There is a bug in with the Volatility Pivot indicator in build 273.
The volatilitypivottrstop basic double array variable indicator buffer returns wrong values.
It seems like sometimes RapidQ memory limits are reached.
The workaround is to store indicator buffer values in a qstringgrid variable.
It’s a bit tricky but it works.
I attached the two files that have been modified here. They should be replaced and then recompile the program.
Best regards.
July 15, 2023
Bug with the Volatility Pivot indicator in build 273
July 3, 2023
QChartist major bug finally solved in build 273 !
Hello guys,
Good news :
A Major bug that made QChartist crashing when loading monthly charts has been solved in build 273 !
Since many years i did not understand why the software was crashing when trying to load monthly charts for world indices and stocks. Moreover, it was not possible to put indicators on these charts.
The problem was the same for daily, weekly and monthly crypto charts.
This problem was one of the last QChartist weakness. I am very happy today that this problem is definitely solved and that all your charts (Bitcoin, Crypto, Stocks, Indices, Commodities and FX) can be loaded by the software successfully on all timeframes. You can also put indicators and draw objects on all these charts.
The problem was dealing with the bar volumes that were stored into integer variables. This was in fact a big mistake from my part. Integer variables are sometimes not enough for some bar volumes especially on large timeframes. Thus i replaced volumes integer variables to double variables. As a result, QChartist now works like a clockwork.
I made some other minor modifications at the same time (improved the price decimal precision for the crosshair and objects position). High price decimal precision is important for crypto charts.
To conclude, i hope that this major improvement will encourage traders to choose QChartist or simply to use it more often as the software has now become more and more user-friendly.
You are invited to update your software to the build 273.
Enjoy and happy trading !
June 29, 2023
Human tend to emphasis on bad things
What Is the Negativity Bias?
The negativity bias is our tendency not only to register negative stimuli more readily but also to dwell on these events. Also known as positive-negative asymmetry, this negativity bias means that we feel the sting of a rebuke more powerfully than we feel the joy of praise.
This psychological phenomenon explains why bad first impressions can be so difficult to overcome and why past traumas can have such long lingering effects. In almost any interaction, we are more likely to notice negative things and later remember them more vividly.
As humans, we tend to:
- Remember traumatic experiences better than positive ones.
- Recall insults better than praise.
- React more strongly to negative stimuli.
- Think about negative things more frequently than positive ones.
- Respond more strongly to negative events than to equally positive ones.
For example, you might be having a great day at work when a coworker makes an offhand comment that you find irritating. You then find yourself stewing over his words for the rest of the workday.
When you get home from work and someone asks you how your day was, you reply that it was terrible—even though it was overall quite good despite that one negative incident.
April 24, 2023
QChartist readme documentation text files line ending issue
Hello,
I recently decided to work under Linux and to write QChartist text files under this system.
Although QChartist is designed to work on Windows, i prefer to work with it on Linux with WineHQ.
So if you have problems to read the readme.txt file and to edit the QChartist.ini file under Windows :
Use Wordpad to display and edit my text files with correct line endings under Windows.
Text files line ending compatibility between Windows and Linux is an old problem.
Windows uses \r\n at the end of each line whereas Linux uses only \n at the end of lines.
That’s why you should not use Notepad under Windows to view or edit QChartist files, use Wordpad or JFE instead.
Thanks for your attention.
April 23, 2023
QChartist build 271 is out!
QChartist build 271 is out!
- Twelvedata Data Source implemented !
Twelvedata supports Stocks, FX, Crypto, ETF and Indices.
It also supports the 240 minutes interval. - Documentations updated
You can run update and recompile with QTStart
Enjoy!
What Else? What’s New about QChartist?
Good News : I still have some New Ideas in Mind to improve QC !
– I intend to implement Twelvedata data source to QC.
It will support intraday historical data (and even the 240 min TF!).
It will support Stocks, FX, Crypto, ETF and even Indices !
I believe that the implementation of Twelvedata will be a wonderful improvement because there was a lack of 240 minutes time interval.
I had to use the period converter to convert 60M to 240M, this was tedious.
With this new data source, 240M time interval will be finally built-in !
And cherry on the cake : the Live Chart Refresh mode will work on 240M TF, which will be perfect to follow the exit strategy with TMA_CG (System #3 Price Action System).
See https://twelvedata.com/docs for more info. Twelvedata rocks !
All that remains now is to get to work to program that. I just need to find some time. This will be done for the next build : 271.
– Another thing for the build 271 will be to add in the documentations that :
For Alpha Vantage Crypto Data Source, you don’t have to put the Cross Pair for the symbol :
the correct syntax for the symbol is : “BTC” or “ETH” (not “BTCUSD” nor “BTC/USD” which do not work)
– Another thing for the build 271 will be to add in the documentations that :
The Market Watchlist does not work under Windows 10 with WineHQ. But it works great under Windows 7.
If you want to use the Watchlist, all what you have to do is to run “winecfg” in the terminal and select “Windows 7” instead of “Windows 10”.
Have a nice weekend !
