FFcal - Plot News indicator 692 replies
Plot News indicator (version 3.0) 402 replies
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DislikedBut to use the actual result, one needs to know when the result became available for consumption. So does anyone know how long after the announcement time, the result is available?Ignored
Disliked{quote} Hi, I'm not employed by Forex Factory, but as far as I know, the results are usually available within a few minutes of the announcement. If you want to trade news the instant that it's announced, you would need a specialist news feed (and probably a trading app with a lot lower latency than MT4). Hence the Plot News indicator is likewise not designed for instant news trading. Its purpose is to (1) show what effect prior news had on price, and also (2) warn you of upcoming news announcements. The downloader app creates a CSV file of past...Ignored
DislikedSo technically I could still use the result if I add say 5 minutes lag for the results (whether this is useful or not is another matter).Ignored
Disliked{quote} I can't say for sure that 5 minutes would be enough, for every announcement. You need to contact Forex Factory if you want info about how their calendar operates.Ignored
Disliked1. When I drag the script onto the chart I get error in Experts Tab: Download News v4-00 GBPJPY(),M1: dll calls are not allowed; 'shell32.dll'-'ShellExecuteA'Ignored
QuoteDisliked2. If try to change the Indicator ParameterFile Value to 2 I get: Plot News v4-00 GBPJPY(),M1: invalid integer number as parameter 2 for 'ArrayInitialize' function
DislikedHi Hanover, Awesome project! Is any chance in the news CSV file generated by the NewsDownloader.exe you'd be able to add the Actual value red/green/black indication, as it appears in the Calendar view? For instance: -1 for negative (red), 0 for neutral (black) and 1 for positive (green). CheersIgnored
Dislikedi've download the latest version (1st post) but News Downloader.exe unable to process calendar, i using win 8.1 thanx.Ignored
Dislikedi've developed an indicator that show history news events and alert news event coming, support to backtest ea with news event. but because i don't have too much time, this indicator is not yet completed.i will post it after completeIgnored