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Re: [amibroker] Re: data source (Yahoo?)



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Hello,

There are two simple reasons why CSI can do that:

- Yahoo historical updates are delayed *many* hours after CSI
- Not every symbol that CSI has data for is available through Yahoo
  (for example futures contracts)

Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred" <fctonetti@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 4:54 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: data source (Yahoo?)


> If that's what you believe you got so be it.  Given that CSI charges 
> for their data one would think it surprising that they are still in 
> business given that one could get the same data for free elsewhere.  
> Wonder why that is.
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "wavemechanic" <wd78@xxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Fred" <fctonetti@xxxx>
> > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 8:35 AM
> > Subject: [amibroker] Re: data source (Yahoo?)
> > 
> > 
> > > You get what you pay for ... You paid nothing for Yahoo, you
> > > expected ?
> > 
> > I expect EOD data from CSI and intraday data from Reuters and 
> that's what I
> > get.
> > 
> > >
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "lagramada7" <tm7@xxxx> wrote:
> > > > I use esignal for daytrading, but looking at the big picture
> > > wouldn't
> > > > hurt(yahoo gave me that previously). So I suspect you have no
> > > > suggestion to my problem.
> > > > regards
> > > >
> > > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Fred" <fctonetti@xxxx> wrote:
> > > > > Hint #1 - Yahoo is not a particularly wonderful source of 
> data.
> > > > >
> > > > > Hint #2 - One would hope that for already tested systems in 
> play
> > > > for
> > > > > daytrading that they need something less than 70+ years of 
> data
> > > to
> > > > > make their decisions.
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "lagramada7" <tm7@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > > > > > Hi
> > > > > > I'm using Amibroker for my daytrading decisions. The data
> > > source
> > > > > was
> > > > > > Yahoo for some time, but now it's not working anymore. Not 
> even
> > > > > > amiquote would update my old charts. So I turned to esignal,
> > > but
> > > > > they
> > > > > > are not going back enough (I enjoy going back to 1930 with 
> DJ
> > > > just
> > > > > to
> > > > > > check the long trends in Gannfan)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > any hints?
> > > > > > with best regards
> > > > > > tm
> > >
> > >
> > >
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