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mnmnmmnnmnmn

Hello. Can anyone tell me where I can download the historical price of gold. Just like i download data from yahoo finance then put into my MetaStock for further anaylsis? Im looking for the price of gold silver and other pms.Thanks !

london88

Looking for similar data will keep you posted if I find anything

mnmnmmnnmnmn

yah, no idea where ppl get those data... that'll be great if someone can provide some good infomation.

london88

Hi mn,


Found this might want to have a look, you can buy packages relatively cheap and or single symbols for about $20. People seem to be happy with it, just type disktrading into the search function for more feedback. This is about the best I can find, I think free data is not a viable option considering the time it takes to find. I am just going to pay for what I need and save myself the hassle.

mnmnmmnnmnmn

hi 88,

im using MLdownloader, just no idea why yahoo is not providing the data we want. im just a newbie, so yah hopefully someone can help us out. MLdownloader is pretty awesome, im loving it. oh, if you're insterested in gold as well... go check out GoldisMoney it's an awesome website.

london88

Mn, I found something which maybe of use. It is not 100% free but if you are just backtesting and want some data there is a solution.

Download US, Canadian EOD Futures Data, Continuous Contracts - CBOT, CME, COMEX, NYBOT

Download and request trial (14 days) (login: demo; pwd: demo)

This will give you access to 5 exchanges with all the futures you can imagine. I just did a bactch download and will use the data for a little testing. The price is reasonable I think £7 per month. Have a read.

This is a sample in metastock of Gold Continuous (2 years) and a full coverage of rolling contracts.

Give me a shout if you have probs, if the datafeed is acceptable we can maybe chip in and share a login

Attached Files

Gold_metastock.zip (166.3 KB, 90 views)

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mnmnmmnnmnmn

Oh yah, definately i'll go try that out. too my suprise, it's a monthly charge instead of just one time purchase. are you using it's MLdownloader?

london88

Yes I think it is basic EOD data for a reasonable price!

No I have the trial for MLdownloader. I just completed a thesis and used yloader.com very similar programme and it is a little more manual in that you have to write your symbols list. I covered the whole of the SSE and the list took me 30 mins to create. On top of that as I only cover a few stocks it is the best option for me.

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