MultiCharts: Trading Software for Automated Trading and Backtesting

Henry MultiСharts

Hello SysInv,

Check out ExitFromOneEntryOnceAttribute

Henry MultiСharts

Hi Henry - This solution did not work for me. I can't say why and it would take some time to decipher the reason. I am trading only the S&P emini - a very liquid market. You said that the code would recalc and issue orders on the opening tick of the following bar, with this market there is normally...

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Hello aczk, Please compare MultiCharts status line OHLC values on HSIJ13 1 day chart with IB TWS OHLC values (not TWS chart but main TWS grid). http://www.multicharts.com/discussion/download/file.php?mode=view&id=6247&sid=7e33d2d7b4d232efb5b0ed9f715e5f67 On your first screenshot MC status line shows...

Henry MultiСharts

Is this a bug?
I don't think this should be happening.
See what happens with the moving averages markers on the Y-axis. They disappear when you zoom in to a certain level.

http://www.screencast.com/t/sQoPKK6eJqK

This issue has been confirmed. It will be fixed in the next version of MultiCharts.

Henry MultiСharts

I have noticed several times now that if I move a target within the DOM for an entry with attached exit order (multiple contracts and different targets) to the current ask (or bid) and it get's hit, the DOM gets stuck for a couple of seconds (up to 30 or so). When there is a gap of one tick it's ea...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello designer01, Select the account you need in the account selector and save the workspace. Next time you open the workspace-the proper account should be selected at once. Make sure you are running the latest build of MultiCharts 8.5 Release. Please let me know if you are using MBT broker and your...

Henry MultiСharts

I've requested an update. Will post it once I have any reply.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello maxima, 1) That is possible to plot ask/bid/trade quote fields on your chart. Data availability and amount of historical data depends on the data provider. 2) Historical IQFeed data is provided with at bid / at ask information. Historical data for all other data providers and realtime data is ...

Henry MultiСharts

We are looking into improving this functionality in one of the next versions of MultiCharts.

Henry MultiСharts

Hi, Using exactly the same data, when I apply the prebuilt Bollinger Band signal, the optimize_by_sharp_ratio works, but only for "Monthly" input. When I change input to "Daily", the Sharpe Ratio becomes -1.0. When I add my signal however, inputs of both Daily and Monthly give a Sharpe Ratio of 0. ...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Shane, You can find your daily profit and loss in Format->Strategy properties->Strategy performance report(automated trading)/Trading performance report (for manual trading)->Periodical analysis->Daily period analysis. The value is not updated in realtime, you need to re-open the report to upd...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello zhiguang, To define the "TRACE" conditional compilation symbol in C# and J#, add the /d:TRACE option to the compiler command line when you compile your code or add #define TRACE to the top of your file . In Visual Basic, add the /d:TRACE=True option to the compiler command line or add #Const T...

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Hello Kenny, To check my data, I output the values of the XAverage function when each bar closes: Code: Bars.Status != EBarState.Close // Also tried Bars.Status != EBarState.Open != is the inequality operator. This code will not work as described. Please use the equality operator == to achieve your ...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Basicprofdfa,

In order to get data in MultiCharts you need to setup one of the supported data providers.
If you are using Zenfire data feed-make sure you have the correct account details specified and proper deployment selected in QuoteManager->Tools->DataSources->Zenfire ->Settings.

Henry MultiСharts

Добрый день, Vanosupr.

На данный момент таких планов нет.

Henry MultiСharts

SSS, check out PublicFunctions Members in the PowerLanguage .Net help file.

Henry MultiСharts

Such thing cannot be done in MultiCharts .Net at the moment as well.
If there will be a technical possibility - we will look into adding such functionality in the future.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Hilbert,

There is no such functionality at the moment.

Henry MultiСharts

Please describe the exact problems you have.

Henry MultiСharts

Sorry to be a drone on this one subject, but I now realize that there is another facet to the EOD exit issues I was experiencing on tick charts. Call me slow, but I finally realized that when using statements like: if currenttime_s >= 160000 then sell currentshares this bar; or, if time_s >= 160000...

Henry MultiСharts

This issue has been confirmed. It will be fixed in the next version of MultiCharts.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello viresearch, Quote: By convention, all attribute names end with the word "Attribute" to distinguish them from other items in the .NET Framework. However, you do not need to specify the attribute suffix when using attributes in code. For example, you can specify InputAttribute as follows: [Input...

