Hi,
I'm researching a system based on Leonardo's First Strike, and get satisfactory results using the EOD open prices.
However, the First Strike rules say to use "00:00 Central Standard Time" on Monday for the open price. The open price in my data is 10 hours before that.
When I do real time simulations using my open prices, I get chopped up on the spread, which at that time of the day can be up to 30 pips in some markets.
But I can't back test using the CST 00:00 open because I don't have that data.
Is there a way to get historical CST 00:00 open prices without having to resort to a full intraday subscription?
Many thanks,
Daedalus
First Strike, open times and EOD data
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Hi Daedalus,
You can get intraday prices going back ten years for free by opening a demo account with FXCM or Alpari. You then download their version of MetaTrader 4 from which you can download the prices (in a variety of timeframes).
I cannot vouch for their accuracy as I use a paid data service.
Additionally the Currency Secrets website has some information on free data services but this is a couple of years old.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Timek
You can get intraday prices going back ten years for free by opening a demo account with FXCM or Alpari. You then download their version of MetaTrader 4 from which you can download the prices (in a variety of timeframes).
I cannot vouch for their accuracy as I use a paid data service.
Additionally the Currency Secrets website has some information on free data services but this is a couple of years old.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Timek