MultiCharts: Trading Software for Automated Trading and Backtesting

TJ

Hello

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- Is the Elcollection will be available in the 64 version?

Any info appreciate

Martin

TJ

Thanks TJ advise. I think I can use the loop on bar count, then the values of each bar can be calculated. But any function code which can refer when I move the mouse pointer and then make my text data will refer that specified bar & access that values? Could you give me more hint? Much thanks! :D D...

TJ

I want to just view the specified day's close price and EMA values which count & calculate from I move the mouse pointer onto the specified bar, and the text data will auto change to show that values. I just can achieve to shows the current bar's close price & EMA value onto text data box. But I ha...

TJ

If you using MultiCharts 64 bit version,
please download your add-on here:

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=10094

TJ

What make/model is the graphics card?

I do not have an answer. You might have to go online with the tech support.

TJ

Hello I got a slow refresh screen on my MC window. Moving the mouse over it is not fluid. The problem is seen only on MC window and when MC chart is over a screen driven by my graphic card. My PC: Processor:Q6600 2.4mhz 6 gig ram Windows 7 64 Graphic card :Asus EAH 4870 1 gb with DDR5 ( a 3y old ga...

TJ

I have what seems to be 2 problems here.No matter what capital i enter ,it buys only 3 contracts.The other problem is to remove init capital from script and be able to use MC init capital inputs:Price(C), FastLength(12), SlowLength(26), InitCapital(5000) , CapitalDivisor_HCL(c); variables: var0( 0 ...

TJ

Hi,

where can I get the "XCELL DLL" and the supported documentation ?

Thanks

http://www.tradersXchange.com/

look under EasyLanguage --> Excel

TJ

Of course not, open interest is calculated at the end of the day AFTER the market is closed. Thus there is no intraday open interest. This isn't true for many European exchanges that calculate OI even in ticks. I had the same problem as the thread originator several years ago. Marina tried to force...

TJ

you can always add daily series as data2 and plot whatever quotes that are attached to that data series. so i cant add intraday data? add open interest into intraday data? Of course not, open interest is calculated at the end of the day AFTER the market is closed. Thus there is no intraday open int...

TJ

OpenInt is supported for time-based charts with resolutions of 1 day or more. Which might explain why you can't import Open Interest data for resolutions lower than a day. Exactly, OpenInt should be available for daily resolution and higher. i guess my question is "even OI cannot be used on intrada...

TJ

Hello MC Team - I am trying to access DOM Data in 8 beta 2. This code doesn't pull the data for some reason. I am using OEC data and can see level 2 data in the DOM but when I run it as an indicator in the chart - this doesn't pull level 2 data(shows 0 always). Would you please provide a working ex...

TJ

Can you reproduce this EL Code to use in MultiCharts please? You have more than one code in the post. I have separated them for you; they should run in MultiCharts with no problem. // _TEMA (Function - set Return Type to double) { TASC May 2012 } { Sentiment Zone Oscillator } inputs: Price( numeric...

TJ

...
I do wonder if TJ is on a vacation, since I haven't seen a post from him in a while here (or I looked in the wrong places ).
....

I only answer the easy questions.
I leave the difficult ones to JoshM et al.
...and the questions have been difficult lately.

TJ

I currently have a signal that's applied to one-minute charts. It uses a bracket order for exiting the position (profit target and stop loss). If the strategy doesn't hit either of the exit conditions during the day, then it places an "exit at market" order five minutes before the session close, us...

TJ

Hi.

So we have a quote: 1389.25

We can plot the intportion (1389) or the fracportion (0.25).
Imagine that I want to plot only the 9.25 and ignore the 138. How can we do this?

Regards,
Fernando

divide 1389.25 by 10 = 138.925

get the fracportion = 0.925

then multiply the number by 10 = 9.25

TJ

;-) i want to plot indicator and her name tnx EasyLanguage Essentials Programmers Guide Drawing Objects .... pg 112 Text Objects Creating a Text Object Moving a Text Object Removing a Text Object Formatting Style of Text Objects Formatting the Color of a Text Object Changing the Text Object Message...

TJ

Is it possible to generate an alert when autotrading drops? When "SA" is selected and goes green I want to be able to generate an alert when it gets disconnected i.e goes back to grey from green. Is this possible? I am using MC7.0 Release4953 see this https://www.multicharts.com/discussion/viewtopi...

TJ

Hallo how can plot an indicaor and name her name?
for exaple:

Var: Mx1(0);

Mx1= HighD(1);

Plot1(Mx1,"Mx1");
and name??

Tnx

What do you mean by "name her name"?

TJ

I found the problems; 1. MC does not issuing error until i restart the workspace. 2. second thing i noticed that ADE require both charts same symbol and interval other wise data will not be accurately plotted. 3. i attached pic, this time i did not changed the symbol but changed the Daily interval ...

TJ

OK I am getting close - Imported all of my data into the Rithmic (real time) symbol. My imported data has session times that begin at 6:30 am (I am west coast) and end at 1315. The Rithmic data is continuously updated while the market trades (Globex session). What is happening is that the imported ...

TJ

Dear all, I wish to use a 5min framework to get basic MA and then, on a new bar to trade cross-overs on a tick by tick basis (or 1min). Once the bar is closed, I will get an updated MA value and use it to trade again cross-overs on a tick by tick basis (or 1min). Is it feasible? Do you have some le...

TJ

Thanks TJ. QUESTION...what is the proper way to code a daily gap up if the daily chart is data2? I can code it when the daily chart is data1, but for my study and strat I need data1 to be a 1 minute chart of the index for the entry and the daily chart to be the first condition, the gap up. In this ...

TJ

So, TJ and Janus, do you both agree that trading on the next open introduces lag and decreases any profits as opposed to realtime immediate trading within the current bar? Stork No, that's NOT what I said. Please go back to read the posts again. You can also propose an answer to my question before ...

