Previous Releases

Axial Finance is constantly improving. You will find hereafter the previous releases with detail of software improvements.
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Version 5.3.5 (August 3rd, 2011)

Improvements

The depth of the order book has been increased to 10
The update rate of the real time stream has been increased
The number of decimals displayed for indicator thresholds has been increased

Issues

A display error on the resistance/support indicator in non automatic scale has been fixed
An issue occurring on fetching the end of prices of the CME has been fixed

Version 5.3.4 (April 20th, 2011)

Issues

Portfolio lines related to custom values are now properly printed
The layout of the stratey editor window has been fixed on Mac OS X
Text size on the charts price scale has been corrected on Mac OS X
An issue occuring on importing a price file for a custom value has been fixed

Version 5.3.3 (January 25th, 2011)

New features

New indicator: Relative Strength (%), replacing the Relative Price indicator
Two signals have been added to check the Relative Strength against a threshold

Improvements

Custom indicators can be displayed with dots
The selected index is now displayed in the dynamic table among its constituents
A date-time field has been added to the exported prices file
Improved the accuracy of the price scale for the penny stocks

Issues

Fixed the error message occurring sometime with the subscription to the Euronext Paris stocks

Version 5.3.2 (November 12th, 2010)

Improvements

Custom indicators and signals can use global variables
Forex instruments are now available through the DDE link
The result of a screening operation can be exported into an Excel file
The graphical representation of the Tom Demark sequential indicator has been improved
The window for programming indicators and signals can be extended
The configuration of the market indicators is now independent from the exchange selected on the stock list

Issues

Cash input and output orders are properly restored when a portfolio is imported
Items drawn on secondary graphs couldn't be deleted, it's possible to do it again

Version 5.3.1 (September 3rd, 2010)

New features

New functions to help developing custom indicators:
- ISIN() : Returns the International Securities Identification Number of the instrument being evaluated
- MNEMO() : Returns the mnemonic code of the instrument being evaluated
- CODE_AXIAL() : Returns the Axial Finance identifier of the instrument being evaluated
- PERIOD() : Returns the periodicity (i.e "5m" for 5 minutes, "1h" for one hour, "D" for one day, etc)

Improvements

The intraday time scale on the backtest graphs has been improved

Issues

Downloading intraday historical prices with just a Forex subscription now works properly
The intraday backtest graphs are displayed properly for the Forex instruments
The average line on the backtest graphs can be disabled once again

Version 5.3 (July 2nd, 2010)

New features

FOREX in real time with Tick Volume
New indicator Tom DeMark sequential indicator

Improvements

Relative Force Indicator in intraday charts
New column 'Objectives' in the Alert table of the Trading tools module
Drag & Drop facilty of stocks from the list of reference into the Alert table of the Trading tools module
Automatic downloading of EOD quotes

Issues

In some cases, graphical objects remained selected when the mouse went out from the chart surface
Number Formatting for the English version

Version 5.2 (February 8th, 2010)

New features

Grouping chart windows in order any stock changed in one window is also changed in the other windows of that group
Magnet effect : Extremities of graphical objects are attracted by highest or lowest price of the nearest bar
Automatic alert notification when last prices cross, enter or go out from levels, canals, triangles aso defined in daily charts
New screen 'Alerts' in the Trading tools module displaying the synthesis of all crosses of Resistance and Support levels, alerts on a selected Signal or Rule, entry or output of tendancy channels, triangular or rectangular areas
Display of an optimization report for backtested strategies
Exportation of execution reports in Excel format for backtested strategies

Improvements

EOD ClickQuotes downloading window
The ratios table in Fundamental Analysis includes two additional data : recommandation and price objective
The order quantity for an opening order of a strategy can be programmed by using a personnel indicator
The window to Manage subscriptions gives the detail of all subcriptions with dates of expiry
The DDE link allowing to export real time data into Windows applications is also compatible with OpenOffice
The programming manual for indicators can be accessed from the Help menu
Personnal lists of stocks can be copied or renamed from the 'Manage personal lists' window
A Mnemo field can be used in file format to import quotes
Characters | and ^ can be used as field separators in file format to import quotes
Exchange rates used in portfolios to update the liquidative value are automatically updated at program start
The inside area of tendancy channels is colored for a better viewing

Issues

Downloading daily quotes from 'FirstQuote' under Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) is again working
Display of order book windows is no longer slowing the application
A variable parameter of the step by step type can be used several times in the same strategy for backtesting

Version 5.1.4 (October 15th, 2009)

New features

New moving average : Zero Lag
New indicators: 'Swing Pivot' and 'MACD Zero Lag'

Improvements

Two durations have been added to the charts: 1 month and 2 months.
The price level is now displayed along the percent value on the Fibonacci lines.

Issues

Fixed an issue preventing the fundamental analysis data from being properly saved.

Version 5.1.3 (September 14th, 2009)

New features

Real time testing: a strategy can be run in real time on an intraday chart.
Intraday bars are now build with the prices from the next period rather than the prices from the previous period.
On intraday charts with bars of 1 hour or more, the first bar is always placed at the opening hour of the exchange.
The price change since the opening can be displayed in the dynamic table.
New function MACD() returning the value of the MACD oscillator.
New function RANK() returning the number of bars relative to the most recent one.
New function COUNT() returning the number of bars relative to the oldest bar of the selected time interval.
New moving average using the Wilder smoothing.
New indicators: Standard Error, R² and Normalized slope.

