August 18th, 2026

πŸš€ 33rd FTO Release

This update brings a wide range of new indicators and analytical tools, expanded futures and prop trading capabilities, improved charting and drawing workflows, new API capabilities, and numerous fixes across the platform.

✨ New Features & Improvements

πŸ“Š Indicators & Analytical Tools

  • BigTrade β€” added a new indicator for detecting large trades on futures instruments.

  • YMWD High/Low β€” added a new indicator showing Year, Month, Week, and Day high/low levels.

  • ICT Killzones & Pivots β€” added a dedicated indicator for working with ICT-based trading approaches.

  • Ichimoku β€” added Kumo cloud transparency and separate colors for bullish and bearish clouds.

  • Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) β€” added a new indicator for analyzing volume and the balance between buying and selling pressure.

  • Footprint β€” improved the indicator's behavior and display at high testing speeds.

πŸ“ˆ Trading, Futures & Prop Trading

  • Two-Phase Challenges β€” improved support for two-step Prop Challenge scenarios and their conditions.

  • cTrader History Import β€” added support for importing trading history from cTrader.

  • Futures Position Size β€” fractional position sizes are now prohibited for futures both at the application level and through the API.

  • Futures Journal β€” the trading journal now displays both Original and Adjusted prices.

  • New Order Window β€” added the ability to dock the order window to the right side of the screen with Dock To Right.

🎨 Interface & User Experience

  • Chart Synchronization β€” charts can now be synchronized by the Data Range (time range) between windows.

  • Design System β€” updated interface colors and visual components across the platform.

  • Drawing Tools β€” added a new Highlighter tool and expanded line-width support for Brush.

  • Crosshair β€” added settings for crosshair line style and thickness.

  • Weak / Strong Magnet β€” improved magnet behavior with two magnet strength modes:

    • Strong Magnet snaps to the nearest suitable point without a distance limit.

    • Weak Magnet keeps the behavior of the previous magnet mode.

    • Drawing tools can now also snap to visible indicator buffers on the main chart.

  • Jump to Date β€” improved default date values and quick editing actions.

  • Favorite & Speed Panels β€” panel positions are now saved locally. Panels remain where you left them and are prevented from disappearing outside the screen when the window size changes.

  • Sync Crosshair β€” added the ability to disable crosshair synchronization.

  • Text Tab β€” redesigned the Text tab in drawing tool settings.

  • Modify Order Hotkey β€” added a keyboard shortcut for opening the Modify Order window.

  • Commissions β€” commission fields in symbol settings now support fractional values.

  • Project Sharing β€” users who have not purchased FTO can now access shared projects in view mode.

  • Magnet Mode Hotkeys β€” Ctrl+Alt+M now toggles the magnet mode, while holding Ctrl temporarily enables the magnet without changing its selected strength.

  • Favorite Tools Panel β€” added right-click actions for drawing tool icons, including Move Left, Move Right, and Remove. Also added the Hide Favorite Graphic Tools Panel command.

🧩 API & Custom Indicator Development

  • OnChartEvent β€” added a new method for handling mouse and keyboard actions in indicators.

  • MT4 Indicator Functions β€” expanded the indicator API with additional functions, including iMACD, iEnvelopes, and others.

  • Graphic Tools API β€” added the ability to create drawing tools programmatically.

  • Line Parameters API β€” added separate API parameters for line color, style, and thickness.


🐞 Bug Fixes

πŸ“‰ Charting & Rendering

  • Critical Chart Tools Fix β€” fixed an issue that could prevent drawing tools from working and cause the chart to freeze.

  • Heiken Ashi β€” fixed candle wick calculations and improved consistency with other indicators.

  • Graph Tools β€” fixed an issue where rectangles were shifted by one bar on H1 and higher timeframes.

  • Zoom Behavior β€” fixed incorrect Min/Max display when zooming in heavily.

  • MacBook Trackpad β€” prevented unwanted chart zooming when scrolling with a trackpad.

  • Footprint β€” fixed issues with payload updates, marks, and zone highlighting.

  • Rectangle Border β€” fixed incorrect rectangle border rendering when Extend is enabled.

  • Bars Display β€” increased the visual spacing between bars and aligned the gaps between them more consistently.

  • Previous Levels β€” fixed an issue where the indicator did not display all available levels at once on H1 and higher timeframes.

  • Multi-Chart Sync β€” fixed incorrect symbol and timeframe synchronization behavior for the first chart in a multi-chart layout.

  • Crosshair Display β€” fixed an issue where the crosshair could remain attached to a bar if the mouse was not moved during testing.

  • Drawings & Indicators Visibility β€” improved the Show/Hide behavior so it no longer overrides individual object settings or causes newly added drawings and indicators to remain hidden.

πŸ“‚ Project Loading & History Import

  • Project Loading β€” fixed an issue preventing projects containing cross-symbols from loading.

  • History Import β€” improved timezone handling and symbol mapping, including instruments such as XAUUSD.

  • Oscillator Window β€” fixed an issue where the oscillator window size was not preserved after leaving a project.

  • Custom Timeframes β€” indicators added to a chart are now automatically applied to custom timeframes as well.

πŸ“‰ Indicators

  • SMA β€” fixed an issue with indicator rendering when switching between futures symbols.

  • Round Numbers & Psychological Levels β€” fixed an issue where these indicators were not displayed correctly when being added to a chart.

πŸ’Ή Trading Operations & State Recovery

  • Order Recovery β€” fixed issues with order restoration after Bar Back and project reloading.

  • Pending Orders on Futures β€” fixed incorrect pending order prices after using Bar Back.

  • Order Panel Visibility β€” fixed an issue where the order panel remained visible after closing a trade.

  • Reward-to-Risk Sell β€” fixed input fields in the Sell version of the tool.

  • Trading Journal Screenshots β€” fixed an issue that could cause screenshots to disappear from journal entries.

  • Futures Backtesting β€” improved futures testing in Back-Adjusted mode. Positions are now automatically closed at contract rollover, while opening/closing markers and the connecting position line are displayed correctly.

πŸ–₯️ Analytics, UI & Stability

  • Datepicker β€” fixed automatic closing behavior after selecting a date.

  • Indicator Panel Focus β€” improved focus behavior when hovering over the indicator panel.

  • OHLC / Data Panel β€” reduced the delay before updated values appear in the data panel.

  • Project Loading β€” fixed a Chunk is null error that could occur in certain project-loading scenarios.

  • Analytics Tab β€” fixed incorrect values displayed for Days Processed and Months Processed.

  • Rollover Popup β€” redesigned rollover information so it is now displayed on mouse hover instead of requiring a click.

  • Robot Toast Notifications β€” disabled order-opening toast notifications while Robots are running.

  • Go To β€” the Custom Date field now displays the current date and time of the selected chart.

  • Project Loaders β€” updated the design of project-loading indicators for a cleaner and more consistent experience.