[amibroker] different results for same code

2008-05-13 Thread hairy_mug
if I assign my entry and exit rules to BUY and SELL directly, I get very good results. If I assign my entry rules to a variable then to the BUY, the result is significantly different! A simple example: #1 Buy = cross(c,ma(c,2)); #2 inlong= cross(c,ma(c,2)); buy= inlong; In my book #1

[amibroker] Re: Simple code

2008-02-26 Thread hairy_mug
Not really sure what you want... #1 (exit and c ema(c,50)); or #2 (exit and ref(c,-i) ref(ema(c,50),-i) or #3 (exit and valuewhen(Close EMA(Close,50),close)); ...I think you might mean #3 Walt --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Louis Préfontaine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I give up...

[amibroker] Re: OT; Acer or Toshiba Notebook?

2008-02-26 Thread hairy_mug
Check on what video chipset the laptop has... That will determine how well the 22 monitior will work. 2 Gigs is plenty... go for faster CPU; AMD will be less expensive and works better (IMHO)... Good luck getting XP... Vista was my only choice and I fought with it for 6 months before

[amibroker] apply stop bars inconsistant

2007-07-05 Thread hairy_mug
I use the applyStop bars with bars set to 50 BUT some stocks refuse to stop and go past all the way to 200+ days??? I also added a sell when barssince(buy)50 but some stocks still decide when to stop on their own. I tried exrem and various code; only thing that works is to remove the offending

[amibroker] Re: PriceBoundChecking and entry price adjusting

2007-03-03 Thread hairy_mug
the trading gaps over your price at open. -- Cheers Graham AB-Write Professional AFL Writing Service Yes, I write AFL code to your requirements http://www.aflwriting.com On 03/03/07, hairy_mug [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Finished my strategy and tested good (with PriceBoundChecking true

[amibroker] PriceBoundChecking and entry price adjusting

2007-03-02 Thread hairy_mug
Finished my strategy and tested good (with PriceBoundChecking true and delay=1). I would like to adjust the entry price according to a formula so I can specify the price and not use whatever it is on the Open. I am aware of the buyprice array but with PriceBoundChecking true, it re-adjusts