Some of the new features in eSignal 7.9 are described subsequently. For a complete listing, please visit our KnowledgeBase and see article #2244.

User-Configured Continuous Contracts -- Users can now determine the rules for rolling a continuous contract using a new feature under the Tools menu called Continuous Contract Settings. This tool allows users to string together any futures contract, including International Futures. See Article # 2258 for additional information.

Spread Symbols -- eSignal 7.9 introduces  a new feature, Spread Symbol Settings, which can be found under the Tools menu. The setting allows you to create a symbol name and then build a simple or complicated spread using parentheses and multiple operators (+ - * /). Once a spread symbol has been created, the new symbol name can be entered into other windows, such as quote windows or charts, to plot the results of the spread. In addition to using multiple symbols in a spread, you can also use numerical constants, such as MSFT + 50. See Article # 2255 for additional information.

marketprofile Enhancements -- The marketprofile chart has been enhanced to deliver more options for traders with futures contracts. You can display distributions according to user preferences, edit letter segments and manually set tick increments. See Article # 2259 for additional information.

Quoteboard Enhancements -- The Quoteboard is now completely customizable via right click and by choosing Customize Fields. These fields can be ordered any way you want, and the window will adjust.

Basic eSignal Display Features -- 52-Week High / Low is now supported for indices, and Change% now goes 2 places past the decimal to make sorting on this column easier.

Point and Figure Enhancements -- the Point and Figure charts now have the ability to be based on a High / Low combination instead of just based on one field. eSignal's Point and Figure chart automatically calculates price intervals based on the price of the issue, or you can customize the intervals. You can also choose to graph prices over a fixed interval or over a period of time before today and choose the size of price intervals and the amount of change required for a reversal.

Point and Figure charts are available in both Advanced and Standard (Basic) Charting. The advantage offered by the Advanced Charting is that Point and Figure is viewable on all intervals (including on Tick charts); whereas, in the Standard Charting, it is only on history.

Add-On Studies

The eMini-Master™ POLR© series developed by Jim Harrison is a unique and powerful set of tools with a visual approach to finding the “POLR©”, or “Path of Least Resistance©.” Most of these tools are universal in their application, and traders can use them on their favorite symbols, including the eMini Futures contracts, Forex currency pairs, bonds, commodities and individual equities. See Article # 2048 for additional information.

Plus, new studies have been added to the Hamzei Analytics indicators (CI Diff and DV Indicator) and to EZ2Trade (EZ2 Pivots and EZ2 Trailing Stops).