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MetaStock Daily Charts (DC) v. 18.3.22265 NEW FEATURES/FUNCTIONALITY 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 the 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
- 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.
MetaStock DC - New authentication service for Datalink and Metastock D/C products.
- Single user login for Datalink and MetaStock D/C products.
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 Test 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.
- Help Topic - 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.
- Certain instrument descriptions are too long and cause instrument creation/conversion error with legacy format.
- Rapid flickering/chart blurriness with P&F Boxes Stay Square option enabled.
- Reopening a chart with relative performance, relative strength comparative, spread plotted and data window opened causes crash.
- Crash when selecting "cut" on an indicator.
Thanks, MetaStock
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