Release Notes 3.4.8
Release Date: July 6, 2014

You can download this version via Auto Update or from the download page: http://www.motivewave.com/downloads.htm

This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Templates Button – Added a templates button to the Bar Size Selector tool bar to quickly access templates.
2.	eSignal – Updated to the latest eSignal connector.  Added Open Interest field.
3.	Rotate Ellipse – Added the ability to Rotate an Ellipse by 90 degrees.  Right click on Ellipse and choose “Rotate 90 Degrees”
4.	Console Next/Prev – Next and previous buttons will be displayed when a tabbed station in the console is maximized.  This will enable you to switch to the next or previous station and still be in maximized mode.
5.	Show/Hide Tabs – The tabs in the console and chart groups can be hidden  by choosing View -> Show tabs (from the top menu bar)
6.	Time Frame Study – This study displays a shaded background for the given intraday time frame.  Choose Study -> Overlay -> Time Frame
Enhancements in version 3.4.7
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	MetaStock Xenith – Added support for MetaStock Xenith as a data service.  This is supported on Windows only.
2.	Bar Time Histogram – This new study displays the bar time (in seconds) of each bar as a histogram (with an optional moving average).  This is useful for non-linear bars (such as Renko, Range etc).
3.	Confirm Remove Page – A warning dialog is now displayed with clicking on the Close button for a Console Page.  
Enhancements in version 3.4.6
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Order Preset Quantities – Order quantities can have several preset values that are available from a drop down next to the quantity field.  These quantities can be configured in the Order Presets dialog for each instrument.
2.	DOM Quantity Selector – A quantity selector bar is now optionally available on the DOM to quickly choose from preset quantities.
3.	Alert Touches – An addition option “Touches” has been added as an alert condition.  This will trigger the alert if the target value is touched.
4.	Bar Schemes - The following bar schemes have been added for coloring the price bars:
a.	Day Of Week – Color is determined by the day of the week (intraday bars only)
b.	Alternate Day – Bar color alternates between each day
c.	Alternate Hour – Bar color alternates between each hour
5.	Cypher Pattern – The harmonic pattern “Cypher” was added in this update.
6.	Collapse Quote Sheet – Groups in the Quote Sheet can now be collapsed (or expanded) by clicking on the collapse button on the left side of the group header or via double click
7.	Regression Line/Channel – Added options to create alerts for values crossing the line or top/bottom channel lines
8.	Channel – Added alert option for values crossing the middle line
Enhancements in version 3.4.5
This update includes a fix for the MB Trading connector that was introduced in 3.4.4.  No new features have been added in this update.
Enhancements in version 3.4.4
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Alerts – The following enhancements have been added for alerts
a.	Expiry – An expiry date/time may be optionally specified for an alert.  This can be chosen from the Alert dialog (see Advanced tab).
b.	Sessions – Up to two sessions may be specified to define valid times of the day where the alert may be triggered (see Advanced tab)
c.	Ticker Values – Additional ticker values may be specified such as Day High/Day Low, Open Close etc for triggering the alert
2.	MB Trading – A fix has been added where the login fails for some MB Trading accounts
3.	News Viewer – The browser for displaying news stories has been replaced by the Java FX web browser
4.	Google/Yahoo – Added support to show Mexican stocks from Yahoo (daily bars only)
5.	Object Viewer – Added the ability to edit the properties from the Object Viewer
Enhancements in version 3.4.3
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	User’s Guide – A user’s guide is now available that explains many of the features built into MotiveWave.  Choose Help -> User’s Guide from the top menu bar.
2.	VPCI Study – Volume Price Confirmation Indicator, this new study can be accessed from Study -> Volume Based -> Volume Price Confirmation Indicator
3.	Lock Shift – A new option has been added to the Instrument Overlay dialog “Lock Shift”.  If this is unchecked, the overlay may be dragged left or right to adjust the shift for the study.
4.	Daily Volume Profile – Added an option to show the volume bar with the highest volume in a different color.
5.	Range/Renko Bars – Added the option to build these types of bars using the minimum tick instead of the point size.  The default can be set in the Preferences dialog (Configure -> Preferences from the console menu bar).  Click on Tick Charts, see setting for “Use Points for Interval”.  This can also be set specifically on a chart from the Chart Settings dialog (double click on the chart).  See Bar Settings tab.
6.	Oanda – Support for up to 50K bars has been added in this release (from the 500 max on previous versions)
7.	No Bars – A new option has been added to the bar type drop down: No Bars.  When selected the price bars will not be drawn on the chart.  Note: this replaces the Hide Price Bars feature in 3.4.2
Enhancements in version 3.4.2
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Daily Volume Profile – This study has been enhanced to optionally show historical volume profile for days other than the current day.  To access this study, choose Study -> Volume Based -> Daily Volume Profile from the top menu bar.
2.	Hide Price Bars – You can now choose to hide the price bars on the main graph from the Chart Settings dialog (right click on the chart and choose “Chart Settings”)
3.	Link Status – The link status on the Status Bar (bottom of Console, Chart Frame, DOM Frame and Time/Sales Frame) has been expanded to enable quickly changing the link color.  This option can be disabled in the Preferences Dialog (Configure -> Preferences)  Click on “Chart” then on “Options”.  Uncheck “Expand Status Bar Link”
4.	Auto Gartley Tool – Some improvements and bug fixes have been added to the auto gartley tool.
5.	Windows Shortcuts – Added another MotiveWave shortcut for even larger heap size:
a.	MotiveWave (3GB) – Launches MotiveWave with a heap size of 3 GB (note: this requires 64-bit Java)
Enhancements in version 3.4.1
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Windows Shortcuts – Two new MotiveWave short cuts have been added with different startup parameters for MotiveWave:
a.	MotiveWave (Med Memory) – Launches MotiveWave with a larger memory space than the default (1 GB vs 700 Mb)
b.	MotiveWave (High Memory) – Launches MotiveWave with a large size heap (1.5 GB) (Note: this requires 64-bit Java).
2.	Gartley – Several new improvements have been added to the Gartley components/tools
a.	Auto Gartley Tool – The auto gartley tool can be used to quickly place an XABCD pattern on the chart. Two clicks are required, the first one places the origin (X) and the second places the D point.  A, B and C are automatically plotted and the closest matching XABCD pattern is selected for the ratios.
b.	Shark Pattern – The shark pattern has been added to the Components Panel.
c.	Shade Regions – For XABCD patterns the region ABC and BCD can optionally be shaded using a background fill.  This can be modified from the Properties dialog for the pattern (double click on the pattern)
d.	Gartley Properties – the “Gartley” tab in the Preferences dialog (Configure -> Preferences from console menu bar) has a few new options:
i.	Auto XABCD – When this option is checked (on by default), adjusting the points in the XABCD pattern will automatically adjust the type of the pattern to match the appropriate set of ratios (Gartley, Bat, Alt Bat, Crab, Deep Crab, Butterfly, Shark).
ii.	Show Ranges – Toggles the display of the ratio range background.  Additionally the background fill for each of these ratios may be customized.
iii.	Show Regions – Toggles the display of the ABC/BCD regions for the XABCD pattern.  Optionally the default fill color can be chosen.
3.	Google/Yahoo Service – Service has been updated to pull bars from Yahoo in the case where no data is returned for the daily bars from Google.  Google recently has some issues loading daily bars for some Indian stocks/indices.
Enhancements in version 3.4
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Java 7 – MotiveWave has switched to the latest version of Java 7 for both Windows as well as Mac OSX.  The install process for the Mac has changed and includes the embedded Java 7 JRE in the disk image.  For installation details, see the readme file.
2.	Minor Enhancements – 
a.	Price Box/Box – Added Show Horizontal/Vertical Divider.  This will show an additional line to divide the box.  You can find this under the Properties dialog (double click on the box).
b.	Zone Label – Added 2 new types: Credit Spread and Debit Spread		
Enhancements in version 3.3.8
This update includes a high priority fix for the bar size dropdown on the tool bar.
No new features have been added in this release.
Enhancements in version 3.3.7
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	FXCM CFDs – A fix has been added to reflect the recent change for CFD point values in FXCM.
2.	Study Scanner – Added operators:
a.	Crosses
b.	Cross Above
c.	Cross Below
3.	Repository – (Paid Versions only).  See Repository Dialog (Configure -> Repository from the console menu bar).
