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Bar Period Question

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[2013-03-24 22:05:46] #1 [Go To First Post]
C. Notes - Posts: 129
Hi, I am running into quite a bit of confusion on the way SC is dividing up bars. I have checked the documentation but I am still not too clear. I am finding bars are not dividing as I might think... When I count the time divisions it seems the bar count is off of my calculations... In this example I switched x min 59 seconds which yielded me the proper bar count but the time is all out of whack. Not sure what to make of all of this...

[2013-03-25 14:53:48] #2 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
This is not clear enough for us. And also make sure that the Global Settings >> Data/Trade Service Settings >>Intraday Data Storage Time Unit is 1 second or less. Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, change to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing

[2013-03-25 23:47:04] #3 [Go To First Post]
C. Notes - Posts: 129
Am checking all of this.. Only seems to happen when I am using exotic timeframes... I'll keep playing with it more... Also, I can't tell you how much of a great help the Live account balance study is... I have strict loss limits to abide by so this is real helpful. Only problem is, it doesn't save the past data when loading a study or performing other functions. If I leave it sit there it is very useful, but I can't do much to explore the data. Would it be possible that SC could save the past balance data? - Or that it would not clear from the chart? Date Time Of Last Edit: 2013-03-25 23:47:54

[2013-03-26 00:13:37] #4 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
OK, we will save the account balance. Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, change to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing

[2013-03-26 00:16:06] #5 [Go To First Post]
M5amhan - Posts: 468
i also have a problem with bar periods.. its not a very big deal but would be nice to get it fixed the bar (say a 2 min bar) wont create a new one until 6 seconds after the bar is supposed to draw. say it is supposed to draw at 12:02:00 it waits until 12:02:06, any help? thanks

[2013-03-26 02:56:27] #6 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
This just means that the first trade was 6 seconds after the minute. That's all. Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, change to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing

[2013-03-26 03:13:18] #7 [Go To First Post]
M5amhan - Posts: 468
it does it on every bar even while trades are executing

[2013-03-26 03:26:01] #8 [Go To First Post]
M5amhan - Posts: 468
i trade instruments like crude oil, gold, and euro.. really liquid, hardly goes 6 seconds without a trade during regular trade hours

[2013-03-26 04:10:38] #9 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
We cannot help with this. There is no problem with Sierra Chart here. Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, change to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing Date Time Of Last Edit: 2013-03-26 04:11:16

[2013-03-26 04:13:37] #10 [Go To First Post]
C. Notes - Posts: 129
Thanks so much... This is a huge help... I use that balance to analyze my days work and where I could have done better. I usually throw a B-Band up on there too, but when I change the period it deletes - so this will be a major help! Trying to get even at the top of the day! As far as the bar period situation, I was experimenting with divisions of 23 hours when I noticed it. I figure there's specifics to how SC handles gaps and time, but I couldn't quite figure it out from the manual. Thanks so much again!

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