TradeStation Development Environment

Format Analysis Technique Properties - General

When creating or modifying an analysis technique, you can format its properties so that these settings are used when the technique performs a calculation. You can modify the name, short name, notes, maximum number of bars the study will reference, and more.

• Access using the File > Properties menu sequence while editing an analysis technique document, then selecting the General tab.

The following section headings and check boxes appear on the tab

Name  

Contains the analysis technique's name.

Short Name  

Contains the abbreviated name for the analysis technique.

Notes  

Contains relevant notes pertaining to the analysis technique.

Base Study on  

Displays the symbols that contain on the chart.

• Select the symbol from the drop-down list to base the analysis technique's study on.

Maximum number of bars study will reference  

Displays the number of bars to be used. For more information, see Understanding the Maximum Number of Bars a Study Will Reference.

• Auto-detect - Detects the number of bar the analysis technique needs to calculate. Default.
• User defined - Allows you to set the number of bars to use.

Update value intra-bar (tick-by-tick)  

• Check this setting to re-calculate the analysis technique on a tick-by-tick basis. If this check box is cleared, the indicator waits until the close of each bar before re-calculating.

Enable RunCommand EasyLanguage Keyword  (only visible when a RunCommand is detected in an analysis technique)

• Check this setting to allow an EasyLanguage RunCommand in an analysis technique to execute a command or macro string.  
• with confirmation On/Off - Turns order confirmation on or off when RunCommand is enabled and analysis technique is applied.

Enable order placement objects (only visible when an order placement object is detected in an analysis technique) 

• Check this setting to allow an EasyLanguage order placement object in an analysis technique to send an order.  

Load additional data for accumulative calculations (only visible for grid based analysis (RadarScreen, OptionStation, etc.) 

• Check this setting to allow a preset number of additional bars to be loaded when the analysis technique is first applied to a grid.  
• Click Details for more information about Loading Additional Data for Accumulative Calculations.
• Additional bars to load - Specifies the number of additional bars to be loaded to accommodate calculations within an analysis technique.  This may need to be adjusted after the analysis technique is applied to increase the number of bars available based on the interval settings and calculation requirements.

Currency based on  

Specifies whether the currency value for the analysis is based on the symbol or account currency.  For symbols where the US Dollar is not the base symbol, you have the option to choose the symbol currency.

• Select the currency type from the drop-down list that you want to use as the when calculating currency related values for the analysis technique.

Default

• Click this button to use the current settings as the default for all future analysis techniques. A message appears to confirm if you want to use your settings as the default.

  The Preview pane displays a sample of the analysis technique using the current settings.

• Click OK to apply changes or Cancel to exit without changes.