[amibroker] Moon Phase Detector

2006-06-27 Thread amon_gizeh
Hi, Has anyone a code to plot moon phases on the chart? Or can anybody translate wealth-lab code below into amibroker one? Thanks! //Moon Phase Detector III //Corrects an Int problem with Ver II //Julian to Calendar Date function JulianToCal( J, F : float ) : float; begin var A, A1, B, C, D, D1

[amibroker] How to add Plot Shapes at previous 52 week highs?

2006-06-27 Thread mo_means_go
I would like to add some type of plot shape to my chart window that will show all occurances of previous 52 week highs. I know how to scan for them, but how would I go about getting older highs labeled? Any ideas? Thanks, Mo. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---

[amibroker] AmiBroker Auto-Trading interface for Interactive Brokers

2006-06-27 Thread Clement Chin
Is it possible to use the adjust stop feature?   Thank you.   Clement         __._,_.___ Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com For other support mater

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2006-06-27 Thread avispon28
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RE: [amibroker] Re: EOD data

2006-06-27 Thread MarketMonk777
Hi Dick, Thanks for responding and providing a good word for the services of Yahoo as well as EODdata. Currently I use TC2005, and have enjoyed their service over the years. It takes about 2 to 3 minutes to download all of the stocks in their database. They take care of additions, deletions, as

Re: [amibroker] Re: EOD data

2006-06-27 Thread Keith McCombs
Gerard -- Thanks for the link and not just for the notes at the bottom.  I didn't know that Yahoo had historical data going back so far, 1962.  However, it looks like they can't calculate dates before Jan 1, 1970. One of the things I find frustrating about Yahoo though is that they are very

RE: [amibroker] Set base index for an industry in afl (or any other automatic way)

2006-06-27 Thread MarketMonk777
Bob, Sorry for the mis-statement as I do indeed have each group refer to it's industry for the relative strength base symbol. All of the symbols in MG411 Money Center Banks do use MG411. Sorry for the confusion. The broker.workspace file has been uploaded into a new folder called TC2005. Hope

[amibroker] Re: EOD data

2006-06-27 Thread Gerard Carey
Check the notes at the bottom of this page. I presume it's up to date. http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=GE Regds Gerard --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "mrdavis9" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am not sure about this, but my understanding is that Yahoo's HISTORICAL > data comes from CSI, and

Re: [amibroker] Re: EOD data

2006-06-27 Thread David Fitch
This is what Yahoo has to say about their data sources. Fundamental company data provided by Capital IQ. Quotes and other information supplied by independent providers identified on the Yahoo! Finance partner page. Financials data provided by Edgar Online.Dividend data provided by Hemscott America

Re: [amibroker] Re: EOD data

2006-06-27 Thread mrdavis9
I am not sure about this, but my understanding is that Yahoo's HISTORICAL data comes from CSI, and their EOD used to come from a another supplier. However, a few months ago, Yahoo started collecting their own daily market data, and now this is the source of the EOD data. So maybe the last few

[amibroker] Volume data compression

2006-06-27 Thread Gerard Carey
Hi Marcin/TJ I have $VOLFACTOR 0.001 in my aqh.format file to compress Yahoo volume data. Works fine with 'Historical' data but not with 'Current day' data. What am I doing wrong? Regds Gerard -- Gerard Carey gerardncarey at fastmail dot fm -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air

[amibroker] Re: Difference between Scan and Backtest

2006-06-27 Thread intermilan04
Check your Equity. My case was that although Scan finds signals, Backtest didn't enter trades due to insufficient funds available at the time of trade. intermilan04 --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "cstrader232" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, I guess I could see something like that...but

RE: [amibroker] Set base index for an industry in afl (or any other automatic way)

2006-06-27 Thread Bob Jagow
Dave, I'd do it differently, but your way also has merit. That is, I'd use the assignment to plot RelStrength(""), where AB fills in the Industry index, and I would want to, per your example, plot each of the 36 Money Central Banks vs. MG411 instead of MG410. There happens to be very little diff

Re: [amibroker] Re: Difference between Scan and Backtest

2006-06-27 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Hello, Sorry but descriptionss like this are not detailed enough to be able to help you with this particular issue. You would need to send actual CSV signal export file and trade list. Shortly speaking if buy and short signal occurs at the exactly the same same bar then long entry takes preceden

Re: [amibroker] Re: Difference between Scan and Backtest

2006-06-27 Thread cstrader232
Well, I guess I could see something like that...but if it's an indicator issue, why would scan find the buy and backtest not? - Original Message - From: "James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Difference between Scan and Backtest

Re: [amibroker] Re: Difference between Scan and Backtest

2006-06-27 Thread James
1 possible explanation: Make sure your filters or other signals are in effect. For example, say you have a 50DMA but only 49 days of data, you might have a buy signal but there is no data for the moving average so the signal isn't taken. It seems like this has happened to me before. James --- cst

[amibroker] Re: Set base index for an industry in afl (or any other automatic way)

2006-06-27 Thread redberryys
Thank you very much, Dave & Bob! This would definitely solve my problem. In general, I still think an afl function to set the base index from a program would be useful. Alex --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "MarketMonk777" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Bob, > > Thanks I will do. Before I

