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Post From: No MarketDepthUpdateLevel Received via DTC Protocol (GCM25_FUT_COMEX / COMEX / Protocol Bu

[2025-05-19 00:24:17]
TanchFX - Posts: 5
Hi Sierra Chart Support,

I’m building a custom DOM scalping bot using the DTC Protocol over TCP. Everything connects fine, but we are not receiving any MarketDepthUpdateLevel messages, even though the DOM panel inside Sierra Chart is updating in real time.

Here’s the full setup:

DTC Server: Enabled on port 11099

Encoding: Google Protocol Buffers (confirmed in server settings)

Symbol: GCM25_FUT_COMEX (Gold June 2025 Futures from COMEX)

Feed Source: SC Data - All Services + Full CME/COMEX Market Depth (Teton + Ironbeam routing)

Bot Details:

Connects to 127.0.0.1:11099

Sends proper LogonRequest (ProtocolVersion = 8)

Then sends MarketDepthRequest with:

RequestAction = SUBSCRIBE

Symbol = GCM25_FUT_COMEX

SymbolID = 0

NumLevels = 20

The server responds with a successful LogonResponse, and we see:

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[✅] MarketDepthRequest (SUBSCRIBE) sent for GCM25_FUT_COMEX.
[*] Listening for MarketDepthUpdateLevel...
But after that, we only receive heartbeats — no DOM updates of any kind (MarketDepthUpdateLevel, LevelFloat, etc.).

We’ve also:

Verified the symbol is correctly typed

Confirmed Sierra Chart DOM is showing real-time market movement

Tried SymbolID = 0 and 1, no difference

Encoding is set to Google Protocol Buffers, not JSON

I’ve attached:

CMD screenshot showing the full bot log output

DOM panel (with live activity)

DTC Server Settings

DOM Chart Settings

Would appreciate any insights as to why the DTC server isn’t delivering depth messages even after a successful subscription.

Let me know if there's any logging or diagnostic flag we should enable to further debug this.

Thanks in advance,
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