TJ

I don't think you understand the implications...

What do you say to the thousands of users who has been using this method for the past 20+ years with profitable results?

Tell them to re-write their codes?

TJ

Do a search in this forum for GlobalVariables if you want to do some advanced reading and programming, search also for: ELCollections ADE ALL Data Everywhere I checked forum and found example on this page and it is working. https://www.multicharts.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=2483 Thanks Thanks f...

TJ

Hi, What is the way to pass information from one chart to second chart. Suppose on Chart number 1 indicator is running and I want that when that Chart 1 indicator is = 1 then On chart Number 2 my strategy start placing orders. and when on chart No.1 indicator become = -1 then on chart No.2 my strat...

TJ

Hello I got interrogation on the new to come MC 64 - I use a dll collection that I use in my code to communicate with Excel. Would they work with MC 64? - What will I gain to switch to MC 64. Will it be faster, leaner or use less resource ? Martin Your 32 bit DLL will not work in MultiCharts 64 bit...

TJ

Before you merge any data,
you should do an export of the symbol,
so that in case the import failed,
you have the original data to start over again.

TJ

The instrument is ES, all 10 years (actually more like 15 years -it's large, maybe 30MB),don't need back adjustments. The problem I am having is that Rithmic, which only provides live data, does not backfill. I am collecting the data from Rithmic locally, but don't know how to stitch it to my data ...

TJ

What is the instrument?

Do you have all 10 yrs of data in one file?

Do you need back adjustments?

you can simply import the data into the symbol and your datafeed would continue updating the data from there.

TJ

Thanks SP trader. I'm working my way through the learning curve now. I coded up a 'popgun' style pattern as a show me study and found two patterns like this one. They don't occur all the often on a 15 minute chart of the DAX but i would like to test it out on more data. Can someone suggest the best...

TJ

i copied the macd function and called it macdsma. changed xaverge to average -- inputs: PriceValue( numericseries ), FastLen( numericsimple ), SlowLen( numericsimple ) ; MACDSMA = Average( PriceValue, FastLen ) - Average( PriceValue, SlowLen ) ; -- copied the macd indicator, and changed macd to mac...

TJ

hi, how can i compile this code (i get syntax errors): input fastLength = 3; input slowLength = 10; input MACDLength = 16; def fastAvg = Average(data = close, length = fastLength); def slowAvg = Average(data = close, length = slowLength); plot Value = fastAvg – slowAvg; plot Avg = Average(data = Va...

TJ

Hello all, Can someone crack MC read (token) only strategy? I have actually seen people who do this in minutes, at least for TS. I am sure that I am not the only one. Cracking password protection on .ELAs to these guys is a joke. They decompile, TS ELD, token only strategies. They can even look ins...

TJ

Do you know that game "Where's Waldo"? Well, I have a new one, Where's QuoteManager? Here's the thing, I have 8 monitors and Windows 7 by its own wish and pleasure, decided to change the monitors order, number 1 became number 4, number 2 became number 3 and so forth. I re-arranged all, re-initiated...

TJ

IntraBarOrderGeneration was originally (and architecturally) designed to be used with market orders -- the intention was to get an order filled immediately instead of waiting until the next bar. Although it works with limit order, it was not the original intent, the limit order has to work inside t...

TJ

If we have something like Sell ("Exit") 100 shares this bar on close Can the 'Order Label' i.e "Exit" be a string variable ?? e.g vars: string order_label(""); order_label="ThisExit"; order_label=NumtoStr(1,0); Sell (order_label) 100 shares this bar on close; Would this work do you think? If so wha...

TJ

I was wondering what would give a quicker execution time: Repeatedly calling a function or having that code directly into the indicator? ... What’s your opinion on this? Do you agree with this ‘conclusion’ or have you experienced that there are indeed performance differences? :) How many times did ...

TJ

Hello, I need your help to choose the future CL symbol. I checked IB and other platforms, they only have one option for May 2012 CL symbol, but in MC, when I try to add the symbol from quote manager and IB data, it gave me 6 symbols, CLK2, CLK3, CLK4,CLK5,CLK6, CLK7, I am so confused, could you any...

TJ

I have noticed at least 3 or 4 old links I had placed in posts (links to other threads) that do not work. here is an example. In this post https://www.multicharts.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2483#p29642 There is a link I had placed (right at the top). It gets a not found if I click it now. I...

TJ

Brilliant! Many thanks.

YW

TJ

if you found the numbers joined together,
you can add "," in between the numbers.

eg.

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Print(File("c:\data\mydata.txt"), Date,",", Time,",", Open:0:5,",", High:0:5,",", Low:0:5,",", Close:0:5,",");

TJ

I am trying to export 60 minute data using the following indicator: Print(File("c:\data\mydata.txt"), Date, Time, Open, High, Low, Close); Only issue is, this code prints to 2 decimal places, I need 5. Is there any way to fix this without having to first manipulate the original data? try this: Prin...

TJ

and if there's a function to get time length of the bar? Can you describe your idea (and application) in more detail? What kind of bar? From a minute chart? Tick chart? Can you draw a diagram? 1. let's say 3 minute bar, i'd like to find out how many time difference in minute is P bar ago and P-1 ba...

TJ

and if there's a function to get time length of the bar?

Can you describe your idea (and application) in more detail?

What kind of bar? From a minute chart? Tick chart?

Can you draw a diagram?

TJ

also look up:

EasyLanguage Essentials Programmers Guide
Creating Trading Strategies
Strategy Order Syntax .... pg 80

TJ

Most non-intrabar signals are executed next bar, usually on open. MC EL has a "This" reserved word. Would a signal using "this bar" execute during the current bar?

Stork

You need to look up IntraBarOrderGeneration.

https://www.multicharts.com/trading-sof ... /Main_Page

TJ

I'm having my strategies in Point charts. All works fine if I use only Data1. However, I've started to introduce some calls to Data2, with data from the same instrument, but with another point value. The data playback seems to get confused from the introduction of Data2: It steps oddly. In the list...