a.	File System - Added the ability to store configuration and analyses outside of the database.  This can be useful to sync settings and analyses between different computers using a service such as Google Drive or Drop Box
b.	Analysis Sources – Optionally additional source directories for analyses can be specified
Enhancements in version 3.3.6
This update includes a high priority fix for an issue with loading live quotes for Ditto Trade.
No new features have been added in this release.
Enhancements in version 3.3.5
This update contains several bug fixes.  The main purpose of this update is to fix an issue in 3.3.4 with loading tickers on startup. Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Wedge – Addressed issues adding alerts to wedges
a.	Flip – A wedge can be flipped via right click (choose “Flip Wedge”)
Enhancements in version 3.3.4
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Interactive Brokers – Added support for Client ID when specifying the connection parameters to TWS.
2.	eSignal – Updated to the latest eSignal API (1-018)
3.	Watch Lists/Quote Sheets – Some significant enhancements have been added to the Watch Lists and Quote Sheets:
a.	Quote Sheet Panel – Quote sheets can now be added as a panel in the Console (or Chart Groups)
b.	Unsorted – Watch Lists and Quote Sheets can be set to “unsorted” (see tool bar button ‘a-z’).  This will toggle between column sorting or unsorted rows.
c.	Column Defaults – A default set of columns can be set from the Edit dialogs
d.	Drag/Drop – You can now drag and drop rows from a Watch List or Quote Sheet:
i.	Reorder – If unsorted and dropping in the same list, the list will be re-ordered
ii.	Move – If dropping to another watch list or quote sheet, the rows will be moved
iii.	Chart – If dropped on a chart, the chart will open the selected row(s)
e.	Watch List Instruments – Instruments for the Watch List can now be edited from the “Edit” dialog
4.	Wedge/Disjoint Wedge – Added support for alerts on these components.  Right click on the component and choose “Create Alert”
5.	ATR Label – A new chart label has been added for Average True Range.  To enable this label open the “Chart Settings” dialog (double click on the chart) and click on the “Labels” tab.  
Enhancements in version 3.3.3
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Alerts – Some issues introduced in 3.3.2 have been fixed with alerts.  This is the main reason for this update
2.	Interactive Brokers – You can choose a separate instrument for historical data.  Edit the instrument (right click on the chart and choose ‘Edit Instrument’).  You will find the ‘Historical Instrument’ under the “General” panel.  This is particularly useful for CFDs.
Enhancements in version 3.3.2
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Alerts – Several improvements and fixes have been added to alerts:
a.	Alert History – Alert history can now be displayed on a chart.  History is persisted when restarting MotiveWave (default maximum of 10 days).
b.	Indicator Cross Indicator – Alerts can be configured to trigger when an indicator crosses another indicator (instead of a static value) See Create Alert dialog.
c.	Alerts Panel – The alerts panel (formerly ‘Price Alerts’) now displays all active alerts (instead of just price related alerts).  Buttons have been added to show the active chart or cancel the alert.
d.	Deactivate Warning – A warning will be displayed when closing a chart that has active alerts.
e.	Conditions – Available conditions have been simplified to Crosses Above, Crosses Below and Crosses.  Prior values of >, >= will be mapped to Crosses Above and <, <= will be mapped to Crosses Below
2.	Tradier – Support for Tradier (as a broker) has been added in this update.
3.	Trade Pro Futures – Support for Trade Pro Futures has been added (connection via Rithmic) 
4.	Elliott Wave  - Two new tools have been added:
a.	Leading Diagonal Tool – Available from the tools drop down
b.	Ending Diagonal Tool – Available from the tools drop down
5.	Dock Tab Icons – Icons can now optionally be displayed on the Console Dock tabs.  You can enable this from the Preferences Dialog (Configure -> Preferences from the top menu bar).  Click on “General” then on “Dock”.  See option “Show Tab Icons”.
Enhancements in version 3.3.1
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Alert Trade – A trade can now be placed when an alert is triggered.  From the create alert dialog, click on the “Trade” tab.  These trades and alerts also work in replay mode. Note: MotiveWave must be actively running for this trade to be placed.
2.	Alert History Show Chart – A button has been added on the Alert History dialog to display the chart where the alert originated.
3.	Resolve Trend Lines – This option can now be set per chart (in addition to globally).  See Chart Settings Dialog (double click on a chart) “General” panel.
4.	Chart Label – A new chart label was added to show if the chart is showing extended vs regular trading hours data (see Chart Settings Dialog, “Labels” tab).
Enhancements in version 3.3
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Trading in Replay Mode – This update adds the ability to place trades and monitor positions in Replay Mode.
Enhancements in version 3.2.4
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Support/Resistance Zone – Added the ability to change the top/bottom value from the Properties dialog (double click on the component)
2.	Ticker Tape – This feature allows you to stream quotes at the top of the Console, Chart Group or Chart Window.  To enable, choose View -> Display -> Ticker Tape.  Settings can be found in the Preferences Dialog (Configure -> Preferences from the console menu bar).  Click on “General” then on “Ticker Tape”
3.	BarChart – 
a.	Added support for front contracts (ie futures contracts ending in *0)
b.	Daily Futures data now returns continuous bars using “daily nearest”
4.	Restore Workspace – Fixed some issues with restoring a workspace from a backup
5.	Data Import – Added support for CSV files that are missing open, high and low values
6.	Instrument Overlay – Added a “shift” parameter to enable shifting the overlay forward or back X bars
Enhancements in version 3.2.3
This update contains a fix for the scanner.  No new features are in this update.
Enhancements in version 3.2.2
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	FXCM – A fix was added for loading orders.  A bug in 3.2.1 was causing issues loading orders on some accounts.
2.	Interactive Brokers – A fix was added for Level II data (displayed in the DOM)
3.	Backup/Restore – This feature has been enhanced to optionally include the Console Layout as well as the Open Windows
4.	Components Panel Font – The font for the Components panel can now be adjusted in the Preferences Dialog (Click on “Chart” then on “Fonts”).  You will need to restart MotiveWave to see the changes.
Enhancements in version 3.2.1
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Copy Watch List – You can now create a copy of watch list.  This can be done from the Open Watch List Dialog.  Select an existing watch list and click on the “Copy” button.
2.	Copy Page – Console/Chart Group pages can now be copied.  Right click on a page tab and choose “Copy Page”
3.	Copy Chart Group – Copies of chart groups can now be created from the “Open Chart Group” dialog (File -> Open -> Chart Group from the console menu bar).  Click on a Chart Group and press the “Copy” button.
4.	Increase/Reduce Bar Width Buttons – These buttons can now be added to the Tool Bar.
5.	Show Birds Eye View – A new button has been added to the Bar Size Selector to toggle the display of the Birds Eye View
6.	Study Options – Added a new option to the Study Options Panel (edit a study, click on “Options”) to use “Real” values.  This is useful if you are displaying a Heikin-Ashi based candle chart and want to plot a study using the real open/high/low/closing values.
7.	Instrument Overlay – Added an option to disable the display of the line/bars for the study.  This can be useful if you want to display study based on the overlay, but not show the overlay itself.
8.	FXCM – The connector for FXCM has been updated in this release.  If you have any connectivity issues with this update, please contact support@motivewave.com
9.	Tool behavior – The behavior of many of the mouse tools has been updated in this release to reflect their more common behavior (exceptions include Time Drag, Text/Commentary and Select tools).    By default, these tools will no longer select or drag existing components that are on the chart.  You can select/drag components by holding down on the ‘Alt’ key. 
Enhancements in version 3.2
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Studies – The following new studies have been added in this update:
a.	AGGZ
b.	Correlation Coefficient
c.	Net Lines
d.	Pesavento Patterns
e.	Planets
f.	Polynomial Regression Channel
g.	Schaff Trend Cycle
2.	Space Bar – Pressing the space bar will now revert to the default mouse tool
3.	SDK – Added the ability to distinguish between settings that uniquely identify an instance of a study vs the label that is generated.  The RuntimeDescriptor class now has two new methods:
a.	setIDSettings(String …ids) – Use this method to override the settings that are used to uniquely identify a study instance
b.	getIDSettings() – Gets the ID settings.  By default, this will return the label settings unless overridden by calling setIDSettings(…)
4.	Bird’s Eye View – The bird’s eye view presents a high level view of all the available data for a chart as well as the current visible section of this data.  Choose View -> Display -> Bird’s Eye View to show this option on a chart.

