Re: [amibroker] HOW TO PLOT RESULTS IN NEXT BARS

2007-06-03 Thread Rakesh Sahgal
For 1 bar after the last bar shift # is 1, for 2 bars after the last bar shift # is 2 and so on. The way you are doing it you are shifting the computed value just 1 bar to the right. So you need to write your plot statement keeping in view the number of bars you want to shift the data to the right

Re: [amibroker] CBT example for rotational mode?

2007-06-03 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Hello, You can use new backtestRegularRaw mode (see 4.96 docs). If you use Buy = 1; it will behave as rotational system as far as ENTRIES are considered. In this mode you can also control entries by 2 rankings using this: PositionScore = ..regular score. Buy = ... your condition from external f

[amibroker] problems with TRIN despite following http://www.amibroker.com/newsletter/04-2000

2007-06-03 Thread gborrageiro
hello all, I have followed the procedure in http://www.amibroker.com/newsletter/04-2000.html. TRIN appears to display correctly for ^NDX & ^FTSE but not for ^DJI & ^GSPC. I am not quite sure why as I have followed the same procedure for all indices. All the stocks that make up the indices have be

[amibroker] CBI: Getting Trade profit direction (bool IsLong)

2007-06-03 Thread trinolix
Hello, I need to access the trade direction inside my CBI code or in other words i want to know if trade.GetProfit comes from a long or short trade and depending on the direction i want to make different R- Multiple calculations. My calculation should look like if ( IsLong ) { RMultiple = tr

[amibroker] Help Required regarding ASCII import features

2007-06-03 Thread l_mazerbach
Hello, I was just wondering if I could import ASCII data in the form of tick data (Date, Time, Tick, Volime) in Amibroker. I don't ow Amibroker at the moment, but I tried to import tick data in a friend's Amibroker. The data got imported alright; however Amibroker always displays daily data!!

[amibroker] CBI: Getting Trade direction (bool IsLong)

2007-06-03 Thread Trinolix Derry
Hello, I need to access the trade direction inside my CBI code or in other words i want to know if trade.GetProfit comes from a long or short trades and depending on the direction i want to make different R-Multiple calculations. My calculation should look like if ( IsLong ) { RMultiple = trade.

Re: [amibroker] Help Required regarding ASCII import features

2007-06-03 Thread Prashanth
Hello, Go to File -> Database Settings. Change Time frame to Tick. Cheers Prashanth - Original Message - From: l_mazerbach To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 2:48 PM Subject: [amibroker] Help Required regarding ASCII import features Hello, I was

Re: [amibroker] CBI: Getting Trade direction (bool IsLong)

2007-06-03 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
>From User's Guide: http://www.amibroker.com/guide/a_custombacktest.html a.. bool IsLong True if trade is long, False otherwise So inside your custom backtester code write: if( trade.IsLong ) Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: Trinolix De

[amibroker] Is it possible to save report from exploration scan with automation interface

2007-06-03 Thread polomorabe
Hello, I'm trying to automate analysis exploration scans using the object automation intreface. I use the Explore() method, followed by the Report() method, in order to save the report to a text file. Interestingly, I test the result from the Report() call - it seems to work, but nothing is writte

[amibroker] Re: Bought-sold marking on chart

2007-06-03 Thread almirfa06
Dear Aff; Message # 110513 Thanks for the reply. I found it useful but not to full satisfaction. I like to know the gain or loss from the chart on any given day (changing as per cursor/bar movement)after purchasing of the stock. The display on the chart will be far better. Thanks.