TJ

There are 3rd party utilities that can circumvent the auto log off.

for example, Google TWSStart.

Also check IB's user forum for other suggestions.

TJ

Hi, Just getting started with TWS running in simulation mode and I came home yesterday to find TWS had crashed some time during the day. Came home today and forund the same thing had happened. It's not just disconnecting, it's completely crashing. I don't know how long it ran prior to crashing or i...

TJ

that's helpful, but i'm trying to import data from ASCII and there's no field called open interest in quote manager for me to import it. this is my question.

Sorry I do not have an answer for that.
Please contact Tech Support via chat or email.

TJ

really appreciate TJ.
now, is there a way to import Open Interest at quote manager and also show up on the chart?

There is an example in the wiki:

https://www.multicharts.com/trading-sof ... hp/OpenInt

TJ

thanks TJ.
could you show me how to insert volume below subchart #1?

Right click on chart,

select Insert Study...

select one of the volume indicators.

TJ

it will be easier to make analysis.

Format Studies > Properties > SubChart

TJ

Thanks Josh, I was reasonably sure I had the correct symbol. I'll just have to sort out the settings now so I can backtest and trade properly.

Thanks
David

If you are using IB,

to confirm your symbol,

go to TWS, right click on the symbol,

select Contract Info.

TJ

Hello I would like to send Key stroke "CTRL S" to send a command that will save my worspace at a regular interval. It it possible This morning, my PC froze and I lost all the commentary that I had placed over my charts. Not fun as it was the first time that I had decided to really took the time to ...

TJ

Have you tried the TWS Booktrader? You can have it opened at the same time to see if the disconnect affects it also. If both MultiCharts and Booktrader were disconnected at the same time, then the problem is at IB. (or somewhere between IB and your computer). If MultiCharts gets disconnected, but th...

TJ

TJ: this "drop out" is occurring a dozen times during regular trading hours, not just at the normal midnight (EST) reset time..

If the drop out is occurring outside of reboot times,
then the problem is not related to the reboot. Changing server would be futile.

TJ

IB has 3 server connections: USA, Hong Kong, and London. All of them reboot once a day , at different set times. Your TWS is connected to one of the servers, irregardless of what market you trade, or which locale you are residing in. You can see which server you are connected to during TWS boot up. ...

TJ

I was correct. Julian data is the number of days within the year and century date is the number of days from the start of the century (1900 - the century that computers were invented). If interested see the links below where I checked to see if I remembered it correctly. That is why I didn't bother...

TJ

the formula should be

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left.date = juliantodate( getappinfo( aileftdispdatetime ) );

TJ

Actually I just tried this and it bombed. I am trying to figure out why now. { MyDateTime = GetAppInfo(aiLeftDispDateTime); strMyYear = formatdate("yy",MyDateTime); strMyMonth = formatdate("MM",MyDateTime); strMyDay = formatdate("dd",MyDateTime); strMyDate = "1" + strMyYear + strMyMonth + strMyDay;...

TJ

I installed the CURRENT version of API and TWS and reset the modem, STILL having regular disconnects.. I hope thousands of IB users are complaining to IB about this inexcusable situation... Have you updated your anti-virus recently? (eg. auto update?) Is your Java current? Have you tried the web-ba...

TJ

i found this page.
but I cant find any page saying how to use the 'output' tab.
could you show me TJ?

Look up PRINT.

There are examples and explanations.

TJ

according to EL manual, there's a PRINT statement which supposely output at 'print log' windows, I didn't find such windows in PLEditor. instead there's a 'output' windows in it, but how to make it work. Does PL Editor has a manual somewhere, could anyone show me? Which version of MultiCharts you a...

TJ

I have said it many times before, MC needs to have big changes like this as options rather than the new norm (..) Totally agree here, and if I remember correctly the same discussion was done about the "Skip Identical Ticks" option - a new feature which also was enabled by default. Thanks for mentio...

TJ

I have many indicators that plots and draws in the "future" white space.
Any changes will create unmanageable havoc to my signals.

Please keep any "new" infrastructure changes as an option.

TJ

Is it me or MC8 64bit is consuming much more memory then 7.4? Using the same workspace , MC (version 7.4) is consuming 155Mb and tsServer 118Mb. When using version 8 64bit, MC is consuming 222Mb and tsServer 286Mb. I don't know... but peanuts in the total scheme of things. My empty MultiCharts (no ...

TJ

Bonjour à tous Hello to all Did post a similar post, but not resolved yet https://www.multicharts.com/discussion/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=11966 My day start @ 5pm and closed the following day @ 4:59:59. I'm looking to get the high and low for this period. Highd: Does get the highest price ...

TJ

Bonjour à tous Hello to all Did post a similar post, but not resolved yet https://www.multicharts.com/discussion/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=11966 My day start @ 5pm and closed the following day @ 4:59:59. I'm looking to get the high and low for this period. Highd: Does get the highest price ...

TJ

Im discover very strange behavior in MC 8 Beta 1. I have array. arrays: FiboArray[20,5](0); end a function which fills this array with data. (FiboArray is referenced argument) ComputeData(YesterdayLow,YesterdayHigh,YesterdayDate,FiboArray,1,1); Now, i have if Statement which asks for some value in ...

TJ

I used to have trendlines interfering with others (changing colors, deleting the wrong lines, etc). I thought it was a bug in MultiCharts, but after carefully tracking my codes, I have determined that it was coding error that caused the color changes. After fixing the codes, I have not had an inter...

TJ

Hello there :-) me was searching for keyword "ONCE" and found this thread , whilst not finding anything in our MC-documentions (?) . So , @ TJ , the keyword "ONCE" works same like function " INIT() " in MT4 ? Above, your statement was made re an indicator .Please let me reconfirm , that ONCE works ...

