Is that you in the pink and mauve or the red and blue? brian_z
--- In [email protected], kailash pareek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Brian, > > Thanks for mentioning. Happy that u r getting. > > I have my blog also. visit sometime as I gives Indian Stocks. But I also publish some facts and experiance of mine there. > May be you like that > > Kailash Pareek (johnny) > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: brian_z111 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:59:44 PM > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Amibroker and Real Time Quotes from Yahoo > > In a trial of Yahoo RT (MarketTracker) I managed to get some data > into AB using the core ideas from Kailash's instructions. > > Info on Market Tracker is here: > > http://help. yahoo.com/ l/us/yahoo/ finance/premium/ index.html > > The data from Yahoo is tick data. > What makes it work is that they change subscribers delayed (current) > feed over to RT (from the help file) > > "As a Real-Time subscriber, your delayed feed is switched over to a > real-time feed" > > Using AB standard set to 1 minute local database I ended up with > something like a 1 minute snapshot (on the minute the current tick > was imported from Yahoo into AB. > > Basic steps: > > 1) I was an account holder at Yahoo already and signed in for webmail. > 2) subscribed to Market Tracker $USD13.95 month > 3) log in to MarketTracker and leave it running > 4) create a new local enabled 1 minute database in AB - leave it open > (settings as per Kailash's instructions except I didn't bother with > time alignment for the trial. > 5) change aqd.format file as per Kailash's notes > 6) start AQ - get symbols from AB (I only tried three) > 7) run AQ with auto import and refresh 1 minute. > > Here is an example of what I got (ignore the incorrect time stamps - > it was in the first half hour of US trading: > > "C","CITIGROUP INC",26.34," 2/13/2008" ,"4:00pm" ,0.00,N/A, N/A,N/A,53500 > "DIS","WALT DISNEY- > DISNE",32.78, "2/13/2008" ,"4:01pm" ,0.00,N/A, N/A,N/A,100 > "IBM","INTL BUSINESS > MAC",108.42, "2/13/2008" ,"4:00pm" ,0.00,N/A, N/A,N/A,16900 > > The trial proves that tick data is accessable from YahooRT using > AmiQuote - USD$14 month would be half the price of any other RT data > for the US main exchanges - there are no exchange fees - I think the > limit is 50 symbols but I am not sure. > > It might be worth following up on or some development of AQ by AB. > The obvious limit at the moment is the minimum one minute refresh > rate of AQ (and my lack of know-how). > > THANKYOU KAILASH (JOHNNY) PAREEK > > brian_z *:-) > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com, "brian_z111" <brian_z111@ ...> wrote: > > > > Here is a copy of Kailash's instructions (from a previous post on > > this board). > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > This is the way I take free REALTime Data from yahoo ( free of any > > 3rd party progs or plugins) only with amiquote and amibroker. > > > > VERY VERY IMP FIRST YOU TAKE A FULL BACKUP OF YOUR AMIBROKER > > DIRECTORY . This is very important. > > > > We now start with the operation Realtime Yahoo Free > > > > First the basics to get it clear so that u should also understand > > what we are doing ok > > > > You all must have used amiquote earlier with yahoo current. If u > take > > nseyahoosymols as tls files and load it in amibroker u get data > from > > yahoo but till now it was delayed even if are logged in yahoo > > > > But the recent amiquote has an option to allow yahoo cookies after > u > > are logged in yahoo finance so that was an hidden additional > feature > > which many didn't took it seriously but it is the same thing what > > other softwares made here in INDIA which many are using it for > > realtime data from yahoo to ami. They all say one thing first log > in > > with ur id at yahoo finance to get rt data . Here we also have to > log > > in yahoo finace and keep logged to get rt data with amiquote ok > > > > Now what happens when u run amiquote & what type of data it gets > > which we use it for realtime basis > > > > 1ST YAHOO DON'T GIVE DATA LESS THAN 1 MINUTE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T > HAVE > > TIMESTAMP LESS THAN A MINUTE. > > SECONDLY IT DOESN'T GIVES U Indian makt hours in the time stamp so > > how can we have that in amiroker. > > Over to that > > > > 1st make a new database in amibroker as amitry as per below given > > method > > keep base time interval as tick > > then in intraday settings > > select 24 hours > > time 9:30 to 15:30 > > select exchange time/ local ( I have yet to see the differencr in > > this feature) > > then in the below given box timeshift write 10 > > now after u click on ok > > u have to click on create so an empty database is created > > BUT AFTER U DO THAT U HAVE TO SAVE THIS EMPTY DATBASE SO THAT THE > > TIMESHIFT IS RECORDED IN IT. > > After u do close ami and reopen and load this amitry database > > Then click from file menu database settings > > And go to intraday settings and recheck that the 10 which we have > put > > in the time shift box is intact If it shows as 0 read zero change > it > > to 10 and again save the database Now it will be fixed. > > > > Actually with 10 we would be ahead by some 30 minutes with ref to > our > > mkt time. We > > At present cant do anything because the time shift as taken my > > amibroker can only take in hours it does not take minutes . > > > > I think Only Tomaz can help it because if he wants he can allow > hours > > & minutes. > > > > Normally the time shift should be in 30 mins slab. I don't know why > > it is kept as only hours. Anyway we have to bear with this BUG > after > > all we are going to get free data in RT mode ok > > Now very imp part > > How amiquote gets data from yahoo afterlogged in > > The file which amiquote gets is 1 or more files depending on the > > symbols u have in ur tls file > > But that is the input for amibroker to put the data in amibroker > > chart ok > > > > "ABB.NS","ABB > > > LTD.",3730.20, "4/13/2007" ,"6:00am" ,+77.30,3669. 