Re: [amibroker] Re: Buggy install or what?

2007-06-29 Thread Tomasz Janeczko (groups)
Most probably you have hardware problem (memory timing problems or underpowered power supply) which results in instability. Use "torture test" in Prime95 program to check your hardware for stability. Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: "Homar Simpson"

Re: [amibroker] Re: Deleting quotes - Tomaz ?

2007-06-29 Thread Tomasz Janeczko (groups)
AmiBroker User's ListSelect a quote and use Edit->Delete Session Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: Kapil Marwaha To: Amibroker Y Gp Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:44 PM Subject: [amibroker] Re: Deleting quotes - Tomaz ? Hi Tomaz, I

[amibroker] Re: plotting equity curve and using stats

2007-06-29 Thread gp_sydney
Hugh, The Equity function cannot be used to generate rules for the Buy & Sell arrays. That function evaluates all your rules and comes up with the equity data all in a single function call, so you cannot make it iterative per bar. To make buy, sell and position size decisions based on current equ

[amibroker] Re: close trades on equity drawdown

2007-06-29 Thread gp_sydney
Assuming those two trades are in different stocks, I think you may need to use the custom backtester interface. If they were both long trades, or both short trades, you might have been able to do something with AddToComposite and then ApplyStop with a percentage drop, but I can't think how that wo

[amibroker] placing markers with plotshapes

2007-06-29 Thread phlsti
Just as an addition to the thread about getting markers to show at the bottom of a chart, I found that on stock charts where many different intervals were used (40-47 with QCOM, but 130-180 with RIMM), the 'bottom' of the chart is not the same, so to get the markers away from the bar, but still be

[amibroker] Re: plotting equity curve and using stats

2007-06-29 Thread gp_sydney
Herman, > Equity feedback or Trading the Equity can be done by modifying your > signals after calling e=equity() and using e or its derivations, in > the formulation of your signals. Wouldn't that then involve an iterative methodology, since the equity is dependant on the signals and then the sig

Re: [amibroker] Entry Time Delay

2007-06-29 Thread Ed Middleton
Herman, Actually I think you meant to type: Buy = Buy AND BarsSince(Sell)>=5 AND BarsSince(Cover) >=5; similarily, Short = Short AND BarsSince(Sell)>=5 AND BarsSince(Cover) >=5; In my head this should only allow a "Buy" (or "Short") 5 bars after the last trade exit. Now the problem wit

[amibroker] setpositionsize for shares (setpostionsize(spsvalue,value))

2007-06-29 Thread huandy631
I have set the postion size as $30,000, but when i run a backtest different actual position are entered. There is enough initial equity to enter the trades. Anyone got a suggestion? Hugh

[amibroker] DDE feed for SAFEX futures contracts

2007-06-29 Thread huandy631
Does anyone know where I can find a real time feed for SAFEX All Share futures contracts? I'll then pull them into AB. I can get them off Bloomberg, but I'm looking for a cheaper system. Hugh

[amibroker] Re: close trades on equity drawdown

2007-06-29 Thread huandy631
Thanks, I've written some code in custom backtester which seems to be working. Do you know of a better way to find out which bar the trade opens than using if(Openpos.barsintrade==1)...? this seems less direct that the isentry() command. Hugh --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "gp_sydney" <[EMA

Re: [amibroker] Up-to-date Nasdaq tickerlist to AmiQuote

2007-06-29 Thread Henrik Rasmussen
I have always downloaded the list from the NASDAQ web site. Rik On 6/27/07, jocinet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Does anybody know where is an up-to-date tickerlist of Nasdaq available on the net? I need it to use in Amiquote and want to spare the time to create one. Thx for your help in advanc

[amibroker] Re: Up-to-date Nasdaq tickerlist to AmiQuote

2007-06-29 Thread areehoi
I don't know your purpose in acquiring the Nasdaq symbol list. If it is to build an Amibroker database there is a much simpler way. Jim Swindle has (periodically)updated the USStocks database (hemscott) with current data from the entire Yahoo database. This of course includes all the Nasdaq stocks

[amibroker] Tom, getting error popup every time I start AB

2007-06-29 Thread lifes_student_1
"Data Components Registry Key Missing!" I have the EOD version. How can I get rid of this?

