MultiCharts: Trading Software for Automated Trading and Backtesting

Chris

fundjunkie, TS changed the file names over time (after introducing new features; some might say to force the users to upgrade to newer versions). First it was *.ELA with TS 4, then *.ELS with TS 2000i and with TS 6 they introduced *.ELD. The current TS versions are able to read every extension, wher...

Chris

Just use the DDE interface from Taipan and MC will work with it.

Chris

Hi, i agree with the fact that bugs will ever exist. What is important is that they are solved. But there is one feature that is still missing, for me it's essential in a back testing software, which is the "look inside bar" feature in TS. You can have alook at it at: http://www.TS.com/su...

Chris

20 Pips, it has never been a secret that the pricing of MC will increase in the future and the MC stuff always said that the current pricing at that time (i.e. 399$, though I remember the times when MC was priced with 99$ more than three years ago) always reflected the fact that the program was in b...

Chris

Dear TS Support Team, it would be really useful to have the ability to draw Trendlines using Barnumbers instead of Date and Time. This would be the most accurate Trendline drawing possibility I can imagine. For example, it would look like this: TL_New_BN(StartBarNumber, StartValue, EndBarNumber, End...

Chris

Changing the symbol description worked for me, too. Thanks for helping me out.

Chris

Chris

OK what ever I do I can not get MC to request historical data. Did the wrong version get linked? This is pretty messed up.

Cheers,
Nick.

Same here, too. Tried to refresh the existing data and now nothing is happening.

Chris

Andrew, in my opinion he is looking for a "look-inside-bar" backtesting ability where the strategy, although running on minute data for example, takes the tick by tick bar development into account. Taken from the TS help file: Under Back-testing resolution, select the Look-Inside-Bar Back-...

Chris

no, the code posted at the start of this thread. it is just code when i try to download it not an indicator i can import to multicharts.

how does one import it to multicharts.

thanks

wayne

Save the XML-file to your hard-disk and import it with PowerLanguage editor.

Chris

Is there a way to view Historical signals that trigger at the TICK level when using IB and MC? Thanks The only problem you'll run in is that IB doen't offer historical TICK data, you can only collect it in real-time. Once collected you can backtest signals on the stored data like with every other s...

Chris

I don't know for TS8 only know that I experienced the same. CPU usage 100% and it took a really very long time to compile, Once compiled the usage of this code is normal. It will take quite a while to compile the code or even import it into the PL Editor, but it will compile/import. I have tried it...

Chris

Chris: can you give an example how to pass variable from one study to another? e.g. I have a MACD and a Stochastic, if both are over 80, I want a sell signal. How can this be done? I guess the easiest way would be to include the MACD and Stochastic in your strategy. If you are using different time ...

Chris

Dear Support. I downloaded new beta release - it is fantastic, Thanks you! But I still have issues with BarsSinceExit, BarsSinceEntry reserve keywords. In new beta they have thier values correct. However they have the value only on that signal, which actually Exits (Enters) trade. On other signals ...

Chris

The last thing I can suggest to you is to look at you price scale settings in QM. You should have 1/100 there for ES. I can imagine that there is the possibility that a price scale of 1/100000 for example will result in the array getting out of bounds. But I have not checked the XML code, if this is...

Chris

Kate, I have only seen this problem happening if you let MC start TS. I have seen it myself several times and I know two other traders (beside the posters on the forum) who have had the same problems. It never happened again, after we begun to start TS first and open a chart before starting MC. I am...

Chris

Was anyone able to get this to work? When I add this to a chart I receive an error message saying: Array bounds: Wrong index value: -4500 Regards - Fanus I guess it's the symbol you are using that's making the trouble (for example YM might need a larger Array size). Enlarge the Array size (as long ...

Chris

J~, Alex Kramer replied to this problem in a different thread : There are 2 issues here: 1. Ideological - with your proposed approach it would not be possible to create two identical charts if the start date is different. 2. Technical - found out it was too complicated with our existing QuoteManager...

