Historical Composite Breadth Datafiles
In ".csv" Format
(Microsoft Excel as
well as many charting and financial analysis programs
use .csv datafiles either by default or can readily
import data from this type of file)
Composite breadth
data is a very powerful trading tool. Compiling
composite breadth data, however, is very time consuming
and challenging to accurately maintain. MasterDATA
is currently the only source of index and ETF composite
breadth data available.
Use our composite
breadth data directly in MetaStock with
no import or conversion
(MetaStock versions 7.2 and higher).
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Daily composite breadth
data is updated hourly throughout the
trade session.
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Download our updated
composite breadth datafiles automatically
in the background with the MasterDATAlink
downloader program,
included free with your subscription.
Datafiles include statistics starting January, 1990,
or the start date of the index or ETF through current
trading. For information on statistics included
in the historical datafiles,
click here.
Downloading the datafiles is accomplished by using
our free downloader program, MasterDATAlink,
which will download any or all of the composite
datafiles either manually or automatically at times
you specify. For additional information on
MasterDATAlink,
click here.
Our historical composite breadth datafiles are in
.csv format. A ".csv" datafile is simply a
text file with values separated by commas (.csv
stands for "comma separated values").
By themselves, .csv datafiles contain no built in
functions.
If you have Microsoft Excel installed on your computer,
clicking on any filename with .csv at the end (a
.csv file extension) will automatically open the
file in Excel. Each line of text in this type
of file becomes a row in Excel. Each comma
in the row tells Excel to place the subsequent value
in the next column. MasterDATA's composite
datafiles also contain a header row at the top of
the file which, when opened in Excel, puts a self-explanatory
title at the top of each column of statistics in
your spreadsheet.
The .csv file structure has become an industry standard
and although there are a multitude of other datafile
structures, many or most mainstream programs support
the use of .csv files. Check your program
documentation or contact the support department
of your market analysis program for compatibility
and information on using .csv datafiles. MasterDATA
developed an implementation for MetaStock so our
.csv datafiles can easily be used in that program
(click
here for info).
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Each MasterDATACSV
datafile contains all the
composite breadth
data for a specific
index or ETF for a specific trade interval (i.e. daily,
weekly, monthly and quarterly data) currently generated
by the MasterDATA program as well as historical price data
(open, high, low, close, volume) for the index and ETF itself.
Datafiles include statistics beginning 1990 or the beginning
of the Index or ETF, whichever is later.
Disclaimer: This material is for your private
information. We are not soliciting any action based upon
it. Opinions expressed are present opinions only. The
material is based upon information considered reliable,
but we do not represent that is accurate or complete,
and it should not be relied upon as such. We, or persons
involved in the preparation or issuance of this material
may, from time to time, have long or short positions in,
and buy or sell the securities or options of companies
mentioned herein.
