Continuous futures data + misc questions
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Hi!
- I am currently using PRT v11 with an IG account. I wanted to know if there was a way to display continuous futures data in PRT. i.e if i am looking at a contract expiring in MAR-21 , i want it to show continuous data from the previous expiry if it makes sense.
- I am trying to create a dashboard of multiple charts in one of my layouts
Is it possible to collapse/remove the order interface only for this layout but leave it available for another layout which would be my trading interface?
3. In the above combined view, is it possible to link charts across with timeframe? i.,e if i change timeframe from 30 mins to 1H on any one of the charts, all charts change to that timeframe?
4. Is it possible to have more than one pro-screener running at a time? i.e I would like to have a dashboard view with 2-3 screener windows running , so i can view them simultaneously.
5. I am using a linux based distro , and the font appears to be quite bad (almost as if no anti-aliasing is being done) , sorry but a bit of a long shot , is there anything i can do to make it appear nicer?
Running Arch linux/KDE plasma , can provide more info if required.
Thanks!
G
1. Of course … we can display several years of data … just select the period you need.
2. Yes … click the symbol in top right after setting it up in Settings to clear Order Interface.
3. Yes … use linked Charts, find the chain symbol and set up linked Charts.
4. No
5. Yes … see attached at red arrowhead.
Lots of us are not as familiar with v11 as we have only had v11 for a few weeks.
Best advice is to click and investigate every symbol you can see on the Platform to find out what it does .. on your Demo Platform so you don’t screw any Live settings up.
I am currently using PRT v11 with an IG account. I wanted to know if there was a way to display continuous futures data in PRT. i.e if i am looking at a contract expiring in MAR-21 , i want it to show continuous data from the previous expiry if it makes sense.
From the previous expiry would work (as far as I saw). For beyond that (so earlier), you;d need to use the XXXX version of the ticker. Example, ES0321 can also be retrieved by means of ESXXXX. This latter goes into the infinite (with limits somewhere) past.
Disclaimer : this works so for an IB related account. For IG I actually don’t know.4. Is it possible to have more than one pro-screener running at a time?
Over here that works all right.
4. No
No ? (see attachment). Haha.
Start out with choosing New under Display in the main menu. From there just choose. Or make new ones. See 2nd attachment.3. In the above combined view, is it possible to link charts across with timeframe? i.,e if i change timeframe from 30 mins to 1H on any one of the charts, all charts change to that timeframe?
This could be more complicated to understand at first. See 3rd attachment for the button GraHal referred to. All what you open with that link colour, will open at the same time. If you, for a chart, make a copy of that chart, you can give that 2nd chart a different time frame. This is not exactly what you asked for, but this is how it works anyway. If you, next, would have a list with a different link color and you open a chart from there and you give that one a different time frame from the one with the first color, then all charts opened with that other color will open at the time frame you denoted. Summarised :
- You can open differently timed charts by means of one click in a chart;
- You can have a different “main” time frame per color. Or whatever it is you want differently (like position, size).
And oh, that (blue) v-mark you see in my third attachment, means that it is the leading chart for that color. All normal blue ones are “slaves” to that one.
Give yourself 6 months to get acquainted by it, and it is a great feature. Prior to that it looks like BS … 🙂
Guacamole2020 and Nicolas thanked this postExcellent! Thanks for the help gents.
I don’t think continuous futures data is available on IG. ex I can only see the symbol for EUR/USD expiring march 2021 and EUR/USD cash market. The former has limited history where as latter has more.
The font anti-aliasing is enabled on my platform , so i am not sure what else could be wrong here.
I don’t think continuous futures data is available on IG.
FYI : I don’t have that either with IG. However, since Futures are (? should be ?) a separate subscription, I can’t tell for real. Anyway, when in need … See attachment. 1 hours candles back to Feb 1998. Mind the XXXX. Otherwise (DAX0321) it is back to July at this moment.
Does PRT support a trailing stop-buy orders?.
I suppose GraHal’s answer is fine, but his response applies to coded strategies (Auto-Trading). I don’t think your question is about that …
So yes, Trailing Stop as well as Trailing Buy is supported, and there is nothing wrong with them for the “manual” platform.
See attachment under the mouse arrow. Notice that you may not see these buttons by default; but in Settings under Trading, these can be configured.GraHal thanked this post
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| Forum: | Platform Support: Charts, Data & Broker Setup |
| Language: | English |
| Started: | 01/16/2021 |
| Status: | Active |
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