multicharts

MultiCharts is a Windows-based trading platform that combines charting, technical analysis, and automated trading for professional and active retail traders. It provides real-time and historical data, advanced charting with multiple timeframes, and a wide range of indicators and drawing tools to support market analysis across various asset classes, including equities, futures, forex, and CFDs depending on data and broker connectivity.

A core feature set is the ability to develop, test, optimize, and deploy trading strategies. MultiCharts includes a scripting language called PowerLanguage, which is compatible with EasyLanguage and allows users to create custom indicators, strategies, and trading signals. In addition, MultiCharts.NET offers an option for development in .NET languages for more complex integrations. The platform also includes a strategy tester for backtesting, parameter optimization, and walk-forward testing, as well as portfolio backtesting to evaluate ideas across multiple symbols.

Trading automation is supported through connections to multiple brokers and data providers, enabling real-time order execution and simulated trading. Supported integrations commonly include popular brokers and data feeds such as Interactive Brokers, TradeStation, CQG, Rithmic, IQFeed, and eSignal, though exact availability depends on the user’s configuration.

MultiCharts emphasizes reproducible analysis and flexible workflows, with features for data import/export, customizable workspaces, and scalable testing environments. It is used by individual traders, trading desks, and researchers to formulate, validate, and implement trading ideas, balancing analytical depth with automation capabilities.