[amibroker] HOW TO PLOT RESULTS IN NEXT BARS

2007-06-03 Thread Vinay Gakkhar.
Rakesh, Thanks, dear, for the advise. I will be thankful if you may please convert your advice into the required plot statement as I do not have the required expertise to write the plot statement myself. Thanks. gakkhar Sun, 03 Jun 2007 13:12:16 +0530, Rakesh Sahgal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

RE: [amibroker] Is it possible to save report from exploration scan with automation interface

2007-06-03 Thread dingo
The Explore method does NOT create a report. The only results you get are in the AA results grid. You can save those results by using the Export method. Pls refer to the AB OLE automation object model: http://www.amibroker.com/guide/objects.html d > -Original Message- > From: amibroker@

[amibroker] Re: Tricky AFL: Multiday Exploration With One Row Per Ticker?

2007-06-03 Thread chriswortho
Thanks Tomasz, that's totally schweet! --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Tomasz Janeczko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > Yes, there is and it is not tricky at all. > > Setup analysis range to 1 BAR only. > > Then in your formula write: > > Filter = ... your original > Filter = Sum

[amibroker] Re: Blau's Tick Volume Index

2007-06-03 Thread l_abarr
--- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "JD Fagan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "JD Fagan" wrote: > > > > --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "l_abarr" wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Does anyone know how to code William Blau's Tick Volume Indicator? > > > Blau de

[amibroker] Re: Is it possible to save report from exploration scan with automation interfac

2007-06-03 Thread polomorabe
Many thanks dingo. I missed the Export() method. That worked brilliantly. Paul --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "dingo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Explore method does NOT create a report. The only results you get are in > the AA results grid. You can save those results by using the Expo

[amibroker] Time range

2007-06-03 Thread borshaien
Is it somehow possible to divide the timeframe up into smaller "sectors" so that you could do individual analysis on each sector? If I wanted to divide the timeframe into 2 sectors each of 10 days I could investigate the first 10 secors by: Eg I can use z1=HHV(C,10); zb=hhhvbars(C,10

[amibroker] Why is my AA result and watchlist different after Explore?

2007-06-03 Thread Markus Hoffmann
Hi all, I have some strange behaviour with the Explore function and could not yet find out the reason, maybe somebody has an idea? I want to run an exploration over a symbol list (I did it with S&P500 and Prime All Share), and the filtered symbols should be stored in a watchlist. In the AA I sp

[amibroker] How to set and test the stop of a 30-minute Open Range Breakout?

2007-06-03 Thread Clement Chin
Hi, I want to put a Buy Stop 1-tick above the high of the 30-minute open range. Once entry, a lot of documentations use the low of the range as protective stop [put a Sell Stop at 1-tick below the low of the 30-minute range]. But, I want to use a 10-tick MM stop, which may be inside the 30

RE: [amibroker] Why is my AA result and watchlist different after Explore?

2007-06-03 Thread dingo
The question you should be asking yourself is "why did I choose to use a 'for loop'" .. d _ From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Markus Hoffmann Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 2:29 PM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: [amibroker] Why is my AA result

[amibroker] Why is my AA result and watchlist different after Explore?

2007-06-03 Thread Markus Hoffmann
Hi all, sorry, I re-post my question because the first one was sorted into a wrong thread. I have some strange behaviour with the Explore function and could not yet find out the reason, maybe somebody has an idea? I want to run an exploration over a symbol list (I did it with S&P500 and Prime

AW: [amibroker] Why is my AA result and watchlist different after Explore?

2007-06-03 Thread Markus Hoffmann
I think my problem is not related to the for-loop. In the meanwhile I replaxed it by: Filter = (AveTurnover > LowerTurnoverLimit) AND (AveClose > LowerStockPriceLimit); if(LastValue(Cum(Filter))) { CategoryAddSymbol( "", categoryWatchlist, DestinationWatchlist ); } The effect is still the sam

RE: [amibroker] Why is my AA result and watchlist different after Explore?

2007-06-03 Thread dingo
Ok then, To be on the AA result list all it has to do is pass the filter test but you're using another test (lastvalue(cum(filter to add to the watchlist. Try making them the exact same. Seems to me that's where the diff is.. Also make sure the CategoryRemoveSymbol("", categoryWatchlist

AW: [amibroker] Why is my AA result and watchlist different after Explore?

