I apologize that all I`ve done since joining these forums is ask for help. I have spent 15+ hours/day for the past week trying to figure all this out but this has to be the most confusing thing I`ve ever tried to setup (and I got an A in Calculus lol..). Several chats with IQFeed support and emails to Qcollector support but not much has come of it.
I don`t want to take advantage of the help around here so I guess the best I can give back at this point would be another donation. I promise that if someone can clearly explain how to work all this out I will immediately contribute another donation. I read that Big Mike trades the CL and also seems very tech/data feed savvy maybe he can help me directly and the donation pay for his time.
I have NT-7 with IQfeed and Qcollector. I use Gompackage 1.3b, GomMP2.1 & GomLadder3.4. Market is the CL. I need to backfill data so the GomMP volume profiles and Ladders are historically updated and the Gomi "CL 10-10.Binary.dat" files are properly edited through the back adjusted rollovers every month so when I request the next front month contract in NT-7 the Gomi indicators will still plot the historical back adjusted data.
Since the "QCL#C" is IQFeeds continuous back-adjusted CL contract I downloaded about 5 months in Qcollector thinking I would just rename the ACSII file to the same name as the Gomi file but after comparing the data to NTs back adjusted chart levels were drastically off (sometimes more then a full point). I have checked NTs CL back adjustment extensively (ty Fat Tails) and its pretty spot on even if you choose to roll a day or two earlier on the occasional times the volume shifts a bit early. I still tried to rename the Qcollector file to CL 10-10.Binary.dat and deleted/replaced the Gomi file and restarted NT. Epic fail, complete lockup had to Ctrl,Alt,Dlt.
I have no idea at this point how to populate the Gomi volume profiles and have everything carry through the back-adjusted rollover exactly as I have it set in NT. I have a few days of indicator data saved now but CL is about to rollover and I will have to use the CL 10-11 contract with NT. Please advise on all of this so far and also a few additional questions following.
1. Assuming there is a way to set this up, would I only be able to backfill 30 days since that is all the tick data provided by IQfeed? I mean, doesnt the GomiMP Volume Histogram and Gomi ladder need tick data only to populate accurately? Also, I notice Qcollector does not provide bid/ask size. Is this a problem for the Volume histograms?
2. The only indicators I`m running are GomiMP and GomiLadder. Do I need to have both of these set to write data = true or just one? (I do want both of them to save all data) Also, I always have another workspace with just the GomiRecorder running at all times off a 24hr tick chart. Is this necessary if I am only using the ladder and MP? Just not clear if the GomiRecorder is only needed for persons designing their own indicators.
3. When I try and view the Gomi CL 10-10.Binary.dat file in notepad I see a bunch of strange symbols. When editing the Qcollector files that I have saved as the same name I can see the data. No idea what is going on here.
I really hope I can wake up tomorrow and some generous kind soul knows exactly what to do and I don`t have to spend more endless hours trying to figure this out. Like I said, if someone can really help me out here I will be more than happy to donate again tomorrow.