Enhancements in version 3.1.8
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Elliott Wave Study – Some enhancements have been added to this study to improve the performance and reduce the memory footprint.
2.	SDK – Some additional updates have been added to the SDK to improve the functionality for Multi-Timeframe studies
a.	Study Class	
i.	getBarSizes() – By default this returns the bar sizes defined using the BarSizeDescriptor.  You can override this method to specify bar sizes dynamically.
ii.	getInstruments() – Similar to getBarSizes(), this method will extract the instruments that are defined using the InstrumentDescriptor.  You can override this to specify instruments dynamically
b.	RuntimeDescriptor Class
i.	setValueSeries(Object key, BarSize barSize) – This method will allow MotiveWave to use values from data series beyond the primary series.  This, for example, would allow you to plot a path using a 1 minute data series on a 5 minute graph. 
3.	Study Bar Size – You can now choose a different bar size other than the chart bar size for a study.  This can be done from the “Options” tab when editing a study
4.	MACD – Added a top/bottom fill for shading when the MACD crosses the signal path.
5.	MidPoint Indicator – Added a midpoint indicator that displays the midpoint between the bid and ask on the price axis
Enhancements in version 3.1.7
This update fixes some issues introduced in 3.1.6.  There are no new features in this update.
Enhancements in version 3.1.6
This update fixes an issue with the simulated account.  There are no new features in this update.
Enhancements in version 3.1.5
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	eSignal – Upgraded to the latest eSignal Connector.  
a.	64-Bit - This now includes support for 64-bit Java.
b.	Search – You can now search for symbols in eSignal
2.	Lock Scroll – This feature, when enabled will automatically scroll other linked charts to the same position as the source chart.  Choose View -> Lock Scroll to enable/disable.
3.	Combination Tool – A new Elliott Wave tool has been added: Combination
4.	Chart Labels – 2 new chart labels have been added:
a.	Date – Shows the current date
b.	Date/Time – Shows the current date and time
Enhancements in version 3.1.4
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Tool Bar – Support has been added for a 2nd top tool bar as well as a left, right and bottom tool bar.
2.	Tool Groups – Tool groups have been added for the tool bar.   To configure these, see the Preferences Dialog (Tool Bar tab). 
a.	Elliott Wave Tools
b.	Gartley Tools
c.	Fibonacci Tools
d.	Markers
e.	Commentary Tools
f.	Regression Tools
Enhancements in version 3.1.3
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Time Drag Performance – Time Drag performance has been improved for dragging the chart
2.	Auto Analyze Replay Mode – Auto Analyze (Elliott Wave) now works in replay mode.
3.	Hover Info – Hovering over a bar or component (for 2 seconds) will display information.  This feature can be disabled in the Preferences Dialog (Chart -> Options tab).  This works for the following components:
a.	Price Bars
b.	Elliott Waves
c.	Gartley Patterns
d.	Trend Lines
4.	Cursor Data Panel – A new cursor data panel can optionally be shown within a chart (as opposed to the cursor data window).  Choose View -> Cursor Data from the top menu bar
5.	Bar Theme – Bar outline colors can now be specified for custom bar themes
6.	Draw Candle Outline – This option enabled you to disable the drawing of the outline for candle sticks.  This can be found under the Preferences Dialog (Chart -> Options).
Enhancements in version 3.1.2
This update fixes an issue with Chart Templates that was introduced version 3.1.0
Enhancements in version 3.1.1
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Invert Study – The display of a study can be inverted.  See study dialog, “Options” tab.
Enhancements in version 3.1.0
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Volume – This volume graph has been re-implemented as a study and includes the optional display of a moving average
2.	Volume Overlay – By default, the volume study is now displayed as an overlay at the bottom of the price graph.  You can change this default in the Preferences Dialog.  See “Chart” -> “Options” tab, Overlay Volume checkbox.
3.	Study Overlay – Any study can now be overlaid on top of another study or the price graph.  To change the target graph for a study, click on the “Options” tab from the Study Dialog.  
4.	Instrument Overlay – Overlay studies (such as a moving average) can be applied to an Instrument Overlay.  
5.	SDK Path Properties – The following user configurable properties have been added to the PathDescriptor object:
a.	Price Bar Color Policy – this will color bars using the same colors as the price bars
b.	Shade – A shade can be applied above or below a path.
6.	SDK – Added method getCashBalance() to OrderContext.  This returns the current cash balance for the active account.
Enhancements in version 3.0.8
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	No Tool – This is essentially the ‘Select Tool’ without the ability to select a group of components via click/drag.  This is useful teaching tools that allow you to draw on a screen.  You can access this tool from the tools drop down.
2.	Price Alerts Panel – You can now add a price alerts panel to the console (or chart group) using the add panel drop down.  This panel allows to you globally manage price based alerts in one location.
Enhancements in version 3.0.7
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	TradeStation – Added support for Option Chain
2.	Ditto Trade – Added support for Option Chain
3.	Calendar Days – Support for Calendar Days has been added to the charts (daily bars only).  This option can be enabled from Chart Settings (double click on the chart) under the “General” panel.  
4.	Second Bars – Custom bar sizes can now be created using seconds.  Note: Historical tick data is required to build these types of bars.  Not available in Analyst Edition.
5.	Minimum Bars – A minimum number of bars can be specified for loading a chart.  This can be configured from the Chart Settings Dialog (see “General” panel)
Enhancements in version 3.0.6
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	TD-Ameritrade – Added support for Option Chain
2.	MB Trading – Added support for Option Chain
3.	DOM Panel – Depth of Market can now be added as a panel in the Console
4.	Time & Sales Panel – Time & Sales can now be added as a panel in the Console
5.	Instrument Ratio – This new study is similar to the Instrument Spread except that it displays the ratio between two instruments (divides instead of subtracts)
6.	Price Scaling – A new tab “Scaling” has been added to the Chart Settings Dialog (right click on a chart and choose “Chart Settings”).  This allows for the following types of scaling:
a.	Auto Scale – Automatically scales the chart based on visible bars
b.	Price Range – Allows you to specify a specific price range.  Optionally, the price range can be locked so it does not change when changing bar size etc.
c.	Square – Allows you to specify the price range per bar(s).  This will lock the price scale accounting for bar width.
Enhancements in version 3.0.5
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Open eCry (OEC) – Support for Open eCry (OEC) has been added in this update (Windows only)
2.	Rithmic – Updated to 6.3.1.0 version of the Rithmic API.  Added support for “Closed Positions” tab
3.	MB Trading – Updated to work with the latest version of MB Trading
4.	Zen Futures Broker – Support for Zen Futures Broker was added in this update
5.	Auto Save – The auto save feature now saves all configuration information including console layouts
6.	Save Configuration – This new option (Configure ->Save Configuration) allows the user to save all configuration information (this is normally done on exit). 
7.	Zone Label, Brace, Curly Brace – a fill option has been added to these components
8.	Zone Label – Added “Gap” as label type
9.	Commentary Tools – Tools have been added for the following commentary components: Note, Box Callout, Balloon Callout, Line Callout, Annotation, Curly Annotation, Ellipse, Box, Rounded Box, Arrow
10.	Shift+Click, Ctrl+Click, Ctrl+Alt+Click – Additional options have been added for these operations: Note, Box Callout, Balloon Callout, Line Callout, Annotation, Curly Annotation
Enhancements in version 3.0.4
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Option Chain – Option Chain support has been added for Interactive Brokers.  This works for both Stock Options as well as Future Options.
Enhancements in version 3.0.3
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Rithmic – The following updates have been made to the Rithmic Connector
a.	6.2.0.0 API – The Rithmic Connector has been updated to use the latest Rithmic API.  This affects Mirus, Deep Discount Trading, Optimus Trading and Stage 5 Trading Corp
b.	Trade Route – You can now specify the trade route when placing trades.  A default trade route can be configured in the Order Presets
2.	Option Chain – A new ‘Option Chain’ feature has been added in this update.  Currently this works only for Rithmic based brokers.  Support for additional brokers will be added in future updates.  Option Chain panels can be created in the console by clicking on the “New Tab” button.
Enhancements in version 3.0.2
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Stage 5 Trading Corp – Support for Stage 5 Trading Corp (http://www.stage5trading.com/) has been added in this update. 
2.	Manage Instruments – Instruments available in the local database can now be managed in a central dialog.  Choose Configure -> Manage Instruments from the console menu bar.
Enhancements in version 3.0.1
This update fixes some issues reported from version 3.0.
Enhancements in version 3.0
Welcome to MotiveWave version 3.0!
This update contains several bug fixes.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):

