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Log of Changes and Improvements to Sierra Chart

This list contains major items of development, items which are notable, and changes and additions which users need to be informed about.

This is not a comprehensive changes and additions log. It only represents less than 25% of the actual development performed every day. There are not version notes for each version. The main Sierra Chart documentation is updated as needed relating to the changes and additions.

In addition to the below listed items for each version, there are also various low-level improvements, issues resolved, and small additions that a release has which are not listed.

• 800 Release Date: 2011-12-01

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  • Added a new Input to the Spreadsheet studies named Chart Data Output Sheet Number . By default this input is set to 0. This means the chart data will be outputted to the Sheet number which corresponds to the chart number. For example, chart #1 will have its data outputted to Sheet1. With this Input, you can control what Sheet number to output the chart data to. If you set this input to 10, then the chart data will be outputted to Sheet10 on the Spreadsheet.
  • Continued improvements to Numbers Bars. There is now a new study named Numbers Bars Additional Calculated Values. This study calculates and displays various additional calculated values below Numbers Bars. The Input settings from the prior Numbers Bars study for displaying these various calculations have been removed. You need to use this study now.
  • Corrected a problem with the minimum and maximum Ask and Bid volume difference calculations displayed below Numbers Bars.
  • Corrected a problem with the interface to the Rithmic trading service where under certain conditions Sierra Chart would freeze when downloading historical data. This is now resolved. This is a recent issue that arose with changes to market data processing.
  • Various low-level issues resolved and improvements made.

• 795 Release Date: 2011-11-22

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  • The Numbers Bars feature in Sierra Chart now is a study that is added through Analysis >> Studies rather than a Graph Draw Type setting in Chart Settings. When updating to this version or higher and you are using one of the Numbers Bars Graph Draw Types in Chart Settings, you will notice that a new study will be added to the chart named Numbers Bars . The Numbers Bars type, the color settings, the options for the additional text data displayed underneath Numbers Bars is now all centrally controlled through the Study Settings window now for the Numbers Bars study. This makes it easier for us to add further improvements to to this study. At this time, the Numbers Bars Graph Draw Types cannot be used on other studies. Therefore, if you are using one of the Numbers Bars Graph Draw Types on the Point and Figure study, you will alternatively need to use basic Reversal charts. You can easily create a Reversal chart by setting the Reversal in Ticks setting in Chart>> Chart Settings for an Intraday chart.
  • Solved a memory leak issue with the ACSIL tool function: s_UseTool::Text::Format.
  • One thing that was done in an earlier version, is that we have removed the Start Market Depth Updates setting from the Chart >> Chart Settings window. The starting of market depth updates is now managed automatically by Sierra Chart, if the service does support starting market depth updates independently from level 1 updates.
  • Resolved a program freezing/deadlock problem that occurred under certain conditions when using the Rithmic Trading platform service. This issue arose with the recent changes to market data processing.
  • Added new subgraph Draw Styles: Left Hash and Right Hash. These allow the Open/Close dashes to be independently drawn from ASCIL. The constants to use are DRAWSTYLE_LEFT_PRICE_BAR_DASH and DRAWSTYLE_RIGHT_PRICE_BAR_DASH.
  • Tool configuration 1-8 menu items can now be added to the Chart Drawing Menu, and the menu items use the tool configuration name, if specified.
  • New Graphics Settings color settings: "Chart Trading Order Line Text Color" and "Trade DOM Order Line Text Color" allow setting the text color for Order lines and the Position on a chart and Trade DOM independently from the chart background color.
  • Added to the ACSIL the following member: sc.TradeAndCurrentQuoteSymbol
  • Various low-level issues resolved and improvements made.

