MetaStock Real-Time (RT) v. 18.2.22237.2

NEW FEATURES/FUNCTIONALITY

Brand New MetaStock Chart Object

Chart Updates

Brand New Chart Object

• Scroll bar
  • The scroll bar allows you to move around the chart and highlight the current view.
  • The scroll bar has a preview of the chart to allow for a view of all data available.
  • Move back and forth in defined segments of time
  • Click to zoom in on an area of a chart.

• Y-Axis
  • Ability to view indicator values on Y-Axis 
  • Ability to toggle Truncate Price Labels on/off
  • Change Display Units. Use Symbol Defined Value or View in Fractions or Decimals. 
  • Enable/Disable Major/Minor Grid Lines and Grid Bands
  • Adjust margins at the top and bottom using mouse or through Y-Axis properties.

• X-Axis
  • Improved date view for better viewing periods of time 
  • Ability to show grid bands
  • Improved manipulation of X-Axis data loading and properties
  • Enable/Disable Grid Lines and Grid Bands
  • Minimize/Maximize Settings within the Properties dialog box.

• Chart Themes: Chart themes allow for quick color changes with theme selector

            indicators and other colors will adapt to chart themes automatically.

• 16 Built-in Chart Themes
  • Black
  • Black Gradient
  • Black Steel
  • Bright Spark   
  • Bright White
  • Chrome
  • Contrast
  • Dark Mode
  • Electric
  • Expression Dark
  • Expression Light
  • Gray Dark
  • Gray Dark Gradient
  • Gray Light
  • Oscilloscope
  • Print

• Improved Charting Functionality
  • MRU for Custom Times Frames (4 in MRU list) -Saves Custom Time Frames
  • Easier identification of interval on periodicity selector
  • Change tile settings as multiple charts load
  • Display Inactivity Gaps (RT)
  • Time Zone Options in Chart Options (RT)
  • User-defined default settings can now be stored for custom formulas.
  • Fields can be customized per security in the chart allowing for BID/ASK spreads.
  • Improved error notification
  • Improved undo capability
  • No more limit on the number of inner windows 
  • Spreads can be plotted on non-base security
  • Data Window: View Datapoints, Chart Colors, use Mouse Cursor Position, Most recent record, display selected record, enhancements when used with Alternate Charting Types 
  • Trendline will show periods, percent change, and points change when hovering over it. 
  • Toggle between Aliasing Chart and Anti-Aliasing
  • Turn off auto color correction
  • Chart Loading Indicator
  • Expanded chart error dialog box
  • Gridlines and gridbands align with days and weeks, for intraday intervals 
  • Save in JPG, PNG, or BMP
  • Use arrow keys to move the cursor (1 bar or 5 bars with Shift+Arrow)

New\Updated Charting Styles

• Bars
  • Ability to change Up/Down mode for coloring to Close to Close or Open to Close.

• CandleSticks
  • Ability to change Up/Down mode for Coloring to Close to Close or Open to Close.
  • Ability to change Up/Down Color and Fill Color.  Each is different and can be set independently.  
  • Ability to set Fill mode to Always fill or Close less than open.

• CandleVolume
  • Ability to change Up/Down mode for Coloring to Close to Close or Open to Close
  • Ability to change Up/Down Color and Fill Color.  
  • Each is different and can be set independently. 
  • Ability to set Fill mode to Always fill or Close less than open.

• Line - 6 different line plot styles
  • Line
  • Stepped Line
  • Filled Line
  • Set Filled Colors
  • Stepped Filled Line
  • Set Filled Colors
  • Dot 
  • Histogram

• Heikin-Ashi
  • Ability to set Up Color/Down Color and Up/Down Fill
  • Ability to set Weight

• Equivolume
  • Ability to change Up/Down mode for Coloring to Close to Close or Open to Close
  • Ability to change Up/Down Color

• Renko
  • Display Up/Down Color
  • Select Box Size on ATR/Points

• Point and Figure
  • Display Up/Down Color
  • Select Box Size
    • Set on ATR, Traditional, Points
  • Reversal Amount Settings
  • Price Field
    • Open, High, Low, Close, High/Low Range

• Kagi
  • Display Up/Down Color
  • Display the Midpoint
  • Calculate on ATR, Percent, or Points

• Three Line Break
  • Display Up/Down Color
  • Set Number of Lines for Break

Standard\Custom Indicator Updates

• Properties dialog lets you change all plot colors rather than having to select each line.