1.	New Docking Framework – The existing docking framework has been replaced with a new framework.  This fixes many issues with the previous framework and adds the following features:
a.	Pages (Professional and Ultimate Editions only) – Docking windows such as the console and chart groups can now arrange multiple layouts into “Pages”.  You can conveniently switch between layouts using the page tabs at the bottom of the window.
b.	New Tab Button – a button has been added to the right of the tabs to conveniently add new tabs for charts, watch lists, order panels etc
c.	Tab Styles – Two types of tab styles are offered: “Eclipse” and “Windows 8” (See Preferences Dialog, “General -> Dock”)
d.	New Layouts – Additional layouts have been added and have been grouped into the following types:
i.	Charts
ii.	Account
iii.	Scan
iv.	Optimizer
v.	News
e.	Reset Default Layout – The console can be reset to the default set of pages & layouts from the ‘Edit Page’ dialog
2.	Windows 8 Silver Theme – (Windows only) new look and feel added.  This is the default theme for all new workspaces.
3.	Scanner – 
a.	Dockable Tab - For convenience, the scanner is now available as a dockable tab.  Results can be linked to a chart tab or you can open scans in a new chart window
b.	Multiple Bar Sizes – You can now specify multiple bar sizes for a scan
4.	Strategy Optimizer – Similar to the scanner, the strategy optimizer can be added as a dockable tab in the Console or a Chart Group.
5.	Elliott Wave – The following enhancements have been added to Elliott Wave:
a.	Leading and Ending Diagonals – Added ratios 3 vs 1 and 4 vs 2
b.	Triangles – all waves may now be decomposed into combinations and triple combos
c.	Combination – Added a channel option 
6.	Watch Lists – Multiple views of a watch list are now permitted.  You can also open a watch list into a separate window.  Several issues were fixed with showing or hiding watch list columns.
7.	Quote Sheets – A wizard has been added for creating new Quote Sheets 
8.	DOM – DOM windows can now be linked to a color group
9.	Time & Sales – T&S windows can now be linked to a color group
10.	Alerts
a.	Label and Comments – These two new fields have been added to the price alerts to allow you to add text to an alert notification
b.	Defaults – Defaults have been updated to include Send Email, Email Address, Play Sound, Sound File

Enhancements in version 2.4.12
This update fixes an issue with validating the license key on startup.
Enhancements in version 2.4.11
This update contains several bug fixes that were introduced in 2.4.10.  Additionally it contains the following enhancement(s):
1.	Elliott Wave Time Ratios - The following time ratios have been added:
a.	Triangle – C vs A, D vs B, E vs C
b.	Combination – Y vs X
Enhancements in version 2.4.10
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	MeinTrade – Support for MeinTrade (www.meintrade.com) has been added in this update.
Enhancements in version 2.4.9
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Custom Bar Sizes – Custom bar sizes can now be specified using Months, Weeks, Days, Hours and minutes (instead of just a minute based value).
2.	Study Divider Size – You can now adjust the height of the divider that separates studies from the price graph (default 2 pixels).  See Preferences Panel, “Chart” tab.
3.	Bar/Path Color – Additional enhancements have been added to allow you to change the bar color of certain studies (MACD, OSMA, PVO, Reversing MACD).  You can specify the color policy (Solid, Higher/Lower, Gradient, Positive/Negative). 
Enhancements in version 2.4.8
This update contains bug fixes only (no new functionality).
Enhancements in version 2.4.7
This update contains several fixes for issues introduced in version 2.4.6.  Additionally the following enhancements have been added:
1.	Quick Search – A search button has been added next to the quick search entry on the tool bar.
Enhancements in version 2.4.6
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Component Defaults – Settings for a component can now be saved as defaults for the next time the component is created.  Defaults apply to the source where the component was created.  For example, defaults for a horizontal line created from the “General” tab of the “Components” panel will only apply to future horizontal lines created from that location. 
2.	Elliott Wave Strategies – The Elliott Wave Trading Strategies added in 2.4.5 have been updated to allow multiple entry orders.
3.	Chart Tabs – Chart Windows can now have tabs for different instruments.  To create a new chart tab, choose File -> New Chart Tab from the top menu bar of a Chart Window.
Enhancements in version 2.4.5
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Default Time Zone – A new default time zone option has been added for all charts.  See Preferences Dialog, “Chart” -> “Chart Settings” panel
2.	Elliott Wave Trading – The following strategies have been added to Elliott Waves to facilitate trading specific waves.  Right click on the wave and choose “Trade Wave X”.
a.	Impulse Wave 2 
b.	Impulse Wave 4
c.	Corrective Wave B
Enhancements in version 2.4.4
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Component Alerts – Alerts can now be added to the following components.  (Right click on the component and choose “Create Alert”):
a.	Trend Line
b.	Channel
c.	Fork
2.	Symbol Watermark – From the chart settings dialog, you can now specify the location of the symbol watermark (top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right, center)
Enhancements in version 2.4.3
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Price/Time Guides – Price and time guides are now part of the analysis model (and not the view).  
2.	Updated Studies – Signals and markers have been added to the following overlays to show where the last prices crosses the top or bottom band:
a.	Acceleration Bands
b.	Bollinger Bands
c.	Envelopes
d.	Keltner Channel
e.	MA Envelope
f.	MA High/Low
3.	Mouse Wheel – The Mouse Wheel option may now be disabled (see Preferences Dialog).
4.	Click Short Cuts –Click short cuts may now be configured to perform one of the following actions (See Preferences Dialog, “Chart” tab):
a.	No Action – ie disable the short cut
b.	Add Price Guide 
c.	Add Time Guide
d.	Add Horizontal Line
e.	Add Vertical Line
f.	Add Text
Additionally there are now 3 click short cuts
1.	Ctrl + Click (Command + Click on the Mac)
2.	Ctrl + Alt + Click (Command + Alt + Click on the Mac)
3.	Shift + Click
Enhancements in version 2.4.2
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Auto Wave – Several performance enhancements and scoring adjustments have been made to improve the automatic wave counts
2.	Modified Schiff – This is a variant of the Andrew’s Pitchfork that has the median line start at the midpoint between the anchor and the top swing point.  This component and the fork have also been updated to allow you to change the color and style of each line (anchor lines, median line, upper and lower lines) 
3.	Bar Themes – Two new bar themes have been added:
a.	Black/White – Black and white bars (for the light themed charts).  White bars will be drawn with a black outline.
b.	White/Black – Similar to Black/White above but for dark themed charts.
4.	Short Cuts – The following short cuts have been added for convenience
a.	Price Guide Short Cut (Ctrl + Click) – You can now hold down on the ‘Ctrl’ key and click to quickly place a price guide.  This works for the Drag Tool as well as the Select tool
b.	Copy Shortcut (Ctrl + Drag) – A component can be quickly copied by holding down on the ‘Ctrl’ key and dragging the component.
c.	Bar Type (‘b’) – Press the ‘B’ key to change to the next bar type in the sequence
5.	Time Axis – Month and year lines have been increase in size (to stand out more).  You can now just show major time grid lines.  See chart settings dialog (‘Display’ tab)
6.	Chart Labels – The following chart labels have been added in this update:
a.	Last Bar Time – Displays the start time of the last visible bar
b.	Last Bar Close – Displays the closing value of the last visible bar and the change from the close of the previous bar
c.	Cursor Time – Time of the current cursor location
d.	Cursor Open – Open bar value of the bar at the current cursor location 
e.	Cursor High – High bar value of the bar at the current cursor location 
f.	Cursor Low – Low bar value of the bar at the current cursor location 
g.	Cursor Close – Close bar value of the bar at the current cursor location 
h.	Cursor Price – Price of the current cursor location.