Improvements

The ordering of the columns of the dynamic table is now restored when the application is started.
On intraday charts with bars of 1 hour or more, the space between the last bar of the day and the first bar of the next day is now the same as the space between two bars of the same day.
The download progress window opened when the real time stream is enabled has been replaced by a blinking message overlaid on the chart.
The Relative Force indicator handles properly the comparison on incomplete daily prices.
Text objects can be duplicated from an option in the contextual menu.
The vertical scale of the Center of Gravity indicator (COG) is now expressed in percents.
The number of secondary graphs visible has been increased to 5.
Drop down lists presenting the exchanges are all sorted by geographical zone.
The F1 key now opens the help page on the windows with a 'Help' button.

Issues

Searching a stock with a partial name now works properly when the search is limited to the current exchange.
The maximized or minimized state of detached windows is property restored when the application is started.
Chart windows opened from the dynamic table are properly restored when the application is started.

Version 5.1.2 (Avril 7th, 2009)

New features

A new tab has been added to the dynamic table to follow the bid and ask before the opening
New indicator added: Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
New indicator added: Center of Gravity (COG)

Improvements

The numbers of layers to draw on the graphs has been increased to 6
The display order of the indicator can now be changed by dragging the indicators in the selection window
The lists of ticks are colored according to the evolution of the prices
The drawing speed has been improved when the chart is moved
The time range displayed is no longer reset when the frequency of the prices is changed
The data in the dynamic table are now updated before the opening of the market
The time to download the prices with the ClickQuotes window has been optimized when the option "All personal lists" is selected

Issues

Objects are properly positioned on graphs in weekly frequency
The constituents of the SRD can be changed manually again
The automatic scale in logarithmic mode is better adjusted for values with small variations
The splits are again properly applied to the portfolios
The Keltner bands no longer disrupt the graph when the real time is enabled
Fixed the daily variation in intraday before the activation of the real time stream

Version 5.1.1 (March 2nd, 2009)

Improvements

Updating the EOD prices of the current session is now much faster
The percentage of variation since the previous close price is now displayed on clicking on the graph
The broker log is now accessible from the 'Edit' menu
The display time of the indicators has been improved when the number of bars exceeds the width of the graph
The opening time of the application has been optimized

Issues

Programming errors in a rule are no longer reported as a lack of price data when running a screening
The interface no longer hangs when a value without historical prices is displayed in a window with a logarithmic scale
The graph comparing the backtest of several values has been fixed if one of the values didn't produde any result

Version 5.1 (January 20th, 2009)

New features

The list of stocks for the different exchanges is now updated automatically
Chart windows can be detached from the main screen
The menu of the chart window and time cursor can be hidden to increase the display area
New technical indicator 'Super Trend' to identify the market trend
Transmission of orders for execution to the broker "Interactive Brokers"
Simulation of orders excecuted by brokers to test trading strategies in conditions equivalent to reality

Improvements

Fusion of the lists of stocks previously included in the "Markets" and "Stream" tabs of the reference list
Listing of stocks also available according to main indices composition
Unification of the personnal lists of stocks with the lists from the dynamic table
New presentation of the stock data sheet
The grid of the chart can now be displayed with dotted lines
Added a mode to display the bar-charts in green and red according to the price variation
Windows and dialog boxes can be closed with the ESCAPE key
The last position of the main window is now restored on starting the application
When programming strategies, it is now possible to set up real conditions for execution (in particular with "trailing stops")
A specific module is now devoted to the follow up of the swing trading MCI method
In the table of ratios of fundamental analysis, the selection of lists of companies according to their sector of activity is now possible

Version 5.0.7 (September 24th, 2008)

New features

The rows of the dynamic table are now sorted in real time if a column is selected

Improvements

Labels displayed on the charts are now anti aliased
The automatic scale in logarithmic mode fits better the price curve
Moving the vertical scale in logarithmic mode is now easier (the price level under the mouse pointer remains the same)
The style of the arrow objects has been changed
Objects drawn in logarithmic mode can now be moved if the chart is switched back to a linear scale
Improved the rendering of the line objects created in logarithmic mode and displayed in linear mode
Improved the performance of the 'Winning & Losing stocks' panel

Issues

Modifications of objects visible on several windows are now properly recorded
The application can no longer hang on moving a logarithmic scale
It's no longer possible to move by mistake an object close to the currently highlighted object
The logarithmic scale is properly restored on loading a workspace and on starting the application

Version 5.0.6 (July 18th, 2008)

New features

The market ETCommodities has been added to Euronext Paris
The tick size for some stocks on Euronext has been updated (tick sizes of 0.005 and 0.001)

Improvements

The time to switch to a personal list with a lot of instruments has been reduced
It's now possible to select an instrument from a personal list to run a backtest in the "Stategies comparison" mode
The resistance/support indicators (LVLR and LVLS) no longer return a value for undefined levels

Issues

The Trend indicator now works properly
The DOP indicator for strategy rules now works properly
The STK indicator when used in a personal indicator now returns the past prices when the period range of the chart is increased
Fixed a display issue on intraday charts with a frequency of 4 hours

Version 5.0.5 (May 31th, 2008)

New features

New design for the Fundamental Analysis module
Addition of the Parabolic SAR pre-programmed indicator to be used in Signals and Screening Rules script
Addition of four signals based on the Parabolic SAR to detect the reversals and the direction of the variation
Addition of the Heikin Ashi pre-programmed indicator to be used in Signals and Screening Rules script

Improvements

The intraday chart is now refreshed faster on loading another stock when the real time steam is opened

Issues

Resistance/Support no longer appear out of the main price chart
Files generated by Axial Finance can no longer contain illegal characters on Windows
Heikin Ashi candles are now properly displayed at the beginning of the chart under certain price conditions