Ok thanks! :-)
Louis
2008/2/25, brian_z111 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Howard's book has a chapter on issue selection (filtering by
> liquidity). The concepts are the same so it should help in that
> regard.
>
> The main function of this forum is to help learn and apply AmiBroker
> so most of the time you will get an answer if you have a
> specific "how to do such and such in AB".
>
> I can't show you how to do volatility bands at the moment.
> Maybe another day or I will post on it at the UKB (I found it useful
> for benchmarking signals - Howard also gives a method for
> benchmarking signals in his book).
>
> He is writing another AB training book that will be out soon.
>
> He has talked about a third book.
> Those of us who have been around awhile are waiting for that one.
>
> brian_z
>
> --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "Louis
> Préfontaine"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi again Brian,
> >
> > I think I understand what you mean. Do you think that reading
> Howard's book
> > will help me splitting the stocks betweeen high volatility and low
> > volatility and then be able to work with that? I sure would like
> to get a
> > different stop-loss % for each of those groups.
> >
> > I tried to make groups but ran into some problems. I experimented
> with
> > "setoption" to build a custom backtesting procedure but I just
> can't filter
> > groups/industry/index so I don't have every stocks in the
> backtesting (it
> > isn't useful to get NYSE trin as a buy/sell signal...).
> >
> > I tried
> >
> > Filter=0;
> > Filter = IndustryID(0) == 254;
> >
> >
> > (I want to exclude the Industry number 254 (that is, the one before
> the last
> > one in the group) from the scan... I think I really get this
> wrong... Will
> > Howard's book help me with this kind of issues?)
> >
> > I had a look to the UKB to the books you recommanded. I might buy
> the first
> > one on the list as well. I really need to catch up very fast! ;-)
> >
> > Louis
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2008/2/25, brian_z111 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > >
> > > I won't look at your code too closely.
> > >
> > > > I get only results of ATR > 3-4. Only Indu.x is under 2; all the
> > > >other one
> > > > are over 3-4, and sometimes 6-7 and more.
> > >
> > > 2% was an off the cuff example.
> > > Move that wherever you want to achieve whatever it is you want to
> do
> > > (if you can).
> > >
> > > > However, are you sure about the idea of entering/exiting a stock
> > > >when
> > > > volatility gets too high?
> > >
> > > No, I didn't say that (that is another story).
> > >
> > > I gave one example of using volatility in trading i.e. volatility
> > > stops (Tomasz uses an ATR example as his trailing stop in the help
> > > manual so it synched with that).
> > >
> > > > Wouldn't it be better simply to scan and >avoid
> > > > high volatily stocks to reduce the drawdown possibility?
> > >
> > > You might have one strategy for low vol stocks and another for
> high
> > > or you might find volatility too hard to handle and avoid it.
> > >
> > > The key factor, in theory, is Reward/Risk.
> > > With volatility stops in place a higher volatility stock might
> have,
> > > say twice the risk. If it has three times the Reward then it can
> > > absorb the extra Risk (there is more to it than that but that is
> the
> > > basic starting point).
> > >
> > > brian_z
> > >
> > > --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker%
> 40yahoogroups.com>, "Louis
> > > Préfontaine"
> > > <rockprog80@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the suggestion. I must do something wrong however
> > > because from
> > > > the code I wrote
> > > >
> > > > _SECTION_BEGIN("ATR");
> > > > periods = Param( "Periods", 15, 1, 200, 1 );
> > > > Plot( ATR(periods)/Ref(C,-1)*100
> > > > , _DEFAULT_NAME(), ParamColor( "Color", colorCycle ), ParamStyle
> > > ("Style") );
> > > >
> > > > LongPer = Param("Long Period", 50, 10, 100, 5 ); /* select
> periods
> > > with
> > > > parameter window */
> > > >
> > > > MidPer = Param("Mid Period", 20, 0, 50, 1);
> > > > ShortPer = Param("Short Period", 10, 3, 10, 1 );
> > > >
> > > > LongEMA = EMA( ATR(periods)/Ref(C,-1)*100, LongPer );
> > > > MidEMA = EMA (ATR(periods)/Ref(C,-1)*100, MidPer);
> > > > ShortEMA = EMA( ATR(periods)/Ref(C,-1)*100, ShortPer );
> > > >
> > > > _SECTION_END();
> > > >
> > > > _SECTION_BEGIN("ema-ATR");
> > > > Plot( LongEMA, "EMA(ATR(periods)/Ref(C,-1)*100, "+WriteVal
> > > (LongPer,1)+")",
> > > > colorBlue,
> > > > styleLine|styleNoRescale );
> > > > Plot( MidEMA, " EMA(ATR(periods)/Ref(C,-1)*100, "+WriteVal
> (MidPer,1)
> > > +")",
> > > > colorBrown,
> > > > styleLine|styleNoRescale );
> > > > Plot( ShortEMA, " EMA(ATR(periods)/Ref(C,-1)*100,
> > > > "+WriteVal(ShortPer,1)+")", colorGreen,
> > > > styleLine|styleNoRescale );
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > _SECTION_END();
> > > >
> > > > I get only results of ATR > 3-4. Only Indu.x is under 2; all the
> > > other one
> > > > are over 3-4, and sometimes 6-7 and more.
