MultiCharts: Trading Software for Automated Trading and Backtesting

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Fritol,

What do you mean? Do you have historical data timestamps lower than with 1 second increment ?

Henry MultiСharts

Hello MidKnight,

This is how these indicators were originally designed. Please submit a feature request to the Project Management of our web site in case you want it to be changed in the future: https://www.multicharts.com/pm/

Henry MultiСharts

Hello LMC,

Is your account enabled for MultiCharts ?
What is the error message in File -> New -> Order and position tracker window -> Logs tab ?
Have you contacted PATS or your clearing firm to get the correct settings for MultiCharts connection ?

Henry MultiСharts

Hello lois77,

You can add a separate study that will be running with IOG = On alongside your regular signals.
Or make all your non-IOG code run only when barstatus=2.

Henry MultiСharts

It will do whatever you write it to do:

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if symbolname="GOOG" then plot1("GOOG is here");

if symbolname="MSFT" then plot1("MSFT is here");

Henry MultiСharts

Strangely, the
The EasyLanguage Functions & Reserved Words Reference page is not loading

Works ok for me. Try using a different web browser. Make sure required addons are installed in the browser.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Henry, Below is the error message with the modified code, when it is imported through PowerLanguage NET editor "'PowerLanguage.VariableSeries<double>' does not contain a definition for 'Average' and no extension method 'Average' accepting a first argument of type 'PowerLanguage.VariableSeries...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Roesm,

Have you reloaded IQFeed chart using Ctrl+R ? You need to do that after the instrument sessions are changed.

Henry MultiСharts

Unfortunately Multicharts cannot handle more than say, 20 symbols. The chart window gets cluttered, and Hiding the data object does not help. You need to have a big screen in order to see a lot of data series on the chart. If there is not enough space on your screen you can hide the status line and...

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The EasyLanguage Functions & Reserved Words Reference can be found at Additional Information Sources Wiki page.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello designer01,

Yes that is possible. You need to create a new indicator with the code below and insert this study into your scanner window.

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plot1("your text here");

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Zoli,

Attached is a sample script.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Trader77,

If the data is still different you need to contact AMP Futures regarding this question.

Henry MultiСharts

When will the new version be out?

It is expected later this fall. There is no exact release date.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Trader77,

MC DT ver.8.0.91.401 is the latest version. You can get the latest updates for it by installing the attached updater.
After that is done you need to reload the chart, if the data is still different you need to contact AMP Futures regarding this question.

Henry MultiСharts

IQfeed is going to perform testing with MultiCharts on their end prior to delivering the end version to users.

Henry MultiСharts

MultiCharts does not pickup any instrument/exchange settings from the Internet. You need to manually adjust the settings if they have changed. We are checking with IQfeed what exact roots have been updated so that we can update it on our end. The corrections we will do with the symbol dictionary wou...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello KhaosTrader, Sorry, my reply was not clear enough. Every "regular" variable will keep its value throughout the whole script calculation on all data series ( if the value was assigned on the bar's close ) until you assign a different value to it. For example: If you assign a value for regular v...

Henry MultiСharts

Ok so a variable that is declaired intrabarpersist will keep its value throughout the whole script calculation that means if i set a variable with intrabarpersist to "20" at the script open, it will hold that value 1000 bars in the future if the script has been running unless i change the value wit...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello JohnR,

There is no way to customize the Real Time Market Scanner themes. Flashing color is connected to the selected theme.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Martin,

Have you tried to restart MultiCharts finishing all processes?
Have you tried to plot a new chart for EUR.USD and GBP.USD instruments?

Are you able to get historical data up to current moment reloading the chart ?
Is only realtime data missing ?

Henry MultiСharts

Hello KhaosTrader,

Intrabarpersist never resets itself during the script calculation.
Signal is always applied to data1, data1 is the main trigger for signal re/calculation.

Henry MultiСharts

You can reference previous bars values like that:

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Bars.Close[1]>Bars.Close[2]

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Skirmante, There is no functionality that will allow you to create a new chart or load strategies from file or command line. But there are multipe features that can help to do that pretty fast in MultiCharts: Keyboard_Shortcuts , Study_Templates , Creating Charts Using the Command Line Toolbar...

Henry MultiСharts

Currently IB Bonds are not supported in MultiCharts.
We are evaluating if we can add support for it.

Henry MultiСharts

I hope this "FIX" will be included in MC8.1 (due out soon I hope)..

Next version of MultiCharts will include all fixes since MC 8.0 Release.

Henry MultiСharts

We did some testing for 4 days in our environment and memory usage has not been increased.
We have information from Holya's PC and will be running more tests in order to replicate the behaviour with his setup.

Henry MultiСharts

if the price scale is at 5 pip increments, it will only let you drag and drop it to 5 pip levels You are right, MidKnight. That is how it currently works. We are looking into improving this aspect. The request has been already forwarded to our developers. As a workaround you need to use default ins...

