Re: [amibroker] Re: Error running IO

2006-03-13 Thread Keith McCombs
Fred -- Quick question: What do you mean by 'bouncing' AB? -- Keith Fred wrote: As I've said ... I have seen this happen on some machines and not others. I don't know why it happens, but once it has been gotten by once by bouncing AB, it does not seem to reappear. I would have asked AB

Re: [amibroker] Adding Columns to Backtester Output page

2006-05-08 Thread Keith McCombs
Search for 'backtest' under Help. Then select "How to add user-defined metrics to backtest/optimization report" rdavenportca wrote: I am new to Amibroker and this site. I'm in the process of trying to learn the language. It's a lot harder than TradeStation! I would like to add two

Re: [amibroker] Re: Possible to retrieve axis scale values?

2006-05-10 Thread Keith McCombs
Andy -- If you search the .pdf version of the UsersGuide you will find (on page 773 of version 4.80): Status function supports now "firstvisiblebar", "lastvisiblebar", "firstvisiblebarindex", "lastvisiblebarindex" However, that doesn't tell you what they mean! Definitions for these words

Re: [amibroker] How can I trigger ApplyStop?

2006-05-10 Thread Keith McCombs
I don't know about the rest of your code, but "C BuyPrice*1.2" is 20%, not 2%. rockergab wrote: Hi there, I want AFL doing this kind of behavior: Enter a trade by my own opinion Exit the trade if price falls by 3% When price increases over 2% I want a trailing stop 0.5% under highest

[amibroker] IO Sensitivity for dummies

2006-05-16 Thread Keith McCombs
I've been running Fred Tonetti's IO for quite a while now. However, I must admit that I don't understand the Sensitivity graphs produced by IO. I have read IO.doc and IO Expert.doc a number of times, but I still don't "get it". Could someone please explain what they mean and how to use them?

Re: [amibroker] (OT) Re: Leveraged/Inverse Funds

2006-05-25 Thread Keith McCombs
The $75 Fidelity fee is for Short Term trading, holding 180 days. They don't charge a fee on the Buy. dingo wrote: Ouch! Schwab doesn't charge fees on Profunds, Rydex and Potomac regardless of amount and time held. That's only recently though. d From:

Re: [amibroker] Index Volume Data Issue

2006-05-31 Thread Keith McCombs
Ace -- This is most probably one for TJ. The best way for you to handle it should be to go to http://www.amibroker.com/feedback/ and leave a suggestion. I think TJ has 3 options: 1. Leave it as it is. Live with it! 2. Scale down volume by some fixed number, like 100 or 1000, or maybe even

Re: [amibroker] Re: Backing up for reformat

2006-05-31 Thread Keith McCombs
m AB-Write Professional AFL Writing Service Yes, I write AFL code to your requirements http://e-wire.net.au/~eb_kavan/ab_write.htm On 01/06/06, Keith McCombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wayne -- Yes, just copy back the entire AB directory over the newly insta

Re: [amibroker] Is this posiible in any software?

2006-06-02 Thread Keith McCombs
Graham and Dingo -- See who got the 'Thanks'? How on earth is a new user going to discover the foreign function if someone on this forum doesn't tell him? -- Keith Jayant Kulkarni wrote: Hi ! Prashant, Thanks. Regards, Jayant Prashanth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [amibroker] Poor Amibroker Performance after running a Backtest using FOR Loop

2006-06-02 Thread Keith McCombs
Steve -- Yes, I have experienced this, but only because I hadn't done my for loop properly. Why don't you post your for(){} loop here so someone can maybe better answer your question? -- Keith At 04:49 PM 6/2/2006, you wrote: Has anyone ever experienced this issue: I created a system using a

Possible Virus -- Re: [amibroker] New Graphic Site

2006-06-12 Thread Keith McCombs
I am not quite sure how Symantec.com intercepted this. I don't use NAV. But watch out anyway! -- Keith Carl Sanders wrote: This message has been processed by Symantec's AntiVirus Technology. top-level-msg was infected with the malicious virus [EMAIL PROTECTED] and has been deleted

Re: [amibroker] Nicolas Darvas

2006-06-15 Thread Keith McCombs
Steve -- As I recall, Darvas invested only in stocks making new all time highs in a "Bull Market". You could write an exploration using the Highest() function. Also he did not make most of his money by 'closely' watching the tape or even checking prices on a daily basis, but instead would

Re: [amibroker] How to clean out stock database?

