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JoshM

I think you've sent the wrong file. Shouldn't it be version 3? I'm saying this because it has the same label bug. Yes, it's the correct .pln file. Sorry, but I'm not seeing the label issue on MultiCharts .NET64 Version 9.0 Release (Build 10362). I did see something else that I couldn't explain with...

JoshM

New version:

sessions-ohlc-v2.pln: (4.42 KiB) Downloaded 643 times

I couldn't find an error with it on my side, hopefully it's the same for you.

Have a nice weekend,

JoshM

Sorry for making this way too more complicate than originally sounded :( That's not a problem, I made the coding error not you. ;) Anyway, I've fixed/changed: - Inputs to combine overnight and 24hour data (as mentioned in an earlier post), - Fixed the label that was missing (thanks for the video, t...

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Thanks for the additional information and ES data; I think I fixed this error now. It now looks like this: http://www.multicharts.com/discussion/download/file.php?id=9126 sessions-ohlc-v2.pln I hope it works for you now like you intended. I also added an additional input for specifying the close tim...

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The first chart is a 5min one and the second is a 15min. The time template I'm using is this http://www.multicharts.com/discussion/download/file.php?id=9118 With that template, on a 5 minute chart set to exchange time, and the indicator set to 8:30 till 16:15 I don't have that error: http://www.mul...

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What resolution are you using with those screenshots? Then I can replicate it here. By the way, if you have a non-time based resolution it's unfortunately not possible to retrieve the exact closing time of 16:15 since an indicator can only access the bar's closing time (not the ticks inside the bar)...

JoshM

I think that, if you have a time based chart (so every day the same amount of bars), you can count the number of bars between today's bar and yesterday's bar with the same time. Then use `Bars.FullSymbolData.Ticks[x]` to get the volume from yesterday and compare it to the current bar.

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I see that you are also making the lines start plotting only when today's trading day starts, not plotting them for the prior days (I love that), although you should give the option to show the lines on previous days since there are traders that need to see them. Yes, that's possible but traders wi...

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- on a single click, enter several limit buy orders below the market. For example, at a single click or hot-key, enter limit buy orders at 1909, 1908, 1907, 1906 and 1905 Yes, you could use mouse clicks for that. For example (untested): // Submit the orders with a mouse click and shift on the chart...

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Here is another basic study that everyone should have in their chart platform. A study that plots the OHLC, namely yesterday's RTH high, low, close, yesterday's full day high and low, today's overnight high and low and also today's RTH high, low and open. I'm pretty far in terms of progress, but I'...

JoshM

On MultiCharts .NET64 Version 9.1 Beta 2 (Build 11616) I get the following chart when I use `IPlotObject.Reset()` on all bars between the two blue arrows: http://www.multicharts.com/discussion/download/file.php?id=9103 Is this expected behaviour? I thought that the behaviour would be different now (...

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I'm just trying to be helpful; but don't some negative values above (...) imply that your measurements are meaningless error and not a good way of calculating either latency of quotes or the time spent processing signals. If not; my apology. I think you're right. `DateTime_bar_update` returns the t...

JoshM

I think this will be possible to code when we can access the Order and Position Tracker data in PowerLanguage. Without that, I don't see a way to retrieve open orders in PowerLanguage.

JoshM

I'll try to code this for you if it's not urgent (I'm working on another script that I want to finish first, so I won't start working on it right away). I'll let you know the progress on this 'session OHLC' indicator.

JoshM

I have made the changes but no buy arrows/ticks show up on the chart indicating a buy would have been made on the backtest, even though the values would have been hit on several occasions. Thank you so much for your continued help. This is the latest version of the buy value11 = (var11+0.06) ; valu...

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perfectly works as intended on subcharts. Not if I put it on the main chart.Thanks For me the code also works on subchart. If you move the indicator from the main chart to the subchart, did you also turned if off and back on again? If I move the indicator from the main chart to the subchart, nothin...

JoshM

Problem solved , thanks

How did you solve the problem? That might help other people that are looking for the same thing.

JoshM

But the column of Historical Data Farm was high-lighted in red with disconnected status.

is it normal?

It might be normal. See IB system status for their status and scheduled offline times.

JoshM

This works perfectly in a single chart however 'BarsSinceEntry' creates massive problems in portfolio backtester. It requires me to ensure the maxbarsback setting is as long as BarsSinceEntry, and therefore I cannot properly test the strategy over, for example 5 years, in portfolio backtester (beca...

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I would like to add values to an array based on whether a condition is true. So only when the condition is true, do I want to add any values into an array. Then, once the values are stored in the array, I would like to apply some of the standard analysis techniques to that conditional data array. T...

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The text box plot is always "0" ... regardless of conditions. You're using NumToStr() to convert the value of Plot1 to a string in the script. However, Plot1 is not set to a number but is a string. I'd suggest using a string variable and using that variable to set Plot1 and the text box (so no NumT...

JoshM

Here is my unsuccesful attempt to plot text:

At first glance, the required code is there. What makes this an "unsuccessful attempt"? Please be specific, that makes helping easier.

JoshM

so my question is how set a chart based on 1 second resolution to hold only one hour of data? Hm. Setting the instrument to bid or ask to ensure that there is an update every second is not an option? Otherwise, I would create an indicator that would plot price bars and add that indicator to a one-s...

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JoshM thank you very much, your code works and i didn't knew anything about the possibility to separate different calc reasons. Without your help i would be stuck with that problem for a long time.

I'm glad I could help. If you need more help, just open a new topic.

JoshM

So the logical consequence of that is to follow the example of the help https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/RecalcLastBarAfter page and start the recalc in the last bar and of course it works, infact it re-calculate the entire script every 5 seconds, and it has no problem to perf...

JoshM

If recalclastbarafter is always active on the instrument it is very difficolut to use it for a popouse like close near the end of day, because every indicator and every calculation is re-timeframed on the parameter of the recalclastbarafter and basically it's no more a daily-based instrument. I don...