Chris

When I created a similar volume chart on TS there was a gap. I refreshed and restarted and the gap in MC is now gone.. Thnx for the very quick help!!!!!!!!!!!! That happens from time to time if you let MC start TS (I don't know why; it seems that TS gets confused). If you start TS manually before s...

Chris

sinrswim,

please take a look at your @ES in TS. Do you have a gap there, too?.

Chris

Chris

You need the correct date and time when your High occured, so something like this should do the job: variables: id(0), HighPrice(0), HighDate(0), HighTime(0); if Condition1 then begin If High >= HighPrice then begin HighPrice = High; HighDate = Date; HighTime = Time; end; if condition2 and condition...

Chris

mojotrader,

check your settings for pricescale in QM. I bet you'll have 1/10000 (the standard for Globex). Change it to 1/100 and you'll need 50 for a 5 Tick Range Bar (5 if you change it to 1/10).

Chris

Chris

Yes, "Close" is the close of the price bar, but as the bar progresses in realtime, "Close" will always have the value of the last tick in the current bar.

And as Stanley mentioned, you should check if the Alerts are enabled for your indicator.

Chris

Using "Close" instead of "Last" should do the job.

Btw, if you can set an alert to a price value, you should be able to set it to a Trendline using TL_GetValue, but this trendline has to be drawn from the study.

Chris

This is a know issue with the 1.90.644.1126 Beta of MC and I guess (and hope) it will be solved in the next beta. For now you'll have to close down MC once you change the settings to offline, because the change will only become affective after a restart. This helps for me, to prevent MC from opening...

Chris

I can't get IB backfill tick data for the Russel Future ER2 for the monday. Has somebody the same problem?

Yes, I have not been able to backfill any Globex futures with Monday's data.
It seems that this is lost

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Chris

Victor,

these are normal reserved words and no Global Variables, so they should work only in the strategy calling them and not across different studies.

Chris

Chris

I'd say expanding the "Data Range" settings for the "Volume Profile" would be very useful. Right now I can only set the Volume Profile to Screen, Entire Data series and Bars back, where it would be quite useful to have the ability to set Days back (besides bars back like the Data...

Chris

I am having massive backfill problems with IB, too. I guess it's an IB problem, because the data stops at around 8:14 am for the historical data.
The ability to receive realtime data doesn't seem to be affected, but you can't backfill today's data so far.

Chris

This should help: Variables: FirstBarOpen (0), FirstBarHigh (0), FirstBarLow (0), FirstBarClose (0); If CurrentBar = 1 then begin FirstBarOpen = Open; FirstBarHigh = High; FirstBarLow = Low; FirstBarClose = Close; end; This will store the Open, High, Low and Close of the very first bar on your chart...

Chris

Hello, I study this sources https://www.TS.com/support/books/pdf/EL_Ref_Guide.pdf http://www.tssupport.com/support/tutorials/ but cant get an answer and dont know where to ask! How can get the first value of a bar? I have two inputs inputs: DataSeries1( Close of data1 ), DataSeries2( Close of data2...

Chris

Good Bye Alex.

All the best for your future.

Chris

Chris

A Paintbar for Triple Screen: { 27499 } {Title: Alexander Elder Triple Screen: Initial Screen for Trading Prospects Description: 1. Paint the bar green when the EMA and the MACD histogram each turn up. Possible long setup. 2. Paint the bar red when the EMA and the MACD histogram each turn down. Poss...

Chris

Elder Ray Bear Power: inputs: Price(Close), AvgLen(13); vars: DayLow(0), BearP(0); if Date > Date[1] then DayLow = Low; BearP = DayLow - XAverage(Price, AvgLen); Plot1(BearP, "Bear Pwr"); Elder Ray Bull Power inputs: Price(Close), AvgLen(13); vars: DayHigh(0), BullP(0); if Date > Date[1] t...

