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Log of Changes and Improvements to Sierra Chart

This list contains major items of development, and changes and additions which users need to be informed about.

This is not a comprehensive changes and additions log. And it should never be relied upon for such. It only represents a very small percentage of the actual development being performed every day. The vast majority of development is not documented here. Or receives, one small comment after it is all complete. There are not version notes for each version. The main Sierra Chart documentation is updated as needed relating to the changes and additions.

The maintenance of this page has mostly been abandoned by Sierra Chart development for many years due to the difficulty of maintaining it and because users can be incorrectly misled by or misinterpret notes that are made here. This does not change, the development of Sierra Chart which is very active every day and new releases are made nearly weekly or several times a week. The Sierra Chart project is still very active, with extensive development and it remains a very high quality software in the world. The engineering is at the very top of the world.

  • 84

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    • Added a new chart type: "TPO and Volume Profile" (Also known as Market Profile). This can be found under Analysis >> Studies on the menu. Currently this is made available at no extra charge to all users. At some point in the future there will be an additional charge for it. The Price Range Increment input changes the price range increment for the profile. The default is currently 1, you may have to adjust this based on the chart you are viewing.

  • 83

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    • Corrected a problem logging into the software in some special cases.
    • Corrected a problem where a study would not be moved to region 1 when the "Display as Main Price Graph" option was enabled or when setting a Spreadsheet study as a system or alert. Additionally, the Spreadsheet study has a new input to allow a system or alert to be displayed in any region.
    • Corrected a problem where out of range inputs were not automatically corrected after closing the study settings window.

  • 80

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    • Restored the MyTrack Dial Data Database support.
    • Corrected a problem where IB daily volume messages were not being processed correctly. This prevented the display of the cumulative daily volume in the current quote window. This fix also provides slightly better tick and volume counting through a special algorithm by treating volume messages as trades in special cases. Please provide feedback so we can better improve the algorithm.
    • Added 2 new commands to the Spreadsheet menu. When you select any cell along a quote line on a Spreadsheet, Open Historical Chart and Open Intraday Chart will open the symbol for the quote line as a Historical or an Intraday Chart respectfully. If the Chart is already open, the Chart will be activated instead.

  • 79

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    • Added support for customization of the Toolbar. To customize the Toolbar, select Global Settings >> Customize Toolbar on the menu.
    • Added support for customization of the Chart Header. To customize the Chart Header, select Global Settings >> Customize Chart Header on the menu.
    • Corrected a problem with version 77 and 78 where the high/low of an intraday data record were not correctly set during real-time updating.
    • Fill space is now saved with the chart.
    • This version supports the new software service levels.

  • 78

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    • Corrected a problem with the storage and display of bond futures prices when using the TransAct service. If you have been charting bond futures, it is necessary to delete the bond futures chart data files before opening them. For instructions, see Deleting a Chart Data File.
    • Added new members to the custom DLL study structure that provide the bar index and y position of the active tool.

  • 77

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    • Corrected a problem where the scale may have gone to 0 when a study did not cover all of the displayed bars due to not enough data the study required.

  • 76

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    • The Preserve Fill Space option on charts has been changed to Lock Fill Space. When this option is enabled, the fill space on that chart will not change due to any new data or scrolling. When this option is not enabled, you can modify the amount of fill space and the fill space will be filled in as new data arrives. You can temporarily toggle this option by holding down the Ctrl key. So if the Lock Fill Space option is on, you can hold down the Ctrl key to modify the fill space, and if the Lock Fill Space option is off, you can hold down the Ctrl key to temporarily lock the fill space. You can easily turn this option on or off by using the Chart >> Lock Fill Space menu item. This option can also be found in the same place that the Preserve Fill Space option was in the Chart Settings window.
    • Corrected a problem with the Global Crosshair where the cross-hair on charts other than the active one may not have been precisely on the corresponding bar.
    • Corrected a problem where studies such as ADX, MACD, and Bollinger bands, may not have been displayed when using old chartbooks or study collections.

  • 75.2

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    • Holding down the Ctrl key now preserves the fill space when scrolling a chart.
    • Changed default vertical line spacing for intraday charts to 1 day.
    • Fixed the issue with not being able to set the vertical line spacing settings as default.
    • Added DynamicNameExample to the end of studies.cpp as a demonstration for dynamically setting the name of a subgraph in a custom DLL study.
    • Redesigned the Data/Trade Service Settings window.
    • Corrected a problem with TransAct that may have prevented some symbols from being available.

  • 75.1

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    • Double-clicking in the price scale area on a constant range chart re-centers the chart.
    • Added a new Add Study window that supports browsing the available study functions in new or updated custom study DLLs. This can be found by pressing the "Add Custom Study..." button in the Technical Studies window.
    • Custom study DLLs can be built to support the new Add Custom Study window that shows available functions in a DLL. For more information about how this is currently supported see the Advanced Custom Study Interface and Language documentation.

