Question about time bar end/start time & US Equities RTH session template.

[Johnny]

Hi,

I'm getting some discrepancies between data downloaded from IQ Feed and data displayed by the same feed (IQ) in your charts.

US Equities RTH = 09:30 - 16:00

On my chart, the 1st bar is 09:31. I've assumed this means that 09:31 is the end time, i.e, the bar opens at 09:30 and closes at 09:31.

The last bar is labeled 16:00. I've assumed this means that 16:00 is the end time and that 15:59 is the start time.

Thus, the total # of bars is 389 and not 390 for a 6 1/2 hour day.

Is this correct?

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_ChristopherJ]

Hello Johnny,

Correct within NinjaTrader bars are time stamped based off the close as opposed to the open therefore the first bar would be time stamped 9:31 and the last bar would be 16:00.

[aerofly]

Hello Johnny,
since you are using data downloaded from IQfeed if you are on ninjatrader 8.0.19.0
your problem could be related to this

[Johnny]

Hello Johnny,
since you are using data downloaded from IQfeed if you are on ninjatrader 8.0.19.0
your problem could be related to this

Hi, aerofly,

Thank you for the heads up! Really. This must be it. I spent a good 3-4 hours yesterday trying to understand why I was getting discrepancies.

My data from IQ Feed (downloaded to *.csv using QCollector and further massaged before ending up in my database) and data on my charts have been consistent for quite some time now, but almost by chance I discovered this when I started some analysis yesterday.

Is this an issue only with charts populated with IQ Feed data or with all feeds (including Continuum) and charts on the newest NT? I could check myself, but currently at work.

I hate to be the cranky and annoying customer, but I have to say I think this is a pretty serious error on Ninja’s end. Particularly since I feel there’s been a lot of issues and shortcomings with NT ever since I ‘upgraded’ from NT7 to NT8. A lot of stuff which were working just fine on NT7 have been a problem with NT8.

In short, I’ve gone from very happy with NT7 and defending the software whenever the subject comes up to actually sticking with NT8 mostly because of habit and because I now spent a lot of time/money developing custom indicators for the platform.

Best regards,

Johnny

[NinjaTrader_ChristopherJ]

This appears to be an issue reported that is only affecting IQFeed and please let me know if you see the same behavior once version 8.0.19.1 has been released.

[Johnny]

This appears to be an issue reported that is only affecting IQFeed and please let me know if you see the same behavior once version 8.0.19.1 has been released.

Okay.

When is 8.0.19.1 expected to be released?

Well, I certainly hope I won't find the same behavior in the future.

[NinjaTrader_ChristopherJ]

There is not a specific date for this release available at this time.

[Johnny]

Okay.

If I may speak frankly, I think fixing obvious errors like this should be a huge priority. I'm told that there is a competing company that fixes errors pretty much immediately.

I'm currently sticking with the latest version and using Continuum data. But if I can speak frankly one more time - things like this does not increase my trust in your software and it makes me consider other options.

Johnny

[NinjaTrader_ChristopherJ]

NinjaTrader 8.0.19.1 has been released and can be downloaded at the link below. Keep in mind prior to installing the latest version please close NinjaTrader.

https://ninjatrader.com/PlatformDirect

[Johnny]

Nice. Thanks.