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Date/Time: Sun, 05 May 2024 13:08:03 +0000



The MNQ data file is too large for the intraday chart

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[2024-04-22 06:35:40]
User470255 - Posts: 1
Hello. After loading MNQ data for the first time for an intraday chart in the folder (c/sierrachart/data), I saw a big difference in file sizes with other symbols (MNQ-1438490 kb, NQ-142857 kb, ES-170363 kb, MES-128576 kb). The difference in file size is approximately 10 times. As a result, the MNQ symbol works much slower when switching intervals on the chart (1m, 30m), etc.

I'm using Denali Data Feed for a trial version of Sierra Chart.

To solve this problem I did the following:

1. Retry loading if there is data in the chart using "Delete all data and Download" in the Edit menu.
2. Deleting a Chart Data File and loading again: Chart Data and Chart Data Files: Deleting a Chart Data File
3. Deleting a Data File and loading again: Intraday Data Editor: Deleting a Data File

I tested each option separately. None of the options helped.
[2024-04-22 13:44:33]
Sierra_Chart Engineering - Posts: 14231
That looks correct. The current size of MNQM24 is approximately at this time 1.4 GB. To reduce the amount of space follow these instructions:

Changing Chart Bars Period: Improving Performance of Loading Chart Data

You will probably want to change the Intraday Data Storage Time Unit to 1 second or higher. Maybe two seconds or four seconds.
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