Ken,
Memory of my QP try out is fading.
As I am still on the steep part of the AB learning curve there are a
lot of things I try and don't buy at the time.
I park them with the intent of specialising in them later, if and
when they fit my specific trading objectives.
QP was in that class.
In my trial I focused on finding out what raw data went into SPP
rather than what they derived from it.
I also tried to figure out if SPP *received* any raw data from QP
that AB did not.
I got at that stuff by unfolding the Xcel file that came with my SPP
installation and comparing it to getextradata.
I thought the main benefit of QP for AB users was for its unique
data supply ('rank' and fdata bundled with quote prices),
synchronisation with the AB information page (categories etc) and
the seamless data acquisition provided by the plugin.
My opinion was that the QP ranking systems were fairly transparent
and could be duplicated in AB with relative ease, especially now
that AB has provided the SQL plugin.
However, as it was pointed out to me in previous posts, I didn't
have SPP long enough to learn all of its features.
BrianB2.
--- In [email protected], Ken Close <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks Steve, for your comments. I, too, am beginning to
concentrate on
> just ETFs and the "daily" funds from Profunds, Rydex, and
Potomac. Hence my
> desire to isolate just those. If I had spent more time with the
trial I
> might have tried to get by without the SPP. but all the pretty red
and green
> boxes got to me and I liked them. Can I assume that I still would
have had
> access to the ranking scores even if I had not purchased the SPP?
>
> Ken
>
> _____
>
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf
> Of Steve Dugas
> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 1:36 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Quotes Plus Mutual Funds
>
>
> Hi Ken - I see that Joe has already come up with a solution for
you. When I
> went back to QP recently, I did not sign up for SPP since I am now
> concentrating only on 2x +/- funds. There are not that many of
them so I
> just created my watchlists by hand. I did want to get the funds
themselves
> into AB so I could access them there, but for testing, etc I
generally use
> the benchmark indices rather than the funds themselves. QP lacks
several of
> these benchmarks, especially for the foreign markets, so for these
I
> substitute the most popular ETF's instead.
>
> BTW, if you like the 2x funds, don't forget about DireXion. Their
American
> funds are 2.5-beta. Also, for anyone that might not be aware,
ProFunds
> introduced their 2x +/- ETF's last month. See www.proshares.com
for more
> info.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken Close <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 6:31 AM
> Subject: RE: [amibroker] Quotes Plus Mutual Funds
>
> Steve:
>
> Many thanks. Now that I am signed up, am discovering various
unfriendly
> aspects to the program(s) that I guess I did not discover or try
hard enough
> during the trial period. But I want the data (mainly the ranks
which can be
> imported into AB) so I will have to slog thru a learning curve,
just like
> with ..... well ...... AB. I dont want to do complex things, just
isolate
> ETFs and Rydex/Profunds Mutual Funds. Should be simple and almost
> intuitive. It is not.
>
> Thanks for the response.
>
> Ken
>
> PS: If you dont mind, is the easiest way to get a Watchlist of the
> Rydex/Profunds Mutual Funds to import via a lst or txt file of the
symbols??
>
> _____
>
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf
> Of Steve Dugas
> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 3:28 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Quotes Plus Mutual Funds
>
>
> Ken - By Default, QP plugin does not retrieve MF's or futures. Go
to File >
> Database Settings > Configure, check the box for MF's and hit
Retrieve.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken Close <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 3:08 PM
> Subject: [amibroker] Quotes Plus Mutual Funds
>
> Maybe this is obvious, but how do I chart Quotes Plus 3 Mutual
Funds.
>
> I do not see any data plugin just for QP Mutual Funds.
>
> I am plotting stocks and ETFs find with the QP3 database. I have
mutual
> fund data on my drive (can plot with QP charting package), but I
do not see
> how to make AB do that.
>
> Thanks for your suggestions.
>
> Ken
>
Please note that this group is for discussion between users only.
To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to
SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
For other support material please check also:
http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
