Re: [amibroker] Help! I've removed my charts from view

2007-05-01 Thread Prashanth
Hello, File -> New -> Default Chart Cheers Prashanth - Original Message - From: Steve To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 10:54 AM Subject: [amibroker] Help! I've removed my charts from view Hi Whilst playing around with Amibroker, I closed the

[amibroker] Help! I've removed my charts from view

2007-05-01 Thread Steve
Hi Whilst playing around with Amibroker, I closed the chart window and now I can't seem to get it back! (Clicked on the small 'x') I still have tabs such as Layouts, Layers, Charts, Symbols displayed but not the chart itself. All the data seems to be there still. I thought it might have been und

RE: [amibroker] OT: Acronis True Image and Spotmau

2007-05-01 Thread Michael Mann
You can probably reboot in Safe mode by pressing F8 as you boot - which bypasses the normal boot sequence. Once you get it up the first time, it should boot normally. Simplest and most effective Backup software I've seen is SyncBack - basic freeware works well - or you can pay $30 for the pro ver

[amibroker] OT: Acronis True Image and Spotmau

2007-05-01 Thread Ronald Davis
I have a Sony Vaio notebook without a battery that I use by plugging it into a 110v AC wall plug. The last time that I turned it on, I failed to notice that it was not plugged in, and it died before it was fully booted up. TJ's old post below says that Acronis True Image can be u

[amibroker] Re: Account Margin

2007-05-01 Thread bernardedmond01
Dave Does this mean that even though the PositionSize is the same as the Capital ($10,000) the position value that is reflected in the trade log is 90:10 CFD borrowings? In other words, "Capital" is your money and PositionSize is the combination of $9,000 CFD borrowings and $1,000 your money? B

[amibroker] Re: Pacfic Northwest Amibroker Users group

2007-05-01 Thread jim_trades_stocks
Tried to join your group. I am in the Pacific Northwest. Are you on vacation, or will you start approving members? Jim --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "donpickdonpick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Will meet on May 5. Meeting place to be announced. Please join us at: > http://finance.grou

[amibroker] Re: How to change color of bar?

2007-05-01 Thread cstdc5588
Thank you for your help. But I'm a newbie for coding. I don't know how to code this sentence "DynamicColour = IIf( your conditions here );" Could you please teach me how to do it? Graph0 = Sum((Volume*Close),10)/Sum (Volume,10); DynamicColour = IIf( your conditions here ); Plot( Close, "Up", col

RE: [amibroker] Re: Amibroker for Win32 not working - program will now shut down

2007-05-01 Thread dingo
Only TJ might know. Sounds to me like some dll got overwritten. d > -Original Message- > From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bernardedmond01 > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 9:53 PM > To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Amibroker fo

[amibroker] Re: Amibroker for Win32 not working - program will now shut down

2007-05-01 Thread bernardedmond01
dingo, that's a suggestion. I'd like to know what's happening though, what the AB message is telling me. Any ideas? Bernard --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "dingo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Re-install AB? > > d > > > -Original Message- > > From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com > > [ma

[amibroker] Re: Amibroker for Win32 not working - program will now shut down

2007-05-01 Thread bernardedmond01
Hi Graham Yes I did this and restarted. It didn't help. I'll run a virus check tonight and try and restore the system to the day before yesterday. I'm not sure if utorrent has changed the registry settings but it's not internet related, it's more that I just can't use the backtester. Bernard ---

RE: [amibroker] Amibroker for Win32 not working - program will now shut down

2007-05-01 Thread dingo
Re-install AB? d > -Original Message- > From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bernardedmond01 > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 7:05 PM > To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [amibroker] Amibroker for Win32 not working - > program will now shut down >

Re: [amibroker] Amibroker for Win32 not working - program will now shut down

2007-05-01 Thread Graham
remove utorrent? -- Cheers Graham AB-Write >< Professional AFL Writing Service Yes, I write AFL code to your requirements http://www.aflwriting.com On 02/05/07, bernardedmond01 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > I (foolishly perhaps) downloaded a uTorrent program last night to > download movies.

[amibroker] TimeFrameGetPrice( "O", inDaily, 1)

2007-05-01 Thread Vinay Gakkhar.
Dear Rakesh, Thanks for your reply. Being a novice, i am unclear about how to plot my projection beyond the last bar using the shift feature available in the plot statements. Can you please tell me what exactly to write? I mean what exactly to write for getting the shift in the plot. I want to

Re: Re: [amibroker] TimeFrameGetPrice( "O", inDaily, 1)

2007-05-01 Thread Rakesh Sahgal
You "cant" predict the next day's opening. All you can do is play around with the data that already exists and maybe make a projection. Once you have that projection in place i.e. calculated, you can plot it beyond the last bar using the shift feature available in the plot statements R On 5/

Fwd: Re: [amibroker] TimeFrameGetPrice( "O", inDaily, 1)

