Hi Brian, Thanks a lot. I see that you wrote some of the page in the UKB and I really appreciate the step-by-step feature for downloading multiple tickers. Thanks to you, I now have over 6000 tickers in my datase!
Now... Do you know is there is a way to set Amiquote to download all the data from my DTN IQ-Feed plugin (which works with Amibroker, but does not seem to work with Amiquote) or do I have to manually click each of the tickers? (Which can be time-consuming...) Thanks, Louis 2008/3/13, brian_z111 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > The posts at the UKB >> Database Management are designed to give new > users an education into the one of the core skills of using AB (data > + formulas + backtesting == the core skills). > > Don't underestimate the importance of understanding the data we use. > > If you want that education start with the first post in DM and use > them as a workbook i.e. start with a newly installed AB directory and > walkthrough (the earlier posts are a pre-requisite for Setup A Custom > Database). > > (they do work - at least the last time I was there). > > If you don't want that education go straight to the next step (a lot > of people use providers who organize their data for them and they > don't have to 'waste' time on manual intervention and/or don't want > to learn that stuff). > > Yahoo data is a marvellous tool for free stockmarket training. > > When I started trading I had no prior experience, no programming > experience and no trading friends - I could have saved myself the > $2000 dollars that I paid in data over the first two years because I > wasn't good enough to trade anyway (for me there was so much to > learn). > > Others can and do learn at a different pace to me though. > > brian_z > > --- In [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "Louis > Préfontaine" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I fear I may ask a dumb question, but I don't really understand how > to get > > the historical quotes from Yahoo for all the quotes on NYSE and > NASDAQ... I > > looked at > > http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/2007/11/09/setup-a-custom-database- > nasdaq/ > > but it is still not too clear for me... > > > > To Howard: at long term I will use DTN, but DTN is 100$+/month with > > canadian quotes, so it is somewhow expensive for now... And I > think that > > the EOD data should be quite the same... I'm still figuring how > I can > > integrate intraday-EOD data in the same interface, so right now I > have an > > EOD database with DTN and an intraday database with DTN. I would > only add a > > Yahoo EOD database to the whole thing. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Louis > > > > 2008/3/13, brian_z111 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > Are the yahoo history quotes free and reliable for > backtesting? > > > > > > Yes, it is free, and deep histories too. > > > > > > This is a contentious subject (AB users disagree on this point). > > > > > > Some of use it for backtesting and some do use it for trading. > > > > > > Personal choice. > > > > > > I have posted on the pros and cons at the UKB >> data >> Yahoo > > > > > > The best thing is to be informed from there and make your own > > > decision. > > > > > > It is definitely good enough to start out (for EOD trading) - when > > > you start to get a couple of good systems then you can repeat the > > > tests on other data (purchased?) and see if you get any > difference. > > > > > > The main point is that Yahoo can be raw or dividend adjusted (it > > > makes a difference) - I also have tried to discuss this at the UKB > > > (not finished yet). > > > > > > brian_z > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > 40yahoogroups.com>, "Louis > > > Préfontaine" > > > <rockprog80@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Brian, > > > > > > > > Are the yahoo history quotes free and reliable for backtesting? > > > > > > > > You are right: for NASDAQ and NYSE the tickers are the same for > > > DTN. So I > > > > guess your way could work? > > > > > > > > I will try to work with this tomorrow or this week-end and will > get > > > back to > > > > you with this. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > Louis > > > > > > > > 2008/3/13, brian_z111 <brian_z111@>: > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, > > > > > > > > > > An incorrect assumption on my part. > > > > > I don't know anything about DTN. > > > > > Usually the tickers are the same except for indices. > > > > > > > > > > Someone else can probably help with DTN - apologies for > wasting > > > your > > > > > time. > > > > > > > > > > Yes, Yahoo definitely works - simple import and also with the > > > setup > > > > > methods I use there. > > > > > > > > > > A lot of people don't like Yahoo data though. > > > > > I use it for backtesting but not live. > > > > > > > > > > brian_z > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] > > > > > <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > > > 40yahoogroups.com>, "Louis > > > > > Préfontaine" > > > > > <rockprog80@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Brian, > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your reply. > > > > > > > > > > > > I see that the quotes used come from yahoo... However I use > data > > > > > from DTN, > > > > > > so the ticker name should be different. So even if I can > > > download > > > > > every > > > > > > tickers from yahoo, I would have to manually change the > ticker > > > name > > > > > so it > > > > > > can upload automatically. Is there a way to avoid this? > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, are you sure it is possible to get the quotes from > yahoo? > > > I > > > > > remember > > > > > > I tried some times ago and wasn't able to do it. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > Louis > > > > > > > > > > > > 2008/3/13, brian_z111 <brian_z111@>: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Louis, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there a way to download a LOT of tickers,e.g. every > > > tickers > > > > > on > > > > > > > >the > > > > > > > > NASDAQ, or DJI? Do I have to manually enter each tickers > > > after > > > > > the > > > > > > > >other or > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > is there a faster and simplier way? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, there is. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There are some posts at the UKB that walk you through the > > > basics. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Setup A Custom Database is the main one. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It shows you how to get ticker lists and how to use them > in > > > AB. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Look under DataBase Management. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > brian_z > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] > > > > > > > <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > > > 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > > > > > 40yahoogroups.com>, "Louis > > > > > > > Préfontaine" > > > > > > > <rockprog80@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there a way to download a LOT of tickers,e.g. every > > > tickers > > > > > on > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > NASDAQ, or DJI? Do I have to manually enter each tickers > > > after > > > > > the > > > > > > > other or > > > > > > > > is there a faster and simplier way? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Louis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