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Попробуйте поменять машины местами или использовать третью машину. Если использовать логин / пароль для TWS edemo/demouser ордер из МС пропадает? Без логов можно только строить догадки. Пожалуйста, пришлите логи, скриншоты, ID ордера или приходите в Live Chat, чтобы продемонстрировать проблему удале...

Henry MultiСharts

Fritol, you can check the Event Log of QuoteManager to trace the data feed activity.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello alex625144,

There are multiple prebuilt strategy codes in MultiCharts .Net editor already.
Please describe your final goal in details.

Henry MultiСharts

Try this code: protected override void CalcBar() { if(Bars.CurrentBar == 1) count_lines = 0; if (Bars.Status == EBarState.Close) { if (count_lines <= 10) { high_trendline.Value = DrwTrendLine.Create(new ChartPoint(Bars.Time[1], Bars.High[1]), new ChartPoint(Bars.Time[0], Bars.High[1])); high_trendli...

Henry MultiСharts

Both the 32bit and 64bit version don't seem to print text that is drawn on a chart either manually or by a study. Write a text to a chart and click on "Print Preview" and the text is not shown in the preview anymore. Trendlines work fine though. We have tried to reproduce this behavior multiple tim...

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So where am I loosing the TWO pips? Hello Neil, Please go to Format tab->Strategy properties for your trading chart and make sure that commission and slippage are set to zero. Given that you can't run the CQG trading platform at the same time as the MC and the CQG API. How do you see the trades ext...

Henry MultiСharts

Emmanuel, this issue is caused by Visual Studio 2010. You need to use Visual Studio 2008.

Henry MultiСharts

Henry, in one case it was a brand new workspace and 5 minute @ES# chart and I just manually added a text drawing stating "Hello". That was enough to reproduce the issue on a different computer and I didn't keep the workspace. Regards, ABC ABC, I was unable to reproduce it. The problem can be caused...

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Hi Henry thanks for the reply. I had a look in the quotemanager symbol settings for the IB Forex EUR/USD and it looks to me that the min movement is set to 1/2 pip intervals (which is what IB allow as the minimum movement). However, I still cannot drag the order to anything other than 5 pip interva...

Henry MultiСharts

We can confirm that Custom Fitness Function in MultiCharts 5.5 and MultiCharts 8.0 works the same way. With your criteria “return” would not be executed and all custom criteria values would be "-". Probably “return” is called in other blocks or you have submitted wrong part of the code. In your repo...

Henry MultiСharts

Both the 32bit and 64bit version don't seem to print text that is drawn on a chart either manually or by a study. Write a text to a chart and click on "Print Preview" and the text is not shown in the preview anymore. Trendlines work fine though. I didn't actually try to print the chart using a prin...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello, Is there any way to delete some Order history from Order and Position Tracker->Orders? Some order info lines (not all of them) as I`ve been flooded by rejected orders during the chart trading issue. Thanks Hello DRCM, There is no way to do that. You can only clean all orders/logs records.

Henry MultiСharts

Make sure your session settings in QuoteManager->Edit symbol->Sessions tab are the same as on the attached screenshot.

Henry MultiСharts

Do i still need to set different socket ports and clientIDs on both MultiCharts? E.g. MC ID-1, MC.Net ID-0? Thanks, Yes, you need to set different port numbers in TWS to differentiate between them. Corresponding ports should be selected in MultiCharts. Master API client ID is a different thing appl...

Henry MultiСharts

Data for each instrument is kept separately. Your Free Quotes data will not be mixed up with IB data. Once the data is downloaded from the data feed server - it is stored in the cache. When you close MultiCharts, QuoteManager and Portfolio Baktester-it is automatically saved to the local database. Y...

Henry MultiСharts

This can happen in case you have repalced your databases but did not start DataUpadter.exe after that. In order to fix that - please send me your FBPORTFOLIO.GDB file from data bases folder to support@multicharts.com.
Here is how to find the databases folder.

Henry MultiСharts

AlexKendo13, обновите TWS до последней версии. Когда ордер пропадает из МС, в TWS ордер пропадает? Если подключить к TWS один МС на той же машине (не удаленно), ордер пропадает из МС ? Если использовать логин / пароль для TWS edemo/demouser ордер из МС пропадает? Если в TWS остался ордер, а в МС про...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Zoli,

You need to reference previous values and call "delete" for the drawing object (ITrendLineObject.Delete).
Try this example:

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high_trendline[10].Delete

Henry MultiСharts

IB connection has been improved. Now a new tick will not be generated until the actual opening price is received when the "Generate a new tick if Total Volume changes" is enabled. You can download an updater corresponding to your MultICharts version from the links below: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/279...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello DRCM,

That is possible to start multiple TWS on the same PC and connect multiple IB broker profiles to them from MultiCharts. Follow this guide to do that.

