Fred - I'm using QP data and under the impression that it is "pretty good", and by that I mean they are handling distributions routinely and of course by exception when a user points that out. For the price.
Just checking two points doesn't make a data provider, but I pulled up HRTVX(because I was looking at the VVSIG routine) and ODMAX(the that soured Dave S.), on each database and the values are the same value at 2 decimal places. Best regards Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 11:42 PM Subject: [amibroker] Re: Quotes Plus Mutual Funds > 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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