I disagree. In the older versions optimized BCI was more consistent
and resulted in cyclic sine waves fo a good deal of stocks. The
older versions could read Yahoo data just as well but the developer
has blocked them with a pop-up window urging to update to new
version. This is contrary to what one would expect. let me choose
the version.
Besides the multiple AIO is not working. I checked BC and as time
goes by the historic BUY/ SELL days change with subsequent AIO's.
That is not proper optimization. One wants consistency and
discipline, the only way to make money. You follow the Multiple AIO
and you loose money. Do it on paper and see what i mean.
Trust me the only version that had merrit was one of those listed by
me and the merrit was solely for the BCI algorithm (not that was
perfect, but it showed some consistency)
--- In [email protected], "david_louisson"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Bob
>
> Sorry, I can't help you. The earliest version I have saved is
4.32.2.
> Moreover, assuming that Rik is correct, this no longer reads the
Yahoo
> data servers correctly.
>
> However, I wonder what you mean when you say that the algorithms
are
> no longer that good. Is it because the back-testing is returning
lower
> profit?
>
> Only the developer himself could answer this definitively, but I
don't
> see how or why the 'algorithms' (e.g. calculating indicators and
their
> MA crossovers, which generate the buy/sell signals) would have
> changed. New features (e.g. Multi-AIO, ability to AIO/BT on
> gain%-per-trade as an alternative to total-gain%) have been added,
but
> the ability to run with the previous AIO/BT 'algorithm', by
selecting
> the relevant options, should still remain intact. To the best of my
> knowledge, no prior capability has been removed.
>
> If the back-testing is returning lower profit, then there could be
a
> number of other contributing reasons:
> 1. The consistency of data is poor, a Yahoo problem.
> 2. Prices and patterns in the market, e.g. cycle lengths,
volatility,
> trend consistency, have meanwhile changed. AIO/BT uses a 'moving'
data
> window.
> 3. The 'before' and 'after' trials are based around differing
> criteria, e.g. different stocks, different time frames, different
> parameters entered.
>
> And if the developer had actually changed the AIO/BT algorithms,
then
> aside from running AIO/BT using both versions across the same data,
> and getting different results, how would any of us know for sure?
>
> I'm not playing devil's advocate for the sake of it, nor am I
trying
> to persuade you to buy the new version. I'm genuinely curious to
know
> what you mean. If the algorithms have changed, and I could discover
> exactly how, then I may need to adjust my trading system.
>
> David
>
> --- In [email protected], "Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Then it's too bad. The algorithm in the latest versions is just
not
> > that good and I am not prepared to pay the money. Can anybody
make
> > the previous versions work?
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Rik Rasmussen"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > > One problem you have with old versions is, they do not have
> > updates required
> > > by data server changes at Yahoo. To insure ability to get
data,
> > you need to
> > > use latest version. Old versions are no longer supported.
> > >
> > > Rik Rasmussen
> > > Best Charts Yahoo Group Moderator
> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestcharts/
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Bob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 12:49 PM
> > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > Subject: [bestcharts] BC versions 4.32/4.321
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I was very satisfied with versions 4.32 and 4.321. I don't
> > > > particularly like the newer versions and for that reason I
did
> > not
> > > > purchase any. Any idea how to be able to use one of those two
> > > > versions? I mean not to crack them but rather buy?
> > > > Thanks.
> > > > Bob
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