this message can also be presented when a cbot needs AccessRights.FullAccess. not sure what the edge cases are, but i've seen this many times and setting FullAccess has resolved the issue…
One approach that I use is to only apply the stoploss and takeprofit after the market order has been successful. I then apply the values in relation to the entryprice:
jim.tollan
20 Dec 2024, 10:04
( Updated at: 20 Dec 2024, 10:05 )
a common mistake tat folk make is that they backtest on m1 bars, rather than tick data. without exception, tick data will give you the closest outcome to that of live.
btw - not sure if you intended this post to be in the suggestions topics or not!!
My apologies, I seem to be unable to create a new topic.
Quick question. Can you explain why there have been no new cBots or indicators on your Algorithms section since 8th September? Normally, both those areas are pretty busy, but just seems to have drawn to a halt abruptly without any company PR/explanation. I personlly think this is bad for platform morale (the lack of comms) and makes you guys seem a little disconnected.
Anyway, apologies if it's just my login for some reason that's only seeing back to 8th September and if so, can you fix it for me -thanks
Hi there,
Now all new algorithms need to be uploaded ..
Best regards,
Panagiotis
So Panagiotis, just to confirm. Is the Algorithms [Indicators/Bots/Plugins] section dead then??
I never saw any announcement mentioning this, nor was there anything on any of the Algo pages, so was a bit confused.
My apologies, I seem to be unable to create a new topic.
Quick question. Can you explain why there have been no new cBots or indicators on your Algorithms section since 8th September? Normally, both those areas are pretty busy, but just seems to have drawn to a halt abruptly without any company PR/explanation. I personlly think this is bad for platform morale (the lack of comms) and makes you guys seem a little disconnected.
Anyway, apologies if it's just my login for some reason that's only seeing back to 8th September and if so, can you fix it for me -thanks
Hi there,
Now all new algorithms need to be uploaded ..
Best regards,
Panagiotis
So Panagiotis, just to confirm. Is the Algorithms [Indicators/Bots/Plugins] section dead then??
I never saw any announcement mentioning this, nor was there anything on any of the Algo pages, so was a bit confused.
My apologies, I seem to be unable to create a new topic.
Quick question. Can you explain why there have been no new cBots or indicators on your Algorithms section since 8th September? Normally, both those areas are pretty busy, but just seems to have drawn to a halt abruptly without any company PR/explanation. I personlly think this is bad for platform morale (the lack of comms) and makes you guys seem a little disconnected.
Anyway, apologies if it's just my login for some reason that's only seeing back to 8th September and if so, can you fix it for me -thanks
Hi Jim,This option is only available in cTrader v5.0.
Best regards,
Panagiotis
Problem solved then :). I knew it must be a simple fix. I won't be updating to v5 until my broker does, so I guess I'll have to wait for that.
Thanks for your speedy response and for saving me going round the houses trying fixes on this.
Cheers
jim
can confirm that this all works with v5.x. and did ask for additional permissions before actioning it. I know that v4.xx development will have ceased, but is there any chance of a hotfix for this on the broker versions that will be on v4.xx for some time to come?? it's such a useful feature to have all position based actions available via the indicator.
Hi Jim,This option is only available in cTrader v5.0.
Best regards,
Panagiotis
Problem solved then :). I knew it must be a simple fix. I won't be updating to v5 until my broker does, so I guess I'll have to wait for that.
Thanks for your speedy response and for saving me going round the houses trying fixes on this.
Cheers
jim
can confirm that this all works with v5.x. and did ask for additional permissions before actioning it. I know that v4.xx development will have ceased, but is there any chance of a hotfix for this on the broker versions that will be on v4.xx for some time to come?? it's such a useful feature to have all position based actions available via the indicator.
I tried this and works fine for me. Can you please provide more information demonstrating what you report e.g. screenshots, videos, logs etc?
Best regards,
Panagiotis
Sure, when I click (for example), the Green button to close the longs, I get the messagebox window popping up, which is as expected. However, the action on closing the Position(s) doesn't appear to be working.
Action trail:
Then:
The log reports the following error:
From previous experiences, this can sometimes indicate that an action is being attempted across different threads (UI and worker). I can't say for sure what this might be the issue or not. All I can say is that it's consistent across a number of different charts/forex pairs. Would be great to figure this out as it's part of a larger piece using this type of approach.
Thanks again
jim
btw - I'm using the Raw Trader version of the software, but the same thing still occurs on v4.8.30
cTrader just prompts you to restart whenever it is more convienient for you. Disabling updates completely is not possible due to the nature of our service.
Best Regards,
Panagiotis
hi Panagiotis
I really can't take it with the new Ctrader optimization speed , it is not practical at all and i need to stick to Ctrader 4.x without update until you solve this issue . besides the Ctrader 5.x optimization tabs are really of no use . . I want to stay with Ctrader 4.x interface and performance
Hi Tarek,
You can still use your broker's application that has not been updated yet.
Best regards,
Panagiotis
I actually did this. I downloaded my ICMarkets version of 4.9.2. Works great for now and will only update once v5 has addressed all the reported issues. thanks for the heads up.
Also, you should let us create folders to organize bots and indicators, some of us have too many.
For the time being, i will await a stable version 5 before upgrading as 4.8.30 does everything i need for now… I know it's probably teething issues, but the add instance as a whole new row is a bit mind boggling. I thought the premise was to have everything as compact as possible with function specific controls aligned.
As for the anecdotal stories of impossibly long optimisation runs, I don't think I'll take the risk to determine if this is so for me. Huge step backwards by the sounds of it, which is a shame as this is such a great platform (v4).
I'm not saying it would be straightforward, but you could use a T1 timeframe object and construct an OHLC dataset from the onTick event (adding to your 30 second collection by only populating on mod % second 30 or whatever).
This would be a starting point. Obviously, you'd need to create an OHLC class and collection wrapper, but with a bit of patience, I think you'd be able to use this approach, especially if using in code (tho of course, you could use it in an indicator too).
Just my 2c and with literally 30 seconds of thought spent on the problem :D
I am also finding this problematic and can't see why all the other candles use the Server.TimeInUtc but the daily jumps onto this weird non standard 21:00 start. Unless I can find a workaround that consolidates my hourly candles down to a bespoke Daily range, I am simply not going to be able (programmatically) to compare current daily activity as defined by that timings on all other candles that are on a lower timeframe to the Daily.
My use case for this is to allow me to perform a top down analysis of the Daily→H4→m15 to align ranges within ranges. This simply isn't possible out of the box…
Has anyone used a workaround that doesn't involve frigging around with creating virtual dailies out of the hourlies)??
I also meant to add.. There still seems to be a very annoying issue also with the forum. Old messages seem to be in a constant recycle which means that it's almost imposible to identify new content in any section.
I did create a separate post about this a few weeks ago, but it obviously got buried under the ever cycling refresh! Really will help to have this addressed if possible.
Yesterday I used Ctrader and as usual I was able to log in and use the application as usual. But this morning when I opened it again, Ctrader tried to connect it to my account but it didn't work and it kept flashing like the case above, please advise to solve this problem, thank you very much.
Best regard,
Prawira
Yup - exact same issue here. Begun around 20:00 UTC. Based in the UK. Hoping it's a temporary blip.
jim.tollan
20 Feb 2025, 10:19
this message can also be presented when a cbot needs AccessRights.FullAccess. not sure what the edge cases are, but i've seen this many times and setting FullAccess has resolved the issue…
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