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Date/Time: Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:09:19 +0000
Historical intraday data availability for SPX, RUT, GLD, SLV, USO
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| [2026-09-18 22:34:58] |
| jose210303 - Posts: 1 |
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Hello, I'm trying to download historical intraday data (1-min base, exported to 5-min/30-min bars) going back to at least 2010-01-01 for several symbols, and I'm running into data availability limits that I'd like clarified. 1) SPX (S&P 500 cash index) I added SPX_CGI from "CBOE Global Indexes (Realtime)". After Edit > Delete All Data And Download, with Days To Load = 6200 and Date Range From = 2010-01-01, the request returned 0 intraday records. It appears this service only supports real-time forward recording with no historical backfill for cash indices. - Is there any Sierra Chart data service that provides historical INTRADAY data for the real SPX cash index (not just real-time forward recording)? - If so, which service/symbol, and is it included in my current subscription or does it require an add-on? 2) RUT (Russell 2000 cash index) I could not find a real RUT index symbol at all via Find Symbol on any of the available services. The only substitute I found was US2000 on "CFD - FXCM (Realtime)", which is a CFD proxy, not the real index. - Is there a real RUT cash index symbol available anywhere in Sierra Chart's data services? - If not, what would you recommend as the closest available substitute for backtesting purposes? 3) CFD proxies (SPX500, US2000) - limited history As a workaround for #1 and #2, I tried the CFD proxies SPX500 and US2000 from "CFD - FXCM (Realtime)". Both are limited to roughly 6 months of historical intraday data (from approximately 2026-03-16/23 to today), even after setting Days To Load = 6200 and Date Range From = 2010-01-01. - Is ~6 months a hard limit of the CFD-FXCM Realtime service, or is deeper history available under a different plan/service? 4) GLD, SLV, USO - same 6-month limit, unlike SPY/QQQ/IWM This is the part I find most confusing. For SPY, QQQ, and IWM (US equity ETFs), I was able to download full historical intraday data back to 2010-01-01 without issue. However, for GLD, SLV, and USO — which appear to use the same underlying service (us_equities_utp_cta_exchange.data) — the historical intraday download is capped at roughly 6 months (from approximately 2026-03-16 to today), even with Days To Load = 6200 and Date Range From = 2010-01-01. - Why would GLD/SLV/USO be limited to ~6 months of intraday history while SPY/QQQ/IWM get full history back to 2010, given they appear to use the same data service/category? - Is there a specific subscription, entitlement, or add-on needed to unlock full historical intraday data for GLD, SLV, and USO similar to what I already have for SPY/QQQ/IWM? 5) General question What is the most cost-effective way, within my current subscription or an upgrade, to get several years (ideally back to 2010) of historical intraday data (1-minute bars) for: SPX (cash index), RUT (cash index), GLD, SLV, and USO? Thank you for your help. |
| [2026-09-21 14:53:04] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 48413 |
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1. You can not get any data from the CBOE Global Indices without subscribing to it. If you subscribe to this exchange, then you will get both the real-time data and the available historical data. But for SPX_CGI, we do not have data going back to 2010. We only have data going back to June 1, 2023. 2. We do not have any data for the Russell 2000 cash index. 3. The data goes back further than 6 months. For US2000, we have data going back to November 19, 2018. Refer to the following for how to get more data downloaded: Historical Intraday Data (Missing Data / Download Errors / Viewing More Data): Using 'Date Range in File >> From' to Download More Historical Data 4. There is no limit on these. We just checked the data for GLD, and it goes back to May 5, 2008. See the link we gave above for how to download more data. 5. There is no specific limit and you are fine with the package you have. You must not be setting the charts up properly to get the additional data. See the link in response #3 above. 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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