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it would be ideal if MC could add a new "code block" similar to "once" but had the effect that it would run the code inside of that block on every bar in the chart but only on the first pass of an optimization - then those values would remain static (on a per bar basis) and available to the rest of...

JoshM

The beta upgraded previous release installed into D: drive. All the Power Language Editor shortcuts look for the program in the C: drive. Even just clicking on a study to import brings up the error that shows that it is looking for the Power Language Editor in the C; drive. Hm, can you launch the m...

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This is because of the difference between historical and real-time data: Historical Volume Provided by Data Vendor (...) In most cases supported data sources in MultiCharts provide only historical total tick volume, no up and down volume. For minute-based and daily-based resolutions all historical t...

JoshM

However when I enter a trade with chart trader, the profits are displayed in us$, and there seems to be some kind of currency conversion. I'm trading on the EUREX DAX DTB September futures. I allready have checked the currency for the exchange. That is Euro. What can I set more ? Go to 'File' and t...

JoshM

Does it only say 'order rejected' or are there more details in the Order and Position Tracker window (the 'Log' tab)? More details and information can help us troubleshoot this issue.

JoshM

Just right-click the Data2 field and select 'Format Instrument':

That will bring up the window where you can select the instrument to be added.

JoshM

how can i plot a line at price at a specific time for lets say the next 5 hours. for instance i want a line plotted at the open price from 9.00 on 14:00 i want a line plotted at the price level of that time etc the line should have an end time as well. So a trend line from 9:00 till 14:00 at that d...

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I've been trying to work out a way to reference variables in a strategy via merging a string and a number (rather than a variable directly) such that the variable is dynamic. For example, using "var"&numtostr(OpenEntries) to refer to var1/ var2/ var3 etc which would all be declared for the strategy...

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thx saw this already - but's that's all standard keynotes .My aim is a little more specific. I just want to move a stop when in a trade - as fast as possible.You can not do this with a mouse . I think a solution must be on the programmer's side. Can you specify what your specific aim is? You can us...

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one question please: Is it possible to program a keystroke , which allows you to control a stop? With up / down arrows for example ? There's a category of keyboard shortcuts called 'Trading.Custom' for orders. I'm not sure if they can control a stop like you what, but it's worth checking if they ca...

JoshM

I think the new Auto Trading and Backtesting engine might do this, by providing access to the historical (backtest) trades of the strategy upon restart: There is a feature scheduled for MC 9.1: https://www.multicharts.com/pm/viewissue.php?issue_no=MC-1497 With the help of this feature that will be p...

JoshM

Is possible run a signal inside a signal file ?

Unfortunately, no. But I hope I'm mistaken here.

JoshM

Can you guys share how you use 'voices' with trading? Is it only "buy now" or "sell now", or also more complex messages ("Buy 10 contracts at 134.20 with a stop-loss at 130 and a profit target at 145")? In that latter case, perhaps we can look into ways to do this programmatically. That might be a l...

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I m trying to run optimization signals for each instrument during portfolio simulation. Is possible make a association between name of instrument and signal? today I only know use one signal for all instrument or make this analsy individual. I'm not sure if I fully understand you, but perhaps like ...

JoshM

Can someone help me with this code? I am not really good in programming. Hello, See the attached indicator (source code below). I've replaced the TS methods (just copy/paste). The indicator looks like this: http://www.multicharts.com/discussion/download/file.php?id=9022 123WaveCount.pla ===========...

JoshM

Thanks MaRCHeW for your kind words. I'm glad you find it useful!

JoshM

When i click on a stock of the list i would like to send directly the number of shares to the linked DOM. Is it possible to do it or to create a custom button to launch a macro (like Excel) ? I don't think this is possible because PowerLanguage, as far as I know, cannot notice whether or not a stoc...

JoshM

Hello, As you know, MultiCharts .NET is a great platform packed with terrific features. The advanced features from .NET further expand MultiCharts .NET's features, but they come at a price: PowerLanguage .NET can have a steep learning curve for non-programmers. For a while now I'm writing programmin...

JoshM

I recently took some time off and find that none of my daily charts were updating anymore, even though I can get all the symbols on IB TWS. Before 4 June, I had no problems with the charts updating. In response I have updated the stand alone TWS to the latest one (Build 950.2g) that offers an API c...

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it concern the symbol MINI 15I18 SEPT 2015 FUTURE CONTRACT. The italian index future. This contract didn't expired and the route is the same. Did you check the MultiCharts settings for this symbol with the data from IB (see here )? Just to rule out that IB or Borsa Italiana made some change to this...

JoshM

I try to run backtest for a new strategy but it is not successful. The message as shown in the attached file was popped out. How could I solve the problem? I think your code has a problem. The error message says it expects a data series with a number of 111 to be added to the chart. I doubt we can ...

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Hi, I am trying to learn how to if possible execute all trades on the same bar instead of waiting for next one. See image. where last position should have hit target and execute on prior bar. Also in this case it stops out directly. Do not know why. Seem to be the wrong sequence trade. Do you have ...

JoshM

CalcEntriesToday(DateTime.Today) but in my backtest it didn't work.. my guess is because the Datetime Object is returning todays date and backtest is on historical dates. You can use Bars.Time[0].Date to return the date of the bar that the script is currently calculated on (as opposed to today's da...

JoshM

What is not clear from the logic? In MC9 StopLoss market orders executed. I want to StopLoss and PercentTrailing limit order is executed.

If you already have the logic clear in mind (that is, which programming steps to take), what issue do you run into?

JoshM

Mode: TWS bektest in demo mode. There is no real trade. Do both computers have the exact same data? Since historical data may not be the same as real-time data, if one of your pc's collected real-time data while the other only has this backfilled, there might be a difference between both. Strategy:...

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Maybe someone found a solution ...... can somehow StopLoss and PercentTrailing indicate fulfill orders limit orders? There's an example here of stop-limit orders. StopLoss sends a Market Order. I want to send that Limit orders. If long position: SetStopLoss; Sell next bar at (Price StopLoss) limit;...

JoshM

wouldn't the else statement immediately executed when the C > MA(C , 200) and IOG enabled? No, because it's an if/else statement: if (someCondition = true) then begin // code to execute end else begin // code that's executed when // 'someCondition' is false end; What you're referring to is possible...