That is not possible to have two IB data feeds. MultiCharts can be connected to only one TWS to get data.

Henry MultiСharts

Is it possible to have the information for this last bar even if the bar isn't closed?

Hello Nuno-online,

There is no way to know the bar close time until the bar closes.
If the bar is still open then "Close" will return the bar's current close price.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Eztraderjr, There are multiple reasons why bars can be missing: 1) Computer date/time/timezone were changed to incorrect one. 2) "Download missing historical data" was disabled in Multicharts->File tab->Preferences->Data server mode. 3) Session settings were wrong. After the settings are prope...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Holya,

Please let me know which instrument you use.

Henry MultiСharts

The price scale step is "price scale * min movement". These settings can be modified in QuoteManager->Edit symbol->Settings tab. Keep in mind that each instrument has its "standard" settings. You can set Min movement=1 For Emini S&P but most probably your broker will not accept this price or will sn...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Daniel, MC_IB_FREE is an updater for Interactive Brokers that should be applied to MultiCharts Discretionary Trader. You should not use it. It is for a different data feed and different MultiCharts. Make sure you have eSignal data manager up and running (it should say OK for your login and pas...

Henry MultiСharts

Carey, are you able to get historical data in IB TWS for VIX instrument ?

Henry MultiСharts

I would like to open MC code to add some additional functions. I plan on using C# to write the additional code. Has anyone done anything like this? Rick Hello Rick, Additional features can be added to the software only by MultiCharts developers. Please submit a feature request to the Project Manage...

Henry MultiСharts

Dont know exactly what the difference between these 3 are, mabye Henry could clarify:
- "1/32 and S of 32nd".
- "1/32 and j of 32nd".
- "1/32 and 10th of32nd".

Hello SP,

Check the Price Scale information in the Setting Instrument Properties article.

Henry MultiСharts

Здравствуйте, Denoy. Если Вы торгуете вручную, то Вам необходимо вручную отменять заявки перед концом дневной сессии. При использовании автоторговли ордера отменяются, когда условие на их отправку больше не выполнено в коде. Таким образом, Вы можете ограничить временной интервал для исполнения вашег...

Henry MultiСharts

krzysiaczek99, our engineers are analyzing this behavior.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello lois77, You can reference N bars ago. Plot the closing price of two bars ago: Plot1(Close[2], "Close 2 bars ago"); You can also use barnumber function to reference certain bar number. If you want to get the Date and Time of the last bar that closed at a certain price you need to search for all...

Henry MultiСharts

You can monitor Openpositionprofit from your script (same as SetProfitTarget's Amount) and once the desired amount is reached generate an order you need.

Henry MultiСharts

Did 8.1 Beta fix this issue?

Yes. >>>Download MultiCharts .Net 8.1 Beta 1<<<

Henry MultiСharts

Something simple This is what this is plotting, 149.41 instead of 149.13. You are plotting Bar's High, which is 149 13/32 as can be seen on the screenshot. 149 13/32=149.40625=rounded to 149.41 149.13 - where did you get this value from? Try this code to get 4 digits after the decimal: If LastBarOn...

Henry MultiСharts

NOTE: CQG Indexes data is available for Live CQG/AMP accounts only.
At the moment only realtime data is available for CQG Indexes.

Only realtime tick data is saved to the database.
Realtime minute data is not saved to the database and will not be available after restarting MultiCharts.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Poldo, Broker position cannot be assigned automatically to your strategy in MCFX. In MCFX only AA auto trading mode is available. Please refer to this page for more info. I would recommed you to use MultiCharts to be able to assign the market position to your strategy per my recommendations in...

Henry MultiСharts

What does tsServer process do actually? Can anyone give more details about it, looks like this process incresed in memory after some time, but I have no time to watch it closely, just noticed that is doubled after about 5 hours of running. Multicharts64.exe has no problems at all on my system, its ...

Henry MultiСharts

I've been monitoring my MC and noticed that it reaches 2 GB in no time! There's a heavy leak somewhere. Hope they fix this or this is going to be a huge problem. :( Which data feed and broker do you use? How many workspaces, charts, symbols, bars, indicators, signals do you have? Is auto trading tu...

Henry MultiСharts

greenroomhoo, please export your report into Excel and attach to this topic for further analysis.

Henry MultiСharts

We are running some tests in order to reproduce this behavior in our environment.

Henry MultiСharts

Double is just a number, it has no past and future values. It has only current value.
VariableObject is similar to variables of PowerLanguage. It has history and can be Intrabarpersist.

Henry MultiСharts

Our engineers are already working on this behavior.

Henry MultiСharts

Greenroomhoo, use Arrow Down on your keyboard to go 1 row down.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Arnie, Each data feed provides data in his own format. If you are using IQfeed for data and IB as broker then I would recommend you to set the IB settings for IQfeed instrument. MC is quoting TY(ZN) at 133.17/32 but on a study we are getting 133.53 which is 17/32. If we take a trade at 133.17/...

