Global Configuration
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In order to open the Global Configuration window use one of the options:
Select Global Configuration by using the Tools menu or
left click the symbol in the applications toolbar within the main window.
Within the Global Configuration you can adjust different settings:
General application settings
Special cross-application chart settings
Account definitions
General entry, stop, and target parameters settings
General stock, Forex and futures definitions
The General category is used to set general application options:
Left-hand side
Meaning
Profit / Loss Display Currency
Show profit / loss as
Start Strategies Automatically
Start Datafeed Automatically
Start Brokers Automatically
Enables or disables all connections to brokers that were active at the time of closing AgenaTrader to reload/connect again once the trading platform is reopened.
Default Web Page
Website that will appear when the integrated browser is opened.
Wait Until BackUp Datafeed Connect
Specified time (in seconds) after which the secondary data feed will be connected if the primary data feed fails.
Default E-mail Address
Set the email address at which you wish to receive emails from AgenaTrader.
Show Release Notes Again at Next Start
When activated, the Release Note will be shown each time AgenaTrader is started.
Open Dialogs on MousePointer
Opens Dialogs (e.g. detached windows) on the point at which the mouse indicator is located.
Keep Message Popups in Front
If activated, the alert window will be shown as modal and must be confirmed. If deactivated, the alert window does not need confirmation and will move into the background if ignored.
Auto Adjust Tick Sizes
If checked, the tick size of the instrument is calculated on the first 20 bars. This allows the CFD trading with Interactive Brokers.
Synthetic become Market on touch
If this function is activated then synthetic order will be executed as a market order.
Use Visual Studio
If active then the Visual Studio program will be opened instead of the internal Script (programming environment). To use this function Visual Studio Community 2017 must be installed.
Smooth charts
If activated all graphical noise of the charts are removed (needs graphic card memory and regular display frequency)
Autoupdate built-in static instruments lists
If activated all static instrument lists are updated via a server when ever a change in the list was updated.
Use digit grouping
If activated all values like order size and more are grouped like 1.000 intead of 1000. The function is activated by default.
In this tab, user may configure (add/remove) TV streams.
To add new stream channel please use following steps:
Enter stream name in Web-Stream field
Insert stream Ur into Streaming-url field
Click Add button
To remove stream channel please select stream from the list and click button Remove
Allows you to define a password to unlock AgenaTrader. You can lock AgenaTrader with the CTR + BREAK (CTR + PAUSE ) key combination.
The Chart category allows you to set various chart options:
Left-hand side
Meaning
Right Margin on Chart n %
Sets the distance between the last period and the right border of the graph's pane
Upper / Lower Margin on Chart n %
Sets the amount of free space between the upper/lower borders in %
Snapshot Template
If enabled, the selected template will be used to create a snapshot of each closed trade. You can select tab chart group templates from the list (if you have already created them). If you do not select a template, then only the chart (time frame) in which the trade takes place will be saved as a picture. The stored snapshots are located here: AgenaTrader/TradeEscort/Files/Date/ChartImages/Trade. In order to change the appearance of the snapshot which is taken after every trade, choose a Chart Group Template of either a List Chart Group or Tab Chart Group. Learn more about how to create templates Chart Group: Templates
Show Indicator Information
Use ChartTraderBar-Boxes
Manipulate Confirmed Order Bars
Autoscale Chart Trader Bars
Enabling this option scales the chart so that all chart trader bars (entry/stops/target) are visible. Let's assume that you run a trade using the day chart and then switch to the 5-minute chart. This may lead to orders on the 5-minute chart being too far away from each other, so that in order to display all orders the chart must be extremely compacted. So, check this box if you want all order bars to be shown inside the chart (autoscale). If order bars may also be located outside the chart, do not select this option.
Autoscale Chart Trader Markers
Enabling this option scales the chart so that all chart trader markers are visible.
Link Chartgroups to Static Instrument Lists
If a value is added/deleted inside a LCG/TCG, this will also be reflected in your static instrument lists and vice versa.
Print white chart background
If checked, charts will be printed with a white background.