2006-06-21 Thread Keith McCombs
If you just right click on each symbol in your list and select delete, you should be able to do 90 symbols in about 3 minutes flat. Brian Fenske wrote: I have about 100 symbols in a db. I want to save about ten of them and delete the rest. How do I do this the easiest way? The only

Re: [amibroker] Add chart to backtester report?

2006-06-21 Thread Keith McCombs
Steve -- Copy and paste the code below at the end of your system. Next 'insert' indicator to see a new chart (it will be either empty or look just like the old chart. Right click on the new chart and select ParametersAxisGrid. Note the new Chart ID at the bottom of the box. Change 1405 in

Re: [amibroker] Lost Pane with Notes

2006-06-22 Thread Keith McCombs
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 on the charts, comments about what price is doing,

Re: [amibroker] Re: Add chart to backtester report?

2006-06-23 Thread Keith McCombs
) This would be awesome because you could run an individual backtest on multiple symbols and then view the results of each test using the report explorer and see the equity curve for each test. Best, Steve --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED]ps.com, Keith McCombs [EMAIL PROTECTED]. wrote: Steve -- Copy

[amibroker] Amibroker Feedback question

2006-06-24 Thread Keith McCombs
If I have a question or comment regarding a CLOSED Amibroker Feedback item, should I add my question/comment to that item or post a new one? __._,_.___ Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to

Re: [amibroker] Different number of graph sheets for each layout?

2006-06-24 Thread Keith McCombs
, Charting (bottom lower right box). Then close and restart AB. I am hoping that if you do that it is applied to the current layout that you have open. Dave From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:amibroker@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith McCombs Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 7:48 PM

Re: [amibroker] Metastock PREV equivalent

2006-06-25 Thread Keith McCombs
See Ref( ARRAY, period ). The close 10 bars previously would be Ref(C, -10). walkegra wrote: Does anyone know how to code the equivalent of Metastock's "PREV" function in Amibroker? (PREV allows you to create self-referencing formulas. A self referencing formula is one that is

Re: [amibroker] Re: EOD data

2006-06-27 Thread Keith McCombs
Gerard -- Thanks for the link and not just for the notes at the bottom. I didn't know that Yahoo had historical data going back so far, 1962. However, it looks like they can't calculate dates before Jan 1, 1970. One of the things I find frustrating about Yahoo though is that they are very

Re: [amibroker] Re: Ease of Charting

2006-07-10 Thread Keith McCombs
Dave -- I assume that you sent attachment(s) to Allan and Rakesh only. Would it be possible for you to include it/them with your postings here. -- Keith MarketMonk777 wrote: Allan, The same request goes out to you. Please provide a concrete example of what it is the both of

Re: [amibroker] Re: Charting different indicators on different Sheets

2006-07-31 Thread Keith McCombs
It looks to me like you are using an older version of Amibroker which was released before _SECTION BEGIN() was supported. Download and install the most recent (non-beta) release, 4.80. thorstef2003 wrote: Hi Dave, I've taken a screenshot so that you can see exactly what is

Re: [amibroker] Re: Indicator Maintenance

2006-07-31 Thread Keith McCombs
I knew that you could make new folders under Custom. But not that you could drag old code to them and "all links to existing charts will be automatically updated". That's GREAT!!! Tomasz Janeczko wrote: Note you can make SUBdirectories under "Custom" folder using "New folder"

Re: [amibroker] Trade Report Calculations

2006-08-04 Thread Keith McCombs
Steve -- What you say may be true, but I don't think that is DM's problem. The report shows a total appreciation of 673.21% and an annualized appreciation of 5.75%. If this is true the investments would have had to occur over a period of 36.9 years. This is consistent with the 459.81%

Re: [amibroker] looking for debugging / developing tips

2006-08-21 Thread Keith McCombs
A "cheap and dirty" trick that I use often is to print out values to the Interpretation window. For example: I have three arrays, Long, mBuyPrice, and mSellPrice which are intermediate values and I don't want to plot or display them on my charts. So I just add the following code:

Re: [amibroker] FW: Missing messages

2006-08-26 Thread Keith McCombs
Dan -- I have -- many times. Yahoo stops sending you emails if one of their emails results in a "hard bounce". You can see if this is what is happening to you by going to: http://groups.yahoo.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] substitute your own email address for [EMAIL PROTECTED] or you might have

Re: [amibroker] Re: Backtest vs Forwardtest

2006-08-30 Thread Keith McCombs
Assuming you are not a day trader but instead have a time horizon of a few weeks or so, why not use limit orders. You might miss a trade altogether once in a while but that may be better than getting bit by one of those sharks. Of coarse it is easier (psychologically speaking) to use limits

Re: [amibroker] What is significance of !?