  • 75.0

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    • Updated Sierra Chart so that the automatic TWS login feature works for newer TWS versions.

  • 74.9

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    • Added a vertical grid line spacing setting. This is available in the Chart Settings window. By default, the vertical grid line spacing is 1 month for historical charts, and 1 hour for intraday charts. If you have been using the day/month breaks option, then you will need to change the vertical grid line spacing to your requirements by selecting Chart >> Chart Settings on the menu.
    • Made improvements to the TransAct data service interface.

  • 74.8

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    • Data Source Settings is now called Data/Trade Service Settings.
    • Fixed scaling issues related to Same As Region and DrawZeros.
    • Fixed backward compatibility with the Horizontal Line study.

  • 74.7

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    • Added Reset Scale to the Chart menu.
    • Internal changes to scaling.
    • Updated the Horizontal Line study.
    • The Start TRANSACT command on the Trade menu now functions correctly. However, the latest TransAct software is required to support this.

  • 74.6

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    • Added support for the TransAct trading and data platform.

  • 74.5

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    • Improvements to interactive scaling on automatic scaling. Padding can also be added on graphs with User Defined Scaling now. Double clicking the price scale area resets padding to zero.
    • Fixed problem with incorrect scaling on charts.

  • 74.4

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    • Fixed value labels on subgraphs to not draw outside of the price scale region.
    • Fixed drawing of the main price box so that it draws on top of other price labels, and does not go outside of the price scale region.
    • Fixed Snap to High/Low function.
    • Fixed Copy and Move Line/Text.
    • Corrected a problem with the IB automatic login feature due to changes IB has made to their TWS software.
    • Added arrow trendlines.
    • Added auto-coloring for study subgraphs. This automatically uses the primary and secondary colors to color the subgraph based upon the slope.
    • Added a Graphical Displacement setting to studies. This setting can be accessed at the bottom of the Subgraphs tab in the Technical Study Settings window. This supports negative displacement.
    • Added GraphicalDisplacement member to the s_sc struct for DLL studies.
    • Renamed GetCorrespondingIndex to GetNearestMatchingDateTimeIndex in the s_sg struct for custom DLL studies. Previously using a negative ChartNumber would not cause synchronization between the two charts. This has been changed so that now a negative number WILL cause synchronization and a positive ChartNumber will not.
    • Added the functions GetNearestDateTimeIndex, GetNearestCOleDateTimeIndex, GetIndexForMatchingDateTime, GetIndexForDateTime, and GetIndexForCOleDateTime to the s_sg struct for custom DLL studies.
    • Updated the Volume study to use only one subgraph instead of two.

  • 74.3

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    • New Subgraph settings tab in the Technical Study Settings window.
    • Minimum line width for study subgraphs is now 0 instead of 1.
    • Light colors are no longer inverted for printing if the background color of the chart is also a light color.
    • The Trade Window has been redesigned and now occupies less space.
    • When using Extending Trendlines, the point of convergence is more accurate.

  • 74.0

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    • Expanded the number of Alert Sounds supported. Sierra Chart now supports up to 16 Alert Sounds.
    • Corrected a problem with the Fibonacci tool which caused the horizontal lines not to be displayed all the time.
    • Added an option to display Fractions in a Short format. Select Global Settings >> General Settings to set this.

  • 73.9

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    • Corrected a problem where the parabolic study would continuously display a profit or loss message.

  • 73.8

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    • Added NumFillSpaceBars and PreserveFillSpace members to the s_sg struct for custom DLL studies.
    • Added studies: Time and Sales Bid&Ask, Time and Sales BidSize, Time and Sales AskSize.
    • When replaying multiple charts, there is rock-solid synchronization between charts.
    • A Woodies Indicators option has been added to the setup program.

  • 73.7

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    • New interface for study inputs in the Technical Study Settings window.
    • The InputType for Inputs 3-32 is now defaulted to FLOAT_VALUE for custom DLL studies.
    • Added the input value type MOVAVGTYPE_VALUE.
    • Added TextInputName to the s_sg struct for custom DLL studies.
    • Added RangeBarValue and RangeBarType to the s_sg struct for custom DLL studies.

  • 73.6

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    • Added the Fill Top and Fill Bottom subgraph styles. To use these styles, you must first have a chart with at least two subgraphs. Set the draw style of one of the subgraphs to Fill Top, and another to Fill Bottom. In order for this style to show up, the subgraph with the Fill Top draw style must have values greater than the subgraph with the Fill Bottom draw style. The color of the subgraph with the Fill Top draw style will be used as the fill color.

