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Re: [amibroker] Forex Amibroker and MT4

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 Erkan,
If you use MT4 via DDE, some of the data is deleted in AB when you update realtime.  I posted screenshots in a previous post but haven't gotten a response.  MT3 plugin is working fine now whenever I change my timezone setting.  I think Esignal works the best among all three.

Tony

On 9/14/05, ERKAN BISEVAC <ebisevac@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
ThomasZ,
3 days of 1min data.
Erkan


ThomasZ <tzg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Erkan,

How much history is included in their fxloader ?
More than available in MT3 ?
Regards


Thomas
http://www.tradingbasis.com


ERKAN BISEVAC wrote:
Tony,
I have MT4 with Neuimex NEXTT4.
There they have fxloader so you can download all pairs.
I downloaded 1 min data and inported it during live feed and it worked.
Erkan

Tony Lei <yiupang91@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all,

I learn a new method of gathering a bunch of historical intraday data using the new MT4 via DDE.  It works wonderfully until I found a BUG that really skewed my trading platform.  I will give the detail about how to set this up first.  The source came from moneytec by Utek.

1) http://www.moneytec.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15421 (i use 5min setting instead)
2) http://www.moneytec.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15422
3) http://www.moneytec.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15425

Hotkeys:
CTRL+SPACE=IMPORT ASCII

  1. run AB but make sure connect is RED
  2. run MT4
  3. In MT4 call up M1 bars of symbol want to save data for.
    Remember if GBPUSD plotting on M1 bar, you can get MT to load as much as possible by hitting HOME key (remem to disable "AutoScroll") then ZOOM OUT as far as will go so display shows as many bars as can. Now... wear your finger out by repeatedly hitting (or just press down...) either HOME or PgUp keys - this forces MT to download more history so can plot it and the zoom out means lots of data needed to display next page so downloads more data for each key press transaction.
  4. Eventually MT will not go backwards/scroll left any more - will stop getting more history data.
  5. HIT Control-S to save history -> .csv file. Note that I always use the same name eg: gbpusd.csv or eurusd.csv, etc. MT4 always opens the folder it last saved data to, so the previous xxxyyy.csv files are already there. So I do not have to key anything in... just mouse click here 'n there, makes life easier.
  6. So, having got the xxxyyy.csv file with latest M1 data - goto AB focus.
  7. Call up the M1 chart for symbol pair GBPUSD so that it has focus in AB.
  8. Now AB (toolbar) File > Import ASCII... and navigate to the MT4 data save folder (AB will, like MT4 - remember the last used import folder)
    All one needs to do is select the file and hit return key and AB imports the data.
    You will see the previously not uptodate chart refresh and hey-presto! all bang uptodate...
  9. Note that the first time importing - you (I forget, been long time now...) probably will need to use the AB (toolbar) File > Import Wizard... to generate an import data expected format syntax file. Just Pick... the xxxyyy.csv file and you'll then be able to sort yourself out from there - the Wizard gives enough hints and also HELP file is there too for making up your own template etc. YMD, TIME, OPEN, HIGH, LOW, CLOSE.  Then check "add current settings to ASCII definitions"
    Description:MT4, FILE MASK *.csv*, default.
  10. Charts will be backfilled and you can hit Reconnect
  11. Repeat step 4 and use the hotkeys (takes less than 1min to do this manually, works great since i only trade 4 currencies)
HERE IS THE PROBLEM
Once I have backfilled all the intraday data on the 5min chart, the charts on AB looks identical to MT4 at 05:50. But when I connect the DDE from AB at 05:53 to update the current bar, AB deletes the last 30 bars and my charts change and will appear different than the one at 05:50.  What could be the problem?

Any help is appreciated

thanks

tony



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