[amibroker] coloring in bands

2006-03-28 Thread david
Hello I was wondering how to do something like the following, say color in the bands between the upper second deviation and the upper third standard deviation, say green. And color in the bands between the lower second deviation and the lower third standard deviation, say red. Example

[amibroker] Help requested - Osaka

2006-04-26 Thread david
Hello Im quite a newb with amibroker and I was hoping someone could help me. I am struggling with the available downloadable documentation from the third party section and looking at prior postings. I was hoping to use the Osaka plugin to sort and rank a stock in a

RE: [amibroker] Rotational Trading

2006-04-26 Thread david
In regards to question 2, perhaps, PositionScore = (ROC(C,200)/ATR(200))* (MA(V,20)50); as MA(V,20)50 will give a binary result which should provide you with the required filter. Regards Dave -Original Message- From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

[amibroker] deleting non traded stocks

2006-06-01 Thread David
Hi there was a script awhile ago to delete non traded stocks, i seem to have lost it and cant locate it .. does anyone have a copy .. Regards David Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly

[amibroker] Re: deleting non traded stocks

2006-06-02 Thread David
Thanks Steve yeah thats where it was but after re doing my sectors etc it would seem that i have deleted it .. so that would be great if you could post it some where for me .. Regards David --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Steve Dugas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cleanup.js, located

[amibroker] Re: deleting non traded stocks

2006-06-02 Thread David
sorry steve i must be blind couldnt find the file or am i looking in the wrong area ? http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/files/ Regards David --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Steve Dugas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi David - it is already posted, you can just go to my folder

RE: [amibroker] Has anybody made any money???

2006-06-17 Thread david
Hi Tom Your email, perhaps answers most of your questions. The mailing list is to assist members in using amibroker, by the amibroker user community, and not necessarily for providing tips on trading. However I am sure if you require assistance to program your ideas n

[amibroker] Position Size question

2006-07-09 Thread david
Hello, I was wondering how to use Tharps ATR position sizing (example in users guide), but limit the position size to a maximum of 10% of trading capital ? Many thanks Regards Dave __._,_.___ Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. To

RE: [amibroker] Position Size question

2006-07-09 Thread david
*BuyPrice/(2*ATR(10)),-10); Regards Dave From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:amibroker@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of david Sent: Sunday, 9 July 2006 9:28 PM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: [amibroker] Position Size question Hello, I was wondering how to use

[amibroker] Application of initial stop to both long short

2006-11-23 Thread David
Getting stuck with the applystop function can't find any previous info on this issue. Can anyone confirm is the applystop function for the initial stop applied to both long short positions? Can I set a different apply stop for long short? Any examples? Thanks for your help, Dave

[amibroker] Forex data via GFT?

2006-11-27 Thread David
Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows whether data can be downloaded from GFTForex if you have an account acitve with them? I have an account thought a link could be established to download data. Any thoughts anyone?

[amibroker] Programming stop at stop price, but considers gaps

2007-01-23 Thread david
Hello Welcome any suggestions, as I am really only getting into this, and could do with some suggestions on how to improve coding, and also alternative or better ways of doing things. To program a stop, which takes into consideration where the open next bar would defintely leap frog a stop, I

RE: [amibroker] IB Controller 1.1.1 - Avg Price in executions tab ?

2007-02-15 Thread david
Funny what you find only after you make a post, http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/2006/05/24/donate-future-development-of-ibco ntroller/ Kind regards Dave _ From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of david Sent: Thursday, 15 February 2007 7:27

RE: [amibroker] Autotrading Interface

2007-03-06 Thread david
Chris I don't think it is really completed though as it is still Beta. You are unable to access executions from code, From , http://www.amibroker.com/at/ Last updated, July 6, 2006 19:28 5) Can we retrieve the Executions and Pending page (string) from the IB Controller window,

[amibroker] Anyone else having probs connecting to E-signal via Amibroker ?

2007-03-20 Thread david
Funny I have been having connection problems via another software program to Yahoo, however I found out later it was a global issue. 12 hours later now I am having trouble connecting to E-signal via Amibroker (been over 5 hours). Funny thing I can connect via the E-signal programs. Anyone

RE: [amibroker] Anyone else having probs connecting to E-signal via Amibroker ?

