Adding FX Symbols in PairTrade Finder® Using Yahoo Datafeed or IQFeed
PairTrade Finder PRO can pull in FX and crypto data for backtesting and trade signal generation from both Yahoo and IQFeed.
For IQFeed:
IQFeed FXCM contracts have simple format: [BASE
CURRENCY][SECOND CURRENCY].FXCM
For example: USDJPY.FXCM or
AUDCAD.FXCM
For Yahoo Feed:
Yahoo Feed currency symbols syntax can be gleaned from Yahoo
Finance by looking for the pairs you need.
Here are some examples:
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