2006-09-01 Thread Keith McCombs
Sebastian -- ! means NOT and is used in AB with = to mean 'not equal'. For example: Buy = goodbuy AND month() != 10; // but don't buy in September. You can't find this out by doing a normal search in Help. However, download UsersGuide.pdf and use Acrobat Reader and you can find '!' and

Re: [amibroker] OT: XP debugging help urgently requested

2006-09-16 Thread Keith McCombs
Like Rik, I too have had CPU overheating problems. I have a small utility that came with my computer that shows and records temperatures. If you have such, give it a try. Recently I fixed my problems (computer shutting down completely during evening virus scans), by cleaning the heat sink

Re: [amibroker] OT: XP debugging help urgently requested

2006-09-16 Thread Keith McCombs
Yuki -- Each of the two levers controls two "claws" which grab onto the plastic base which surrounds the heat sink. Once the two levers have released the pressure on the claws they can be gently pried away from the plastic base using a long narrow screwdriver and a flashlight. Be very

Re: [amibroker] OT: XP debugging help urgently requested

2006-09-18 Thread Keith McCombs
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Re: [amibroker] OT: XP debugging help urgently requested

2006-09-19 Thread Keith McCombs
Michael -- Sorry, my fault, I misread what you wrote. -- Keith Michael.S.G. wrote: Keith, Yes. Thats what I was saying. Keith McCombs wrote: Michael -- "walking across a synthetic carpet etc., then contacting the components" (before touching the outside

Re: [amibroker] New Amibroker Version?

2006-09-25 Thread Keith McCombs
Terry has the right idea. However, for you when to buy analysis you should consider the cost of an upgrade not of the original software. The upgrade costs only 1/2 the original, even less percentage wise for the pro version. TJ does a major version about twice a year. So you get, on

Re: [amibroker] Quotes Plus Mutual Funds in AB

2006-09-28 Thread Keith McCombs
TJ -- Yes that works. However: 1. Why doesn't "FileDatabase SettingsConfigure/Retrieve" do the job. Isn't that what it is meant for? 2. SymbolNew loads ERH. But, its name, Evergreen Utls High Incm F Com, is not displayed in AmiBroker though it is in QP. -- Keith Tomasz Janeczko wrote:

[amibroker] Can't show QuotesPlus fundamental data

2006-10-02 Thread Keith McCombs
I'm running AB 4.85.0 with QuotesPlus data. When I try to display fundamental data using code below, I get values of 0.00 for Float and EPS (the only fundamentals I've tried so far) in Symbol Information, Interpretation, and Explore. What more should I be doing? sf =

Re: [amibroker] Can't show QuotesPlus fundamental data

2006-10-03 Thread Keith McCombs
/f?getextradata Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: Keith McCombs To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ps.com Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 6:52 AM Subject: [amibroker] Can't show QuotesPlus fundamental data I'm

Re: [amibroker] PC Utilities.

2006-10-26 Thread Keith McCombs
Mark -- Don't count on a UPS to protect your data from lightning. The safest protection is off-site storage. The next best think would be something that is not connected in any way to the power line, for example: CD/DVD/Floppy stored in closet or external hard drive not connect by wire to

Re: [amibroker] Study behind price bars.

2006-12-13 Thread Keith McCombs
Jerry -- What is behind what is order dependent. The first plot in your code is in the front. The next is behind the first. The last is behind all the rest. -- Keith idaytrader wrote: Hi all, Is there a way to have a study on the chart be bhind the price bars? I have a time cyclic

Re: [amibroker] Study behind price bars.

2006-12-13 Thread Keith McCombs
://www.aflwriting.com On 14/12/06, *Keith McCombs* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jerry -- What is behind what is order dependent. The first plot in your code is in the front. The next is behind the first. The last is behind all the rest. -- Keith idaytrader

Re: [amibroker] Re: Using Letter instead of shapes over the chart.

