[amibroker] Re: Is the Walk forward study useful?

2009-10-18 Thread bingk66
Hi Mike, I understand what you are saying. I agree that the more data points in the calculations the more confidence you are entitle to have in the results of the system, and hence the usage of the sqrt(N) portion of the equation to reflect that. The concept of it all is fine. However, where

[amibroker] OT: Minimum requirements for graphic card by using Amibroker

2009-10-18 Thread Trinolix
Hello, i want to purchase a new graphic card for AmiBroker and Windows 7 with 3D aero. I never play computer games, therefore i assume that a cheap card is good enough, but i'm not sure, because i also want to use AmiBroker's chart play back functionallity with fast speed. So is a cheap card

[amibroker] MA cross with %filter

2009-10-18 Thread levibreidenbach
Hello: Fairly new to Amibroker with a question regarding MA crossover. This is probably very simple to code, but I can't seem to wrap my head around it. I would like to have a filter that I include with buy logic as follows: Using SP500 data, whenever price moves above 65 week moving

[amibroker] smartmoneyindex

2009-10-18 Thread jurcut
Where can I get SmartmoneyIndex indicator for amibroker?

[amibroker] Off Topic.... Windows 7 : Clean Install or Upgrade

2009-10-18 Thread Rob
Currently running Windows Vista Professional 64 bit

[amibroker] Re: Off Topic.... Windows 7 : Clean Install or Upgrade

2009-10-18 Thread Rob
Let me finish that message... Any thoughts on whether I should do a clean install or upgrade path...? If I do a clean install have I really got to individually install every application I had on my PC before...? Or is there a way of doing a 'bulk' install by copying an entire applications

RE: [amibroker] Off Topic.... Windows 7 : Clean Install or Upgrade

2009-10-18 Thread J Paul Buffon
Is it really faster? JP From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:amibro...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rob Sent: 10/18/2009 10:24 AM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: [amibroker] Off Topic Windows 7 : Clean Install or Upgrade Currently running Windows Vista Professional

[amibroker] How to save charts

2009-10-18 Thread Alan
Please excuse my ignorance as I am a new user of AMIBroker. I am trying to save a stock chart with trendlines, text, etc on it so I can retrieve it at a later time and be able to continue working on it. At the same time I want to save other charts as well. Some charts will have the same

Re: [amibroker] OT: Minimum requirements for graphic card by using Amibroker

2009-10-18 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
AmiBroker is not what you should be concerned about. Windows 7 is. Windows 7 alone has more requirements than business software. For Windows 7 you need to buy card that supports DirectX 10 and Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Display_Driver_Model

Re: [amibroker] MA cross with %filter

2009-10-18 Thread Steve Dugas
Hi - Have a look at the Flip() function, once price enters your buy zone it can return a 1 until it enters your sell zone. Steve - Original Message - From: levibreidenbach lev...@comcast.net To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 4:47 PM Subject: [amibroker] MA

Re: [amibroker] Re: Is the Walk forward study useful?

2009-10-18 Thread Howard B
Hi Bing, and all -- It really is Not a personal choice to decide whether to limit the number of data points counted, if you want the statistic to be a t-test. Mr Gossett (the actual name of the person who developed and published the t-test under the name student) went to great lengths in

[amibroker] Exit on different time frame

2009-10-18 Thread grahamj42
I've been reading the User Docs and searching the forum for a starting point, but I seem to be getting more and more confused. The system is weekly and if the weekly open is Stop then exit at weekly close. What I want to experiment with exit on Monday close or Tuesday close .. Probably

Re: [amibroker] OT: Minimum requirements for graphic card by using Amibroker

2009-10-18 Thread Trinolix Derry
Thanks, this was helpful. I've searched for graphic cards, but did not find WDDM support. Only DirextX 10 was listed. Is WDDM maybe different mentioned on the graphic card pages? Can i be sure if i buy a card that is Windows 7 ready? Like the ones listed on the NVIDIA page:

[amibroker] Re: Optimization targeting equity curve smoothness?

