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===[http://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Signal_Settings| Intra-Bar Order Generation] mode enabled===
* Backtesting with bar Magnifier on tries enabled attempts to execute orders only on OHLC prices of the detailed data series. MultiCharts acts like as if there were no other prices in-between (between O and H, between H and L etc.). Therefore the signal is calculated at least 4 times times on one bar (4 * number of details series bars + Open and Close of the main series) times on one bar. I.e. if the Bar Magnifier is set to 1 minute on a 5 minute chart, the signal will be calculated up to 22 times (4 * 5 +2) per bar.
* In Data Playback mode (as well as in real-time calculation) MultiCharts tries to execute orders on every tick that is received, on Close price. I.e. if the Bar Magnifier is set to 1 minute on a 5 minute chart, the signal will be calculated only 5 times per bar.
===[http://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Signal_Settings| Intra-Bar Order Generation] mode disabled===
* If the BarMagnifier is disabled, in Backtesting the signal is calculated on OHCL prices and Multicharts "thinks" that prices between OHLC exist. Average The average number of calculations = BarCount * 4 + local minimums and maximums.
* If BarMagnifier is enabled, in Backtesting the signal is calculated on OHCL prices of the detailed data series and Multicharts "thinks" that prices between OHLC of the detailed data series do not exist. Average number of calculations = BarCount * (detailed series size * 4 + (Open + Close of the main series bar)).
Thus, the number of calculations and available prices differ significantly. This leads to different results.

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