Remember Price Scale
If checked, then current zoom settings will be applied to all instruments.
Show Info
If checked, the instrument information will be displayed on each chart without using the Info indicator. If this information shall only be displayed for specific chart the info indicator can still be used.
Show Spread Lines on Quick Trader
If activated the Quick Trader Bar will show Spread Lines.
Show Type of Data (Directly requested from datafeed of additionally process by AT)
If activated the Chart will display the information if a time frame is directly received from the data feed or AgenaTrader needs to process the time frame. Direct Charts will be loaded faster.
Broker/Datafeed indicator
If activated the Chart will display Broker/Datafeed connected status indicators. Details on page Navigating a chart
Right-hand side
Meaning
TabChartGroup auto synchronization
Synchronizes indicators for the entire tab chart group.
Auto synch. TimeFrame
Additionally synchronizes time frames.
Auto synch. AgenaTrader++
Synchronizes the activation and deactivation of AgenaTrader++ (plusplus)
Autoscale Price Panel
If this is enabled the price panel will automatically be adjusted to the price scale. This option is not appropriate for traders who would like to see a certain number of bars displayed on the chart.
Secondary data series starting point
Via the chart toolbar it is possible to add another data series inside the same chart. This secondary data series is displayed as a mountain chart. More than one additional data series can be loaded. (First Request : Date&Time when the data series was added. First Visible: the first point on the left site chart which is visible.)
Bars colors
Here you can define colors for profit, loss and background of chart trader bar
Financial Calendar allows to set default instruments in which alerts of the financial calendar are displayed.
Name
Meaning
Source currency
Source for events are announced in the financial calendar
Destination charts
Instrument for which created alerts are displayed
The Marketplace Escort allows you to set various properties for the different trading exchanges: trading hours (Ext.Start / Start / End / Ext.Start according to the local time set on users' computers as well as a column with the time zone of the selected exchange), trading pauses, reversal times etc.
Trading hours are the official time periods during which trading takes place on exchanges. Trading hours always correspond to local time on users' computers.
AgenaTrader automatically assigns an exchange to an instrument being traded on the chart. Therefore each chart will display prices in correspondence with the official trading hours on the exchange.
This relieves you from the necessity of checking the exchange opening hours (start/end) for specific instruments in the list chart group and allows you to focus on trading decisions.
Exclude Weekend checkbox allows you to define the time frames for weekends to be excluded from the chart. If deactivate this checkbox, columns StartDay, Start Time, End Date, End Time become disabled.
The Marketplace Escort ensures that the trading hours are displayed correctly on your chart.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
There CAN be differences between the close-prices of a trading session depending which intraday-timeframe you are looking at.
If trading end is 22:05 and you are looking at a 15min chart (which is directly received from datafeed), the last candle which will be shown is the candle closing on 22:00. (as the next candle would close on 22:15 and therefore will not be shown). However, if you switch down to the 1min chart, you will get data loaded into the chart until 22:05.
Therefore 15min candle shows the close price from 22:00 and 1min chart from 22:05 - this is where the differences are coming from.
For directly received timeframes we cannot split them to fit exactly to the trading session end.
IMPORTANT NOTE: not all brokers/data feed providers will provide you with the pre- or post-market historical price movements data.
If a data feed provider does not have these historical pre- and post-trade data, then only the pre-/post-trade data that AgenaTrader is able to record during the running period will be displayed (AgenaTrader must be opened during the pre- and post-trade period).
During trading pauses the market is often uncertain and therefore traders do not wish to open new trades.
The trading pauses can be during:
Trade opening: highly unpredictable market because the overnight orders are included.
Midday break: due to dominated low volumes, markets are more vulnerable to shake-outs and other tricks.
Trading end: it is not advisable to enter positions shortly before the daily trading halts.
During trading pauses AgenaTrader++ does not generate new signals; however, it is still possible to open new positions. If you wish to avoid running your trades during these uncertain times check the Flat checkbox in the Marketplace Escort. This will automatically close all trades and orders during the determined time. You will receive information in the Protocol tab when this happens.