Henry MultiСharts

Using MC.net, is it possible to use dll that are available in the regular version?
Martin

Hello Martin,

With MultiCharts .Net you can use the dll written for regular MultiCharts. You will need to write new C#/VB .Net studies for accessing the dll functionality.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Felix, When auto trading is turned off - the strategy position becomes zero. If you have an open position at the broker and you want your strategy to continue trading this position - you need to specify the position manually for each strategy next time you turn on the auto trading. Please do t...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Azharr, On your screenshot you have highlighted the chart hint . Chart hint can be opaque or transparent (View tab->Transparent hint). Opaque hint color is controlled by Windows color and appearance setting->Item color: ToolTip (you can find it in Control Panel->Appearance and Personalization-...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello evdl,

We will check that.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello tranitroom,

You can clone Universal DDE datafeed only. If you want to add a custom data provider-please contact Stan Bokov regarding this question at sbokov@multicharts.com

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Martin,

GlobalVariables for all MultiCharts versions including MultiCharts .Net

*Added to MC .Net FAQ

Henry MultiСharts

Champski, what is your version and build number of MultiCharts (Help tab->About) ? If you are using MultiCharts with PowerLanguage you can use Print statement for debugging. Please send me the following information for further investigation (support@multicharts.com): - workspace you are using - in Q...

Henry MultiСharts

StratMan, please send me the studies you are using for replicating the issue in our environment: In Power Language editor->File->Export->export with dependent functions the studies you are using the workspaces you have provided. Send me the study export file. In case you experience the crash again p...

Henry MultiСharts

Henry, What does this mean with regards to re-loading data? Does it mean that I have to click on each chart, thus making each chart active and then type in the specific command which will reload the data for that chart? If my understanding is correct, it means I still need to individually click on ...

Henry MultiСharts

Back to the subject of Rectangles for a moment, could we possibly have an option box to "Extend to the right" the rectangles, so we don't have to type in future dates ? (just like the trendline option box to extend right or left).. Also, a "default" box to remember the "extend right" option... sptr...

Henry MultiСharts

Very beautiful but... Still not able to perform an optmizitation based on Sortino ratio (or other user defined functions that need information on every bar). Not even with setcustomfitnessvalue. You can create your own code with SetCustomFitnessValue to perform optmizitation based on Sortino ratio,...

Henry MultiСharts

Dear users,

We have decided to expand MultiCharts by adding full access to command line functionality from the code. That includes not only reloading of data, but other command line features as well, such as changing chart symbol and resolution, etc. The feature is targeted to MultiCharts 8.7.

Henry MultiСharts

which Synchronizer script will allow me to manually close a position that was opened by the automated strategy? You are already allowed to do that, even without the synchronizer script. The purpose of the synchronizer script is to keep your auto trading strategy aware of the manual orders you place...

Henry MultiСharts

Trend line is still the problem has not been resolved https://www.multicharts.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10457 Unfortunately there is no technical possibility for improving this behavior at the moment. Please use the provided workaround: Set Chart Shift option to "Bars" in Format->Window->X...

Henry MultiСharts

Unfortunately there is no technical possibility for improving this behavior at the moment.
Please use the provided workaround:
Set Chart Shift option to "Bars" in Format->Window->X-time scale.

Henry MultiСharts

Rectangles don't extend to the right on contract shares the same they do on minute charts for example.

Hello ABC,

This issue has been confirmed. It will be fixed in the next version of MultiCharts.

Henry MultiСharts

In MultiCharts data provider and broker connections are separate. You can see the status of the broker connection on the Trade Bar in MultiCharts. Order and position tracker Logs tab shows the information on the trading events and messages received from broker. As for the data connection - you can t...

Henry MultiСharts

I had the same problem after installing the latest 64-bit version 8.5.6851, and the above fix didn't work. Please help.

noodlesong, please additionally install the following updates and restart your PC:
vcredist_x64_2008_eng.exe
vcredist_x64_2005sp1_eng.exe
https://goo.gl/cC4e7M

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Pennino,

There is no such functionality at the moment. Please vote for the corresponding feature request.

Henry MultiСharts

Is there an ETA on Version 9 or when we can expect to see this functionality?

MultiCharts 9 is targeted to the second half of this year (roughly). There is no exact date for it yet.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Rick,

Please refer to the following article to resolve that issue: Floating-Point Division by Zero Error Message

Henry MultiСharts

HPF, hilbert, we are going to address the backfilling issues with the mentioned data providers in one of the future versions of MultiCharts. Due to complexity of the task I cannot give you any ETA at the moment, but roughly that should be ready in MC 9.0

Henry MultiСharts

This is "Performance" tab, not "Performance graph" tab.

Do you need all the drawings? Excessive amount of drawings affects performance. It is recommended to delete/replace the drawings that you do not need to keep the performance good.

Henry MultiСharts

StratMan, please send me your workspaces to support@multicharts.com for further analysis.

Henry MultiСharts

Thierry, please double click on MultiCharts.exe process in process explorer->go to Performance graph. Create a screenshot of this window and attach it.

Does performance go back to normal if you turn off all your indicators?
In your indicators do you plot new drawings without deleting the old ones?

Henry MultiСharts

SUPER, if you are referring to We are going to add auto fill of the values in "Assign the Initial Market Position at the Broker" window in the next version of MultiCharts. then not exactly. It will just "fill in" the assign position window on initial start of auto trading, while the synchronizer scr...

Henry MultiСharts

Then double click on MultiCharts.exe process->Performance graph. Create a screenshot of this window.