[amibroker] RE: Please Help, What wrong with this codes

2007-06-29 Thread wongloktim
It Return nothing SECTION_BEGIN("Z Trailing Stop"); SetChartOptions(0,chartShowArrows|chartShowDates); _N(Title = FullName()+StrFormat(" {{NAME}} - {{INTERVAL}} {{DATE}} Open %g, Hi %g, Lo %g, Close %g (%.1f%%) {{VALUES}}", O, H, L, C, SelectedValue( ROC( C, 1 ) ) )); Plot( C,"Price",colorBlack

[amibroker] Up-to-date Nasdaq tickerlist to AmiQuote

2007-06-29 Thread Ronald Davis
I just now checked the Swindle update site and the 2007.05.24 update data looks like it is still working. Ron D http://www.icc-az.com/Update-AB.html - Original Message - From: areehoi To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 9:37 AM Subje

Re: [amibroker] Re: Up-to-date Nasdaq tickerlist to AmiQuote

2007-06-29 Thread Ronald Davis
I just now checked the Swindle update site and the 2007.05.24 update data looks like it is still working. Ron D http://www.icc-az.com/Update-AB.html - Original Message - From: areehoi To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 9:37 AM Subject: [amibroker] Re

Re: [amibroker] Re: Up-to-date Nasdaq tickerlist to AmiQuote

2007-06-29 Thread Howard B
Here is a link to the NASDAQ site and their listing of the NASDAQ 100: http://dynamic.nasdaq.com/dynamic/nasdaq100_activity.stm And here is a link to a page with that and other links that might be helpful: http://www.quantitativetradingsystems.com/resources.html Thanks, Howard www.quantitative

Re: [amibroker] RE: Please Help, What wrong with this codes

2007-06-29 Thread vikas soni
hi wongloktim, try this now.. _SECTION_BEGIN( "Z Trailing Stop"); SetChartOptions( 0,chartShowArrows|chartShowDates ); _N(Title = FullName()+StrFormat(" {{NAME}} - {{INTERVAL}} {{DATE}} Open %g, Hi %g, Lo %g, Close %g (%.1f%%) {{VALUES}}", O, H, L, C, SelectedValue( ROC( C, 1 ) ) )); Plot( C,"Pri

[amibroker] Please Help

2007-06-29 Thread veysel serbes
during the autotrade with IB I use moneymonagment stoploss and profittarget orders. 1) will ý send these orders to IB as soon as ý enter the position. Then how ý will write the code? 2.Or keep them in AB and when they are required the send then ý will send them to the IB using Lastvalue() fuc

[amibroker] Re: Deleting quotes - Tomaz ?

2007-06-29 Thread Kapil Marwaha
Dear Tomasz, Thank you very much. Didn't know it was that simple. I had tried everything and know almost every nook and corner of your software, somehow missed this. Any way thanks a ton, and your piece of art (Amibroker) rocks. Take care, Warm Regards, Kapil Marwaha

Re: [amibroker] Tom, getting error popup every time I start AB

2007-06-29 Thread Tomasz Janeczko (groups)
Hello, Probably you were using trial of QuotesPlus but did not continue with it. Now you need to delete QP2.DLL from Plugins subfolder. Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: "lifes_student_1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 4:54 PM Su

[amibroker] Re: amibroker profesional with iqfeed

2007-06-29 Thread eric tao
never tried on eurex futures, but for US index futures, iqfeed is fine as long as you set 1 minute as base time interval. there are some issues with second or tick data even with the recent intraday/eod upgrade. BR Eric --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "agauthe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

[amibroker] Re: Please Help

2007-06-29 Thread eric tao
to answer 1st question, yes I will send the order as soon as my setup is triggered. and I didn't quite get your 2nd question. Eric --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, veysel serbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > during the autotrade with IB I use moneymonagment > stoploss and profittarget orders

[amibroker] Re: What am I not comprehending here, thought PlotShapes worked within backtest

2007-06-29 Thread Homar Simpson
Ok , so in a scan or backtest you can't 'enhance' the chart feedback by plotting entry price or other details? I was pretty sure there were examples of doing that in quite a few places. Maybe you misunderstood my problem. Lets say I want to draw a line at the entry price, can't that be done??

[amibroker] Re: What am I not comprehending here, thought PlotShapes worked within backtest

2007-06-29 Thread Homar Simpson
Ok , so in a scan or backtest you can't 'enhance' the chart feedback by plotting entry price or other details? I was pretty sure there were examples of doing that in quite a few places. Maybe you misunderstood my problem. I actually WANT to plot something as part of the backtest. Lets say I want t

[amibroker] Re: Buggy install or what?