Important note: if you wish to close your positions automatically shortly before the trading pauses begin, and also wish to not receive any newly generated signals for a certain amount of time before this, then you must define two trading pauses which flow into each other seamlessly.
Reversal times are specific time ranges during the day in which it is statistically likely that an instrument will change its trend (direction).
This happens primarily due to a shift (increase or decline) in the volume during these specific time frames, which can be caused by:
Beginning of lunch breaks
Beginning of the afternoon sessions of large institutions
EOD-positioning and other factors.
If these hours are known you can enter them into the Marketplace Escort within the Reversal Times tab.
ATTENTION! The markets do not obey regularities. Signals created within these time ranges may be relevant but there is no guarantee for success.
If you connect to a new data feed / broker in the account connection manager, the Instrument import popup will be displayed. Depending on which markets are selected in the instrument import popup, the relevant trading hours and exchanges will be loaded via a server. After selecting and importing all exchanges, the Marketplace Escort will display a dialog window in which you can set the exchange trading hours.
Please verify these trading hours and keep in mind that the US stock exchanges have different summer/winter phases which may result in display deviations.
ATTENTION! When using the internal simulation account, the correct input of trading hours is absolutely essential due to enormous deviations in spread that may exist in the pre-/post-market trading hours. This may lead to your orders being filled even if the price is far away from your order.
When downloading data for later replay. AgenaTrader will also use the additional amount of data displayed on these settings from the time immediately before you starting point.
Left-hand side
Meaning
Historical Days
Chart/Scanner History Settings
Snapshot History (Candles):Sets the history size (number of candles) for the chart snapshots. Regardless how many bars were loaded in chart, number of bars in snapshot will be defined here. Maximum Days to load NTB Charts : Maximum amount of days (history) for non-time-based charts (Range, Ticks, Volume, Renko) Maximum Bars to Load in Time Period: Maximum amount of bars for selected timeframe Max. Hours back OrderStream: Maximum number of hours for which the historical order stream ticket data is read. Please find details on page OrderStream
Historical Transaction-History/Bars
Bars to Load in TimeBased Charts: Maximum amount of bars for timebased charts which display trades, positions, orders. Bars to Load NTB Charts: Maximum amount of bars for non-time-based charts which display trades, positions, orders. These charts available in tabs: Trades Manager, Order Manage, Execution and Trading Journal
Enable AutoReload Histories
Set an exact time when your datafeed will be reconnected and reload all history.
The Discretionary Trading category allows you to enter general settings related to order size.
Option
Description
Default Order Size
Sets the suggested order size for strategies outside of AgenaTrader++. Due to the fact that some brokers demand a minimum order size, this setting can sometimes be ignored (if the entered amount is smaller than the minimum order size). In this case AgenaTrader will offer you the required minimum order size when placing an order.
Place Syntetic Order on Margin Violation
If the Account-Cash values get exceeded because of a margin violation AgenaTrader will place syntetic order
For the Futures, you may adjust some additional settings. Check the Show Rollover Alert checkbox if you wish to be shown the futures calendar window (see below) upon starting up AgenaTrader - it will appear if one of the major futures is n days before its rollover. The dialog window will open where the cursor is positioned.
In the Futures calendar window you will see the day of the month on which the rollover will take place:
If the rollover date lies within the time range between the predefined days and the contract expiration date, then the corresponding cell will be highlighted in red.
If the expiration date lies in the past, then the corresponding cell will be highlighted in light red.
If the futures has already been rolled over to the next contract, then the corresponding cell will be highlighted in green.
By clicking on the symbol you will call up the detail window for the instrument within the Instrument Editor. Here you may make the necessary changes. More information about the rollover can be found in the section: Futures contract rollover.
Attention! For more detail please visit ActionBar page
Inside the ActionBar tab you can select settings for the panel on the right side of the chart
There are five main parameters:
Option
Meaning
Fixed Action Bars
Permanently displays the action bar next to the chart. However, you always have the possibility to keep the action bar visible by clicking on the "pins" icon (see below).