2007-01-07 Thread Keith McCombs
The price is also plotting because the code you are using is asking for it. Your PlotText statement should look like this: PlotText( M, i, L[ i ]-dist[i], colorGreen ); without the + C[ i ]. softnews2003 wrote: Thank you for your replys, I already lookup that, the problem there the price

[amibroker] Another Hard Bounce

2007-01-13 Thread Keith McCombs
Yahoo again interrupted my email receipt of Amibroker group postings. This has happened to me at least a half dozen times and they always blame a Hard Bounce. I know that this has happened in the past to other Amibroker group members as well. I posted the following feedback with Yahoo. I

Re: [amibroker] Another Hard Bounce

2007-01-14 Thread Keith McCombs
for contacting Yahoo! Customer Care. Regards, Thomas Yahoo! Customer Care For assistance with all Yahoo! services, please visit: http://help.yahoo.com/ New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - better than ever! Keith McCombs wrote: Yahoo again interrupted my email receipt of Amibroker group postings

[amibroker] Brain Blanked

2007-02-06 Thread Keith McCombs
I know that somehow I can code something that would do the following: IF Backtesting do this code IF Exploration do that code There is some function that allows code to be depended on what _method_ is being run?? Thanks. Almost to embarrassed to sign -- Keith (I said 'almost')

RE: [amibroker] Adding Buy Hold Metric to backtest

2007-02-16 Thread Keith McCombs
DM --If you want to see how your entire portfolio would perform, buy and hold, you can use AddToComposite() function, often called ATC on this board. This will take a little study on your part but will be worth every minute and then some. BTW, you can multiply each 'Array' in ATC by the number

[amibroker] Backtesting personal trading style.

2007-02-23 Thread Keith McCombs
I'm trying to backtest a system using MaxOpenPositions. However, I want a day between the sale of a stock and the purchase of a new one. For example say, I have MaxOpenPositions set to 5; Yesterday I had 5 open positions. Today I sell one position. I want AB to wait at least until

Re: [amibroker] Backtesting personal trading style.

2007-02-23 Thread Keith McCombs
Nope, that's not what I am looking for. SetTradeDelays() delays trade after the signal. Assuming I have SetTradeDelays(1,1,1,1), then if I have a buy signal yesterday, backtester will buy a stock today even if I had max positions yesterday and sold one position at open today. Under these

[amibroker] 2 questions regarding Custom Backtest

2007-02-24 Thread Keith McCombs
1. Using custom backtester, high level, I tried to add two columns to the AA view list. first column using: trade.AddCustomMetric(Profit so far, PosSumProfit); second column using: trade.AddCustomMetric(Loss so far, NegSumProfit);However, what I get instead is one column with label for which

Re: [amibroker] Backtesting Trades in charts

2007-02-25 Thread Keith McCombs
Also, after the back test, right click anywhere in AA's displayed trade list, and select one of the three display arrows choices. -- Original message -- From: Graham [EMAIL PROTECTED] In chart parameters - tick show trade arrows -- Cheers Graham AB-Write

Re: [amibroker] Custom Backtester Procedure

2007-02-27 Thread Keith McCombs
Ray --I asked a very similar question two days ago, but unfortunately have received no replies to it. I am repeating it below in hopes that someone will be able to answer both our questions.== Original Questions =1. Using custom backtester, high level, I tried to add two

RE: [amibroker] Custom Backtester Procedure

2007-02-27 Thread Keith McCombs
or hide the columns in Excel with a macro. d From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith McCombs Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 1:46 AM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re

RE: [amibroker] Custom Backtester Procedure

2007-02-27 Thread Keith McCombs
or hide the columns in Excel with a macro. d From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith McCombs Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 1:46 AM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re

Re: [amibroker] Re: Custom Backtester Procedure

2007-02-27 Thread Keith McCombs
, Keith McCombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ray --I asked a very similar question two days ago, but unfortunately have received no replies to it. I am repeating it below in hopes that someone will be able to answer both our questions.== Original Questions =1. Using

Re: [amibroker] Optimising several symbols at once question

2007-03-02 Thread Keith McCombs
Alex -- Why not just: GBPUSD_DMI = Optimize(GBPUSD_DMI, 6, 1, 100, 1); GBPUSD_MA = Optimize(GBPUSD_MA, 10, 1, 100, 1); EURUSD_DMI = Optimize(EURUSD_DMI, 8, 1, 100, 1); EURUSD_MA = Optimize(EURUSD_MA, 20, 1, 100, 1); Of course, you might not want to do this if your trying to optimize the entire

Re: [amibroker] Re: Any AB users catch the recent fall on the DOW with their scripts?

