QP is miles behind when it comes to MF data ... They don't adjust for distributions for most funds which makes analysis using this data close to pointless.
--- In [email protected], "brian.z123" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ken, > > I tried to give you a good answer in your initial QP post but as I > had stripped QP from my computer I couldn't give detailed examples > to back up my arguments. > I just remembered that I did keep the help files and an Xcel sheet I > used for homework as reference material in case I return to QP one > day. > I've posted QPAmiCompare.xls as a group file under a QuotesPlus > folder. > I probably won't leave it there for long as it is incomplete. > My aim was to compare AB getextradata fields with QP scan > functions/fields to see what the added value of buying SPP was. > I also wanted to nail down the units as I am a bit of a stickler > about mathematical accuracy within derived outputs. > I cut and pasted everything I could get my hands on from manuals, > websites, emails, files and read mes etc. > I didn't finish off for a couple of reasons. > > BrianB2. > > > > > --- In [email protected], Ken Close <ken45140@> 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:ken45140@> > > 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:ken45140@> > > 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! 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