> 1. Download AB User Guide in .pdf format, and go to page 178 for > "Multiple Time Frame support in AFL". Read the first page and copy >the > first example code.
Unfortunately the manual doesn't have anything to say about 'multiple timeframe quirkiness'. --- In [email protected], Keith McCombs <kmcco...@...> wrote: > > Louies -- > I read your recent question regarding IQ feed and your wanting to view > different time frames. So, let's kill two birds with one stone. > > 1. Download AB User Guide in .pdf format, and go to page 178 for > "Multiple Time Frame support in AFL". Read the first page and copy the > first example code. > > 2. Open AB's editor and paste the code into it. Click on the check > mark in upper right corner of Editor for AFL to check it for you. > > 3. Save the code in the custom folder. > > 4. Using either menu Tools>Insert_Chart or similar icon thingy in upper > right corner of Editor, and see the results in a new chart. MAGIC? > > 5. Now the fun begins. Make some changes to the code, one change at a > time. After each change use the checker from step 2 above and if no > error message appears click the save icon. > > 6. Notice the change in your chart. Was it what you expected? If so, > you haven't learned anything yet. So keep on changing things till the > *unexpected* happens. Then figure out why it happened, what you did > wrong and how to fix it. Now you're starting to learn and having fun. > > 7. Once you've worn out 6 above, go back and read the next page and > grab the next example and repeat the process all over again. > > If you are like me you will want to print out the whole 5 or 6 page > section and put it in a 3 ring binder for later reference and marking up > and underlining. > > Remember how much fun the dog paddle was before you learned the > Australian Crawl. You can't learn to swim without getting some water up > your nose. > > Now, in response to your email below. "I can safely say that the > majority of traders severely lack the programming skills to express > their trading ideas, and/or testing them ADEQUATELY in a trading platform." > > Can you safely say that these same traders can express *precisely and > unambiguously*, in there own language, their trading ideas? > > Quite a few years ago, a US Supreme Court justice wrote, "I cannot > define pornography, but I know it when I see it". That may be good > enough for judges. But its not good enough for programming computers, > in any language. > > Sorry, I digress. Enjoy!!!! > -- Keith > > > louies88 wrote: > > > > Hello Keith > > > > Thanks for the info. I've read both books of Howard. Like you, I was > > disappointed w/ the first book. I'm not an entirely new guy to > > trading. I've been around the blocks a few times, working for several > > big firms before start trading for myself. Prior to that, I've used > > TradeStation since 1995. As far as Technical Analysis goes, I know a > > thing or two about it. What draws me to Amibroker and away from > > TradeStation is its AFL. Although I don't know much about it yet, I > > can tell that this language is better than most. And if I spend the > > energy learning it now, that would probably be the only one I'll ever > > need. > > > > Anyway, what I'm looking for in the market these days is a book simple > > enough to teach traders w/ some trading experience under their belt, > > but lack the coding know-hows to express their ideas in terms of a > > programming language. I can safely say that the majority of traders > > severely lack the programming skills to express their trading ideas, > > and/or testing them ADEQUATELY in a trading platform. My wish is that > > if someone in here or else where who is fluent in AFL to write a book > > about coding AFL in ENGLISH (please) with plenty of examples and lots > > of explanations. The examples illustrated the concept while the > > explanations drive home the points being made. I find out that the > > best learning technique is imitation. If I can follow what's being > > coded and replicated them on my own, I'll remember it longer. I'm sure > > that if somebody comes out w/ a book like that in any scripting > > language whether that is EasyLanguage of TradeStation or AFL of > > Amibroker, it would sell like hot cakes . In today's market, there is > > no such a book exists. > > > > s, "Introduction to > > > Amibroker" or "Quantitative Trading Systems". > > > > > > "Introduction to Amibroker" is mostly a rehash of the User Guide, and > > > therefore I personally don't recommend it. I may stand alone with this > > > opinion -- many others rave about it. I bought this book, was a bit > > > disappointed, but am not complaining because the one below is worth > > more > > > (to me) than the cost of the two combined. > > > > > > "Quantitative Trading Systems", is more advanced. But it contains many > > > more examples and the code for them is available to buyers of the book > > > on the book's web site. Each of examples focuses on a single topic and > > > is very well documented. Going through these examples on your computer > > > (and modifying them as you wish) will keep you focused as well. > > > > > > Howard is writing a third book and I will order it as soon as he > > lets me. > > > -- Keith > > > > > > > >
