MultiCharts Project Management Timeline

It often happens that due to a glitch in PT-broker(IB) connection, there are gaps in historical data.
However, Reload functionality currently only works in MC - which makes it a hassle reloading data for a big number of symbols.

Please implement Reload functionality in Portfolio Trader.

Currently you can specify one box size or resolution for a Renko box. I would like to see an option to have a different box size based on the price movement. One size would be for a price trend continuation bar, and one size for a price reversal bar.

Problem:
- if some data is missed during a backfill ( problem with broker API, no quotes, bars filtered out, etc), a user has no way of knowing.

Suggestion:
Upon backfill, MC/ PortfolioTrader should transparently "Alert" the user in case some data are missing.
These alerts should show a user the problematic symbols and - ideally - the time periods missed, so that it helps further investigation/decision-making ( whether to continue with trading or not).
Missed number of bars can be put (in red) next to the symbol, the detailed report about time periods missed should be exported to a file that will be opened if a user clicks on the "alert" message.
So, it can be 1 "big fat" alert message.

This should work when backfilling data, regardless of the method ("bars or intervals back", "to-from"), in MC and PT, both for minute and daily resolutions.

The challenge will be taking into account holidays/early closes - so as to reduce the number of "false positives".

Problem:
When setting "Bars back" in an instrument settings, MC will make requests to the broker API until it obtains X bars, even if bars for certain periods are skipped.
E.g. requesting 24 60min bars (back) should cover a period of 1 day (with a 24 hr session)
But currently, if some bars are missed (problem with broker API, no quotes, bars filtered out), MC will continue to request data until it obtains 24 bars, which can e.g. cover a period of 2 days.
Some gaps are harmless, and some are not.
A user is not alerted to "missed" bars.

Suggestion:
introduce a new "Intervals back" option that will ensure that backfill requests to broker API only cover the intended total period of time

This should work both with intraday and daily resolutions, both in MC and PT.