2007-05-01 Thread Vinay Gakkhar.
Dear Rakesh, TimeFrameGetPrice( "O", inDaily, 1) will give me open price calculated for tomorrow. And I want it to be plotted in the bar next to the bar for today's open price. I will be thankful for guidance on how to plot it like this. Thanks. gakkhar --- Forwarded message --- From

[amibroker] TimeFrameGetPrice( "O", inDaily, 1)

2007-05-01 Thread Vinay Gakkhar.
Dear Prashanth, Data into the future past the last bar will come from "TimeFrameGetPrice( "O", inDaily, 1)". Thanks. gakkhar On Tue, 01 May 2007 20:55:08 +0530, Prashanth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > If there is no data (for next bar) how can it plot the same? > > Cheers > > Prash

[amibroker] Amibroker for Win32 not working - program will now shut down

2007-05-01 Thread bernardedmond01
Hi I (foolishly perhaps) downloaded a uTorrent program last night to download movies. This morning I find that AB works fine, except that when I complete a backtest the program crashes and gives me the above message. I'm not necessarily sure it's the uTorrent but it seems a massive coincidence.

RE: [amibroker] Problem with IB plug-in: "Symbol 'GBP' is invalid"

2007-05-01 Thread dbw451
Do you have the symbol names correct? Here are the 3 you listed: GBP.USD-IDEALPRO-CASH YM JUN 07-ECBOT-FUT INDU-NYSE-IND The symbol formats can be found near the bottom of the IB plugin documentation page: http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html Regards, David _ From:

Re: [amibroker] Problem with IB plug-in: "Symbol 'GBP' is invalid"

2007-05-01 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Hello, Please scroll down http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html and you will find "SYMBOLOGY" section. There you will find that correct symbols are, for example: GBP.USD-IDEALPRO-CASH Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: "dralexchambers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[amibroker] Problem with IB plug-in: "Symbol 'GBP' is invalid"

2007-05-01 Thread dralexchambers
Hello, I've seen this one rears it's ugly head a lot, but it's happening again. I have latest Amibroker and TWS software (871.3). I have installed the latest IB.dll plugin (1.6.8) as recommended by Thomasz in: http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html ...but I'm getting the "Invalid" message with

[amibroker] Re: How to change color of bar?

2007-05-01 Thread Lester Vanhoff
Her is the code layout: ... your code ... DynamicColour = IIf( your conditions here ); Plot( Close, "", DynamicColour, styleCandle );

[amibroker] How to change color of bar?

2007-05-01 Thread cstdc5588
I'm testing the indicator of vwma10. But the up bar have red color and down bar have green color. I want to change up bar to green color and down bar to red color. How can I do it? Below is the formula of vwma10. Graph0 = Sum((Volume*Close),5)/Sum (Volume,5); Thanks!

[amibroker] Re: Export script

2007-05-01 Thread Lester Vanhoff
One more link with AFL to export eod data: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/message/100418 > Why using a slow js script?. Code it in AFL and export from AA by hitting the > Scan button: > > http://www.amibroker.com/library/detail.php?id=327&hilite=fputs > > http://finance.groups

[amibroker] Re: adjusting candle width

2007-05-01 Thread Lester Vanhoff
view - zoom - play around with settings Lester --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, nasdaq trader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am trying to adjust the width of candles on charts. Can anyone tell me how > to do this? > > Thank you, > -VJ

[amibroker] Re: How To Get MarketID As Integer In Exploration?

2007-05-01 Thread Lester Vanhoff
Thanks, Graham, I somehow forgot about this. According to Help page for AddColumn() it should be 1.0 and not 1, but both versions work ok: AddColumn(MarketID(0), "Market ID", 1.0); Lester --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > try this > AddColumn( MarketID(0),

[amibroker] Re: Export script

2007-05-01 Thread Lester Vanhoff
Why using a slow js script?. Code it in AFL and export from AA by hitting the Scan button: http://www.amibroker.com/library/detail.php?id=327&hilite=fputs http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/message/104595 Lester > > Hello, > >I am using Export script(attached) but it has a pr

Re: [amibroker] TimeFrameGetPrice( "O", inDaily, 1)

2007-05-01 Thread Rakesh Sahgal
try this(shift feature in plot statements) and see if this is what you want plot(O,"PrevOpen",colorblack,stylethick,Null,Null,1); this will plot yesterday's open on today's date R On 5/1/07, Prashanth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, If there is no data (for next bar) how can it plot the

Re: [amibroker] Re: Account Margin

2007-05-01 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
MessageHello, You don't need to set for every stock. Just add single line to your formula MarginDeposit = -10; And it will work for all symbols under test. Yes account manager is going to be updated with margin and other features. Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Mes

Re: [amibroker] TimeFrameGetPrice( "O", inDaily, 1)

2007-05-01 Thread Prashanth
Hello, If there is no data (for next bar) how can it plot the same? Cheers Prashanth - Original Message - From: "Vinay Gakkhar." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "amibroker" Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 8:15 PM Subject: [amibroker] TimeFrameGetPrice( "O", inDaily, 1) > Perhaps i could not word