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What would happen with IOG enabled with following code: if Close > Averge(Close, 200) then begin Buy("LE") this bar at close; end; wouldn't it be also executed as soon as the condition = true without waiting that the daily bar is closed? That's correct, that code will be executed as soon as the con...

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is the condition only checked when the daily bar is closed, or is it checked in realtime? That condition is checked in real-time due to the Intra-bar order generation attribute being set to true. A few comments: * You're using `RecalcLastBarAfter()` only when the current time is greater than or equ...

JoshM

Strange, I'm playing back data and when I call the box, it opens but as soon a new tick comes in the box disappears. If I set RecoverDrawings = false then the box stays on the screen but I can't switch it OFF. Actually, everytime I click left or right button it creates a new box, even using John co...

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I'd like to be able to switch ON/OFF a text box from a chart. This was my poor attempt to get it which was... nothing :( Any help? Means "switch ON/OFF" drawing/removing (and not relocating) a text box? If so, you may try this (untested, it's already late :] ): // Create text box with Control click...

JoshM

You lost me with that one, delete how? If I hit delete, I remove the study form the chart. Sorry for not being more clear. I was talking about how it's implemented programmatically; the script deletes the trend line, you don't need to do that yourself. Yes, the lag is there, it seems it not so pron...

JoshM

You said that the trendline in the .NET does not have that annoying delay regarding the last price like the PL version has, correct? Like, the last price moves and the trendline only moves 1 second later or when the next tick gets in. For some people that is not a big issue, I get it, I understand,...

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(I'll check later if we can workaround that, but don't have time for that now). By the way, if two trend lines are plotted on the same price, the second indicator (that's added last to the chart; green line in the image below) is placed on top of the other: http://www.multicharts.com/discussion/dow...

JoshM

Thanks Henry. Although the use of a trendline on bar charts might not be a big problem, if one want to use this study with footprint charts, trendlines become a big problem because they fall on top of the text. How do you want to proceed; use an indicator with a plot send to the back (but that requi...

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After several weeks of trying get through to someone at esignal that actually would give a damn, I managed to get direct contact with management. Just today they acknowledged data discrepancies in both their real-time feed and their historical tick data. That's an achievement in itself. :) Thanks f...

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Ok this not bugs, this is option - TWS bar timestamp. Why need this option, if MC use other time system on close bar time ? There's a long topic about that option here . More to the point, in an earlier thread , Henry said: MultiCharts uses your PC clock time. TWS uses its own server time. You can ...

JoshM

I suspect that this is expected behaviour; if I recall correctly there were also topics about this with the regular MultiCharts edition, although I cannot find them now. Anyway, try displacing the plot. I think that would give the behaviour you're after (if I understand you correctly). So change the...

JoshM

Most likely because the code tries to access Bars.FullSymbolData.Current - 1 when this data is not yet available in the series. I execute `CalcBar()` for the first time on the last bar of the chart with: if (!Bars.LastBarOnChart) return; So I think that `Bars.FullSymbolData` is fully loaded by then...

JoshM

Odd that the rounding is not consistent (rounding to 0 or 0.01). Have you checked the price scale settings in the QuoteManager? Here's more information about the values that option can have.

JoshM

I don't know how trendlines work over the .NET platform but the idea of plotting a line and not a trendline is because we can send it to the back of the bar and it updates in "realtime" when the last price changes whereas a trendline, in the standard platform,has that annoying delay... We can also ...

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Plotting this study with the TPO study brings up some issues. I usually have 2 series plotted, one for RTH and the other only plotting 1 bar (today's) for the overnight alone. If I plot the last line on the overnight series the line does not extends to the left. Since there's no bars back, since I'...

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I've extended the indicator a little bit by having it indicate support and resistance too (with green and red by default). I've defined 'support' as a bar that had a low lower than the recent price, but nonetheless succeeded to close above it (i.e., displayed strength). 'Resistance' is a bar that wa...

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Can someone code something similar to this? (...) I don't know how trendlines work over the .NET platform but the idea of plotting a line and not a trendline is because we can send it to the back of the bar and it updates in "realtime" when the last price changes whereas a trendline, in the standar...

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You can open door to the full bitcoin community as beeing the first professional backtestting platform.. and shall maybe get a bunch of new customers.

If you want, in the meantime you can trade bitcoin CFDs through the MultiCharts supported broker AvaTrade. See here.

JoshM

I don't see any hotkey related to workspace, Is there any? A workspace is composed of 3 charts windows. Is it possible to scroll through these windows using hotkey combination ? Ctrl + Tab cycles through each of the charts in the workspace, while Ctrl + PgDn and Ctrl + PgUp go to the next and previ...

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I've been browsing around, and according to previous posts it should be possible to reference future bars by using for example "close[-1]". However I'm having problems and get error: "Trying to access future data. Bar reference value : -500" The code is in a function which belong to an indicator pl...

JoshM

This means that the keywords documented in Multicharts wiki page are not available for .NET? Or at least not all of theme? That's true, the MultiCharts (PowerLanguage) keywords are different than the MultiCharts .NET keywords. Sometimes there is a resemblance between the names of keywords, but most...

JoshM

Hi, in the TradeManager of TS, we can have it send out an email each time an order is created, canceled, filled etc. Does MC have the ability to send out emails with order notifications? Yes, if you make it yourself. The `OnBrokerPositionChange()` method, for example, is executed when the market po...

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What's the best way to get the last position direction? (buy/sell).

The PosTradeIsLong keyword returns whether a position was long or not. Retrieving this for the last position would be `PosTradeIsLong(1, 0)`.

JoshM

how to find the first left bar number of the current chart ? That's a little tricky since there is no keyword for that as far as I know. But if you want to use this for aligning the text boxes you mentioned, you can draw a text box with Text_New_DT (or any other text keyword that accepts DateTime)....

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I'd like to create a signal for semi-automatic trading where are plotted on a chart several different averages, and the trader can choose which media to use with a mouse click on the plot. Much more intuitive and viewable and fast that every time not having to format the signal for changing the len...

