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Volume Profile

458 bytes added, 14:26, 13 August 2021
#** If the current tick price is the same as the previous tick price, the volume is recorded either to BUY or to SELL volume depending on what was the last recorded volume.<br><div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example''': If a new tick comes with higher than previous price and volume is recorded as BUY volume, and then another tick comes with the same as previous price, the volume is recorded also to BUY volume.</div>
#** If a tick is first one in the series, its volume goes to BUY volume.
#: <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': When you plot Volume Delta chart, take into account that it doesn't matter what resolution is selected, additionally MultiCharts will request '''historical tick trade''' data from your data source for the specified in chart settings data range, if '''Up Ticks vs Down Ticks''' is selected. </div>
#* '''Ask Traded vs Bid Traded''' method:
#** If the current tick price is higher or equals current ASK tick price, the volume of the current tick goes to BUY volume.
#** If the current tick price is lower or equals current BID tick price, the volume of the current tick goes to SELL volume.
#** If the current tick price is between ASK and BID prices, than the volume is recorded either to BUY or to SELL volume depending on what was the last recorded volume.<br><div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example''': If a new tick comes with a price higher or equals current ASK tick price and its volume is recorded as BUY volume, and then another tick comes with a price that is between ASK and BID prices, the volume is recorded also to BUY volume.</div>
#Select '''Build from''' to choose the type of data for the Volume Profile: <div style="background-color#*If '''Ticks''' is selected: #E3FBE5;">*:- For '''Breakdown by'''= ''Note'Ask Traded vs Bid Traded'': When you plot Volume Delta chart, take into account that it doesn't matter what resolution is selected, additionally MultiCharts will request '''historical tick ask''' and '''bid''' data from your the data source for the selected data range irrespective of the chart resolution to build the Volume Profile.#*:- For '''Breakdown by''' = '''Up Ticks vs Down Ticks''' MultiCharts will request '''historical tick trade''' data from the data source for the specified selected data range irrespective of the chart resolution to build the Volume Profile.#*'''Minutes''' option is available if the basic resolution in chart settings is larger than one minute.#*:- If '''Minutes''' is selected, MultiCharts will request '''historical minute trade''' data from the data source for the for the selected data range, irrespective of the chart resolution to build the Volume Profile.#*'''Days''' option is available if the basic resolution in chart settings is larger than one day. <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': '''Minutes''' and '''Days''' options are not available if '''Breakdown by''' = '''Ask Traded vs Bid Traded''' is selected. </div>
# Adjust '''Ticks per Row''' value (set to 1 by default) to change the the amount of minimum price increments (set in [[Setting Properties#Editing a new symbol properties|QuoteManager by Price Scale and Min. Movement]] covered by each line of Volume Profile.
# Select 1 of 3 available '''Time''' parameters for the Volume Profile to be shown:

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