Hi all,

Is there anyone out there that uses the Subscription Data feeds and then feeds data into Excel? I'm looking to improve a project I've started on using the Dynamic Odds feeds.

Any feedback or comments would be appreciated.

Thanks
Lee

It's been done, but when testing developments and not making money, it does not justify the cost of the per month subscription.
It is an ideal thing to have though cos the data is not a web scrape, it's consistent.
There were a few programs when SD was teletext feed, back up to 2006 or 2007, not sure which. These programs would use the service, free of course, via a special box or a card that slotted into the pc"s motherboard.
From then on the testings were unlimited and was no need to be online.
Some of those programs were capable of Excel transfers via coding.
The architecture was;

raw data feed in ---> database---> script editor ( Excel alternative)--text file and or dot matrix printer.
If the program was advanced enough, it would send the bet to.

All this came to a end when it all went to internet.
Since then the guys I know who were old school programmers went and got ordinary jobs or have since retired.

last I looked at SD, yes they do have some default API, but you need $$$ now to pay programmers to "make it happen" just so you can get the data directly to Excel.

Problem, can Excel handle the load ?
Is anyone willing to pay $65.00 per month for the data feed and not know the outcome? ( Trial and Error )

I can go on and on and on with this type of architecture....if you get it going, be interested to.

Selection Method/s
1:"Smart Money"..
been there done that
2: Favourites Acending
been there done that

Hedge/Dutch 1 and 2
been there done that

Do they work?
I don't know.

Thanks for the reply Puntz

I'm very much a hobby punter and have been using the Dynamic Odds data feeds into Excel. I've been turning a small profit on the alogrithms I use but prefer to have control over the time period in which odds come through, something which Dynamic Odds can't provide me.

It sounds very much like market moving is not what any serious punter is using so maybe i should plod along making the peanuts I'm making now.

If you can't clear the $65 a month it's really not worth the effort I guess.

With so much free information out there I don't see why I would ever buy a subscription to a data feed service.

I assume you think they will be more reliable and/or easier to use ?

Well I don't think market movers are serious option either. It's what can be used to build from, there are more strategies one can enhance on with prices available.
Market Movers is just one strategy, probably complimentary and comparative with other strategies/methods of selection.

If you are using Dynamic Odds, that's great but not what suits all.
It's a web based service on their terms.

SD, it's "raw data" and from there one makes their own stand-alone program on their own terms.

$65 per month is the minimum, I think the last time I checked it's a lot more if you want more other prices and data.

That is a a lot of wasted expense for someone who is not a programmer.

And I have always said this, it's Catch 22, the punter is the architect and the programmer is the key-board monkey who eventually runs out of ideas.
Put in the 3rd person with the money to pay the programmer to build the architecture based on what the punter knows and wants, then you wind up with the financier running off with the programmer and they live happily ever after.

Thanks for the feedback Puntz.
I guess all I want is my data in the format I want.
I don't need to program anything as I'm very proficient in Excel.
I just need the data fed into it and I'm away laughing.

Anyway, fingers crossed someone comes through.

Anyone else pull data into Excel with odds at given intervals before jump?