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  • #1
  • First Post: Edited Nov 10, 2006 10:08am Nov 9, 2006 6:52pm | Edited Nov 10, 2006 10:08am
Hi All,

I read (http://www.financial-spread-betting....ical-data.html) that Forex.com live customers can get free historical data. I think you have to ask them for it, though. Are there any Forex.com traders willing to share this data with me?

Thanks.

stockwet
  • #2
  • Nov 10, 2006 10:08am Nov 10, 2006 10:08am
For whatever reason, I never noticed the "Download" button in the MT4 History window. I clicked it and got 1m data going back to 1999. Anyone know where this data comes from? Is it from the broker I'm logged in to? Or, does that come from MetaQuotes?
  • #3
  • Nov 10, 2006 10:18am Nov 10, 2006 10:18am
Quoting stockwet
For whatever reason, I never noticed the "Download" button in the MT4 History window. I clicked it and got 1m data going back to 1999. Anyone know where this data comes from? Is it from the broker I'm logged in to? Or, does that come from MetaQuotes?
I can't locate the "Download" botton. Could you let me know where it is located exactly?

Thanks
  • #4
  • Nov 10, 2006 10:25am Nov 10, 2006 10:25am
I think I found it. It's available when you download it from MetaQuote website. The one that is provided by my broker does not contain this botton.
  • #5
  • Nov 10, 2006 10:46am Nov 10, 2006 10:46am
Quoting aparsai
I think I found it. It's available when you download it from MetaQuote website. The one that is provided by my broker does not contain this botton.
Neither NorthFinance nor Alpari have the button either. But it is on the MetaQuotes version. Thanks for the pointer, that'll save me a lot of setup work for back testing
  • #6
  • Nov 10, 2006 11:10am Nov 10, 2006 11:10am
Quoting 4xCoder
Neither NorthFinance nor Alpari have the button either. But it is on the MetaQuotes version. Thanks for the pointer, that'll save me a lot of setup work for back testing
Everyone should soon have the button when the brokers autoupdate. It is a new feature in build 199 http://www.metaquotes.net/forum/2500/ note number 17 of new features.
  • #7
  • Nov 11, 2006 12:09pm Nov 11, 2006 12:09pm
Quoting nvwine
Everyone should soon have the button when the brokers autoupdate. It is a new feature in build 199 http://www.metaquotes.net/forum/2500/ note number 17 of new features.
Okay, I got it. My current build is 198. That's probably why the botton is not there.
  • #8
  • Nov 11, 2006 12:26pm Nov 11, 2006 12:26pm
Here is alpari's databank. It seems to be the most commnly used source of historical data for metatrader.

Alpari Databank
  • #9
  • Nov 13, 2006 8:03am Nov 13, 2006 8:03am
Thanks for the link of databank!

Quoting aicccia
Here is alpari's databank. It seems to be the most commnly used source of historical data for metatrader.

Alpari Databank
  • #10
  • Nov 13, 2006 12:12pm Nov 13, 2006 12:12pm
I need 10 years data in data base format

Old Paradox and Fox can process data of all trade system mach more effective than any trade systems itself.

It is good for systems testing. It is necessary for self-adaptive trading systems
Prof Herman
  • #11
  • Nov 13, 2006 4:57pm Nov 13, 2006 4:57pm
Quoting Leader
I need 10 years data in data base format

Old Paradox and Fox can process data of all trade system mach more effective than any trade systems itself.

It is good for systems testing. It is necessary for self-adaptive trading systems
I think all xbase type programs from before dbase2 allow you to import comma separated data so the format should not be a problem. You can download 1min data from 1999 forward through MT4 and then export the data using the *.CSV format from the MT4 history center. I don't know a free source of data older than 1999.
  • #12
  • Nov 13, 2006 5:28pm Nov 13, 2006 5:28pm
Another source fro free data is:
http://ratedata.gaincapital.com/
.csv formatted files going back to 2000
In trading, there is no bullshit. You either make money or you don't.
  • #13
  • Nov 14, 2006 7:27am Nov 14, 2006 7:27am
Quoting mrgreen
Another source fro free data is:
http://ratedata.gaincapital.com/
.csv formatted files going back to 2000
MrGreen,

Thanks for sharing this with us. I couldn't use the data for MT4 though.
  • #14
  • Edited 3:53am Nov 17, 2006 3:52am | Edited 3:53am
Thank you very much, Messieurs nvwine and specially mrgreen

I need ticks too, but minutes are very useful.
Prof Herman
  • #15
  • Mar 30, 2007 7:41am Mar 30, 2007 7:41am
Quoting stockwet
For whatever reason, I never noticed the "Download" button in the MT4 History window. I clicked it and got 1m data going back to 1999. Anyone know where this data comes from? Is it from the broker I'm logged in to? Or, does that come from MetaQuotes?
Hmmm... I've tried this, and cannot get more than one days worth of 1m data. What me do wrong?
  • #16
  • Mar 30, 2007 8:25am Mar 30, 2007 8:25am
Quoting quathar
Hmmm... I've tried this, and cannot get more than one days worth of 1m data. What me do wrong?
What broker's MT4 platform are you using?
  • #17
  • Sep 24, 2008 8:59am Sep 24, 2008 8:59am
Quoting aparsai
MrGreen,

Thanks for sharing this with us. I couldn't use the data for MT4 though.
These data are great for Forextester backtesting, however.
  • #18
  • Nov 17, 2008 7:52am Nov 17, 2008 7:52am
Quoting mrgreen
Another source fro free data is:
http://ratedata.gaincapital.com/
.csv formatted files going back to 2000
Has anybody used GAIN Capital's historical data with MT4? How do you convert their tick data into MT4's hst format? When I opened the csv file, the numbers in column A looks different from what normally it should be. Could that be the CurTime() output in integer format?

I need GBPUSD and GBPJPY M1 data of July and August 2008. These two data has not been updated on Alpari's website since January this year. I would be grateful to anyone who can share this data.
  • #19
  • Nov 17, 2008 11:15am Nov 17, 2008 11:15am
Have you considered MetaQuotes data, downloaded through the MT4 platform's History Center?
  • #20
  • Nov 18, 2008 3:02am Nov 18, 2008 3:02am
Quoting nvwine
Have you considered MetaQuotes data, downloaded through the MT4 platform's History Center?
Thanks nvwine,

I still cannot get my head around on how to use the Download facility correctly. Please let me know where I have done wrong:

I hit F2 to bring up the History Center, then selected GBPUSD and M1 timeframe. Then I click Download to download the data off MetaQuotes. After a few minutes of downloading, nothing happens. Nothing appears on screen.

I opened Windows Explorer and browsed the historydownload folder and the GBPUSD data is apparantly there. There is one .hst file and many .dat files. I tried to Import these files via the History Center above but to no avail.

Help?
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