Many thanks to Exidez. You 're right, it may be a problem with excel. With notepad, it's working. The problem have solved. Hope you can support topic for a long time.
This weeks calendar starting: Sunday 31 July 2016 (news.csv)
This weeks and previous weeks calendar: Weeks: 31 July 2016 + 24 July 2016 + 17 July 2016 (news_archive.csv)
I will be away next Sunday and I have also decided that this will be the last week that I will post the calendars as I don't want to clog up the forum.
I have already included an executable file to download the csv: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9K...ew?usp=sharing
and if you don't trust the exe, I have also included the python source code and a guide to download python (in previous post) so everyone should be happy. I will update this topic and the code as necessary as I also use it myself. PM me if there are any questions.
I'm running MT4 version 4.00 Build 988 on Windows 10. Downloaded and installed Plot News v4-07 as directed in Post #1. When I run NewsDownloader.exe manually it pops up a small window stating: Unable to process calendar. No other information is provided so I've no idea what the problem can be.
Hi All,
I'm having some difficulty with the instructions for this indy and ask for some help.
The NewsDownloader.exe app is located in the files folder, do I run it from there or another location. I have tried it from "Files" but the indy doesn't work.
Also can it be used in an EA? If so how is it called?
regards,
Fulla
thank you for your python code. I try to download News from Jan 2014 until Aug 2016. I get all the news in the csv file. But there is a little problem. The year is always 2016. Can you correct this please.
Thank you.
Hello exidez, thank you for your python code. I try to download News from Jan 2014 until Aug 2016. I get all the news in the csv file. But there is a little problem. The year is always 2016. Can you correct this please. Thank you.
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Hi fxdev,
Sorry about that. That must have taken a while to download all the weeks to no success.
There was a bug in my news downloaded with the impacts being different from the calendar when there are days with no news events.
The scripts have been updated so please redownload
Hi @Hanover, thank you for your kind gesture. I am still getting the generic error"Unable to process calendar" each time I try to run "News Downloader.exe". I am using MT4 version 4.00, Build 1010 (18 Aug, 2016). The detail of my operating system is as follows: 64 bit, RAM: 2.00GB (1.89GB usable), Intel Pentium CPU: 2.40 GHz.
Hi @Hanover, thank you for your kind gesture. I am still getting the generic error"Unable to process calendar" each time I try to run "News Downloader.exe". I am using MT4 version 4.00, Build 1010 (18 Aug, 2016). The detail of my operating system is as follows: 64 bit, RAM: 2.00GB (1.89GB usable), Intel Pentium CPU: 2.40 GHz.
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I have the same problem. I am using MT4 version 4.00, Build 1010. Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit SP1, 4GB RAM, Intel Core i3 1.8 GHz
Wow, I have been able to download the news and the graph have been plotted, with the dotted numbers against the charts. However, this was possible only when I downloaded and ran the "PythonNewsDownloader.exe". I hope that those finding it difficult to download new from FF using "News Downloader.exe" can find "PythonNewsDownloader.exe" useful.
Well I am new to using this News Plotter. I know that colour means "Impact", but I am still wondering the meaning of the numbers on the circles, and why several circles have been arranged vertically against each candle. Also, why are there no circles above the candle but only below the candles. Can any one be of help please? Thank you in advance.
Before I discovered the news plotting app, I was actually looking for a way to capture "Actual" data from Forex Factory as they are released so that I can incorporate the data into my Expert Advisor (EA) by programming my EA to open a buy or sell position according as "Actual" data is greater or less than "Forecast" data as fast as possible, but I have not been able to find it. Well, I hope someone will refer me to the best place or explain to me how I can obtain the solution to what I an looking for. Thank you in advance.
Wow, I have been able to download the news and the graph have been plotted, with the dotted numbers against the charts. However, this was possible only when I downloaded and ran the "PythonNewsDownloader.exe". I hope that those finding it difficult to download new from FF using "News Downloader.exe" can find "PythonNewsDownloader.exe" useful. Well I am new to using this News Plotter. I know that colour means "Impact", but I am still wondering the meaning of the numbers on the circles, and why several circles have been arranged vertically against...
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Hi Macpee,
Hanover created a pdf with his Plot News indication called "Plot News v4 - operating instructions.pdf". It pretty much explains everything about the news plotter layout and its features. The number represent which currency the news release is related to. ie, 1 is USD, 3 is EUR, 4 is GBP etc. The circles are arranged below the candle to when the news is announced. So if you are looking at day chart you will have many circles arranged under that candle. On the minute chart they will be arranged further apart but on the appropriate candle. You can create a configuration file if you want these arranged differently [Read "PARAMETER (OR 'PRESETS') FILE" in the pdf as well as "DISPLAYING NEWS EVENTS ON YOUR MT4 CHARTS"]
Before I discovered the news plotting app, I was actually looking for a way to capture "Actual" data from Forex Factory as they are released so that I can incorporate the data into my Expert Advisor (EA) by programming my EA to open a buy or sell position according as "Actual" data is greater or less than "Forecast" data as fast as possible, but I have not been able to find it. Well, I hope someone will refer me to the best place or explain to me how I can obtain the solution to what I an looking for. Thank you in advance.
