Right now I'm working through fixing the first obstacle I found... - putting all times in UTC/GMT.
Announce:
Sierrachartfeed w UTC time data, improved networkUpdate 018:-All times in UTC instead of local time (allows easy data file interchange with other users and comparison with other ticker sources),
REQUIRED: remove all existing
C:\SierraChart\data\*.scid files
before using this new bridge version.
-properly close IP sockets (not a fix for all 502 errors, apparently)
-faster update,
-remove about 1-5MB of redundant downloading at initialization,
-cosmetic tweaks: error stats and download times on console.
Usage: sierrachartfeed.py [options]
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-d DATADIR, --datadir=DATADIR
Data directory of SierraChart software
-y, --disable-history
Disable downloads from bitcoincharts.com
-p PRECISION, --volume-precision=PRECISION
Change decimal precision for market volume.
-s SYMBOLS, --symbols=SYMBOLS
Charts to watch, comma separated. Use * for streaming
all markets.
-l HISTORY, --history=HISTORY
Number of days of history to retrieve (default = 7).
note: when using the single-letter option, there is no space between the option and the parameter
Download links:
(see later post for newest version)
SCID full history files:
from first trade 2010-07-17 23:09:17, to 2013-05-26 23:59:59 (UTC, tick accurate, precision 2):
(extract to
C:\SierraChart\data\ before starting SierraChart)
http://we.lovebitco.in/schart/mtgoxUSD.scid.UTC.7z (18.2MB/182MB)
http://we.lovebitco.in/schart/otherALL.scid.UTC.7z (8.2MB/86.4MB)
Original Instructions:
How to start- 1. Download and install SierraChart software (use default settings and data directory)
- 2. Download SierraChart feed for bitcoin markets.
- 3. Start feed in a console. No parameters required list of all parameters: sierrachartfeed.exe --help
- 4. Start SierraChart software
- 5. Go to File->New/Open Intraday Chart and select (for example) mtgoxUSD.scid
- 6. Customize your view using F5 (chart settings) and F6 (analysis/studies) menus
- 7. Enjoy real time charting!
Optimal settings in SierraChart:
Set price ticks correctly per exchange:
Go into Menu -> Tools -> Chart Settings. Pick "Edit Global Symbol Settings". Choose Service "SC Historical Data", and press New. Then edit on the "General" Tab:
-Symbol: mtgoxUSD
-Price Display Format: .00001
-Tick Size: 0.0000100
-Currency Value Per Tick: 0.0000100
Now in Menu -> Tools -> Chart Settings, "Price Display Format" and "Tick Size" is auto set to ".00001"
Fix volume display until next SierraChart Launch:
Go into Menu -> Tools -> Chart Settings. Go to "Advanced Settings 2" tab and change "Volume/Open Int. Multiplier" to "0.01". Press Apply
See volume:
Menu -> Analysis -> Studies. select "Volume" and press "Add>>", and OK.
Bar analysis
Go into Menu -> Tools -> Chart Settings.
Set Bar Period to "Number Of Ticks", "Range Of Ticks", set the number, and do whatever analysis you want.
Is there any particular address you'd like me to send some donations to (I assume the one in your signature is fine)?
My signature address works! Although a diff/patch gives 67 chunks of procedural spaghetti code changes against git master, I've done far less work than original creator slush, and you might also thank bitcoincharts.com for providing the feed, and let them know why you donated.