Chris

Force Index:

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inputs: Length1(2),Length2(13),Force_I(Volume * (Close - Close[1])); 

 

Plot1(XAverage(Force_I,Length1),"Force1"); 

Plot2(xAverage(Force_I,Length2),"Force2");

A Link to Chandelier Exit.

Chris

Does anyone have public versions of the Elder indicators like the impulse system, force index, chandelier etc. ? Taken from the TS Forum a paintbar for the "Impulse system": [LegacyColorValue = true]; inputs: Price(close), maLength(13), FastMA(12), SlowMA(26), Signal(9), displace(0), DivP...

Chris

Did you go through the IB tutorial? If not I'd suggest that in order to ensure the TWS is set-up correctly to send the data to MC.

Chris

Chris

Is there anyone know how to setup "YM" in QM from TWS?

What exactly is your problem?

If you are using the symbol search in QM and search for YM, you should find it.

Chris

Chris

Yes, but you will have to code it manually. For example if this is your RSI code: inputs: Price( Close ), Length( 14 ), OverSold( 30 ), OverBought( 70 ), OverSColor( Cyan ), OverBColor( Red ) ; variables: RSIValue( 0 ) ; RSIValue = RSI( Price, Length ) ; Plot1( RSIValue, "RSI" ) ; Plot2( O...

Chris

There's also the bigger issue that if an add-on developer goes out of business then a potentially valuable and paid for piece of software becomes unuseable. Or if the server of the add-on developer is unavailable for some time, than MC is not able to check for a valid licence and the studies should...

Chris

Taken from the IQ Feed website:

8 calendar days of tick (every trade) and 120 calendar days interval (1 minute or larger intervals) history retrieval for charting and time & sales data

http://www.iqfeed.net/index.cfm?display ... n=services

Chris

For those that have reformatted their hard disk and re-installed their OS, did it affect your access to custom indicators once you installed MC again? I reformatted and re-installed recently and now I can't access the custom indicators. It just keeps asking me for the username/password repeatedly b...

Chris

Unfortunately, I've never used easylanguage so I wouldn't know how to do that.

fundjunkie,

you can contact me through PM and maybe I can help you to set it up.

Chris

Chris

Completely uninstallation of MC AND !!!! cleaning of folders MC/PLEditor . - New installation and reimport of functions and indicators. -swisstrader That was the solution for me, too. I have to do this procedure from time to time, whenever MC comes up with strange problems i.e. not compiling studie...

Chris

new beta from 10/06/2006 has the same bug like beta from 09/04/2006

-swisstrader

TSSupport,

that's a big dissapointment and makes the new beta not useful for me, too

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Chris

Doesn't work with latest beta...
I can compile the code but I get an "out of bounds" error on inde -7000...

Increasing the Input for BidAskArraySz, thus resulting in an larger array, should help you.

Or remove the ArraySetMaxIndex and set the array size in the code manually.

Chris

I had similar problems like Alex. The channels didn't compile, but to go further into details one would need the password to open the code.

Without it you are lost

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Chris

Multicharts will import some but not all ELDs. The error messages are "Failed to load file" and "The archive is empty. Couldn't find any studies to import." Does anyone know the reason for this? Is it that Multicharts can not read an ELD that has closed code that can't be viewed...

Chris

I am getting a data gap with my TS data on the EC continuous contract when I turn off my PC at night and then turn on in the morning. This does not happen with my e-signal data feed for the same contract. Can someone tell me how to correct this problem with my TS data feed? Hunter Hunter, I am havi...

Chris

import protected ELDs - How is this Done through PLEditor - Power Language Editor ?

can someone discribe this please

At the moment it's impossible to import source protected ELDs into PL Editor.

Chris

As you have found the PL Editor by yourself, this is the place where you can import the ELDs, too.

Chris

I have several different point (range) timeframes that I want to address in a strategy how do I differentiate between the different data sources in the code? for example: condition1 = avg(price, number) > x {for price range compression 1} condition2 = avg(price, number) > x {for price range compres...

