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#1 Posted : Monday, February 14, 2022 2:47:35 PM(UTC)
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MetaStock Real-Time (RT) v. 18.00.22027

 

NEW FEATURES/FUNCTIONALITY

Brand New MetaStock Chart Object

New\Updated Charting Styles

  • Bars
    • Ability to change Up/Down mode coloring to Close to Close or Open to Close.
    • Ability to customize Weight.
  • CandleSticks
    • Ability to change Up/Down mode coloring to Close to Close or Open to Close.
    • Ability to change Up/Down Color and Fill Color independently.  
    • Ability to set Fill mode to Always fill or Close less than open.
    • Ability to customize Weight.
  • CandleVolume
    • Ability to change Up/Down mode coloring to Close to Close or Open to Close.
    • Ability to change Up/Down Color and Fill Color independently.  
    • Ability to set Fill mode to Always fill or Close less than open.
    • Ability to customize Weight.
  • Line - 6 different line plot styles
    • Line
    • Stepped Line
    • Filled Line
    • Set Filled Colors
    • Stepped Filled Line
    • Set Filled Colors
    • Dot 
    • Histogram
  • Heiken Ashi
    • Ability to set Up Color/Down Color and Down Fill.
    • Ability to customize Weight.
  • Equivolume
    • Ability to change Up/Down mode coloring to Close to Close or Open to Close.
    • Ability to change Up/Down Color.
    • Ability to customize Weight.
  • Chart Themes: 
    • Chart themes quickly apply color themes to charts.
    • Theme selector indicators and other chart colors will adapt to chart themes automatically making for easy viewing. 
    • 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
  • Scroll bar
    • The scroll bar allows for moving around the chart and highlighting the current view.
    • The scroll bar has a preview of the chart and allows for a view of all data loaded to the chart.
    • The scroll bar allows for moving back and forth selecting defined segments of time.
    • The scroll bar supports the ability to click to zoom in on an area of a chart.
  • Y-Axis
    • View indicator values on Y-Axis.
    • Control Display Units. 
      • Toggle “Truncate Price Labels” on/off.
      • Specify whether to view prices in decimal and set the number of decimal places or view prices in fractions.
    • Enable/Disable Major/Minor Grid Lines and Grid Bands.
    • Adjust chart margins using “click+drag” with the mouse. 
  • X-Axis
    • Improved X-Axis scale visibility for better viewing periods of time. 
    • Improved X-Axis display range and data request range data loading management. 
    • Improved X-Axis properties management.
    • Enable/Disable Grid Lines and Grid Bands.
    • Minimize/Maximize Settings within the Properties dialog box.
  • Improved Charting Functionality
    • Most recently used (MRU) custom time frames will be saved to chart interval drop down for easy access.  
    • Easier identification of interval on interval selector on chart.
    • Improved tiling settings when loading multiple charts.
    • Display inactivity gaps. (MetaStock RT)
    • Time zone selection in chart options. (MetaStock RT)
    • User defined default settings can be stored for custom formulas.
    • Fields can be customized per security in the chart allowing for BID/ASK spreads (MetaStock RT\INST).
    • Improved error notification.
    • Improved undo functionality.
    • No limit on the number of inner windows within a chart.
    • Spreads can be plotted on non-base securities.

 