JoshM

Sorry to necro this, but is anyone else getting the error "JohnEhler STOCHASTIC RSI STRATEGY (instrument)": Study is missing Data 2. Please setup your chart data. What am I missing here? Judging from the error message you got, it seems you either don't have 2 data series (or more) on the chart. Or ...

JoshM

does exist something like Text_GetActive or TL_GetActive for the plots ??? I need to know the number of the active plot when clicked with the mouse on a chart. Such keywords don't exist, as far as I know. Why do you need to use the active plot number in your code? Perhaps we can think of a workarou...

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I'm getting an error trying to output in a file. I really can't understand what's going on, the code is just so simple that I don't understand where the problem could be. I'm new to C#, and probably that is the real problem. Hello, it looks like you're trying to use PowerLanguage keywords in MultiC...

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So I put them into C:/users/scottyj/appdata/local/ts support/multicharts64, which is where I found the demo workspaces which MC opens automatically when you first buy it. Since the only two .wsp files that came with MC were in that folder, it seemed a good move at the time. I created a separate fol...

JoshM

I have to disagree with you on IQ feed. Other sources (they will remain unnamed here) are MUCH easier to work with and either free or cheaper. Which sources? If you mean MultiCharts-compatible data feeds, I cannot think of others. eSignal perhaps, but that's not much easier to work with (in my view).

JoshM

On a chart, it is possible to use the Merge Data feature, and use a continuous future as the historical and the front month future as the realtime symbol. Brilliant! However, I am in the Portfolio Trader and the Merge Data feature is not available there. This means trading a future with day bars in...

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I am trying to set a strategy in a way that every operation (Buy/Sell) it does on chart is accompained not just with the audio alert, but also with the yellow visual alert (That I need to remain "always open" until I check on the operation). Coding with PowerLanguage I am able to generate the prope...

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I want to know how many trading days are there on a chart and how many bars are there in any of these trading days. Perhaps I misunderstand what you're trying to achieve, but at first glance I get the impression you might be complicating things by using arrays. If you want to use arrays in your pro...

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Instead, I only use "next bar". For example: - Entry - buy next bar on open; (instead of buy this bar on close) - Exit - sell next bar on open; (instead of sell this bar on close) Since it is Forex a "24/5" market, the values for "this bar on close" and "next bar on open" should be virtually indent...

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Next step is to manually test data activity to see if the calculations work correctly. Any advice here would be helpful. Maybe the playback? Signing off...Good night and thank you again. Data playback indeed is an option, but keep in mind that the playback speed is set by the user (e.g., 3 updates ...

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Alternatively, would someone point me in the right direction as how to encode MIT orders in my strategy instead of waiting for features to be voted? You could do so with market orders coupled with Intra-bar order generation, like this untested snippet: [IntraBarOrderGeneration = true]; Variables: m...

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Hello there, those values on the y-axis keep changing when the market is opened. I was wondering how I can recall those variables at any moment before its bars closed. For example, those values are circled in orange on the y-axis as per the screenshot, is it possible to get those values before each...

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Any way to make 'setpercenttrailing' update on every tick ? SetPercentTrailing already updates on every tick intra-bar, according to its wiki page : The SetPercentTrailing function is evaluated intra-bar and not only on close of a bar, and can exit within the same bar as the entry. Is there perhaps...

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4. After that I added Comment line in my indicator like //StrategyInfo and it started working. New working Indicator is below: I wouldn't be surprised if this is caused by saving and the subsequent recompiling of the script, after which the script object is re-created again on the chart. So it prob...

JoshM

Is "Custom Fitness Value" for Portfolio Backtester implemented now?

Yes, since MC 9.0 Beta 1:

Portfolio Trader now also has walk-forward optimization and custom fitness function.

(source).

JoshM

See this code example (and the comments in it) I posted in another thread. To summarise, you can use the VariableSeries Value property set its value for the current bar.

JoshM

I have recently been updating the code of some old easyLanguage systems so that I can run and test and modify them using MultiCharts. Usually the fixes are simple; however, I can't seem to figure out how to replace the old easyLanguage 'IncludeSystem' syntax in PowerLanguage. I have tried substitut...

JoshM

I haven't experienced problems with LMAX data like the ones you mention, but I don't track the CFDs.

Are you talking about the 'real' LMAX data feed (funded accounts) or the demo data feed? The demo has its prices generated by a bot the last time I enquired.

JoshM

But Multhchart is not running with YL trade program at japanese stocks. What is the YL trade program? Is that a 3rd party plugin? This Auto trade program is able to be running with US stocks and futures. And The running condition is very good. The buy or sell order and exit order,stop order is runn...

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in the "compare edition" page of your site, i can't see the TWS version. is there something missing or is this a full version? MultiCharts for TWS is the regular MultiCharts version except for the following differences: Only uses IB data and trading capabilities, No QuoteManager, No Portfolio Backt...

JoshM

This doesn't seem to be available, unfortunately. This feature request, which asks for COT, earnings estimates, and fundamental data to be included, has been around for a while now but not confirmed or scheduled for a particular version.

JoshM

* are there any improvements planned for future MultiCharts versions? I can only guess from the outside looking in, but the feature request to have higher optimisation and backtesting speed by implementing new technology such as GPU calculation has been declined earlier this week: MC-1735 - Hope MC...

JoshM

Is there a way to increase the array size of a VariableSeries Object using Multicharts.Net?

That's unfortunately not possible; `VariableSeries<T>` has a length equal to the data series. Source: VariableObject & VariableSeries explained.

You can create your own C# array of course I'd you like.

JoshM

Hi Josh, but putting your logic in CalcBar() and using Bars.LastBarInSession doesn't work in this case, because CalcBar() is never called for the first "MaxBarsBack" bars. So I need to walk the past 50 bars in MaxBarsBack, and determine if there are any session breaks there. I didn't realise you wa...

