Can't importing tick data into historical data for NT8

[AquaLoco]

Hello,

I am receiving the following error when I try and import data.

7/8/2023 8:04:06 AM	Default	Unable to import file 'D:\Dropbox\adrian (3)\GC 01-03.Last.txt'. Instrument is not supported by repository.

Here is a link to the data I am trying to import, it is for Gold Futures:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/agbla1rl85svsn9/GC%2001-03.Last.txt?dl=0

These are the settings I am using to import the data.

The data we have is from Tick Data, LLC and when I import ES data, it works fine. (https://www.dropbox.com/s/0e2ewnjw2p....Last.txt?dl=0)

NinjaTrader Desktop Version: 8.1.1.6 64-bit

[NinjaTrader_Oxana]

Hello AquaLoco ,
Thank you for your post.

Please navigate to Control Center-> Tools-> Instruments.
Search for the instrument, you are trying to import data for, and by double left clicking on the instrument, open its Properties window.
Then change the value in a field next to 'Sim feed start price', you can set 1.1 and save changes.

After that, try importing data again.

Let us know if you have any further questions.

[AquaLoco]

Thank you Oxana,

I tried doing that and it still gave me the error.

7/8/2023 10:05:54 AM	Default	Unable to import file 'D:\Dropbox\adrian (3)\GC 01-03.Last.txt'. Instrument is not supported by repository.

Could it be the file name? Since I am trying to import 2022 data?

[Emma1]

I think Weekend one cannot get data until Market sessions begin.

[NinjaTrader_Oxana]

Hello AquaLoco,

Please email us that data file at support[AT]ninjatrader[DOT]com, so we can test it on our end.

Thank you!

[AquaLoco]

thank you Oxana,

Here is a link to the data I am trying to import, it is for Gold Futures:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/agbla1rl85...xt?dl=0

Let me know if the link does not work.

[AquaLoco]

Somebody recommended that I name the file with the contract end date that corresponds to the data. In the case of the GC data I am trying to load it would be:

GC 02-22.last.txt

This renaming of the file allowed me to import the data.

Once I did this, I re-read the instructions from ninja: LINK

When using the NinjaTrader format, the name of the text file to be imported must be the NinjaTrader instrument name followed by a period and "Last", "Bid", or "Ask" depending on the data type. For example:



MSFT.Last.txt for Microsoft stock last price data

ES 12-09.Bid.txt for the S&P E-mini December contract bid price data

EURUSD.Ask.txt for the Euro/U.S. dollar currency pair ask price data

I might suggest to Ninja to add a little more context to your instructions to state that the contract end date must be entered. The file name provided in the example might be confused for the Month/Day of the file. This is where I got confused.