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Re: [amibroker] RT chart updating irregularly



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Jerry,

I am working with AB Support on tracking it down today.  Do not have  
the answer yet.

I do have two computers set up identically for backup purposes.

Best regards,
Dennis


On Apr 22, 2009, at 4:16 PM, Jerry Gress wrote:

> Hello Dennis,
>
> Any solution to your problem? Might want to run on a totally different
> computer, plus have back up.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry G
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]  
> On Behalf
> Of Dennis Brown
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 2:10 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] RT chart updating irregularly
>
> Thanks for your response Jerry,
>
> This is a time chart.  As soon as the bar timer gets to 100%, AB
> advances the chart one bar and redraws the previous complete bar, then
> draws the incomplete new bar, and does not update it again before the
> bar closes.  The chart is running just fine other than that, updating
> the RT data, but nothing associated with changed bar data.
> I also have another simpler chart running on the same database.  It
> runs in 0.05 seconds and has the same behavior.
> The market has been slow and steady most of the day.
> I just gave Zero a try and no better.
> I have a quad 2.8 GHz with 4 GB RAM.  The CPUs are barely running, and
> they are running XP in a virtual machine.  I don't run anything but AB
> on my VM.  It is clean as a whistle.  So, I think I am clean on these
> items.
>
> Best regards,
> Dennis
>
> On Apr 21, 2009, at 4:26 PM, Jerry Gress wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I run a 15000 vol chart on the Es/5.09/IB and when the count down
>> gets to
>> zero it takes more than 500 TO 2000 traded shares before the next
>> bar starts
>> to plot. I realize this could be due to vol coming in, but a change
>> to a
>> faster computer made a noticeable improvement. My total time on that
>> chart
>> is @ .188 secs. As somebody told me awhile ago AB has a lot of
>> things to
>> due. My Bracket Trader Entry Program always shows price before AB in
>> fast
>> markets.
>>
>> My guess is your .782 time (I've pared down the formulas as much as
>> possible) is part of the problem. Also you might want to try chart
>> timing of
>> '0' zero to get the 'as needed' CPU usage. In addition, check the
>> Windows
>> Task Manager, recently found on a different computer running AD-Ware
>> all the
>> time!
>>
>> Going through some old messages, TJ talks about refresh rates and
>> forced
>> recalculation of formula. Can send if interested.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jerry Gress
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf
>> Of Dennis Brown
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 9:09 AM
>> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [amibroker] RT chart updating irregularly
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am running DTN IQFeed 1 minute realtime database on @ES# futures.
>> Since yesterday, I have noticed that my last bar in the chart is not
>> being updated until the bar closes.  I would not have realized it
>> except I also display the realtime bid/ask/last levels on my charts
>> and the bar is not registering the realtime data.
>> The chart is running on timed 2 second refresh (.782 sec total redraw
>> time).  It is verified to be refreshing at least every 2 seconds.
>> If I click on the manual refresh button in AB (F5), it updates the
>> chart correctly.
>>
>> I have not been trading realtime with the program for a few weeks
>> (which would be impossible with this problem), because I have been
>> doing a lot of offline code rewriting and testing for a while, so I
>> don't really know how long this might have been going on.
>>
>> I am totally baffled.  I have gone back through my database and
>> preference settings looking for a clue.
>>
>> It must have something to do with the database interface not being
>> asked to get new data on a regular basis.
>>
>> Anyone else having this problem with DTN or other RT data providers?
>>
>> AB 5.24b IQFeed 4.5.0.3
>>
>> Attached screenshot showing the realtime bid/ask/last levels above  
>> the
>> last bar for a 95% done bar.
>>
>> If it is just my problem, I will contact support.
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>>
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