2007-06-29 Thread Homar Simpson
Guess you didn't see my previous post, I concluded that some code that was buried within a chart was causing a conflict. A clean chart works fine. I could not determine the exact code that is problematic. I know folks are often pointed toward memory or hardware, but I suspect that is actually

Re: [amibroker] Re: plotting equity curve and using stats

2007-06-29 Thread Graham
Don't forget the Equity() only calculates for the single symbol, not for portfolio -- Cheers Graham AB-Write >< Professional AFL Writing Service Yes, I write AFL code to your requirements http://www.aflwriting.com On 29/06/07, Herman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Might depend on your applicatio

Re: [amibroker] setpositionsize for shares (setpostionsize(spsvalue,value))

2007-06-29 Thread Graham
How different are the sizes? Rounding to share number? Is the limitations for daily volume turned on in analysis window settings? -- Cheers Graham AB-Write >< Professional AFL Writing Service Yes, I write AFL code to your requirements http://www.aflwriting.com On 29/06/07, huandy631 <[EMAIL PR

Re: [amibroker] Re: What am I not comprehending here, thought PlotShapes worked within backtest

2007-06-29 Thread Graham
use buyprice or other trade prices that you define in your code or settings -- Cheers Graham AB-Write >< Professional AFL Writing Service Yes, I write AFL code to your requirements http://www.aflwriting.com On 30/06/07, Homar Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok , so in a scan or backtest yo

[amibroker] Re: What am I not comprehending here, thought PlotShapes worked within backtest

2007-06-29 Thread Homar Simpson
Sorry, I think we're still on different wavelengths. Apparently the only way to display these plots is to embed them in the chart itself , not from externally run scans, backtests, or explores. Is that the problem? So I have to paste the plot code into the chart as a separate piece of afl cod

[amibroker] Re: Buggy install or what?

2007-06-29 Thread Fred
We saw it ... and yes ... you are "blessed" ... --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Homar Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Guess you didn't see my previous post, I concluded that some code > that was buried within a chart was causing a conflict. A clean chart > works fine. I could not dete

Re: [amibroker] Re: What am I not comprehending here, thought PlotShapes worked within backtest

2007-06-29 Thread Graham
You can select the Show Trading Arrows in parameters window for any chart. then after a backtest you will see what was traded in the backtest -- Cheers Graham AB-Write >< Professional AFL Writing Service Yes, I write AFL code to your requirements http://www.aflwriting.com On 30/06/07, Homar Si

[amibroker] Re: Buggy install or what?

2007-06-29 Thread Homar Simpson
Very kind of you to say so. I was speking directly to Tomasz, so using the imperial we in not appropriate in this case. And since you are extra sharp today, have you followed the Abbot and Costello routine with regard to my other question. Getting a straight answer here is about as eas

[amibroker] Re: Buggy install or what?

2007-06-29 Thread Homar Simpson
Very kind of you to say so. I was speaking directly to Tomasz, so using the imperial we in not appropriate in this case. And since you are extra sharp today, have you followed the Abbot and Costello routine with regard to my other question. Getting a straight answer here is about as easy as ge

RE: [amibroker] Re: Buggy install or what?

2007-06-29 Thread Don Lindberg
Homer, The fact that you don't get much help from members of this forum has much more to do with your attitude then it does with your "unique" problems. You are forever bad mouthing various aspects of AmiBroker and/or forum members. Have you given any thought to going over to MetaStock or Trade S

[amibroker] Re: Buggy install or what?

2007-06-29 Thread Homar Simpson
I posted a few times with legitimate complaints that some here, in a show of infantilism, took personally. I got a few straight answers to some questions, but as with the latest two issues, I'm getting irrelevant responses, as if the questions were read as quickly as possible, and boilerplate

[amibroker] And furthermore

2007-06-29 Thread Homar Simpson
I have also said on more than one occasion that I think the program is quite powerful and useful. That has nothing to do with any bugs, difficult and opaque methods, etc, that I may comment on.

[amibroker] On second thought

2007-06-29 Thread Homar Simpson
Maybe you're right, thats why I haven't gotten an answer to the simple question about plotting. I'll have to rejoin the group as HumbleManPleaseHelpMe. Look for me.

[amibroker] Pane bsed programming

2007-06-29 Thread kar_avi
Is pane based manipulation possible in Amibroker? For example in one pane we plot price bar and based on conditions C > O and V > Ref(V, -2), plot a custom indicator on a second pane, and based on the results of the second pane along with range bar analysis like customIndicatorin2ndpane = 5 and (C-