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Post From: Switching charts from single to continuous contracts

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User99606 - Posts: 9
I am accurately describing delays that often occur after clicking the "Continuous Futures Contract" check box. The Sierra Chart logs do show data requests for expired contracts even though fully updated continuous contract charts for the same contract are open in the same chartbook. I haven't made note of exactly what time this has occurred so I'll have to wait until it happens again to provide a log file. If the program automatically uses the locally stored data for an expired contract, could this delay be related to the extra data requests that occur for the days after contract expiry the first time that data is downloaded? For instance the December 2012 futures contract expired on 12/21. Will SC try to download data for 12/22 - 12/31 every time I load a new continuous chart, even though I have existing continuous charts for that symbol? If so, that would account for the delay and for the log entries I've seen requesting data on expired contracts. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2013-04-15 01:56:48