I am in the early stages of using multicharts and have programmed a very simple and highly active indicator that is triggered off 1 minute bars with exits using daily trailing stop.
The first thing I noticed was when using the 1 minute bars with a trailing stop, it seemed to assume the best case scenario to trigger the stop, so it became offer I need to check off the bar magnifier box to get tick data to ensure the trailing stop was triggered more accurately.
At the time I was using IQFeed which I then realized only goes back 1 month for tick data.
I've now switched to Barchart.com which is supposed to go back 6 months. However, when I run it I can only go back 1 month. Anything further and I get the message "Not all of the required data has been obtained. Bar Magnifier mode will be disabled."
Appreciate any help!
Bar Magnifier mode will be disabled error
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I went to the barcharts.com MS section and bought the $49/month data with the real-time add on.
I'd previously purchased the IQ charts feed.
Is there somewhere else with better data that includes tick data for at least 6 months back, preferably longer that isn't going to break the bank?
I've always worked at a bank and had access to Bloomberg, Reuters, etc. but now that I'm on my own I'm trying to maintain a reasonable budget.
Thanks
I'd previously purchased the IQ charts feed.
Is there somewhere else with better data that includes tick data for at least 6 months back, preferably longer that isn't going to break the bank?
I've always worked at a bank and had access to Bloomberg, Reuters, etc. but now that I'm on my own I'm trying to maintain a reasonable budget.
Thanks
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