
Linked Charts and Instrument Switch
scramble Posted 1 Aug. in #Jforex #Automated Trading #Tool #Manual TradingThis article is about the ‘tool’ I developed for JForex which will allow to link some or all of your charts to a main one, and switch the selected instrument in all of them in just one click.
How to setup
Save the .jfx file on your preferred C://...//Strategies folder and play in Local Run. Before playing the code, click on the chart where you desire having all commands. In this article’s example the GBP USD 30 Minutes will be our main chart:
Once hit the PLAY button, there will be the possibility to set few parameters through the ‘Define Parameters Window’. Consider the following picture:
Once hit the Run button, the code will load a very small widget on the main chart and a red “dot” on every open chart. See the picture:
1 - How to link 1 or more charts
The red dot is mouse-event sensitive: a double click will link the chart and another double click to un-link it back. If the chart is linked, the dot will be automatically drawn in green color. Consider the following picture:
2 - How to switch Instrument
The widget will load the previously selected instruments in the left-to-right order, so the first button after the switch button (explained in next paragraph), will b…