2007-06-03 Thread Markus Hoffmann
Hi Dingo, with the code which I posted, a symbol should be added to the watchlist EXACTLY when the Filter criteria is fulfilled (only if Filter == True then a symbol is added to AAs result list!). LastValue(Cum(Filter)) is exactly testing for Filter == True (means at least for one bar the Filter

RE: [amibroker] Why is my AA result and watchlist different after Explore?

2007-06-03 Thread dingo
Then I suggest you write some code to compare the 2. Your understanding might be wrong. d _ From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Markus Hoffmann Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 5:12 PM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: AW: [amibroker] Why is my AA r

AW: [amibroker] Why is my AA result and watchlist different after Explore?

2007-06-03 Thread Markus Hoffmann
I did some more investigations and found the reason for the mismatch: The Cum() and also the for-loop operate on an array which spans the complete data range of the symbol and not only the range (e.g. n=1 bar or date range) which was covered by the AA. Now, what I would need to get the right watchl

[amibroker] Trend definition code - forward looking

2007-06-03 Thread chetan_gariki
Hello All, here is some code taken from somewhere on the forum; the code is excellent in its definition of trend; but unfortunately i think it depends on future info due to the use of Zig-Zag function within most of the functions used in the code. is there any way around it? i mean anyway to h

[amibroker] CFDs and Financing Costs

2007-06-03 Thread bernardedmond01
I know there are some forum members who regularly trade CFDs. To those,I'd like to ask, how do I build in assumptions about financing costs into my backtesting? Thanks

Re: [amibroker] CFDs and Financing Costs

2007-06-03 Thread David Smith
Bernard.. 2 suggestions, first you could calculate it on the fly by using position size, (any you would need to keep track of the days in position) & add to the final exit commission cost. Secondly, a rough method is to run your system & using the average days in trade & average trade size cal

RE: [amibroker] CFDs and Financing Costs

2007-06-03 Thread Paul Ho
Margin Deposit _ From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bernardedmond01 Sent: Monday, 4 June 2007 8:40 AM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: [amibroker] CFDs and Financing Costs I know there are some forum members who regularly trade CFDs. To those

[amibroker] Re: I am suspicious that I found an AFL AB bug

2007-06-03 Thread indo26_slate
thanks Tomasz Janeczko --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Tomasz Janeczko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is not a bug. Your code simply does not initialize variable properly > and you refer to uninitialized array elements (you are reading array elements > that you never written to) > >

[amibroker] Re: I am suspicious that I found an AFL AB bug

2007-06-03 Thread indo26_slate
Hi Graham, Tomasz Janeczko cleared this issue up for me, and I'm glad there is not bug, and it was my misunderstanding about AFL instead. Graham you mentioned that I could easily just explore for the results instead of using debug? Sounds good, but I'm not sure how to do that. I'll see if the

[amibroker] Re: CFDs and Financing Costs

2007-06-03 Thread bernardedmond01
Dave Thanks, I think I'll try that idea (no. of trading days and add to commission cost) since (1) by their very nature, you'd only want to be in a CFD position for I guess max a couple of weeks and (2) it's only whether there's any impact on the system, as you say. Cheers, Bernard --- In amibr

[amibroker] Re: Error - No chart Display

2007-06-03 Thread chwinc2000
Hello Tomasz, I determine the line of code which caused this error. IBC = GETTRADINGINTERFACE("IB"). Is the function GettradingInterface un-usabale in Vista or the IB interface not Vista compatiable? Can you please help me resolve this issue? Here are my Amibroker specs Amibroker RT 4.90.5 I

Re: [amibroker] Why is my AA result and watchlist different after Explore?

2007-06-03 Thread Markus Hoffmann
I solved the issue: Range = Status("barinrange"); Seems to work fine for me ... _ Von: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Markus Hoffmann Gesendet: Montag, 4. Juni 2007 00:17 An: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Betreff: AW: [amibroker] Why is my AA result an