

i rin multichart as administrator but the problem is the same

You have to go to your Windows operating system and give yourself the administrator status.

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