Hi Brian, I sure wouldn't rely on free data for actual trading, but for building my system it looks nice!
The real deal for me is to be able to find enough intraday data because I want to build an hourly system, but my provider only gives 3 months of intraday data, which is not a lot of bar with hourly data. Do you have any idea? Or do you think my system should be flexible enough to go from EOD to hourly to 15-minutes to 5-minutes without any major problem? Thanks, Louis 2008/3/20, brian_z111 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > p.s. So far Yahoo data seems not that bad for EOD... > > Yes, I advocate it for learning (trading/AB) and system work > (conceptual testing/backtesting). > > For live trading it is personal choice and on a case by case basis. > > The only 'real' test is paper trading with brokers data anyway (refer > to Hermans work on RealY=Time data at the UKB). > > brian_z > > --- In [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "Louis > Préfontaine" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > It works well now! I simply re-downloaded Amiquote and it works! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Louis > > > > p.s. So far Yahoo data seems not that bad for EOD... > > > > 2008/3/15, brian_z111 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > Louis, > > > > > > Jim's instructions automatically setup the symbols and the > structure. > > > > > > Then, with Jims database as the current database follow the > > > instructions I gave to Jim (the poster). > > > > > > Do a range download with auto import to AB - it takes hours to > > > download a backtesting db for 7000 stocks so make a make a new > > > database with a few symbols and download a little bit of data as a > > > practice run. > > > > > > With auto import selected in AQ the data will go straight to AB. > > > > > > Then you can save the list as a .tls file - this is a list, not > the > > > data. The downloaded data files are in the AmiQuote download > folder. > > > > > > After you get data into Jims US stocks database you will then > find a > > > lot of symbols with no data - don't worry about them - in the UKB > > > posts there are instructions for finding and deleting no quotes > stock > > > = search under that term - Icant say which post - cant remember > > > myself. > > > > > > brian_z > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > 40yahoogroups.com>, "Louis > > > Préfontaine" > > > <rockprog80@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Strangely enough, I have the same problem. I thought I could > > > finally help > > > > someone but I guess I'm the one who needs help... again! > > > > > > > > I used the "magic import" button from Amiquote, imported the > 7000+ > > > quotes, > > > > but for some reason I can't get them back with AmiBroker. I > saved > > > the data > > > > to a .tls file but don't know how to use it to get the data > into AB. > > > > > > > > Well... My lucky day may be tomorrow! ;-) > > > > > > > > Thanks to you Jim for asking this question! And thanks to those > > > who have > > > > the power of the knowlegde! > > > > > > > > > > > > Louis > > > > > > > > > > > > 2008/3/15, triangle702000 <jkra70@>: > > > > > > > > > > Hi Louis.First off,my thanks to you and the others who have > > > taken the > > > > > time to reply so quickly.As you probably know,I'm not an > > > experienced > > > > > user,so even the basics are a bit of a challenge for me for > now. > > > > > > > > > > In Amibroker,when I click on the preferences icon,and then the > > > DATA > > > > > tab,the default database path is listed as " C:\Program > > > > > Files\AmiBroker\Data ".I'm not sure how to tell which one > > > Amiquote is > > > > > saving to.My understanding is the default database path is the > > > > > database that is automatically loaded at start up,correct? > > > > > > > > > > Like I said ,I'm new ,so I don't have a real good > understanding of > > > > > how to operate this yet.I guess I just want to build a > list,load > > > up > > > > > some historical data,and then be able to update it > > > everyday,nothing > > > > > fancy. > > > > > > > > > > Can you let me know how to check if the database that > Amibroker is > > > > > using is the same that Amiquote is saving to? Thanks again. - > jim > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] > > > > > <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > > > 40yahoogroups.com>, "Louis > > > > > > > > Préfontaine" > > > > > <rockprog80@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Jim, > > > > > > > > > > > > Are you sure Amibroker uses the database in which Amiquote > saved > > > > > the quotes? > > > > > > > > > > > > You may try to look at this to solve you problem. > > > > > > > > > > > > Louis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2008/3/15, triangle702000 <jkra70@>: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm using Yahoo historical,eod with a start date of 1998 > to > > > > > > > present.It should give me 10 yrs of data,if I'm doing it > > > > > correctly. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I click on TOOLS, AUTO UPDATE QUOTES(US AND CANADA),the > > > Amiquote > > > > > > > window pops up.It will go through the list > saying "completed" > > > and > > > > > > > Imported" at each symbol.When it's done,I'll click on one > of > > > the > > > > > > > symbols on the list in Amibroker to the left of the chart > > > > > window.If > > > > > > > it's a Djia symbol the most recent quote will be > 4/10/2006.If > > > > > it's a > > > > > > > symbol that I added myself,the chart will be blank and > > > say "not > > > > > > > enough data available". > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- In [email protected] > > > > > > > <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > > > 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > > > > > 40yahoogroups.com>, "Paul Ho" > > > > > > > <paultsho@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You havent downloaded enough bars > > > > > > > > try downloading more bars, using yahoo historical, or > other > > > > > > > historial > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: > > > > > > > > [email protected]<amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > > > 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > [mailto: > > > > > > > [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > > > 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>] > > > > > > > On Behalf > > > > > > > > Of triangle702000 > > > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, 16 March 2008 11:51 AM > > > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > > <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > > > 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: [amibroker] quote download? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello. I'm using version 4.80 which I just downloaded.I > > > made my > > > > > own > > > > > > > > list of symbols which I then tried to download data for > > > using > > > > > > > > Amiquote.Everything appeared to be working fine,Amiquote > > > would > > > > > go > > > > > > > > through the list and each symbol would > > > > > > > > say "completed",then "imported".When the list was done,I > > > could > > > > > not > > > > > > > > get Amibroker to display the data in chart form.When I > would > > > > > click > > > > > > > on > > > > > > > > a ticker symbol on the list, it would display a blank > chart > > > and > > > > > it > > > > > > > > would say " not enough data available,at least 3 data > bars > > > are > > > > > > > > needed,but there are 0 bars in 'XYZ' ".I thought that > after > > > > > > > Amiquote > > > > > > > > was finished downloading data it would automatically > > > display it > > > > > on > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > chart.Even stocks in Djia that come with the program > are not > > > > > > > updated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I tried to download the NYSE list via a link which I > found > > > in > > > > > the > > > > > > > > tutorial with the same results,Amiquote would appear to > > > download > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > import the data,but I could not find it in > Amibroker.I've > > > read > > > > > > > > through the tutorial several times regarding updating of > > > quotes > > > > > and > > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > cannot figure out what I'm doing wrong. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I understand this is a really basic question compared to > > > most of > > > > > > > > the other ones here,but I'm getting really frustrated > and > > > hope > > > > > that > > > > > > > > someone can take a few minutes to hopefully help me > > > > > out.Thanks, -jim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