JoshM

what can i do to make the new Dom chart 's default number is 1 everytime . As far as I know, the DOM's default order quantity is saved in the workspace ( PM #333 ), so there might not be a workaround for this (unless you don't want to save your workspace anymore). Perhaps there's another way to ach...

JoshM

May I know if there is Alert function for Multicharts Chart. For example, I open YM chart and setup alert. While YM is above 18300, then Multicharts will popup a message or send me email to notify me YM is above 18300. Yes, there is such a function. See the Alert() keyword. To check in your script ...

JoshM

You can use a `VariableSeries<T>` for this (...) To expand on my previous post for a more complete answer, here's how to use a `VariableSeries<bool>` to determine if the previous bar was the last in the session: public class Snippet_Indicator : IndicatorObject { public Snippet_Indicator(object _ctx...

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how can you determine if a previous bar in your history is the last bar of a session? You can use a `VariableSeries<T>` for this, but it's probably quicker/more convenient to use a Boolean variable that's assigned its value in the last part of the `CalcBar()` method. That way, it will hold the valu...

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I checked the occasion when the program will not run from the beginning and i noticed that MaxBarsBack has been reset to a rather large number, in this case it's been reset to 1307 while there are totally 1600 bars. why is the maxbarsback reset and how can i prevent it from being reset? thanks a lo...

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Of course, we can always use a trend line to draw a line to the beginning of the chart, although that still requires a little gap for the `MaxBarsBack` value. I, at least, couldn't draw/update a trend line to the very first bar on the chart. Inputs: Color(red), RightShift(50), ExtendLeft(true), Exte...

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I'm having an issue here regarding extending a line to the left. What am I missing? I'd like the line to extend to the first bar of the chart or at least 3 or 4 days ago, not only half of yesterday's. It's due to MaxBarsBack of the indicator. When I change the following of your code: if (LastBarOnC...

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Should we still expect totally inaccurate values in the Oanda MC Order and Position Tracker Open P/L column? There's a difference in how Open P/L is calculated in MultiCharts versus the Oanda platform: P/L values on Accounts tab are the values Oanda sends to MC through API. The P/L values on Open P...

JoshM

What if the strategy code is set to buy/sell next bar open, or buy/sell this bar close? I don't think IOG and the Bar Magnifier are needed for such a strategy, but I rarely don't use IOG. Or, what about i.e. Sell next bar at (variable name) limit? You'd still have intra-bar price movement assumptio...

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In portfolio you can configure the MaxBarsBack per JoshM's instructions: (Right-click the strategy in the Portfolio Trader, select 'show properties', and look for the 'maximum number of bars study will reference' setting in the 'Properties' tab). Hi Henry, In the Portfolio Trader, Signals do not ha...

JoshM

I'm not using MultiCharts.NET and trying to reference data2 etc in scanner window with my indicators, is this possible?

This is unfortunately not possible. There's a PM request asking for this here: MC-1491 - 'SCANNER' allow an indicator to access Multi-data (ie: data2, data3, etc).

JoshM

I don't have a signal in my MultiCharts .NET installation that's named 'EOD Exit', so I can't comment on how/when this signal submits its order. However, if you'd like a signal to submit an order prior to the close (let's say a few minutes prior to be save), you can do so by taking the time into con...

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I didn't import the attached files and tried to replicate it so I might be wrong here, but can the value of 50 (51 if the header is included) also be caused by the MaxBarsBack setting? (Right-click the strategy in the Portfolio Trader, select 'show properties', and look for the 'maximum number of ba...

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Have you tried the steps in the following Wiki article?

Compilation Error (errLine 0, errColumn 0, errLineEnd 0, errColumnEnd 0)

That article should help. If it doesn't, let us know.

JoshM

I have a text file with data such as the following, but volume information, though mapped properly, is not available in charts or this.Bar.Volume Have you tried `Bars.Ticks`? When your chart is set to 'Trade Volume' with the 'Build Volume On' setting (Format Instrument -> Settings tab), the `Bars.T...

JoshM

This is unfortunately not possible. There's a feature request for it here: MC-1840 - How to edit the Default Email Alert message.

JoshM

I don't see an error in it compared with the mentioned Knowledgebase article.

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Was thinking it might be possible by the command line to change the chart parameters eg 5 min 30 min, 60 minute, changing the instrument by the command line by running a batch job of command line instructions which changes this. If you mean MultiCharts' Command Line, then yes: The PowerLanguage key...

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I've added the Breakeven Stop as a separate signal (see attached image). Should it work better if coded into the entry order? Or does it not matter? The 'Breakeven stop' signal uses the SetBreakeven keyword to exit a position. The wiki page does not mention, however, if this keyword uses MultiChart...

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I've got an autotrade program I'm trying to improve by adding candlesticks. Doji candlestick patterns work fine - no issues. But when I use any pattern that has an Output Variable return, I get an error message. Even if it's exactly copy and pasted from the TS Functions and Reserve Words pdf. (...)...

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Besides using the Portfolio Trader (see Henry's reply above), you can also use the Command Line (`ChartCommands.CommandLine()`) to disable trading on a specific chart. For that, the signal needs to call the Command Line method with the ".at_toggle" parameter. There's an example of that here: toggle ...

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Do you happen to know if it's possible using MC.net? There's some documentation about it here and a code example here . Also, is the straight per bar delta value accessable via EL or C#? That way I could just sum up the delta for some number of bars. Volume delta is only available in MC .NET, I'm a...

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In Multicharts with EasyLanguage, what is the correct syntax to access the cumulative volume delta? In particular, I want to find the cumulative delta for the prior 'n' bars. This isn't possible with PowerLanguage. There's an unreviewed feature request for it here: Access to Cumulative Delta Volume...

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Hi, I have been looking but can't find it. Does MC have a timer Class, like TS? This timer would allow an order to be placed based on a time event and not limited to a bar/price event. Thanks. Gordon input: Order.Time(1100); if Time = Order.Time and Buy.Condition = True then Begin That code is stil...

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Hi, when drawing on a chart there is the ability to draw a vertical line (listed in the drawing pallet as a 'Time line'). Is there an API that programmatically allows us to draw these vertical lines as part of indicator code? You can approach the behaviour of 'Time line', but I don't know how to ad...