Chris

I have an old TS indicator that uses complicated inputs, like: input: userfunc(waverage(c[0]-c[10],5)); This gives a complile error in MC, expecting an '('. Is there an error here or does MC allow this kind of input default? It seems to me that your code is missing an "input variable". If...

Chris

Ok so to trade FX, Stocks and Futures I need to subscribe to MCFX AND to buy Multicharts : $399 one time + $99/month ?

If you go with Multicharts you can use every datafeed supported by MC. So you just use your regular datavendor's forex feed with MultiCharts and you'll have all in one platform.

Chris

is it possible to play a different sound file for each Alert statement?

Yes, it should be possible - just change the sound file in the code the alert is calling.

Chris

Hi,
I am new to MultiCharts so please excuse me if this is a silly question.
I want to use Williams%R but it is not in the Studies.
How can i get it, can anyone help please.
Cymru

What is the included study %R doing? Isn't that what you are searching for?

Chris

Hi, I downloaded new beta version from 09/04/2006. I couldn't chart my ASCII source. Actually I could map it or import, however when I try to chart that source, I get No data message. I notices, that Server mode dialog was changed, that may be a problem. Please, investigate that, because now no ASC...

Chris

Thank Stanley, I tried the code however I get a horizontal line.....around the prices... Basically what I am looking for is a vertical line to be plotted in a future time... The plot will alert me when lunch trading is about to start or afternoon trading session is about to start..... ie. it gives ...

Chris

Can you post your code fragment you used to print to a file?

Chris

cael,

you can use the reserved word Barstatus for your purpose.

Barstatus returns 0 for the first tick, 1 for a normal-tick, and 2 for bar-close.

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If BarStatus = 0 then { first tick of new bar }

This should do it.

Chris

Chris

Hi swisstrader,

glad to see you back in the forum.

I have tried your test code and MC doesn't know the EL reserved word "RECIPROCAL". The compiler creates an error as it's an "Unknown Function" for him.

Chris

Chris

You are right.

Chris

All I can say is that I tried searching by root and it worked perfectly well, while trying to lookup this symbol by name doesn't work. Yes, IB seems to allow the search by root only :roll: . I could find the symbol in QM before, but after I charted it I got the error message. That was the strange t...

Chris

Chris, I just tried and got the chart: no problem. Used GBP as root and GLOBEX as exchange in Quotemanager to find 6BU6. gaspard, I have created several new symbols (through IB search) and it had no effect. Today after your post I have tried it again and now it works - whatever it was :lol: . Thank...

Chris

Since one month I am not able to collect data in MC for the 6BU6 GBP future on Globex. It suddenly stopped collecting data on the 13th July and I can't figure out what it is (I thought IB changed something, but I can't find information on it). I can chart the 6BU6 in TWS and I can see a chart there,...

Chris

tredur, a couple of things I like about MC: - the data is timestamped down to seconds, thus allowing you to create charts showing more than one tick datastream (impossible in TS, because the data is timestamped with minutes only) Mc is able to distinguished seconds ? If i use the time in Powerlangu...

Chris

tredur, a couple of things I like about MC: - you can do everything that you can do with TS - you can buy a lifetime version for a one time fee - MC is able to use several different data providers - once strategy trading is fully implemented you can trade your strategies with a broker of your choice...

Chris

Dear TJ, Most probably this is the session issue. Please try to set 24/7 session and let me know how this helps. I have tried both 24/7 and 24/5 to no avail. :-( TJ, make sure that you set the chart to 24 hours - Under Format Symbol -> Settings -> Sessions -> 24 hour. The fact that you have tried 2...

Chris

Hi Chris, does it work with your real account too or only with your IB-demoaccount? I have the problem that i cant change the field Client ID from 0 to my account number. There is nothing to change manually - the TradeManager will obtain your Client ID, accound number, account balance etc. directly...

Chris

If it works with my demo account I am sure that it will work with the real account, too. Because it's absolutely the same software, only the user name and password is different.

Chris

Hi widgetman,

you need to connect the TM to IB, then it should work. Pleaseb take a look at the attached picture, showing an order send from the TM to IB.