• 793 Release Date: 2011-11-18

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  • Simple commission calculation support has been added to the Trade >>Trade Activity Log and used for Trade Statistics calculations. It is specified as a field at the top of the Trade Activity Log window. This is a round turn commission. Set the round turn commission value and press the Apply button.
  • The Number of Trades and Total Quantity Filled fields have been restored to the Internal Positions tab of the Trade Positions window. Also keep in mind this information can be obtained through Trade >>Trade Activity Log >> Trade Statistics for any selected period of time.
  • New stop order type has been added: Move to Breakeven Stop Target Triggered . This works identically to the Move to Breakeven Stop type, except that rather than using a fixed Trigger price, the the move to breakeven action occurs when a Target order fills in another OCO Group in the order set. You can specify the particular OCO Group used for the trigger to move to breakeven.
  • New stop order type has been added: Triggered Trailing Stop 2 . The Triggered Trailing Stop 2, functions identically to Triggered Trailing Stop, except that when the trigger price has been met and the trailing action begins, the trailing offset will be the trail offset specified with the Attached Order Trail Offset setting, rather than using the original Stop Offset as the trail offset.
  • Corrected some small issues with the Renko Chart Enhanced study.
  • New option on Tools >> Tool Settings >> Chart Values allowing the chart values tool to be configured to use a dotted line or a solid line for the cross hair.
  • The Chart Calculator drawing tool configurations can now specify the vertical and horizontal label location. If the alignment is set to Automatic, the label is placed based on the orientation of the calculator line and whether the label would be placed off the right edge of the chart.
  • Added GetUserDrawingByLineNumber() to the ASCIL interface, allowing studies to find and get information about a User Drawn ASCIL chart drawing. An example usage is in the scsf_GetToolExample() study in studies.cpp.
  • Various low-level issues resolved and improvements made.

• 790 Release Date: 2011-11-10

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  • Resolved an issue from a release about 20 days ago with Simple Alerts that use the CROSSOVER functions. The CROSSOVER functions were not always evaluated properly.
  • The Rectangle and Ext Rectangle chart drawings now support setting an alert on them. This can be done by right clicking on these chart drawings and selecting Alerts.
  • Added a new chart drawing Alert Subgraph named Entire Bar, which allows bar High or Low to trigger the alert.
  • The Trade Activity Log window now allows the Profit/Loss fields to be displayed in different formats similar to the Trade Positions window.
  • Various other improvements and issues resolved.
  • Resolved a problem with scanning where Alert Condition formulas may not have been evaluated for Historical Daily charts during the process of scanning if historical data had to be downloaded for the symbol.
  • Continued enhancements to the Trade Statistics and Trades tabs on the Trade Activity Log. Additionally, the data on these tabs can now be saved to a file and copied to the system clipboard using the commands on the File menu and Edit menu on the Trade Activity Log window.
  • Various low-level improvements and issues resolved.

• 786 Release Date: 2011-11-02

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  • It is now possible to add drawings from the ACSIL which are considered user drawn. Refer to the scsf_UseToolExample study function in the studies#.cpp file for an example.
  • The Countdown Timer study has been updated so that the countdown text can be moved around. Right-click on it and select Move Drawing. Move it to the new location and left click.
  • Corrected an issue arising in version 780 with PFG market data processing where real-time data was not being processed.
  • Various low-level improvements and issues resolved.

• 785 Release Date: 2011-11-01

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  • Replaced the High/Low of the Day study with the Daily OHLC-Single Point study. This is the same as the Daily OHLC study except it displays a single marker at the Open, High, Low, and Close of the day rather than lines. This is an advantage because all of the enhanced functionality that is part of the Daily OHLC study is now supported when marking the High and Low of the day. For example, this study will properly use the Session Times defined in Chart >> Chart Settings. If you have been using the High/Low of the Day study, you will now see it listed as Daily OHLC - Single Point and you will need to update the inputs to what you require.
  • Added a new Trades list tab to the Trade >> Trade Activity Log which lists all of the trades made based upon the filter settings at the top of the Trade Activity Log. A trade is considered going from flat to flat. It is different from Fills that are listed on the Trade Activity tab. A fill is any fill as reported by the Trading service. An order can have multiple fills.
  • Continued improvements to the Trade Statistics tab on the Trade >> Trade Activity Log.
  • Corrected a problem with Trade >> Auto Trade System Bar Based Back Test where the Last Bar Date-Time available to Spreadsheets and Advanced Custom Studies may not always have been set correctly.
  • Resolved a problem where the account balance from OEC would not be displayed upon the initial connection to OEC.
  • Various low-level improvements and issues resolved.

