FROGBERT Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) A program I used, EZBacktest, has just shut down because Yahoo changed their quote api..or whatever a few days ago. Here's another mention of the same issue: https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel-questions/1005785-yahoo-finance-api-stock-quotes-changed.html I'm not seeing any problems with MT and Yahoo backfill...which is good, but curious why MT unaffected. Edited May 23, 2017 by FROGBERT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Medved Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Yahoo has a bunch of different ways of getting data. Not all of them have changed. Plus we update our stuff when sites make changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGBERT Posted May 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Too bad EZBacktest can't partner with you guys...there isn't anything out there to replace it for backtesting pairs trades. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Medved Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 I am not familiar with them, but if it is a windows program, Â they are free to access hour API. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGBERT Posted May 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Cool, I'll try to let them know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack690 Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Historical data on Yahoo are totally crap these day's. I can not make usefull backfills with Yahoo for OTC tickers. Also the pages with historical data on Yahoo Finance gives all zeros. So I can no longer trust MT to scan charts. Very sad for people who doesn't have a account in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Medved Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 There are subscription sources available and more will be added. Stockwatch for example starts at around $20/month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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