Need advice: Range Bar Platform | Forex Factory

Options

Permalinks
Print Thread

Similar Threads

3 Bar Fractal with mid-bar and bar on each side 11 replies

Change indicator narrow range bar NR4 to wide range bar WR4 0 replies

Range bar/Renko bar chart not working 5 replies

How do I determine what size range bar is comparable to a daily bar? 6 replies

Pin bar, pin bar, pin bar 0 replies

Attachments: Need advice: Range Bar Platform
Exit Attachments

Need advice: Range Bar Platform

  • #1
  • First Post: Apr 20, 2014 10:38pm Apr 20, 2014 10:38pm
Hi guys, can anyone advise on which platform offer the best range bar that I can do manual backtest.

Things i have try:
MT4: Range bar indicator works ok, just that it have very limited history period for me to do manual backtest.
TOS: Range bar chart. It only works for very small numbers days. Any period larger than 5 (could be smaller) the chart looks weird.
Ninja Trader: Too complicated....

Appreciate anyone if you could point me the right direction please.
  • #2
  • Apr 20, 2014 10:45pm Apr 20, 2014 10:45pm
Quoting danieltang
MT4: Range bar indicator works ok, just that it have very limited history period for me to do manual backtest.
Your Range Bar chart history is based on the available candles in the platform history. If there's not enough for you, increase the history (Tools > Option > Chart tab ... then restart the platform).
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #3
  • Apr 21, 2014 12:29am Apr 21, 2014 12:29am
Quoting FerruFx
{quote} Your Range Bar chart history is based on the available candles in the platform history. If there's not enough for you, increase the history (Tools > Option > Chart tab ... then restart the platform).
hi FerruFx, yup i did that before. But it still show a limited number of bar. It will just keep on adding so long as i kept it open though.

The indicator i use is some kind of EA which have to open a 1min chart follow by opening a offline chart.
Attached Image(s) (click to enlarge)
Click to Enlarge Name: Screenshot1.png Size: 23 KB
Click to Enlarge Name: Screenshot3.png Size: 20 KB
Attached Image
  • #4
  • Apr 21, 2014 12:36am Apr 21, 2014 12:36am
Quoting danieltang
{quote} hi FerruFx, yup i did that before. But it still show a limited number of bar. It will just keep on adding so long as i kept it open though. The indicator i use is some kind of EA which have to open a 1min chart follow by opening a offline chart. {image} {image} {image}
Yes that's the usual way to set offline charts (renko, range bar, etc ...).

Did you scrowled back your M1 chart as far as you can in history ?

BTW, 250,000 bars on M1 isn't really a lot. It's only 8-9 months. You should increase more ...
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #5
  • Apr 21, 2014 12:57am Apr 21, 2014 12:57am
Quoting FerruFx
{quote} Yes that's the usual way to set offline charts (renko, range bar, etc ...). Did you scrowled back your M1 chart as far as you can in history ? BTW, 250,000 bars on M1 isn't really a lot. It's only 8-9 months. You should increase more ...
thanks! I scrowled back and indeed the offline chart able to show more days... but i cant do more than 250,000 thats the drop down i have. At most i can go with m1 chart is only back to 11 April... I ask my broker, they say thats the max bar MT4 have... do you know anyway i can get more than that?

i also try setting it more than 250,000, but nothing change.
  • #6
  • Apr 21, 2014 1:28am Apr 21, 2014 1:28am
Quoting danieltang
{quote} thanks! I scrowled back and indeed the offline chart able to show more days... but i cant do more than 250,000 thats the drop down i have. At most i can go with m1 chart is only back to 11 April... I ask my broker, they say thats the max bar MT4 have... do you know anyway i can get more than that? i also try setting it more than 250,000, but nothing change.
I know that Dukascopy provide history datas in a format usable on MT4.
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #7
  • Apr 21, 2014 1:35am Apr 21, 2014 1:35am
Quoting FerruFx
{quote} I know that Dukascopy provide history datas in a format usable on MT4.
thanks FerruFx, appreciate your reply. Cheers!
  • #8
  • Last Post: Apr 21, 2014 12:43pm Apr 21, 2014 12:43pm
"Ninja Trader: Too complicated...."
bullshit.
free nt
free data from fxcm
damn good range bars
do it
0 traders viewing now