Henry MultiСharts

Add this signal to your chart with two data series and check the PowerLanguage editor output.

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print (time_s, " ", time_s of data2);

Also see post #5
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=6929

Henry MultiСharts

evdl, the average entry price is rounded to the minimum price increment of the instrument (price scale*min move). For example if ASML was added from the data source then with default settings the minimum price increment is = price scale*min move=1/100 * 1=0.01. That is why IB average entry price of ...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello JD,

There is no prebuilt feature/code to do that. You may want to check the sample script we have created for scanner trading. You can add "setting priority" logic to it to achieve your goal.

Henry MultiСharts

We are investigating this case.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello KhaosTrader, There is no prebuilt button for VS2012 as there is no solution compiled for it from the box. You need to customize an existing solution to use it with VS 2012 - save it under different name and use it as you need. Keep in mind that "full integration" between MC.NET and MS VS is mo...

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Hello Furytrader, MultiCharts .Net shows strategy performance report per instrument, same as regular MultiCharts. Even if you send unmanaged orders for a different instrument - the report is only for the instrument on your data1. You can plot a chart for your secondary instrument and open the strate...

Henry MultiСharts

MidKnight, there is no prebuilt function for that.
The other approach to achieve this goal is to import data into a Universal DDE instrument. It allows building higher resolutions from lower data.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello MidKnight,

The easiest way is to reload the chart. Here is how to do it.

Henry MultiСharts

Would that script need to be applied to a chart, like Albon's quote mentions, or can that script also be run from the Market Scanner?

JoshM, you can run such script from the Market Scanner as well. Please check how to do that.

Henry MultiСharts

Attached is a sample code that shows how to perform auto trading in Real Time Market Scanner through an indicator with the help of unmanaged orders.

>>>Download video demo<<<

Henry MultiСharts

In MultiCharts .Net 8.1 part of simple functions was moved into VariableSeries – a series variable that keeps all of its previous values. it as an improvement and a way to simplify the work with types and calculations.

Modified code is attached.

Henry MultiСharts

When the WeBank support will be released?
I was told on the 8., so now when it should be?
Thanks.

Hello ALC,

WeBank support has not been implemented yet. There is no ETA when it will be publicly available.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Henrywl,

Please attach screenshots demonstrating this behavior and explain in details what the problem is exactly. How are indicator and strategy calculations connected in your case ?
If you are using a custom strategy code-please attach it to your post as well as the workspace you are using.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Zoli,

You can refer to the prebuilt study Pivot_High as an example.

Henry MultiСharts

Time and Time_s are the last bar's timestamps . Computer's current time is returned by CurrentTime and CurrentTime_s. If you need to compare the last tick with the previous one - you need to remember the last tick's time/volume/price for each instrument and then compare the new ticks's value. Time/ ...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello mohi4u, MultiCharts UserID is a footprint of your hardware and software setup. Significant software changes (such as Windows Service Pack or reinstalling Windows) may result in your user ID change. It's best to use the newly created " getusername ". It tracks the license name instead of the Us...

Henry MultiСharts

The amount of memory in use is highly dependent on your setup. Realtime data is being received, indicators are being calculated and plotted, signals are being generated and orders are being sent to the broker. All of this takes memory and that is natural. The longer you run the platform-the more mem...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello KhaosTrader, Is there a way where I can save print statements to a logfile that I can access later? You can Print into a file. Please refer to Print reserved word wiki for more details. Also is there a way to access a logfile that would contain commands that are sent from a strategy to a broke...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello quantarb,

We are going to improve multiple aspects of Portfolio Backtester by the end of the year.
The improvement you have mentioned is already in our "to-do" list.

Henry MultiСharts

Following the two new beta...

Beta Version 64-bit: Version: 8.0.6047 Beta 1
Beta Version 32-bit: Version: 8.1.6048 Beta 1

Do they include the WeBank support?

WeBank support has not been implemented yet.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello krzysiaczek99,

Please attach the following information for analysis:
- The workspace you are using.
- The study export file (in Power Language editor->File->Export->export with dependent functions the study you are backtesting).

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Martingale, Have you tried to use Time or Time_s in your code ? Time - Returns a numerical value indicating the closing time of the current bar. The time is indicated in the 24-hour HHmm format, where 1300 = 1:00 PM. Time s - Returns a numerical value indicating the closing time, including sec...

Henry MultiСharts

How do I get broker symbol info from chart's Bars.Info.ASymbolInfo2 ?

Hello Mindozas,

Unfortunately there is no such feature at the moment.
You can forward the broker instrument name to the strategy by specifying it in the study inputs.