• 784 Release Date: 2011-10-28

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  • Various small issues resolved with the new market data feed processing changes.
  • Added Dates to Exclude field in Chart >> Chart Settings where a comma separated list of dates in the format YYYY-MM-DD can be specified to exclude from either Historical or Intraday charts.
  • When references are made to other charts through studies and when using the Chart Linking feature, then when the chart bar periods need to be synchronized between the charts this will now occur even when the charts are different types (Historical and Intraday). The chart data type will changed to match each other.
  • Added a chart level Apply Session Times Intraday Chart option to Chart Settings.
  • Various low-level improvements and issues resolved.

• 780 Release Date: 2011-10-23

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  • Improved market data processing for all Data and Trading services. It is more CPU efficient and a background thread is used for external Data and Trading services that support this.
  • Added the "Settlement" field for quote lines on Spreadsheets. This is supported with DTN IQ Feed.
  • The listing of chart windows on the Window menu now considers the screen resolution so the the list does not become taller than the height of the screen.
  • Resolved an issue with CTS T4 real-time data processing with the identification of whether a trade is at the Bid or Ask price. This may not have always been correct.
  • Resolved an issue with the CTS T4 trading platform service where for the grain markets the order prices were not sent as the API expected.
  • Various shortcut menu improvements. When in Chart Trade Mode, the chart trading commands are listed first.
  • When right clicking on our Region Data Line at the top of a chart region, it is now possible to to Remove studies in the chart region.
  • When charts make reference to each other through chart studies, this is known as a circular reference. These charts will no longer fully recalculate at every chart update. However, it is a good idea to avoid these circular references to begin with. If you have an indirect circular reference, this condition can still occur.
  • Rewrote the Ultimate Oscillator study according to a known good reference.
  • Reduced memory use with the Volume by Price study.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 778 Release Date: 2011-10-17

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  • Corrected an issue with price display text on the Order Confirmation windows.
  • Corrected issue with the formatting of order quantities on the ChartDOM and Trading DOM for quantities 10,000 and over.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 777 Release Date: 2011-10-15

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  • More efficient drawing of Numbers Bars.
  • The Color, Draw Width and Line Style settings for chart trading have been moved from Trade >> Chart Trade Settings to Global Settings >> Graphics Settings.
  • Continued Drawing Tool improvements and correcting of various small issues with Drawing Tools.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 775 Release Date: 2011-10-10

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  • Support for multiple Toolbars (up to 8):
    
    • Enable from Window Menu.
    • Configure from Global Settings >> Customize Toolbars, or by right clicking on Toolbar.
    • Each Toolbar can be configured independently, float, dock, and be dynamically sized.
    • Each toolbar has a right click context menu allowing Toolbar customization, hide if docked, float if docked, or setting the Toolbar to the same configuration as another active toolbar.
  • Continued Drawing Tool improvements and correcting of various small issues with Drawing Tools.
  • Improved efficiency with text output to charts and other windows.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 773 Release Date: 2011-10-05

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  • New option: Global Settings >> Graphics Settings >> Other >> Default Chart Bar Spacing, which allows the default value for bar spacing to be specified for new charts. The value is also used when the Reset bar Size/Spacing/Scale is used to reset a chart.
  • New option: Global Settings >> Graphics Settings >> Other >> Default Right Side Fill Space, which allows the default value for right side fill space to be specified for new charts. The value is also used when the Reset bar Size/Spacing/Scale is used to reset a chart if the fill space is not locked.
  • New Horizontal Ray drawing tool.
  • Retracement, Expansion, Projection drawings now allow vertical placement options for labels.
  • Show All Drawings Window now has an Alert button allowing alerts to be accessed for alert capable drawings.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 770 Release Date: 2011-10-01