Chris

Chris

Hi, Is there going to be a interface added to the beta in the near future to allow Automated Trades in IB from a Signal strategy? Any update on a time frame would be appreciated. Once the strategies are fully implemented you should be able to route the orders generated by your strategy to the broke...

Chris

From my experiencing with MC there seems to be something wrong (whatever it is), because the access to the local database is quite fast normally. It's more a matter of seconds than minutes.

Chris

Alex and Chris, Very dissappointed! :( So, do I have to pay on top of the $400 for the price of Multicharts another 135 euros for an utility from a third party (as Chris suggests) in order to introduce to Multicharts a basic reporting output and communication with the rest of the world? Am I missin...

Chris

This might work in MC, too:

http://www.traderssoft.com/sys/tsl/

Chris

Stanley, the concept of tick by tick data replay is something most of your customers will like very much and the implementation of it shows again how closely you guys listen to your customers demands. After having used this feature for the first time, I'd like to give you some feedback: It would be ...

Chris

Now it works

. The problem really had to do with the sessions - changing Sessions from Regular to 24 hour did it.

I just changed to 24/7 in QM before.

Thank you Stanley.

Chris

Not necessary. I did exactly what you did and the problem was in sessions. Did you recreate a chart after change session settings?

Yes, I did. I even closed MC down - no effects.

Chris

Can it be session issue? Please try to set 24/7 session.

That did not change a thing.

Is it necessary that the DDE symbol has some historic data in QM?

Chris

Dear Chris, Firs of all please run QuoteManager, go to Tools > DataSources, select Universal DDE data source and click Settings... Then click Test button and make sure that it goes correctly. This goes correctly. It's updating continiously. I have connected the symbol in QM and it's showing that it...

Chris

Stanley, maybe I am missing something, but I can't get the Playback to work. I have changed the template and set up the symbol in Quotemanager. The Playback tool accepts my data, but when I click on run and open the chart with the playback symbol I am getting the "No Data" message. Hopeful...

Chris

Thanks for the update. Let's hope that this needs only small changes and nothing major.

Chris

Thank you much. What is data 2 in your case?

Data1 is 20 days 343 Share Bars CME Euro
Data2 is 20 days 49 Share Bars CME Euro

Chris

I am aware that the strategy won't take all signals that the indicator is showing, because it's not meant to take trades in the same direction, but as you can see there are a couple of reversal signals, which I'd exspect the strategy to act on.

Chris

The best way to find and solve the problem is to send us both the strategy and indicator, we guarantee the confidentiality. Also you can reproduce the problem on the simplified code and send it to us. Thank you for your input. I knew that you would say this :) . I have created a simple test strateg...

Chris

I encountered a very strange behaviour of a strategy which I can't figure out. The strategy doens't give a thing on the rules, it just seem to take entries at will :roll: . I have done a visual check, there are a lot more entries, but the strategy does only do 1 in 20 days. This entry even is not a ...

Chris

the newest official beta still seems to have this problem. Are there any news about this topic? J~ was told that it would be fixed maybe in a month, but that's almost two month ago.

Thank you,

Chris

Chris

I think it could, because it happened a couple of times here this weekend.

It happened here while I transfered one XML from a computer using version 1.90.559.729 to a different computer using the current MC version.

Chris

Do you have an EasyLanguage file which can help us to reproduce the issue? Should I simply import a els file with standard functions inside and this will break everything? In my case it was just an XML file exported from MC which contained some of the standard functions together with some other fun...

Chris

Ok, now all of the studies are back. If "Last Bar On Chart" is overwritten from the indicator that is being imported, could that cause a problem? I have noticed something similar - overwriting standard functions might cause a total loss of the code in some of those functions. The result i...

Chris

Meanwhile you can use TrendLines for the Pivots, this should not change your scaling.

