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STUDY/PRICE OVERLAY STUDY

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[2017-05-10 12:39:27]
User82615 - Posts: 106
HELLO I'M TRYING TO USE THE STUDY /PRICE OVERLAY STUDY IN A TRADING SYSTEM BUT I HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WHEN I TEST IT.

MY DESTINATION CHART IS A 1 MINUTE CHART AND THE SOURCE CHART IS A 5 MINUTES CHART , SO MY TRADING SYSTEM IS APPLIED TO THE 1 MINUTE CHART BUT USING THE OVERLAY CHART OF 5 MINUTES.

SO MY TRADING SYSTEM WILL SEND AN ORDER WHEN SOME CONDITIONS ARE MET IN THE 1 MINUTE CHART, AND ALSO WHEN IN THE FIVE MINUTE CHART THE LAST BAR WAS HIGHER THAT THE PREVIOUS BAR (IN THE 5 MINUTES CHART).

I ALREADY PROGRAMMED IT THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN DOING BACKTESTING THE SYSTEM ONLY SENDS ORDERS WHEN THERE IS A BAR IN THE 1 MINUTE CHART AND IN THE 5 MINUTE CHART AT THE SAME TIME , SO IT WILL ONLY SEND AN ORDER IN THE FIVE MINUTES SCALE OF TIME SO FOR EXAMPLE IF THE CONTITIONS ARE MET IT WILL SEND AN ORDER AT 10:15 AND THE NEXT ORDER WILL BE SENT AT 10:20 , BUT FOR EXAMPLE AT 10:17 EVEN IF THE CONDITIONS ARE MET (THAT THE LAST BAR IN THE 5 MNUTE CHART IS HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS IN THE 5 MINUTE CHART) IT WONT SEND AN ORDER (EVEN KNOWING THAT IT IS APPLIED TO THE 1 MINUTE CHART).

COULD YOU GIVE ME SOME HELP WITH THIS PLEASE

THANK YOU VERY MUCH
[2017-05-11 04:14:27]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
You probably will want to set this Input with the Study/Price Overlay study to Yes:
Study/Price Overlay Study: Fill Blanks with Last Value

And refer to this information:
Auto Trade System Back Testing: Performing Back Testing on a Trading System That Uses Multiple Charts
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

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