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[2019-03-26 14:24:50]
User859795 - Posts: 51
Hello,

I'm daytrading on ES and CL, but to get historical data on chart for 100-150 days, I use the continuous contract feature - and this causes weird issues forming the bars and areas for supply / demand trading. I assume, the continuous contract is back adjusted data, so when I look back 100 days or more, there are areas that look different than at a non-continuous contract / non-back adjusted chart. I'm using volume and minute based charts

How can I get like 100-200 days on the chart without using continuous contract on a 10000 volume chart or 60 minute chart? Specially the CL futures looks totally different in this case.

For example: Ninjatrader (unfortunately I have to use NT, too, because some of the tools we use only available on NT) has three options, when it comes to data merge policy: do not merge, merge but do not backadjust or merge and back adjust. So I look back the charts on NT for 100-150 days, I can adjust the chart according to those three options. Over at Sierra, when I want to see 100-150 days on the chart, I have to use contimuos contract and I cant find any more adjustment according to data merge or adjustment.

Thank you,

Zolie
[2019-03-26 16:32:57]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
Do not use one of the back adjusted continuous futures contract options. The available options are here:
Continuous Futures Contract Charts: Continuous Futures Contract Rollover Options
Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level

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