Track 'n Trade Pro v3.0 Revision List

Revision No. Revision Date Track 'n Trade Updates and Revisions List.
3.0.6.4 Nov 03, 2004
  • FIXED: Coded around new 4.0 specific data downloading to 3.0 and causing crashes when attempting to download CRB, Mini Dow and the Dow. These commodities should download without errors now.
  • FIXED: 3.0 users are now able to download the data for new contracts that have been added to the data service like mini Corn.
  • IMPROVED: The weekly and monthly chart buttons have been disabled on spread charts since the software does not create weekly and monthly spreads.
  • IMPROVED: Clarified that the smoothing constant for Slow Stochastics is three.
3.0.6.3 Oct 01, 2003
  • FIXED: Long term contract month charts no longer stop at the current year month. Eg. building a S-P2004H contract month long term will not stop in March 2003.
  • FIXED: Long term front month charts that have been saved for a few months. They will continue to update now.
  • ADDED: Account Manager access from the Help menu auto-submits your key for you.
3.0.6.2 Sep 05, 2003
  • FIXED: Spreads were not using spread margin values.
  • FIXED: Open outcry and combined session spreads now use the same spread margins when they represent the same commodity. Eg C and C-P use the same spread margins.
  • FIXED: One leg of a spread was randomly being canceled.
  • CHANGED: AD, MOM and MACD will now re-scale according to what is visible on the screen, enhancing the ability.
3.0.6.1 Jul 19, 2003
  • FIXED: Active chart list columns were not remembering how you had set them.
  • FIXED: Upgrade option on demo will launch InstallShield and close Track 'n Trade Pro, allowing you to choose the 'Upgrade to full' option.
3.0.6.0 May 07, 2003
  • FIXED: Wrapping of indicator buttons if you didn't have the seasonals indicator plugin.
  • FIXED: Dependency on OLEACC.dll, thus fixing issues with Roboform.exe
3.0.5.6 Apr 15, 2004
  • FIXED: Enabling MOM caused a software error on some systems
  • FIXED: Printing and Print Preview showed only indicator window on some systems.
  • FIXED: Indicator key wasn't switching when you activated or deactivated an indicator using the right-click menu.
  • FIXED: Consistency in restore defaults function on all Property Pages.
3.0.5.5 Apr 09, 2003
  • NEW FEATURE: Moving Average of Momentum (MOMMA) indicator can be displayed when displaying the momentum (MOM) indicator.

  • NEW FEATURE: Moving Average of Williams Accumulation/Distribution (ADMA) indicator can be displayed when displaying the Accumulation/Distribution (AD) indicator.

  • NEW FEATURE: Ability to view MACD as a single line representing the difference (histogram) values.

  • CHANGED: Removed support for Rich Edit controls in property pages to allow people with RichEdit issues on their system to use the Property Pages.

  • FIXED: MACD property page didn’t properly disable the trigger line when showing the MACD as it’s two component lines. The trigger line is only relevant with the histogram or average line views.

  • FIXED: Tool placement rules that had allowed the risk reward tool to be drawn crookedly, and order tools to jump left and right as you moved them up and down.

  • FIXED: Crash that happened when you opened a chartbook that had no active charts.

  • FIXED: Database validates contract month symbols, so bad symbols like 6700 will not appear in the contract month drop down list.

  • FIXED: Chart play to here feature use to allow you to play beyond the end of the chart.

  • FIXED: Screen capture allows you to get both screens as documented in the quick reference.

  • FIXED: Historical average lines dropping to zero when the historical data is shorter than the viewed year’s data.

  • FIXED: GDI Leak when the Pivot Points text is displayed.

  • FIXED: Stochastics property page now only has one dotted and dashed line style per drop down rather than two. This should avoid any confusion on which line style is selected.