Standard\Custom Indicator Updates

  • Improved properties dialog allows for all plot colors to be changed 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 and fill of lines for indicators.  
  • Fill options for lines for indicators range from transparent to solid. 
  • Improved properties dialog allows each plot to have independent style and color settings.
  • P Variable will display indicator variables automatically.
  • Fill mode available between envelopes (Example:  Bollinger Bands).
  • Indicators can be made invisible on charts.  (With Multiple plots different plots can be selected)
  • Built-in Up/Down Volume (with 2 calc methods). 
  • Built-in MACD Histogram.
  • Smart built-in indicators to plot in the appropriate overlay or in inner window positions in charts. 
  • All indicator values display in the chart 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 be saved as defaults.
  • Trendline
    • Ability to add right/left-pointing arrows.
    • Show performance information % change or Points.
    • Show number of bars across trendline.
    • Add a custom label to the trendline (with text size and font options).
    • Options for “Snap to price” or “period”.
  • Semi Log Trendline
    • Options for “Snap to price” or “period”.
  • Text 
    • Easy access to text properties.  
    • Improved text properties.
  • Rectangle
    • Options for “Snap to price” or “period”.
  • Triangle
    • Options for “Snap to price” or “period”.
    • Preview the triangle as it is drawn on the chart.
  • Fibonacci Arc
    • Options for “Snap to price” or “period”.
    • Improved Color\Style management for control line(s) and arc lines.
  • Fibonacci Fan
    • Options for “Snap to price” or “period”.
    • Calculate levels use percent change on a logarithmic scale.
    • Improved Color\Style management for control line(s) and fan lines.
  • Fibonacci Projections
    • Ability to show both price and projection levels on chart display.
    • Calculate levels use percent change on a logarithmic scale.
    • Add/Remove projection levels and have system retain settings.
    • Change color/style/weight per line or globally.
    • Improved Color\Style management for control line(s) and projection lines.
    • Options for “Snap to price” or “period”.
  • Fibonacci Retracements
    • Ability to show both price and retracement levels on chart display.
    • Calculate levels using percent change on a logarithmic scale.
    • Add/Remove retracement levels and have system retain settings.
    • Change color/style/weight per line or globally.
    • Improved Color\Style management for control line(s) and retracement lines.
    • Options for “Snap to price” or “period”.
  • Gann Grid/Fan/Line
    • Options for “Snap to price” or “period”.
  • Linear Regression
    • Improved Color\Style management for control line(s) and regression line.
  • Quadrant Lines
    • Improved Color\Style management for control line(s) and center line. 
    • Ability to control line settings independently. 
    • Calculate levels using percent change on a logarithmic scale.
  • Tirone Levels
    • Improved Color\Style management for control line(s) and center line. 
    • Ability to control line settings independently. 
    • Calculate levels using percent change on a logarithmic scale.
  • Trendline by Angle
    • Options for “Snap to price” or “period”.
    • Ability to control line settings independently. 
  • Speed Resistance Lines
    • Calculate levels using percent change on a logarithmic scale.
    • Options for “Snap to price” or “period”.
  • Andrews Pitchfork
    • Preview as Pitchfork is being drawn/calculated.
    • Options for “Snap to price” or “period”.
    • 3 new render types (Standard, Schiff, or modified Schiff).
    • Ability to add warning lines.
    • Ability to add custom lines.
    • Improved Color\Style management for control line(s) and pitchfork lines. 
  • ODDS Probability Cone                           
    • Ability to add and retain multiple probabilities.
    • Create “shade” to display multiple probability levels.
    • Option to add a drift per period.
  • Crosshairs 
    • Adds new X and Y axis markers for Date/Price.  
    • Tracks Date/Price as crosshair is moved throughout the chart. 

 

OptionScope

  • Options Sentiment
    • Includes a bar graph comparing the volume and open interest of all calls and puts to gauge investor sentiment. 
  • Top Put/Top Call
    • Displays the top Option across the data set. 
    • Quickly scans options data for Top Volume/Top Open Interest.
  • Risk Graphs
  • Plot risk/reward based on 9 built-in strategies.
    • Bear Put Spread
    • Bull 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.
  • Retains chart settings from Power Console (Template selected in Chart section).
  • Share theme settings with OptionScope.           

 

Power Console Updates

  • Enhanced searching capability in the Chart section of the Power Console allows users to locate the folders instruments reside in, when searching by either name or instrument. 
  • The All Explorations and Favorites tabs in the Explore and System Tests sections of the Power Console makes it easy to organize favorite systems.
  • The New Search Function in the Explore and System Test sections 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.   

