Indicator Scaling Problem  [SOLVED]

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Indicator Scaling Problem

Postby Gann_Man » 12 Nov 2013

MultiCharts64 Version 8.8 Beta 2 (Build 8070)

Data1, 1 point chart
Data2, 1 minute chart

MovAvg 1 Line study, based on data2, shown in subchart#1

Indicator is NOT anchored to price as the chart is scrolled back in time.

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Re: Indicator Scaling Problem

Postby TJ » 12 Nov 2013

MultiCharts64 Version 8.8 Beta 2 (Build 8070)
Data1, 1 point chart
Data2, 1 minute chart
MovAvg 1 Line study, based on data2, shown in subchart#1
Indicator is NOT anchored to price as the chart is scrolled back in time.
Close the workspace and start again. Usually that fixes it.

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Re: Indicator Scaling Problem

Postby Gann_Man » 12 Nov 2013

MultiCharts64 Version 8.8 Beta 2 (Build 8070)
Data1, 1 point chart
Data2, 1 minute chart
MovAvg 1 Line study, based on data2, shown in subchart#1
Indicator is NOT anchored to price as the chart is scrolled back in time.
Close the workspace and start again. Usually that fixes it.
No luck. Created a workspace and chart from scratch. Saved, closed and reopened several times. Also saved workspace, closed down MC and restarted. Still no luck.
Can you reproduce TJ?

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Re: Indicator Scaling Problem

Postby TJ » 12 Nov 2013

No luck. Created a workspace and chart from scratch. Saved, closed and reopened several times. Also saved workspace, closed down MC and restarted. Still no luck.
Can you reproduce TJ?
I have multiple charts with multiple data streams of various time/non-time overlays.

Please post a screenshot with notes on the chart showing the problem.

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Re: Indicator Scaling Problem

Postby Gann_Man » 12 Nov 2013

No luck. Created a workspace and chart from scratch. Saved, closed and reopened several times. Also saved workspace, closed down MC and restarted. Still no luck.
Can you reproduce TJ?
I have multiple charts with multiple data streams of various time/non-time overlays.

Please post a screenshot with notes on the chart showing the problem.
Attached workspace file.
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Re: Indicator Scaling Problem

Postby TJ » 12 Nov 2013

MultiCharts64 Version 8.8 Beta 2 (Build 8070)
Data1, 1 point chart
Data2, 1 minute chart
MovAvg 1 Line study, based on data2, shown in subchart#1
Indicator is NOT anchored to price as the chart is scrolled back in time.
Depending on the proximity of movement between Data1 and Data2;
the moving average is anchored to Data2,
since Data2 is time based (ie fixed on the X-axis), the moving average might appear to be lagging Data1.

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Re: Indicator Scaling Problem

Postby TJ » 12 Nov 2013

Attached workspace file.
Please double click on indicator,
In the Properties tab,
Under the Advanced section,
check the box for
Update on every tick

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Re: Indicator Scaling Problem

Postby Gann_Man » 12 Nov 2013

Attached workspace file.
Please double click on indicator,
In the Properties tab,
Under the Advanced section,
check the box for
Update on every tick
Didn't work for me. Did it work for you?

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Re: Indicator Scaling Problem

Postby TJ » 12 Nov 2013

Attached workspace file.
Please double click on indicator,
In the Properties tab,
Under the Advanced section,
check the box for
Update on every tick
Didn't work for me. Did it work for you?
Please post your screenshot with notes (not your wsp file).

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Re: Indicator Scaling Problem

Postby Gann_Man » 12 Nov 2013

Please post your screenshot with notes (not your wsp file).

A screenshot will not help. With the chart not moving everything appears fine. Open the workspace I sent and hold down on the back < arrow button on your keyboard (to scroll back in time) while keeping an eye on the moving average. As you will see it 'floats' up and down not anchored to price.

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Re: Indicator Scaling Problem

Postby TJ » 12 Nov 2013

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Indicator is NOT anchored to price as the chart is scrolled back in time.
::
As you will see it 'floats' up and down not anchored to price.
Make up your mind...

scroll horizontally (ie scrolled back in time)?
or
float up and down (ie not scaled to price)?

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Re: Indicator Scaling Problem

Postby Gann_Man » 12 Nov 2013

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Indicator is NOT anchored to price as the chart is scrolled back in time.
::
As you will see it 'floats' up and down not anchored to price.
Make up your mind...
scroll horizontally (ie scrolled back in time)?
or float up and down (ie not scaled to price)?
There is nothing wrong with my mind! Maybe support can follow my example to confirm this issue. I've been using MC daily since July 2007. I'm not a newbie to this platform. Thank you for your help on this Forum since Aug 29, 2006.

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Re: Indicator Scaling Problem  [SOLVED]

Postby Henry MultiСharts » 12 Nov 2013

Hello Gann_Man,

The only thing you can do at the moment in case you need to see both data series is to add a third data series (same as data2), place it on subchart1 and hide the bars. Then base your study on this data3. Please find the workspace attached.
If you do not need to see the data2 then you can just place data2 on subchart1 and hide the bars.
This Indicator Scaling behavior is something we are looking into improving in MultiCharts 9.0
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Re: Indicator Scaling Problem

Postby Gann_Man » 12 Nov 2013

Hello Gann_Man,

The only thing you can do at the moment in case you need to see both data series is to add a third data series (same as data2), place it on subchart1 and hide the bars. Then base your study on this data3. Please find the workspace attached.
If you do not need to see the data2 then you can just place data2 on subchart1 and hide the bars.
This Indicator Scaling behavior is something we are looking into improving in MultiCharts 9.0
Thank you for the work-around. This will work just fine for me. Thanks for sending the workspace!


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