> > > >
> > > > However, are you sure about the idea of entering/exiting a stock
> > > when
> > > > volatility gets too high? Wouldn't it be better simply to scan
> and
> > > avoid
> > > > high volatily stocks to reduce the drawdown possibility?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Louis
> > > >
> > > > 2008/2/24, brian_z111 <brian_z111@>:
> > > > >
> > > > > If you want a relative measure of range then you could use
> > > ATR%, as
> > > > > suggested by Graham.
> > > > >
> > > > > High volatility stocks would be filtered by e.g. ATR% > 2 etc.
> > > > >
> > > > > In that case your stops would be something like:
> > > > >
> > > > > ProfitStop = Ref(C,-1) * (1 + ATR%/100);
> > > > > StopLoss = Ref(C,-1) * (1 - ATR%/100);
> > > > >
> > > > > If you want to standardise range then you could use:
> > > > >
> > > > > StandardATR = StDev(ATR(1),Periods);
> > > > >
> > > > > An example of a stop would then be:
> > > > >
> > > > > ProfitStop = Ref(C,-1) + StDev(ATR(1),20);
> > > > >
> > > > > Or maybe (for live work):
> > > > >
> > > > > ProfitStop = Ref(C,-1) + Ref(StDev(ATR(1),20),-1);
> > > > >
> > > > > Or something like that.
> > > > >
> > > > > That is only one way of doing it.
> > > > >
> > > > > You can try whatever you like, within the boundaries of your
> > > > > knowledge (plus a little bit more).
> > > > >
> > > > > brian_z *;-)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker%
> 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > > > "brian_z111" <brian_z111@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Louis,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > only thing I need to know is simply to set the STdev at 2
> or 3
> > > > > (if
> > > > > > it's what
> > > > > > > I want to do) and then automatically ATR will be use that
> new
> > > > > StDev?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > No.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ATR and StDev are both measures of volatility but they
> measure
> > > it
> > > > > in
> > > > > > different ways. Generally you would use one or the other.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > StDev has special uses.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you want to use them it would pay off to study them
> closely
> > > > > first.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I like your idea to make two groups; one with high
> volatility
> > > and
> > > > > > one with
> > > > > > > low volatility. Would you consider it would be possible to
> > > > > adjust
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > stop-loss differently for each group?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You could try it e.g. the stop loss can be the close - StDev
> > > (C,20).
> > > > > > You can vary the stop loss for one group by using a
> multiplier
> > > so
> > > > > the
> > > > > > stop loss could be close - StDev(C,20) * 1.5 for one group
> and
> > > > > close -
> > > > > > StDev(C,20) for the other.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > And how do you filter the top
> > > > > > > performers?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It depends on what you have chosen as your favourite metric
> for
> > > > > > evaluating systems. As I said in an earlier post I like
> Power
> > > > > Factor
> > > > > > (I will be explaining this at the UKB soon) but you would be
> > > better
> > > > > > served choosing your own.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you are not sure on evaluation, and use of the metrics,
> then
> > > > > > Howard Bandy's book is a good place to start.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sorry, I can't help you any further with this.