Henry MultiСharts

In MultiCharts that is possible to send orders only from the data series #1.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Evdl,

Please attach full-sized screenshots demonstrating this behavior:
1) MultiCharts Order and Position Tracker Open positions and Strategy positions tabs
2) IB TWS demonstrating Average Entry Price for the same instrument

Henry MultiСharts

KhaosTrader, have a loot at UpTicks and DownTicks

Henry MultiСharts

There is an option Enable MultiLine Mode in Format Window->Status Line. If you have studies applied to the chart and this option is enabled - it will show its' values on the next line if your chart window is small. Though it will not split the lines, status line of the chart with all its values is 1...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello, there is some problems with chart title or at least I can`t find the way how to see all the information (price,open,high,low,close and etc.) provided on the top of my charts. If I make my chart windows smaller I can actually see only symbol and name. All the prices are hidden. Wasn`t a probl...

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Hello PK1, Is it possible for you to come to our Live Chat 6:30 am - 1 pm EST to demonstrate the problem remotely to the engineers? That will be the best and fastest way to procceed. If you are unable to do that please send me the following: 1) What exact version and build number of MultiCharts are ...

Henry MultiСharts

MC .NET 8.1 will probably be released early next week.

Henry MultiСharts

I just went over it with the MC help desk and there seems to be a bug that MC won't load minute data with IQFeed that is older than six years. The data is present on the IQ servers and can be accessed during market hours, but MC won't load it. I thought others might run into the same issue, so I po...

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add one instrument manually using Metastock and then import the instruments from a file, which seems to work.
Peter.

Hello Peter,

That is correct approach for changing the active data source.

Henry MultiСharts

Если у Вас Financial Advisor аккаунт или другой вид аккаунта с под-аккаунтами, то это ожидаемое поведение. IB API предоставляет информацию только по 1 аккаунту единовременно. Таким образом, необходимо "прокручивать" аккаунты, чтобы получить информацию по каждому из них. Позиция будет исчезать и появ...

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hi Henry, unfortunately not :( in the backtest it still missing trades that he should have done without problems like many others that are oki :( and the missed are many :( any suggestions ? thank you in advance andrea Hello Andrea, I would recommed you to check this article and use Print statement...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Peter,

The file should be in CSV format with only one column of instrument names.

If you have a symbol list in a file I would recommend you to import it in QuoteManager. Here is the guide.
Then you can add multiple instruments into Porftolio.

Henry MultiСharts

These are two separate things that are not connected.
Ctrl+R reloads the data, not contract info. To reload contact info re-add the intrument.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello MefTrader,

Description Field should be updated manually or the instrument should be re-added from the data source to update the description.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Martin,

Right-click on an empty area of the chart and then click Format Window-> Volume Profile tab.
Enter the width of the display after selecting either the left or right side.
Source: Volume profile

Henry MultiСharts

Here is an example how COM objects can be used via interface and wrapper.
This sample will call a dialogue window FileRun (=Win+R) on the last bar.

Henry MultiСharts

The code looks ok. Does it work as expected?

Henry MultiСharts

Scarecrow, barssinceentry works as expected. Please try your script without exit price orders or put them under barssinceentry condition as well.

Henry MultiСharts

Solved in the live chat. The script was generating orders with unrealistic price.

Henry MultiСharts

Is there no way to do this with the scanner?

Backtesting/Trading is not possible with the scanner.

I have you got an approximate date for the Portfolio trading implementation?

There is no ETA for implementation of this functionality yet.

Henry MultiСharts

Martingale, please send me (support@multicharts.com) the following information for futher investigation: -Workspace you are using -In QuoteManager select the symbol you are using, make a right click->Export data->Export instrument. Send me the Qmd export file for analysis. -In Power Language editor-...

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Andrea71, MarketPosition returns a numerical value, indicating the type of the specified position (open position, one/two positions back, etc.). A value of 1 indicates a long position, -1 indicates a short position, and 0 is returned only if the current position is specified and indicates that...

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Hello Justmake, In order to investigate the issue please provide additional information: 1) What exact version and build number of MultiCharts are you running? (in MultiCharts go to Help tab-> About) 2) MultiCharts logs after reproducing the issue (if you have not restarted the platform. Logs from t...

Henry MultiСharts

Check this topic for explanation: Behavior after connection lost

Henry MultiСharts

Are there othere restrictions when using C# with MC.Net? Addign this to a FAQ would be a good thing.
John

I have created a small FAQ here

Henry MultiСharts

Holya, do you need to check whether last bar of tick data series is realtime bar or historical bar?
You can compare the bar's time with current time, session time, time of the last bar on the main data series.

Henry MultiСharts

Is it possible to use an indicator/fn to reset the default from/to date to specific non-default dates? Hello RiverTrader, There is no such functionality at the moment. on a related note; is it really true that you cannot save a workspace/chart with a from/to date without it reverting back to the de...