2007-03-20 Thread david
to E-signal via Amibroker ? connected here. Maybe try a reboot of your system, Ed - Original Message - From: david mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:amibroker@yahoogroups.com ps.com Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 12:45 PM Subject: [amibroker] Anyone

[amibroker] Ranking trade signals before entry day

2007-04-12 Thread David
); // example only Buy = ref(Trigger,-1) and L ref(L - 1*atr(5),-1); BuyPrice = min(Open, ref(L-1*atr(5),-1)); //include gaps Any help is appreciated, Regards, David

[amibroker] Using applystop for testing long short system at same time.

2007-04-15 Thread David
Can anyone confirm, can I use a different applystop parameter when I want a different initial stop setting for each long short system which I test at the same time, or does the applystop apply to each system? Cheers, Dave

RE: [amibroker] Re: eSignal Data new service

2007-04-19 Thread david
Hi Scourt2000, This thread is about 'decreases' not 'increases', so I prefer that the 'thread' was not closed. Anywhere a business or a household (person) can reduce their 'running' costs is a good thing. Alot of Amibroker users use E-Signal (myself included), and only use Amibroker

[amibroker] Showing buy sell prices with arrows?

2007-04-21 Thread David
Hi, does anyone know if the buy/sell, short/cover prices can be shown on a chart with the 'trades taken' arrow. ( I have to admit, I got this idea from wealthlab like the way it presents the data). Cheers, Dave

[amibroker] Call a plot to a new window

2007-04-30 Thread David
(ShortTrigger,-1,0)),Triggers,styleHistogram, colorWhite, styleLeftAxisScale); Thanks, David

[amibroker] Coding a combined buy/sell trigger

2007-05-11 Thread David
Hi, I am trying to convert a code to show the entry exit triggers of my system, holding the entry trigger until the exit condition resetting. I had a code from another program but having problem converting. Can anyone assist? My old code is.. entry:= EntryConditions; Exit:= Exit COndtions;

[amibroker] Setting up favourites list

2007-05-11 Thread David
Hi, does anyone know if is there a way to import one of the watchlists to the favorites folder? Cheers, Dave

[amibroker] Referencing a stock margin file

2007-05-23 Thread David
the this file to set individual margins for stocks in backtesting calculating position sizing in explorations? Regards, David

RE: [amibroker] Re: esignal data package not available to us?

2007-05-24 Thread david
Concerning the new data only service , anyone had any issues using Q Collector to collect the historical data? Thanks Kind regards Dave _ From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ara Kaloustian Sent: Thursday, 24 May 2007 1:13 PM To:

[amibroker] Countback line entry

2007-05-29 Thread David
Hi, does anyone know how to do calculation similar to a countback line for entry. I am trying look back from today's high to the last time the high was greater look to enter if this last high was exceeded. This is more that just a cross of the HHV in last 3 days, it would be any day back from

[amibroker] Launching specific database from windows shortcut

2007-06-08 Thread David
Hi, does anyone know if we can add any commands to a windows shortcut to launch a specific database. I thought it would be handy to do that for multiple databases rather than have multiple installations of AB. Cheers, Dave

RE: [amibroker] built-in indicators

2007-10-05 Thread david
Pat, why not download a trial version of Amibroker . http://www.amibroker.com/download.html _ From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of metastockv10 Sent: Friday, 5 October 2007 7:25 PM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: [amibroker] built-in

[amibroker] Pyramiding a position at X% price rise

2007-12-26 Thread David
Hi, can anyone help with pyramid coding? I can do a simple pyramid of a position if it uses the same triggers as first entry using sigscalein however I wish to do the following: After the first entry signal, add to position at intraday price when price rises every X % above the first entry

[amibroker] Detecting last bar in delisted stocks

2008-02-05 Thread David
. Regards, David

[amibroker] set MaxOpenPositions separately for Buy and Short

2008-03-30 Thread david
Hi Is it possible to set max open positions for Buy and Short separately, example Short positions to 5 and Long positions to 5, when portfolio backtesting using Positions: Long and Short ? Kind regards Dave

[amibroker] Quotes plus watch list not showing any symbols

2008-07-18 Thread david
Hi, I am trialing Quotes Plus, and followed the instructions to configure the plugin, http://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_extsources.html and also, http://www.qp2.com/movies/qp3pluginadd/qp3pluginadd.htm , howevre the watchlists are created, but contain no symbols. Markets,

