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Adjusting a drawn volume profile
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| [2017-08-24 01:05:47] |
| User19165 - Posts: 346 |
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When I draw a volume profile on a chart and then later on after new bars have been printed while connected to a real-time data feed, it is difficult (sometimes virtually impossible) to grab the drawing anchor and extend it across more bars. What happens is with each new tick, it resets the drawing back to its original anchors. So you end up with having to try and get lucky with your timing of releasing the anchor drag so it will anchor on the new bars you moved it over. It is a really frustrating usability defect.
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| [2017-08-24 04:59:26] |
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What happens is with each new tick, it resets the drawing back to its original anchors.
This does not make technical sense. We have never heard of anything like this. And cannot reproduce this. This must be some specialized case. Based upon what it sounds like you want, the solution is documented here: Volume By Price Study: Manually Drawn Volume Profiles That Automatically Extend to the Last Bar 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 |
| [2017-08-24 05:27:17] |
| User19165 - Posts: 346 |
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No that is not what I want. I just want to adjust an already drawn manually placed profile using the profile drawing tool while connected to real-time data. I don't necessarily want it going to the last bar. I'd be really surprised if what I am doing is some sort of special case as I can't see anything special about what I am doing. How can I show you more, I can't take screenshots of it because it is snapping back. I can teamviewer or something in real-time, but it needs to be at a time that is convenient to me so I can still conduct my daily trading activities. Alternatively, I can check if it still happens during playback but not until the weekend. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2017-08-24 05:30:06
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| [2017-08-24 14:13:40] |
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At the time you notice the Volume Profile move, post an image of the chart at that time. Here are instructions: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=PostingInformation.php#Image 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 |
| [2017-08-25 06:20:09] |
| User19165 - Posts: 346 |
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Two screenshots here. I've included the mouse pointer in each screenshot. Screen one is my selecting the right edge of this profile and moving it forward to new bars. You can see the pointer is matching the profile outline. The second shot is me doing the same thing, except I wait a short period of time while still having the profile selected for moving. This pulls the selected profile back to its original anchors, regardless of where my mouse is. I don't know whats causing it, it could be a price change, or a new tick forcing a redraw of the indicator or something. When the market is busy, it can be virtually impossible for me to resize an already drawn profile. |
vp_1.png| [2017-08-28 05:30:18] |
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When you observe this, as you are adjusting the Volume Profile, do you see the volume bars of that profile change to match the new selected ending Date-Time even before you left click again to permanently set the new ending Date-Time? You should. If not, this would indicate why the problem is happening. 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 |
| [2017-08-28 06:10:23] |
| User19165 - Posts: 346 |
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No, the volume bars remain unchanged while I am in the process of adjusting. As I move the profile to new bars before left clicking to set the profile at the new position. The profile will snap back on what looks like a new tick or a price change. I can keep moving my mouse to new bars and the profile will follow it, but it will snap back frequently when I pause moving the mouse when an event happens. If you click after it has snapped back, the profile remains at its old position and without any change to the profile. If by chance, you are able to select the profile, move to new location and click to set the profile at a new bar before it snaps back - then of course it is fine. |
| [2017-08-28 07:49:12] |
| User19165 - Posts: 346 |
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I made a small video showing the problem.
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| [2017-08-28 18:40:25] |
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This is not normal and is not something that other users would experience in usual cases. The Volume Profile should automatically adjust as you move it. We have to tried to duplicate this condition. We did duplicate it once, but we could not reproduce. If you draw a new Volume Profile on the chart, do you still have this problem with it? If you do, then provide a Chartbook containing this single chart by following these instructions: Support Board Posting Information: Providing Chartbook with Only a Single Chart 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: 2017-08-28 18:40:51
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| [2017-08-28 18:58:40] |
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Actually we just realized why this happens. You need to adjust the Volume Profile rectangle, from other than at a location than the corners.
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 |
| [2017-08-28 23:29:16] |
| User19165 - Posts: 346 |
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In reference to post #9 This has always happened on every single manual profile I have drawn since coming to Sierra late last year. When you ask if this happens with a new VP, do you mean the first time I draw it? If so, then of course no because there is no original boundaries to snap back to. If instead you mean when I draw a new profile and then immediately after try to adjust it, then yes, it will happen. The video is showing just that. This was a new profile drawn and then immediately there after tried to adjust. In reference to post #10 I will try tonight when I get real-time data again. |
| [2017-08-29 00:41:00] |
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If instead you mean when I draw a new profile and then immediately after try to adjust it, then yes, it will happen.
Yes this is what we mean.It will be supported in the next release to adjust a drawn Volume Profile at the corners and have it automatically update as you adjust it. 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: 2017-08-29 00:41:54
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| [2017-08-29 06:33:34] |
| User19165 - Posts: 346 |
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Confirmed it is the corner grab that causes the problem. Because when you click the profile, the 2 corner anchors highlight, it never even occurred to me to grab anywhere other than the corner anchors...Even without the next release its nice to finally get past this problem. Thank you.
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| [2017-08-29 12:04:16] |
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The issue has been resolved in version 1604 which is now available. Here are instructions to update: Software Download: Fast Update 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 |
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