TJ

It is very annoyed if you draw manually trendlines and text in a chart with indicators which are drawing trendlines and text too. To delete the manually drawn TLs and TXTs you need to delete step by step manually and you can't use the menue 'Remove Drawings' at once because then you delete all TLs ...

TJ

I used to have trendlines interfering with others (changing colors, deleting the wrong lines, etc). I thought it was a bug in MultiCharts, but after carefully tracking my codes, I have determined that it was coding error that caused the color changes. After fixing the codes, I have not had an interf...

TJ

Hello

Is it possible to preset a a trendline number

I want to set to
98 a trendline of the last day high
99 a trendline to the last day low

Martin

don't understand what you mean.

You can re-locate a trendline anywhere. Why preset?

TJ

There is a program that can flip the screen upside down.
I don't have the link, you have to google for it.

TJ

if a = 30 degrees
and a + d = 60 degrees,
then
e = 2 times of c.

You can just fudge the ratio to come up with "e". No advanced math is needed.

TJ

Sure, I've attached a simple screen shot. This shows the trend line (the dark blue, heavy line) drawn using the code above (in the e-Mini S&P 500). What I am looking to do is allow the user to input an angle, between 0 and 360 degrees, and have the code automatically rotate the trend line from its ...

TJ

....
Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions on how to reconcile calculations using two different unit types?

Thanks!

can you draw a diagram to illustrate your thoughts?

TJ

wanted to run an indicator that compares the close to the previous 20 closes...can I use... if close > close(close,20) then...? the indicator compiles but I cant tell if its working. I'm new to easylanguage and multicharts so I'm unable to get a backtesting optimization working properly. Thanks see...

TJ

Thank you TJ. Very helpful for PF simulations. I've narrowed my search down to an indicator controlled range bar based on hidden tick data. (I suspect MC and TS bar charts are generated from large tick data arrays.) The indicator will dynamically set the range for each succeeding bar. PlotPaintbar ...

TJ

Hi TJ, Thank you for so quick reply. I set symbol session time for NK 225 from 900 to 1515 chart session time: default Even though I change chart session time from default to customized one, nothing changes. I think my computer's clock time (Tokyo time) = exchange time (Osaka Stock Exchange), so I ...

TJ

TJ Sounds like a good idea to write an indicator to draw subsequent range bars and control their range dynamically. I got no assistance from EL Essential Programmers Guide. I have no idea how to "draw" a range bar. Maybe create a paint bar from OHLC? How do I program advance to next PB after the ra...

TJ

Hi TJ, Thank you for reply. ... I would like to know how to customize daily bar setting as it would provide simpler programing environment and longer backtesting period. I have tried to change session template and symbol dictionary using QuoteManager. Hope this can give you better clarity. Thank yo...

TJ

Hi TJ, Thank you for reply. I'm trying to display daily bars of Nikke 225 by setting 900 tokyo time as opening and 915 as session end with session template, in other words, I would like to exclude night session, but daily bars indicate 1630 as opening and 1515 as session end. I have no issue if I u...

TJ

Hi MC team, I would like to know if MC can give an api that the user may have the flexibility to control a new bar creation, say if some condition is met inside the calculation of my EL script then "move to the next(new) bar". We have already charts formed by predetermined bar interval based on #ti...

TJ

or, write a SQL routine to read GV values from MultiCharts.

TJ

In fact TJ, I would like to save data of indicators each hour of a trading day. Each hour, I would like to plot my indicators/signals and to save their results in a MySQL database. But I have 2 problems with what I want to do: 1. Is there a way to do some automations with MultiCharts? I don't think...

TJ

Hi, can you tell me how to chage session open/close time for daily bars? I tried to change it via session tempalte and symbol dictionary, but failed. Is there any other formating procedure avialable? What do you mean by "failed"? What symbol are you charting? What time do you want? How have you cha...

TJ

(14) [FAQ] Multi-Core, Multi-CPU, CUDA, Grid Computing, etc., Multi-Core, Multi-CPU https://www.multicharts.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=50938 MultiCharts can use all CPU cores that your Windows OS can see. https://www.multicharts.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4202&p=14445&hilit=processor#p1...

TJ

Is there an easy way to save data from MultiCharts (indicator values, price, ...) in a MySQL database ?

Is there any kind of MySQL connector ?

How often do you want to save the data? Real time? Once a day? Once a week?

You can try

FILE > EXPORT DATA

TJ

Hi thx for taking a look. On the picture: Day 1 price criss crosses around the high of the prior day (plotted in green). I want to count these crosses and if enough go short at the open of the next day.Simple! thx Concepts always sound simple. Execution is another story. My suggestions: 1. don't ju...

TJ

Hi All Can't get this to work. Want to short the days open to close, condition is that the day before price criss crosses the high of the day before that (highd(1)) a few times (4-6). Can't get it to short on the open, it just short after enough crosses. Appreciate any help!! ... can you draw a dia...

TJ

try

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if T > T[1] then begin

TJ

TJ Thank you for your replies. They were most helpful. Another question is how to call a single bar from say 3 data streams. Example: call a single 8 minute bar followed by calling a single 10 minute bar then finally calling a single 15 minute bar. Thanks, Rick Please see FAQ post #4 Multiple time ...

TJ

Dear TJ, Many thanks. I have gone through a lot of material but still seem to be puzzled by a few concepts and how the script has to be written. To mention one as an example I have been trying to sort out one just now after spending more than 5 hours trying to test a piece of script and modifying i...

TJ

Dear TJ,
...

There are also a few more which I am struggling with. Would any assistance be available?

Many thanks in advance.

Best regards,

XIKON

Paid assistance?

Contact ABC, he is a regular contributor here.

or contact technical support at MultiCharts. They provide programming services.

TJ

3. Plkit.dll to write 64 bit DLL for MultiCharts

You need to use Plkit.dll to write 64 bit DLL for MultiCharts
This dll can be found in MultiCharts folder.

