Two Symbols

[iantrader]

I'm obviously doing something wrong.

I've tried every variation of YM M3 -$INDU,D in all charts and quote windows, tried different Layouts, closed eSignal and restarted it and I still get the same error message.

Ian

[ACM]

Nice call Jay.
Now here is an interesting thing. If you right click the dropdown symbol list, select Edit Symbol List then when the dialog box appears click Add... and type the spread, then hit Enter, then OK again - you can then call the spread as a symbol from the dropdown list.
Alex

[iantrader]

Argh!!!!!!!!

YOU'RE A GENIUS, JAY!!!!!

Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!

This is exactly what I was after (although no doubt I'll be back with more Qs next week!)

Many, many thanks.

Ian

Originally posted by JayF
At first I was stumped, and then looked at your screenshot again. Instead of typing the symbol into the box in the upper left, please click on the chart you want the symbol to "go into", and then start typing YM M3 -$INDU

Voila!

[JayF]

Certainly an interesting work-around Alex. I'm curious as to why this works, but straight typing the spread in doesn't. I'll have to bug the programmers about that one.

Ian, great to hear this worked out for you.

[iantrader]

More good stuff, Alex. Done that now.

Alas I'll have to wait until the markets open next week to try it all out.

Thanks erveryone, have a good weekend.

Ian

PS: Is it possible to get word wrap in this Forum? I have to Maximise the window or scroll right to read all the posts? Ta!

[iantrader]

Hi Guys,
The YM-$INDU is working fine, thanks.

I have it set to 1 min. It doesn't work at all with any kind of Tick chart and causes eSignal to crash if you try. Don't know if that's useful/helpful.

Can I ask if it's possible to write an indicator for this chart that will display the highest and lowest value during the selected period?

Thanks.

Ian

[JayF]

Tick Charts on spreads are also locking my eSignal up. I'll have that investigated further by our QA Team and developers.

Highest High and Lowest Low in a set period can be done through a Donchian Channel, which is one of the Basic Studies in eSignal. Please see below for an example.

[iantrader]

Hi Jay,
I knew I should have explained that better...

What I meant was, is it possible to create an indicator that will plot the highest and lowest values (of the spread) during a 1 minute bar? As it is, the chart only plots the closing value. During the minute it can be much higher or lower.

Thanks.

Ian

[ACM]

Ian
The attached efs is probably not the most efficient way to do this but it plots the spreads on the highs and lows of IBM /MSFT (see chart).
If you wanted you could now add the options to have an input in Edit Studies that allows to change the symbols
Alex

[iantrader]

Hi Alex,
That chart looks exactly like what I had in mind!

I changed the symbols to "YM M3" and $"INDU" in the study and applied it to the "YM M3 -$INDU" 1 min chart.

First of all I get the infamous "Loading data" message (Time Template set to 2 days). I quit eSignal then load it again and the indicator plots so that's good but it just plots a straight line at 0.99.

Any ideas?

Ian

[ACM]

Ian
Here is a better version of the prior efs.
This one has YM M3 as sym1 and $INDU as sym2.
Also it allows to change the symbols through Edit Studies (and shows the defaults).
Lastly it actually is a spread whereas the earlier one was a ratio.



As to the issue you are seeing is the Time Template set to 9:30-16:00 (or equivalent if in different time zone)?
A more probable reason though was that you were plotting a spread while the efs was calculating a ratio and the values are very different.
Alex

[iantrader]

Hi,
Can 7.4 handle a single chart with two different tick symbols?

Ian

[JayF]

Unfortunately, no this doesn't work effectively yet on tick charts.

[iantrader]

Ah... What release might we expect this in?

Ian

Originally posted by JayF
Unfortunately, no this doesn't work effectively yet on tick charts.

[iantrader]

No one...?

Ian

Originally posted by iantrader
Ah... What release might we expect this in?

Ian