bar magnifier possible request

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bar magnifier possible request

Postby scarecrow » 21 Nov 2013

would it be possible to have bar magnifier backtest for an indicator?
with the new feature of having a study value for a signal input, this could be helpful.
this way it might be easier and more accurate to write a pseudo signal/strategy using a study/indicator.

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Re: bar magnifier possible request

Postby MAtricks » 22 Nov 2013

I'm confused why this would be any different or any more helpful than using the Bar Magnifier with a strategy.

Do you have an example of where this would be helpful?

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Re: bar magnifier possible request

Postby scarecrow » 22 Nov 2013

I'm confused why this would be any different or any more helpful than using the Bar Magnifier with a strategy.
Do you have an example of where this would be helpful?

basically if you write and indicator to mimic a strategy...
this is tough to do when a strategy uses intrabar ordering
example could be...
An indicator that states, "(Given whatever), plot precise entry and/or exits points"
my thinking is it would be much easier to attain this if bar magnifier was applicable to an indicator as well.

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Re: bar magnifier possible request

Postby Andrew MultiCharts » 25 Nov 2013

I believe the feature assigned to MC 9 should be helpful for your scenario.

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Re: bar magnifier possible request

Postby scarecrow » 25 Nov 2013

I believe the feature assigned to MC 9 should be helpful for your scenario.
Thanks Andrew, that looks like a great implementation and could possibly make coding out some ideas easier for me to see. Hopefully its not to far off, I'd like to get my hands on that feature.


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