TJ

2. 64 bit version of ELCollections.dll for 64 bit version of MultiCharts Please find attached the 64 bit version of ELCollections.dll for 64 bit version of MultiCharts. Just copy it to Program Files\TS Support\MultiCharts64 folder. Click here to download the 64 bit DLL: https://www.multicharts.com/...

TJ

MultiCharts 64 bit Resources 1. 64 bit GlobalVariables is included with your MultiCharts64. It is automatically installed; you do not need to do anything to activate the feature. Below are the documents, functions, and sample codes for your perusal. GlobalVariable22 - Doc and sample code.zip 2. ELC...

TJ

Hello I'm lost in the date & time calculation. Any help appreciated see post #3 https://www.multicharts.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9135&p=43233 I want to add a time value to a time variable Ctime = 235900 // 23:59:00 Cscale = 175 // 175 seconds 1 minute: 55sec Ctime = Ctime + Cscale C time ...

TJ

Hello, I want to get the current time of the bar, while my chart time is not my computer time. CurrentTime is giving me the time of my computer Time is giving me the time when the bar will close That means that if I have a 15 mins chart, and now the time in my chart is 12:13, I want to be able to g...

TJ

Hello

How can I put in a variable, the actual scale in use in the chart

Martin
can you explain a bit more?
See my following post. I need the value in second of the scale use in the displayed chart

Martin

Do you mean just to "write" the text on the chart?

TJ

Hello

How can I put in a variable, the actual scale in use in the chart

Martin

can you explain a bit more?

TJ

Hi, I want to know what's the potential loss per contract mean ? How it makes the equity different? Is there any formula to explain potential loss per contract? Thanks a lot~~

Where did you find this "potential loss" per contract"?

TJ

Dear All, I am sure this has come up in the past however cannot find any information on this. I am wondering if anyone can assist. I am trying to build a strategy whereby when a certain indicator hits a certain value, a buy or sell signal is generated. For example if MACD value (reading from the in...

TJ

Hello TJ

175 seconds

The code work perfectly outside the initial loading time. I don't want the condition to be triggered in the initialization or chart loading

Martin

try

LastBarOnChart_s

TJ

Hello I need to react and detect only and only the last bar on a chart. Problem is when I load my chart, the condition is detected and a process is execute If barstatus[1]= 2 and LastBarOnChart then begin // this is the begining of a new bar Print (lastbaronchart); BarCompleted = "BC"; If you test ...

TJ

JoshM

the code is in the first message's topic
I know how to plot macd 12 26 9 in a intraday scanner (1 hour) for each symbol
but i don't know how to plot daily macd 12 26 9 in the same line for each symbol

look up

CloseD

TJ

i know mc have a scanner function to real time monitoring a list of stocks. i am aiming for another purpose, i want to do a eod scanning of all the stocks in a stock market on daily basis for example, finding stocks which have price above 200 day sma and rsi < 30, Yes, that's whole purpose of the s...

TJ

My indicator calculates an average value, it uses 10 time frames and many other demanding counting .. When I start my computer it needs 5 minutes to figure out two days back . .... Thanks guru JoshM and guru TJ :-) Now it's easy and fast, just like I wanted. ... It is good to hear your progress. It...

TJ

Thanks sptrader, JoshM and TJ. Great to take part of your knowledge. I follow JoshM's advice to check it out better. The computer is a few years, so a CoreDuo T8300 starts to feel a little slow. When I use a lot of time frames, suspect the problem lies in the code: St1 = 100* (Close - ((Average(C,L...

TJ

Sirs. I have a plan to change old computer and reinstall MC7. Now I am using MC7.4 over win7 on old computer. 1. Which file should I backup to hold my added symbols and its configurations? I searched this forum and found below files, but I can not find any files there on my OS, Win7. X:\Documents a...

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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/

IIRC, this was how it's done in previous versions.

TJ

I have indicators that are over 10,000 lines, with some heavy duty advanced math calculations (...) Off topic, but: wow, that's a lot! Without wanting to fish for proprietary secrets and IP, what takes so much code if I may ask? I thought my export data function of 1500 lines was already big. :) so...

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JoshM, thank you for the reply and information. I am left with some encouragement... So, in the case of the MO indicator, so long as the data source provides advance / decline data, and I follow what you explain (2nd data series), I should see the MO indicator below... With respect to all stocks in...

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Thanks for your reply Henry. I'll try to explain a little bit better .. My indicator calculates an average value, it uses 10 time frames and many other demanding counting .. When I start my computer it needs 5 minutes to figure out two days back. It's ok .. but to run a backtest is not (several wee...

TJ

This code shows how to use the new mouseclick function to plot lines on the chart....

Cool.

Thanks for sharing.

TJ

this is a good time sync untility (free)

http://www.thinkman.com/dimension4/

TJ

right. today for example, with 39,000 ES contracts in the ten seconds prior to 3PM and 64,000 ES contracts in the ten seconds after 3PM, I do not want much of anything running besides what is related to current data and current contracts. a tick behind here, a tick behind there.... If it does not N...

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If you have an Indicator set to OFF (not checked) on 'Update every tick' on a Daily bar chart, then Plots will be a day behind, unless you use a timer or ReCalcLastBarAfter, which will cause the code to run and a Plot to appear on today's bar. Once the indicator has run once and the plot is updated...

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Thanks TJ. Wasn't sure if there was some feature of ReCalcLastBarAfter that would not make it work with Once. I don't quite understand your situation, so I don't know where to begin to help you. Can you describe under what scenario you would like to have a recal, but only once? How would you trigge...

TJ

I do not want it to calculate recurrently, but one time only.

The keyword ONCE is executed only one time... when you load the indicator into the chart.

