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How Signals are Calculated

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* '''Realtime. Default mode ([[Signal Settings#Intra-Bar Order Generation|Intra-Bar Order Generation (IOG)]] disabled)'''
The script is calculated on the bar close. An order is placed on this bar close/next bar open. An order is then filled on any tick price within the next bar.
* '''Realtime. [[Signal Settings#Intra-Bar Order Generation|Intra-Bar Order Generation (IOG)]] enabled.'''
* '''Calculation on historical data. Regular mode ([[Signal Settings#Intra-Bar Order Generation|IOG]] disabled. [[Bar Magnifier|Bar Magnifier]] disabled)'''
The script is calculated on the bar close. It's considered that all prices were within the bar ([[Intra-bar Price Movement Assumptions|Intra-bar Price movement assumption is used]]). An order is filled on any price that satisfies order execution conditions with price step (minmove/pricescale) within the next bar.
* '''Calculation on historical data. [[Signal Settings#Intra-Bar Order Generation|IOG]] enabled. [[Bar Magnifier|Bar Magnifier]] disabled.'''
The script is calculated four times on the OHLC of the bar. It's considered that all prices were within the bar ([[Intra-bar Price Movement Assumptions|Intra-bar Price Movement Assumption]] is used). An order is filled on any price within the bar that satisfies order execution conditions with the price step (minmove/pricescale)within the next bar.
* '''Calculation on historical data. [[Signal Settings#Intra-Bar Order Generation|IOG]] disabled. [[Bar Magnifier|Bar Magnifier]] enabled.'''

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