[amibroker] Exploration question

2006-06-27 Thread herrfrechdax
Hi mailinglist, I prepared an exploration which lists certain symbols with their close- prices at a certain time intraday. For that reason the setting in AA is set to 1 minute. I also like to list the daily close of a foreign symbol in the same row. It looks like, it is not possible to get a da

Re: [amibroker] EOD data

2006-06-27 Thread Don Lindberg
 EODDATA is an extremely clean and reliable data source. I have been using them for my Canadian Markets for over a year.   AmiBroker and AmiQuote have no effect on the quality of your data. That is totally based on the quality of your Data source.  I am presently using Reuters, as it cover

[amibroker] Re: EOD data

2006-06-27 Thread areehoi
I'll be the contratian. I've usued Yahoo data for a number of years and found it as good as any. Their source is CSI data so it should be Okay. On splits I keep a splits calendar and adjust accordingly. Or, you can redownload periodically (the whole database) as Yahoo adjusts. Lately I've used E

RE: [amibroker] EOD data

2006-06-27 Thread MarketMonk777
Hi Allan, Try using Yahoo for just a week. Keep an eye on stocks that split and see how it affects your database. The short answer is "you get what you pay for". For EOD data, you can look at TC2005, Quotes Plus, and CSI Data. Dave -Original Message- From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com

Re: [amibroker] EOD data

2006-06-27 Thread Ryan Daniel
I am so glad you brought this up. I noticed that the data that comes from Yahoo's historical (through AmiQuote) is full of holes. See stock symbol SEED. Not sure about MSN. I would consider registering AmiQuote if I knew the data from one of it's sources was reliable. At any rate, I've been updat

RE: [amibroker] Set base index for an industry in afl (or any other automatic way)

2006-06-27 Thread MarketMonk777
Hi Bob, Thanks I will do. Before I do so though, I just remembered that I set each of the MG sub industry groups to use it's main MG industry group as it's relative strength base. For example, MG411 Money Center Banks use MG410 Banking. Also, the main groups like MG410 Banking show up as a Secto

RE: [amibroker] Set base index for an industry in afl (or any other automatic way)

2006-06-27 Thread Bob Jagow
Dave, Send broker.workspace, which has the changes you made to broker.workspace() . Bob -Original Message- From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MarketMonk777 Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 8:49 AM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [amibroker] Set base

[amibroker] EOD data

2006-06-27 Thread matrix10014
Hi all, Just setting up Ami,for the first time and was wondering if there were any strong feelings regarding yahoo EOD vs Quotes plus?? Any major benefits or drawbacks?? Any insight appreciated Allan Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> See what's inside

RE: [amibroker] Set base index for an industry in afl (or any other automatic way)

2006-06-27 Thread MarketMonk777
Hi Alex, I also use the TC2005 as my source for EOD data and have gone through the procedure to set the base index for each of the MG industry groups. If someone here can explain to me how I can share this with others (copy a file?) I would be glad to do so. Dave -Original Message- Fro

Re: [amibroker] New AmiBroker user

2006-06-27 Thread mrdavis9
To run the 64bit version, you must have a 64bit Computer operating system. Ron D - Original Message - From: "matrix10014" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 2:38 PM Subject: [amibroker] New AmiBroker user > Hi All, > Bran new to Amibroker and have my first issue.I am a

Re: [amibroker] Re: Difference between Scan and Backtest

2006-06-27 Thread cstrader232
OK, I'm checking out the "DETAILED LOG" but it's not helping me that much. Right now I have a situation where scan shows both a long and then after that a short (I want both to be open at the same time). However the backtester shows the long but not the short. Of course there is a reason for

Re: [amibroker] New AmiBroker user

2006-06-27 Thread Graham
suggest you use 32 bit version this is related to hardware processor -- Cheers Graham AB-Write >< Professional AFL Writing Service Yes, I write AFL code to your requirements http://e-wire.net.au/~eb_kavan/ab_write.htm On 27/06/06, matrix10014 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > Bran new to A

Re: [amibroker] Back testing using 120-min data

2006-06-27 Thread Graham
you can set up your own custom timeframe periods in preferences -- Cheers Graham AB-Write >< Professional AFL Writing Service Yes, I write AFL code to your requirements http://e-wire.net.au/~eb_kavan/ab_write.htm On 27/06/06, broman1003 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I would like to back te

[amibroker] Set base index for an industry in afl (or any other automatic way)

2006-06-27 Thread redberryys
Hi, I want to use amibroker with tc2005. tc has about 200 industry averages - the industries are nicely imported into amibroker, their averages as well, but the link between the two is broken - the industry does not have a base index for relative strength. How can it be done, more reliably than by

[amibroker] New AmiBroker user

2006-06-27 Thread matrix10014
Hi All, Bran new to Amibroker and have my first issue.I am about to download Amibroker and am asked to choose between the 32 bit vs 64 bit version.I am running windows XP,but it woud not let me run the 64 bit version. Is there somethig I need to purchase to run the 64 bit??Are they the same pr

[amibroker] Back testing using 120-min data

2006-06-27 Thread broman1003
Hi, I would like to back test my system on 120 minute data instead on 60 minute data but by the looks of it, 120 minute is not supported by Amibroker. Is that correct? Any tricks to get around it? Thanks, /Fredrik Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> See