Chris

Chris

We've already tried an antispam function, did not work well enough. The spam bots were able to register quite easily and post on. Actually, nothing beats a human moderator - if you could spare some time to prune the forum on a daily or so basis, we could give you administrator rights, as we deeply ...

Chris

What is the maximum file size of TSSSTORAGE.GDB?

Mine is currently at 40MB and was wondering what is the limit before I need to duplicate/back-up.

Mine is more than 100 MB and I don't have any problems. But I would still do backups - you never know

Chris

You can find a good explanation here:

http://forum.tssupport.com/viewtopic.php?t=207

Chris

Chris

Guys,

just rewrite the code to show plots instead of the Buy signals.

That should do the work.

Chris

Chris

After manually forcing MC to reload the chart, the Gap is filled.

But it might become a pain in the butt if you manage multiple symbols and the data has some gaps in it which you don't recognize. I tend to count on MC handling my data correctly.

Thank you,

Chris

Chris

Were you able to receive data for that period to IB TWS? If so, please send a screenshot showing this. If not, then there was a genuine data problem with the feed. It is a known issue and apart from reloading data nothing can be done. Here is a screen shot of what just happened. MC and TWS were clo...

Chris

Alex and momentum, I am not sure if it still counts, but MC used to directly access the data from TS instead of loading it into Quotemanager. You were so kind to post a DLL here in this forum that downloads the TS data in MC Quotemanager (if newer MC versions have this DLL build in, then just ignore...

Chris

I was not logged into TWS at that time, so I'd expect MC to fill this gaps with the next login.
It's possible that I have been online at the morning, but then I closed down both MC and TWS.

Thank you,

Chris

Chris

I have made a workspace that collects data for several symbols from IB. Although "On-Demand" data download is checked, I am experiencing huge data gaps from time to time. The recent problem is that for the 25th the half day is missing for all symbols and MC doesn't care. So I have to downl...

Chris

Alex,

you are welcome.

Benedict,

all the parts you need are already available in EasyLanguage. It's just a matter of how to combine the pieces of the puzzle correctly.

Chris

Chris

Stanley,

in my opinion he is referring to this stuy:

http://www.ensignsoftware.com/help/pesavento.htm

It looks like the basic Zig-Zag with additional Fibonacci levels.

Chris

Guest,

if you uncheck Update every tick, the study is calculated at the end of the bar. You can notice that your study is delayed one bar i.e. it's not plotted at the current bar.

Hope that helps,

Chris

Chris

pipsqueek, I sometimes get sharing violations if I try to open the same workspace twice. If this is the case, create a second workspace (just use "save as" and give the original workspace a new name). Now you have two different workspaces and can open them without problem. Hope this helps,...

Chris

Trader39, when you initialize the DLL in PowerLanguage, just give the exact Path where the DLL is stored DefineDLLFunc: "GlobalVariable.dll", ...; should look like DefineDLLFunc: "X:\ProgramFiles\TS 8.1 (build 3159)\GlobalVariable.dll", ...; Where "X" is your hard-drive...

Chris

Chris and Trader39, TS8 cache is quite reliable so we don't think it is necessary to duplicate data. I'm attaching a DLL that will store the data in QuoteManager. Dennis, thank you very much that's great. TS8 cache is reliable, that's true, but it takes hours to build a chart from a tik-file which ...

Chris

I suspect the reason TS is not cached is that TS has its own cache, so caching TS data would result in double caching You are right, it will result in a double caching, but I don't see a problem there. If you are using eSignal and MC and are looking at charts in both, isn't the data cached twice, t...

Chris

24. I don't understand why the data coming from TS is not stored in the Quotemanager. That would speed up the data access if you use TS as your data provider and you can create your own continous contracts with this data and don't have to use the back-adjusted ones. Now you are lost if the data file...

Chris

flmaxey,

if this is more likely what you are looking for, you can contact me with a PM.

Chris

Chris

By the “nearest future” we mean the current year, with upgrading to all new functionality will be free for all registered users. Further updates will be priced very reasonably. That means that I will be charged for every update (or major update) after the so called "Gold Release"? Thanks ...