Enhancements in version 2.4.1
This update fixes some issues introduced in 2.4.  No new features have been included.
Enhancements in version 2.4
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Elliott Wave Study – Auto Analyze feature implemented as a study.  Note: waves generated in this study are read only and will be automatically updated on new bars. 
2.	Auto Wave – Several updates have been made to the auto wave features to improve results.
3.	Lock Studies – This feature allows you to lock the studies on a chart so that they remain when the instrument is changed.  This is available as a new option on the toolbar, or choose: View -> Lock Studies (from the top menu bar)
4.	Show/Hide Trend Lines – Similar to Show/Hide Commentary, this option allows you to quickly hide or show trend lines on a chart (see tool bar or Chart Settings dialog,  “Display” panel).
5.	Clear All Data – This option allows you to clear all of the cached historical data in the workspace.  Choose: Configure -> Clear All Data (from the Console Menu Bar)
Enhancements in version 2.3.10
This update is a bug fix update to fix some issues introduced in version 2.3.9
Enhancements in version 2.3.9
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Time & Sales – Time and sales information is now as a panel on the chart or in a separate window (File -> New Time & Sales)
2.	DOM Histogram – A histogram is now available on the DOM
Enhancements in version 2.3.8
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Performance/Memory – Significant performance and memory usage updates have been added in this update.
2.	Elliott Wave – E vs D ratio added to the Triangle component
3.	Pivot Points – Added the ability to show indicators for pivot lines
4.	NightVision Theme – New chart theme, similar to twilight but with green instead of blue
5.	Study Legend Values – Indicator values may now be displayed as part of the study label in the legend
Enhancements in version 2.3.7
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Point & Figure – This update includes support for Point & Figure bars.  MotiveWave uses the High/Low method for computing these bars.
2.	BarChart – Some updates were done to the bar chart connector to improve connectivity and fix bugs.  The latest version of the connector for BarChart is now being used
3.	Oanda – Fixed issues with trailing orders and session disconnects
Enhancements in version 2.3.6
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Oanda – Support for Oanda has been added in this release. This is currently in Beta mode.  Please report any issues to support@motivewave.com
2.	TradeStation – support for this broker has been enhanced to reduce the number of calls to monitor the status of orders.
3.	MB Trading – the original version of this connector was built with debug.  This was causing some loading issues on some machines.  This has been resolved in this update. Please Note: this has a dependency on the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 redistributable package.  If this is not already installed on your machine, download and install from: http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=5555

Enhancements in version 2.3.5
This update includes a fix for Interactive Brokers that was introduced in version 2.3.4.
No other features are included in this update.
Enhancements in version 2.3.4
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	MB Trading – Support for MB Trading has been added in this release.  Please note: this is Windows only.
2.	PyraPoint – This component has been updated to allow for time to be calculated for linear vs non-linear time

Enhancements in version 2.3.3
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Simulated Account Positions – Positions can now be entered/edited directly to reflect existing positions that exist in another broker.  This can be useful to monitor account holdings.
2.	Studies/Strategies – The following studies/strategies have been added:
a.	Volume Zone Oscillator
b.	Price Zone Strategy
3.	Invert Mouse Wheel – You can now independently invert the regular mouse wheel action from the “Alt” mouse wheel action
4.	Pyrapoint – The current Pyra Points component has been renamed to Cross Square.  A new Pyrapoint component has been added to reflect the calculations as described by Don Hall.
5.	Rithmic Mac  Support – Rithmic/ZenFire connectors are now available on the Mac.  This includes access to AMP, Mirus, Optimus and Deep Discount Brokers.
a.	Known Issue – Login can take up to 1 minute on the Mac environment.  We are currently working with the Rithmic team to resolve.
6.	TradeStation Support – Support for TradeStation has been added in this update.  This is currently in “Beta” mode as we work on certification with the TradeStation development team.
7.	Chart Labels – Chart labels: Position, PnL, Buy, Sell now allow you to choose a specific account (instead of displaying values for all accounts).

Enhancements in version 2.3.2
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Rithmic/ZenFire – The following enhancements have been added for Rithmic (this includes brokers that connect to Rithmic/ZenFire ie Mirus, AMP, Optimus, Deep Discounts)
a.	Upgraded to 5.7.0 Rithmic Connector
b.	Support for 64 bit JVM
c.	Options Support
d.	Open Interest column now available in watchlist
2.	Pyra Points – New component added to the Gann components folder. 
3.	Studies – Added the following studies
a.	Smoothed Rate Of Change – Rate of Change Study based on a Moving Average instead of the closing price.
Enhancements in version 2.3.1
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Options – Support for options have been improved for the following brokers: Interactive Brokers, TD-Ameritrade.  
a.	From the order ticket dialog, you can see quotes for the option as well as the root symbol
b.	The option expiry date and or strike price can be changed from the Order Ticket Dialog
c.	Charts show data for the root symbol
d.	IB Search Dialog has been improved for Options
2.	Rithmic – Fixes for historical data for contracts that have multipliers (for example 6J, ie Japanese Yen)
3.	Study Path Gradient – You can now use a Gradient for displaying a path in a study. 
4.	Line Charts – When displaying a line chart, you now have additional options: MidPoint, Typical Price, Weighted Price and Weighted Average Price
5.	Interactive Brokers – You can now use Groups and Allocation Profiles from MotiveWave.  
6.	New Studies:
a.	Chartmill Value Indicator
b.	DMI Stochastic
c.	Multi Level Indicator
d.	Sector Rotation Model
e.	Spearman Indicator
f.	TMV (Trend Momentum Volatility Volume)
Enhancements in version 2.3
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Component Properties – Properties Dialogs have been created for all components.  To access these dialogs double click on a component (such as a Trend Line) or right click and choose “Properties”.
2.	Replay Mode – Several issues were fixed with Replay Mode.  Performance of loading replay data has been improved by only loading a few days of replay ticks at a time (instead of all at once).
3.	Studies –
a.	Oscar – New Study
b.	Laguerre RSI – New Study
c.	Laguerre Combo – New Study
d.	Price Channel – Added Shift option