Open on Click in Price Scale
Displays the action bar only when you click on the price scale panel.
Open on Mouse Move
Displays the action bar only when you hover the mouse over the price panel.
Show Periodicities Slider Bar
Shows/hides the time slider.
Show Trading Pads
Shows/hides the Chart Trading Pad and the DOM, which are located at the top of the Actionbar.
Arrow Keys allow you to sort the entry escorts, intervals, instrument lists and the predefined indicators. Click on the object to be moved and relocate it by pressing the arrow keys.
The ActionBar is located to the right-hand side of the chart for quick access to various actions (favorites).
The ActionBar includes seven primary components:
Component
Meaning
Icon
Full Chart
Maximizes the selected chart or resizes it according to the chart container settings
Pin
Pins / unpins the Action bar. Only activated, when "Fixed ActionBars" is deactivated and either "Open on Click in Price Scale" or "Open on Mouse Move" is activated, so user can fix ActionBar impromptu
Trading Pad
Hides or shows the standard chart trading pad/DOM/3rd level box depending upon what has been selected in the chart menu
Show Quick Trader
Opens the Quick Trader
Chart Trading Pad
Opens the Trading Pad (Standart or AT++)
DOM
opens the DOM
Time frames
Sets the time frame for a current chart
Instrument Lists
Displays the selected instrument lists. If an instrument is already in a list, the text of the equivalent instrument list button will be displayed in red
Entry Escort
Allows you to select previously defined setups within the Setup Builder. A pair of B(Buy) and S(Sell) buttons refers to one entry strategy. When you use the EntryEscort, AgenaTrader++ will automatically be activated
Indicators
Displays buttons for indicators that are not permanently visible on the chart. When you hover the cursor above an indicator button it will be shown on the chart. Clicking the button will make the indicator visible on the chart until you unselect it by clicking again
Right click on the blank space to access the Action bar settings:
This category describes all user-defined alert in Agena Trader.
Right-hand side
Meaning
Price Alert: Send E-mails Show Message Box Enable sound Mobile
Price Alert settings: Enables or disables the option to receive an e-mail for each triggered price alert. Opens a popup when the price alert is triggered. Enables sound for the alert. Enables Mobile notifications.
Time Alert: Send E-mails Show Message Box Enable sound Mobile
Time Alert settings: Enables or disables the option to receive an e-mail for each triggered time alert. Opens a popup when the time alert is triggered. Enables sound for the alert. Enables Mobile notifications.
Indicator Alert: Send E-mails Show Message Box Enable sound Mobile
Indicator Alert settings: Enables or disables the option to receive an e-mail for each triggered indicator alert. Opens a popup when the indicator alert is triggered. Enables sound for the alert. Enables Mobile notifications
Connect/Disconnect Alert: Send E-mails Show Message Box Enable sound Mobile E-mails Aggregation Timeout
Connection Alert settings: Enables or disables the option to receive an e-mail for each triggered connection alert. Opens a popup when the connection alert is triggered. Enables sound for the alert. Enables Mobile notifications. The time during datafeed/broker disconnect emails will be aggregated. For e.g. user choose 00:05:00 time range. It means he will get aggregated disconnect emails every 5 min.
Send Mobile Notif. On Order Execution
Enable mobile notifications for order executions
Advanced Alert Style
Is this function selected, then all triggered alert will be displayed altogether inside the message box. if this function is not activated then the standard settings will be applied and each alert will be shown separately.
This function allows you to assign different sounds to a particular order type:
Market Order Filled
After the execution of a Market order, selected sound will be played (the checkbox must be checked)
Limit Order Filled
After the execution of a Limit order, selected sound will be played (the checkbox must be checked)
Stop Order Filled
After the execution of a Stop order, selected sound will be played (the checkbox must be checked)
StopLimit Order Filled
After the execution of a StopLimt order, selected sound will be played (the checkbox must be checked)
Disconnected
After you disconnect broker or datafeed, selected sound will be played (the checkbox must be checked)
Tray Notification
After you get message in TradersYard chat, selected sound will be played (the checkbox must be checked)
The Email Settings allows to set a mailserver. This server will be used to send emails with AgenaTrader information e.g. TimeAlerts, PriceAlerts etc.