TJ

If I use Once ReCalcLastBarAfter(5) ; Will code then recalculate ONCE after 5 seconds, or recalculate recurrently after every five seconds? Thanks. don't use ONCE with it. just add the statement to the code ReCalcLastBarAfter(5) ; and MultiCharts will recalculate the indicator at least once every 5...

TJ

Thanks for another famous smoked meat sandwich.

I like one-line solutions.

Here's my favorite:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9164&p=41489#p41489

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Hello I know I had done it in the past, but now I forgot I want to round up a number when the last 5' digit is greater than 0 1.3456 1 = 1.3457 1.3456 6 = 1.3457 1.3456 0 = 1.3456 I did try round( 1.34564,5): but not the good result. The result is rounded low when the last digit is < 5 Martin just ...

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Hello I want to write text 4 pip above the high of a bar Var: Pipvalue = .0001; If gapup then begin ID = text_new(date,time,high , "v" ); value1= text_setlocation(ID, date,time, (h + pipvalue *4)); The text is always at the high of the bar, not at a given distance from it Any help appreciated Marti...

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every hour news pivots with the last hour with OHLC :) I know what you want chipeur. You want this: Chris programmed it for me a couple of years ago. It plots the previous 60min OHLC (there you can only see the high and low) into the next hour. This way you can use the previous extremes as resistan...

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Hello

I did re install MC and now demo workspaces are always loaded when I start MC

I know I had done the killing of them before, Now, I just can't remember how.

Martin

File > Preferences > Workspaces

TJ

Hello TJ, it is an Signal in Metastock and no Indicator. It plot in the Chart only for one Day as an Highlight under the current Candle. So i think it is tricky to build it as an Indicator. What did you mean? Best regards Kinko just change this line Plot1( var0, "S1", black, color ) ; to Plot1( Clo...

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Hello TJ, Yes, i need the formula for: "the high of current bar is higher than the highest high of all of previous 9 bars." Can you show me what the formula is? read post #4 the devil is in the detail. I did not post the keywords for no reasons. I dont have the Indicator in an Chart. I need it in t...

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Hello TJ, i have an error, but i don´t know why. The Plot in the Screener should be in green, when the ADX of the Value is over 25. I know my formula is wrong, but what must i change? Now it only Plot1, but this is not correct. Must i integrate an condition and can you tell me how i can do it? Best...

TJ

Hello Tj, my standings for now. [LegacyColorValue = TRUE]; inputs: upcolor(green), dncolor(red), equalcolor(white); var: color(0), var0( 0 ); If High > High of 9 bar ago then color=upcolor else If High < High of 9 bar ago then color=dncolor else If High = High of 9 bar ago then color=equalcolor; Pl...

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Hello I got a major problem where I lost my hard drive after Windows crash. Having an external hard drive, I had the expectation that MC files where in the backup, but to my bad surprise they where not. Backup system was set to save data files, but not program files. Now, I'm trying to recuperate s...

TJ

Hi Tj, thanks for your answer, If (( H >= HHV( H, 9 )) means If the Current High is higher than the high for 9 Days. ----------------------------------------------- AND C < Ref( C, -3 ), 1, 0) means Close < Close for 3 Days /// ,1,0 ??? ------------------------------------------------ Best regards ...

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help needed please

you have not given enough detail for people to help you.

eg.
what is the chart resolution ? hourly chart?
how would you like it displayed? line? number?
do you want someone to code it for you? or someone to help you resolve a coding problem?

TJ

help needed please
Hi chipeur.

Contact ABCTrading.
Chris is the best in coding EL and his prices are well afordable.

Regards.

how much does he charge?

TJ

if anyone can open this link..

http://www.tradersxchange.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=748

i can t register

a lot of times the registration mail is lost in the junk mail.
you can just log in and see if it works.

TJ

Hello, i have an Code from Metastock and will bring it to Multicharts 7.0. Here is the Code: If((H>=HHV(H,9)) AND C<Ref(C,-3),1,0)AND If((ADX(14)>25),PDI(14)<(ADX(12)),1)AND If((ADX(14)<25),PDI(14)>(ADX(12)),1) Can anyone show me, how i can do it? I will use it then in the Screener. So when the cri...

TJ

Hi There,

I have a signal that I wish to calculate the running standard deviation of PnL.
Has anyone got any suggestions on how to code this up?

Cheers

You can put the Bollinger Band on the PnL. BB is std dev.

TJ

Does anyone know whether there's an easy way to see whether two trendlines overlap using EasyLanguage? And if so, at what bar number and price they overlap? in the future? or in previous bars? you can create a loop... either project into the future, or look back in previous bars, then use TL_GetVal...

TJ

Hi all, I was just curious, is it possible to do basic math equations with two symbols and chart it? I have used the eSignal charting platform in the past and there was a handy little feature where you could "Create your own symbol that combines multiple symbols using the plus, minus, multiply or d...

TJ

I have been unable to workout out the syntax that gives time in seconds from the start of the day. Any suggestions would be welcome.

can you explain a bit more on what do you want to do? and what have you tried?

look up

TIME_s

TJ

Hello I want to color bars that as create a gap over or lower the preceding body If Open > maxlist(close[1],Open[1]) or open < minlist(close[1],Open[1]) then begin PlotPaintBar(,,Open,Close,"gapbar",Red,12); end; Work fine, but only a tin line is colored in red instead of the entire body of the bar...

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Right click on chart, select Format Instrument look under Scaling tab Divide Scale Labels Thank you TJ. When I 'Divided Scale', AAPL price in the right price scale went from, for example, 503.00 to 5.03. Volume, in the left price scale, stayed the same, 1/100 of volume. I'd like to return the right...

TJ

FIRST OF ALL thank you for your reply how far back: well as much as possible how many symbols: EUR/USD and the S&P I connected the multicharts with IB and symbol EUR (CASH IDEALPRO) but it only gather and store real time data. I could not retreive any historical data. I have a free version on multi...

