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Posted: **Jan 04 2015**

Hi all,

I want to use esignal real time tick data to reconstruct the turnover in Market Scanner.
I can show date, time, Last and tradevolume separately in Market Scanner. So the reception is working in real time. But when I try to show this:

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Var: Turnover(0);

Turnover = Last * Tradevolume;

Market Scanner shows "Not verified".

I googled for "multicharts turnover" and it showed very few results.
Is turnover calculation not possible in Multicharts?

Posted: **Jan 05 2015**

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Var: Turnover(0); Turnover = Last * Tradevolume;
Market Scanner shows "Not verified".

Such a message is separate from being able to calculate turnover from tick data. Instead, it suggests something in your script is off. Did compiling the indicator went okay?

Is this code your complete indicator? If so, a `Plot` is needed to display data in the Market Scanner. Like so:

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Var: Turnover(0);



Turnover = Last * Tradevolume;

Plot1(Turnover, "Turnover");

Posted: **Jan 05 2015**

Hi Josh,

I did have the plot syntax as you suggested. But I have a mistake in the code provided. My previous code is for the trade size (i.e. last * tradevolume) which can be calculated and shown correctly. But when I try to cumulate the trade size for turnover. The "not verified" error occurred in Market Scanner. The right code should be:

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Var: Turnover(0);

Turnover = Turnover + Last * Tradevolume;

Plot1(Turnover, "Turnover");

Welcome to any comments and suggestions.

Posted: **Jan 05 2015**

I cannot replicate that error on MultiCharts64 Version 9.0 Release (Build 10014); your code runs fine here.

If I adjust your code to see if the indicator receives the correct data (by comparing it to the other Market Scanner columns), it seems to work correctly:

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Variables:

	IntraBarPersist Turnover(0);



if (LastBarOnChart_s) then

	Turnover = Turnover + (Last * Tradevolume);



Plot1(Last, "Last");

Plot2(TradeVolume, "Size");

Plot3(Turnover, "Turnover");

Posted: **Jan 05 2015**

Strange enough. I cannot replicate the error myself....Thanks Josh. Really appreciate your help.

I have got a follow-up.
What I learnt is that all real time data are stored in the cache. So it is not possible to look back the data until it is stored in the QuoteManager. So if I start multicharts one hour after the market opens, how can I force MC to calculate the previous one hour turnover so that I can get the latest turnover of the day?

Thanks

Posted: **Jan 05 2015**

What I learnt is that all real time data are stored in the cache. So it is not possible to look back the data until it is stored in the QuoteManager. So if I start multicharts one hour after the market opens, how can I force MC to calculate the previous one hour turnover so that I can get the latest turnover of the day?

You can't, because Last and TradeVolume are quote fields (meaning, they are only available with real-time data).

If you set the data series in the Market Scanner to 1 tick, you can however calculate it on historical data. Then you could use Close for the closing price (instead of Last) and Ticks for the volume accompanying that tick (instead of TradeVolume).

Of course, this will also work on other historical time frames (like 30 seconds), but then it's less accurate since there is no keyword for the average price of a bar.

Posted: **Jan 05 2015**

Your answer gives me a good start. Thanks again Josh.

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