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You are on the same line of thought as I was, hence why i created the PythonNewsDownloader to keep this indicator going. The issue is Forex factory is still a couple of seconds behind the real news release and because of that, the order is always late by the time you actually get the value from FF. Given that we know the time of the news related (except for NZD GDT Price Index), a program can be made to quickly recheck Forex factory for the results and output it to a file for an EA to read. However, if many people use this, it will put a huge strain on FF at the time of release and this will delay the data release even further meaning order will be even more late.
What I have been wanting to do it look at "MetaStock XENITH" as this is real data released by the millisecond. I want to see if something can be programmed to grab values from their news terminal for an EA like you mentioned. However, this requires a monthly subscription. This is worth it in my opinion but I just need to question their sales team if this can be done.
I just downloaded the python script. What is the timezone it is downloading? Is it NY, USA like Hanover's downloader? I read back over the last posts and di not see it stated.
Second, I understand how the indicator will shift the times based upon the 3 numbers you type into the indicator (news data GMT shift, broker GMT shift, and my location GMT shift). THis works well when using live on charts.
But I am wanting to also do backtesting. My Backtesting data is GMT 1/2 DST.
What I don't understand how to do in backtesting: The news data in the summer is GMT -5 and winter GMT -4. My Backtesting date is GMT 2 summer and GMT 1 winter. So if I put in the indicator "4, 1, 1" will that give me accurate news throughout all my backtesting? Or will it give me bad news times when it switches to GMT -5 & GMT 2?
I just downloaded the python script. What is the timezone it is downloading? Is it NY, USA like Hanover's downloader? I read back over the last posts and di not see it stated. Second, I understand how the indicator will shift the times based upon the 3 numbers you type into the indicator (news data GMT shift, broker GMT shift, and my location GMT shift). THis works well when using live on charts. But I am wanting to also do backtesting. My Backtesting data is GMT 1/2 DST. What I don't understand how to do in backtesting: The news data in the summer...
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the python downloaded does not do any time shifting so it will output the times as New York time (regardless of any personalized settings you might be
using on Forex Factory). I believe Hanover's also downloaded the times the same unless you specifically input a time shift (which was advised against). The time shifting was done in the plot news indicator itself as you have mentioned with the 3 numbers.
As for your backtesting, there is only one time that will affect this and that is your broker's MT4 time (the second value of the time offset setting in the indicator). Your broker should adjust this according the daylight savings etc, but for backtesting purposes I believe it should be the current value and no need to change for events that are in the past. One way to check this is to do your backtesting and open the chart to see where the orders were taken and if they align with the news events. There may be some playing around with this. I have not testing this for backtesting.
{quote} Hi Macpee, Hanover created a pdf with his Plot News indication called "Plot News v4 - operating instructions.pdf". It pretty much explains everything about the news plotter layout and its features. The number represent which currency the news release is related to. ie, 1 is USD, 3 is EUR, 4 is GBP etc. The circles are arranged below the candle to when the news is announced. So if you are looking at day chart you will have many circles arranged under that candle. On the minute chart they will be arranged further apart but on the appropriate...
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Thank you for explaining the News downloader, it helps. You may also try "News Trade Pro". It is not free and I have not subscribed to it because their demo version is not anything close to what they have advertised in the real version, so I do not know if it is efficient; that is, if their "actual" data delays also like you have explained, just a way of trying to help you too. But by using this news indicators which Hanover and the likes have created without "actual" data, how does one intend to trade with it, especially seeing that there are so many sites, including apps, that can send news release (including actual data) to emails via mobile devices. More so, I am surprised that people are clamoring to get it working, even without the "actual" data. If one tells me that the idea is to place pending orders below and above as at the time of the news release, be it buylimmit, buystop, selllimmit or sellstop, then I will say (to my own experience) that it is a failed trading system. In my own opinion the "actual" data is still necessary, but the news indicator should better be on the chart for a quicker reaction from the traders and not on some slow websites. The developers of MT4 have tried and more grease to their elbow, but I am sorry to say that the inability to trade the news on the chart is a big failure on their part. I believe not even MT5 has it, though I have not taken time to check. All I need to look for now is a broker that does not use MT4 or MQ5, whose platform makes provision for news trader on the chart (with fast "actual" release). Any body can help by referring me to such brokers. Thank you in advance.