2007-03-05 Thread Keith McCombs
Herman -- I can not view the results of the poll because: Results are hidden until you have voted. So why don't I vote? I do not use a system which is anywhere near 80:20 in the mechanical:discretionary ratio. It would be unfair of me to pollute the results by arbitrarily picking a couple

[amibroker] Buy only stocks with sufficient liquidity?

2007-03-05 Thread Keith McCombs
I want to limit my buying, in backtesting, to stocks with 'sufficient' liquidity. So, maybe something like this: maxpositions = 25; days = 10; K = 1000; mybuy = some code here; buy = mybuy AND MA(Close * Volume, days) K * TodaysEquity/maxpositions; But, how do I get TodaysEquity? Or is there

Re: [amibroker] Buy only stocks with sufficient liquidity?

2007-03-06 Thread Keith McCombs
requirements http://www.aflwriting.com http://www.aflwriting.com On 06/03/07, Keith McCombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:kmccombs%40engineer.com wrote: I want to limit my buying, in backtesting, to stocks with 'sufficient' liquidity. So, maybe something like this: maxpositions = 25; days = 10; K

Re: [amibroker] WorstRankHeld

2007-03-06 Thread Keith McCombs
No, not percentage. 1 is the best, 2 second best, etc. Just like in a PGA tournament. Global Uber-Trader wrote: So the rank specified by WorstRankHeld is in the same units as PositionScore? Example... PositionScore may range from any value between 0 and 2000 but must move to a value of 5 or

Re: [amibroker] AUOTMATIC ANALYSIS

2007-03-06 Thread Keith McCombs
Gakkhar -- Change = C - Ref(C, -1); AddColumn(100*Change/Ref(C, -1), % Change, 1.2); // I like two digits after the . // Below assumes using daily data and viewing daily // If you want to view other than daily then it gets trickier AddColumn(HHV(H, 252), 52 week high, 1.2); // assume 252

Re: [amibroker] Re: kind of if marketposition=1

2007-03-09 Thread Keith McCombs
Have you tried: |*Buy* = ExRem(*Buy*, *Sell*); *Sell* = ExRem(*Sell*, *Buy*); | cagigas00 wrote: Does anyone know how to fix the problem below? Thanks --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com, cagigas00 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, this is the extract of the

Re: [amibroker] commission table

2007-03-09 Thread Keith McCombs
Mark -- I just ran two backtests. One with IB commissions set in my only Account Manager, .acx, file. The second with $7/trade. The two tests differed only by what you would expect from the differing commissions. So, it looks like 'portfolio' commission table is now AM one. However, I

Re: [amibroker] AUOTMATIC ANALYSIS

2007-03-09 Thread Keith McCombs
. How to go about it? Best regards, gakkhar --- Forwarded message --- From: Keith McCombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Cc: Subject: Re: [amibroker] AUOTMATIC ANALYSIS Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:28:32 +0530 Gakkhar -- Change = C - Ref(C, -1); AddColumn(100*Change/Ref(C

Re: [amibroker] commission table

2007-03-11 Thread Keith McCombs
Oops. My mistake!! Backtesting is adding NO commission when I have setting for portfolio commission table. :-[ Keith McCombs wrote: Mark -- I just ran two backtests. One with IB commissions set in my only Account Manager, .acx, file. The second with $7/trade. The two tests differed

Re: [amibroker] Re: Some things realy annoy

2007-03-11 Thread Keith McCombs
Homar -- 1. Always backup before installing a new version of ANY software. 2. Did you use the Upgrade or the Full version. I used the Upgrade with nothing lost. -- Keith Homar Simpson wrote: Glad you agree. And it would be nice if the programming language didn't require a phd in 'wierd'.

Re: [amibroker] Can AB stop defaulting to All symbols?

2007-03-12 Thread Keith McCombs
Andy -- Most anything you do to bring up a new symbol will change your focus in the symbols list, though it may be to some other folder than the All one. I disagree that it is 'slightly' annoying. I personally find in 'extremely' annoying. IMO, yes, it is time for the Feedback Center. --

Re: [amibroker] Re: AB autotrading vulnerable to fatal spikes?