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  • Added the Cumulative Delta Bars-Ticks study. This study uses the number of trades rather than the overall Trade Volume.
  • Added additional options to Chart Settings to control the text displayed with the DOM Graph that can be displayed on the right side of the chart.
  • When selected, the rectangle, extending rectangle, and ellipse drawings will now show the selection regions with two dotted lines to make it easier to know if a mouse click will modify the beginning anchor, ending anchor, or perform a move.
  • Extending rectangle drawings now have an option to show the price labels.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 769 Release Date: 2011-09-30

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  • New option Tools >> Show All Drawings Window, brings up a window that shows all drawings for all symbols in the current Chart. The drawings can be filtered by drawing type, selected, deleted, hidden, shown, or the drawing properties can be modified. Drawing properties can be brought up by double clicking on a drawing in the list. This window can also be activated with Alt-D from the keyboard, or a toolbar button.
  • Drawing properties dialogs now have a button in the lower left corner allowing the drawing to be hidden (icon is a pair of glasses). To bring a drawing back, use the Show All Drawings Window.
  • New Chart menu commands and toolbar buttons to increase/decrease the OHLC and candlestick widths.
  • New command Chart >> Reset Bar Size/Spacing/Scale, which resets the bar spacing, bar width, and scale offset back to default values.
  • Drawing tools that use levels, can now specify that all levels use the same color/style/width for all levels. On the level tab, there is an "All Same" button that activates this option. When activated, all levels will use the color/width/style of the first level specified.
  • Drawing tools that use levels, can now reset the levels back to the default values using the "R" button in the lower right of the properties/config dialog.
  • New Chart Drawing type: Markers - allow point, dash, square, star, plus, X, arrow up/down/right/left, triangle up/down/left/right, and diamonds to be placed on the chart. The color and size can be modified. The size can also be set to track the bar spacing.
  • Chart Drawings can now have the anchor values be modified on the anchor tab or the drawing properties dialogs (i.e. specify a specific value for horizontal lines).
  • ZoomIn tool has been improved to properly set the price scale, and allow zooming in a study region.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 768 Release Date: 2011-09-29

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  • Resolved a timestamp issue when using DTN IQ Feed that arose in a recent release, that could cause an out of order date at a certain time of the day. To correct any Date-Time errors in the chart, refresh the data as explained in help topic 2.1.2.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 767 Release Date: 2011-09-28

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  • Updated the Correlation Coefficient study to be able to reference other study Subgraphs on the same chart. It is necessary to adjust the Input Array inputs with this study after an update if you are currently using the study on your charts to ensure that the proper data you wish to reference is set for the study inputs.
  • The menu that is displayed when right clicking on a chart in Chart Trade Mode now displays all of the commands that you have set in Global Settings >> Customize Chart Shortcut Menu plus the additional chart trading commands. The additional chart trading commands can be customized through Global Settings >> Customize Chart Trade Menu. You now have the ability to add commands to access all of our available Order Types via this right-click shortcut menu. The displayed menu is also more compact because the shortcut keys are not displayed. This is a long-overdue improvement that we are happy to now offer.
  • Remove support for the TT Average Price value since it has shown to not be as expected due to the TT calculation algorithm.
  • Changed the shortcut key used to select the current Tool configuration to be SHIFT-[F1-F8] to choose among the eight different available configurations for each drawing tool.
  • Corrected various small issues related to the new tool development.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 765 Release Date: 2011-09-24

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  • The Chart >> Associated Watch List window has been updated to function as a watch list. Simply enable the Watch List Mode option. When you click on a symbol, the chart will change to that symbol.
  • Corrected various small issues related to the new tool development.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 764 Release Date: 2011-09-21