• Plot style options
  • Line
  • Stepped Line
  • Filled Line
  • Stepped Filled Line
  • Dot 
  • Histogram

• Ability to set flexible colors for indicators and fill of lines.  This can range from transparent to solid. 
• Plots can be styled individually in the properties.
• P Variable will display indicator variables automatically.
• Fill between upper and lower band (Example:  Bollinger Bands)
• Indicators can be made invisible.  (With Multiple plots different plots can be selected)
• Built-in Up/Down Volume (with 2 calc methods) and built-in MACD Histogram.
• Smart Built in indicators to plot in an overlay or in own inner window
• All indicator values will display in the title bar
• Ichimoku now plots the Senkou Span A and Span B 26 bars in the future

Drawing Tools Updates

• Ability to Save Defaults and Settings (User-defined settings can now be saved as defaults)

• Trendline Update
  • Ability to add right/left-pointing arrows.
  • Show performance information (% Change or Points)
  • Show the number of bars across the trendline
  • Add a custom label to the trendline (with text size and font options)
  • Snap to price or period option
  • See Performance, Points, Periods, and Slope in Trendline Tooltip

• Semi Log Trendline
  • Snap to price or period option

• Text 
  • Easier access to text properties.  
  • Quickly change text properties.

• Rectangle
  • Snap to price or period option

• Triangle
  • Snap to price or period option
  • Ability to preview the triangle as it is drawn.

• Fibonacci Arc
  • Snap to price or period option
  • Change the color of control lines vs arc

• Fibonacci Fan
  • Snap to price or period option
  • Calculate levels using percent change on a logarithmic scale
  • Change the color of control lines vs arc

• Fibonacci Projections
  • Ability to show both price and projection levels on the chart display
  • Calculate levels using percent change on a logarithmic scale
  • Add/Remove projection levels and have the system retain settings.
  • Change color/style/weight per line or globally
  • Change the color of control lines vs projection lines
  • Snap to price or period option

• Fibonacci Retracements
  • Ability to show both price and projection levels
  • Calculate levels using percent change on a logarithmic scale
  • Add/Remove projection levels and have the system retain settings.
  • Change color/style/weight per line or globally
  • Change the color of control lines vs projection lines
  • Snap to price or period option

• Gann Grid
  • Snap to price or period option

• Linear Regression
  • Change the color of control lines vs regression line

• Quadrant Lines
  • Manage the color and style of lines and centerline independently 
  • Control line settings 
  • Calculate levels using percent change on a logarithmic scale

• Tirone Levels
  • Manage the color and style of lines and centerline independently 
  • Control line settings 
  • Calculate levels using percent change on a logarithmic scale

• Trendline by Angle
  • Snap by price or period
  • Control line settings

• Speed Resistance Lines
  • Calculate levels using percent change on a logarithmic scale
  • Snap by price or period

• Andrews Pitchfork
  • Preview as Pitchfork is being calculated.
  • Snap by price or period
  • 3 new render types (Standard, Schiff, or Modified Schiff)
  • Ability to add warning lines
  • Ability to add custom lines
  • Control line settings

• ODDS Probability Cone                      
  • Ability to add and retain multiple probabilities
  • Shade to display multiple probability levels
  • Ability to add a drift per period

• Crosshairs 
  • Adds new X and Y axis markers for Date/Price.  
  • Tracks Date/Price as crosshair is moved. 

Power Console Updates

• Enhanced searching capability in the Chart section of the Power Console allows users to locate folders instruments reside in when searching by either name or instrument. 
• The All Explorations and Favorites tabs in the Explore and System Tests section of the Power Console makes it easy to organize favorite systems.
• The New Search Function in the Explore and System Test section of the Power Console makes it easy to search for and locate exploration and system tests. 
• Users can now minimize and maximize the Display Range and Data Request Range in the Chart section of the Power Console.  