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Hello Martingale, Please try the code with the "if symbolname=" addition below: ////signal1 inputs: p1(Close of data1), p2(Close of data2), if symbolname="MSFT" then begin x = p1 - p2; y = LinearRegValue( x, 100, 0 ); // action... ... ... end; ////signal2 inputs: p2(Close of data1), p1(Close of data...

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My position is as below: 1YM future, P/L : -50 100 IBM, P/L: +100 As my understanding, Positionprofit is to calculate specific position, for example, my positionprofit for 1YM is -50, my positionprofit for 100IBM is +100, my openpositionprofit is -50+100=+50. May I know how to use i_OpenEquity? Is ...

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will it support hyperthreading?

Hyperthreading is supported, though optimization time with HT and without it is the same as HT is core virtualization.

also 64gb vs 128 gb, is that necessary to go to 128gb? its a lot of memory even at 64gb

It is up to you to decide.

Henry MultiСharts

Hello Pierre,

There is no such feature at the moment. You may want to submit a feature request to the Project Management of our web site so other users can vote for it: https://www.multicharts.com/pm/

Henry MultiСharts

So I need tech support to answer if indeed the genetic algo will utilize a dual XEON processor and how much memory will it utilize, in otherwords should i get 64gb or 128 gb RAM KhaosTrader, it depends on the calculation you will perform. MultiCharts will try to use all of the cores on your PC and ...

Henry MultiСharts

For barssinceentry_checked:
If PosBack value is greater that the real number of previously opened positions, BarsSinceEntry_Checked will generate an error.

Henry MultiСharts

This feature has not been implemented yet. You may want to submit a feature request to the Project Management of our web site so other users can vote for it: https://www.multicharts.com/pm/

Henry MultiСharts

lois77, you can use "\n" command to plot the text on a new line.

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if LastBarOnChart then text_new (date, time, close+1, "textline1 \n textline2");

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If your datafeed is as well IB then you need to do the following: 1) Delete all stocks with wrong exchange, leave/add/change to only the correct instruments under Smart exchange. 2) Create new IB broker profile in MultiCharts->File->Broker profiles->Manage->New. 3) Correct symbol mapping would be ad...

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I've been using MC for a couple months and I have 2 things I have not been able to figure out. 1. Is there anyway to save 'style' templates? I know how to save study templates, but I also have a couple different types of charts with certain style combinations that I want to use over and over. I kno...

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For IB stocks SMART exchange should be the first one in the list. You can just change the order in the list or add ths symbol from the data source under SMART exchange (QuoteManager->Instrument tab->Add symbol->From data source-> IB) and then select it in the mapping.

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We got your point Arnie. That is interesting that IB users do not like/trust IB T&S.

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You can add the reference in VS2010, but to stick the indicator in MC.Net editor you need to create and use the wrapper. Alternatively: Although TlbImp is the preferred method for converting COM definitions to C#, it is not always possible to use it (for example, if there is no typelib for the COM d...

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scarecrow, please provide a sample code you are using for entry and exit orders.
Have you tried "sell from entry" command?

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You can view recorded webinars at this page https://multicharts.webex.com

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tony95, please attach the workspace you are using for reproducing this behavior and export of your study with dependent functions (Power Language editor->File->Export->export with dependent functions).

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Anybody know why MC opted not to implement the GetTodaysRTTradeEquity function? I'm guessing that with multiple brokerages supported, they didn't want to mess with multiple APIs? This function is not implemented because information for its calculation is not provided in Order and Position tracker. ...

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trader39, please go to File tab->Preferences->Appearance->enable the option "Improve visual appearance of drawing tools". Then close Multicharts, make sure all processes are finished. Then start MC and open your workspace.

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Hello Zoli,

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

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Hello John,

You can follow this guide or create a Dll wrapper in Visual Studio for your Com Dll and connect this wrapper to MultiCharts .Net using References.

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imoneyfish, just Print out the price values your code generates and compare it with the bar close values of the chart.

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if I want to apply a strategy to all the stocks of the SP500, I have open 500 charts and apply my strategy on each chart waiting for a signal ! Yes that is correct. You can apply a strategy to one chart and then copy/paste it (File->Copy Window/File->Paste Window), then modify the chart the way you...

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Ericvp, in Multicharts please go to File tab->Preferences->Data server mode
Make sure you are in online mode, "download missing historical data" is enabled

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Hello Albon,

Portfolio trading has not been implemented yet.
You need to apply a strategy to each chart you need to trade and enable automated order execution on it.

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Мультичартс поддерживает Market on Close ордера ?

Здравствуйте, TCust. MultiCharts не поддерживает Market on Close ордера.

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Are there plans to lift this big limitation?

Josh, there is no ETA for it yet.

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MultiCharts .NET version 8.1 is probably released this week ( source ). That is correct regarding MultiCharts .Net 8.1. We have improved programming aspects and fixed a number of issues that were reported after the release of MC .Net 8.0. Follow our Traders’ Blog to get the latest updates. If regul...

