Re: [amibroker] IBFX and AB DDE

2008-10-09 Thread Andrew Z
IBFX is InterBank FX not Interactive Brokers. Tomasz Janeczko wrote: Use dedicated plugin http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html Using DDE makes no sense when there is dedicated plugin. Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: Andrew Z [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [amibroker] IBFX and AB DDE

2008-10-09 Thread Andrew Z
Ok, I know there is some comms established because when I close my IBFX platform, the yellow WAIT status turns to a red ERR. Andrew Z wrote: IBFX is InterBank FX not Interactive Brokers. Tomasz Janeczko wrote: Use dedicated plugin http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html Using DDE makes no sense

Re: [amibroker] IBFX and AB DDE

2008-10-09 Thread Andrew Z
http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html Using DDE makes no sense when there is dedicated plugin. Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: Andrew Z [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:wizard%40netspace.net.au mailto:wizard%40netspace.net.au

Re: [amibroker] Re: AFL code wizard - preview presentation

2007-05-20 Thread Andrew Z
G'day all, You have now created a tool for the 'programming illiterate' group of users, who will from this day forward, demand more and more enhancements to the wizard to compensate for their inability to comprehend AFL's programatic complexities. This is the biggest load of crap I have

[amibroker] Backtester question

2007-01-10 Thread Andrew Z
G'day all, I'm trying to get my head around how the backtester uses the available price data to test a system. As an example, say I have an hourly system. In AA - Settings I set the Periodicity to Hourly. However, in my price data, that hour is made up of 12 x 5min bars. Does the backtester use

[amibroker] OT: Excel/VBA help

2006-09-07 Thread Andrew Z
G'day all, Off-Topic, but I was looking for someone with decent Excel/VBA skills to give me some assistance. Please reply to this email if you are able to assist me. Cheers, Andrew. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Something is new at Yahoo! Groups.

Re: [amibroker] Applystop query

2006-06-05 Thread Andrew Z
Basically, when Applystop is triggered, I need the Cover or Sell flag to be set to true so that the corresponding trade can be executed. How would I achieve this? Thanks, Andrew. Andrew Z wrote: G'day all, I'm currently testing an FX system via a third party API that allows me

[amibroker] Applystop query

2006-06-04 Thread Andrew Z
G'day all, I'm currently testing an FX system via a third party API that allows me to connect to an MT3 broker to place trades. The code (and API) easily handle buy/sell/short/cover trades, but when a trade is triggered because of an Applystop (namely, a Trailing Stop) that doesn't fall under

[amibroker] How does the Backtester work?

2006-05-26 Thread Andrew Z
G'day all, I have a question regarding the workings of the backtester. Say I have a price database that is made up of 5min data. If I'm using a 30 min tiemframe for my backtest, what values does the backtester use to test against my conditions?? Does it use the absolute values at the END of

[amibroker] Run Every not working

2006-05-08 Thread Andrew Z
G'day all, I have the standard version of AB. Upto and including 4.70 I was able to use the Scan feature (in AA) to scan stocks at the nominated interval. After upgrading to to 4.78.0, the renamed Run Every scan does not work. Can anybody using the Standard version verify that this works for

Re: [amibroker] Run Every not working

2006-05-08 Thread Andrew Z
to. Andrew. Andrew Z wrote: G'day all, I have the standard version of AB. Upto and including 4.70 I was able to use the Scan feature (in AA) to scan stocks at the nominated interval. After upgrading to to 4.78.0, the renamed Run Every scan does not work. Can anybody using the Standard version