[amibroker] Calculating Pivot Points based on a different time frame

2009-09-28 Thread David
The example I'll use here is the FX market. I'm in Australia and all times on my charts are naturally my local time. By default the PP calculations are based on the previous days data starting at midnight on that previous day. But (the generally accepted) FX market open is at 5pm in the US

[amibroker] Re: Calculating Pivot Points based on a different time frame

2009-11-03 Thread David
Does anyone have any ideas how to solve this problem? There must be a lot of Ami FX traders out there who use pivot points. I'm surprised this problem hasn't cropped up before. --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, David dcl...@... wrote: The example I'll use here is the FX market. I'm

Re: [amibroker] OT: dividend data incl. relevant dates

2010-05-23 Thread David
. (There are probably many more vendors that also offer the data, but they were excluded from my investigation because they offered stock price history but not option price history.) Tick Data LiveVol OptionVue iQFeed Ivy DB iVolatility HistoricalOptionData Stricknet Warm regards, David On Sat

Re: [amibroker] How can I load historical options data?

2010-05-24 Thread David
two places these commands are mentioned are in the ASCII importer doc and on the version 3.30 release notes that said these commands were added to the product on 2000-06-29. The same is true of a Google search of the entire internet. Warm regards, David On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Prashanth

Fwd: [amibroker] Re: Options trading AFL?

2010-05-24 Thread David
code if only I could have reasonable performance when searching options data, by being able to look up option prices using the above fields. Warm regards, David On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Richard richpa...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello, Just trying to bump my question back to the beginning

Re: [amibroker] Re: Options trading AFL?

2010-05-25 Thread David
- eSignal: day bid/ask, starting 1 year ago Warm regards, David On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 6:26 AM, gariki chetan.abm...@gmail.com wrote: well.. having used a bunch of options backtesters a couple of years ago, you are much better off using thinkorswim's backtesting than with optionvue

[amibroker] automated options trading back testing

2010-05-27 Thread David
in the back test, given that the main data stream is the underlying, e.g. NDX. I need the NDX price to tell me which strike to sell (at-the-money in the example above), but I don't want to don't want to sell NDX. I want to sell the front month at-the-money put. Warm regards, David

Re: [amibroker] Re: Amibroker plugin for TD Ameritrade

2010-05-28 Thread David
on the website. Should I be concerned? What preventative actions can I take? (I'm going to change my TDA password for the test and then change it back...but that's not feasible if I want to use the plug in for real) Warm regards, David On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 1:42 PM, wml67 y...@bigvoid.net

[amibroker] Using SetForeign to trade one underlying based on signals from another

2010-05-28 Thread David
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Re: [amibroker] Re: Here's how to integrate AmiBroker with thinkorswim via DDE for real-time streaming quotes of options, etc.

2010-05-28 Thread David
Sure thing, Lance. I just posted my message, including the screen shot, at http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/files/thinkDesktop%20integration/. Warm regards, David On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 9:46 AM, smoothtrader6171 growl...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi David, I am very interested

[amibroker] proper IB format for an options symbol?

2010-05-28 Thread David
, and also SPY100619P00111000, but neither worked. http://www.interactivebrokers.co.uk/contract_info/index.php?action=Detailssite=IBconid=61132579detlev=2sess=1275037173 Warm regards, David

[amibroker] Re: proper IB format for an options symbol?

2010-05-28 Thread David
, the exchange and type parameters are required, not optional. Warm regards, David On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 2:09 AM, David amibroker.ygro...@personalfreedom.com wrote: Can anyone tell me what the proper Interactive Brokers format is for an options symbol in AmiBroker? With the new options symbology

Re: [amibroker] Re: Using SetForeign to trade one underlying based on signals from another

2010-05-28 Thread David
= False; Short = IIf(Name()==Option,True,False); Cover = Cross( EMA( Close, 2 ), Close ); Warm regards, David On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 4:18 AM, ovtrad...@ymail.com ovtrad...@ymail.comwrote: I suspect, but don't know for sure, you're doing it backwards -- you'd want to test on MSFT since

Re: [amibroker] Re: Using SetForeign to trade one underlying based on signals from another