Please attach this screenshot as was requested and reply to my questions.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello abc999,

You need to install version 10.6 of the eSignal application. You may also install version 11 of the eSignal application, but version 10.6 should be present to ensure that MultiCharts continues to operate properly.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello stocksbaron, MultiCharts .NET Starter Edition has only one limitation - you can have only 2 symbols in the database at the same time. There is no data amount limitation. The limitation you have faced is Interactive Brokers data provider limitation. By default TWS API provides access only to 1 ...

Henry MultiСharts

Azharr, are you referring to datafeed connection?

Henry MultiСharts

Bar magnifier can be turned on for the main data series only. If you want Bar magnifier for additional data series-please submit a feature request to the Project Management of our web site so other users can vote for it: https://www.multicharts.com/pm/ You can add any resolution you are using in bar...

Henry MultiСharts

I'm testing on 200 days of data - but the test only does 1 day worth of back testing! I have set the max bars ref will study at 9500 - because at 10'000 it says not enough bars. Can I not just set the max bars ref will study at 100'000 and it would do the test for whatever data is available (under ...

Henry MultiСharts

Hi Henry, My max bars back setting is set to 10 and the chart goes back 2 months. Any other ideas? Champski, are you able to plot this (tick) data series on a separate chart? Is your strategy calculated ok with Bar Magnifier=Off? Are you able to get any prebuilt strategy calculated on this chart wi...

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Ведутся ли работы по устранению этой ошибки ?

Да, работы ведутся. Фикс будет доступен в следующей версии Quik плагина.

Henry MultiСharts

maisatomai, make your variables defined through inputs. Optimization will search for the best values through the value range you specify according to selected optimization criteria for the selected inputs. For more info on understanding and performing optimization please refer to our wiki section: O...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Thierry, In process explorer please go to View->System information->CPU->enable the option "Show one graph". Create a screenshot of this window when you have MultiCharts performance issue. Then double click on MultiCharts.exe process->Performance graph. Create a screenshot of this window. Atta...

Henry MultiСharts

"Cancel button" and "Strategy/chart info" improvements for Assign initial market position window were added to our to-do list.

Henry MultiСharts

This feature request is not yet scheduled to any particular version of MultiCharts. With most data providers the data is backfilled automatically on tick based charts. See post #14 . HPF, hilbert, which data providers do you use? What is the resolution of the charts with gaps? How exactly gaps appea...

Henry MultiСharts

Здравствуйте, olart. МultiСharts не поддерживает одинаковое имя инструмента для одной биржи, Вам необходимо создать еще одну биржу для таких инструментов. Решение такое (чтобы продублировать по инструментам данные, которые Вы собрали): 1. Создайте (клонируйте) биржу MICEX1 (например). 2. Зайдите в н...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello kinkeadfx, That is possible to manually close a position that was opened by automated strategy. If you want your auto trading to know about the market position change at broker you need to use a synchronizer script. For more information please refer to this post and Manual Trading and Automate...

Henry MultiСharts

Account temporarily unavailable and Account not loaded are the same issues. They are not caused by a certain MBT desktop version. The issue is on the MBT servers. All of the provided information has been forwarded to MBT Integration Department Manager and analyzed by MBT programmers. They have found...

Henry MultiСharts

Account temporarily unavailable and Account not loaded are the same issues. They are not caused by a certain MBT desktop version. The issue is on the MBT servers. All of the provided information has been forwarded to MBT Integration Department Manager and analyzed by MBT programmers. They have found...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Azharr,

The green icon in the bottom right corner of MultiCharts shows your authorization status.
There is no indication of Internet Connection in MultiCharts.

Henry MultiСharts

There is no way to do that.

Henry MultiСharts

Buy and SellShort are for opening a position.
Sell and BuyToCover are for closing a position.

Henry MultiСharts

As far as i can see it is only possible to apply a divisor to the scale and not to the delta/ bid ask values. For high volume contracts such as ES the number of bars usefully displayable is therefore limited. Please could this feature be considered. jl12, please provide a visual example with detail...

Henry MultiСharts

There needs to be an indication of what window the prompt is for How do you want to have this done? Same way "Do you want to enable AT for next strategies" window does that - shows Strategy name and chart info (symbol, resolution, broker)? http://www.multicharts.com/discussion/download/file.php?id=...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Scuba,

You can use Once Print command to output the input value only once:

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once print ({your inputs here#1, #2, etc...} );

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arnie, fibdax, there should be no such problem if Chart Shift option is set to "Bars" in Format->Window->X-time scale.
We are looking into improving the behavior with Chart Shift specified in percent.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello MAtricks,

Are you able to see the parent account in FXCM Trading Station? Please provide a screenshot of complete account list from FXCM Trading Station. Is hedging disabled for this account?

Henry MultiСharts

Hello KhaosTrader, The bars were already written to the database with the session setting specified at the moment the data was requested from the data provider. After changing the session settings all historical bars remain the same, all new bars are affected by the changes. In order to apply the ne...