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However, to achieve that, you'd have to tell MC your position info after entry, just like every time you launch your auto-trading strategy in MC. This is cumbersome for partial automation, is it possible to make the MC monitor my account info and activities, and detect current position live? Thanks...

JoshM

DO NOT turn off your MultiCharts. If you have closed your MultiCharts, DO NOT restart it again. Please contact tech support so that they can retrieve the logs from your computer for analysis. Or just create a zip file with the folders yourself (the logs folder location is in the Windows start menu)...

JoshM

Also, this does not remove all variables. It could mean that MC's link with Oanda's REST API has problems, while MC's link with IB's API does not. Right now Oanda is blaming MC and now it seems that the blame is going the other way. I wouldn't bother with testing an InteractiveBrokers connection wh...

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I am trying to add a new data line of O,H,L,C daily. How i am doing it now, is like this.. 1. download data of O,H,L,C from yahoo to excel 2. go to symbol -> edit data -> add -> manually inputting data I tried 'copy-paste', but this also is not convenient. Is there any more convinient way to do thi...

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How to detect in the code when the user has zoomed the chart? If you mean with zooming having the bar spacing changed, then the `Environment.BarSpacing` property will return a different value after zooming compared to before it. Other `Environment` properties, like `Environment.HighestScaleValue` o...

JoshM

I have to increase the Y axis to put custom drawings below the minimum price low I see in the screen and upper the bottom of the screen.
How to do this programmatically?

Sorry, but I think this cannot be done programmatically given that the `Environment.HighestScaleValue` property is read-only.

JoshM

I suppose it is manually with the Style settings from indicator settings, but the `setplottype` PowerLanguage keyword is still not implemented it seems.

JoshM

That is, end the trendline after making an entrance Long or Short. The code I wrote is: if(MarketPosition= -1) then begin if BarsSinceEntry=1 then tl_setend(tlUP,date[0],time[0],entryprice); end; If the trend line should also be extended after making a new enter long trade, checking for just `Marke...

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If you have 2 contracts and scale them out, is there any function like barssinceexit() that returns the number of bars ago at which the "1st contract" being scaled out? barssinceexit(1) doesn't work under this circumstance, your position has to be flat first before it may return anything. Thanks. P...

JoshM

Yesterday and today I repeatedly experience an error when accessing the Wiki:

If I refresh the page after a few minutes it often works or I might need to wait another few minutes. Can this perhaps be looked into?

JoshM

Here's what I have so far: Inputs: FileLocation("C:\Temp\"); Variables: fileName( Text(FileLocation, "\", GetSymbolName, "_", FormatDate("d-M-yy", ComputerDateTime), "_", FormatTime("HH;mm;ss", ComputerDateTime))), posType(""), outputStr(""), tmpOutputStr(""), sep(";"), // The separator for the text...

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can somebody wright code to buy with mouse click 1 contract 1 tick above high of the bar, put stoploss 1 tick below the low of the bar, and put target 200% from stoploss. Same for short trade. You can probably do something yourself also. There are already examples that do something like you want: H...

JoshM

price appears with 4 digits after point
how to change the display for tick difference as 0.25 per point for ES?

You probably need to change the 'Price Scale' setting in the QuoteManager for the ES symbol. See here.

JoshM

(...) slippage differs depending on whether it was PT or SL. In case of PT only one slippage is applied in case of SL, slippage is reduced twice from the trade . If you enter with a market order and exit with a limit order (PT) --> one market order, so slippage applied once. If you enter with a mar...

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Not sure what or if you mean works. (...) Going to X-Axe settings I can insert 1000% (ou 10000% ou 1 million % but it allways turn to a maximum of 100%, obviously) - image 3 If you displace with a negative value, the line will be plotted towards the future (where there aren't any bars yet). That's ...

JoshM

AFter all that work I cant find a broker to connect mc to other than ts!

See Supported brokers and Supported brokers topic. And then there's also Google.

So I'm not sure what you mean with 'I can't find a broker to connect mc to'.

JoshM

What's the scope of these predefined variables? file? global? File. All PowerLanguage variables (predefined or user-defined), arrays, and constants have a scope that encompasses the whole script file. Only the global "variables" (which are actually functions with names as `GV*`) have a global scope.

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TJ: I have the same problem with "cad" .... using MultiCharts Version 9.0 Release (Build 10172) Cad isn't listed as one of my functions, so I'm guessing that it might be a built-in function... If I replace "cad" with "xyz" it compiles.. haven't tried plotting the study though.. `Cad` is a named con...

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I would like to: 1. plot a first vertical line on the chart by left clicking on a certain date and time 2. plot a second vertical line on the chart by left clicking on a certain date and time If you store the reference to a created trend line in a variable, the variable can be used to determine whe...

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1. Sent managed Buy-Stop-order, for instance on 150 level price. IOG checked and it is in 3 position with "100 entries per bar". Sometimes positions opens immediately when price touched price level 150, but sometimes price touched 150 and moved higher, to 170 for example, without opening position. ...

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It is at this last line that I get the error message stating Cannot implicitly convert type 'double' to 'PowerLanguage.ISeries<double>' It looks like you're trying to assign a value to the EMA function, while you probably want to store that into a `VariableSeries<T>`. Since you didn't explicitly sa...

JoshM

Hi, I see that you are displaying official market open on charts with IB data feed as per feature of multicharts.net (The ‘Open’ field in the status line. Values for the Open field will now be fed into the status line for IB symbols.) How do I obtain this value programatically from a study (not the...

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if (StrategyInfo.MarketPosition==0) { orderLE.Send(dayOpen - pOffset); orderSE.Send(dayOpen + pOffset); GenerateProfitTarget(2*pOffset); GenerateStopLoss(4*pOffset); GenerateExitOnClose(); } You're currently only submitting the stop-loss and profit targets when there is no open position. Have you t...

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I noticed that during backtesting slippage value is added twice in case of short order and only once in case of long order. Is there a specific reason for that? Stop and market orders in MultiCharts .NET have slippage added to them (see here ). Were your long orders stop/market orders or did you us...