Enhancements in version 2.2.7
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Studies – The following studies have been added/updated:
a.	VIX Trading System
b.	Previous Period Range – Displays High/Low/Midpoint for previous period (daily for example)
c.	Moving Average Cross – an optional fill is now available to fill the area when the fast MA crosses above or below the slow MA
2.	Stop Loss/Profit Target – The order ticket dialog has been enhanced to make it easier to attach a stop loss and/or profit target for an entry order (note: not applicable to FOREX.com, use Composite Order instead)	

Enhancements in version 2.2.6
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	CQG – CQG is now a supported Broker/Data service.  There are 3 connector types:
a.	CQG Trader API – Allows you to connect to CQG using their GUI-less Trader API
b.	CQG Trader – Connects using the CQG Trader application
c.	CQG Integrated Client – Connects using the CQG Integrated Client application
2.	FXCM – Polling for FXCM now uses HTTP 1.1 to help improve performance.
3.	DOM Totals – Totals are now (optionally) displayed at the bottom of the DOM table to show totals bid/ask sizes
4.	Williams A/D Line – new Study
5.	Moving Average Alerts – Alerts are now available on the Moving Average Studies (EMA, SMA WMA etc) when the closing price crosses above or below the moving average line.
Enhancements in version 2.2.5
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Google/Yahoo – Support for Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX).  Note: historical data is pulled from Yahoo and only Daily Bars are available
2.	New Studies – The following new studies have been added (Choose Study->Add Study from the top menu bar to access):
a.	Linear Regression Curve
b.	LBR Paint Bar
c.	MACD Reversing
d.	Drunkard Walk
3.	Study Updates – Moving Average Method choice has been added to the following studies:
a.	ATR Channel
b.	Bollinger Bands
4.	Negative Fib Numbers – Negative values for Fibonacci numbers are now allowed for ratio components.

Enhancements in version 2.2.4
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Simulated Account – This update includes the ability to have a simulated or paper trading account added to an existing broker workspace or a data service workspace.  You can access this feature from the preferences panel (General -> Simulated Account tab)
2.	Ditto Trade – The ability to view and trade options have been added.
3.	Interactive Brokers – extended data beyond 1 year can now be pulled from Google for certain currency pairs (depending on data availability from Google).
4.	Deep Discount Trading – This new broker has been added (see workspace service drop down)

Enhancements in version 2.2.3
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	TD-Ameritrade – Several fixes to the TD-Ameritrade support have been included for Think-Or-Swim accounts
2.	Elliott Wave Show Info – Options are now available in the Preferences Dialog (Configure -> Preferences -> ‘Elliott Wave’ tab) to choose information that is shown as part of the ‘Show Info’ feature on the wave points: Bars, Pips, Ratio
3.	Line Arrow Markers – A new option ‘Line Arrow’ is available for display of markers as part of a study.
Enhancements in version 2.2.2
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	Auto Wave – A new option on the Auto Wave feature allows you to specify a date for starting the analysis.  This will allow for more consistent results when executing the auto wave multiple times.
2.	Regression Channel – Confidence intervals added: 50%, 68.3%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 99%, 99.5%, 99.7%
3.	Simulated Mode – This option has been changed from part of the workspace to part of the Preferences (See General Tab).
Enhancements in version 2.2.1
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	New Studies
a.	Fibonacci Lucas TSI
b.	Fisher Transform Stochastic Oscillator
c.	Halloween Indicator
2.	Link Templates Option – This new option (in the Preferences Panel: Chart -> Templates tab) allows you to disable the linking of templates when charts are linked.
Enhancements in version 2.2
This update contains various enhancements and bug fixes:
1.	SDK 1.1 – This release includes SDK version 1.1 which has the following improvements:
a.	Path Color – the color of a path may be changed dynamically
b.	Multiple Instruments – Studies/Strategies may incorporate data from multiple instruments
c.	Composite Studies – a study may be composed of multiple study plots and overlays
d.	Access Control – Usage of your studies and strategies may be controlled and managed using a web interface (for details, please contact support@motivewave.com)
e.	Trading Sessions – interaction with trading sessions (see Trading Sessions below)
f.	Help Link – a help link may be provided to send the user to a webpage with more information on your study
2.	Trading Sessions – This enhancement enables you to choose specific trading times (sessions) for executing your strategy.  These trading times are also effective when back testing and optimizing your strategy.
3.	Pivot Points – a new option ‘Extend Lines’ has been added to extend the last set of pivot lines to the right side of the chart.
4.	Connectors have been added to the following Futures Brokers (via Zen-Fire):
a.	Mirus Futures
b.	AMP Global Clearing
c.	Optimus Trading Group
Enhancements in version 2.1.8
This update contains various bug fixes.
Enhancements in version 2.1.7
This update contains various bug fixes and feature enhancements: 
1.	New Studies
a.	Instrument Graph – Allows you to display another instrument in a study graph (separate from the Price Graph).
b.	Spread – Displays the difference between two instruments as a graph
2.	Optional Fill Color has been added to the following studies:
a.	Bollinger Bands
b.	ATR Channel
c.	Keltner Channel
d.	Envelopes
e.	MA Envelope
f.	Price Channel
3.	Study Underlay – This new option allows you to ‘underlay’ (draw behind the price bars) a study.  From the Study Dialog, see ‘Options’ panel (overlay studies only).
4.	Study Insets – For Study Graphs, there are two new options under the ‘Options’ panel to change the top and bottom insets.
5.	Invert Mouse Wheel – Inverts the direction of the mouse wheel. See Preferences Panel, ‘Mouse’ tab.
6.	Chart TimeZone – The TimeZone can now be modified for each chart.  See ‘Chart Settings’ dialog, ‘General’ panel.
7.	Guides – Guide Values can be set from the Guide Properties dialog.
Enhancements in version 2.1.6
This update contains various bug fixes and feature enhancements: 
1.	Trading Hours – Trading Hours can be set to start the week on Saturday (useful for Arabic countries).  See Trading Hours dialog from Preferences Panel
2.	Data Import
a.	Fixed an issue with importing from MetaStock where records > 32000
b.	Default Trading Hours and Exchange can now be specified from the Import dialog
3.	New Studies
a.	Hilbert Transform
b.	Instantaneous Cycle Period Measurement
c.	Signal to Noise Ratio