3.0.5.4 Mar 11, 2004
  • NEW FEATURE: Press the F9 key to display pivot point support and resistance numbers.
  • FIXED: Keyboard shortcuts that were not working correctly now work properly.
  • FIXED: Chart sort order - Charts are now sorted in the order stated on the commodities tab when you click the title bar to cycle through them.
  • CHANGED: The Rectangle tool now can be drawn from the point between days as well as from the center of the day. This allows you to draw a box around a single tick.
3.0.5.3 Feb 11, 2003
  • NEW FEATURE: Clicking the title bar of the chart will switch to the next open chart. (Note that charts are sorted in the order you opened them, NOT alphabetically)
  • NEW FEATURE: Cancel Order: You can now cancel an order with a menu option in the right-click drop down. Cancelled orders will still appear in the list of orders and on the chart and in the trade log, but will not ever fill or affect accounting. Orders can only be cancelled if they have not been filled.
  • NEW FEATURE: You can now select which value is used for the color change on ticks, (yesterday's open through today's low) compared against today's close, for change up/down/no change
  • All users with the accounting plug-in will be pleased to hear that we now support day only orders as well as GTC orders
3.0.5.2 Jan 08, 2003
  • Play to end feature now applies when switching to long term charts using the Commodities control panel.
  • Spread charts build to the right date.
3.0.5.1 Jan 07, 2004
  • NEW FEATURE: Trade Log - All users with the accounting plug-in have access to the brokers report. This feature is accessed through the My Account tab, and allows you to view a history of daily changes to your orders.
  • The screen capture button has been fully implemented. You can now save image files directly from Track 'n Trade Pro. (hold CTRL while pressing the screen capture button to capture to clipboard)
  • Fixed crash when deleting multiple charts.
  • Fixed a problem selecting crosshair in indicator window. Crosshair tool was not designed to be drawn in the indicator window, and can no longer be drawn there.
  • Spread order placement dialog now remembers that Commissions from the last order placed.
  • Fixed a problem that caused improper accounting calculations or even crashing when you deleted a spread chart that had orders associated with it.
  • Fixed a problem that allowed the chart window to draw improperly if you chose the print properties from the print dialog and changed to landscape view.
  • Fixed the sorting of the commodities pull down menu in the Spreads tab. It now sorts the same way the menu sorts in the Commodities tab.
  • Long term charts build from contract month data, eliminating the bad tick at the first of the chart. This will greatly improve the scaling of these long term charts.
3.0.5.0 Nov 21 2002
  • NEW FEATURE: Screen Capture Button, This button captures the current chart window to the clipboard to allow you to paste it into another application as a graphic. We are working on the ability to save this image as a graphics file.
  • Fixed the bug that caused some long term charts built with the contract month option to not build to the current date.
  • Fixed the data export problem for windows 9x users. The data export feature should work again.
  • Fixed a bug with drawing spread orders.
3.0.4.X Sep 30, 2002
  • NEW PLUG-IN! Spreads: Allows you to see spread charts and place spread orders
  • Fixed bug that could cause a crash opening charts if you didn't have the spreads module.
  • NEW FEATURE: Play to date: Right click on any point of the chart and select "play to date" in the menu will play to the date the cursor is over. Holding CTRL and clicking will also cause the chart to play to the date the cursor is over.
  • NEW FEATURE: LOCK TO DATE: This is a new play mode for the charts. Will cause al charts that you view to be automatically advanced to the date of the accounting system. (Or to the beginning or end if the accounting date is before or after the chart in question.) This feature can be accessed through the properties pages, or by using the first button on the play control bar.
  • Fixed the bug that caused a crash when you switched charts.
  • Fixed a problem with saving and loading the risk/reward tool (it did not remember it's text settings)
  • Added warning messages for some actions (such as deleting a chart) with the option of not seeing the message again (Don't show me this again)
  • MACD extra smoothing option now works like it did in Gecko-Charts v2.5
  • VOI key now updates properly when it's options are changed.
  • Added smoothing options to RSI.
  • Data updates for some markets are now available sooner after the market closes. More data will continue to be added to this earlier dataset.
  • Added code to drop data marked as bad from the database.
  • Added a list of plug-in states to the about dialog box. You can look at this list to determine which plug-ins you have
  • Fixed bug causing a crash when you delete charts.
  • Fixed bug that caused a crash when loading a chartbook that was saved while viewing a long term chart.
  • Microsoft's MFC 7.0 dll's. We have moved to this new build environment to stay current with Microsoft's code. As with all other dlls delivered by the software update, they should stay in the Program's folder and not be re-located to any other folder.
  • Added a replacement OLEACC.dll for use with Track 'n Trade Pro v3.0 only. This is a small DLL that meets the MFC70 linking requirements for the Windows Accessibility feature. This will allow Windows 95 and 98 users to run the software if they don't have the accessability feature installed.
3.0.3.X May 09, 2002
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the software to stop responding when double clicking orders in the My Account tab
  • Double clicking an order in the My Account tab causes hidden orders to appear, and selects the order in addition to the original behavior of opening the chart that the order belongs on
  • Play to end always is back
  • Williams Accumulation/Distribution (AD) now varies between low and high
  • Fixed the Volume indicator to print to the correct day
  • Fixed the bearish/bullish color change on MACD
  • Improved ruler guide accuracy
  • Fixed the bitmap selection so that selected bitmap images work again
  • Improved the cursor price responsiveness and reduced cursor flicker
  • Fixed the 50% value in the indicator key so that it appears in Windows 98
  • Updated the Key and Commodities tabs to reset themselves on new charts
  • The active charts window is sorted.
  • The order tool updates the accounting tab after moving or deleting it
  • Corrected the pop-up menu for the channel tool.
  • The text tool will keep your setting for show background color
  • Fixed the text tool so that it shows the selected border color
  • Fixed the day calculator. It was one day short when showing time spans
  • The flag tool has changed again. Several default flags have been added to the program And the ability to use any image file as a flag has also been added
  • Added the Gecko-Charts 2000 v2.0 data download method, port 80. If version 2.0 worked for you, and v3.0 data transfer didn't, now you can make v3.0 work as well.
  • Fixed an error some people were having while downloading data
3.0.2.X Feb 17, 2002
  • Added a field to see the current accounting date
  • Added ability to modify deposits and withdrawals
  • Improved the way orders fill, allowing you to specify the fill price
  • Print preview and printing better match what you see on the screen
  • Printouts without thick tick styles still show the ticks
  • Due to popular demand, you can now save and delete long term charts with their associated tools, independently of the parent chart. They also appear in the open chart list
  • Dollar and Risk Reward tool calculator dialog boxes were improved
  • Improved the selection region (area you click to select them.)
  • Pivot points have options for history and the prediction lines from version 2.5