TJ, The first comment I would make regarding AmiBroker in general is that any product is only as good as the people that stand behind it. In that respect AmiBroker is a very solid solution and should be considered by anyone looking for software that will serve as a long term solution and will continue to evolve. I have been using it for 5 or 6 years now and the improvements and added functionality you have added over the years have been exceptional. My TradeStation and Dynamic Traders software have been gathering dust for the last two years. AmiBroker Wish List for Charting = Permit plotting beyond the current date without special coding. Blank bars limit of 50 does not give an adequate look ahead for bar counts and time cycles. One thing that goes beyond the wish list is the ability to hold down the left mouse button and "drag the chart" both vertically and horizontally. I have gotten used to the AmiBroker way :). AmiBroker Wish List for Funtions = Time and date function for "Market Hours" that make setting Market hours from 24 hours simple while permitting both 24 hours and Market hour bars appearing on the chart. Indicators could be written to use arrays during market hours only, 24 hours or outside market hours simply by using "Market Hours" function I have searched the board and knowledgebase to find ways of doing this and notice that the current solution seems to be the Date Time Plug in. On a final note - Are the comments regarding "Ugly" referring to the "New Look"? I would find that hard to believe.
David K. --- In [email protected], "sidhartha70" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thought I'd try and start a discussion on this very important topic... > > Over the years I seem to have come full circle... back in 1994 > starting as a largely discretionary trader, I moved into 'rule based' > systems while working for Merrill Lynch back in 1997. I spent about 7 > years trading various types of rule based system. All variations on > statistical arbitrage themes. > > Over recent years I have migrated away from rule based trading back to > discretionary, and find myself developing some quite strong opinions > about rule based trading (opinions which I happy to have changed!!!). > > One thing that strikes me about this forum is the focus on 'rule > based' trading and backtesting/optimization of systems. Perhaps this > relates to the grounding of the product. I have been an owner of > AmiBroker for about 5 months now I guess... and it seems to me it's > strengths lie in backtesting & optimization (if only I had a product > like this back in 1997 my life would have been an absolute joy). > However, it's weaknesses seem to lie in it's charting (as has been > commented on a couple of reviews on Elite Trader) and particualrly the > openness & adaptability of it's charting framework. > > Anyway, I'd love to start an open discussion on 'rule based' versus > 'discretionary'... Pros, cons, differences, potential returns from > each route, does one route lead to the other etc..etc... > > I'm very much wanting to learn from opening this subject up. >