The following information can be set in the SMTP tab:
Default E-mail Address
This E-Mail address is used to send E-Mails from AgenaTrader. Needed for all E-Mail sending features e.g. Send E-Mail for Signals in Setup Builder. ([email protected])
Server address
e.g. agenatrader.com
SMTP Port
Default ports are 25, 587, 465
Use SSL
Use secure socket layer for coding and encoding your emails
SMTP Login
Login data e.g. [email protected]
SMTP Password
Login password
SMTP Password Again
Login password confirmation
From Address
Address from which the email should be sent
Test Address
Allows to check this functionality and send a test E-mail after all necessary data have been inserted.
Please note! Some E-Mail service providers such as Gmail prevent third-party providers from sending E-Mails via SMTP. In this case user must enable this functionality manually by using account settings of the corresponding E-Mail service provider here. Please go to Less secure apps section and turn on access for less secure apps.
Correct settings for Gmail:
Server address: smtp.gmail.com SMTP Port: 587 Use SSL/TLS: on
Notifier settings allow you to activate Mobile Notifier for your device:
In order to activate Android device please activate Android checkbox and insert your device token in Android Device ID field.
In order to activate iPhone please select iOs (iPhone, iPad) checkbox and insert your device token in iOS Device ID field.
Important! Please find details how to get token on our page AgenaTrader notifier - notification service and MOBILE APP
AT++ Manager
Setup Builder
Signal Builder
This functionality enables you to assign various keystrokes as hotkeys.
There are several categories within the popup:
Many key combinations are preset in AgenaTrader but you can customize them according to your own preferences:
Left click in the field where the hot key is to be assigned
Enter the key from your keyboard in the field New Hot Key for this Action.
Click the Assign button to activate the new hot keys.
The other buttons in the popup have the following functions:
Clear: deletes unconfirmed hot keys.
Remove: deactivates the command and assigns "None" to the hot key.
Restore Default Settings: returns all hot keys to the default settings.
Multiple functions: 1 key: e.g. F1 or 3 or T 2 keys: Switch or CTRL or ALT + Key 3 keys: Switch & CTRL + Key 4 keys: Switch & CTRL & ALT + Key
Click the right mouse button and open the print options:
Print: only the selected category will be printed.
Print all: all categories will be printed.
Allows user to assign various key strokes as hot keys for chart group.
Commands:
Mark item
Mazimize/Minimize chart
Reload
Reload selected instrument lists
Reset marked item
Mark Item With this hotkey, You can mark/color a symbol:
"Please find detail on page Scanner context menu: Scanner for a list chart group"
Reset marked item Allows you to undo a symbol's marking. "Please find detail on page Scanner for a list chart group"
Mazimize/Minimize chart Allows you to maximize or minimize selected chart "Please find detail on page ActionBar"
Reload Allows you to reload the whole scanner. "Please find detail on page Scanner context menu: Reload"
Reload selected instrument lists Allows you to reload multiple instrument lists. "Please find detail on page Scanner context menu: Reload instrument lists"
Allows user to assign various key strokes as hot keys for single chart.user to assign various key strokes as hot keys for single chart. Commands:
Add Indicator Alert
Add Price Alert
Cancel
Chart public mode
Copy Object
Decrease Timeframe
Enable Global Drawing
H-Scroll Left
H-Scroll Right
H-ZoomIn
H-ZoomOut
Increase Timeframe
Paste Object
Price Alert Lines
Quick Trader
Reload Data
Reload Scripts
Remove
Remove All Drawing Objects
Save as Image
Show Drawings
Spread Lines
Spread Markers
Toogle Crosshair/Pointer
Trade Markers
Trader Bars
Trader Lines
V-ZoomIn
V-ZoomOut
Add Indicator Alert
