You might want to check your observations with a different ticker with large volume (SPY, QQQQ etc)
Ara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Conrad Joach" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 7:07 PM Subject: [amibroker] Why does AmiBroker under report time intervals by 1 minute on a 15min chart? >I am trying to understand how AmiBroker reports the time in bars. As one >example, I am noticing that on a 15 minute chart, every 15 minute interval >(not counting the last one, which is in progress) is reporting 1 less >minute than it should be. For example right now in EST I see: > > .....9:14:25,9:29:50,9:44:55 > > on a chart for EURUSD futures on CME. Why isn't AmiBroker reporting > 9:15:xx,9:30:xx,9:45:xx ? > > To say nothing of the issue of the seconds being different on each > interval. > > Is it safe to assume that AB is always under reporting the minutes by 1 > for the given interval? In other words, can I safely parse out the minutes > and add one to get the real interval? > > I also noticed that an hourly chart reports time in a weird way. It is > 10:03pm EST. The last bar says 10:03pm. Fine. The prior bar says 9:29:xx, > the bar prior to that 8:29:xx. Don't most charting apps use the convention > of even hours? So that each bar is on an even hour interval? Isn't that > pretty much standard convention or is there an option to change this in > AmiBroker? > > Thanks. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > **** IMPORTANT PLEASE READ **** > This group is for the discussion between users only. > This is *NOT* technical support channel. > > TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT send an e-mail directly to > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > TO SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS please use FEEDBACK CENTER at > http://www.amibroker.com/feedback/ > (submissions sent via other channels won't be considered) > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