JoshM

I am not able to load more than ~30 days of historical data from CQG, although a years should be available. It does not matter if I try to get a time range from 45 days ago - 15 days ago. I always get only last 30 days from todays date. (see attached Picture) Interesting thing is that with my Live ...

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It is my understanding that IB only provides historical minute data, not tick data. Yet MultiCharts creates tick, volume, etc. charts from IB historical data. How is the available data parsed to tick based charts? IB's API also provides seconds data (see here ), and 1 second data is used to create ...

JoshM

how do I ensure that auto-trading is off? When I look at the properties for the signal under the Auto-trading tab, I see that it is possible to require a confirmation dialog every time the signal is triggered, but this is not ideal. I don't see any overall "disable autotrading" property for the sig...

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When GVSetNamedInt and GVGetNamedInt were used to pass values from low resolution time frame to high resolution time frame, saying, 5m as the sender and 1m as the receiver, it worked fine. However, I couldn't get it work on the reverse direction, i.e., 1m as the sender, 5m as the receiver. Were the...

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pathname = Environment.GetMyWorkDirectory() + "\"; to get the path of the mywork directory. what is the equivalent for mc, and mc64 ? There is no equivalent of that in PowerLanguage, probably because MultiCharts doesn't work with work directories -- all studies are kept in a fixed location (which y...

JoshM

Is it possible to show a signal with no action? I do not want to autotrade.

Yes, if you add a signal to your chart without auto-trading on, it will still generate the buy/sell arrows for the real-time bars. (I'm not sure though if this also applies when the Chart Trader is also active).

JoshM

I use barinterval to get the time frame value. However, barinterval can only be applied to intraday charts, not daily chart. When applied to a daily chart, it returns 1, the same as applied to a 1m chart. How can I tell a daily chart from a 1m chart then? any other functions to get the time frame v...

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This is the latest free product offering with no license fees I am referring to: MultiCharts .NET64 Special Edition Version 9.0 Release (Build 10815) That's very interesting, as it seems to be a new product different from the previous SE (Starter Edition) of MultiCharts .NET. For those who were als...

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I'm trying to import EasyLanguage study into PowerEditor. But it seems only PLN file type is supported. Anyone knows how can I resolve this ? MultiCharts .NET supports scripts written in C# or Visual Basic, so EasyLanguage scripts cannot be imported and need to be manually converted. The regular Mu...

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it's not the MarketPosition change that matters here But the TotalTrades change that matters. This should capture all the trades. Thanks for making that point :), it remembered me of the difference between trades and positions, which don't always are the same. Export from MC backtest which is exact...

JoshM

Is there a way to expose the time zone of the machine in powerLang?

There's no such PowerLanguage keyword that I'm aware of, but perhaps GetCountry can be used in a workaround?

JoshM

I think the Alerts feature is great. However, on the included Chaikin Oscillator, one of the primary signals is when the oscillator crosses the zero line. This is not triggered and since I am not a C# programmer and SE only can open *.PLN files, I am unable to enjoy the potential benefit. MC .NET S...

JoshM

You can run strategies without charts in the Porfolio Trader (more here). Alternatively, if you're only outputting the trade signals to a file, you can also convert the strategy to an indicator and run it in the Scanner window.

JoshM

if MPos[1]<0 and MPos>0 then begin (...) if MPos[1]>0 and MPos<0 then begin (...) if MPos[1]=0 and MPos>0 then (...) if MPos[1]=0 and MPos<0 then (...) if MPos[1]>0 and MPos=0 then (...) if MPos[1]<0 and MPos=0 then Does this catch all trades for you? It doesn't for me; trades that are reversed on ...

JoshM

When 1 minute and 5 minute charts of the same instrument are opened and I do a drawing (line for example) on one of them. It would make sense to see such a drawing also on the other one. It does not have to be by default, but only after checking a checkbox somewhere or similar. As far as I know, th...

JoshM

Hi guys I am still getting the error:

STD exception: Underflow/overflow/range error

With which script do you get this error?

JoshM

I have two charts on the same symbol. First chart 1h timeframe second chart 1m timeframe. It can be set to draw trend line / fibonacci to chart 1h timeframe was trend line / fibonacci displayed on the chart timeframe 1m? This is unfortunately not possible. There's a similar feature request that you...

JoshM

Clearing the .net data cache in Interactive Broker (IB) Do you use MC .NET for TWS or the regular MC .NET? With the regular MC .NET, you can clear the cache through the QuoteManager. See here for how. Since MC .NET for TWS has no QuoteManager, I don't know how it would work there. However, cache fi...

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have you any ideas to what I have to change? in this way is impossible trading. I suppose you can make the entry conditions more restrictive like this: // Enter long if (vTrend = 1) and (vTrend[1] > 0) and (vTrend[2] > 0) then begin (...) // Enter short if (vTrend = -1) and (vTrend[1] < 0) and (vTr...

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However, some entries will be reversals, some will be limits fills, stop fills, and some exits will flatten the position 0. In a reversal I'd like to separate the Exit order contracts and exit prices from the Entry order contracts and entry prices. I think you can retrieve this with the PosTrade* k...

JoshM

Can changing the color via code be fooling the Text_GetActive function? Yes. An 'active' text box is not only the text box that is selected, but the most recently created or used text box is also considered to be 'active'. Changing a text box's colour will then make it 'active', even if before that...

JoshM

with your code it continue to enter in market every bar. I didn't change the enter long or enter short conditions, there are still: // Enter long if (vTrend = 1) and (vTrend[1] > 0) then begin (...) // Enter short if (vTrend = -1) and (vTrend[1] < 0) then begin These come from your code. If you wan...

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Today I started to test the US Crude CFD and I got this message in the log:- Instrument: US Crude (Spot); Order: Buy Limit 20; Status: Rejected; Reason: OUTSIDE_ALLOWED_PRICE_RANGE. I am entering with four positions and scaling out. I am using some kind of ATR stop/target which currently has the fi...

