Mike,
First of all, ignore all of my prior posts because they are completely confusing. If you read the explanation which someone PMed me below you can see there would be different index high/lows on a daily basis depending on which data you received. Currently, QP supplies the theoretical data on the symbols !DJ15, !DJ20, !DJ30, and !DJ65. While the closing price will be the same irregardless of which type, the high and low of that particular index will vary.
Since these index's are a cumulative total of the companies in their sector, What you mean by real data must be those individual, (company,) closes.
Could you please post the source of your "real" numbers
Print (aka 'real')
A print number is every number that the Dow trades at from the market's open until the close. Each time the Dow ticks up 5 points, down 100 points or remains briefly unchanged is a "print number". CNBC shows these numbers throughout the market day.
Intraday (aka 'theoretical')
The intraday number is a theoretical number; you will never see the Dow actually trade at this number. Intraday numbers represent what the high or low would have been if all the Dow stocks hit their highs and lows for the day, at the same time. CNBC does not provide this number. Some nice brokerage firms do. Theoretical numbers are an important part of many market forecasting indicators. If you need these numbers.
PS - I gave up looking for the actual data once I realized there were two different types.
Hope this helps,
Nick |
