Is MW 7 now stable for production use?

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feistritzersarah

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I was a bit torn when 7 came out first, because it was more or less un-useable and switched over to Sierra Chart. But since i am on Linux, using Sierra with wine is more or less a ticking time bomb, until one update causes a regression or issue where nothing goes anymore. So i just wanted to ask if you think it is now in a production ready state for trading live and prop accounts.
 
I have been using it now for several weeks, and must acknowledge that its actually stable now. I run it on Win11 with a rithmic connection and have not had any issues for several weeks. Maybe some cosmetic issue here and there but all in all very stable and tradeable.
 
feistritzersarah said:
I was a bit torn when 7 came out first, because it was more or less un-useable and switched over to Sierra Chart. But since i am on Linux, using Sierra with wine is more or less a ticking time bomb, until one update causes a regression or issue where nothing goes anymore. So i just wanted to ask if you think it is now in a production ready state for trading live and prop accounts.
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It's running like a purring Ferrari for me on the Mac. Has been fairly problem free for about a month.

Separate question for you, as you're a Linux user...

I'm a Mac user, currently studying Linux and hardware generally. It's fascinating, and I'm pretty excited about it. Leaving aside the buggy experience you had with MW7, would you kindly share how you found MW to perform on Linux as opposed to Windows or Mac versions?
 
I have no experience with MW on Mac, but compared to Windows it performs much better on Linux. I have tuned the run.sh (the file used to start it on windows) to have the optimal settings for my workstation and it is a night and day difference. The loading of the charts is much better in Linux and i also rarely had any disconnects on Linux compared to Windows. I tried it with Ubuntu and Debian, both working fine, but settled for Debian.
 
I was a lifelong Windows user until 2–3 weeks ago, when I deleted Windows 11 and switched to Linux Mint Cinnamon. I also applied some of the modifications mentioned in the "MotiveWave and Linux Performance Improvements" thread in the Linux OS discussions on the forum.

A 1-day @ES chart now loads in about 3 seconds, compared to 6–7 seconds on Windows 11, and a 1- or 2-minute @ES chart loads in 1–2 seconds. I mostly use basic support and resistance, but even Volume Imprint and other similar features load much faster than on Windows 11.

I also wrote Bash scripts that install the latest MotiveWave version and fix Linux-related performance bugs in a few seconds, instead of manually modifying run.sh and startup.ini every time I install a new MotiveWave .deb file.

So far, I am very happy with MotiveWave's performance on Linux.
 
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I was a lifelong Windows user until 2–3 weeks ago, when I deleted Windows 11 and switched to Linux Mint Cinnamon. I also applied some of the modifications mentioned in the "MotiveWave and Linux Performance Improvements" thread in the Linux OS discussions on the forum.

A 1-day @ES chart now loads in about 3 seconds, compared to 6–7 seconds on Windows 11, and a 1- or 2-minute @ES chart loads in 1–2 seconds. I mostly use basic support and resistance, but even Volume Imprint and other similar features load much faster than on Windows 11.

I also wrote Bash scripts that install the latest MotiveWave version and fix Linux-related performance bugs in a few seconds, instead of manually modifying run.sh and startup.ini every time I install a new MotiveWave .deb file.

So far, I am very happy with MotiveWave's performance on Linux.
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Many thanks for the lead to that thread; fascinating to read, and it was great to see such heavy hitters from the Forum in it!

From what you shared, it sounds like even the Windows version is faster than the Apple version: it takes much longer for me to load my charts than the few seconds you detailed. The windows will open, but I'm used to staring at a blank screen for a while until the 10-tick hybrid renko bricks load on my entry chart 😅

I'll keep studying Linux!
 
HalTrader said:
I was a lifelong Windows user until 2–3 weeks ago, when I deleted Windows 11 and switched to Linux Mint Cinnamon. I also applied some of the modifications mentioned in the "MotiveWave and Linux Performance Improvements" thread in the Linux OS discussions on the forum.

A 1-day @ES chart now loads in about 3 seconds, compared to 6–7 seconds on Windows 11, and a 1- or 2-minute @ES chart loads in 1–2 seconds. I mostly use basic support and resistance, but even Volume Imprint and other similar features load much faster than on Windows 11.

I also wrote Bash scripts that install the latest MotiveWave version and fix Linux-related performance bugs in a few seconds, instead of manually modifying run.sh and startup.ini every time I install a new MotiveWave .deb file.

So far, I am very happy with MotiveWave's performance on Linux.
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Many thanks!!
 
jordananthony9967 said:
i tried it a month and a half ago. it would freeze during high volume moves. Does this not happen anymore?
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They rolled out a hotfix the very same day we reported the issue: https://forum.motivewave.com/threads/v7-0-16-bugs.3069/
It was provided via mail and then included in the next point release.

It did not happen to me again - which of course does not mean it will never happen again.

I can only encourage you to report such bugs when you encounter them. In this case they have reacted instantly and provided a fix right away.
 
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