Each week, FF provides News for that week in xml format.
Although Only for that current week, nothing historically.

I've been saving them each week for the entire year now,
But for whatever reason, I didn't d'l last weeks in time.

Would anyone happen to have April 13, 2025 weekly xml?

For anyone interested, Jan-Apr 2025 weekly xml attached.
After zipping, Guess I am also missing Feb 15, 2025 xml.


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I'm some what surprised that more people are not using this XML.
I've attached updated zip to include all 2025 xml files thru June.
(Although I am still missing just a couple weeks for this year)

Originally designed simple app to double click and display news.


Later decided I wanted option to draw these on my charts as well.

I've attached a NT8 indy that Downloads/Reads XML File to IList.
(newsEventListALL = NewsEventListAll(IsForceDownload)

Then creates new filtered list based on user specified conditions.
(GetSelectedNews(IsDrawNews, IsTodayOnly)

Options to Draw Vertical Lines and Print News to Output Window.
Should be straight forward enough, just ask if any questions.


There is some commented code around the GetSelectedNews Drawing.
If using my DrawBar, my Vertical Line has built in custom text.
(Just uncomment the htvl stuff and comment the tvl accordingly)

Combining the XMLs is also rather simple for historical viewing.
I will try to provide an example on how to do that another time.

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DO NOT DOWNLOAD the HTFFNews.zip script Above!

Previous zip copy paste error: Missing Termination!
(and I'm not able to edit the post for some reason)

Please re-download and install new attached version 2.
Import Script Normally, say YES to overwrite existing!
(Should be no need to uninstall the previous version)

I fixed Missing Termination and made few other mods.
Added working options for Labeling News now as well.
(Now Working Options for Draw/Label/Print One/Any/All)

Labeling isn't as efficient, constantly iterating list.
But for just one week of news, shouldn't be a problem!



For anyone that might be concerned with data lag:
I Uploaded a Lag Timer for Market Analyzer here:

Lag Timer for NT8 Market Analyzer Here is a simple Lag Timer for Market Analyzer. Zip includes a MA template for demonstration. Import Script like normal, template included. Control Center | New | Market Analyzer Right Click in MA window | Load Template | HTLagMA Nothing Special, …

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Finally have my missing weeks! Never gave thought to GPT.

https://chatgpt.com/share/68a373b8-3550-8008-beec-59e0c8ac52a1

Python code for combining weeks into one xml included in chat.

Remember if using indy.. xml file is automatically stored here.
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\ff_calendar_thisweek.xml

This file path used is defined on line 270 of the HTFFNews indy.
string xmlFilePath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), @"ff_calendar_thisweek.xml");

This same xml file is overwritten every week and will not be saved.
Manually save these each week to folder structure outlined in chat.

After combining weeks, replace Temp/xml with the new combined xml.
This allows you to display historical news for more than one week.

Just remember, the xml is going to be overwritten the following week.
Weekly Update Hard Coded, changing path doesn't change this behavior.

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Remember if using indy.. xml file is automatically stored here. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\ff_calendar_thisweek.xml This file path used is defined on line 270 of the HTFFNews indy. string xmlFilePath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), @"ff_calendar_thisweek.xml"); This same xml file is overwritten every week and will not be saved.

@EDGE,

Clever solution using ChatGPT for the XML combination! Your Python approach for merging weekly files addresses a long-standing limitation in the NinjaTrader ecosystem.

The automatic overwrite behavior in the Temp folder is indeed frustrating. For a more permanent solution, you might consider modifying line 270 to use a timestamped filename pattern like "ff_calendar_week_{0:yyyyMMdd}.xml" to preserve historical weeks automatically.

Your folder structure approach is solid for manual archiving. Have you considered creating a simple FileSystemWatcher service that auto-copies the XML to your archive structure before each weekly update? This would eliminate the manual save step.

How does the indicator handle overlapping events when combining multiple weeks? Some high-impact news can span several days.

-- Fi
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