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Getting Started

Set up your data source, download historical market data and use it in NeuroShell Trader.

Welcome to DataPumpBridge

Welcome! DataPumpBridge is installed and ready to use.

The Windows installer has already set up a preconfigured SQLite database containing catalogs and symbol lists. You do not need to create or import anything on first launch.

This quick-start guide is usually all you need to get DataPumpBridge ready for initial use.

You can open this guide at any time directly from the software using the “?” button.

If you have any questions, you can reach our support team at support@datapumpbridge.com.

Continue to Step 1: FRED economic data →

Step 1 – Do you want to download FRED economic data?

No FRED data needed? Skip this step and continue to Step 2 – Select catalogs and symbols.

Need FRED data? Obtain a free personal FRED API key from the official FRED key page.

Then enter the key in the DataPumpBridge settings.

TaiPan Settings, COT / FRED tab: empty Shared FRED API key field and Activate key button.
TaiPan Settings, COT / FRED tab. The orange outline marks the API key input field. Click to enlarge.

Activate the FRED API key

Open Settings and select the COT / FRED tab. Enter your personal key in Shared FRED API key, then click Activate key.

Once set up, the key applies to all three programs: FreeQuotes, TaiPan and Interactive Brokers, for the same Windows user. You therefore only need to enter and activate it once.

Important: Obtain and activate your key before your first FRED download.

Step 2

Select catalogs and symbols

The supplied SQLite database already contains catalogs and symbol selection lists for several markets. Choose the instruments you want to use.

Catalog

A catalog lists available instruments with their symbols and names. It is already populated.

Selection list

Your symbol selection list determines which instruments’ market data will be downloaded.

Historical market data

Market data is stored in the SQLite database only after you download it, separately from the catalog entries.

The following example shows DataPumpBridge with TaiPan. The general procedure is the same for FreeQuotes and Interactive Brokers. Only the available catalogs and data differ in places.

Example: TaiPan

How to select an area and symbols

Choose a catalog on the left, then select symbols on the right.

TaiPan catalog selection: catalog tree on the left (1), Siemens AG selected in the symbol table on the right (2), and Save and return at the bottom right (3).
  1. Area selection: In the tree on the left, select the area, here “Deutschland/XETRA”.
  2. Symbol selection: On the right, tick the checkbox in front of the symbol, here 723610 (Siemens AG).
  3. Save and return: After selecting the symbols, click Save and return. This creates the selection list for NeuroShell Trader.

Next, click Start download in the main application window, as described in Step 3.

Optional

Load additional catalogs (optional)

Reloading is only necessary if the catalog you want is not yet in the tree view.

  • Open Settings → Catalogs.
  • Select the catalog you want in the right-hand Add new entries area.
  • Click Reload selected catalogs.
  • Do not use Load full catalogs in the Full load area just to add individual catalogs: it rebuilds all catalogs, which can take a considerable amount of time.
  • Return to the catalog tree and continue selecting symbols. If the new catalog is not visible, check that its category is enabled on the left.
TaiPan Settings, Catalogs: Full load on the left; Add new entries and Reload selected catalogs on the right, outlined in orange.
Orange outline: the right-hand Add new entries area under Settings → Catalogs.

Continue to Step 3: Download historical market data →

Step 3

Download historical market data

In the main window, click Start download. The selected market data is downloaded and stored in the database.

TaiPan main window in English, with Start download outlined in orange and identified by marker 4.
Click Start download in the TaiPan main window. The orange outline identifies the button.

The first historical download can take longer. Subsequent incremental updates are generally faster.

Differences between the data sources

FreeQuotes

Historical end-of-day (EOD) market data. Supported FRED economic datasets and CFTC Commitments of Traders (COT) reports use separate workflows.

Interactive Brokers

Second-based snapshots in the DataPumpBridge integration. A complete tick-by-tick event history is not downloaded.

TaiPan

Genuine tick data where supported by your subscribed feed, plus historical intraday and EOD datasets where available from the provider.

Subscriptions to external providers and exchange permissions are not included in the DataPumpBridge software license.

Continue to Step 4: Use the data in NeuroShell Trader →

Step 4 – Use the data in NeuroShell Trader

Once the data is stored in the database, you can use it in NeuroShell Trader. This section applies to DataPumpBridge for NeuroShell Trader, not the standalone Data Downloader.

  1. 1

    Open NeuroShell Trader

    Start NeuroShell Trader.

  2. 2

    Open Data Servers

    Open the menu Tools → Data Servers.

  3. 3

    Choose the data source

    Select the installed MarketLink data source that matches your DataPumpBridge installation:

    • MarketLink IB
    • MarketLink TaiPan
    • MarketLink FreeQuotes

    Select the data source you want.

  4. 4

    Choose the catalog

    Select the available catalog you want.

  5. 5

    Set the time zone

    Open the Setup tab, select the appropriate time zone and save the setting.

  6. 6

    Open the chart

    Open a chart using the selected data source.

Continue to Step 5: Detailed help →

Step 5 – Detailed help

For further assistance, visit the DataPumpBridge help page.

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