Enhancements in version 2.1.5
This update contains various bug fixes and feature enhancements: 
1.	Trading Hours – Custom trading hours now support Saturday and Sunday as options for trading hours (useful for Arabic exchanges).
2.	New Studies
a.	RSI Divergence
b.	Market Exchanges – Displays open and closing times for selected market exchanges
Enhancements in version 2.1.4
This update contains various bug fixes and feature enhancements: 
1.	Replay Mode – Several enhancements have been added to the Replay Mode:
a.	Replay Link – This feature allows you to link the replay feature across one or more charts:
i.	Chart Group/Console – Links the replay control to all charts in the group/console
ii.	Linked Charts – Links the replay control to all charts within the link group (ie red, green etc)
b.	Real Delay – Applies a ‘Real’ delay when processing the ticks. 
c.	Chart Labels – Many of the chart labels now reflect data in replay mode.  This applies to the following labels: Day High, Day Low, Day Open, Bid, Ask, Bid Size, Ask Size, Last, Last Time, Last Size, Day Volume, Day Range, Spread, Change, Change %, Inverse Change, Inverse Change %, % Off High, % Off Low, % Off Open
2.	Time/Price Labels – These labels now have a feature to disable the showing of the outline. 
Enhancements in version 2.1.3
This update contains various bug fixes and feature enhancements: 
1.	Support/Resistance Alerts – The Support/Resistance study has been enhanced to show markers and optionally generate alerts when the support or resistance levels have been crossed.
2.	Resolve Trend Lines – (By default this feature is on).  When loading data on a chart, if your analysis contains trend lines (or channels) it will attempt to load enough data to display these properly.  This option can be disabled in the Preferences Dialog (Configure -> Preferences from the Console Menu Bar).  Click on the ‘Chart’ tab, then on the ‘Options’ tab.
3.	Max Data Limits – Data limits are set for the maximum number of bars MotiveWave will load for a chart.  By default this is 25000 for linear (Daily or Intraday bars) and 5000 for non-linear (Range, Volume, Tick, Renko, Hybrid Renko).  You can adjust these values in the Preferences Dialog (Chart -> General tabs).
Enhancements in version 2.1.2
This update contains various bug fixes and feature enhancements: 
1.	Order Notifications – You may now configure MotiveWave to send an email when an order is filled and/or rejected.  This can be setup in the Preferences Dialog (Configure -> Preferences from the Console Menu Bar).  Click on the ‘Orders’ tab, then ‘Submission’ tab.  Enable the fields: ‘Send Email on Filled Order’ and/or ‘Send Email on Rejected Order’.  Please ensure that your email settings have been configured properly (see ‘Email’ tab).
2.	Chart Labels – Chart labels have been enhanced:
a.	Configuration - You can configure what labels are displayed from the Chart Settings Dialog (right click on the chart and choose ‘Chart Settings’).  The following configuration options apply:
i.	Font
ii.	Colors (background, foreground, border)
iii.	Location (top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right)
iv.	Label Prefix
v.	Display Order
b.	New Chart Labels: (some depend on broker/data service support) Day Range %, Day Open, Day Close, Day High, Day Low, 52 Week High/Low, 26 Week High/Low, 13 Week High/Low, Bid Price, Ask Price, Last Price, Last Time, EPS, PE Ratio, Dividend, Volume, Open Interest, Change, Change%,  Position, Bar Count Down (time remaining in last bar)
3.	Study Labels – There are more display options for the study labels (legend).  See Preferences Dialog (Chart -> Settings tab)
a.	Simple Title – Just displays the study text with the color
b.	Layout – Horizontal vs Vertical
4.	Symbol Watermark – The Symbol and optionally Description of the Instrument may now be displayed as a Watermark on the chart.  See Chart Settings -> Watermark tab (right click on the chart, choose: Chart Settings)
5.	Moving Average Bar Colors – The color of the price bars may now be changed for most moving averages depending on the direction of the line.  See Advanced Tab (in the Study settings dialog).
Enhancements in version 2.1.1.1
This update contains a high priority bug fix for Elliott Wave ratios introduced in version 2.1.1
Enhancements in version 2.1.1
This update contains various bug fixes and feature enhancements: 
1.	Chart Settings Dialog – This dialog replaces many of the right click options, specifically in the right click context menu ‘Preferences’ submenu.  This dialog can be accessed by double clicking on a chart or via right click and choosing ‘Chart Settings’
2.	Data Import
a.	Monitor File Modifications – If this option is chosen, MotiveWave will looking for modifications to the original data file and automatically import the data
b.	Improved CVS format detection – Some improvements have been done to the mechanism with which MotiveWave detects the column in a CSV/Text file.
3.	Chart/Bar Themes – Each chart can now have a separate bar or chart theme.  This can be set from the Chart Settings Dialog (see 1 above)

Enhancements in version 2.1
This update contains various bug fixes and feature enhancements: 
1.	Entry/Exit Strategies – This feature allows you to configure your own Entry/Exit strategies.  These are combinations of orders that can be placed with a single click of the mouse.
a.	Entry – This will create one or more entry orders that have relative offsets and quantities.  Four default entries are included: Breakout, Fade, Break Up/Fade Down, Break Down/Fade Up (see 2.0.10 below).  You can also configure your own entry strategy from the ‘Manage Entry/Exit Strategies’ dialog.
b.	Exit – This will automatically create a set of exit orders for an open position.  If specified, the exit will automatically adjust the exit quantities to match an open position.
c.	Enty/Exit – This combination order will automatically create the exit orders once the set of entry orders has been filled (Note: MotiveWave must be running in order for this to work properly)
d.	Trade Panel/DOM Panel – This feature is available from the Trade Panel as well as the DOM Panel (or DOM Frame).
2.	Page Up/Down – These keys will now switch the active chart to the next chart (in the Console or Chart Group).  In a chart window, this will move to the next open analysis.
3.	Auto Scale Price Only – This new option in the Chart Options (Preferences Panel: Chart -> Options panel) will cause auto scale to ignore any components and only scale based on the price bars.
4.	Replay Mode – Several issues were discovered and fixed with Replay Mode

Enhancements in version 2.0.10

This update contains various bug fixes and feature enhancements: 
1.	Client OCO Orders – OCO orders are now supported for brokers that do not have native OCO support.  These orders execute on the client side (MotiveWave application), so you need to ensure that MotiveWave is running in order for the OCO to be activated.
2.	Entry Strategies – The Trade Panel now includes an ‘Entry’ panel so you can quickly create several entry strategies:
a.	Breakout – Creates two OCO stop orders
b.	Fade – Creates two OCO limit orders
c.	Break Up/Fade Down 
d.	Break Down/Fade Up
3.	Trade Panel – Now includes a ‘Position’ tab.  This tab has convenient buttons for:
a.	Buy/Sell Market 
b.	Close Open Position
c.	Cancel All Orders
d.	Reverse Position
e.	Displays Current Position/Entry and PnL
4.	Ratios – Several Ratio enhancements have been added:
a.	Presets can now be applied to components by default.  See Preferences Panel -> Ratios -> Defaults
b.	Ratio Styles have options for:
i.	Label Outline
ii.	Label Color
c.	Transparent Label colors work properly (bug fix) 
5.	FXCM Orders – Stop/Trail/Limit orders can now be attached to a Market Order.

Enhancements in version 2.0.9
This update contains various bug fixes and feature enhancements: 
1.	Watch List Linking – This feature allows you to link the active instrument in a watch list to the active chart.  When selecting a new symbol (table view only), the active chart will automatically switch its symbol.  
2.	FXCM Attached Orders – Several bugs were fixed for orders attached to entry orders in FXCM.
3.	Ratio Enhancements – Several enhancements were added for ratio components:
a.	Vertical Resizing – By default the vertical resizing of the ratios has been turned off (ability to adjust visible ratios by adjusting resize points).  This feature can be turned back on from Preferences -> Ratios
b.	Custom Ratio Settings – From the ratio settings dialog you can now directly adjust the ratios and their properties.  This includes:
i.	Label Outline – None, Rectangle, Rounded
ii.	Line Color/Style
iii.	Text Color
iv.	Label Fill Color
v.	Font
c.	Ratio Presets – For convenience, ratio settings on a component can be saved as presets and applied later to another component (see Ratio Settings Dialog)
Enhancements in version 2.0.8
This update contains various bug fixes and feature enhancements: 
1.	Templates Enhancements: 
a.	Short Cuts – Short cut keys Alt-1, Alt-2 etc may now be used to quickly apply chart templates.
b.	Template Settings – Template specific settings have been added to the Preferences Dialog (Preferences -> Chart -> Templates)
c.	Default Template – A default template can be configured to be displayed on all charts (see preferences)
d.	Delete Template – You can right click on a template title and choose ‘Delete’ to remove a template from a chart.