2007-03-12 Thread Keith McCombs
Herman -- The statement below C=C+ATR(3); reminds me: In the past, I've had a lot of trouble with self modifying arrays outside of loops. So, I've ruled them out of my code altogether. Are there any hard and fast rules as to when and when not you can do it? I've tried x=x+k*Ref(x, -1);,

Re: [amibroker] How to Optimise for specific values

2007-03-13 Thread Keith McCombs
Alex -- step = Optimize(MAstep, 1, 1, 5, 1){ if(step==1){ MAval = 20; }else if(step==2){ MAval = 25; }else if(step==3){ MAval = 50; }else if(step==4){ MAval = 100; }else if(step==5){ MAval = 200; }else ERROR; // Sorry, someone else will have to explain how to handle the error //

Re: [amibroker] Reference the next day's Open

2007-03-13 Thread Keith McCombs
SetTradeDelays(1,1,1,1); // or in AASettingsTrades BuyPrice = Open; // or in AASettingsTrades Buy = LongSetup == True; // same effect as LongSetup == 1 dralexchambers wrote: Hi, I have the following code: LongSetup = Cross(PDI(8),MDI(8)); What AFL do I use to code that on the day the

Re: [amibroker] How to Optimise for specific values

2007-03-14 Thread Keith McCombs
Paul -- Could you please give more detail as to how StrToNum() function is applicable to the original Optimize() question? -- Keith Paul Ho wrote: StrToNum(StrExtract(20,25,50,70,200, n)) *From:*

Re: [amibroker] How to Optimise for specific values

2007-03-14 Thread Keith McCombs
merely converts the alfa result to a number. d *From:* amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Keith McCombs *Sent:* Wednesday, March 14, 2007 12:12 PM *To:* amibroker

Re: [amibroker] How to Optimise for specific values

2007-03-14 Thread Keith McCombs
*From:* amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Keith McCombs *Sent:* Thursday, 15 March 2007 12:44 PM *To:* amibroker@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* Re: [amibroker] How to Optimise for specific values Dingo and/or Paul -- Sorry, but could

[amibroker] Reply Suggestions

2007-03-17 Thread Keith McCombs
The Amibroker group postings are full of pure gold. To make 'panning' just a bit easier, please: 1. Insert your reply 'above' the message you are replying to. 2. Include the message you are replying to. Don't erase it or others below it. 3. Don't change the 'Subject:' of the message,

Re: [amibroker] Reply Suggestions

2007-03-18 Thread Keith McCombs
Judith -- You articulated the primary reason for top posting very well. Replies are *primarily* for the benefit of the reader, not the author. For this reason, I would like to encourage the 5% to go along with the crowd (even though, in general, I dislike crowds). Chris does have a good

[amibroker] MaxBuys per bar in backtesting

2007-03-20 Thread Keith McCombs
I would like to set a maximum buys per bar. I know about: |MaxOpen = 10; SetOption(MaxOpenPositions, MaxOpen); But is there any way to write the 'equivalent' of: ||MaxBuys = 3; SetOption(MaxBuys, MaxBuys);| || TIA. -- Keith

Re: [amibroker] MaxBuys per bar in backtesting

2007-03-21 Thread Keith McCombs
; } } } bo.ProcessTradeSignals( i ); } bo.PostProcess(); fclose( fh ); } - Original Message - *From:* Keith McCombs mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* amibroker@yahoogroups.com mailto:amibroker@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Tuesday, March 20, 2007 8:12 PM *Subject

Re: [amibroker] Equity() Command

2007-03-26 Thread Keith McCombs
Ken -- It appears that Equity() uses some of the AA settings, 'Range' being one of them (I don't know about others). Your friend may have had 'Range' set to the last day or something similar. I would like to be able to define 'Range' in AFL using SetOption() or some such but I don't think

Re: [amibroker] Re: Backtesting using historical fundamentals in AB?

2007-04-02 Thread Keith McCombs
Brian -- I've looked for both ODBCPLugin.doc and FundamentalDataProviders.xls in the files section and can't find either. Are they posted? If so, where? Thanks. -- Keith brian.z123 wrote: Joe PS...always good to see you around the forum. PS...thanks for your efforts with AB/database/fdata

Re: [amibroker] Re: Backtesting using historical fundamentals in AB?

