[amibroker] Alert on trend line

2009-09-02 Thread cvanhaesendonck
I was wondering if it was possible to enable an alert if price touches any trend line drawn on the chart. Has anyone tried anything to do this? I couldn't find any information on this in the user guide. Thanks, Carl

[amibroker] DSI daily sentiment index

2009-09-14 Thread cvanhaesendonck
DSI is available on over 30 US and european markets, and is I think produced by Bernstein Futures. Available daily. My question: are those data available at any data vendor, like Premium Data, Pinnacle, etc. Or are there any source to download this data from the internet and chart this into

[amibroker] Quotations editor question

2009-09-29 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Using 5.28 on Vista, I have the following problem when trying to edit or delete a quote using quotations editor on IB 1-minute data: I click on the line where stands the data I want modify/delete; then I hit the delete button but nothing is deleted. When I want to modify data, I do the

[amibroker] Re: Quotations editor question

2009-09-29 Thread cvanhaesendonck
- From: cvanhaesendonck carl@... To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 20:25 Subject: [amibroker] Quotations editor question Using 5.28 on Vista, I have the following problem when trying to edit or delete a quote using quotations editor on IB 1-minute

[amibroker] Demark D-waves

2009-09-30 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Tom Demark has made a great job simplifying Elliott wave count and making it more objective thanks to a straight rule set. Those rules can be summarized in few lines. Has anyone ever developed AFL coding on this. AFL library contains some Demark codes (now public domain) but nothing on d-waves.

[amibroker] Re: Demark D-waves

2009-10-01 Thread cvanhaesendonck
but hopefully someone here will b e able to do this?? Carl --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Keith McCombs kmcco...@... wrote: Carl -- Can you summarize those rules and post them here? -- Keith cvanhaesendonck wrote: Tom Demark has made a great job simplifying Elliott wave count

[amibroker] Re: Interactive Brokers plugin 2.0.2

2009-10-02 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Tomasz, Thank you - this is just great as you were not obliged to do this! Outstanding work as usual. Carl --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Tomasz Janeczko gro...@... wrote: Hello, Vista and Windows 7 users may have observed some random crashes when using Interactive Brokers and entering

[amibroker] Re: Demark D-waves

2009-10-02 Thread cvanhaesendonck
, shapeDigit1, upshift ); Plot( C, , colorWhite, styleThick + styleCandle); _SECTION_END(); cvanhaesendonck a écrit : My pleasure: http://books.google.be/books?id=GZtlA991lNYCpg=PT105lpg=PT105dq=demark+d-wavesource=blots=GsizxkEprOsig=W4nDwR5okjqzZXGvugIwH589EKUhl=frei=eW7DSvCkI83A

[amibroker] Kwik Pop indicators

2009-11-09 Thread cvanhaesendonck
I think there is somebody who coded this indicator in afl and was wondering if any forum member has it available Also would be interesting to share opinions on this technique reliability. Any experience here? Carl

[amibroker] BB Indicator values for same bar change when scrolling chart

2009-12-16 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Very strange here: I just applied an indicator on an indicator, in this case Bollinger Band on RMI indicator. When, and only when, the B bands are squeezing, do I have this: the value of the BBand top and bottom totally change, FOR THE SAME BAR, when I scroll the chart a little bit to the left

[amibroker] 5.29 beta crashing

2009-12-17 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Am I the only one to experience this: every 2 or 3 days AB suddenly crashes, meaning the program is terminated without any notice and while I am away from my PC, that is: not touching it in any way any program feature. Odd.