Chris

incorrect only when you overlay them. In all other cases they are just perfect and I like them the way they are.

Thank you,

Chris

Chris

if you create synthetic bars they will look exactly the same like an overlay of different chart increments should - you will have an exact muliple of bars. I like J~'s suggestions and they are the step in the right direction. The implementation of correct Volume Bars needs to exclude the possibility...

Chris

Kaos,

that is is a great suggestion.

Chris

Chris

I have the same experience, even when I open a new chart with a new symbol the symbols already open stop updating. The strange thing is that Bracket Trader keeps showing changing quotes while the charts in MC don't. It's true that IBs backfill is very slow, but there is something to imprive in MC, t...

Chris

The User ID is MEANT to be unique for every computer, being based on the OS image and the serial numbers of hardware components. The GetUserID function returns a different value on any computer, as the purpose of UserIDs is to protect indicators for unsanctioned copying to other machines. If you're...

Chris

Export the Data directly from the Chart to a txt-file using print to file.

You can find additional information by searching the forum or directly in the Easy-Language help.

Chris

Glad this helped, this is something to recommend in all similar cases. Then I understand where some of the performance problems come when I overlay charts. But you can't use the 49 Volume Bar spacing if you overlay a 343 volume Chart - you will end up seeing nothing. It's like standing directly inf...

Chris

Setting the Price scale to 1/1000000 in Quotemanager manually should help you.

Chris

I have thought about your suggestions and what J~ is saying and in my opinion he is right on both counts. Creating a subsecond timestamp will add more problems and if a big order comes in you will have the same situation again. Volume Bars are only concerned by Volume and not with time. So the idea ...

Chris

http://www.tssupport.com/products/multi ... _Excel.htm

Chris

swisstrader, as I mentioned in a different thread I am having great problems with MC too when it comes to studies. Running on an AMD 64 4000+ with 2 Gigs of RAM MCActiveX.exe likes to take up 90% of the CPU causing the whole system to freeze for a couple of seconds. You can't trade this way! Compare...

Chris

Does anyone know how to insert an arrow onto a chart as a chart object?
I cannot find this feature in the tool bar.
Thks

To insert arrows go to -> Insert -> Drawing. There you'll find "Arrow up" and "Arrow down".

Hope that helps,

Chris

Chris

(Chris, if there are any unsupported reserved words, it will produce a message on compilation). Correct me if I am wrong, but the reserved word "aiHighestDispValue" for example is still not avaliable in MC i.e. it's not working properly, but the compiler will give you no error message dur...

Chris

Alf,

just to make it clear - your *.els file is not source-protected and you have imported the file through the Editor and compiled every file on import?

Can you insert it to a chart? What sort of indicator do you have, it might be that a reserved word is not supported by MC, yet.

Chris

Chris

I second this, too. It's far more convenient for the users to have the ability to overwrite Locked files on request. At the moment it's like searching for Easter Eggs - you have to find and successfully delete all dependet functions before you can install an update.

Thank you,

Chris

Chris

fundjunkie,

have you tried to edit the exchange settings or create a "own exchange" for similar symbols? Then you can use this template which contains the session times, proce scale, big point value etc..

Maybe this is a workaround for you.

Chris

Chris

Same here. I think it has to do something with studys on a chart. If I work on a study that is applied to a chart, compile it and switch back to the chart to see the result - PowerEditor sometimes doesn't like it and closes itself. Correction - the study doesn't even have to be on a chart. PowerEdi...

Chris

Does TS data have time stamps down to seconds. I would almost bet it doesn't since the last time I used TS they had no way of accessing seconds for anything. Of course that was some time ago. MC probably places properly on the charts in real time but then gets confused when trying to recall the cha...

Chris

Same here. I think it has to do something with studys on a chart. If I work on a study that is applied to a chart, compile it and switch back to the chart to see the result - PowerEditor sometimes doesn't like it and closes itself.