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  • Some low-level symbol handling improvements with continuous futures contract charts.
  • It is now possible to use chart linking by symbol between Historical Daily charts and Intraday charts even if they use symbols which are different for the service that provides the data.
  • Low-level improvements with trading Scale-Out functionality.
  • Drawing Tools now support 8 independent configurations each (advanced feature - requires package 3).
  • Each tool has eight configurations, which act as a template when the drawing tool is used to create a drawing. The configurations allow the user to quickly use different saved tool templates or modify a drawing to use a different set of settings.
  • Eight new Config toolbar buttons used for selecting the active configuration when a tool is active or a drawing is selected.
  • SHIFT-[F1-F8] can be used to select the active drawing Tool configuration.
  • Config toolbar buttons will display the configuration name in the tool tip to identify each configuration.
  • The configurations can be modified by using the new menu commands (Tools >> Tool Configs >> ... or Global Settings >> Tool Configs >> ...), or by right clicking the Config toolbar button when a tool is active.
  • All of the tool configurations are now set using new tool specific Dialogs instead of using a single dialog for all tools. The general settings are still accessed via the Tool >> Tool Settings menu item.
  • The same dialogs are now used when changing a drawing's properties as well.
  • All drawings that contain levels (retracements, regressions, etc.), now have fully configurable levels (color, width, style) and support being able to show/hide the levels on a per drawing basis.
  • Drawing properties now include the drawing anchor values, and depending the drawing type, anchors can be swapped or the drawing flipped.
  • Drawing properties can be saved as a drawing tool configuration directly from the drawing properties dialog.
  • Some tool terminology has been changed:
    • Trendline -> Line
    • Extending Line -> Ray
    • Extended Line - new tool which is a line segment that extends in both directions.
    • Two point retracement/extension -> Price Retracement
    • Three point retracement/ extension -> Price Projection
    • Fib TimeZone -> Time Expansion
    • Highlight Tools -> same name, but "Highlight" has been dropped from name now that highlight is optional.
  • New Tools:
    • Price Expansion - similar to price retracement, but expansion measured from endpoint.
    • Time Projection - similar to time expansion, but uses third point to start projection.
  • Removed tools:
    • Angle Ellipse
    • Second set of two/three point retracement/extension tools - removed now that configurations are supported.
  • Chart Calculator now supports multi-line labels.
  • Parallel Lines/Rays now supports multiple levels. The first two lines form the 100% channel, and other levels are based on this channel size.
  • Linear Regressions can now specify what the regression should be based on (Last, HLC avg, etc).
  • Text tools allow font to be changed. Global Chart Drawing Font now specified in the General Tool Settings.
  • Text tools are now transparent by default, but can also specify a background color.
  • Price Retracement/Expansion/Project have many new drawing options.
  • Time Analysis tools (time expansion and time projection) are greatly enhanced, and include new label options, and a new compressed mode allowing more analysis to be placed on the chart.
  • Time Analysis tools allow the horizontal line/labels to be dragged anywhere to get more information on the chart.
  • Pitchforks enhanced.
  • Pitchforks now support a secondary anchor mode, which allows the +-100% line to be used to make fine adjustments that are difficult to make when using only Anchor A.
  • Pitchforks can be flipped vertically/horizontally.
  • New Toolbar Icons for drawing tools and some commands.
  • Many toolbar buttons now remain pushed in when active.
  • Cursor now changes to a pencil when a drawing tool is active.
  • New toolbar button that supports AutoSnap All, which controls that Auto Snap on Creation and AutoSnap on Adjust options together.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 763 Release Date: 2011-09-21

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  • Corrected a problem with the TPO Value Area calculation where when there were two rows with an identical number of TPOs, the determination of whether to move higher or lower for the Value Area, may not have been correct.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 761 Release Date: 2011-09-17

