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Post From: Continuous Futures: Export Intraday Data to Text is much smaller than expected

[2026-03-16 20:24:37]
User890559 - Posts: 1
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.