2009-10-18 Thread grahamj42
Not sure if this is what you are after, but this one of my current projects. 1. define variable PassNum - normally set to 1 2. using CBT, define/create system specific equity curve 3. run backtest 4. set PassNum = 2 5. using PassNum Foreign, apply an indicator to the equity curve and use this

Re: [amibroker] OT: Minimum requirements for graphic card by using Amibroker

2009-10-18 Thread Mubashar Virk
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[amibroker] Re: How to save charts

2009-10-18 Thread progster01
Alan, AB Layouts (which is probably what you mean by a chart here) are constructed from AFL code, which is inserted into the Layout in one of two ways: Insert, or Insert Linked. Layouts constructed with Insert Linked AFL are all pointing to and using the very same AFL file. If that file is

Re: [amibroker] Re: How to save charts

2009-10-18 Thread Keith McCombs
Progster -- Excellent explanation of Insert vs Insert Linked; something that has always confused me. I believe that the auto numbering of afl code is for drag and drop only. I always use Insert and not Insert Linked (never drag and drop, just code in the Custom folder) and there is no auto

RE: [amibroker] Re: Replicating Studies; Simplified approach

2009-10-18 Thread Joris Schuller
No doubt jooleanlogic approach works. However, this approach has several drawbacks: 1. Each time one has to copy and paste the data loading afl you described below, which makes each afl longer and less overviewable and 2. One now has a datafile inside the AMIBroker root directory (Although

[amibroker] Re: Esignal Data Problem

2009-10-18 Thread nx.trader
So no else has any problems with missing ticks or the data just stops updating for futures contracts (YM and ES) with Amibroker 5.29 and Esignal 10.5 in a n-second database? As the original post states, the other programs I tested this in seem to get all the ticks and do not stop updating.

[amibroker] Re: Some Yahoo tickers fail to download data

2009-10-18 Thread Richard
Hi Tom, Thanks for the hint. Are you saying that MSN does not have any history? Prior day only? Do you use ticker transaltion table to update Yahoo database with MSN tickers? Regards Richard --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, TomB direct...@... wrote: MSN does do a daily

[amibroker] Re: Some Yahoo tickers fail to download data

2009-10-18 Thread Richard
Tom, You need to go to the Yahoo site and look at the specific security that's not getting updated. To check, go to historical file and if data doesn't appear you will not get historical data. You can update such stocks daily using current instead if EOD. To get historical try MSN and/or

RE: [amibroker] Re: Howard in Australia Workshops, Melbourne, Oct 26-30

2009-10-18 Thread Robert Grigg
Hi all, Howard Band will arrive in Australia (Melbourne) tomorrow (Tuesday). He will be presenting at the ATAA Conference on 23 24 October (details on: http://www.ATAA.com.au www.ATAA.com.au). Following the conference he will be conducting a series of workshops (26-30 Oct; Introduction

[amibroker] Fw: [holygrailsm] Stratfor - George Friedman interview on Financial situation

2009-10-18 Thread Steve Dugas
Hey TJ, we will have to get together in 2050 or so for the big victory party! Please leave some room in your social calender... 8 - ) Steve - Original Message - From: Stan Sztaba To: holygrai...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 5:03 PM Subject: [holygrailsm] Stratfor

[amibroker] Re: Some Yahoo tickers fail to download data

2009-10-18 Thread Richard
Hi Richard, I tried MSN and found that, the data for ASX is a complete rubbish. It may be better for US stocks. One can get most of the tickers but they are so wrong comparing Reuters or ASX.com.au that it renders it useless. Historical is only available in 3 years blocks. If you try more it

[amibroker] Re: Some Yahoo tickers fail to download data

2009-10-18 Thread Evelyn
I am also experiencing the same issue. I have never been able to get the DJX, and now, I cannot download data for . I have tried Yahoo, Google and MSN with Amiquote and it says the data downloaded, but there is a blank chart. I recently had to re-install Amibroker and downloaded all the