Enhancements in version 2.0.7
This update contains various bug fixes and feature enhancements: 
1.	Indicator Settings – Indicators for Bid/Ask/Last/High/Low can now be configured with custom fonts, colors etc.  See Preferences -> Chart -> Indicators
2.	MetaStock Database Support – The data import mechanism now supports MetaStock database format.
3.	Interactive Brokers CMDTY – Commodity types are now supported in the Interactive Brokers workspaces
4.	ATC Brokers – You can now connect to ATC brokers.  Note: ATC brokers accounts must be compatible with Trading Station II

Enhancements in version 2.0.6
This update contains various bug fixes and performance improvements.  In addition the following enhancements have been added:
1.	Custom Chart Themes – You can now create your own chart themes in the Preferences Dialog (Theme tab).
2.	Delete Instruments – Instruments can now be deleted from the system.  Right click on the instrument in the watch list and choose ‘Delete Instrument’  Note: this will remove all associated data and analyses.
3.	Ichimoku Kinko Hyo – Added the ability to display a crossing points and signals for Tenkan line crossing Kijun line.
4.	Integrated DOM – The Depth of Market (DOM) window can now be displayed as a panel on a chart (instead of a separate window).
5.	Percent Change Charts – Percent change charts are now supported as a Bar Type.  This will display the graph as a line chart as a percent change from a reference bar.  The reference bar can be one of:
a.	First Bar – First visible bar on the chart
b.	Last Bar – Last (most recent) bar on the chart
c.	Specific Bar – Choose a specific bar from which to calculate the percent change.

Enhancements in version 2.0.5
This update contains various bug fixes and performance improvements.  In addition the following enhancements have been added:

1.	Custom Bar Themes – You can now create your own bar themes in the Preferences Dialog (Theme tab).
2.	Next/Prev Bar Size – Short cuts have been added (Shift + -> and Shift +<-) for choosing the next/previous bar size in the Bar Size Selector

Enhancements in version 2.0.4
This update contains various bug fixes and performance improvements.  In addition the following enhancements have been added:
1.	Bar Size Selector – This new feature displays a configurable set of bar sizes as a set of tabs at the bottom of the chart.
a.	Change Bar Size – Just click on one of the bar size tabs to change the bar size for the chart.
b.	User Configurable – The Bar Size selector has a default set of bar sizes, but you can customize to show your own bar sizes.  This is available from the Preferences Dialog (Configure -> Preferences from the top menu bar of the Console).   Its under the ‘Chart -> Bar Size Selector’ tabs.  Alternatively, right click on one of the tabs and choose ‘Configure’
2.	Go to Date – This option available on the Bar Size Selector tool bar (looks like a calendar with an arrow on it) allows you to go to a particular date on the chart.  Click on the button and choose the desired date.
3.	Time Span – This option available on the Bar Size Selector tool bar (looks like two blue arrows pointing left and right) allows you to quickly select a time frame to display.  For example:  Today, This Week, 1 Month, 6 Months, 5 Years etc.
4.	TEMA – Triple Exponential Moving Average
5.	TMA – Triangular Moving Average
6.	Studies – 78 new studies were added.  For details see the ‘Add Study’ dialog (Study -> Add Study)
7.	Strategies – 23 new strategies were added.  For details see the ‘Add Strategy’ dialog (Strategy -> Add Strategy)       
Enhancements in version 2.0.3
This update contains various bug fixes and performance improvements.  In addition the following enhancements have been added:
1.	Hybrid Renko Bars – This new type of bar is similar to a Renko bar but adds and ‘reversal’ interval that applies when the trend changes direction.  Options are available for showing the tails (real high/lows) and normalizing of the bars (each bar is artificially set to the reversal size).
2.	Renko Tails – This new option for Renko bars shows the ‘real’ high and low values of the bars as ‘tails’ (solid lines).
3.	Bar Settings Dialog – This new dialog is accessible via right click on the chart (choose ‘Bar Settings’).  From this dialog you can configure the bar type, scheme and bar size.  You can also enter custom bar sizes (in minutes) from this dialog.
4.	Import Instruments – This feature allows you to import instruments from a CSV file into a watch list.
Enhancements in version 2.0.2
This update contains various bug fixes and performance improvements.  In addition the following enhancements have been added:
1.	Ruler Tool – Allows you to measure price movement, time and angles by clicking and dragging the mouse cursor.  This is accessible from the tools drop down on the tool bar.
2.	Changing Time Frame – When you change the time frame for a chart, the performance of loading this chart has been improved.
3.	EW Auto Analyze – a new option has been added to allow you to skip the ‘Delete Existing Waves’ confirmation dialog.
4.	Data Before 1970 – Several issues were fixed with loading and displaying data prior to 1970
5.	Semi-Log Scale – Several bugs were fixed with displaying the semi-log scale graphs 
Enhancements in version 2.0.1
This update contains bug fixes for issues that were introduced in version 2.0. This includes:

1.	TD-Ameritrade – Fix for Level 1 Data
2.	Google/Yahoo – News Headlines
3.	Save As Image – Images not saving properly
Enhancements in version 2.0
Welcome to MotiveWave™ version 2.0!
This update includes numerous bug fixes and many new enhancements/features:

1.	SDK – A new Software Development Kit for Java is available for creating your own studies or strategies.   Documentation and resources for the SDK can be found here: http://support.motivewave.com/sdk/  This web page includes resources for:
a.	SDK Programming Guide (downloadable pdf)
b.	SDK Jar File – (mwave_sdk.jar)
c.	Java Doc
d.	Sample Project – Sample project for creating/deploying studies and strategies for Eclipse.
2.	Strategy Optimizer – MotiveWave now has support for strategy optimization through back testing.  This feature can be accessed from the console menu bar: File -> New -> Strategy Optimizer
a.	Back Test – Execute a strategy with specific settings over a given period of time.  
b.	Optimize – Execute a strategy with many different settings and find the optimal settings for a given time period
i.	Exhaustive – Tests all combinations of settings
ii.	Genetic – Uses a genetic algorithm to find an optimal set of parameters
c.	Walk Forward – Finds the optimal settings for a strategy and then tests the strategy on ‘out of sample’ data to see how well it performs outside of the optimization data. 
d.	Reporting – Various reports on the back test results are available:
i.	Metrics – summary metrics
ii.	Graphical Trade History – Graphically shows each trade and Pnl etc on a historical price chart
iii.	Report Graphs – Several report graphs are available: Net Profit (by period), Cumulative Profit, Trades Profit/Loss, Efficiency etc.
iv.	Period Metrics – Metrics defined by period (tabular format)
v.	Trades – tabular format of trades executed in the back test scenario
vi.	Executions – tabular format of executed orders in the back test scenario.  
3.	Console Tabs – Chart tabs displayed in the console now show the time frame as part of the tab
4.	Watch Lists – You can now choose the columns displayed in the watch lists from the right hand side of the table view