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  • Resolved a problem with the CTS T4 data feed where the bid volume and ask volume were both being set for historical 1 Tick data. For a single trade, only one should be set based upon whether the trade was at the bid or ask. This can affect studies like Cumulative Delta Bars and Bid Volume Versus Ask Volume. This issue arose in a recent release due to performance enhancements. This issue is now resolved.
  • Corrected an issue with the TPO studies that arose in a recent pre-release.
  • Added new members to the ACSIL to support self-documenting of custom studies and systems. Documentation for these will be added shortly.
  • Added a feature which checks if a futures contract is expired. If it is, a message is displayed on the chart window. When you click this message, the Futures Symbol Rollover window is displayed.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 759 Release Date: 2011-09-14

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  • Resolved problem with Trading Scale Out functionality where an order would be canceled more than once unnecessarily.
  • Reduced memory usage of the TPO Profile Chart study and improved performance.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 758 Release Date: 2011-09-13

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  • Internal performance improvements to the TPO Profile Chart study.
  • Resolved a minor issue arising from a recent release where commands on the chart shortcut menu which is displayed when you right-click on a chart, were not always enabled.
  • Resolved a problem where order modifications when using the Rithmic trading platform service would not succeed. This issue recently arose due to changes Rithmic has made to their API.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 757 Release Date: 2011-09-08

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  • Second revision (pre-release only): Corrected a problem with the Chart Values tool when the Global Cursor option is enabled. The Chart Values tool may not have activated on all charts when used. This has been resolved.
  • Low-level internal improvements to the TPO Chart Profile study.
  • Resolved a timeout problem when downloading historical tick data from the CTS T4 service.
  • Various other low-level improvements.

• 756 Release Date: 2011-09-08

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  • When changing between Historical daily data and Intraday data within the same chart, the Days to Load setting is remembered for each chart data type.
  • All unneeded menu items on the Trading DOM windows have been removed. And the Chart menu on a Trading DOM window has been renamed to Trade DOM.
  • Removed menu items which are also on the top level Trade menu from the Trade Window Settings (S) menu.
  • Added a new Volume Profile drawing tool. This can be found through Tools >> Draw Volume Profile. It allows you to insert a Volume by Price study for the highlighted Date-Time range. Refer to the Draw Volume Profile documentation for instructions.
  • Various other low-level improvements and continued development with drawing tools.

• 754 Release Date: 2011-09-03

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  • It is now possible for a chart to change between an Intraday data chart or a Historical Daily data chart (used for bar periods with 1 day and greater). In Chart >> Chart Settings there is a new setting which allows you to change between a Historical Chart and an Intraday Chart. Or to always keep the chart as an Intraday Chart only. When you use any of the Toolbar buttons to change the period of the chart bars, the chart will automatically be changed to the appropriate data type needed. For example, if you currently have 1 minute bars and then you change to Daily bars, the chart will load Historical Daily data instead of Intraday data. Watch this video demonstration.
  • Various low-level Performance enhancements related to market data processing. There will be continued performance enhancements in the coming months.
  • Corrected a problem with the Volume by Price study where if the Number of Ticks per Volume Bar setting is initially set before applying the study to the chart, it would be incorrectly converted to an incorrect setting.
  • Updated the Volume by Price study to use the standard study Input list.
  • The initial release of our Trade Statistics reporting window has been released. This is found on the Trade >> Trade Activity Log >> Trade Stats tab. It provides detailed trade statistics based upon the displayed fills on the Trade Activity tab which are based on the control settings at the top of the window.
  • Removed support for the Inverse (-INV) data recording modes. These were seldom used. If you wish to invert the prices in a chart, use the 1/p study instead.
  • Various other low-level improvements and continued development with drawing tools.

