Synchronise timeframes on multiple charts

Hi everyone,

This indicator will synchronise timeframes, zoom (scale), type (mode) and auto-scroll of the charts it's on. If you change the timeframe, zoom, type or autoscroll on one chart, it will automatically match those on other charts with this indicator.

Version 2.0 will synchronise other charts only if the chart you changed the timeframe on also has this indicator.

Versions before 2.0 work in a totally different way, are slower and may freeze MT4 for a few seconds until all charts update, depending on how many charts and other indicators you have. All information below is based on 2.0.

Example setup:

I have 6 charts opened. Charts #1, #2, #3 and #4 have this indicator on them, charts #5 and #6 do not have this indicator.

If I change the timeframe, zoom, type or auto-scroll on chart #1, #2, #3 or #4; charts #1, #2, #3 and #4 will also change to match the chart with the focus. Charts #5 and #6 will not change.

If I set auto-scroll to false and move chart #1, #2, #3 or #4; charts #1, #2, #3 and #4 will also move.

Options:

SyncChartZoom

If set to 'true', if you zoom in/out on the focused chart, other charts with this indicator will zoom in/out as well.

SyncChartType

If set to 'true', chart type ("bar", "candle" or "line") on all charts with this indicator will change depending on the type of the focused chart.

SyncChartMove

If set to 'true', "AutoScroll" option will be synced and other charts with this indicator will move (left/right) when you move the chart with focus.

NOTE: This may not work very well when charts are in different timeframes - right now it works off of candle number relative to chart window. It's on my TODO list to make it scroll to match time of the candle instead of just candle number.

UpdateOnlyOnTick

If set to 'false', indicator checks for changes in timeframes on a timer - by default 250ms, 50ms when AutoScroll is disabled (and chart may be moved left/right).

If set to 'true', indicator checks for changes only on new ticks.

This option is for debugging mainly, if set to 'true' timeframe sync can take a long time, depending how often an instrument ticks (e.g. out of market hours when there a very few or even no ticks).

GlobalVariablePrefix

This is the prefix for global variables used for sync. Mostly debugging/feature.

You can set it different on different charts to sync certain charts together instead of all of them (e.g. charts #1, #2 and #3 on one variable, charts #3 and #4 on another, etc.). If you have a few pairs of charts, e.g. one short-term and one long-term of the same instrument - you can set it to, e.g. "chartSync_short" on all short-term charts and "chartSync_long" on all long-term charts, etc.

TimerMsNotMoving

When UpdateOnlyOnTick is false, this is the delay (in milliseconds) between checks for chart changes.

TimerMsMoving

When UpdateOnlyOnTick is false and SyncChartMove is true, this is the delay (in milliseconds) between checks for chart changes when auto-scroll is disabled and charts are moved together.

Hope it's useful. Feedback/suggestions welcomed.




This is the name of the global variable used to sync Period.
When UpdateOnlyOnTick is false, this is the delay (in milliseconds) between checks for chart changes when auto-scroll is enabled.

Dear timginter,

Just wanted to say thank you for sharing this indicator with the FF community. Should be a great alternative to those using the one provided by some brokers which I found buggy.

Best regards,
Tzamo

Thanks, glad it's useful.

great! It saves a lot of time and activity for me. I have a question: is there a way to synchronize the zoom chart?
thank you !

Pardon late reply - I didn't get the notification about your post. Glad you find the indicator useful.

There is a way to sync zoom - good suggestion. I have an updated version ready - I'll add zoom sync and upload soon (this week, depending on time).

Had a bit of time now before end of day - just uploaded an updated version.

- Added chart move sync (autoscroll option and moving the chart left/right).
- Added chart type sync (bars, candles, line).
- Added chart zoom sync (scale) - zooming in and out.

Perfect. Thank you very much!

Updated to v2.0 and updated info in the first post.

I cleared up the code and rewrote it to use global variables instead of looping through all charts.

Works much faster and more efficient now, also doesn't hang MT4 until all charts finish updating when you have a lot of charts opened.

Hope it helps

can you added also sync symbol and sync crosshair
also drawing trendline sync to all chart.
thanks

Sry, didn't see your message earlier. Steep list of requirements

If I understand "sync symbol", the current algorithm may not work well with same symbols on different timeframes. Lack of time to tinker, I'm not planning on adding additional features unless they are code-braking bugs, I'm afraid

Is it possible to set indicator to multitimeframe charts scrolling on the same profile?
Thanks for great indi

Thanks, glad it's useful.

It's not possible at the moment - the algorithm scrolling the charts needs updating (calculate time of first visible candle on active chart, then on al other charts calculate which candle should correspond to that time and shift accordingly). It's on my radar when I have some time, but can't promise an ETA

Hi guys,

I have made some changes so that it syncs the symbol change as well.

SyncChartSymbol

If set to 'true', if you change the symbol on the focused chart, other charts -with this indicator- will change the symbol as well.

SyncChartPeriod

If set to 'true', if you change the period on the focused chart, other charts -with this indicator- will change the period as well.

I think there are all the possible symbols, anyway it is very easy to add the missing one.

I have testing it with symbols that do not use prefixes or suffixes, it should work without problems if the broker uses it.

Thanks to @timginter for doing an excellent job with this indicator.

Enjoy !

Î have been looking for a tool to scroll 3 charts of the same currency but all with a different TF.
Is it possible to make such adjustment to this indicator? I would appreciate it a lot...
I keep looking for such tool but it does not work.

Thanks for creating this indicator! Does this have an MT5 version as well? TIA

Excellent Indicator!!

Could you please "Add the feature" where it synchronize Multiple Timeframes for the same symbol. For E.g. Same chart of EURUSD but in multiple timeframes M5,M30,H1 & H4 etc. I have tried other indicators who offers the same feature but they are quite old and cause the MT4 to freeze and un-responsive.

Many Thanks

is there mt5 version