2010-05-30 Thread David
be only scalars. Warm regards, David On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 3:03 PM, David amibroker.ygro...@personalfreedom.com wrote: Thanks! That helped me make significant progress. I'm getting some trades in the back test, but not all of them. Now the part I don't understand is that UnderlyingPrice

[amibroker] Here's how to back test a single legged options trading strategy

2010-06-03 Thread David
I've figured out how to back test a single legged options trading strategy. The AmiBroker AFL code for one such strategy is below. All comments, suggestions, and improvements are most welcome!! Warm regards, David // This option trading strategy is not intended to make money. // It is intended

[amibroker] Re: Here's how to back test a single legged options trading strategy

2010-06-04 Thread David
I found an error in how I calculated the cash settlements at expiration. Below is the fixed code. All comments, suggestions, and improvements are most welcome!! Warm regards, David // This option trading strategy is not intended to make money. // It is intended to demonstrate the use

[amibroker] Here's how to back test a two legged options trading strategy - selling straddles or strangles

2010-06-05 Thread David
I've figured out how to back test a two legged options trading strategy, specifically selling straddles or strangles. The AmiBroker AFL code is below. I welcome any questions, comments, suggestions, fixes, or improvements. Warm regards, David // This option trading strategy is not intended

Re: [amibroker] Position size

2010-06-05 Thread David
- CommissionPerSharePerLeg; /* Close should be Mid (average of Bid and Ask), but IB doesn't supply that data end of day. */ PositionSize = ShortPrice * 100 + 0.01; /* Perhaps due to AB's rounding, the additional penny is required to generate a trade every day. */ Warm regards, David On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 2:35

[amibroker] trades vs. positions in backtester

2010-06-05 Thread David
backtester report lists my open positions on 5/26/10 as: security (+100) security (+100) security (-100) How can I get the backtester to report the net position holdings as below, instead of the trade holdings as above? security (+100) Warm regards, David

[amibroker] Here's how to back test a four legged option trading strategy - selling iron butterflies or iron condors

2010-06-06 Thread David
I've figured out how to back test a four legged options trading strategy, specifically selling iron butterflies or iron condors. The AmiBroker AFL code is below. I welcome any questions, comments, suggestions, fixes, or improvements. Warm regards, David // This option trading strategy

Re: [amibroker] Re: Options trading AFL?

2010-06-06 Thread David
strategy, specifically selling iron butterflies or iron condors http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/message/150001 Warm regards, David On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Richard richpa...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello, Just trying to bump my question back to the beginning. Can anyone

Re: [amibroker] Re: Options trading AFL?

2010-06-06 Thread David
find it relatively straight forward to understand (you can ignore all the commented out Plot and _TRACE lines that I used for debugging). Please ask any questions you have. Warm regards, David On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 4:52 AM, Richard richpa...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello David, Thank you very

Re: [amibroker] Help with Foreign

2010-06-06 Thread David
the date displayed regardless if you use Foreign or not. Please note that if you have data holes in currently selected symbol then in order to synchronize bars Foreign function will remove bars that exist in Foreign symbol but do not exist in currently selected symbol. Warm regards, David On Sun

[amibroker] mid-level and/or low-level custom backtester code for default backtester behavior

2010-06-08 Thread David
my needs. I'm hoping someone can help me. I do intend to share some of what I create, which will be of value to those of you who trade pairs, spreads, rolls, or options. Warm regards, David

[amibroker] Can positionsize be different for Buy and Short?

2010-06-09 Thread David
in the code? Warm regards, David

Re: [amibroker] Can positionsize be different for Buy and Short?

2010-06-09 Thread David
Thanks, Brenton! Warm regards, David On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Brenton Hill bphill0...@yahoo.com.auwrote: You can use an IIf statement PositionSize = IIf(Buy,LongPositionSize,ShortPositionSize); or use it inside a SetPositionSize() call as follows: SetPositionSize(IIf(Buy

[amibroker] Re: Indian broker integration with AB

2010-06-10 Thread David
Hi, Sharad. I'm far from an expert in this area. I suspect you or your broker would need to use the AB development kit http://www.amibroker.com/download.html to accomplish what you want. Warm regards, David On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:40 PM, bizcon bizcon.kapa...@gmail.com wrote: Hi David

Re: [amibroker] OT: on line back ups system

2010-06-15 Thread David
regards, David On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 3:40 AM, Henrik Rasmussen hrasmus...@nc.rr.comwrote: I use an online service called Backblaze. Fully automated back ups while I sleep. I like having the off site backup. _ Rik Rasmussen On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:50 AM, Ara Kaloustian

Re: AB and TOS -- RE: [amibroker] Re: Here's how to integrate AmiBroker with thinkorswim via DDE for real-time streaming quotes of options, etc.

