Help for Information Messages

Messages in this section are sorted based on the item in TradingSolutions that issued the message. General messages are listed first, followed by messages about specific groups, data, or fields.

(Compact) Messages

·      Compacting the portfolio files will reclaim unused disk space.

During normal TradingSolutions usage, the portfolio database system can develop empty spaces from deleted and moved information. These spaces can lead to larger portfolio files and reduced performance. Compacting the portfolio files when you receive this message can improve performance and restore unused disk space.

Action: Double-clicking on this message will allow you to compact the portfolio files.

(Delete) Messages

·      The "name" data series has been deleted.

This message indicates that the data series listed in the message has been deleted from this portfolio along with any fields associated with it. It should only appear in response to you requesting to delete this data series.

·      The "name" group has been deleted.

This message indicates that the group listed in the message has been deleted from this portfolio along with any data series and fields associated with it. It should only appear in response to you requesting to delete this group.

(Import) Messages

·      Data source – Import cancelled.

This portion of the import was cancelled.

·      Data source – Import successful.

All of the selected data was imported successfully for this portion of the import.

·      Data source – The remainder of the import was successful.

All of the selected data was imported successfully for this portion of the import, with the exception of any problems reported in other messages.

·      Data streaming stopped due to processing shutdown.

Data streaming is being stopped automatically due to processing shutting down due to TradingSolutions closing, changing work directories, or another action.

·      Import separated into multiple tasks.

When a large number of symbols are being imported from files, the importing of those symbols is divided into two or more tasks. These tasks will display individual Status Dialogs and issue individual messages on completion.

·      Large import from Prophet separated into multiple requests.

ProphetFinance.com has a maximum amount of data that can be requested at one time. If a large number of symbols are requested at one time, the request is separated into multiple requests automatically.

·      No current data series are marked for streaming. Streaming has been stopped.

Data streaming is being stopped automatically since any data series that had been marked for streaming have been deleted or had streaming turned off.

·      No new data is available.

No new data was available for the selected symbols. Typically, this message is displayed when an update was requested and all of the selected data was already up-to-date.

Ä    Note: End-of-day data may not be available for the current day until after 5:30pm Eastern Time or later. In addition, no new end-of-day data is available on weekends or holidays when the financial markets are closed.

·      No new data was available for: symbols

No new data was available for the specified symbols, but other symbols may have been updated.

·      Streaming started. Data for streaming symbols since the last update will be imported automatically.

After streaming is started in TradingSolutions, data for streaming symbols since the last update will be imported automatically using a "gap fill". A message will be displayed when all of the data is up-to-date.

Ä    Note: It is valid to trade using signals generated during this period. However, alerts and signals may be delayed more than when they are updated directly from streaming data.

&  For more information on the processing of streaming data, see Streaming Intraday Data.

·      The exchange "exchange name" is currently closed. New streaming bars will not be available until this exchange returns to being open.

This message appears when you start symbols streaming that are set to use an exchange which currently appears to be after the closing time or before the opening time. New data will begin streaming again after the exchange returns to being open.

Action: If this message appears to be in error, check the following:

·      Check the exchange associated with the data.

Each data series has an exchange is associated with. The exchange includes settings for the opening and closing times, along with the time zone the exchange is in. The exchange associated with a data series is displayed on the Modify Data Series Dialog: Properties page.

·      Check the settings for the selected exchange.

Each exchange includes settings for opening and closing times, along with the time zone the exchange is in. If you are using an exchange you have defined, verify that these settings are correct for that exchange by viewing the Specify Exchange Characteristics Dialog.

·      Check the clock and time zone settings on your computer.

TradingSolutions uses the clock and time zone settings in Windows to determine whether the exchange is open. Verify these values are correct by double-clicking on the clock in the lower right corner of your Windows screen.

·      The exchange "exchange name" is now closed. New streaming bars will not be available until this exchange returns to being open.

This message appears when you are streaming symbols streaming that are set to use an exchange which is now after its closing time. New data will begin streaming again after the exchange returns to being open.

Action: If this message appears to be in error, see the actions suggested for the message above.

·      The exchange "exchange name" is now open. New streaming bars are now being created.

This message appears when you are streaming symbols streaming that are set to use an exchange which is now after its opening time. New bars will be added to the data series as they become available.

Action: If this message appears to be in error, see the actions suggested for the message above.

·      The Solution Service is being updated to obtain data for stocks with Solution Service listed as their data source.

This message appears when an update is requested from the Import Data Wizard and one or more of the stocks in the target group list the Solution Service as their data source. This will cause all of the stocks in the Solution Service to be updated. This may also cause two status windows to display simultaneously.

(Processing) Messages

·      Alerts and display fields for streaming data are now up-to-date.

This message indicates that alerts and display fields associated with streaming data are now up to date. It appears once the data for the most recent bar of all streaming data has been received and any alerts and display fields dependent on that data have been calculated.

&  For more information on the processing of streaming data, see Streaming Intraday Data.

·      Processing n fields took time.

This message indicates the amount of time it took to process a large number of fields.

