For the first time, I have TOS (Think or Swim) ticks flowing into Amibroker
using DDE. There is no backfill, so I am just letting both programs run 24
hrs per day to collect enough points to being to draw charts.
I use the 400 tick chart on TOS for day trading and so would like to begin
to display the same in AB. I have a day's worth and see a most unusual
display, that I can not explain.
When I display a 10 tick chart or a 100 tick chart and sit and watch it, as
ticks accumulate, the candles on the LEFT side or MIDDLE of the chart
change, along with the rightmost candle. I do not know how Amibroker
collects ticks to congregate a 100 tick chart or any other type of tick
chart. Does anyone know why or how the already past candles are changing as
ticks come in?
In settings, under Intraday, there are radio buttons that say "Time Stamp of
compressed intraday bar shows:" and then you can choose "Time of first tick
inside bar", "Time of last tick inside bar" or "Start time of interval" or
"End time of interval". I have tried all of these and still candles near
the left side of the chart change as ticks come in.
Can anyone explain this? Does anyone using Tick charts see this? Comments?
Thanks,
Ken