[amibroker] Re: 5.29 beta crashing

2009-12-18 Thread cvanhaesendonck
@yahoogroups.com, Tomasz Janeczko gro...@... wrote: Hello, Are you using Vista or Windows 7 ? These systems changed exception handling rules and this incompatibility will be addressed in next beta. Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com On 2009-12-17 14:38, cvanhaesendonck wrote

[amibroker] Re: BB Indicator values for same bar change when scrolling chart

2009-12-19 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Hey guys, sorry to insist on the below as nobody answered. Perhaps will I be luckier this time - pls read: --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, cvanhaesendonck carl@... wrote: Very strange here: I just applied an indicator on an indicator, in this case Bollinger Band on RMI indicator. When

[amibroker] Re: AmiBroker 5.29.5 BETA released

2009-12-24 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Hello, Small issue here: I use to run simultaneously 2 AB instances: one in EOD daily using a local ascii database and another using IB plugin. When I launch EOD only, no problem. When I launch EOD before IB plugin instance, no problem. When I launch EOD after IB instance, then I have this

[amibroker] Re: AmiBroker 5.29.6 BETA released

2009-12-26 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Thank Mr Tomasz for fixing so quickly- - Happy New Year ! Carl --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Tomasz Janeczko gro...@... wrote: Hello, AmiBroker 5.29.6 BETA is released now: http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/2009/12/23/amibroker-5-29-6-beta-released/ Read Me:

[amibroker] Re: Why is NinjaTrader Better at Backfilling IB Data?

2009-12-30 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Hi all, To contribute to this topic I have to say that my AB is working fine with IB: I have 55 IB symbols in my database (futures, cash, stocks and index), time frame set to 1 minute and backfill set to 30 days and, although I have from time to time the throttling message from IB, it works

[amibroker] Re: A computer science related question on the AFL Language

2010-01-10 Thread cvanhaesendonck
This discussion is highly egotical and very strange. Waste of time. Bottom line: I think we are all traders here, and some are also developers. I am not a developer, just a trader. I used Metastock, SuperCharts, Tradestation and Wealthlab in the past; especially Tradestation so

[amibroker] Use an image as background

2010-01-22 Thread cvanhaesendonck
This might seem like a strange inquiry but I would like to know whether it is possible to have an image (or a text) fill in the background of a chart. The reason is that, as a trader, I like to have some text reminder in front of my eyes before I take a trade (such as don't forget to check this

[amibroker] Re: Use an image as background

2010-01-22 Thread cvanhaesendonck
) GfxTextOut( Tekst, Status(pxwidth)/2, Status(pxheight)/12 ); Regards, Ton. - Original Message - From: cvanhaesendonck To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 2:26 PM Subject: [amibroker] Use an image as background

[amibroker] Re: Sick of running different OSs. Anyone rinning solo 64-bit W7?

2010-01-29 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Hello, I don't see the problem here: I run W7 64-bits for several months now and, unlike Vista, almost all my old apps are running without any problem. I am not an expert but running a 64-bit OS doesn't forbid you to continue using 32-bits apps, at least on Windows 7, they will just run ok, but

[amibroker] Better than Re: Wall Steet Journal on System Investing stuff

2010-02-15 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Same kind of system but scaling in when prices do not rise immediately (for a long pos) instead of waiting for successive lower bars: I found this in the Feb issue of SC and this looks very promising. On the example below I will take the example of a position of 1,000 shares, but entered

[amibroker] Multiple buy signals not taken in backtest

2010-02-16 Thread cvanhaesendonck
I posted some days ago but got no answer; however this system is powerfull yet simple: it scales in after the initial signal then exit quickly as soon as RSI(2) oberbought. Problem I struggle with the code below: I can see the multiple buy entry arrows on the chart but backtest will only take

[amibroker] Re: Multiple buy signals not taken in backtest

2010-02-17 Thread cvanhaesendonck
((Buy 0) * shapeUpArrow, buyColors, 0, L, -10); PlotShapes(Sell * shapeDownArrow, colorRed); Mike --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, cvanhaesendonck carl.van@ wrote: I posted some days ago but got no answer; however this system is powerfull yet simple: it scales in after the initial signal

[amibroker] How to explore or backtest with specific parameters for each symbol ?

2010-02-24 Thread cvanhaesendonck
I am sure this can be done with Ami but failed to find how: All I want to do is perform an exploration for my system, on a limited number of selected symbols (say a watchlist of 30 symbols) but with DIFFERENT paramaters for each symbol (in fact, the best paramaters after optimization for each

[amibroker] Next bar condition

2010-02-24 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Using the RSI coded as basis, I tried to create an indicator that would plot on the price chart a pricevalue-for-next-bar that would cause the RSI(n) to equal 70. So I would know one day in advance at which price (in this case, closing price) I could consider my position as being overbought.

