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What's New for Ensign 10 Charting Software


December 2024

  • Cannon CQG datafeed ready for testing.
  • Fixed Error when clicking on Custom Symbols, Optimize Trades, and Chart Scanner menu items.
  • Fixed Cannon Gain "not updating" bug"

November 2024

  • 11-01 Fixed filenames used for downloading Neural Net files.

October 2024

  • Updated the Holiday schedule and Day Light Savings dates for 2025 and 2026.
  • Added a size spinner to the Marker property form for larger arrows and icons.

September 2024

  • Added Sticky Edges feature.  Check boxes are on the Setup | Charts property form.  When checked, shared chart edges will all adjust when a chart's edge is moved.
  • Added a new Stack sub-menu named  Sync Sub-Window Size.  When checked, adjusting the size of a sub-window on a stack chart will sync (adjust) the size of the same sub-window on the other charts on the stack.
  • In the Daily Price Lines tool, the DO, DH, and DL lines will persist through a Globex session.
  • Updated the SSDataServer to improve the data refresh from the Cannon data feed.

August 2024

  • Added 13 selections to Daily Price Lines tool, such as new choices for Week, Prior Week, and Month levels.
  • Added optional password to Template Security to secure the template on the host computer on which the template was created and secured.

July 2024

  • Stack tab position can be on Left or Right, in addition to the current Top or Bottom.
  • The Go To Date feature will also load old charts for an alignment group.
  • The Go To Date feature has been enhanced to load a chart for really old dates.  Just need to have Tick or Minute database files for the chart to build bars from.  Use Rebuild Visible or chart Refresh to return to a current chart that updates live.
  • Added optional automated logging in to the Schwab feed.

June 2024

  • Fixed issue with connecting to IG Markets feed.
  • Refresh for IB overseas stocks will override refresh choices to refresh from IB since Barchart refresh for overseas stocks is unavailable.
  • Fixed Schwab refresh of Forex symbols from Schwab.  Example:  EUR/USD
  • Implemented the Schwab data feed.   See the Schwab documentation.
  • Added Alignment Color Group to synchronize alignment and scrolling of charts.  See the Alignment documentation.

May 2024

  • Fixed Ladder font size showing in all ladder cells.
  • Added Timer Alert Sound to the Bar Data Panel pop-up menu to play a sound when the 15 second timer alert icon shows.
  • Improved viewing documentation from the Help ribbon's Docs and Q&A forms.
  • Fixed using Add Symbol on a Portfolio that is on a Stack.
  • Added check box on Donchian Channel property form to plot Swing Highs / Lows.   A swing is the highest / lowest point for # bars in both directions, before and after.

April 2024

  • Added check box on Setup | Charts | Keys to disable Function Keys for opening Layouts.
  • Improved the Data Server to reconnect to the Cannon data feed after a disconnect.
  • Database Manager will update the list of tick files after a tick refresh from eSignal.
  • Fixed the live building of small range charts.
  • Ensign 10 closes all Ensign 10 files on program exit.  This resolves an installation prompt that a file has not been closed.
  • The Big Cross cursor's line thickness can be adjusted.

March 2024

  • Fixed the Cannon feed showing data for Net, Open, High, Low, Yesterday, Volume, Bid size, Ask size.
  • Improved continuation refresh from Barchart to roll according to Ensign's roll schedule.
  • Improved the debugging aides with a Keyword combo box on the Output Window.
  • Implemented a server change for TheBestTraders to get block data from VolumeLeaders.
  • Increased eSignal's intra-day refresh to request 5 years on Database Manager form.

February 2024

  • Increased tick refresh for eSignal's International Stocks to 90 days back.
  • Added checkbox on Setup | Feed to disable the automatic refresh on the Ninja feed for the Emini.   Default is unchecked, which permits this refresh to be received.
  • Use menu Window | Window Color to change the background color of a stack's caption row.
  • Fixed eSignal tick refresh for International symbols such as $SENSEX-BOM.
  • Updated DataServer for the Cannon feed so the Symbol List's top 5 symbols receive all ticks, and remaining symbols receive quote changes.
  • Markers can now float or be pinned to a price like Notes.
  • Implemented option to Add Dates to a chart's time stamp grid for 30 and 60 minute charts.  Check box to enable is on the Setup | Charts form.
  • Implemented tick refresh for eSignal's Forex currencies.  Example:  JPY A0-FX
  • Added tabs for Layer names.  Enable on the Setup | System | Buttons form.
  • The HLT and ZON markers when used with markers and draw tools will draw in the selected color.

January 2024

  • The stack properties now include option to show tabs at the bottom of the stack.
  • Increased the flexibility of the Risk | Reward presentation in the Formations draw tool.
  • Draw tool property form will not be hidden by a pinned chart.
  • Ladder markers will be initialized showing.

What's New for Ensign Windows Charting Software

November 2024

  • 11-01 Fixed the value returned for the ESPL GetData(eTickTime,True);

October 2024

  • Updated the Holiday schedule and Day Light Savings dates for 2025 and 2026.

August 2024

  • Preserve a chart's scale interval on a chart close/open cycle.

July 2024

  • Added  'eighths 32nds' as a scale format selection for use with ZT futures.

May 2024

  • Improved the chart's pop-up menu for Align Charts.   Hot keys:  CTRL-ALT-A

March 2024

  • Removed code for the discontinued Transact Futures feed.

February 2024

  • Ensign Windows can chart the BTC-PAXOS symbol on the Interactive Broker feed.

January 2024

  • Replaced a corrupted market hours file:  C:\Ensign\Hours4.dat
  • Updated Ensign's code signing certificate for easier installation.