> > > > > > I have a couple of posts for the UKB I want to get finished.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > BTW did you see the answer I gave you yesterday on "Trying
> to
> > > > > compare
> > > > > > market and industry" ?. see message # 120270
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I hopoe that helps you a little and good luck with your
> trading.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > brian_z
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > > <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker%
> 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker%
> > > 40yahoogroups.com>, "Louis
> > > > > Préfontaine"
> > > > > > <rockprog80@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi Brian,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks for those explanation. I will experiment with this
> > > > > tonight
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > tomorrow. However, I am not sure about something: are you
> > > saying
> > > > > > that the
> > > > > > > only thing I need to know is simply to set the STdev at 2
> or 3
> > > > > (if
> > > > > > it's what
> > > > > > > I want to do) and then automatically ATR will be use that
> new
> > > > > StDev?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I like your idea to make two groups; one with high
> volatility
> > > and
> > > > > > one with
> > > > > > > low volatility. Would you consider it would be possible to
> > > > > adjust
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > stop-loss differently for each group? And how do you
> filter
> > > the
> > > > > top
> > > > > > > performers?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > As always, thanks for your help!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Louis
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 2008/2/24, brian_z111 <brian_z111@>:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Sorry Louis, a mistake there.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I am getting my standard deviations mixed up between
> > > programs.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > In AB StDev is 1 by default and is in $values.
> > > > > > > > To use AB's StDev at 2,3 deviations etc just multiply
> StDev
> > > > > (C,10)
> > > > > > * 2
> > > > > > > > etc
> > > > > > > > To use it as StDev%
> > > > > > > > StDevPercent = StDev(C,Periods)/MA(C,Periods) * 100;
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > For STANDARD measures of deviation use StDev.
> > > > > > > > For relative measures of deviation use ATR as % or
> StDev as
> > > %
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > One example:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Say you want to compare the performance of a fast horse
> and
> > > a
> > > > > slow
> > > > > > > > horse. If they both travel 1 StDev in the same time
> (number
> > > of
> > > > > > > > periods) their performance is equal but the VALUE
> (QUALITY)
> > > of
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > fast horses performance is higher - it's a grade one
> horse
> > > > > > compared
> > > > > > > > to the other horse, which is a grade 2 (using speed as
> the
> > > > > > criteria).
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > In practice - profit/loss stops might be set at +- 1
> > > standard
> > > > > > > > devation and then filtered for the top performers. The
> top
> > > > > > performers
> > > > > > > > could then be segregated into two watchlists - those
> with 1
> > > > > stdev
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 2% (high volatility stocks) and those with stdev <=2%
> (low
> > > > > > volatility
> > > > > > > > stocks) - this would allow a comparison of the
> performance
> > > of
> > > > > that
> > > > > > > > trading signal/stop loss combination on high and low
> > > volatility
> > > > > > > > stocks.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > brian_z
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --- In
> > > > > > > > amibroker@yahoogroups.com<amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker%
> 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker%
> > > 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > > > > > > "brian_z111" <brian_z111@> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Louis,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >Does anyone know if it is possible to get an absolute
> > > value
> > > > > > ATR?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > The Abs() function serves that purpose but I think you
> > > mean
> > > > > > > > something
> > > > > > > > > else.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > ATR is a measure of volatility and it is specific for
> each
> > > > > > stock (or
> > > > > > > > > instrument). The whole idea of it (AFAIK) is to use
> it on
> > > an
> > > > > > > > > individual
> > > > > > > > > stock basis.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > It can be useful to compare volatility:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 1) internally e.g. against an average of the last (x)
> > > days OR
> > > > > > > > against
> > > > > > > > > the StDev (standard deviation) of the volatility
> measure
> > > OR
> > > > > > just use
> > > > > > > > > StDev of the Close etc on its own.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > StDev() function does allow to change the setting
> between
> > > 1
> > > > > or
> > > > > > 2 etc
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 2) externally to the volatility of the market OR a
> sector
> > > > > that
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > stock is a member of OR compared to another stock in
> the
> > > same
> > > > > > sector
> > > > > > > > > etc.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > brian_z
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > --- In
> > > > > > > > > amibroker@yahoogroups.com<amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker%
> 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker%
> > > 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker%
> > > > > 40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > > > > Graham
> > > > > > > > <kavemanperth@> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > you could try a percentage type
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > ATR(10)/ref(c,-1)*100
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > > Cheers
> > > > > > > > > > Graham Kav
> > > > > > > > > > AFL Writing Service
> > > > > > > > > > http://www.aflwriting.com
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On 24/02/2008, louisprefontaine <rockprog80@> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone know if it is possible to get an
> absolute
> > > > > value
> > > > > > > > ATR?
> > > > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > > > > already use the ATR, but it changes from stock to
> > > stock,
> > > > > > > > > depending on
> > > > > > > > > > > the value of the stock. Would it be possible to
> get an
> > > > > > > > absolute
> > > > > > > > > value
> > > > > > > > > > > indicator, like CMF, RSI, etc.? Thanks!
> > > > > > > > > > >
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