Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Data is downloaded in CSV format, meaning you can use it not only in MT5 but also with other tools like Python, R, and any other software that supports this format.

As data is MT5-Ready, the CSV files have no header. The columns, in order, are as follows: date, time, open, high, low, close, tickvol, volume and spread.

The spread in the data is the one present at the opening of the bar. This ensures that the spread at which you would’ve executed at the bar opening is actually the one you would have encountered in real-time, helping you achieve more realistic backtests.

The downloaded data is in UTC+2 (US-DST) to match the NY close. This is done in that way to match the server time of almost every MT4/MT5 platform. But even more importantly, to ensure daily data has 5 bars per week.

The specific historical availability depends on the instrument but, in general terms, you can expect to find FX and Metals data from 2004, Indices from 2011 and Energies from 2013.

Yes. In Quantdle you can download the full historical data range in minute resolution. This means we don’t impose restrictions on the available data depth depending on the download starting date. The only restriction you might encounter is if you have already consumed the (generous) monthly bandwidth of your subscription plan.

We recommend creating a free Trial Account to explore the data quality. You will have access to pre-defined datasets for the most popular instruments, at full minute resolution, from 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2021 (two full years of minute bars). We think this is a representative sample that allows you to assess the quality of our data before making a purchase.

We use advanced data-cleansing algorithms to transform raw tick-data into reliable, high-precision information. This ensures that errors in the data do not affect the accuracy of your backtests.

Absolutely! Although the most straightforward integration we offer is with MT5, data in CSV format is compatible with other platforms and tools like Python, R, and other platforms.

Once you've downloaded the data, we provide an EA (Expert Advisor) that will allow you to automatically import and organize the data into your MT5 Custom Symbols, or create them if they don't exist.

We offer a wide range of over 40 trading instruments, from FX and Indices to Commodities and Energies. The full list of instruments is as follows: AUS200, AUDCAD, AUDCHF, AUDJPY, AUDNZD, AUDUSD, CADCHF, CADJPY, CHFJPY, EURAUD, EURCAD, EURCHF, EURGBP, EURJPY, EURNZD, EURUSD, FCHI, GBPAUD, GBPCAD, GBPCHF, GBPJPY, GBPUSD, GDAXIm, NI225, NDXm, NZDCAD, NZDCHF, NZDJPY, NZDUSD, SP500, STOXX50E, UK100, USDCAD, USDCHF, USDJPY, USDNOK, USDSEK, WS30, XAGUSD, XAUUSD, XNGUSD and XTIUSD.