This tool is useful for traders who have automated trading systems using the cTrader trading platform and need to test their strategy with much more data so that they capture as many market conditions as possible. Click on the link below to find out how to download the free market data.
"THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO IS DOWNLOAD THE HISTORICAL DATA"
HOW TO DOWNLOAD FREE HISTORICAL MARKET DATA
How to Use The Data Converter
There are just 3 steps to convert the market data files you downloaded using the Ducascopy widget.
Step 1
Click on the source file button and browse to the Ducascopy market data file you downloaded.
Step 2
Once the file has been imported and formatted ready for the conversion, you can select the export folder path. By default, the name of the file to be exported will be the symbol name and current date. You can change the name of the file to anything you want, but do not forget to append the .csv
Merging of data files is disabled on the free version.
Step 3
The last step is to simply click on the Convert button, there may be a slight delay of up to a minute while it loads all the data, please be patient and when it is loaded you will see the progress of all the data being converted.
Once the conversion starts you will see how many rows in total there are in the CSV file together with how many rows have been converted, you can stop the conversion at any time. once the conversion is complete you can open the published folder by just clicking on the link "Open Publish Folder"
Sample Exported CSV Data Ready for cTrader
the image below shows a sample exported CSV file for EURUSD with 1 min data.
How To Import The Data Into cAlgo?
If you have just downloaded the file above and want to run it as a backtest using the cAlgo trading platform just click on the link below to find out how.
Find Out How to Import Historical Data Files
The Free limited Feature Version
We offer a free limited version download where you can try the software for as long as you want, the only difference between the paid version and the limited version is that your maximum import data file size is 30MB which will give you 1 yr of market data. Also, you will not be able to append new import data to create a single large historical market data file for the maximum years.
Watch A Video Demonstration
"To watch the videos full screen, just start playing the video and click on the bottom right icon"
The video has been uploaded to 1080p High Quality, so do not forget to set your U-Tube video quality to 1080p HD.
Do You Want The Full Unlimited Version?
Please click on the link below if you wish to download the full-unlimited version of the data converter.
Download Full Unlimited Version
How To Install
First, make sure you have the cTrader trading platform installed and then simply unzip the file and double-click on it to automatically install onto the platform.
Join Telegram Community
You can join a Telegram community and chat with other traders to discuss, share and ask for help.
