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--- In Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Dusant <cooldush@xxxx> wrote:
> The simple way to have historical data for various sectors, is to
create custom indicators, using the security() function.
>
> Yes it is a little time consuming, but this way you are not
dependant on any data vendor. The data resides on your PC.
>
> Dusant
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Harry M. Ward
> To: Metastockusers@xxxx
> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 3:41 AM
> Subject: [Metastockusers] Subject: Historical Sector Data?
>
>
> On 2 Apr 2005 06:14:56 -0000, "Andrew Tomlinson"
> <andrew_tomlinson@xxxx> wrote:
>
>
> >>I called both CSI and Prophet and both of them said that they
did not have
> >>historical sector data - the stocks themselves, yes, but not
the historical
> >>sectors. Any more ideas?
>
> Sorry. I thought they both had historical sectors.
>
> Several years ago I got my Metastock data from Dial Data. They
> have/had weekly S&P Group data. According to my records, they had
104
> groups, with data for some groups going back to 1969. I don't
know if
> you can just get the back data, since Dial Data is a subscription
data
> service.
>
> In 2002 S&P established their GICS industry classification
system, and
> revised the contents of their sectors. They did back testing to
1994,
> and found that some, but not all of the old data correlated. For
more
> info on this, go to S&P's website, and search for The Global
Industry
> Classification Standard. I have no idea how (or if) Dial Data and
> others correlated the old sector data, or just started again.
>
> Best I can do.
>
> Harry
>
>
>
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