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==Cumulative Delta in MultiCharts 11==
Since '''MultiCharts 11 Beta 1''' Cumulative Delta is available not as a separate chart type, but as an option for other chart types.
To enable Cumulative Delta for the chart:
# Open the '''Format Instrument''' window by one of the following methods:
#* Click the Format Instrument icon on the Chart Analysis toolbar; if the '''Format Objects''' window appears, select the symbol and click the '''Format''' button; or:
#* Position the mouse pointer over the symbol's data series; double-click once the '''Pointer''' [[File:Pointer.png]] changes into a '''Hand''' [[File:Hand.png]]; or:
#* Position the mouse pointer over the symbol's data series; once the '''Pointer''' [[File:Pointer.png]] changes into a '''Hand''' [[File:Hand.png]], right-click and then click '''Format''' 'Symbol Name'; or:
#* Right-click on an empty area of the chart and then click '''Format Instrument'''; if the '''Format Objects''' window appears, select the symbol and click the '''Format''' button; or:
#* Select '''Format''' in the main menu and click '''Instrument'''; if the '''Format Objects''' window appears, select the symbol and click the '''Format''' button.
# Select the '''Settings''' tab.
# Enable '''Show Delta''' section and choose '''Cumulative Delta''' from the '''Delta Type''' dropdown list.
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''' that there’s a '''restriction''' for the resolution of charts that use Cumulative Delta option:
* For '''Regular''' charts — tick and minute resolutions are available.
* For '''non-regular''' charts — only 1-tick resolution. </div>
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# Select '''Build from''' to choose which type of data shall be utilized to build Cumulative Delta:
#*If '''Ticks''' is selected:
#*:- In case '''Breakdown by''' = '''Ask Traded vs Bid Traded''', MultiCharts will request '''historical tick ask''' and '''bid''' data from the data source for selected data range irrespective of the specified in chart settings data range, no matter what resolution is selected in chart settings, to build Cumulative Delta chart.#*:- In case '''Breakdown by''' = '''Up Ticks vs Down Ticks''', MultiCharts will request '''historical tick trade''' data from the data source for selected data range irrespective of the specified in chart settings data range, no matter what resolution is selected in chart settings, to build Cumulative Delta chart.#*'''Minutes''' option is available if the basic resolution in chart settings is more bigger than one minute.#*:- If '''Minutes''' is selected, MultiCharts will request '''historical minute trade''' data from the data source for selected data range irrespective of the specified in chart settings data range, no matter what resolution is selected in chart settings, to build Cumulative Delta chart.#*'''Days''' option is available if the basic resolution in chart settings is more bigger than one day. <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': '''Minutes''' and '''Days''' options are not available if '''Breakdown by''' = '''Ask Traded vs Bid Traded'''.</div>
# Click '''OK''' to create a chart.
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': [[Custom Futures]] are supported on Cumulative Delta chart type since MultiCharts 11.</div>
===Settings Setting Cumulative Delta Chart Style (Open, High/Low, Close, Up, Wick, Down)===
# Open the '''Format Instrument''' window by one of the following methods:
#* Select '''Format''' in the main menu and click '''Instrument'''; if the '''Format Objects''' window appears, select the symbol and click the '''Format''' button.
# Select the '''Style''' tab.
# Select one of the 2 6 available chart types:
#* '''OHLC Bar'''
#* '''HL Bar'''
#* '''Candlestick'''
#* '''Line on close'''
#* '''Histogram'''
#* '''Invisible bars'''
# In the '''Chart Style''' section click on the component element to be changed.
# In the '''Color''' column select one of the standard 40 colors from the palette box, or click the '''Other''' button to create custom colors.
# From the '''Width''' list select a width of the body border and the wickcomponent.
# To apply the most recently selected component's style to all components, click the '''Apply to All Components''' button.
# To display the Last Price Marker select the '''Last Price Marker''' check box, or clear the box to hide the marker; the color of the marker can be selected in the '''Chart Style''' section.# '''Last Price Marker Line''' option is used to display a line showing the last price level along the length of the chart. The color of the line can be set in the '''Chart Style''' section.# To show candlestick borders, select '''Show Candlestick Border''' check box; clear the box to hide the border. This option works for Candlestick chart style only. The style of the border is the same as the color of the Down componentWick.
# To use these style settings for all new charts of this type, select '''Use as Default''' check box.
===Auto Trading Orders and Backtesting on Cumulative Delta Chart TypeStyle===
Intra-Bar Order Generation is supported on Cumulative Delta chart type. Bar magnifier is not supported.
====Order Generation in Data Playback====
There is no difference between order generation on Regular and Cumulative Delta chart types with regards to data playback. Only As Is type of [[Data Playback]] is available] for Cumulative delta chart type.
====Real-Time Simulation====
Auto trading is not allowed for this chart type.
[[Category:Non-Standard_Chart_Types]]