[amibroker] Re: Next bar condition

2010-02-25 Thread cvanhaesendonck
of indicators needed for signals. As I recall he wrote prediction code for a number of indicators. Bill - Original Message - From: cvanhaesendonck To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: February 24, 2010 12:58 PM Subject: [amibroker] Next bar condition Using the RSI coded

[amibroker] Re: How to explore or backtest with specific parameters for each symbol ?

2010-02-25 Thread cvanhaesendonck
= ...; } else if (Name() == ORCL) { param1 = ...; } 2. Generalize the above by read values from a file on disk using fopen, fgets, etc. 3. Batch run for each symbol using different param setting Mike --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, cvanhaesendonck carl.van@ wrote: I am sure

[amibroker] Re: Next bar condition

2010-02-25 Thread cvanhaesendonck
and/or library for codes written by Dimitris (first name) for predicting the next day values of indicators needed for signals. As I recall he wrote prediction code for a number of indicators. Bill - Original Message - From: cvanhaesendonck To: amibroker

[amibroker] Re: RSI - calculating an exit

2010-02-25 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Your findings works very well - thanks! Carl --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, ricko8294_98 ri...@... wrote: Here is some code I found somewhere and saved. /* As an example, to calculate tomorrow's close to give an RSI(14) of 25%: nextClose = NextRSI(BarCount- 1, 14, -1, 25); or to

[amibroker] Forex Grid trading system: coding on afl

2010-04-01 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has ever tried to code and autotrade a forex GRID robot. Those systems are sold on the internet with a huge advertisement but not sure really how they perform, if they perform at all...scam..? The idea behind is pretty simple and is explained here:

[amibroker] Re: Improvised Vortex Indicator and System

2010-04-16 Thread cvanhaesendonck
TJ had provided the full code into SC, as well as in the subscriber section of AB I think. --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Bob Waits bobwai...@... wrote: In the latest SC, Jez has provided code for an improvised Vortex indicator and trading system. Has anyone managed to convert this for

[amibroker] Re: 64-bit IQFeed / Interactive Brokers plugins

2010-05-21 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Please count me in - I am waiting for this for a long time. Thank you. --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Tomasz Janeczko gro...@... wrote: Hello, I would like to learn how many of you are already using Windows 64-bit edition and are interested in running native 64-bit IQFeed and

[amibroker] Re: AmiBroker 5.30.1 64-bit edition (experimental)

2010-05-31 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Tomasz, Thank you for letting us try this. I am just a bit confused when I open the compatibility page: it is indicated that Amibroker 64 bits is NOT compatible with InteractiveBrokers data source; shouldn'it say yes as you wrote below that it comes with IB plugin ?? Also, what about

[amibroker] Re: Reverse engineered RSI

2010-06-09 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Hi Mithil, I think understand why you want to use this: you want to know which value the close has to reach for the RSI to reach a certain level, for example overbought at 70 and then you would close the position at market on close. Please see the formula below which allows 2 parameters: an

[amibroker] Alan Squares: how to create the grid

2010-07-17 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Hi, I discovered 2 years ago this technique, quite similar but not identical to Gann box: Alan Suare, fom the name of its creator Alan Kelland. The grid in which the trader operates requires him to create each day (for intraday session) a grid which upper and lower limit are equal to previous

[amibroker] Re: How many open charts do you use

2010-08-29 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Hello TJ, In my cases, for day trading, I use 9 chart windows (9 different symbols) and each of them has 11 panes (identical for each chart, this is my default chart template). Some days I have found that this is too much resource consuming then I decrease to 4 to 6 chart (10 minutes time

[amibroker] Re:How to count tomorow RSI ?.

2010-09-03 Thread cvanhaesendonck
Actually would be great to have AB allowing to enter a value (OHLC) for next bar and see how indicators behave. Until we have that, a reverse engineering indicator is useful if, say, you want to know wt what price value of tomorrow the RSI() would be oversold and hence enter a pre-market order