EOD data - Kinetick and ZenFire

[steve2222]

I use ZF for real time data and trading (via Mirus).

But I want to use Kinetick for the free EOD data as it is more accurate than ZF’s eg Kinetick use the settlement price as published by the exchange whereas ZF does not.

I have tried various combinations of Connection sequence, but I am having issues with either ZF overwriting the Kinetick EOD data or not being able to place SIM or Live trades:

1/ Connect to Kinetick first and then ZF gives me the correct EOD data in the database. However I am unable to place trades as I get an error message saying my Kinetick connection does not support trading – why does it not then default to the ZF connection for trade placement?

2/ Connect to Kinetick first, then connect to ZF second and then disconnect from Kinetick. EOD data is correct and I can trade. The problem is as soon as you do something to a chart eg change bar type (tick to range) or change an indicator or otherwise refresh the chart data – ZF then overwrites the EOD data in the database.

3/ Connect to ZF first and then Kinetick. I can trade but the EOD data is as per ZF ie connecting to Kinetick does not overwrite the EOD data already populated by ZF in the database.

Why is this happening? Why can Kinetick not populate the database without ZF overwriting it? How do I achieve what I have outlined without manually editing the database?

PS: it appears as though the ZF EOD data is based on RTH rather than ETH. Why is this? Can you change a configuration for this?

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hello steve2222,

Thank you for your post.

Connecting first to Kinetick then to Zen-Fire should provide daily bars from Kinetick but still allow you to trade both live and in simulation. Please contact me with a note to Support [AT] NinjaTrader [DOT] com.

In your message, please include:
1.) A link to this forum thread.
2.) A copy of today's log file.
You will find the log in the Documents > NinjaTrader 7 > Log folder. I'll need a copy of the 'log.20121121.txt' file.

Your observations regarding the daily data template are correct. Unfortunately, which template is used for daily bars is not user-selectable at this time.