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I created a simple signal.PLA as shown below. Attached is a screenshot of the result. As you can see I am still unable to access account information. Any further help understanding how to use these functions would be appreciated. HawkArps, auto trading should be "turned on" on the chart in order to...

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AlexKendo13, Вы настроили поставщика в QuoteManager на каждом ПК в соответствии с данной инструкцией ?

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In MultiCharts go to File tab->Preferences->Workspaces->select "Open last active workspace from previous session".

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Yes, that is possible to export the indicator values you have on the chart.
To do that in MultiCharts go to File tab->Export data->Check the box "Export values for indicators based on symbol"->Ok

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Hey Henry, You rule!! It worked. This functions are so important to simplify the code and to maximize the strategy. Just one more question, the "once cleardebug;" instruction should be placed in the beginning of the signal or is it irrelevant? Thank you very much for the help. Kind regards. "once c...

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Hello Holya,

Currently IDataLoader is using session settings from the current chart it is applied to.
In MultiCharts 8.1 it will be possible to specify the session template, quote field (ask,bid,trade) and timezone for IDataLoader.

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TS is the only provider that offers upvol and downvol historically?

If we are talking about Stock instruments-yes.

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Questions 1) does iqfeed offer historic upvol and downvol? No. 2) if not, how do I save the data realtime? The data is automatically saved into the database once you close MC and all of its applications. You can plot the chart to get the data or collect real time data without plotting . 3) which fe...

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You did not read my answers . Up and down volume are provided and stored for realtime data only. For minute-based and daily-based resolutions all historical total volume is recorded to the data base as total volume and is also recorded as up volume. Down volume is empty. You can find more informatio...

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Regarding historical data:
IQFeed does not have a data field for up volume or down volume.
IQFeed has only Incremental Volume and Total Volume.

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Are the release notes posted anywhere?

"What's new" will be posted in our blog once the installer go public.

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But how to code to re-calculate at say, 5 minutes before close , when it is a daily chart ? Thanks. Simple example of the logic will look like that: inputs:recalctime(0); if currenttime=recalctime then once recalculate; This code applied to the chart as a separate study with IOG turned on will trig...

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Hello lois77,

Please try this code:

Code: Select all

once cleardebug;



var: TC(0);



TC = PosTradeCount(0);

print("TC = ", TC, " Currentbar = ", currentbar);



if(tc > 1) then

begin

	TC = PosTradeCount(1);

	print(" - TC = ", TC, " Currentbar = ", currentbar);

	print("PositionName = ", PosTradeEntryName(1, TC));

end

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Hi Emmanuel, Thank you for your reply. The problems is that in Visual C# 2010 "EXPRESS" there is no such option under tools as "Attach Process". I wonder if there is another way to do it in the Express version or do I need to acquire the Professional version? Source :The ability to attach the debug...

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could anyone show me how to arrange the data in portfolio backtester for pair trade? I input the tick data for 2 symbols as in attached snapshot but only first symbol is traded all the time. does the first line of instrument list means data for signal1 and 2nd line for signal2? On your screenshot f...

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KhaosTrader, please specify the datafeed, instument and resolution you are using.

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The 8.1 seems to be an important release, someone knows when is expected?
Someone told me before the end of September...

MultiCharts .Net 8.1 is expected this week.

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I deleted my old data, and it refilled, on the current bar it shows up vol and down vol, but the prior bars only hold up vol. is there a way to keep up and down vol both? for past bars? Up and down volume are provided and stored for realtime data only. For minute-based and daily-based resolutions a...

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By the way, in ver 8.1 are you guys going to include time and sales ? we can use that for indicators and strategies, it really would be good to have that.

There is no ETA for Time and Sales yet. It will not appear in MC 8.1

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Sdnian, you cannot write IronPython code directly in MultiCharts.Net but you can call IronPython code from MultiCharts.Net. You need to do the following: I. Download and Install IronPython 2.7.3 from this page II. In MultiCharts.Net create an indicator named “Test_IronPython” with the code from atta...

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Another things I just noticed: When plotting a 405 minute chart of the ES, only using floor session from the templates, the volume in the chart window and in the hint window always shows 2e+020 for the volume. An indicator plotting the volume seems correct, though. This issue is confirmed. It will ...

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KhaosTrader, this issue has been already confirmed and fixed.
Attached are the hotfix files that should be installed on MultiCharts 8.0 Release.
Here is how to install an updater.

You need to reload the chart once the updater is installed.

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VS 2008 was installed on Emmanuel's PC and the problem is solved now.

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Yes, Same question here... I confirm it shows only the Plot1. Pls. Help. Hi! I tried many times to add some plots (use IPlotObjectStr and StringPlotAttributes), but I can only get the plot1 display on the Scanner Window. It looks there is no example about this. Could anyone help me? Thanks! This is...