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Thank you TJ, that's very helpful. I've set volume to display in the left price scale; price in the right price scale. Seems to work fine. However, volume appears at only 1/100 of the true number, i.e. a 460,000 share minute bar for AAPL displays as 4,600.00. How may this be reformatted? Very much ...

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How may I display 'overlapped' volume in the main chart window, rather than in a sub window? Is there a way to display overlapped volume and retain a numeric expression of volume on the same chart? Thanks much, Gedman You can drag the volume into the main chart. You can see the scale when you click...

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TJ As an ex-TradeStaion user, I haven't used multiple data streams on MC. Can you recommend where I can familiarize their use? Basically, how would I tell MC to use a particular bar for a calculation? Thanks, Stork MultiCharts multi data works the same as TS. See post #4 https://www.multicharts.com...

TJ

Anyone sucessfully downloaded historical data from Interactivebrokers?

how far back are you looking for?

how many symbols?

TJ

Nice system Arnie. I like your choice of Nvidia NVS graphic cards. They have low energy consumption, and just the right graphics power for a charting software. SSD is great, but I found their failure rate is still too high for my comfort level. I would use them for operation, but not for anything pe...

TJ

I would get at minimum an i7 CPU and 8 GB of memory.

That's pretty standard for a 64 bit system.

TJ

For the sake of asking, does MultiCharts store numeric variables internally as floating point numbers, or does it store them as precise decimal numbers? I know there are tradeoffs with each -- the potential of imprecision and rounding errors with the first, and slower performance/increased memory u...

TJ

This is really interesting. I've had similar issues with subtle differences between one-minute charts that are based on IQFeed tick data versus IB data, but I didn't fully understand why. If you look at the IB tick data for a particular instrument in Quote Manager (e.g., the tick data for ES), you'...

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I am new to this forum and not familiar with drawing a diagram. The concept is very simple so I'll try to describe it. Lets use a simple 3 bar 10 min chart. Each new bar will be exactly 10 minutes. Now let's use a software variable bar chart. Bar [2] is 10 min; change bar[1] to 15 min; finally chan...

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I would like to plot variable length bars from underlying tick data. For instance time, range or volume bars that are variable bar to bar. Example 10 min bar, 15 min bar, 8 min bar .... The software will control the bar size bar by bar. Note this is not the fixed "resolution" used in the settings. ...

TJ

Hello I'm looking for info on how I could code, if it is possible, to replicate a trend line on all time frame. I found it annoying to redraw same line on each time frame that I use. There should be a solution, but I just don't know from where to start. Happy weekend to all Martin are you talking a...

TJ

I have no wish to even pollute my compute with face book software.

I too would like to know how too download MC DT with that crap

Facebook is not a software. It is a website.

TJ

instead of ascii mapping,
it might be easier to create a dummy symbol, then import the ASCII files into the symbol.

TJ

With the remote help of Henry, here are the correct steps:
...

Thanks for the update. Much appreciated.

TJ

I have a number of indicators that are volume (tick) dependent . ie. I need a new calculation even if the price did not change. eg. if current bar's volume exceeded the previous bar's volume, I would enter a trade. If the volume increased but no calculation is made, my signal would not have triggere...

TJ

Do a search on these third party add on. They are free. GlobalVariables (or GV) ADE (All Data Everywhere) ELCollections There are lots of reading material and sample codes, both here in this forum, and elsewhere on the web. ps. GlobalVariables is already included with MultiCharts as part of the inst...

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[ Moderator's notes: ] Caution on importing compiled or password protected codes: (ie indicators with sef extension). When you import an indicator file, which can consist of an indicator and multiple functions. If you happened to have functions with the same names (which is quite often the case), t...

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[ Moderator's notes: ] Caution on importing compiled (sef) or password protected codes: When you import an indicator file, which can consist of an indicator and multiple functions. If you happened to have functions with the same names (which is quite often the case), the import process will over wr...

TJ

you can get the source code from this site:

tradersxchange
http://www.tradersxchange.com/viewforum ... 2255f7f8ff

TJ

Sirs. I have a ascii data file(.txt) of symbol ZB(see pic1). and this file has " ' " which means 1/32 digits. As you know, ZB has 1/32 digit(not decimal system, see specs on pic2). I imported data, but 1) MC chart can not display 1/32 digit(see pic3), and 2) Strategy Report can not calculate profit...

TJ

You are welcome.

TJ

Thanks a lot for your answer TJ, I have solved my problem, you're always a great help for me!

You are welcome. I am glad you solved the problem.

TJ

Now there's the SEF export, but I'm sure there no special security on this format, it's just compiled code you may reverse it (I'm ok with the fact it will take clearly much timer but it was possible for TS/eld). The SEF is compiled. It will take some technical knowledge, time and effort to decompi...

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Hello TJ. Even if I stop the realtime service after update, the last bar appears as the moment of stop. and this bar is still considered to Logic. and I think that, as long as this bar renders, My Logic still consider the rendered price at any part. This is not concerned with Print function. Is the...

TJ

Dear Sirs. I feed data through Barchart real-time service(daily bar). As you know, on real time MC chart, active bar (last bar, today bar) is displayed and the bar changes his price at some moment until the bar settles. I want to delete this active bar on the chart. This is because my logic should ...

TJ

Hello Any idea how I could get the last day ( previous) high and low from a 175 seconds chart look up the functions HighD LowD Is it possible to draw an infinite line? I know that I could do it using the drawing tool, but did not found how to code for it Any help appreciated Martin look up the keyw...

TJ

Hello,

the Elliott Wave System does not run in MS 7. Is that correct so, or is there an mistake?

Best regards

What do you mean by "does not run" ?

Can't compile?
No image on screen?
Error message?
Wrong plots?

TJ

Hello,

the Elliott Wave System does not run in MS 7. Is that correct so, or is there an mistake?

Best regards

which code are you referring to?