OptionScope

• Options Sentiment
  • View option sentiment for puts and call ratios. 
  • View options sentiment based on volume and/or open interest. 
• Top Put/Top Call
  • Quickly view the top Option across the data
  • This will scan your options list for the Top Volume/Top Open Interest.
• Risk Graphs
• Plot risk/reward based on 9 built-in strategies
  • Bear Put Spread
  • Bear Call Spread
  • Covered Call
  • Long Call
  • Long Put
  • Long Straddle
  • Married Put
  • Short Put
  • Short Straddle

• Customizable colors for Risk Graph Results

• Shared Theme settings with QuoteCenter

QuoteCenter

• Gainers/Losers bar
• Chart Settings from Power Console (Template selected on Charting Tab)
• Share themed settings with OptionScope

Systems

• Inclusion of Performance Systems Plus - 54 Additional Systems and Strategies
• Performance Scans are available on www.metastock.com for free
• Daryl Guppy
  • Traders ATR Long Indicator 
  • Traders ATR Short Indicator

Downloader

• An option to Insert above or below in the datasheet 
• Add a Remove All button to the download tab in DownLoader Console.
• Display file type in the Downloader and Metastock datasheet.
• Use Shift+click to select a range of instruments in the Download Console.
• Retain the long name of the CSV file when converting in Downloader.

ISSUES FIXED

• MetaStock crashes when running multiple explorations.
• Unable to expand inner windows by double clicking on the title bar.
• Security() function crashes MetaStock when used after other calculations.
• Secondary securities can be created with unsupported price styles.
• Closing the inner window with the base instrument does not prompt the base instrument deletion warning.
• Right margin on the chart does not update when the X-Axis is changed using click\drag.
• Non-base instruments display grid bands when overlaid without scale.
• Self-Referencing Formula Calculation dialog does not use the same behavior as 17.5.
• Edit > Delete All > Close empty inner windows selection only removes top empty inner window.
• If the X-Axis is the first thing you right-click on in a chart the X-Axis Properties & Help are disabled.
• Theme selector checkmark shows the wrong theme selected if you select the theme from the Chart Properties dialog.
• If you plot additional directional movement indicators in the base security window, they will not auto-rotate color even though they end up in the window with other directional movement indicators.
• Online charts do not start to update again when MetaStock goes offline then comes online again.
• MetaStock will crash when inserting indicators into a chart.
• Trendline Snap To Price is not working as designed.
• Indicator initial colors when plotting are not following the defaults for the indicator.
• Home > Price Plots > Heikin-Ashi > Interpretation text is incomplete.
• Home > The Workspace > Menus missing topics from the right-hand side menu.
• Some MetaStock files are missing the details in the properties
• Putting in a large number of Warning Lines with Andrews Pitchfork can cause MetaStock to become non-responsive.
• Fractional pricing is handled differently between native fractions and forced fractions.
• Text in trendlines can no longer be dragged in/out of trendline.
• Indicators display grid bands when overlaid without scale.
• File menu MRU has incorrect behavior when applying templates.
• Dragging splitter between grid and strategies graph continually upward will cause Strategies scrollbar to disappear.
• Heikin-Ashi Price Style is not included in the Price Styles in Home > Price Plots > Price Style Color/Style Tab.
• Search results in Power Console not always showing the proper results after opening.
• Moving averages plotted on a relative strength comparative do not display after the layout file is upgraded to new charts.
• When adding a new indicator to a new inner window the color of plot will not match.
• Heikin-Ashi price style does not fill properly with expert advisors attached.
• Semi-log scale does not generate a correct chart when using a composite.
• Layouts sometimes do not populate with data on subsequent re-opening.
• Text & Line Study behavior differs from 17.5 to 18.2.
• Next button on Home > Included Systems and Tools > FX and Forex Systems > Forex Pair Systems skips topic.
• Help Topic - Home > Included Systems and Tools > Performance Systems > System Descriptions have some system descriptions listed twice.
• Help Topic - Home > Included Systems and Tools > PowerStrike > PowerStrike Components partially broken links.
• Help Topic - Home > Included Systems and Tools > PowerStrike > Additional Information different naming for Option Strike Price Levels.
• Help Topic - Home > Included Systems and Tools > Rahul Mohindar Oscillator System > RMO Trade Model should not have Next/Previous/Home buttons.
• Help Topic - Home > Included Systems and Tools > Rahul Mohindar Oscillator System > Interpretation of the RMO has Next/Previous/Home buttons.
• Help Topic - Home > How to... > Change a chart's theme to an incorrect icon.

Thanks,

MetaStock