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Eliminating Bad Ticks

There are two methods for doing this. Both are pretty simple and straightforward. There is the manual method documented below. There is also an automated method: right-click in chart and choose "Scrub Data". Start with a light scrub and see if that solves the problem. If not, you can either try a heavier scrub or the manual method below. There is a button on the chart toolbar labeled "Edit/Delete Bar/Tick Data" (7th from bottom on right column). It's the black candle with the red X through it.

Mixing Periodicities on Charts

There are actually multiple ways to do multiple periodicities.

Let's use the specific example above of overlaying a 5-minute stochastics on a 1-minute chart. Let's further assume that we are specifically after the "Fast %D" component of that 5-minute stochastics.

Using Mixed Periodicity Data Indicator (MPD)
Once solution (and probably the most popular solution now days) would be to use the Mixed Periodicity (MPD) indicator. You can access additional information on MPD at:

Video: Multi-Pane Chart Spacing

This 12-minute video demonstrates various methods and shortcuts for managing space in Multi-Pane charts. Topics include adjusting the pixels per bar setting using the arrow keys or mouse scroll wheel, and adjusting the amount of right margin space at the right side of your charts.

Multi-Pane Chart Spacing

Why Custom Column Values can Differ from Chart Values

These indicators may be "cumulative" indicators. A cumulative indicator is one that builds upon itself (using its own previous value). For example, any indicator involving an exponential smoothing fits into this "cumulative" category. When an indicator is cumulative, its value is dependent in some way on all previous data elements that are considered in the calculation. While the chart is loading a certain number of bars (depending on the chart's viewing period), the custom column is loading a minimal number of bars for efficiency reasons.

Simulating Tick Data on longer time frame Charts

Charts with certain periodicities require tick data in order to form properly.  These include Volume Bars, Tick Bars, Renko, Point and Figure, Range Bars, and Change Bars.  These periodicities can also be formed from 1-minute data but generally they will not be as accurate.  For periods where there is tick data, Investor/RT will use the tick data to form the accurate bars.  It will then use the 1-minute data before that to form those bars as best possible.  By default, Investor/RT will form bars from 1-minute data for up to 50 days back.  For per

What is an "INCOMPATIBLE SESSION"

The INCOMPATIBLE SESSION message indicates that the Session Override of the chart is set to a session that is outside the boundaries of the session assigned to the symbol. The required course of action is to adjust the session of either the Symbol itself or the chart so that they are either the same, or, the Chart's session is fully inside of the times of the Symbols Session.

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