• 753 Release Date: 2011-08-19

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  • Support for server-side OCO orders when using the CTS T4 service has been added.
  • Historical Daily data for Historical charts is now downloaded directly from the CTS T4 service instead of our own sources. Therefore, when using the CTS T4 service, if you have Historical charts you will need to change the symbol of those charts to use the CTS T4 symbol. The symbol can be changed through Chart >> Chart Settings. The CTS T4 symbols can be found through File >> Find Symbol. The procedure at the present time to open a new Historical Daily chart when using T4 with this version is to first find the symbol in File >> Find Symbol, copy it and then past it in to the File Name box in File >> New/Open Historical Chart. Once this is done, your chart will be part of a chartbook or you can simply open it from the file listed in the Open File window.
  • Updated the CTS T4 interface to use the newest API function for downloading historical data.
  • Added a Horizontal Grid Line Increment setting to the Scale settings. When this is set to something other than zero and horizontal grid lines are drawn, the grid lines will be drawn at the set increment, rounded to the nearest tick.
  • Various other low-level improvements and continued development with drawing tools.

• 750 Release Date: 2011-08-19

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  • It is now possible to Cancel a bar based back test. Simply press the Escape key on your keyboard when a bar based back test is running and Sierra Chart has the focus. A bar based back test is started with Trade >> AutoTrade System Bar Based BackTest.
  • When using the Adjust Regions tool and you are hovering over the boundary between chart regions, the dividing line that displays is thinner. It is now 2 pixels wide rather than 4 pixels wide. This is sufficient to see, however it is not too wide in case the Adjust Regions tool is always active when using other Tools.
  • There has been a 77% reduction of processing required to evaluate Simple Alerts. This improves the efficiency of Simple Alerts, the Color Bar Based on Alert Condition study and the Color Background based on Alert Condition study. This allows you to increase the Number of Bars to Calculate input significantly higher when using these studies without a significant increase in CPU load.
  • Corrected a long-standing issue where the shortcut keys for Copy, Cut and Paste commands in Settings (dialog) windows did not always work. They will work now.
  • Various low-level improvements.

• 749 Release Date: 2011-08-18

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  • Corrected a problem with the trading Scale Out feature where both orders in an OCO group would not be canceled if one of them were to be canceled due to a Scale Out action. This arose in a recent release relating to the change made to not cancel the other side of an OCO group of child orders when one of them is manually canceled.
  • Corrected some minor issues with editing of Global Symbol Settings.
  • Added support for the Scale Out functionality with Automated Trading. When Support Scale-Out is enabled on the Settings menu on the Trade Window for a chart, then Exit orders from automated trading systems will perform a Scale Out operation.
  • Improved the Scale Out functionality, so that it works when you are reversing a position and you have Attached Orders working, and you did not use the Reverse/Cancel command.
  • Corrected a problem where when the Profit/Loss Format setting is set to Currency Value in Chart Settings, it was not being saved.
  • Various low-level improvements.

• 748 Release Date: 2011-08-13

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  • Added the Text (Large) Display For Study study. This lets you display the last value for any Study Subgraph from any chart, on a chart as large text. You can also display the last price from the main price graph from another chart as well.
  • Corrected a problem from a recent release with the Apply Global Symbol Settings command in Chart Settings where under certain conditions the Session Start Time and End Time would be set to 0:00 and 0:00, preventing most of the data from being displayed in the chart.
  • Various low-level improvements.

• 747 Release Date: 2011-08-12

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  • New Option: Tool Settings >> Square Drawing Anchors, allows anchors to be drawn as squares vs circles.
  • New Option: Tool Settings >> Anchor Uses Drawing Color, if enabled, drawing anchors are drawn with same color as underlying drawing, otherwise they use the next option.
  • New Option: Tool Settings >> Anchor Color, if anchors are not using the drawing color, this color is used instead for all drawings.
  • New Menu Item: Tools >> Show Chart Drawings, when disabled, all user drawn chart drawings are hidden on all charts. There is a toolbar button for this function as well.
  • When multiple drawings are selected, and drawing numbers are shown, the keyboard can be used to resolve the selection by typing the drawing number followed by the ENTER key.
  • Included the latest TransAct data feed interface files.
  • Various low-level improvements.