Henry MultiСharts

MultiCharts .Net 8.7 with Time and Sales functionality is (roughly) expected in May.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Champski, All I see at the top of the screen is the status "calculating". Most probably your MaxBarsBack value is higher than the amount of bars you have on the chart. Please go to MultiCharts->Format->Strategy properties->Properties->Maximum number of bars the study will reference to check it.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello maisatomai, Access P&L without using strategy performance report. Are we able to do it in code? If we are talking about backtesting then there is no way to get the PnL except checking the strategy performance report. Is I am backtesting and wish to try out different parameters for my strategy,...

Henry MultiСharts

Functions are not available in the solution as these are read only and you can't use it debug strategies real time? Hello SysInv, You can't get inside a function while debugging from VS, but that does not mean that you cannot debug in realtime at all. you have to use Output to write to the power la...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Mark,

Do you mean you want to get the ticks that were used for plotting a volume delta block?
You can use the IDataLoader interface to do that. Here is an example how to use it.

Henry MultiСharts

You can add up to 99 additional dataseries to your chart and reference them from your code.

Henry MultiСharts

I have subchart 1,2,3 and when I use BarsOfData(3).Close[0], it prompt an error and tell me subchart 4 is not set up. Hello maisatomai, This issue has been confirmed. It will be fixed in the next version of MultiCharts .Net. As a workaround when you need to reference 3 data series, add a fourth dat...

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Hello harvester, Our developer has found a possible issue and fixed it. Please download the file corresponding to your version of MultiCharts: 32 bit: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27918922/MC_IQ_80_Test.zip 64 bit: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27918922/MC_IQ_80x64_Test.zip Please unzip the file and follow t...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello pschriber2,

Please refer to our Wiki to learn how Trading from Multiple Charts on One Instrument can be implemented in MultiCharts.

Henry MultiСharts

Is it correct that the bar magnifier only works on data1, and not on additional data series?

That is correct. Check our Wiki for more details on script calculation modes: How_Signals_are_Calculated

Henry MultiСharts

5084 MB are used and there is only MultiCharts on the computer... and MultiCharts displays the warning message of the screenshot. Just after validation, MultiCharts crashed instantanly and the memory used comes back to normal (around 1 GB). I just restart MultiCharts and with one workspace, it use ...

Henry MultiСharts

The latest version of eSignal data dll with the latest improvements will be provided.

Henry MultiСharts

I'm currenty doing tests. And after a weekend, automated systems does not start on sunday night or monday morning. I put 9999 on Connecting settings option : Disable autotrading after x second. I can't leave it blank. May be I need to put 0. Are you referring to automated start of auto trading once...

Henry MultiСharts

The prompt for autotrading after a restart of the platform doesn't work well.

Please elaborate what does not work exactly.

Henry MultiСharts

I believe this subject already was discussed on the forum and if I'm not mistaken you guys said that technically was not easy to apply... I might be wrong though... I have several studies that plots lines on the chart and I'd like to use them on a volume delta bar charts. The problem is that I cann...

Henry MultiСharts

We are analyzing this case.

Henry MultiСharts

I found that lack of documentation for the new language codes and tying up the trading software on main computer for development and testing a hindrance to testing buggy code while on a learning curve. Even having one of each MC version supporting the different languages is challenging when transla...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello successlife,

You need to create EMA function and then use it in Keltner Channel code.
Check out the prebuilt Mov_Avg_Exponential indicator to learn how to do that.

Henry MultiСharts

Volume delta bars have 3 options, total volume, bid x ask volume and delta volume. You allow a profile shape for 2 of the 3 options. Why not allow also the profile shape on bid x ask volume? Why was this option left behind? Confirmed, will be added in the next version. Also, I've been to ask you gu...

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Error received: Invalid/Unauthorized Private Label

Hello Adelino,

Your account should be setup in order to use it with MultiCharts. Please contact your broker regarding this error.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Azharr, MultiCharts and MultiCharts .NET have the same functionality but are using different programming languages: With MultiCharts you can create a study using EasyLanguage/PowerLanguage With MultiCharts .Net you can create a study using C# or VisualBasic.Net Studies from MC .Net cannot be u...

Henry MultiСharts

MaxBarsBack is your min and max amount of bars that are required for calculation. If you do not have enough bars specified by MaxBarsBack then your study will not be calculated.

Henry MultiСharts

I downloaded the SE version yesterday to give MC a trial, I really like what I see.
Is this still the case regarding market depth?
Can I only see the depth of my broker and not the market? I am currently using IQFeed.
Samuel

Yes, this behavior has not been changed.

Henry MultiСharts

It seems that MC (latest Build 6851) is a little more demanding than the previous versions ... Because this is the first time that my 6 GB of memory are not enough! MC begins the week using 2GB, which are increasing throughout the week: I don't see any abnormal amount of memory used on your screens...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello uncle_mk2, When multiple signals are combined to create a strategy, same-direction orders generated by different signals are assigned priority relative to each other based on the order that the signals appear under the Signals tab in the Format Objects window. Please refer to How Scripts Work ...