2010-07-08 Thread David
to be related to just thinkorswim users. Warm regards, David On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Ken Close ken45...@gmail.com wrote: David: Thanks for the doc file with instructions. I just got my TOS data stream flowing into Amibroker. Did you find any way to backfill? Or did you just have

Re: [amibroker] Re: Here's how to integrate AmiBroker with thinkorswim via DDE for real-time streaming quotes of options, etc.

2010-07-09 Thread David
Do you have thinkDesktop running on the same computer as AmiBroker? This is what starts thinkDesktop's DDE feed and should eliminate the WAIT status. Warm regards, David On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 9:16 AM, kevinkee20 kevinke...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm having problem streaming data from TOS

Re: [amibroker] Re: Here's how to integrate AmiBroker with thinkorswim via DDE for real-time streaming quotes of options, etc.

2010-07-09 Thread David
I did not need to do anything in the TOS program. Warm regards, David On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 1:01 PM, kevinkee20 kevinke...@yahoo.com wrote: Ken, my settings did get revert back to the default values. But even after re-setting back to the TOS settings, it still didn't work, i.e

[amibroker] Re: backfilling via DDE from thinkorswim

2010-07-10 Thread David
://www.amibroker.com/dde.html can be used to correct the date/time offset. I'm new enough to AmiBroker that I don't have a sense for whether either of these is doable. Warm regards, David On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 3:48 PM, David amibroker.ygro...@personalfreedom.com wrote: You're welcome, Ken. Glad

Re: [amibroker] Re: Here's how to integrate AmiBroker with thinkorswim via DDE for real-time streaming quotes of options, etc.

2010-07-10 Thread David
) has been closed b) you selected shutdown from plugin status menu 7. You can reconnect at any time by selecting reconnect from plugin status menu. Warm regards, David On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 3:56 PM, David amibroker.ygro...@personalfreedom.com wrote: I did not need to do anything in the TOS

Re: [amibroker] Re: backfilling via DDE from thinkorswim

2010-07-10 Thread David
the OnDemand data stream.) To get back to live data and your real positions, just click again the orange OnDemand button in the upper right of thinkDesktop. Warm regards, David On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Ken Close ken45...@gmail.com wrote: David: My first reaction is that the time stamp

Re: AB and TOS -- RE: [amibroker] Re: Here's how to integrate AmiBroker with thinkorswim via DDE for real-time streaming quotes of options, etc.

2010-07-23 Thread David
Ken, I am not a tick watcher or trader so this is probably a suggestion you've already considered. Do you have thinkDesktop quote speed set to Real-time - No delay? I am wondering if the other, delayed settings somehow compress ticks. Warm regards, David On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Ken

[amibroker] Re: amibroker thinkdesktop

2010-09-02 Thread David
it is. For example, if you paste to Excel /ES and its options from the Trade page and don't delete any of the columns, Excel will hang. If you delete a number of the columns, then Excel shows the real time data without hanging. thinkorswim support may have a better answer. Warm regards, David On Thu, Sep 2

Re: [amibroker] More Pics from Houston

2006-03-01 Thread David Fitch
Quit a rogues gallery. TJ made sure he covered all the bases. Beer drinkers, wine drinkers, and non-drinkers. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 5:53 PM Subject: [amibroker] More Pics from Houston

Re: [amibroker] Re: Short system advice?

