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All existing customers have tested v2.0.9 and report that it works fine. And so it is now available for everyone, and we will begin the transition to the new website.

Remember that once we change websites, any previous version will cease to work.

To make sure nobody was effected by that, v2.0.9 no longer has a version check, nor a subscription check (and also we got existing customers to test it before making the change).

Another reason you might want to use v2.0.9 is because Backtesting and Alerts are now free for all.

This is of course all gearing up for the release of v3.

Here is the full list of changes:

Added in v2.0.9

• Removed version check.
• Removed subscription check.
• Backtesting and Alerts now free.

About 2 years ago I wanted to move house. So I looked at an apartment, and it was nice enough and had fantastic views of the beach. Next door was an empty yard. Just grass. I signed a 6-month lease.

On the very day that I moved in to that apartment, they started building an apartment block in that empty yard :-) I was stuck there for 6 months, and nobody would take over my lease because of the construction next door.

It seemed like it took a really long time just to dig the hole for the foundation and the carpark. But once the foundation was complete, the actual construction of the apartment block went relatively quickly (though I still cursed them every morning).

And that's the segue into the update on v3. I tore everything down and started again. And man, it seemed like it took a really long time to create the foundation. But now that I'm getting into the "fun stuff" (of getting TSATM to actually do backtests and autotrading, etc), it's all just clicking into place.

v3 completed its first backtest yesterday, 24th August. A milestone which probably doesn't mean much to you, but was certainly a big deal for us. Because so many little operations have to work, and work together, in order to spit out a backtest result.

Get excited! :-)

Getting back to FXCM, I have updated the FXCM API and incorporated some of their new features into TS. The most exciting feature is the ability to download FXCM historical prices with a few clicks (i.e. no downloading files and then importing them into TS).

I'll have a video tutorial up soon, but I'm sure you'll figure it out :-) On the Command Centre > FXCM > Price Downloads > Historical.

Here is the full list of changes:

Added in v2.0.7

• New version of the FXCM API. Historical price downloads.
• Upgraded to a new version of npgsql (the thing which lets TS connect to PostgreSQL).

Fixed in v2.0.7

• For non-subscribed users, dummy price data should be used so they can get a feel of what it would be like if they did subscribe. But an error prevented them from seeing the dummy results. Now fixed.

TS used to have the limitation of only working in trading accounts denominated in USD. There were some workarounds to get it working for other currencies, but now you don't have to bother with workarounds because TS does it properly by itself.

Fixed a few other things as well, and one in particular means you have some work to do yourself after upgrading. While TS was working only with Gain Capital and Oanda, it was easy to know how many units could be purchased - Oanda allows any number of units, while Gain Capital makes you buy them in multiples of 10K.

However, now that we're moving towards FXCM as well, FXCM have 3 different kinds of accounts, and you can buy different numbers of units in each one - multiples of 1K in their micro accounts; multiples of 10K in their mini accounts; and multiples of 100K in the 'real' accounts. So it's not possible anymore to just go by the company name. And so, each account has a new field where you tell TS how many units it can buy in that account - multiples of 1, 1K, 10K, or 100K. After upgrading, please check each of your accounts and make sure the setting is correct.

Similarly, backtesting has the same new feature. So please also check each backtesting configuration entry and make sure the setting is correct.

Here is the full list of changes:

Added in v2.0.5

• Remove limitation of TS only working in trading accounts denominated in USD.
• New setting on backtesting configurations and accounts - allow purchases in multiples of 1, 1K, 10K, 100K.
• Double-clicking on the Chart window now makes it fill the available area on the screen. (There's also the "Actions..." > "Make maximum size" menu item, which does the same thing).
• When I start TS V_2, on the trading system 'other' tab, the last gasp filter does not remember the setting, I have to re select my choice every time.
• Number fields now have little up-down spinners (click the up button to increase the value, the down button to decrease it).
• I don't want TS to _create_ any messages, because with 1 min Systems it creates a lot. Like Activity Logging I want to turn it off.
• Oanda now allows trading in these currencies: AUD/CAD, EUR/NZD, GBP/CAD, NZD/CAD, NZD/JPY, USD/CZK, USD/HUF, USD/SEK.
• Is there a way to set the stop loss at the Minimum close of last x intervals for Long trades, vice versa for Short trades, Maximum close of last x intervals?
• Row Count menu item on Data Manager is now called "Table information", and shows row count, earliest date of price data, and latest date of price data in that table.
• Backtesting, when no USD in the currency pair being tested, and the trading system's money management says to use % of balance or VFP, then TS always 'buys' 1 contract. It was originally done this way because all calculations were converted back to USD, and if there is no USD in the currency pair, then % of balance cannot be calculated in USD. However, with TS not exclusive to USD accounts anymore, this restriction has also been removed.
• Update web addresses to reflect new website structure.

Fixed in v2.0.5

• I discovered that I only need to click 'OK' once... and then wait... or go and make a coffee... to 'add' the m/a ... (of period 2880 over 50K bars) but when performing this operation there is no egg-timer telling me that the software is thinking... If I get impatient and click more than once I get an exception error and have to close the program.
• Some of the indicators cannot be added to the chart... coz when I try to add the indicator, I get a message box which says... 'could not find config type' ... see attached screen capture attachment. It seems that indicators with TS after the name are loadable but ones...without TS.... are not...
• Data Manager, File Loader, and Price History windows need to disable Close button when doing their respective functions.
• FXCM account numbers are too big for the account number field.
• "Unexpected error" when click "Prices" link in toolbar (or probably any web link).
• When an account was being used by an active trading system, and try to edit that account, a message would appear saying that the account cannot be edited, but it would appear to edit it anyway.
• When close Command Centre abruptly without switching off auto-trading/alerting, then open Command Centre again and download prices, auto-trading/alerting starts again even though the window shows them as being switched off.
• User Wizard doesn't ask for a server type (i.e. demo/live) when FXCM is selected for the company.
• Directional Movement System is not being calculated correctly.

On the Backtesting Results Window, there are now options you can choose from when you go to chart all the indicators and trade entries/exits, etc. I wouldn't normally put out a release just for that, but I also fixed a couple of things for some customers.

Added in v2.0.3

• Backtest Results window now has options to choose from when charting indicators.
• Change "Overbought setting" to "Value To Be Above", and "Oversold setting" to "Value To Be Below". Makes it a little easier to understand.
• More info added to TS help file.

Fixed in v2.0.3

• "X Completed Bars After Entry Bar" rule was waiting 1 bar too many. Can now also use 0 (zero) to indicate the rule should be true at the end of the entry bar.