Hello,

I'd like to know what is the most user-friendly data format to import to MultiCharts

I'm a NT7 user right now and the data formats have to be set a specific way hence it will fail to import. However, I understand that MultiCharts has the ability to work around various formats and edit them during the process of importation. STILL, what is the best data format with the lesser operations (no editing or tweaking) to perform in this process ?

If you can detail me the ideal :
- daily format
- 1min format
- ticks format

...I'd send you postcards from le top of la Tour Effeil sight-seeing french-maid bras

Last, will the ideal MC data format fit TradeStation needs just the same or not ?

Cheers

I remember a couple years ago I exported all my years worth of tick data out of NinjaTrader 6.5 and imported it into MultiCharts without any problems. The import process is very smart, I don't think you'll encounter any problems exporting from NT and importing into MC.

Mike

For candle bars, I've used this format:

 

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Date Time Open High Low Close Volume 2007.03.01 00:00:00 1.3227 1.3229 1.3226 1.3228 885 2007.03.01 00:01:00 1.3228 1.3231 1.32265 1.3231 951 2007.03.01 00:02:00 1.3231 1.3234 1.32305 1.3231 1431 2007.03.01 00:03:00 1.3231 1.3231 1.323 1.323 365 2007.03.01 00:04:00 1.323 1.32315 1.323 1.3231 856 2007.03.01 00:05:00 1.3231 1.3232 1.3231 1.3232 715

And for ticks datas:

 

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Date Time Trade 2011.07.01 00:00:01 1.44744 2011.07.01 00:00:01 1.44746 2011.07.01 00:00:01 1.44749 2011.07.01 00:00:01 1.44752 2011.07.01 00:00:01 1.44754 2011.07.01 00:00:02 1.44754

... and no need for postcards, I can see the Tour Eiffel from my window

Now that is obscene Merci l'ami !