March 30, 2023
Canon Canon de Pachelbel en 432 hz – 8 acides aminés
Cette musique relaxante a la particularité d’avoir huit notes correspondants exactement aux huit acides aminés primordiales chez l’homme. On sait aujourd’hui que chaque acide aminé possède sa propre fréquence qui se fixe en oscillation. Ces huit notes essentielles font parties de notre chaîne polypeptidiques (chaîne de 10 à 100 acides aminés reliés). Son écoute pénètre notre corps qui va être stimulé dans la protéine d’activation de la GTPase. Cette activation permet aux circuits enzymatiques de réguler le métabolisme de la biosynthèse, tous les réactions chimique de notre corps, gestion du chaud et du froid, digestion, rythmes cardiaque etc. Dans sa composition Canon Pachabel a voulu s’assurer qu’elle fasse du bien quelque soit le moment où on la prend dans l’écoute, en lui attribuant de nombreux couplets sur des rythmes différents. Les basses ayant une fréquence de résonnance choisit par Pachelbel , elles viennent réconforter le thème initial au niveau du rapport entre les fréquences. La protéine nourrit par cette musique produit un puissant anti stress pour l’homme. Un seul conseil… écoutez là le plus souvent et vous verrez…
March 26, 2023
The Mudra of Infinity to protect yourself from the negative around you.
The Mudra of Infinity to protect yourself from the negative around you.
February 24, 2023
Since December 2022, QChartist is head to head with MetaTrader 4
QChartist (QC) – MetaTrader 4 (MT4) comparison tab:
| QChartist | MetaTrader 4 | |
| Drawing tools (objects) | 60 | 24 |
| Indicators | A hundred | Tousands available from various contributors |
| Live or Realtime charts | Yes, Live Charts for tousands of tickers from various data sources. Also a realtime watchlist.. Custom Price Alerts with sound and email. | Yes, Realtime charts but for a limited number of symbols Realtime watchlist + realtime updated charts. Custom Price Alerts with sound and email. |
| Intraday data available | Yes | Yes |
| EOD data available | Yes | Yes |
| Stocks | Tousands of stocks available from various data sources | Only a few stocks are available depending on your broker |
| Indices | All indices available | All indices available |
| Forex | All pairs available | All pairs available |
| Commodities | All commodities available | All commodities available |
| Crypto | All crypto pairs are available | Some crypto pairs are available |
| Depth of historical data | Down to the 1970’s depending on the data source | It depends on the broker, difficulty to get data before 2000 |
| Indicators loading speed | Faster thanks to C++ coding abilities | Fast thanks to MQL which is almost as fast as C++ |
| Historical data passes year 2038 and after | Yes | No |
| Backtesting tools | No | Yes |
| Can trade directly with a broker | No | Yes |
| Tools for orders management (expert advisors…) | No | Yes |
| Market Scanner | Yes (QTGuard) | No, but paid solutions are available |
| Astro tools and indicators | Yes, built-in | Yes, but not built-in, complex to install with libraries… |
| Open Source | Yes | No |
| Set price alerts | Yes | Yes |
| Beauty, design, GUI, coding cleanliness | Very basic | Quite beautiful |
| Number of separate indicators that can be attached to the chart | Just one for the moment | As much as you want |
| Templates can be accessed easily | Just click on the template icon and choose your template from the selection You can click on the File menu > Load template and choose a .tpl file in the filedialog | Just click on the template icon and choose your template from the selection Also accessible from in the Menu |
| ease to pass from one chart to another | You have to click on the combobox and click on the filename | Simply click on the tabs (faster) |
| Level of complexity that can be achieved | Complex (C++), unlimited (Open Source) | Almost as complex (MQL), limited (Closed Source) |
| Chart types available | 8 | 3 (Bars, Candlesticks, Lines) |
| Logarithmic price scale | Yes | No |
| Draw symbols (arrows, stickers, thumbs) | Yes | Yes |
| Change indicators colors, line style and width, transparency | Not implemented. Causes buffers limitations | Yes |
| One indicator can be attached multiple times with different parameters | No | Yes |
| Languages available | 1 (English) | 39 |
| Full screen chart | Yes | Yes |
| Chart windows can be arranged (mosaic…) | No | Yes |
| Text To Speech function | Yes | No |
| Data source flexibility (new data sources can be easily added with API keys) | Yes | No |
| Complete documentation | Basic documentation but many undocumented features | Precise and complete documentation |
| Easy to program | Easy | Difficult |
| Rapidity to download charts | Medium | Fast |
| User can interact with drawing directly on the chart with the mouse cursor | Not implemented yet! | Yes |
| Maximum amount of indicator buffers | Unlimited amount of indicator buffers! | The amount of indicator buffers cannot exceed 512 |
| Subscription Free Charts | You can get charts without a subscription thanks to the Yahoo Finance Free API | It requires a subscription to a broker to get charts and quotes |
To conclude: QChartist and MetaTrader 4 are good free charting software alternatives and they are complementary. They are a good and powerful combo when used together because there are some things that QChartist can’t do and some things that MT4 can’t do. Together, they can do many things, otherwise everything !
Are you rather Windows or Linux ?
Why do i prefer Windows ?
- Compatible with most softwares apps and games available on the market
Why do i prefer Linux ?
- Prevents eavesdropping from Google, Microsoft, Akamai and Amazon when Online on the Internet
- Prevents waste of CPU resources from these companies
- As a result, CPU Fan is less used and thus the computer is now completely silent
- WineHQ seems to be faster and more stable
To conclude : I have no preference between Windows and Linux since they are complementary.
It depends on the usage that you do with your computer.