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You cannot access historical quotes or price data through the DDE links. Only the eSignal API can natively pull historical data. To work around this, you need to collect and store the quote history to reference at a later time.

I am not sure if it can be fully tested. It is more of a method than a system. I coded the TD method a few years back but just as a confirmation signal. I based my rules on the book by Jason Perl: DeMark Indicators (Bloomberg Market Essentials: Technical Analysis).

Last time I used it was version 8 around 2005. MetaStock has not aged well. It is quickly outgrown because of its limitations.

S&P no longer produces a simple list of changes, but the info is still available for free. On the S&P website, you can find changes under the "Index Announcements" link. They split between last 7 days and archives...

It may be possible, but as sheepsucker said, it will be a hack so reliability is always a concern. Here is a possible implementation (simplified). The indicator added to the market scanner would need to write its results to a text file, including the symbol and any condition flags. A small...

I know cost is out of reach of many traders, but check TickData

Thanks for the answer.

First, scanning the entire market, over 6000 stocks & etfs, is a large universe. Second, the filter list cannot be automatically sent to the strategy window. So lets say your watch-list consists of the S&P 100. You add an indicator to alert you to a particular condition. Now, for example...

You mean the Market Scanner? If so, the answer is no. The scanner is only for monitoring, ranking, and filtering stocks.

Anyone know E-Signal's back fill for tick data? It was 10 days but I would hope its been upgraded since.

I think MB Trading uses the RealTick/TAL toolkit as their back-end. I have used TAL before on a project and it was very fast, but I would be concerned that a simple text protocol would be very inefficient.

So true !!!

All feeds will have some difference in prices/quotes. This is understood. I have found the opposite, Yahoo is ok with quotes, their splits and dividend adjustments are the problem. These issues are even more of a problem with a back-test than a screener.

The problems I have encountered with Yahoo EOD is mainly in the area of splits and dividends. One common item is Yahoo will adjust the volume for splits but not the price history. This is why I then started also using google finance, to compare and filter any major errors. All feeds will have...

What time frame is important to know. I have coded a screener for myself. I was using yahoo & google historical data but found too many errors. I am using TC2000 now for EOD. $25 a month for a year of service. http://worden.com/

IB data is not a real-time data feed, its a snap-shot feed.

This is why they invented continuous contracts. You need to examine the pros and cons of continuous data and see if they will work for you. Also, I would not be doing this is excel. Some platforms are designed to back-test futures and handle rollover issues.

The free version of Malwarebytes does not have a real-time component. It is not actively monitoring your system. http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free When you first install, it runs as a trial (14 days) so real-time is enabled, but that has most likely expired. BTW: I...

Not sure if your concept is tested or not, but remember, it is easier to prototype/back-test with a platform like ninjatrader/multicharts (EasyLanguage) than in C/C++. If you method is already working, go for C/C++. If not, test it in an already existing platform first. It will save you time...

Try eSignal onDemand http://esignal.com/exchanges/default.aspx?name=PricingForDelayedData