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Data delay? 15 minutes delay?

When I backtest my algorithm, I cannot see the performance / chart until the next day. Is there a way to see how it is doing in real-time? or close to real-time? Reading through some old posts, it seems like there was a 15 minute delay, which would be fine. How can I see that? Thoughts?

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Quantopian backtests currently only support data up through the previous trading day. One cannot see what it is doing 'real time'. There had been the ability to do paper and live trading on the platform (which showed current day data) but those features have been discontinued. Many of the older posts on the site refer to this. Sorry for the confusion.

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