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  • #101
  • Jan 11, 2016 5:47pm Jan 11, 2016 5:47pm
Quoting xspojlerx
Hi again, is there any chance to get impact info in email?
Done. Download the latest version from post #1.
  • #102
  • Jan 11, 2016 8:51pm Jan 11, 2016 8:51pm
Thank you Hanover for fixing the "untimed" events bug!
  • #103
  • Jan 11, 2016 11:33pm Jan 11, 2016 11:33pm
Quoting dustmanas
Thank you Hanover for fixing the "untimed" events bug!
I didn't really fix anything. As I said in post #93, what day a news event falls on is arbitrary, as it depends on the perspective of the time zone that you live in. All I did was allow you to specify a time for an "untimed" event.
  • #104
  • Jan 12, 2016 2:36am Jan 12, 2016 2:36am
Sorry for the wrong wording. Let me re-phrase that with "thank you for adding a new useful function!"
  • #105
  • Jan 12, 2016 2:40am Jan 12, 2016 2:40am
Thank you, Hannover, you're The Man! Bow.

Simon
  • #106
  • Jan 12, 2016 3:52am Jan 12, 2016 3:52am
Quoting hanover
Done. Download the latest version from post #1.
Thanks again
  • #107
  • Edited 3:41pm Jan 25, 2016 3:17pm | Edited 3:41pm
Hi. Thanks for the tool. I had a question relating to latency in the news calendar.

The time on the calendar is always adjusted to the actual announcement time.This data is a good way to back test 'when' announcements are occurring. But 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? I assume it depends on the type of announcement and how quickly the forexfactory guys can publish it. Alternatively I think it might be up to us to decide the latency of the results because we all have our own News Systems. My problem is i can only get 60 days history of news from my broker, so I cant do extensive back testing on news. This website has a great long history. I would love to use not just the time, but also the result of an announcement. Hope to hear from you on this subject.

Thanks for the help!
  • #108
  • Jan 25, 2016 3:54pm Jan 25, 2016 3:54pm
Quoting lukepoga
But 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?
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 events that could also be potentially loaded into an app like Excel for further analysis.

David
  • #109
  • Jan 25, 2016 4:38pm Jan 25, 2016 4:38pm
Quoting hanover
{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...
So 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).
  • #110
  • Jan 25, 2016 6:33pm Jan 25, 2016 6:33pm
Quoting lukepoga
So 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).
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.
  • #111
  • Jan 27, 2016 3:14pm Jan 27, 2016 3:14pm
Quoting hanover
{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.
That's cool. So what I am doing is using forexfactory for history. My live broker delivers actuals between 1s and 10s after the fact. so I can just plug in that 10s latency when back testing.
  • #112
  • Feb 10, 2016 8:28am Feb 10, 2016 8:28am
Hi Hanover,

I'm having issues as follows. Everything seemed to work in terms of initial run of NewsDownloader and when I drag the Indicator onto the chart it shows up.

Errors:
1. 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'
2. 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

Setup - Windows 10, Broker IG, MT4 Build 950

I'm guessing it's me but what?
  • #113
  • Edited 4:54am Feb 13, 2016 2:51am | Edited 4:54am
Quoting finchy
1. 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'
I can't reproduce this error on my computer (Win7 Home Premium SP1; Pepperstone MT4 build 950). However, there may be issues using ShellExecuteA in recent MT4 builds (see post #43 for more info).

If you can't get the script to load the NewsDownloader app, then you can always create an icon to launch the app from your desktop or quick launch bar.

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2. 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
Thanks for pointing this out. This error was sending a message to the journal, but wasn't affecting the execution of the indicator(s). Nonetheless, I've made a fix and uploaded a new version of the zip file to post #1.
  • #114
  • Feb 16, 2016 7:03am Feb 16, 2016 7:03am
Hi 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).

Cheers
  • #115
  • Feb 20, 2016 2:17am Feb 20, 2016 2:17am
Quoting Pikey
Hi 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). Cheers
Thanks for the idea. I will think about it. Might include it in a later release.
  • #116
  • Feb 29, 2016 3:40pm Feb 29, 2016 3:40pm
Hello Hanover, i've download the latest version (1st post) but News Downloader.exe unable to process calendar, i using win 8.1
thanx.
  • #117
  • Mar 1, 2016 8:38am Mar 1, 2016 8:38am
Same here
  • #118
  • Edited Mar 2, 2016 12:28pm Mar 1, 2016 5:52pm | Edited Mar 2, 2016 12:28pm
Quoting M@2t
i've download the latest version (1st post) but News Downloader.exe unable to process calendar, i using win 8.1 thanx.
Quoting xspojlerx
Same here
Sorry about the delay in replying, we have moved house and I've been without internet for a week or two.

News Downloader is failing on my MT4 also. I will troubleshoot when I get some spare time.

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[EDIT] I've uploaded a new version to post #1. Please feel welcome to try it. I haven't tested it fully yet.
  • #119
  • Mar 12, 2016 5:17am Mar 12, 2016 5:17am
i've developed an indicator like hanover 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 complete
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  • #120
  • Mar 14, 2016 3:06am Mar 14, 2016 3:06am
Quoting beyeu123
i'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 complete
Please start your own thread. Otherwise it will get confusing, if people start asking questions about both indicators in the same thread. Also, this is a commercial thread: if you want your indicator to be viewed by the masses, you would be better to post it in Platform Tech.
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