Allows you to set an alert that will inform you when a particular indicator crosses the specified price level. Details on page Chart Context Menu: Add Indicator Alert
Add Price Alert
Allows you to set an alert that will inform you when price crossed the specified level Details on page Chart Context Menu: Add price alert
Cancel
With this hot key user may quit drawing mode. Details on page Chart Toolbar: Drawing objects
Chart public mode
Enable public mode Details on page Chart Toolbar: Public Mode
Copy Object
Copy drawing object Details on page Chart Toolbar: Drawing objects
Decrease Timeframe
Decrease Timeframe for selected chart. Details on page Chart Toolbar: Time frame and Time frame regulator
Increase Timeframe
Increase Timeframe for selected chart. Details on page Chart Toolbar: Time frame and Time frame regulator
Enable Global Drawing
Display drawing objects on all charts Details on page Global drawing objects
Paste Object
Paste copied object Details on page Chart Toolbar: Drawing objects
Price Alert Lines
Display price alert lines on a chart. Details on page Chart Toolbar: Price markers and spread markers
Enable to print selected chart Details on page Chart Toolbar: Print
Quick Trader
Enable Quick Trader Details on page Quick Trader
Reload Data
Reload chart data Details on page Chart Context Menu: Reload data
Reload Scripts
Allows you to recalculate all indicators. Details on page Chart Context Menu: Reload scripts
Remove
Remove selected drawing object Details on page Chart Toolbar: Drawing objects
Remove All Drawing Objects
Remove all drawings from the chart Details on page Chart Toolbar: Drawing objects
Save as Image
Save a snapshot of the chart Details on page Chart Toolbar: Saving as image
Show Drawings
Display Drawings on a chart Details on page Types of drawing objects
Spread Lines
Display Spread Lines on a chart Details on page Chart Toolbar: Price markers and spread markers
Spread Markers
Display Spread Markers on a chart Details on page Chart Toolbar: Price markers and spread markers
Toogle Crosshair/Pointer
Switch between mouse Crosshair and Pointer Details on page Chart Toolbar: Cursor type
Trade Markers
Display trade markers on a chart:
Trader Bars
Enable/disable the chart ordersbars Details on page Chart Trading: Chart trader bars
Trader Lines
Enable/disable Traders Lines
Allows user to assign various key strokes as hot keys for Chart Pads through ActionBar
Toggle DOM
Toggle Local Point
Toggle OrderStream
Toggle Standart Chart Trading Pad
Toggle DOM
Enable DOM (depth of the market) on a chart Detail on page DOM
Toggle Local Point
Enable Local Point on a chart 'in development'
Toggle OrderStream
Enable OrderStream Pad Detail on page OrderStream
Toggle Standart Chart Trading Pad
Enable Standart Chart Trading Pad Detail on page Chart Toolbar: Standard chart trading pad
Allows user to assign various key strokes as hot keys for Bar Types
Commands:
Bar Chart
Candle Chart
Candle Volume
Darvas Boxes
EquiVolume
EquiVolume Shadow
Heikin Ashi
Line Chart
Mountain Chart
Bar Chart
Display Bar Chart Details on page Bar Chart
Candle Chart
Display Candle Chart Details on page Candle Chart
EquiVolume
Display EquiVolume Chart Details on page EquiVolume
EquiVolume Shadow
Display EquiVolume Shadow Chart Details on page EquiVolume Shadow
Heikin Ashi
Display Heikin Ashi Chart Details on page Heikin Ashi Chart
Line Chart
Display Line Chart Details on page Line Chart
Mountain Chart
Display Mountain Chart Details on page Mountain Chart
Allows user to assign various key strokes as hot keys for TraderYard
Commands:
Chat
Shared Data
Offices
Workshops
Share Chart at TradersYard
Share Chart at Facebook
Share Chart at Twitter
Share Chart Group at Twitter
Share Chart Group at TradersYard
Share Chart Group at Facebook
Chat
Open TradersYard Chat Details on page TradersYard Chat
Offices
Open TradersYard Offices Details on page TradersYard Offices
Shared Data
Display TradersYard Shared Data Details on page TradersYard Shared Data
Workshops