TJ

Is it possible to use the Plot function in a loop? If yes, how to do it? For example, I fill an array (Ex: MyArr[200]( 0 )) and I want to plot all the values in it. How to do it, without using Plot1(MyArr[1]); Plot2(MyArr[2]); Plot3(MyArr[3]); ... Any ideas? Best Regards, Can you draw a diagram to ...

TJ

Hello,

in the new Version 7.4 the Candles are not to see, because the Bollinger Bands cover the candles.

Have anyone an idea to show the candles within the colour Bands?

Best regards

Your problem has nothing to do with new Version 7.4

Right click on chart,

Select Visual Order.

TJ

hello,

How can I specify in my code to show only "x" contracts. In easylanguage you simply use "showonly" but that is not translating here.

thanks

Not sure if I understand what you want.
Can you describe your intention?
Maybe with a diagram?

TJ

a volume profile on the DOM would come in handy.

TJ

I remember reading an explanation somewhere... either here or in another forum. I am having a seniors moment right now, I will try to think about where, or how, was the explanation, and post if I find something. one note: if you have opened a chart and subsequently closed it, QM will continue to col...

TJ

Hello! MC 7.4 and IB with >100 free quote-tickers. Now I want to set up exact 100 different charts (with an EA). But after set up and enable the 50th chart, the QM says: TWS error message: Id= XX; code= 101; description= Max number of tickers has been reached Why? I have 100 quotes over IB (TWS or ...

TJ

Bravo !

Amazing work Josh. I clicked "Thanks" 10 times!

Many thanks for your expertise in coding, your generosity in sharing, and your expediency in delivery!

Well done.

TJ

It's a shame that it isn't possible to trigger an Alert() in a Signal, ... :) Nice work, and fast too! Just a thought, can we use GV to bridge to an indicator? [moderator's update 20120419] From JoshM: With MC 8.0 beta 2, it's also possible to code the Alert directly into the signal, so that the ad...

TJ

nice got it working now. have to check on it next week when the markets are moving and our systems hit what we have set for notifying us. just what I need. something else to wake me up in the middle of the night... all the help for the setup to the iphone is located on the gmx site, it's just hard ...

TJ

ahhh... that was easy to send an alert to my regular email.. but how does it do when trying to send to your iphone/gmail account... ill have to dig into it now. does anyone have this option already? Not to sure what I will have to put down for my smtp / port, etc. Most wireless providers support em...

TJ

Hi, I've done a search and I found it has been asked for but I could not find if it is possible for the software to send an email notification upon an event. thanks, lee. Email notification from indicator has been available for awhile. Go to Format Study. Look under Alert tab. [Note] Gmail won't wo...

TJ

the 7th field is " Default [/b]", it is reserved for future use. PlotPaintBar Plots the specified numerical expressions in the form of a bar chart. Plot name, color, and plot line width can be specified by using the optional parameters. PlotPaintBar plot can be superimposed on top of one or more bar...

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zp467hImeant to drag chart itself,not to expand or squeeze the Y,and drawing objects_ is only one horizontal line icon that gives you infinite line left and right(i just compare to NT they have 2 more options for lines)

see b)

just hold down the control key

TJ

Checked and 'Data Server Mode' is Online.

Just found it though - thanks for the suggestion - the checkbox for 'Download historical data' was not checked'. I deleted all open charts, checked that box and now I have a chart with data. Thanks!

Thanks for the update... Good to know it is working.

TJ

Hello, ... Why don't I get the same value for Close of data1 and Close of data3? Short answer: Ask your data provider why don't they provide the same value. Long answer: Minute charts closes its bar at the end of the minute. Daily charts closes the bar at the end of the session . But the exchange d...

TJ

Should also mention that in the QuotesManager, Tools, Data Sources it shows that Free Quotes is Active and green. If there is something I should be doing differently, I can't find it anywhere.

Please check

FILE > Preferences... > Data Server Mode > Online

TJ

Tried using the QuoteManager to add a symbol from Free Quotes but always get a chart with the message "No Data". Tried this route first: "Instrument - Add Symbol - From Data Source" but the Free Quotes does not show up on that list. Tried adding it manually: "Instrument - Add Symbol - Manually". Da...

TJ

Hi ,I am a new user, and have at least 3 basic sugestions, 1) Vertical scroll drag possible 39 2)Squeeze X time line to go back in time faster 3) Ray line or Extend line Thank you for good support a) right click and hold on the scale, then drag to expand or squeeze. b) hold down the control key, th...

TJ

Hello again Is there a way to save my workspace via coding. I'm adding rectangular box and lines, regularly. Problem is if I don't save my work before closing MC, I lost what I had done and need to redo If I could include a save Worrbook within my indicators or signal, I will make sure to keep all ...

TJ

Hello - I am trying to use multi-data series chart and wondering if this is possible to detect by symbol name? For example: let's say - I have the following symbols in the chart: ES - data 1 NQ - data 2 The current mode of indicator build: value1=close of data1; value2=close of data2; This would ex...

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Hello , a bit of follow up at your convenience =>
...

@TJ and all : I now have code which works fine for me . It now will be easy to extend .

Thank´s to TJ once again .

Lobo

You are welcome!

Thanks for the follow up.

TJ

TJ

the problem is in this line:

value3 = ListN.Get(code, 1);

"code" is not a declared list.

if you are copying the example from the ELC document,
it was a comma delimited ListC extracted into 4 new lists.
While in your case, you only have one ListN.

TJ

Thanks for your Answear

how can set the stdDev for a specific date

STDDev(Close,Date) ?

Thanks

Please read the last line of post #6.

TJ

Thanks for your Answear how can set the stdDev for a specific date STDDev(Close,Date) ? Thanks No, you can not do it by date, neither could excel. In EasyLanguage, you reference everything by bar. The function STDDev(Close, 20) refers to the standard deviation of the closing price of the previous 2...

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