This may be a problem or simply user error. I wanted to create my own "tick" information similar to NYSE-TICK, but with a basket of stocks that I think influence the market. I have about 20 stocks in this basket. I created a strategy that adds all 20 symbols to the strategy using 1 second time series. It then prints out the my custom "tick" data to the output window. Works great, runs fast no problem.
I then decided looking at the output window is distracting and wanted this to be its own indicator so I can see it on the chart. This is where I ran into a problem. Copied most of the code from the strategy into a custom indicator. Then opened up market replay and added the indicator to a chart. I go to press for the replay to start playing and it hangs.. Hangs for a long time, a few minutes then jumps a few seconds, then hangs.. etc.. Bottom line takes like 10 minutes for 1 minute worth of replay to happen.
Yet If i do this same replay with the info in a strategy instead I can make the market replay go at 500x speed with no problems...
Why does having it in an indicator work so poorly? Is there anything I can do about this as having my custom tick as an indicator is a lot more useful...
thoughts?
I then decided looking at the output window is distracting and wanted this to be its own indicator so I can see it on the chart. This is where I ran into a problem. Copied most of the code from the strategy into a custom indicator. Then opened up market replay and added the indicator to a chart. I go to press for the replay to start playing and it hangs.. Hangs for a long time, a few minutes then jumps a few seconds, then hangs.. etc.. Bottom line takes like 10 minutes for 1 minute worth of replay to happen.
Yet If i do this same replay with the info in a strategy instead I can make the market replay go at 500x speed with no problems...
Why does having it in an indicator work so poorly? Is there anything I can do about this as having my custom tick as an indicator is a lot more useful...
thoughts?
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