Display TradersYard Workshops Details on page TradersYard Workshops
Share Chart at TradersYard
Share Chart at TradersYard Details on page TradersYard Shared Data
Share Chart Group at TradersYard
Share Chart Group at TradersYard Details on page TradersYard Shared Data
Share Chart at Facebook
Share Chart at Facebook Details on page TradersYard Social Trading
Share Chart at Twitter
Share Chart at Twitter Details on page TradersYard Social Trading
Share Chart Group at Facebook
Share Chart Group at Facebook Details on page TradersYard Social Trading
Share Chart Group at Twitter
Share Chart Group at Twitter Details on page TradersYard Social Trading
Allows user to assign various key strokes as hot keys for Drawing Objects Commands:
Andrew's Pitchfork
Arc
Arrow Down
Arrow Left
Arrow Line
Arrow Right
Arrow Up
Chart Ruler
Diamond
Dot
Eliott Wave
Ellipse
Fibonacci Arcs
Fibonacci Projections
Fibonacci Retracements
Fibonacci Time Zones
Free Hand Drawing
Gan Fan
Horizontal Line
Quadrant Lines
Raff Regression
Rectangle
Slope Counter Trend
Slope Trend
Square
Text Object
Tirone Levels
Trend Channel
Trend Line
Trend Line Advanced
Triangle
Vertical Line
Important! Please find details about drawing on pages Drawing objects and Types of drawing objects
Allows the user to assign various key strokes as hot keys for Orders Template. To assign keys user should create orders template:
Important! Please find details how to create orders template on page Chart Toolbar: Orders templates
Allows user to assign various key strokes as hot keys for adding instruments to your favorites lists To assign keys user should add Instrument Lists to an ActionBar
Important! Please find details how to add Instrument Lists on page ActionBar
Allows user to assign various key strokes as hot keys for adding quick indicators. To assign keys user should add Indicators to an ActionBar
Important! Please find details how add indicators on page ActionBar
Allows the user to assign various key strokes as hot keys to switch between different time frames.
To assign keys user should add Time Frame to an ActionBar
Important! Please find details how to add time frames on page ActionBar
Allows user to assign various key strokes as hot keys for Orders
Commands:
Buy-Limit 1 Tick below Bid
Buy-Limit 3 Tick below Bid
Buy-Limit @ Inside-Bid
Buy-Market
Buy-Stop 1 Tick above Ask
Buy-Stop 3 Tick above Ask
Cancel Last Order
Cancel all Orders
Flatten trader
Reverse trader
Sell-Limit 1 Tick above Ask
Sell-Limit 3 Tick above Ask
Sell-Limit at Inside Ask
Sell-Market
Sell-Stop 1 Tick below Bid
Sell-Stop 3 Tick below Bid
Allows user to assign various key strokes as hot keys for Trading Setups.
To place order on a chart via TradeEscort hotkeys, the user should also press Ctrl for long and Alt button for short orders.
For example, user assign K button for ManualMode as a Hotkey. On a chart, the user should press Ctrl + K to place long or Alt + K to place short order.
In other case you will get message:
Important! Please find details how create Trading Setup on section Signal Builder
Allows user to assign various key strokes as hot keys for AgenaTrader global settings
Commands:
Compile
Flatten All
Lock AgenaTrader
Reload Connected
Compile
Compile script Indicators, Strategies, etc Details on page Scripting: Compile
Flatten All
Flatten all position and orders
Lock AgenaTrader
Lock AgenaTrader. To unlock user should define the password. Details on page Global Configuration: Login
This feature allows you to set settings for your account in the TradersYard social platform.
Login section contains:
User logo (on the right side),
Short user description
Login: Allows the user to login.
Logout: Allows the user to logout.
Trading Analytics section contains:
Upload Closed Trades to TradersYard...: Means that your closed trades can be uploaded to TradersYard and are calculated for Trading Statisctic Visualization. With this feature, the user can compare his trading success with other traders.