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In your code you can send the order type you like when the desired price level is met. You can also submit a feature request to emulate price orders with market orders (price level is monitored in MC in this case and the order is sent only when the level is reached) to the Project Management of our ...

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gauss, "Generate new tick if total volume changes" is for realtime data only. It won't help fixing incorrect historical price provided by the data feed.

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I need to transfer the database and MC to a new pc. Is there a release date for MC 8.1, if it is not to far ahead i will wait with the transfer?

There is no exact release date for MC 8.1 yet. It is expected this fall.

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Hi! I tried many times to add some plots (use IPlotObjectStr and StringPlotAttributes), but I can only get the plot1 display on the Scanner Window. It looks there is no example about this. Could anyone help me? Thanks!

linhf, we are analyzing this behavior.

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ok what code can i use to find if there are any unfilled open entries? See Josh's reply. There's no such function already available as far as I know; you need to code this yourself in your strategy. got it. Also I am putting in "if OpenEntriesCount=0 then.." as a condition in my entry code.. is tha...

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Thanks for the reply.
Any one knows which data provider can provide CFD datafeed?

Interactive Brokers provides realtime CFD data (historical data is taken from the underlying stock).

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Please describe what exact issue do you have and attach full size screenshots demonstrating it.

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How can I save optimization paramaters to the chart? This would be good because I could copy an existing chart for another security and then optimize it. Currently I have to fill out many fields by hand each time I want to train. Its a pain. Last used Optimization Inputs are saved when you save the...

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There is no master control for all trading. You need to set it up the way you need and save your workspace. Once you open the workspace up-all your settings would be loaded.

You can setup one chart and then copy/paste it to replicate the settings.

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Hello boze_man, That is possible in case you have changed the instrument session settings. You need to do the following: 1) Close all of the charts using @EU# in MultiCharts/Portfolio Backtester. 2) Then go to MultiCharts->File->New->QuoteManager window. In QuoteManager make a right click on the @EU...

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KhaosTrader, make sure your symbol mapping is correct, chart trading panel is open and "show open position" is enabled in Format->Chart trading.

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Hello DRCM,

Please contact your account manager regarding this question or send us an email to support@multicharts.com with your registration name.

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You can also create a keyboard shortcut for placing buy/sell stop/limit/stop limit order in MultiCharts->File->Keyboard Shortcuts->Trading.Custom

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There are multiple signal calculation modes in MultiCharts: IOG On (tick by tick calculation)-order is generated on the current tick and sent on the next tick. IOG Off (calculation on the close of the bar)-order is generated on the close of the current bar and sent on the opening tick of the next ba...

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justmake, the data is provided only for the following currency pairs : AUD/CAD, AUD/JPY, AUD/NZD, AUD/USD, CAD/JPY, CHF/JPY, EUR/AUD, EUR/CAD, EUR/CHF, EUR/GBP, EUR/JPY, EUR/NZD, EUR/TRY, EUR/USD, GBP/AUD, GBP/CHF, GBP/JPY, GBP/USD, NOK/JPY, NZD/CAD, NZD/CHF, NZD/JPY, NZD/USD, SEK/JPY, USD/CAD, USD/...

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I would like to know whether it´s possible to put a limit or stop order with just one click on the chart.

You can use Place Order feature

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jl12, how do you actually "update dde instrument with ascii data"?
What are the exact steps you do? Are you importing the data into dde instrument or using merging?

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Gaempi, do you mean you do not want the order to be kept at broker waiting for price level but instead sent at limit/stop price level and immediately executed?

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You need to search the forums for ELExcel.

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Hello Linden,

Trendlines cannot be plotted behind the data series. You need to use Plot per TS's suggestion to be able to control the visual order of the chart.

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Hello Martin,

Have you tried to reload the data today?

If you have "fixed" the spike manually-it can reappear on the chart if it is not fixed at the datafeed server and you reload the chart.

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ASCII mapping does not import data into the database (Edit data window will be empty). It creates a link from the software to the file with data. Each time you plot an ASCII mapping symbol-the data is taken from the file directly. You do not need to redo the mapping or add the data to the database. ...

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Hello Eztraderjr, I basically just want to verify that the only way to have realtime with more than a year of historical data (using only IB) is to import the historical data one by one to the symbols. I do understand that adding a different data feed would also fix this limitation, but I am looking...

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Hello gpw797,

We were unable to replicate this behavior in our environment.
Please come to our live chat Monday-Friday 6:30 am - 4 pm EST to demonstrate this issue remotely.
We will collect all required information and do our best to help you.

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KhaosTrader, you can save the optimization report to Excel and then in the trading strategy code read the values you need for optimization from Excel.

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Ok that sounds like it will work.. but ... How do I find the "copy window" function?

File tab->Copy window / File tab->Paste window
or
Ctrl+Shift+C / Ctrl+Shift+V

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jl12, have you tried reloading the chart ?

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