2007-04-04 Thread Keith McCombs
Thanks Brian. Looks like you just updated both today as well. I am lucky! brian_z321 wrote: --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com, Keith McCombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brian -- I've looked for both ODBCPLugin.doc and FundamentalDataProviders.xls

Re: [amibroker] Lost Newbie

2007-04-04 Thread Keith McCombs
Jack -- To end the frustration of not seeing something right off the bat: 1. Make sure that you have Charts checked in the View menu. 2. Double click on the Price under Basic Charts in the Charts workspace. 3. Drag and drop Bollinger Bands under Bands in the Charts workspace onto the price

Re: [amibroker] Re: AB vers 4.91

2007-04-05 Thread Keith McCombs
Tomasz -- It seems to me that a fairly simple solution (from the users point of view) is to allow InWatchList() to accept a string as well as a number. Also would be nice if user only had to enter the first unique characters in the the string. If I have only two watchlists called

Re: [amibroker] Your 5 most important backtest statistics

2007-04-09 Thread Keith McCombs
1. Max system % drawdown 2. Max trade % drawdown 3. Max Flat (from Fred Tonetti's Portfolio.afl) 4. RAR 5. CAR Michael.S.G. wrote: [Revised List] Question for everyone, What are your 5 most important backtest statistics. You may choose from the following list (From AB backtest

Re: [amibroker] Re: AB Trading Framework Final Release

2007-04-13 Thread Keith McCombs
Fred -- Probably just a typo, but don't you mean Short / *Sell* Price be Next Low? Fred wrote: Michael, I don't understand why you have set some of the parameters the way you have in the doc i.e. For the items below shouldn't Buy / Cover Price be Next High ? and Short / Cover Price be Next

Re: [amibroker] peak/trough question

2007-04-13 Thread Keith McCombs
Notice help says that Peak() is based on Zig(). Zig uses 'change' where change is a percent. For more info see help for Zig(). Notice that help for both Peak() and Zig() have links to many formulas. Not only are formulas given in these links, but but many of the formulas are discussed at

Re: [amibroker] Re: Buy Error on Embeded coniditonal statement

2007-04-13 Thread Keith McCombs
Tip -- The way to solve this type of problem is: 1. Reduce your code to the absolute *minimum,* with the error still present. 2. Post the actual reduced error producing code here. That way we are all playing with the same cards. -- Keith BTW, more than half the time you will find the problem

Re: [amibroker] Plot to 2 different panes

2007-04-13 Thread Keith McCombs
Tip -- This is a copy of a response I sent to a newbie on 2/2/06. I think this is what you had in mind. One program - two graphs. (Doesn't use BackTester.) 1. Open AB editor and Copy code below thereto. 2. SaveAs with a name. 3. AFL check (icon). Fix any errors. 4. Select an unused sheet. 5.

Re: [amibroker] AmiBroker 4.92.0 BETA released

2007-04-15 Thread Keith McCombs
TJ -- Watch list tooltips now show WL ordinal number (index), name and symbol count Too much to ask for! And symbol count too!!! You've provided everything everyone asked for in watchlists, plus. In less than two weeks. THANK YOU. -- Keith Tomasz Janeczko wrote: Hello, AmiBroker 4.92.0

Re: [amibroker] Re: MaxBuys per bar in backtesting

2007-04-15 Thread Keith McCombs
to this file like: if( fh ) fputs( s long: + cntLongOpen + \n, fh ); if( fh ) fputs( s short: + cntShortOpen + \n, fh ); and at the end you close this file like: fclose( fh ); rgds, Ed - Original Message - From: Keith McCombs To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com mailto:amibroker

Re: [amibroker] MAE and MFE

2007-04-17 Thread Keith McCombs
MAE stands for Maximum Adverse Excursion, how far negative your position went from when it first entered. MFE stands for Maximum Favorable Excursion, how far positive your position went from when it was entered. amarilloblanco wrote: Could someone give a good explination about what means

Get rid of this: Re: [amibroker] Fw: How to Destroy the USA

2007-04-27 Thread Keith McCombs
This kind of stuff doesn't belong on AmiBroker. Nor does the person who posted it! MillowenaJuno wrote: Subject: This should scare you Wherever you stand, please take the time to read this; it ought to scare the pants off you! We know Dick Lamm as the former Governor of Colorado.