 

New Systems

  • Inclusion of Performance Systems Plus - 54 additional systems and strategies
    • 54 Indicators
    • 54 Expert Advisors
    • 54 Explorations (signal and perf versions)
  • Daryl Guppy
    • Traders ATR Long Indicator 
    • Traders ATR Short Indicator 

 

DownLoader

  • Option to Insert empty rows above or below within a 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 DownLoader Console.
  • Retain the long name of the CSV file when converting in DownLoader.      

 

BUG FIXES

  • Candlestick price style does not always fill candlesticks properly with expert advisors attached to charts.
  • MetaStock reports "failed to open document" first time the chart is opened.
  • The open dialog window does not remember the last folder a chart was opened from.
  • When selecting "Apply the Default template" from the Power Console MetaStock will opens a smart chart.
  • MetaStock crashes when typing in the correctly formatted symbol (FB.O), from the chart that was opened using the incorrect instrument. (FB.o)
  • Y-axis properties will be set to a negative number if set to 0.
  • MetaStock changes Equidistant Channel values slightly and/or removes one of the lines when saving/re-opening.
  • Chart rendering issues.
  • If there are more than 10 columns of formulas in the Explorer the Sort button options are empty.
  • Periodicity is not kept when scrolling through a folder of instruments.
  • Trendline Slope changes when it is moved around a few times in a zoomed out chart.
  • Expert commentary is not automatically updated when the chart is changed to another instrument.
  • Inner window in multi-chart template shift when next instrument is selected.
  • Turning the title bar off from display and closing the chart leaves the inner window title bar open.
  • Line studies + compressed data discrepancies between MetaStock 11 & 15.
  • Open dialog not using proper registry entry to remember the last folder path.
  • Expert ribbon ends up displaying in other inner windows that are maximized.
  • Display base instrument should be grayed out when base instrument is displayed in chart.
  • Trendlines not transferring between daily & intraday intervals.
  • MetaStock will crash when changing to a invalid or partial symbol not in the source list.
  • Tick charts and Y-Axis do not appear to scale properly.
  • MetaStock overrides end time adjustment when making first date adjustment in x-axis properties.
  • Favorites are getting overwritten during upgrade.
  • OptionScope sometimes minimizes itself if overloaded and when maximized again, the process has completed.
  • Glyphs in column header are sorting for each exploration based on column location.
  • Gann line leaves shadow after clicking to move to new location on chart. 
  • In MetaStock 6.52 the cycle lines could be started past the last bar.
  • Add instrument and instrument search in QuoteCenter have different grid behavior.
  • Downloaded instrument list from Metastock.com is not updating.
  • Downloader is crashing when shift+click is used to select a large number of instruments from the multiple instrument lookup.
  • Special trading session on Saturday is being posted to the wrong week.
  • Collection report will show "Invalid Symbol" errors even when this status option is unchecked.
  • Choose Instrument > Options coloring is inconsistent.
  • Datasheet pasting discrepancies.
  • Deleting report from System Test Reports... button does not refresh window.
  • OptionScope crashing with certain column button actions.
  • Using Load Max with 1-minute data drops a large amount of data when new tick arrives into the chart.
  • OptionScope Restore column order is both restoring columns and restoring column order.
  • Inner Window Title Bar does not display the color of plot on the price data for all expert highlights defined.
  • FX Multiple Timeframe Template is not working correctly. 
  • Close All and Save when several layouts open crashes MetaStock.
  • Explorer shows 100% rejected but nothing was rejected.
  • Cycle lines spacing value does not seem to have a factory default.
  • Inner windows change size after maximizing/restoring chart.
  • Inner window will slowly resize as the user scrolls through instruments.
  • Typo in FmlVar() function page.
  • Apply button stays grayed out when the interval is changed more than once in the x-axis properties.
  • Mouse-over tooltip gets truncated within the inner window.
  • The research and quotes menu should be grayed out for a chart that is opened from OptionScope.
  • When running an exploration with the interval set to "weekly" on daily local data the time to complete the exploration is slow.

Thank you,

MetaStock

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