[amibroker] import data for an arbitrary/artifical symbol

2007-11-28 Thread archstone2003
Hi, I am using TCNet as EOD data. It doesn't have data on options. I know that if I manually create a symbol, I can add its daily data manually through Amibroker UI, there is a dialog box can do that. However, is there a way to import the data automatiacally (even if that means I need to do

Re: [amibroker] How can I draw upper and lower boundary lines for stochastic in the indicator?

2007-11-28 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Use Parameters window (as always for all kind of customization) http://www.amibroker.com/video/CustomIndicator.html Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: Padhu To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 4:37 AM Subject:

[amibroker] Equity Curve

2007-11-28 Thread MikAB
Hi I didn't change the Individual equity curve formula but it didn't work anymore. I have the following message: Ln:17, Col:1 : Error 32. Syntax error. I checked and there is a semicolon at the end of the previous line. If anyone can help me... In addition is there a way to get the equity

[amibroker] Re: How can a Low level backtest access AFL function values ??

2007-11-28 Thread gp_sydney
You can use AddToComposite in the main AFL code to create a new composite symbol of the ATR, then Foreign in the custom backtester to get it realigned with the backtester bars. For example, in the main AFL code: AddToComposite(2*ATR(30), ~2atr30_+Name(), C, atcFlagDefaults |

Re: [amibroker] The difference between

2007-11-28 Thread wavemechanic
If you Google any (or just about any) indicator you will find many websites that describe how to use and construct the indicator. Here is one that has quite a bit: http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:technical_indicators Bill - Original Message - From:

[amibroker] Chart Tool Tips

2007-11-28 Thread chorlton_c_hardy
Hello All, Is there any way to show the OPEN, HIGH LOW Prices in the Chart ToolTips? At the moment, when I hover the cursor over a particular bar, only the CLOSE Price is shown. Thanks...

Re: [amibroker] Chart Tool Tips

2007-11-28 Thread wavemechanic
Look at the example of the Tooltip variable in the graph style section of the Users Guide. Bill - Original Message - From: chorlton_c_hardy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:28 AM Subject: [amibroker] Chart Tool Tips Hello All,

[amibroker] Plotting data on a Chart

2007-11-28 Thread David Weller
I can get the 1 yr Target Price from the functional data and use it in AA. I think it would be nice to plot this on a Price Chart to possibly see where the experts think it may go in the future. I am having a hard time. PlotText is not going to work or will it? Is there another function I

Re: [amibroker] Re:3 Sma Scanner

2007-11-28 Thread David LW
Dear Paul Thank you for the codes. Regards Dave paulradge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi David, try this exploration for a basic bullish set upand note i've added that todays low be lower than yesterdays low for you,,,not sure how to plot

Re: [amibroker] Re: 3 Sma Scanner

2007-11-28 Thread David LW
Hi Brian, I'm not good in programming, Those codes you pass me I don't how to use it :( I know how to use Formula Editor. Which course did you mention in the last email? Actually the criteria scan is to get those stocks that is in the zone. We basically monitor those to bounce off and create

[amibroker] Re: 3 Sma Scanner

2007-11-28 Thread areehoi
David, It looks like you are a Bottom Fisher. Try this formula that could be modified to some of the ideas presented so far. Dick H. _SECTION_BEGIN(TenTwentyValue); TenTwentyValue = HHV(H,20)-LLV(L,20); FiftyTwoWeekLow=LLV( Close , 250 ); //get 52 week low data Near52WeekLow = FiftyTwoWeekLow +

Re: [amibroker] Chart Tool Tips

2007-11-28 Thread Dale Butkowski
Right click on chart, open parameters pop up box, click on prices drop down. dale b Hello All, Is there any way to show the OPEN, HIGH LOW Prices in the Chart ToolTips? At the moment, when I hover the cursor over a particular bar, only the CLOSE Price is shown. Thanks...

[amibroker] Re: 3 Sma Scanner

2007-11-28 Thread brian_z111
--- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, David LW [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Brian, I'm not good in programming, Those codes you pass me I don't how to use it :( I know how to use Formula Editor. That's all right. I will write it up as an example for the UKB in the next week or two (I'll post

[amibroker] Re: 3 Sma Scanner

2007-11-28 Thread brian_z111
David - A word of warning. I doubt if this trade, as you have shown it, will perform the same on all stocks as it does on Forex (it relies on an underlying that makes long steady trends). I wouldn't use it on stocks without testing it out first. brian_z --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com,

[amibroker] multiple time shift in same database

2007-11-28 Thread loveyourenemynow
Hi, I am trying to set different time shift for securities in the same database but belonging to different time zones.(us, asia, europe) To do it I set up different groups and change their intraday settings, but then I get that the all database is shifted ( the shift in database shift). Why?

[amibroker] Open Tick

2007-11-28 Thread marketmonk777
Hi folks, I am curious if anyone is using Open Tick as an end of day data feed. www.opentick.com I am looking for a cheap alternative to TC2005 for US based stocks. Don't need the real time feed. For some reason I can't seem to open their documentation regarding Amibroker. Any insight

[amibroker] Re: 3 Sma Scanner

2007-11-28 Thread brian_z111
--- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, brian_z111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, David LW protraderinc@ wrote: Hi Brian, I'm not good in programming, Those codes you pass me I don't how to use it :( I know how to use Formula Editor. That's all right. I

RE: [amibroker] Why does it take so long to apply edits?

2007-11-28 Thread J. Biran
Do you mean you copy/pasted from old .AFL file to a new .AFL file in a text editor? Joseph Biran -Original Message- From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis Brown Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 5:45 PM To:

Re: [amibroker] Why does it take so long to apply edits?

2007-11-28 Thread Dennis Brown
I mean I copied my old AFL text and pasted into another chart in another sheet with a different chart ID. All done in the formula editor. Dennis On Nov 28, 2007, at 8:54 PM, J. Biran wrote: Do you mean you copy/pasted from old .AFL file to a new .AFL file in a text editor? Joseph Biran

[amibroker] Re: Intraday Chart

2007-11-28 Thread brian_z111
--- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, abdulrahim abdulrahim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 26, 2007 9:46 PM, brian_z111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, abdulrahim abdulrahim abdul.rahman.rahim@ wrote: I am downloading data from yahoo.com. Could you tell

[amibroker] Re: highlighting Value Labels for highs and lows

2007-11-28 Thread richcb750
Anybody know if this can be done? I'm talking about the price labels that show up along the Y axis. I'd like to make the background color green when a new intraday high is hit and red for low. Thanks. --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, richcb750 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it possible to

[amibroker] Re: The difference between

2007-11-28 Thread mytakeismine
Thanks Bill I am familiar with MACD, I just didn't know that the MA line associated with it was called Signal(). I meant for my question to be wether Signal() is it only used for that purpose of a moving average of the MACD. Or is it also associated with other indicators in the same way.

RE: [amibroker] Re: highlighting Value Labels for highs and lows

2007-11-28 Thread Gordon Sutherland
The background color for the plotted value in the right-hand margin (y-axis) is controlled from the third argument of the plot statement (the array color) and so you can use a conditional statement in the third argument. I don't maintain intra-day data - just EOD, but the code below may give you