2006-03-10 Thread David Fitch
Brian Did you see the dates for the correlation matrix? Data is from Jan 1,1987 to Sept 30,2001. Perhaps this was done some years ago and hasn't been updated. Dave - Original Message - From: Brian To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 10:47

[amibroker] AmiQuote and Lycos Data

2006-03-12 Thread David Weller
For the last few weeks I have been getting a timeout error and have been unable to get any data to load from Lycos. Is this capability still operational? Any suggestions? Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. To get support from AmiBroker please

Re: [amibroker] Re: AB Picked as Top Windows Pick in AAII Computerized Investing

2006-03-30 Thread David Jennings
I don't want to start an mine is bigger than yours debate. However, the key issue for me was - how do I conveniently backtest a strategy over a number ofinstruments rather than on a continuous e-mini contract say. You should also have look at the0mega-list on eskimo.com and see what is

[amibroker] Windows Layouts

2006-04-22 Thread David Fitch
I'm having trouble changing the layout in one open window. I use menu, Window, New to open a new window. But I cannot change the layout of this new window. I must be missing something. I thought if I clicked on this new window and then went to Layouts and changed the layout this new

Re: [amibroker] Windows Layouts

2006-04-22 Thread David Fitch
s, I write AFL code to your requirementshttp://e-wire.net.au/~eb_kavan/ab_write.htm On 4/23/06, David Fitch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm having trouble changing the layout in one open window. I use menu, Window, New to open a new window. But I cannot change

Re: [amibroker] Unusual Double Line

2006-04-26 Thread David Fitch
is the low? - it looks like a bad quote. d From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David FitchSent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 12:45 PMTo: amibroker@yahoogroups.comSubject: [amibroker] Unusual Double Line Can someone tell me

Re: [amibroker] Unusual Double Line

2006-04-26 Thread David Fitch
, Look at the open duude. d From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David FitchSent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 12:45 PMTo: amibroker@yahoogroups.comSubject: [amibroker] Unusual Double Line Can someone tell me what

[amibroker] Is Simulator tool broken?

2006-05-11 Thread David Clayworth
I have been using the Simulator tool quite a bit for the past few months. I haven't used it for a few weeks and now when I run it the resulting chart from the simulation does not match the original chart, price bars are different. It's not a one off, behaviour is consistent. I recently upgraded

RE: [amibroker] Is Simulator tool broken?

2006-05-12 Thread David Clayworth
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RE: [amibroker] Re: Is Simulator tool broken?

2006-05-13 Thread David Clayworth
William, Not sure when the bar replay tool will be implemented in AmiBroker, but for the interim, the simulator tool is all we have. So if it is easy to fix current problem (if there is a problem) with simulator tool then that may be the way to go. A little background on the problem I am having

RE: [amibroker] Time stamp - ASCII Tick Data Import

2006-05-25 Thread David Clayworth
I asked this question of AB support some time ago. This is the response I got: This is due to the fact that AmiBroker uses its own 32-bit datestamp that has resolution of 5 seconds but spans years of 1900-2155. Standard C-language 32-bit timestamp that has resolution of 1-second is limited to

[amibroker] Error - Formula File Not found or Empty

2006-06-10 Thread David Weller
Just had a system crash while in Amibroker. When it came back I had to reset the default database and the preferences. The indicators that I was using in my layout (all layouts and all indicators) can not be located and I get the Error - Error - Formula File Not found or Empty. I can

[amibroker] Lost Pane with Notes

2006-06-22 Thread David Fitch
I just did something stupid. I inadvertantly closed a chart that has notes andseveral lineson it from past year...Uugh! I tried closing and opening AB without saving lastest changes, but the pane is gone. Is there any way to get this pane back with my notes? Thanks Dave __._,_.___

[amibroker] Lost Pane with Notes

2006-06-22 Thread David Fitch
I just did something stupid. I inadvertantly closed a chart that has notes andseveral lineson it from past year...Uugh! I tried closing and opening AB without saving lastest changes, but the pane is gone. Is there any way to get this pane back with my notes? Thanks Dave __._,_.___

Re: [amibroker] Lost Pane with Notes

2006-06-22 Thread David Fitch
think it's gone but if someone has an idea please let me know Thanks Dave - Original Message - From: MarketMonk777 To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 11:10 AM Subject: RE: [amibroker] Lost Pane with Notes David, Did you try selecting

Re: [amibroker] Lost Pane with Notes

2006-06-22 Thread David Fitch
: [amibroker] Lost Pane with Notes Did you maybe do a backup last time you updated to a new beta? Does that help?David Fitch wrote: Dave These are notes I've written on the face of the pane using menu item, Insert/text. I use it to write histroy of trades

Re: [amibroker] Lost Pane with Notes

2006-06-22 Thread David Fitch
11:30 AM Subject: Re: [amibroker] Lost Pane with Notes Did you maybe do a backup last time you updated to a new beta? Does that help?David Fitch wrote: Dave These are notes I've written on the face of the pane using menu item, Insert/text. I use