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the code above doesnt enter stop loss for example. That's because the `vStopLossPrice` variable is calculated each time when the if statement above it is true. For example: if (vTrend = 1) and (vTrend[1] > 0) then begin buy ("EL") next bar Close + 4 limit; vStopLossPrice = (Close + 4) - TicksAway; ...

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someone could please see how it doesn t work? What does "it doesn't work" mean in this context? And this time, if I may suggest, please give a thorough explanation of what you mean (so we don't need to guess or ask 10 follow-up questions), keep it factual & on-topic, and don't use many exclamation ...

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My question is how to get the name of the active workspace from the signal code? If you're auto-trading, you could use the TradeManager to retrieve the `Workspace` property from the `Order` class. Alternatively, `Environment.ChartWindowHWND` returns the window handle of the chart to which the study...

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I try to figure out what is the best configuration in Symbol Mapping or other ways to save transaction fee. Does anyone have any idea? Names like SMART, ARCA, BATS etc, which ones have more chance to give cheap fee? and what are the best sequences of them? I think you might better contact Interacti...

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I have been able to copy databases between machines without a problem. Same here. But both MultiCharts instances will need to have a compatible version in terms of the database: After an upgrade of MultiChats to 8.7 version, it will no longer be possible to downgrade the Database and use it in the ...

JoshM

This PM issue might be worth tracking/voting for in this context:

MC-255 - Implement SVN (or other versioning system) Integration on PowerLanguage Editor

It would be quite helpful (also when someone always works on one computer) to have the PowerLanguage Editor work with git.

JoshM

This means that you will not work on it?

No, not in the near future at least. Perhaps someone else in the MultiCharts .NET forum can help.

JoshM

If an order to Buy @ 2011.00 on a Stop is sent, how do you think the Exchange will process the request if the market’s current position is as shown in: From CME: Stop order trigger price is validated versus the last trade at order entry. A Buy order must be > last trade price and a Sell order must ...

JoshM

Maybe I have it wrong but I thought each account would run on a different api ? MultiCharts advises to only use one broker profile (see here ; follow the link for more LMAX recommendations) because LMAX supports that much. If MultiCharts had 'different' APIs for each broker profile, this probably w...

JoshM

Are you working on this script?
If Yes, could you please to attach the file here?

No, I didn't have time for it. Sorry.

JoshM

Could you provide the indicator code in a post or .txt file? Then we can take a look at it without running the risk that the .pla file overwrites existing PowerLanguage functions and/or indicators.

JoshM

When trying to use "IApplicationInfo.IsAutoTradingMode" I get an error: I think you need to use `Environment.IsAutoTradingMode` for your goal. That is similar as you did earlier, except without the `Environment.IsRealTimeCalc` property. http://www.multicharts.com/discussion/download/file.php?id=8717

JoshM

Thanks Henry My internet explorer is uninstalled, I only have chrome installed. How can I manage it with the chrome browser? I do not like to have 2 browsers in the same OS, i like it lean and fast. I have the same message in the Help -> Check for Updates window. The 'list of improvements' link ref...

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This functionality is available since MultiCharts 8.8 Beta 1. That is possible to reload all data using the Rescan Now button in the Pre-scanning part of the Scanner window Source: Reload data in scanner - topic . Please see my next reply in the same thread: We apologize for the confusion. «Rescan ...

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As a small feature request, can the `IDrawObject.Locked` property also get a `get` access property? Currently it can only be set: IDrawObject.Locked Property Lock drawing on the chart. Lock for drawings prevents it from unnecessary user changes. public bool Locked { public set; } If we can also retr...

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We need a new PL keyword broker.connectionStatus to give user code visibility into connection status so that user code may take appropriate action in such cases. I fully agree with this, it's risk management 101 to have programmatic access to things like this. But I'm sceptical about it being imple...

JoshM

Is it just me, or do you guys also get an error like the following when accessing the PM site? I get this error since Saturday.

JoshM

Is it possible to somehow reload all instruments in all charts with one click? This is useful for example when there was a network outage or the computer wakes up from hibernation. Or do i have to ctrl-r every single window? As far as I know, the 'reload all data' menu option reloads all data on al...

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Dear All, I'm having trouble creating a simple index that records how often an event (in this case, and inside bar) has occurred over a given look back period (10). It appears to count the event twice: once correctly at the close of the bar fitting the conditions and then again in the following bar...

JoshM

I am on TS 9 and would switch to MC.NET in a heartbeat if I were able to run the many sophisticated indicators I've already written in EasyLanguage without having to record them into VB/C#. I would then be able to focus on some improved strategy ideas I have that can only really be written and main...

JoshM

how does call by reference work in el sorry I was thinking of calling the function, you are referring to numericarrayref and stuff like that? When you create a function, you can declare it's inputs to be passed by reference, like: Inputs: myNumber(NumericRef), // Passed by reference myOtherNumber(N...

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Thanks for your response. Is user name unique for all MultiCharts licenses or can multiple users have the same user name? Username is unique to the customer. If the customer has more than one licenses under the same name, all the MC installations will return the same Username. My username is unique...

JoshM

For example I would ask that the user provide me with their User ID and then require that ID in the indicator. However I understand that the User ID will change if a user installs MultiCharts on another computer.

Yes, but the GetUserName will remain the same for that specific user and his license.

JoshM

Could the grid of the chart background be set to constant size? such as one tick? Yes, but there's a limit to how close the lines can be placed together since the price axis font size seems to limit this. To set the grid to a constant size, right-click on the chart and select 'Format instrument'. G...

JoshM

What are your settings in.. General MultiCharts window : File -> Preferences -> Trading tab. There's an option there named 'show error pop-up alert'. Perhaps disabling that setting can help. Otherwise, you could try changing the following setting: QuoteManager : Tools -> Data sources -> Interactive ...

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Thanks orion. That was very helpful. I do have one more question, I don't see where the command is to hide the symbol after I insert it. I enter: .isy name=@ES#, df=IQFeed, res=3 min What is the parameter to hide the chart? All Command Line commands are listed here: Understanding Command Line . To ...

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