Re: [amibroker] Top of charts

2007-05-01 Thread Prashanth
GraphXSpace=(Specify a Number); Cheers Prashanth - Original Message - From: flydbus320 To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 8:56 PM Subject: [amibroker] Top of charts Is there a setting that can leave a gap at the top of charts. My price charts al

[amibroker] Top of charts

2007-05-01 Thread flydbus320
Is there a setting that can leave a gap at the top of charts. My price charts always touch the top of the chart and it is difficult to see the actual top of the price. I know you can change from automatic to a certain level, but i have to change it for every stock that i look at. Anybody has the sa

Re: [amibroker] Re: Account Margin

2007-05-01 Thread Dennis Brown
Hello, In the US, a day trading enabled account may have 25% margin (4x) without interest charges --as long as you do not hold a stock overnight. Dennis On May 1, 2007, at 9:09 AM, Tomasz Janeczko wrote: Hello, The idea behind CFD is very similar to futures, forex and other leveraged in

[amibroker] TimeFrameGetPrice( "O", inDaily, 1)

2007-05-01 Thread Vinay Gakkhar.
Perhaps i could not word my question correctly. Now I say it using different words. I want to plot TimeFrameGetPrice( "O", inDaily, 1) (not '-1', not '0', but '1') but I want the new chart to shift 1day into the future past the last bar. How can I do it? Thanks. gakkhar --- Forwarded mes

RE: [amibroker] Call a plot to a new window

2007-05-01 Thread David Smith
Thanks Bill, I'll read up about it then -Original Message- From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wavemechanic Sent: Wednesday, 2 May 2007 12:17 AM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [amibroker] Call a plot to a new window Briefly, use sta

Re: [amibroker] Call a plot to a new window

2007-05-01 Thread wavemechanic
MessageBriefly, use staticvarset() to define the value of "X" in a pane which can then be called by another formula in any pane by staticvarget(). See Help, AFL Library, and messages in this forum for fuller description and examples. Example - 1st pane: x = 5 * 32; staticvarset("x", x); //se

RE: [amibroker] Re: Account Margin

2007-05-01 Thread David Smith
Thanks Tomasz, I will try the future approach again & compare. I did like using the margin approach, its quite simple. I had read the manual carefully and thought that using the margin setting was appropriate for CFD's. I checked thru the trade database & was happy with the position size & trade

[amibroker] Trade profit - Margin based

2007-05-01 Thread Thomas Z.
Hello, The trade profit % is based of Return on Margin. This gives very quickly extreme values like 75000% in futures trading. I would much more like to have the Return on EquityAtEntry. Is there any way to override the build-in stats or is there any way to change the way how it works ? I

RE: [amibroker] Re: Help! How can I remove EOD data from an intraday database?

2007-05-01 Thread Paul Ho
Are you sure you want to do this? this is a dangerous operation. it could trash your database if you make a mistake. _ From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of fox97us Sent: Tuesday, 1 May 2007 2:14 PM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: [amibroker] Re: H

[amibroker] Re: 5 days momentum

2007-05-01 Thread veszka
I wrote this code: Cond1 = ADX(14) > 35 AND C > 50 AND PDI(14)>MDI(14) AND StochK(8,1) < 40; Buy = Cond1; Sell = BarsSince(Buy)>= 5 OR ApplyStop(stopTypeLoss, stopModePercent, 2, 0); How can I expand my buying condition like below? Thanks in advance! --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "veszka"

Re: [amibroker] Re: Account Margin

2007-05-01 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
MessageHello, The idea behind CFD is very similar to futures, forex and other leveraged instruments. Therefore personally I would use futures mode and MarginDeposit = -10 (negative deposit represents percentage). But you are of course free to use account margin if you like it better. Best reg

RE: [amibroker] Re: Account Margin

2007-05-01 Thread David Smith
Hi Tomasz. I am using the margin setting for CFD trading of stocks on the ASX Australian market which allow 10% margin trading. I did not mean to use it as a deposit function like futures, perhaps I have used the wrong terminology. For CFD's on 10 % margin, I can put up $1000 for a position size

Re: [amibroker] Re: Account Margin

2007-05-01 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
MessageAll these "explanations" below are wrong. When everything fails - read the manual. This "MarginRequirement" setting is the property of the BROKERAGE ACCOUNT - account margin (not position margin). It decides how much borrowed funds can be used. US regulations allow 50% margin ONLY. When

RE: [amibroker] Call a plot to a new window

2007-05-01 Thread David Smith
Hi Bill... I already have an indicator for my trigger, as defined in my system code eg LongTrigger = condition1 + Condition2 etc. But how do I call the LongTrigger to a new plot with a new window? It is possible? At the moment my call to plot (ie Plot(LongTrigger, "Long Trigger".etc) com

RE: [amibroker] Re: Account Margin

2007-05-01 Thread David Smith
Hi Bernard, try the following. As I understand position sizing, when you set position size it is setting the actual postion bought, so a $1000 deposit on 10 % margin will be a position size of $1. It also depends if you meant actual risk per trade or you meant a deposit of $1000 per trade