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  1. smx01 started following Daily histrorical data - interpretation of UTC (?) date stamp and daylight savings
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    Hi everyone, I am working to download historical daily data via the REST API (crypto EPICs mainly - e.g. CS.D.BCHUSD.CFD.IP). I believe the timestamp that comes with the data us UTC. I am finding that for the period where AEST is in daylight savings time (DST), e.g. Oct-6-2019 - Apr-5-2020, the date stamp changes. Here are two corresponding transitions: Here's what the REST API looks like around Oct-6 And here's what it looks like around April-5 2020 So two questions: 1. Why does this happen? UCT is UCT - 00:00:00 corresponds to the start of the day for a 2

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