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Two charts can differ without proving manipulation. First align the data. This protocol is not a finding about a named platform or trade.

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Check the provider, venue or documented internal source. Different liquidity sources and tick filters can produce different values.

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Match the exact instrument identifier and quote mode. EUR/USD and EUR/USD OTC are not automatically the same price series.

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Identify bid, ask, mid or last trade. Compare like with like and record spread, decimals, tick size, opening quote and closing quote.

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Capture timestamp, platform server clock and timezone, then convert both sides to UTC. Clock drift can move a tick into another candle.

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Match the candle interval and construction. Standard OHLC, Heikin Ashi, tick inclusion and session boundaries can change candle shape.

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Record the market session: regular, pre-market, after-hours, holiday or weekend. A closed source may have no current comparison tick.

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Document external-source or internal algorithmic OTC context. A distinct internal feed is not expected to match an external chart tick for tick.

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Classify the result as matched, explainable mismatch or unresolved. Never turn missing metadata into certainty.

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Preserve screen recording, metadata, IDs, quotes, server response and contract clause. If alignment fails, mark SKIP or unresolved.