  • 73.5

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    • Added the ability for DLLs to use SUBGRAPHINDEX_VALUE and YESNO_VALUE input value types.
    • Added a Fibonacci option to color lines the same as the trendline color. This can be found in Global Settings >> Tool Settings.
    • Added the ability for DLLs to set text to display after the last bar by using a Date of -1 or -2 with the UseToolEx function. See Using Tools From an Advanced Custom Study for details.

  • 73.4

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    • Increased the number of available inputs to 32.
    • Increased the number of displayable subgraphs to 9.
    • Added the Line Style setting for subgraphs.
    • Added a Line Width setting for subgraphs to replace the previous Draw Width setting and allow individual subgraphs to have independent draw widths.
    • Added a Caption setting for subgraphs. The caption can show the name and/or last drawn value of the subgraph.
    • Required changes for DLL studies:
      • ExtraSubgraphNames[] has been removed. Use Subgraph[].Name.
      • SubGraphDataColor[] has been removed. Use Subgraph[].DataColor.
      • SubgraphSecondaryColor has been removed. Use Subgraph[].SecondaryColor.
      • SubgraphSecondaryColorUsed[] has been removed. Use Subgraph[].SecondaryColorUsed.
    • Recommended for new DLL studies:
      • SubGraphDataOut[] has been deprecated. Use Subgraph[].Data.
      • SubgraphName[] has been deprecated. Use Subgraph[].Name.
      • SubgraphColor has been deprecated. Use Subgraph[].PrimaryColor.
      • SubgraphStyle has been deprecated. Use Subgraph[].DrawStyle.
      • InputNames[] has been deprecated. Use Input[].Name.
      • Inputs has been deprecated. Use Input[].IndexValue or Input[].FloatValue depending on the Input[].ValueType.
    • Other minor DLL study changes:
      • The size of TextInput has been increased to 256 bytes.
      • The size of StorageBlock has been increased to 512 bytes.
      • Added DailyHigh and DailyLow to the s_sg struct for DLL studies.
    • For more details on the new members of the s_sg struct used in DLL studies, see the Advanced Custom Study Interface and Language page.
    • Slight adjustment to PrintColor.
    • Sierra Chart now graphs the difference between the Bid and Ask for the following IB symbols: AD-NYSE, VOL-NASD, VOL-NYSE, and AD-NASD.

  • 73.3

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    • Sierra Chart graphs the average of the Bid and Ask for the following IB symbols: AD-NYSE, VOL-NASD, VOL-NYSE, and AD-NASD.
    • Invalid IB volume data is filtered.

  • 73.2

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    • Vertical Line can now be used with UseTool in custom DLL studies.
    • More draw styles have been added for study subgraphs.
    • Colors are darkened when printing.

  • 73.1

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    • Improvements to the Trade Positions Window.
    • New Trade Settings window has been added.
    • Spreadsheet studies can use subgraphs 5 and 6.

  • 73.0

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    • Added a Vertical Line tool.
    • The Square of Nine study has an added setting called Auto Adjust which adjusts the levels of the lines to better fit the values in the chart.
    • Added a setting for hiding the title bars on charts to conserve screen space. You can find this setting in Global Settings >> General Settings: Show Title Bars on Charts.
    • Fixed a bug related to having a displacement on the Standard Deviation Bands study.
    • Added support for secondary colors on study graphs for studies that support secondary colors.
    • DLL Studies: You can now specify a specific color for any element in the graph using the SubGraphDataColor member of the s_sg struct similar to SubGraphDataOut. The AllocateColorArray function must be called before using SubGraphDataColor.
    • DLL Studies: You can make use of secondary colors for graphs by setting SubgraphSecondaryColorUsed at the index of the graph to 1. You can get the secondary color similar to to the primary color by using SubgraphSecondaryColor.
    • The file studies.cpp contains two new DLL study examples called SimpMovAvgColored and ColoredPriceGraph that demonstrate usage of the new color related functionality.
    • Up to 6 subgraphs can now be used for studies.

  • 72.9

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    • The Study/Price Overlay study with Synchronization enabled has been improved.
    • You can now specify in Chart Settings a number of days per bar for an Intraday chart.
    • The position in the graph remains the same when changing the bar period or chart symbol, except for when the graph is scrolled all the way to the end.

  • 72.8

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    • The print layout, such as landscape or portrait is now preserved across sessions.
    • Extending trendlines can be cut by right clicking on the line at the location that you want to cut it at and using the Cut Extending Trendline Here option on the shortcut menu.
    • The Study/Price Overlay study now has a Synchronize option to synchronize a study or price graph from one chart to the corresponding times on the chart the study is applied to.
    • The More Windows... menu option has been replaced with a new window for selecting chartbooks and windows. This can be found under the Window menu called Windows and Chartbooks.

*Last modified Thursday, 25th April, 2024.