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Hello SirHC, If automated order execution has been turned off on your charts - then you need to turn it on manually on each chart. Since MultiCharts 8.5 Release autotrading is automatically turned on in workspaces in which it was enabled during shutdown. The user is prompted for confirmation prior t...

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Waiting for the requested information from StratMan for further analysis.

Henry MultiСharts

If I look at the DAX FUTURE only it seems that the minute open is the 2nd tick of the day received from esig. It was the same the day before yesterday.

We have replicated the behavior with a missing first tick when collecting rt minute data in our environment. It will be fixed by our developers.

Henry MultiСharts

As I write this, the TradingServer.exe process has grown to 2.2gb. WarEagle, TradingServer.exe resource usage will be improved in the next build of MultiCharts. I have had a few overnight crashes of MC where I will have a dozen application error boxes waiting for me in the morning. I have submitted...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello HPF, 1) The information you have posted is correct. Session time is in the time zone of the main data series. 2) Unfortunately there is no access to the holiday list from the code at the moment. You may want to submit a feature request to the Project Management of our web site so other users c...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello SirHC,

The other way has been described here: #10 in Strategy: where do I see the order the system is working on?

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Stone,

There is no way to do that. If you use barnumer as Len input for this function-your study will be in a constant loop, searching for a maxbasback value.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Mark,

You need to use MaxBarsBack to avoid going "out of bounds" (constantly increasing MaxBarsBack value). For example:

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for(int i = 0; i < ExecInfo.MaxBarsBack; i++)

{

double a = Bars.Close[i];

}

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It happened again today, as you can see on this picture. If it's any help, I am using a custom continuous future. What email address should I use for sending the workspace? http://www.multicharts.com/discussion/download/file.php?id=6124 Regards, ABC This issue has been confirmed. It will be fixed i...

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Franz, this is a general C# question, not related to MultiCharts .Net. Function, Signal and Indicator are abstract "forms" we have added for ease of use. The heart of any study in MC .Net is a class, like in regular C#.

Henry MultiСharts

If you want us to check this case please provide information that was requested in post #7

Henry MultiСharts

Arnie, it was not originally designed for such plot type. Please describe how you would like it to be done and we will consider this improvement for implementation.

Henry MultiСharts

Mobiius, make sure you have the same columns and sorting options selected in optimization reports of both MultiCharts.

Henry MultiСharts

WarEagle, do you place any trades manually? If yes-how many?
Which exact broker profiles do you usually have connected?

Please let me know if you notice TradingServer.exe process using a lot of RAM again.

Henry MultiСharts

The problem has not been yet replicated in our environment as well.
I will keep the board posted.

Henry MultiСharts

rjelles, the reply to this question was in my post above:

The references you have added are global and available for all studies.

Henry MultiСharts

Do you think though it could be caused by the option 'Cancel market orders as obsolete if not filled within' That is possible. You can try disabling the option to see if that is the source of this behavior. If this was the cause would this be reported under the logs tab of the order and position tr...

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Is there a reason why we can't select Profile on the volume delta bars when we have bid x ask volume selected?

Bid x Ask volume is two values, not one.

Henry MultiСharts

Are you aware that the original bars do not seem to stay within the designated fixed rage when plotted? FogChaser2011, that is expected behavior. As I wrote above: “Point Original” bar closes when the following condition is met: modulus |Open*PriceScale - Close*PriceScale| >= chart resolution ( a t...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello SSS,

Functions are not in VS solution, they are built-in in PLEditor.
That means functions cannot be seen in Visual Studio.

* Added to MC .NET FAQ.

Henry MultiСharts

in VS2010 I add a reference in my indicator to System.ServiceModel, and my indicator that uses WCF compiles correctly. However in PowerEditor, the "using System.ServiceModel" generates an error. PowerEditor appears to not allow the additional references. From MC .NET FAQ : + All references should b...

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Hello bnichols,

Please come to our live chat Monday-Friday 6:30 am - 4 pm EST to demonstrate this behavior remotely and we will collect all required for analysis information.

Henry MultiСharts

FXCM data stored on our servers is provided with retail spread. Your FXCM broker account can have different spread.

Henry MultiСharts

In the DOM or with the Chart Trading it's possible to change the PnL display between currency, tick and percentage of the account. A fourth option to hide the PnL would be very useful in my opinion. The reason for this is that in my opinion always seeing the PnL has (just speaking for myself) a neg...

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through the mouse right button, where we would have a list for the sessions

Thank you for the details. We have added this inquiry to our to-do list.

Henry MultiСharts

TCust, пожалуйста, пришлите Ваш старый и новый воркспейсы для сравнения(support@multicharts.com), а также архив инструментов из сканера с данными(правый клик по инструменту в QuoteManager->Export data->Export Instrument->Экспортите с данными). Мы сравним воркспейсы и попытаемся найти проблему.