Chris

J~,

that's exactly what I think - the problem comes with the time stamp. The overall ratio between the two chart increments is correct, but the timestamps create a problem which is only noticeable when you try to syncronize two charts.

Chris

Chris

As you can see from the screenshot, there are times when there is no consistency in the ratio between those two Volume increments.

Chris

How can I have no Bar on the 343 Volume Chart, when I have 11 Bars on the 49 Volume Chart?

Thank you,

Chris

Chris

I want to have access to the values of a study running on a different timeframe directly inside a study running on my chart. I don't want to plot the values, just use them. If there is a way, can you give me an example (average on an average from a second timeframe). I can do it with external DLLs, ...

Chris

1. Ideological - with your proposed approach it would not be possible to create two identical charts if the start date is different.

Alex,

I have totally overlooked this.

Thank you for the update.

Chris

Chris

Alex, in a study based on Data-Stream1 I want to use a second study inside the code based on a second Data-Stream. I want this internal used study to give me the exact same results like if I base it on Data2 seperately. How can I do this without having to use external DLLs? Thanks for your help, Chris

Chris

I just want to base a study on a second data stream inside the code and I want the exact same results like if I click "Base Study On" Data2.

I am aware of the code "Close of Data2" for example, but this giving strange results.

Hope you can help me.

Thank you,

Chris

Chris

Is there a workaround for this?

Chris

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Chris

Chris

I didn't realize that this forum was to help debug TS problems as well . Is this the case ? No it's not. Just because the screenshot has TS on it doesn't mean that it's made within TS. Only the feed is used and MC is the charting platform. You can easily see the difference when you look at a TS cha...

Chris

By the way the design of Tick charts should be the same.

Chris

Chris

This is taken from the code header: { Plots the difference or ratio (user choice) of the cumulative up and down volume for the day so far. For use with "live" market data only (the server fields used in this indicator do not have stored history so will not be plotted on historical bars). }...

Chris

TSSupport, first I have to say that I like the way MC creates the Contract Bars very much. My only concern is that MC seems to reset the Contract Bar at the end of the session(or start of the next session). In my opinion that should be changed, because it's just not correct to cut the Bar before it ...

Chris

Another strange thing - BarNumber and CurrentBar showing different results

.

Chris

TSSupport, you have a big bug with your BarNumbers, you don't count them correctly when it comes to multiple symbols. This will definetly result in a complete mess up of studies using the BarNumber. Both CurrentBar and BarNumber are showing wrong results. For your convenience I have attached a scree...

Chris

Whatever it was, the problem is gone now. So I think it's not only related to MC.

Chris

On a few of my charts I have to goto "Format Symbol - Settings" and update the date in "Data Range" so it shows todays date. If I don't it will only go upto yesterdays date. How can I fix this problem so it will automaticaly give me the data range to date? I am having the exact ...

Chris

Could you please send us a code for the array that produces such an effect?
We think we may have a solution.
Thanks for the attention.

Alex,

it will take some time to build a similiar study for you.
By the way, do you check your PMs from time to time

.

Best,

Chris

Chris

The problem seems to be linked to the number of Plots. When I use: Value0 = XAverage(Close, 100); Value1 = WAverage(Value0, 100); If Value1 > Value1[1] and Value1[1] < Value1[2] then begin Plot1(High); Plot2(Low); end; If Value1 < Value1[1] and Value1[1] > Value1[2] then begin Plot1(High); Plot2(Low...

Chris

TSSupport,

in the new Beta 1.90.423.1164 the bug still remains. Can you confirm it?

Thanks,

Chris

Chris

The Plot Type Bar High and Bar Low seems to have a bug in the new Multicharts Betas, it's working like a charme in MC 1.8 though. I have used a very simple code to test it: Value0 = XAverage(Close, 100); Value1 = WAverage(Value0, 100); If Value1 > Value1[1] and Value1[1] < Value1[2] then begin Plot1...

Chris

Guest,

which version of MC are you using? If you are not using the beta release, then you can't decrease the scaling that much.

Chris

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