Ä    Note: This message appears only if continuous processing took longer than 5 minutes.

Ä    Note: Different activities take different amounts of time to process. For example, the initial training of a field can take significantly longer than processing it for an update. This message is primarily displayed as a visual confirmation that processing has completed.

·      Processing of alerts and display fields for streaming n-minute bars averaging time.

This message appears as a warning that too many symbols may be being streamed or too much high-priority processing may be being performed on streaming data.

Action: If this message continues to appear, you may want to reduce the number of symbols being streamed, the number of alerts being calculated, or the number of calculated display fields associated with streaming data of this or a shorter periodicity.

Ä    Note: This message is displayed if the processing of alerts and calculated display fields takes longer than half of the periodicity.

&  For more information on handling this message, see Streaming Intraday Data.

·      Processing of all fields is now up-to-date.

This message indicates that a large number of fields have been updated. It is displayed instead of the "n-fields too time" message if streaming data may have resulted in fields being recalculated multiple times. It is primarily to inform you that all processing associated with the initial gap fill has completed.

Ä    Note: This message appears only if continuous processing took longer than 5 minutes.

(Service) Messages

·      "Data" data series added to the Solution Service.

This message appears when this symbol is added to the Active Solutions group.

·      "Data" data series removed from the Solution Service.

This message appears when this symbol has been removed from the Active Solutions group. The data series will be moved to the Previous Solutions group and no longer be updated through the Solution Service.

·      "Data" data series completely updated by the Solution Service.

This message appears when all of the data for a stock has been updated. This will occur when a stock is added to the Solution Service or when the Solution Service has not been updated in over two weeks. This can also occur after a stock split causes previous price data to be adjusted or when the Solution Service data includes a value correction.

·      "Data" notes updated with new information from the Solution Service.

This message appears when new notes are added for this symbol, or when previous notes are updated.

Action: Double-click on this message to view the most recent note for this data series. Any previous notes can be viewed in the Information View.

&  For help with the Information View, see Tracking Data with the Information View.

·      "Data" Service Signal updated by the Solution Service.

This message appears when the Solution Service applies a new trading solution to this data series. This will typically result in a new Service Signal being set.

Action: Double-click on this message to view the entry/exit signals for this data series. From here, you can view an analysis of the new Service Signal.

&  For more information on the Service Signal, see Primary, Secondary, and Service Signals.

·      The Solution Service information is currently up-to-date.

This message appears when no new information has been added to the Solution Service since the last time it was updated.

·      The update completed successfully.

This message appears when the data for the Solution Service has been updated successfully and there were no additional messages generated.

·      The update was cancelled.

This message appears when the Cancel Processing button is pressed during the updating of the Solution Service. Any information that has been updated will be indicated in this dialog. The processing of any modified fields will be deferred. To resume the update, press the Update Solution Service button again.

Data and Group Messages

·      Field: Message

Messages that begin with a field name contain information about a specific field. See "Field Messages" below.

·      The default data source has been updated to "data source".

This message appears when a data series is imported from a data source other than the one with which it is currently associated. When this occurs, the default data source for the data series is automatically adjusted so that the data matches as closely as possible.

Ä    Note: This message most frequently appears in regards to the Solution Service. If you would prefer to download data for Solution Service stocks from another source, change the settings on the Update Solution Service dialog

Action: None necessary. If you would like to restore the previous settings for this data series, double-click on this message to display the Modify Data Series Dialog: Properties page.

Field Messages

·      An analysis of this new field is ready.

This message indicates that an analysis of a signal and/or prediction is now ready for viewing.

Action: Double-click on this message to view the analysis.

·      External data used as an input was missing one or more dates found in the "name" set. Values from the previous date were used.

When external data is used as an input to a field and that data is missing one or more dates, the previous values of that data will be reused. For example, if you use weekly data as an input to a daily prediction, the last known value for each date will be used.

Action: This message requires no action, it is displayed only to inform you the data is being reused. It does not indicate any type of problem.

·      The signal analysis begins before the start of the data. No values have been produced.

This message is typically displayed when a signal analysis field has an adjusted starting point and the start of the data occurs after the calculated starting point. Examples of adjusted starting points are year-to-date and six-month returns.

:    Example: A five-year return has been requested and five years of data are not available. In this case, no values will be produced.

Ä    Note: The checks associated with this message are very specific. For example, if year-to-date values are requested, TradingSolutions will start the analysis at January 1^st of the current Year. If the first available data is for January 3^rd of the current year, no values will be produced.

Action: To obtain this signal analysis value for the specified data, either obtain more data for this data series or decrease the length of time associated with the adjusted starting point.

·      The trading style of the signal analysis field does not match the trading style used to create the field being analyzed.

This message is displayed when the trading style of a signal analysis field does not match the trading style used in the definition of the field being analyzed. For predicted signals, this is the trading style used for postprocessing optimization, which is set on the Signal Postprocessing Dialog.

Ä    Note: This message will be displayed every time this field is calculated, except during data updates.

Action: None necessary. This message is displayed primarily to highlight if unexpected results appear between the optimization of a field and its signal analysis.