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Using MT4 as a Data Feed

If you're interested in using an external software program that can read a CSV file here's a way to use the data feed from MT4 instead of buying a feed. I use it with Gannalyst (which is free BTW). This is a custom indicator that exports the bars from whatever chart you attach it to. It creates a CSV file in Program Files/"Your Broker"/Experts/Files. Then to use it you just guide whatever software you're using to that location to read the data. It is setup for Gannalyst in that the data is oldest to latest (as opposed to how it's presented in MT4 from newest to oldest if this makes sense) and writes the date, time, high, low, open, and close in that order. If you attach it to a 60 min chart, it will read 60 minute data just like if you attach it to a 1440 chart it will read daily data from the bars in the chart.

Here is the link for the indicator, I'm not going to post an uncompiled version.

http://www.filedropper.com/ganndata-copy

Here is a visual of what the file names look like - broker, pair, timeframe.



And then this is what it looks like once imported. If you're using Gannalyst it has some very good help files that will guide you through the setup. Have fun I gotta run. BTW if you use Gannalyst and like it or make some money with it give that guy a donation, he did a great job on that software, there's a donation link on the download page.

http://www.gannalyst.com/