Maybe you need to log onto IB before downloading.

So far we didnt need to have IB account to download from yahoo. I didnt change my fxcm login sttings and was able to download from yahoo.Did this change? Can somebody confirm? Can somebody confirm that beta version was also fixed not just normal version (i cant install normal version as my company laptop thinks it is a virus...)

Yahoo download doesn't work anymore, that's what this thread is all about.

Beta 1.59.4 had a bug with AV download. Use 1.59.5.

Thanks!
Yesterday I also wrote a code which easily downloads fromm Google, only Assets names should be enterred into the code. Enough to "test" the code. For me 1 minute was enough to download 80 assets' history:

I have a question : how to download data from alpha vantage
I've tried this code but it says : {
"Error Message": "the parameter apikey is invalid or missing. Please claim your free API key on (https://www.alphavantage.co/support/#api-key).

function run()
{
NumYears=5;

assetHistory("MSFT",FROM_AV);
}

THANKS

I think you need to apply for the key from AV and set it up in the .ini in Zorro folder.

THANKS for your help, it's ok for AV

I have an another question, for example, I've tried to use the SP500 data from Yahoo to trade on SPX500 in FXCM. It's worked in backtest but when I try to use the script in live : it says :
no asset data for ^GSPC

the script is :

function run()
{
StartDate = 20100101;
EndDate = 20171231;
BarPeriod = 60*24; // 2 hour
LookBack = 600;

set(PRELOAD|LOGFILE|PLOTNOW);
assetHistory("^GSPC",FROM_AV);
asset("^GSPC");
PlotHeight1 = 800; // height of the chart with results
PlotWidth = 2000;

/////////////////////////////////
vars Price = series(priceClose());
vars high=series(priceHigh());
vars low=series(priceLow());
vars zerolag=series(KAMA(Price,10));
vars fastema = series(EMA(Price,50));
vars slowema = series(EMA(Price,80));

asset("SPX500");
if(fastema[0]>slowema[0])
{
enterLong();

}

if(fastema[0]<slowema[0])
{
exitLong();

}


}




there is a solution to solve the problem, to use R but this solution takes more time, more memory so it's no efficient solution.
May be you have a suggestion.
Thanks

Sorry maybe this is a dumb question. Why not download history from FXCM?