Import candles
Bring an MT5 Export Bars file into Market Data — preview, merge and gaps.
Open Market Data and click Import File — or drop the exported file anywhere on the page. You can also import during the first-run setup.
The import window
Red Candle reads the file and checks the candles you already have (big exports take a few seconds). Then it shows:
- Pair — from the file name — and Timeframe — detected from the candles. Choose the timeframe yourself if it can't tell.
- A preview of the rows — Date, Time, Open, High, Low, Close, Tick vol.
- A summary: how many candles and their dates, how many are already in your library (merged, no duplicates), how many are new, gaps found in the file, US holiday breaks (normal, not gaps) and any lines that couldn't be read.
- "Times are converted from GMT+2 / +3 (US DST) to your local time" — your broker server time. If the file's times fit another zone, Red Candle tells you and offers Use ….
Click Import … candles (or Update … candles when nothing is new).
Importing again
Import the same pair and timeframe as often as you like — new candles are added, existing ones refreshed, never duplicated. That's also how you fill a gap: export the missing range from MT5 and import it.
After importing
The Data Coverage table shows what you have — see Coverage, gaps and holidays. Candles power Auto Trend on the Timeline, AI Analysis and Similar Patterns.
Problems? See MT5 import problems.