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Date/Time: Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:45:35 +0000
How to extend replay data?
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| [2026-01-05 08:43:55] |
| Jethro Go - Posts: 13 |
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Hello, I don't know why 3 out of my 4 charts are not displaying any data when I enter replay mode for October 2025. I also have continuous contract enabled. How can I display the data?
Date Time Of Last Edit: 2026-01-05 09:04:45
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| [2026-01-05 16:49:11] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 43888 |
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You need to have the data already loaded in the chart that goes back as far as you want the replay to start. So if you want to star the replay on October 1, 2025, then you need to have data, in all the charts that are going to be replayed, back at least to October 1, 2025 (preferably a day or two more than where you actually want to start from).
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| [2026-01-05 17:33:06] |
| Jethro Go - Posts: 13 |
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Ok, Thank you John! How am I able to load the data? Edit > Delete All Data and Download?
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| [2026-01-05 19:14:49] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 43888 |
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You just need to ensure that the data is already present by setting the "Days to Load" or the "Date Range From/To" (depending on which option you are using for those charts) appropriately. Then scroll the chart back all the way to the left to ensure that the data is actually loaded in the chart going back to where you want it to be. If there is a problem with getting the data in the chart after you update the Data Limiting information, then let us know. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2026-01-06 08:19:27] |
| Jethro Go - Posts: 13 |
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It works now, but downloaded too much data. Instead of using Number of days to load as a data limiting method I used Date Range which started a download of continuous contract data. It was taking a while so I canceled it. But as I scrolled through the charts, I realized it downloaded data way back from 2008. There might be an issue with data limiting since I only entered data from October of 2025 not the data from May of 2008. AS of now, its fine as long as there are no issues with data corruption/lag going forward. Let me know if there might be any issues with having downloaded this much data, I'm worried but also pleased with the amount of data I have access to now.
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| [2026-01-06 15:34:26] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 43888 |
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You did not specify a Date Range From/To, so the system took it as get all the data available. You must have the chart setup as a Continuous Futures Contract, which is why it downloaded all that data. There are two items on that settings tab related to dates From/To. The ones at the top are for the dates in the data file. In general, you should not have to change these, and you can only change the "From" field, if you need more data for the symbol - but for a futures symbol, this is for the current contract. Towards the middle are the entries for From/To where you define the actual date range to display. There is no issue with Sierra Chart with having the data on your system. The only issue is related to drive space. Refer to the following if you need to clean up drive space: Chart Data and Chart Data Files: Cleaning Up Old and Unused Symbols for Efficiency For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
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