The nearby contract is the futures delivery month with the soonest delivery date, or the option delivery month with the soonest expiration date. For the nearby contract, enter the commodity code and the string 1! separated be a space (for example, SP 1!, C 1!, or GC 1!).
A nearby contract on a tick, intraday or daily chart displays a chart only for the dates the contract is traded. However, a nearby contract on a weekly or monthly chart displays a continuation chart. In this regard, a weekly or a monthly chart for a specific contract shows a limited amount of data.