Topic: historical data
Hello every one
what is the difference between Meta Trader(CSV) data format and Forex Strategy Building (CSV) data format?
- Popov
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Re: historical data
Both formats are functionally equal.
The Forex Strategy Builder export is more precise regarding the format of the numbers. It rounds all values to the corresponding number of digits.
The file name for MT includes the period as a text, and FSB Pro includes the period as a number of minutes.
The column delimiter is a comma for MT and a tab for FSB Pro.
MetaTrader format: EURUSD_D1.csv
2008-08-29 00:00,1.47342,1.47674,1.46368,1.46714,776991
2008-08-31 00:00,1.46748,1.47198,1.46135,1.46316,54395
2008-09-01 00:00,1.463,1.46686,1.45543,1.45886,863630Forex Strategy Builder format: EURUSD1440.csv
2008-08-29 00:00 1.47342 1.47674 1.46368 1.46714 776991
2008-08-31 00:00 1.46748 1.47198 1.46135 1.46316 54395
2008-09-01 00:00 1.46300 1.46686 1.45543 1.45886 863630Both formats work for FSB Pro.
Re: historical data
Thank you for your detailed explanation. So numerically, they are not different from each other
- Popov
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Re: historical data
>So numerically, they are not different from each other
No difference. All formats export equal price data. The difference is only in the formatting.
Re: historical data
Thank you so much