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Date/Time: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:30:59 +0000
Continuous Futures: Export Intraday Data to Text is much smaller than expected
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| [2026-03-16 20:24:37] |
| User890559 - Posts: 1 |
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Hello Sierra Chart Support, I am using a Continuous Futures Contract chart with Volume Based Rollover. Export Bar Data to Text works and shows the expected long history. However, Export Intraday Data to Text creates a much smaller file and does not appear to contain the full historical 1-tick data I expected. I need full historical 1-tick Level 1 data from January 2020 to the present for backtesting. Could you please clarify: 1. Does Export Intraday Data to Text from a Continuous Futures Contract chart only export the current contract data rather than the full continuous history? 2. What is the correct method to obtain the full historical 1-tick data from January 2020 to the present? Thank you. |
| [2026-03-16 22:07:31] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 45139 |
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You are not thinking of these options correctly. "Export Bar Data to Text File" exports the bar data as it is setup in that chart to a text file. You seem to understand this. "Export Intraday Data to Text File" exports the current front month contract file data (i.e. the .scid file that stores the data) to a text file. This gives you every record that is stored in that file. This will be in the "Intraday Data Storage Time Unit" - so if this is set to 1 tick, then you will get 1 tick data. But again, this is just for that one file. If you want to view 1 tick data, then you have two choices - create a 1 tick Continuous Contract Chart and export that data using "Export Bar DAta to Text File". Or, open a chart for each individual contract and export that file's data using "Export Intraday DAta to Text File". 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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