Does "update on every tick" really do that?

When creating an indicator that is tick precise and having "update on every tick" enabled in your indicator properties. Will it call calcbar() on every tick with historical data? My impression so far is that this may not be the case despite the help implying that this should be the case.

When creating an indicator that is tick precise and having "update on every tick" enabled in your indicator properties. Will it call calcbar() on every tick with historical data? My impression so far is that this may not be the case despite the help implying that this should be the case.

That's true, 'Update on every tick' only applies to real-time processing. From the manual (p. 14):

For indicators, calculation on every tick received in real time can be selected. To do so, right-click on the chart to see the shortcut menu, select Format Indicators, select the indicator, then select Format, select the Properties tab and check the Update on Every Tick check box.

Thanks JoshM, the online help does not even mention this real-time only quality.

https://www.multicharts.com/trading-sof ... Every_Tick

Thanks JoshM, the online help does not even mention this real-time only quality.

https://www.multicharts.com/trading-sof ... Every_Tick

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