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so does that mean the order was not rejected by Multicharts or my broker and that there is something wrong with my code? Most probably yes. Please use the suggestions from my previous post to debug your code. If your code works ok and the conditions in the code are always met but the order is still...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Victor,

Please make sure your PC time zone and time are correct.
After PC time zone/time changes please restart MultiCharts and all of its processes.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello t-rader,

Data comes from our servers.
Orders go directly to FXCM broker through FxOrder2Go app/api.
If you want to reduce the ping/latency for order execution I believe it would be better to place your server closer to FXCM order execution servers.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Stone,

Two separate strategies applied to the same chart return the same Barsinceentry value (if PoxBack is the same). Please describe the exact difficulty you have, attach sample codes and workspace demonstrating it.

Henry MultiСharts

We will try to replicate this behavior in our environment.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Zoli, We have analyzed this situation. It happens due to the asynchronous way market position change and order fill status are sent be most brokers. On fast trading markets this behavior can appear more often, on slow trading markets it may not appear at all. Unfortunately there is no technica...

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Arnie, connecting line feature was clear. As I wrote - we have added it to our to-do list.

I have asked for more details about "a faster way to change the session template". How/ what exactly do you want to have improved?

Henry MultiСharts

At what time do you start QuoteManager/ start collecting the data?

Henry MultiСharts

lantama, please describe the exact steps to replicate this behavior.
If you are using Collect RT data w/o plotting option then create a screenshot of "Fields to collect window".

Henry MultiСharts

WarEagle, couple of questions:
1) which data provider and broker do you use ?
2) how many charts with Auto trading=On do you have?
3) are the signals running in IOG mode?
4) what is the RAM usage if you have no auto trading enabled?
5) how long does it take for MC to start using 4.5gig of RAM ?

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Is it possible to add an option to show/hide a dash line connecting the trades? When looking at a snapshot of the day, it becomes difficult to know which trade is which since there's no line connecting them. http://www.multicharts.com/discussion/download/file.php?id=6148 Added to our to-do list. Wi...

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Здравствуйте, TCust. Какова резолюция и интервал запроса данных в сканере (правый клик-Format Instrument-вкладка Settings)? Какова резолюция и интервал запроса данных на чарте (правый клик-Format Instrument-вкладка Settings)? В сканере все данные загружены? В колонке Trend нет надписи Waiting for da...

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Hello lantama, eSignal provides historical tick, minute and daily data. That means historical minute bars are not built from ticks, they are received as OHLC value provided by eSignal. Realtime minute bars plotted on the chart are built from ticks and not saved to the database. If you use Collect RT...

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Hello Kinko, Please check the following settings: 1) PC timezone and time are set correctly; 2) symbol sessions are correct (MultiCharts->File->New->QuoteManager window->double click on the symbol you need->Sessions tab); 3) exchange sessions and timezone are correct (QuoteManager window->Tools->Exc...

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Hello SSS,

You can find an example how to use a function in any prebuilt study.
For example Highest function is used in Channel_Breakout_LE & Channel_Breakout_SE signals.
You can open them if you go to PowerLanguage .Net Editor->File tab->Open.

For MaxList please refer to Math Class @ MSDN.

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As I've stated above: There should be no significant difference in the optimization results between different versions of MultiCharts from the same release cycle. Per your description: There would be a huge shift in 'results' that may have systems that have had constant negative profitability after ...

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MAtricks, we offer 2 weeks of MCFX data for trial. Please contact me directly if you would like to test it.

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Hello Ed,

We are analyzing this behavior.

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You can achieve this goal with the help of Global Variables.

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Hello Mobiius, In order to address your inquiry and provide comprehensive analysis results we need to have more information. Please send me (support@multicharts.com) the following information for analysis: - what are the exact version and build numbers of MultiCharts you are comparing? (in MultiChar...

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MultiCharts cannot receive data directly from FXCM. In MultiCharts FXCM data is available only through our servers. Such data source is called MCFX. More info here . You can get this data for free if you trade at least 8 standard lots or 80 mini lots each month with FXCM broker. More information can...

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Hello evdl,

Such order types are not supported in MultiCharts.
MultiCharts supports the following order types: Market, Stop, Limit, Stop Limit orders.

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Hello MAtricks,

FXCM broker is supported in MultiCharts. There are no known issues with this connection at the moment. I would recommend you to use MultiCharts for this connection.
Please let me know if you need to know the FXCM broker functionality peculiarities.

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Hello Eto,

Nothing has changed since 07 Aug 2012. See my reply in post #110 above.

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Hello youn56,

There is no such powerlanguage function at the moment.

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Hello Kinko,

Try installing this update and let me know if the problem persists.

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Hello Ed,

You can also utilize IInstrument.FullSymbolData to get the closing time of the bar.

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Hello Ed,

Thank you for your suggestions. We are going to add IOG when portfolio trading functionality would be added. As for Bar Magnifier and Extended Backtesting we do not have any estimated release time due to complexity of development of these features.

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Hello maisatomai,

By default MultiCharts sends one order to open a position into long or short direction. If you want to have multiple orders in the same direction please go to Format->Strategy properties->Properties tab->enable the option "Allow up to NNN entry orders in the same direction".

