Calendar Issue - page 2

 
Yerim Rayann Gon Diarra #:

Thank you Sir !

Calendar data via the MT5 API is delayed on purpose by MQ.

Calendar is independent of broker, except for the timezone. The broker has nothing to do with the calendar data delivery.
 
I noticed that the MQL Calendar miss out some important news releases like UK Retail Sales and UK CPI.  I hope MQL calendar is comprehensive enough to include important news. Any way to feedback to MQL about this?
 
Yong Chan Kow #:
I noticed that the MQL Calendar miss out some important news releases like UK Retail Sales and UK CPI.  I hope MQL calendar is comprehensive enough to include important news. Any way to feedback to MQL about this?
The delay is on purpose, it prevents copying the calendar via API.
 
Dominik Egert #:
The delay is on purpose, it prevents copying the calendar via API.

It's not true. Calendar provides real-time news. But real-world connections can of course introduce some (non-systematic and small) delays.

The API with intentional delay would kill all the sense of the API.

According to my tests, actual event updates come within a minute after scheduled time.

 
Stanislav Korotky #:

It's not true. Calendar provides real-time news. But real-world connections can of course introduce some (non-systematic and small) delays.

The API with intentional delay would kill all the sense of the API.

According to my tests, actual event updates come within a minute after scheduled time.

Yeah, sure.
 
Dominik Egert #:
The delay is on purpose, it prevents copying the calendar via API.

And it's driving me crazy SIR.

I need data within millisecond or second after release. If not what is the point of such features ?
I'm ready to pay big money for this.

BUT PLEASE MQL, PLEASE FIX THIS

And on top of delayed news, you can have cache and synchronization issue, were you MUST close and reopen MT5 in order to get the actual value !!
And lord this is driving me crazy too 

IF someone find a way to make the calendar fast and reliable all the time, please help me !!!!

 
Dominik Egert #:
The delay is on purpose, it prevents copying the calendar via API.

What is the point of preventing people to copy the calendar?  I have coded an EA that check for news on MQL calendar so as to avoid trading before and after news.  If the upcoming news event is not reflected at all, the EA won't automatically stop trading and I need to manually switch it off.

Trying to see how I can work around this. If not, may need to learn how to have the EA check Forex Factory or other calendar sources.