Notifications section contains:
Message in private chat received: Allows to get the notification when the user receives the message in private chat.
Message in group chat received: Allows to get the notification when the message in group chat received.
Message in webinar chat received: Allows to get the notification when the message in webinar chat received.
Audio/Video streaming is started in group chat: Allows to get the notification when the streaming in group chat started.
Audio/Video streaming is started in webinar chat: Allows to get the notification when the streaming in webinar chat started.
Chat section contains:
Hide streaming messages in chat: Allows to hide streaming messages
Notification is going with a sound and small pop-up down left of AgenaTrader:
The Directories category enables you to set directories' paths.
This tab shows the following:
User's directory
Folder containing the user data needed to maintain the same appearance for the workspace, templates, self-programmed indicators etc. (if you work for example using Dropbox or server). The file store.sdf contains all the information about executed trades, orders, OrdersLog, instrument and connection settings, alerts, and notes.
Data Directory
Folder containing local user data such as history, protocol, replay data, etc.
User directory
The user data is automatically saved in the ".../Documents/AgenaTrader" folder. You can change this manually in the Global Configuration.
The following folders are contained in the user's directory:
Templates - contains saved templates for list chart groups or tab chart groups as well as your pre-settings for various drawing objects (Fibonacci-retracements etc).
TradeEscort/Files/Date/AgenaTraderLog.log - the log files for each individual day.
TradeEscort/Files/Date/Chart images/Trade - screenshots that are automatically taken after a trade.
UserCode. Please read more about the UserCode directory in the section: Scripting: Compile.
Workspaces - your workspaces are saved in this folder.
Data directory
History - contains saved historical data from your data feed provider. Under certain circumstances this folder may become rather large.
Logs - specific log data is saved here.
Replay Data - contains saved replay data. Similar to the history folder, this folder may become large as well.
Important!
AgenaTrader validates user directory version and compares it with the installed version If the version in user directory is higher than installed version user will get the popup:
Click OK button to install latest AgenaTrader version. Cancel button will skip the process.
Defines the currency used to convert the Profit/Loss for the: Position bar Position manager Trades manager Journal etc. Warning! When you change the Profit/Loss currency AgenaTrader ask to disconnect all active datafeed/broker connections
The following options are available: Amount: sets the absolute amount of profit / loss for a position Percent: sets the percentage of realized profit based on the entry price Ticks: sets the number of ticks based on the entry price
Enables or disables strategies running at the time of closing AgenaTrader to start up again once the trading platform is reopened.
Enables or disables all data feeds that were active at the time of closing AgenaTrader to reload/connect again once the trading platform is reopened.
Enables or disables the option to display frequently used indicators when you hover the mouse cursor over the chart.
If this is enabled: the entry line will be displayed as a box If this is disabled: the entry line will be displayed as a line
If this is disabled then only unconfirmed order bars can be ajusted: If this is enabled then you will be able to adjust confirmed order bars:
Additionally you can set over-the-counter trading hours within the Marketplace Escort, such as pre- and post-market hours (for example 0.5 = 1/2h). These time ranges will be included when loading a history for an instrument. In order to activate or deactivate over-the-counter price movements on the chart press the button on the chart toolbar.
With the Chart Color... settings you can choose which color is used as the background color for trading breaks. Note that the same color will be shown in the Analyzer-Escort Column during the trading pauses. In order to display the trading pauses it is necessary to open the available indicators by clicking the button on the chart toolbar, then add the Trading Times Background indicator to the chart and press the ОК or Apply button.
Click the Chart Color button to set the color that will be displayed on the chart during a reversal time range. This will help you to recognize the information and if necessary react as soon as you see it. Note that the same color will be shown in the Analyzer-Escort Column during reversal times. In order to display the reversal times it is necessary to open the available indicators by clicking the button on the chart toolbar, then add the Trading Times Background indicator to the chart and press the ОК or Apply button.
Allows you to define time properties for the replay mode history in: seconds minutes hours WARNING! large history time frames can cause performance issues in replay mode.