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Hello maisatomai, Check IStrategyPerformance Members: AvgEntryPrice - Returns average entry price. AvgEntryPriceAtBroker Read - Returns average entry price for position that was requested from the broker. AvgEntryPriceAtBrokerForTheStrategy - Returns average entry price for position requested from t...

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Please don't forget to fix the bug of the surrounding profile lines that continue to be visible if we move the mouse outside the chart when inside of one of the profiles. It's quite annoying seeing them when the mouse is not on that window. By the way, those lines, even when they are not visible on...

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Hello Xyzzy, You can switch between the modes for processing exit orders using the signal attribute [SameExitFromOneEntryOnce = True/False]. It has been added in MC 8.5. [SameExitFromOneEntryOnce = true] Standard EasyLanguage Calculation (default) - any one exit order cannot be applied to one entry ...

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Could this be a conflict with Office 2013? I.e., that MultiCharts exports in ".xlsx" format for Office 2007 and Office 2010, but reverts back to ".xls" for Office 2013?

There is indeed an issue with Office 2013. It will be fixed in the next version of MultiCharts.

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1). my attempts to use it in the MC 8.5 64bit have produced multiple "errors requiring developer's attention". The new set of candles does appear on the chart but causes the above problem, occasional MC freezes and indicator errors. Hello FogChaser2011, This issue has been confirmed. It will be fix...

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Hello StefanoSF,

Unfortunately there is no such functionality at the moment.
Please submit a feature request to our Project Management section so other users can vote for it: https://www.multicharts.com/pm/

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Please don't forget to fix the bug of the surrounding profile lines that continue to be visible if we move the mouse outside the chart when inside of one of the profiles. It's quite annoying seeing them when the mouse is not on that window. By the way, those lines, even when they are not visible on...

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Maybe I'm reading this in the wrong way but instead of 82.68K it should be 826.80K. That indicates the total volume traded so far in the day, right? when I look at 82.68K it's saying 82 thousand and 68 contracts but in reality we traded 862 thousand and 80 contracts. The decimal place is not correc...

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Hello bstrader,

As we found out during live chat session - this behavior can no longer be replicated on your end.
Please let us know the exact steps of replicating it in case you experience it again.

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Hello syswizard,

It depends on the API and the final goal you would like to achieve.
Please contact Stan at sbokov@multicharts.com to discuss any custom projects.

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Hello faschim,

That is an interesting case and it should be studied.
Did you notice what were the exact processes during some of the slowest of the shutdown periods?
Was there a "saving data to database" window shown during this period?

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Hello StratMan, Please update to MultiCharts 8.5 Release build 6850/6851 and let me know if you experience any crash issues. If application crash window appears please click Terminate button and send me the logs for analysis (support@multicharts.com). Here is how to collect the logs . If application...

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MultiCharts 32 bit and MultiCharts 64 bit are two separate applications, each using it's own isolated application/database/study folders. Both applications can be installed on the same PC. There should be no conflict. You can use your license in both programs, but not at the same time. Additional in...

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Hello maxmax68, Your understanding is correct, except one thing (step 2): - At the end of the bar MC cancels Limit order. After step 1 auto trading goes to step 3 of your description. Infact the script was calculated tick by tick and Limit order was placed on the next tick, not on next bar open ! Co...

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Could this be a conflict with Office 2013? I.e., that MultiCharts exports in ".xlsx" format for Office 2007 and Office 2010, but reverts back to ".xls" for Office 2013?

We are checking it.

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Hello StratMan,

Have you compared it to any previous version of MultiCharts? Was it saving the data faster before?
Do you still have this behavior with MultiCharts 8.5 Release build 6850/6851?
If you have not updated to this build-please update and let me know how it goes.

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Is there any plan to support Metastock Xenith data feed? How much does it cost if I want to ask MC to develop a custom datafeed to suport Metastock Xenith? Anyone interested in chipping in for the development cost? Worldwide data available for a low cost: http://www.metastock.com/products/realtime/...

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When entering a position with multiple contracts via MC DOM (probably the same with the chart trader) and scaling out of it, some statistics in the Manual Trading Performance Report are somewhat misleading in my opinion. For example the Run-Up and Drawdown in the list of trades is, also the the tra...

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Maybe I'm reading this in the wrong way but instead of 82.68K it should be 826.80K. That indicates the total volume traded so far in the day, right? when I look at 82.68K it's saying 82 thousand and 68 contracts but in reality we traded 862 thousand and 80 contracts. The decimal place is not correc...

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It happened again today, as you can see on this picture. If it's any help, I am using a custom continuous future. What email address should I use for sending the workspace? http://www.multicharts.com/discussion/download/file.php?id=6124 Regards, ABC Hello ABC, In QuoteManager make a right click on ...

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Oddly, I am having difficulties reproducing myself. I wonder if the application put itself in some sort of weird state at the time.

davewolfs, please let us know if this behavior will reappear.