Re: [amibroker] Re: AmiBroker 4.94.0 BETA released

2007-05-04 Thread Keith McCombs
Kim -- Unfortunately, you started at the wrong end of your reading list. Start with Howard's book first. Implement some of his examples. Then make minor modifications until you make a mistake. That's right, mistakes are good, assuming you then make the effort to fix them. -- Keith

Re: [amibroker] Re: Help files

2007-05-07 Thread Keith McCombs
Tom -- Another suggestion: download the AmiBroker Users Manual in .pdf format at: http://amibroker.com/download.html#amibroker. Then search it using Adobe Reader. You might also try: http://www.purebytes.com/archives/amibroker/ -- Keith professor77747 wrote: Thank you for your help. I

Re: [amibroker] Re: ib combo symbols

2007-05-10 Thread Keith McCombs
You might get more help on this subject if you post it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead of here. jasonsun503 wrote: --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com, loveyourenemynow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am trying to enter IB combo symbols like for example

Re: [amibroker] V 4.96 Data Download Problem?

2007-05-26 Thread Keith McCombs
Kevin and others -- When you reply to an email could you please include earlier parts of the thread so that the rest of us do not have to hunt around to see what you are responding too. Thanks. -- Keith Kevin Glenn wrote: Here's what I have...changes required or might it be something else?

Re: [amibroker] once again, this AFL fights you every step of the way. Sorry, this is a badly

2007-05-27 Thread Keith McCombs
Maybe you really meant Sell =BarsSince(Buy)==5 instead of Sell =BarsSince(Buy)=5? You must use == instead of just = to test instead of set. Homar Simpson wrote: coded language, power is not useful if its obtuse and idiosyncratic at every step. I waste too much time in AFL perverseness. Why

[amibroker] Are old symbols saved in local data base?

2007-05-27 Thread Keith McCombs
I'm using the QP database. If it is configured to use Local data storage, are old symbols along with their Market, Group, etc. memberships saved in the local database after I do a Configure to add new symbols, or are discontinued symbols deleted from the local database?

Re: [amibroker] Re: once again, this AFL fights you every step of the way. Sorry, this is a badl

2007-05-27 Thread Keith McCombs
, Keith McCombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe you really meant Sell =BarsSince(Buy)==5 instead of Sell =BarsSince(Buy)=5? You must use == instead of just = to test instead of set. Homar Simpson wrote: coded language, power is not useful if its obtuse and idiosyncratic at every step. I

Re: [amibroker] Re: Ideas for Swing Trading?

2007-05-28 Thread Keith McCombs
T.O. -- Thanks for posting the Trade Report SST.doc file. A few quick questions if you don't mind. I assume it is for Ericsson. Is that correct? Was this a stock of your choosing or was it suggested in the e-book? I couldn't read the Max System *%* Drawdown. What was it? Have you tried any

Re: [amibroker] Capital is not a key word?

2007-05-29 Thread Keith McCombs
Clement -- I assume you are referring to this code: | |Buy = your buy formula here |||Sell = 0; // selling only by stop| |TrailStopAmount = 2 * ATR( 20 ); Capital = 10; /* IMPORTANT: Set it also in the Settings: Initial Equity */| |Risk = 0.01*Capital; ||PositionSize =

Re: [amibroker] OT: XP memory tester

2007-06-25 Thread Keith McCombs
Ara others -- In the past, I have had similar problems with two of my desktop computers. The cause -- dirt buildup in the CPU fan. The dirt prevents air from circulating between the fins and the CPU heats up to the point where random errors begin to happen. How do I know -- my computer has

Re: [amibroker] possible documentation error

2007-07-04 Thread Keith McCombs
Seede -- You should notice that Cross() only accepts two arguments and not three. So GetChartID() doesn't belong. Searching the Help file for Cross returns forty two different references. You might tell us the title of the reference you are referring to. -- Keith murthysuresh wrote: I

Re: [amibroker] New user - problems/questions

2007-07-07 Thread Keith McCombs
A few comments: 1. I hope we can put a glossary in the UKB. Using Earls example, searching for 'alarm' should lead one to 'alert'. The glossary is one place where newbies could make a great contribution. Finding the right word is often the hardest part. The old hands probably don't even

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