00,3755.00, 3623.00,7755 > > 4 > > "ACC.NS","ASSOCIATE D > > > CEMENT",749. 95,"4/13/ 2007","6: 00am",+23. 60,729.85, 750.00,726. 00,822345 > > "ALBK.NS","ALLAHABA D > > BANK",73.05, "4/13/2007" ,"6:00am" ,+0.95,70. 20,73.80, 70.20,111529 > > "ALOKTEXT.NS" ,"ALOK INDUSTRIES > > L",59.05,"4/ 13/2007", "6:00am", +0.20,55. 00,60.00, 55.00,81295 > > > > ok and with what is this data updated I mean .format file the name > of > > the format file is aqd.format which u can change it to .txt file > and > > load it in notepad > > It looks like this > > # AmiQuote daily download format (.AQD extension) > > # Revision 1.1 (previous version had missing Date_MDY field) > > # Revision 1.2 (added $STRICT 1) > > $FORMAT > Ticker,FullName, Close,Date_ MDY,Skip, Skip,Open, High,Low, Volume > > $SKIPLINES 0 > > $SEPARATOR , > > $DEBUG 1 > > $AUTOADD 1 > > $CONT 1 > > $GROUP 254 > > $BREAKONERR 0 > > $STRICT 1 > > > > We have to change this as below to put in the realtime data from > > yahoo to amibroker with out any 3 rd party progs > > SO here is the modified aqd.format for rt data > > > > # AmiQuote daily download format (.AQD extension) > > # Revision 1.1 (previous version had missing Date_MDY field) > > # Revision 1.2 (added $STRICT 1) > > # Revised for RT data from yahoo in Rt mode > > $FORMAT > Ticker,FullName, Close,Date_ MDY,Time, Skip,Skip, Skip,Skip, Volume > > $SKIPLINES 0 > > $SEPARATOR , > > $DEBUG 1 > > $AUTOADD 1 > > $CONT 1 > > $GROUP 254 > > $BREAKONERR 0 > > $STRICT 1 > > > > copy this above and save it to format dir as aqd.format.rt for time > > being > > ok now change the old filename aqd.format to aqd.format.eod > > and again rename our newly mad aqd.format.rt to aqd.format > > > > Now close all progs esp amibroker & amiquote > > Before our Indian mkt starts at 9:55 > > We have to 1st log in yahoo finance > > Then start amibroker and load amitry database ( u can use any name > I > > have used it as amitry ok) > > Then fire up Amiquote and load the nse yahoo symbol.tls > > And select yahoo current and click the green so that it starts > > running also select the > > Autoimport box and put 1 in run every one minute > > > > This is the secret to get FREE RT DATA IN RT MODE IN AMIBROKER. > > > > ONLY THING IS YAHOO DON'T GIVE BARWISE VOLS > > SO U HAVE TO MAKE AN AFL FOR VOLUME TO DEDUCT THE PREVIOUS BARS > > VOLUME FROM CURRENT AR VOLUME TO GET THE TRUE BAR WISE VOLUME > > My SUGGESTION IS TO USE ANY TIMEFRAME GREATER THAN 3 MINUTE BARS TO > > GET A REAL TRUE PICTURE > > > > The only thing I would request Tomaz here again and I think this > the > > 3rd time I have made this request to make the timeshift atleast in > > half hour 30 mins slabs than the current 1 hour slabs > > > > Even in windows reginal settings the time slabs are in 30 mins > > All the credit here goes to Tomaz for his recent feature addition > in > > amiquiote to allow recognize yahoo cookies. > > This whole game is based on yahoo cookies after u are logged in > yahoo > > financeĀ > > > > Happy Trading with Free Rt data > > > > Hetal > > > > > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com, "brian_z111" <brian_z111@ > wrote: > > > > > > Hello smith1964us, > > > > > > I have been following this one because I think a lot of Ami users > > would > > > like to be able to use this budget RT option. > > > > > > I have it on my short list to talk to AmiBroker support about it > > and > > > see if they will facilitate it (if we can't do it already). > > > > > > There has been some discussion in the past (mainly aabout Indian > > data): > > > > > > India is a Yahoo exception - it is the only Yahoo site that has > RT > > > quotes as standard (i.e. they don't need to subscribe to YahooRT > to > > get > > > RT for their exchange). > > > > > > The discussion was in the context of using it for Indian data. > > > Our friend Kailash (Johhny) Pareek said it will work with US data > > but > > > no one ever came back to confirm that. > > > > > > For discussion go to: > > > > > > http://finance. groups.yahoo. com/group/ amibroker/ messages/ 108837? > xm=1 > > > > > > and/or search this board for Kailash as the author. > > > > > > One of the competitors to AmiQuote does sell a small program that > > > downloads RT from Yahoo for subscribers - I am not sure what the > > format > > > is and how it would sync with AB (it is probably Metastock). > > > > > > http://www.trading- tools.com/ > > > > > > I guess that in all cases the limitation is that you won't get > any > > > backfill (history). > > > > > > It would be a good project to follow up on via AB support and > > > suggestions. > > > > > > I think it would be very popular. > > > > > > If you can get it going for US stocks please let me know via the > > forum > > > as I would like to post instructions to the UKB on how to do it . > > > > > > brian_z > > > > > > http://www.amibroke r.org/userkb/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com, "smith1964us" <smith1964us@ > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I recently purchased Amibroker 5.0. I have a subscription to > > Yahoo > > > > RealTime Quotes that I would like to use with this program. > Can > > > anyone > > > > tell me if it is possible to configure the software such that > it > > will > > > > work with Yahoo Real Time quotes? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping >