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thanks fury,
I tried so but skips a few months

Most probably these months fall into MaxBarsBack bars.
You can check your MaxBarsBack value in Format->Strategy properties->Properties tab.
(8) [FAQ] MaxBarsBack

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This one gets me every day...!!!! Probably the most annoying of all. http://www.multicharts.com/discussion/download/file.php?mode=view&id=5594&sid=85912dd056a2f9cd86e268b4758b5326 The fix will be avaiallbe in MultiCharts 8.5 Release This is happening more regularly than "normal". Almost every start...

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Hello Ed,

Optimize_by_sharp_ratio works as expected in MC.NET 8.5.
Are you able to replicate this behavior with prebuilt signals like Bollinger Bands or Channel Breakout?

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Hello Zoli,

TPR shows the value with commission included, while Position History shows the PnL value received from broker at the moment position has changed. Commission can be not included in this value.

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You need to use MS office version that supports Visual Basic for applications in order to export the performance report. Report will be exported either in xls or xlsx format depending on the version of MS Office package that was installed last. If you want to change that - repair the office package ...

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API should handle this for you.

It already does that for you.

You can also specify the resolution for the data loader request:
Code: Select all
req.Resolution.Type = EResolution.Volume;
Please refer to EResolution Enumeration in the help file for complete list of resolutions.

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Hello Mobiius, The versions from different release cycles can produce different results as there are constant fixes and improvements introduced in each new version. There should be no significant difference in the optimization results between different versions of MultiCharts from the same release c...

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Hello eto,

Please contact us directly if you are interested in a custom programming project.

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the symbol mapping comes out as @ES# for both the chart symbol and broker symbol. After going in to the symbol mapping and reselecting ESM3 for the broker symbol then the trading and charting works as desired. That is expected behavior. IQfeed and Interactive Brokers have different patterns for cre...

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Hello t-rader, Are conditions for sending the order met on each calculation of the study? Please use the Print statement before and after the IF statement to debug your code. That will help you to see whether conditions were met or not. An article you may find useful: Why an Order Was or Was Not Exe...

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Hello SirHC, Unfortunately at the moment that is not possible to access a distant database on a local network drive. We will analyze if such functionality can be added in one of the future versions of MultiCharts. More generaly, I try to share the same TSSTORAGE.GDB and TSCACHE.GDB from 2 locations ...

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All chart resolutions are built from the beginning of the session. Each resolution is based on its own rules. If you want to manually build a resolution you need to load all ticks for the session, then based on the applied rules build the resolution you need. For example the resolution you need is 5...

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henry, did you see my video? I have replied to your video in post #4 : Does it work if you create a new chart? If not then please update your MultiCharts to version 8.5 Release . If this solution didn't help and you still have the issue-please come to our live chat Monday-Friday 6:30 am - 4 pm EST....

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Hi, i have the same problems using 8.5 final. are there any news or a hotfix? regards, bs.trader

Hello bstrader,

Did you setup Zenfire datafeed?
Did you setup the symbol mapping?

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Hello Emmanuel,

Your own code is your property. You are free to share it with the community the way you like to do it.

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Hello StefanoSF,

It will be corrected automatically. Sync orders will be added to match the locally stored historical position. Such orders will have "Position matching" name in Signal column @ List of Trades.

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Hello bryanzim, A real-time data source and a historical data source can be merged into a single chart. Real-time data will be plotted from the moment you have created a chart. That it is not possible to set a certain rollover point at which historical data will stop and realtime data will start. Mi...

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maisatomai, there is no such functionality in MultiCharts at the moment.

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Hi, Can MarketPosition_at_broker be used with any broker? The wiki doesn't mention any broker restrictions with this but in the PowerLanguage Editor when I select this from the Keyword Reference the description states: 'This function can only be used with Interactive Brokers, Patsystems, and Zen-Fi...

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Hello EdL, As our tests shown when stop and limit orders are sent to Interactive Brokers the margin for those orders is not deducted from account. With IB orders are sent either to IB TWS platform or to the exchange directly. Here is how it works exactly . The workaround you have provided for auto t...

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Hello Andreas,

There is no dedicated reserved word to do that. You need to design your scripts logic to achieve this goal.

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Hello danigiu,

We have created a hot fix that should resolve the issue with the orders.
Download the updater for MC 32 bit
Download the updater for MC 64 bit
Here is how to install it.

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Hello Karl, Attached are the modules with the fix. Please download the file corresponding to your version of MultiCharts (32/64 bit). How to install: 1) Close MultiCharts and all of its processes 2) Make a right click on the MC shortcut –> Properties –> "Shortcut" tab –> select "open file location" ...

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if you can align your charts properly.

What do you mean exactly? It does not look like the initial topic question.
Please provide a screenshot of the behavior you are referring to.

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There is no similar function that you can use for range bars, you need to code it yourself.

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Hello Ed,

Please go to Format->Instrument->Settings tab.
You need to check the little pin symbol on the right to the "To" date to lock the value.

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