EURUSD MT4 1-minute history, 8326700 bars, 2004-01-01 00:03 to 2026-09-28 15:46 New York (labels as the loader reads them, see the amendment in fb_spec.md)
gaps over 30 minutes: 1260; normal 1188 (weekend 1171, holiday 17); suspect 53; unclear 19
Monday-Thursday dates with fewer than 30 bars: 0
merged suspect/unclear windows used by rule 3: 71
per year: Monday-Thursday dates with bars, average bars per such date (a full day has 1,440), normal / suspect / unclear gaps
  2004: 209 days, 1429 bars a day, 53 / 6 / 0
  2005: 208 days, 1434 bars a day, 52 / 2 / 0
  2006: 208 days, 1391 bars a day, 53 / 1 / 0
  2007: 208 days, 1183 bars a day, 51 / 1 / 3
  2008: 208 days, 1331 bars a day, 52 / 1 / 2
  2009: 209 days, 1410 bars a day, 53 / 4 / 0
  2010: 208 days, 1429 bars a day, 52 / 7 / 0
  2011: 208 days, 1434 bars a day, 50 / 3 / 2
  2012: 208 days, 1432 bars a day, 53 / 0 / 1
  2013: 208 days, 1428 bars a day, 53 / 0 / 1
  2014: 208 days, 1422 bars a day, 52 / 2 / 2
  2015: 208 days, 1431 bars a day, 53 / 0 / 0
  2016: 208 days, 1437 bars a day, 51 / 3 / 1
  2017: 208 days, 1425 bars a day, 51 / 8 / 1
  2018: 209 days, 1423 bars a day, 52 / 0 / 2
  2019: 209 days, 1421 bars a day, 52 / 0 / 2
  2020: 210 days, 1428 bars a day, 53 / 1 / 0
  2021: 208 days, 1439 bars a day, 52 / 4 / 0
  2022: 208 days, 1438 bars a day, 50 / 0 / 2
  2023: 208 days, 1432 bars a day, 53 / 0 / 0
  2024: 210 days, 1422 bars a day, 54 / 2 / 0
  2025: 209 days, 1419 bars a day, 54 / 7 / 0
  2026: 154 days, 1428 bars a day, 39 / 1 / 0
largest suspect or unclear gaps: 2017-12-22 17:00 -> 2017-12-25 23:01 (4681 min); 2022-12-23 16:56 -> 2022-12-26 02:05 (3429 min); 2011-12-23 16:00 -> 2011-12-26 01:01 (3421 min); 2022-12-30 16:43 -> 2023-01-02 00:03 (3320 min); 2016-12-23 17:00 -> 2016-12-25 23:01 (3241 min); 2007-02-23 16:00 -> 2007-02-25 20:45 (3165 min); 2011-11-11 13:40 -> 2011-11-13 17:01 (3081 min); 2007-12-31 10:48 -> 2008-01-02 02:02 (2354 min); 2007-12-24 12:00 -> 2007-12-26 02:11 (2291 min); 2014-12-31 12:48 -> 2015-01-02 02:01 (2233 min); 2013-12-24 12:00 -> 2013-12-26 01:01 (2221 min); 2014-12-24 13:00 -> 2014-12-26 02:01 (2221 min); 2012-12-24 12:01 -> 2012-12-26 01:01 (2220 min); 2008-12-24 12:58 -> 2008-12-26 01:04 (2166 min); 2008-12-31 12:49 -> 2009-01-01 23:02 (2053 min)