Re: [amibroker] Re: EOD data

2006-06-27 Thread David Fitch
This is what Yahoo has to say about their data sources. Fundamental company data provided by Capital IQ. Quotes and other information supplied by independent providers identified on the Yahoo! Finance partner page. Financials data provided by Edgar Online.Dividend data provided by Hemscott

Re: [amibroker] OT: video

2006-07-03 Thread David Fitch
Thomas This is really well done by , I think , students from Columbia. The Dean of Columbia Business School, Glenn Hubbard, was in the running to take Greenspan's place. Thanks for passing it along Dave - Original Message - From: Thomas Z. To:

[amibroker] Method to Copy Russell files

2006-07-22 Thread David Fitch
I'm trying to copy the various Russell files, in PDF format, into AB. I've forgotten how I did it last year.I believe it needs to be changed to TXT file to import into AB.Can someone outline the steps. PDF toTxt to Excel . Clean uptickers in Excel back to Txt then import to AB? I'm

Re: [amibroker] Method to Copy Russell files

2006-07-22 Thread David Fitch
PM Subject: RE: [amibroker] Method to Copy Russell files The key is to change the mouse to the text select tool then you can use that to copy/paste out of the pdf. d From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David FitchSent

Re: [amibroker] Method to Copy Russell files

2006-07-22 Thread David Fitch
so I can take a fresh look. d From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David FitchSent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 5:28 PMTo: amibroker@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [amibroker] Method to Copy Russell files Thanks d I

Re: [amibroker] Method to Copy Russell files

2006-07-22 Thread David Fitch
it up. d From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David FitchSent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 5:49 PMTo: amibroker@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [amibroker] Method to Copy Russell files Here ya go http

Re: [amibroker] Re: Is Yahoo broken?

2006-07-22 Thread David Fitch
Yahoo Current and historical working for me Dave - Original Message - From: Gerard Carey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 5:49 PM Subject: [amibroker] Re: Is Yahoo broken? Working fine with Yahoo Current. Timing Out with Yahoo Historical.

[amibroker] Chart times drifting due to daylight savings

2006-07-27 Thread David Clayworth
Looking for some information on the easiest way to handle multiple time zones in AmiBroker so that times for any symbol do not drift due to daylight savings. As a simple example consider just 2 time zones. I have a chart for a market in each of these 2 time zones, the 2 symbols are in the same

[amibroker] Optimize Sort Problem

2006-08-10 Thread David Fitch
I just completed a 40 minute optimization on four variables. 59,000 lines or so. Upon completion I tried to sort on one of the columns. The sort took about 20-30 seconds and the optimization results disappeared and I was left looking at the AA window. What went wrong? Thanks Dave

Re: [amibroker] Optimize Sort Problem

2006-08-10 Thread David Fitch
Results are back and I'm not sure why. Reopened the AA window and the results reappeared. Hmmm. Is there a way to save the results of an optimization as a backup? Thanks Dave . - Original Message - From: David Fitch To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday

[amibroker] What are these Files?

2006-08-13 Thread David Fitch
I've hunted through the Help file as well as some Readme's and cannot find these files mentioned. broker.watch brokerold.bcharts broker.newcharts broker.exe-CommandBars47 I don't know what occurrence cause them to be made or what they are for. There are also backup files made that I'm

Re: [amibroker] What are these Files?

2006-08-14 Thread David Fitch
bars (toolbars, etc) .bak files are made during Indicator Maintenance. Best regards,Tomasz Janeczkoamibroker.com - Original Message - From: David Fitch To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 5:45 AM Subject

[amibroker] Backtest Signals Different from PlotShapes

2006-09-21 Thread David Fitch
I'm getting slightly different signals from AA Backtest than I am from this snippet of code that I ripped out of SC article that TJ subsequently wrote code for. I'm not sure why. Can someone point me in right direction. Is this enough code to see what's happening? Thanks Dave

Re: [amibroker] Backtest Signals Different from PlotShapes

2006-09-21 Thread David Fitch
on the last bar, it is lostafter being shifted "out of bounds", so you may need to account for this in your code. See theEquity function in the users guide for more info Steve - Original Message - From: David Fitch To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com

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