[amibroker] how to find time of hihest high/lowest low of each day?

2008-01-30 Thread asitasu
hi, i am very poor at programming. can any one help me to write afl code to develop exploration which will return the timeing of day's highest high/lowest low from 5-min intraday charts. say for example i want following result datehighesthigh timelowestestlow time 01/01/200

[amibroker] Re: Trading platform + AB

2008-01-30 Thread progster01
--- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "cstrader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To make a thicker line, just plot the same line a few times at small > increments. For instance, I use this function for indicators: Nice! I made a variation which parameterizes the thickness with an internal variable a

[amibroker] Re: Trading platform + AB

2008-01-30 Thread scourt2000
Thanks for the clarification Tomasz. You would get a lot of new business with direct chart trading capabilities. I think once all of the pieces are finally in place, you just need to put something together that's one level of abstraction up so common users aren't left with a bunch of basic

Re: [amibroker] Too many arguments error??

2008-01-30 Thread wavemechanic
IIF - immediate IF function Trading system toolbox SYNTAX iif( EXPRESSION, TRUE_PART, FALSE_PART ) RETURNS ARRAY - Original Message - From: Mohammed To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 8:01 PM Subject: [amibroker

[amibroker] Problem with ASCII data import.

2008-01-30 Thread bilbo0211
I downloaded some tick data from openTick. There are not enough entry fields to accommodate the data (the 24 fields listed below) How can I load the data into a database? --- date time type askPrice bidPrice askSize bidSize askExchange indicator tickIndicator mmid price size side volume s

[amibroker] Too many arguments error??

2008-01-30 Thread Mohammed
Hi, Any One can correct this mistake Please. y0=LastValue(Trough(L,5,2)); y1=LastValue(Trough(L,5,1)); x0=BarCount - 1 - LastValue(TroughBars(L,5,2)); x1=BarCount - 1 - LastValue(TroughBars(L,5,1)); Line = LineArray( x0, y0, x1, y1, 1 ); Plot(C, "C", colorBlack, styleCandle); Plot( Line, "Trend

RE: [amibroker] Re: Trading platform + AB

2008-01-30 Thread Jerry Gress
Hello Everyone and TJ, So does this mean in near future we can do chart trading? If so the criteria for Zen Fire data feed was to have chart trading thus opening up the fastest real time futures, currency (and I think stock) data feed. Wow!! Ninja charting here we come. Opps only problem is the d

[amibroker] Re: Import list of symbols / plugin feed

2008-01-30 Thread Barry Scarborough
I have been using IQ feed for a little while intraday and it does not need a list. It downloads data for all the symbols in the database when it starts. You can force backfill but I never tried that. If you need to import a list of symbols into AB use AmiQuote to do that. It will read a csv or

[amibroker] Re: Trading platform + AB

2008-01-30 Thread brian_z111
You guys are solid gold. Thanks to all. brian_z --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "cstrader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To make a thicker line, just plot the same line a few times at small > increments. For instance, I use this function for indicators: > > Hope it helps > > function Dr

RE: [amibroker] Re: Automatic Assigning Industries to Tickers with downloaded "Industries.js"

2008-01-30 Thread dingo
Send both to support then. d > -Original Message- > From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mikeleekc > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:01 AM > To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Automatic Assigning Industries to > Tickers wit

[amibroker] Re: An AB Design question for Tomasz - When does Buy and BuyPrice become active?

2008-01-30 Thread Barry Scarborough
Hi Dennis, Thanks again for the advice. I renamed the buy/sell/short/cover vars as you suggested. I was setting and then resetting these during the processing but now use other names until all the processing was complete and then set them along with price vars. When I did that it started worki

[amibroker] Re: Automatic Assigning Industries to Tickers with downloaded "Industries.js"

2008-01-30 Thread mikeleekc
My file is in the correct format but it still does not work. -- ML --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "dingo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If your file isn't in this format: > > ,, > > then it won't work. > > d

Re: [amibroker] Re: Trading platform + AB

2008-01-30 Thread cstrader
Oh, right.. the new stylecloud might be easier than my incremental line function which I just posted. - Original Message - From: Herman To: brian_z111 Cc: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Trading platform + AB

Re: [amibroker] Re: Trading platform + AB

2008-01-30 Thread cstrader
To make a thicker line, just plot the same line a few times at small increments. For instance, I use this function for indicators: Hope it helps function Drawthickline(Startpoint, DrawColor) { Offset = 0.01; if (ST == "ER") {Offset = .001;} if (ST == "YM") {Offset = .3;} if (ST == "EU" O

Re: [amibroker] Re: Trading platform + AB

2008-01-30 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Hello, Actually I decided to make it even simpler: GetCursorXPosition and GetCursorYPosition will return EMPTY (Null) values for all windows EXCEPT the one that received the mouse click. There will be new parameter mode that will allow to get the co-ordinates in physical pixels as well and t

[amibroker] Re: Trading platform + AB

2008-01-30 Thread brian_z111
>Chart-Trading is really the thing of the future. In Amibroker it is >possible to create VERY visually revealing charts/display that can >be interpreted by the trader a hundred times faster that scrolling >tables with lots of numbers Yes, Higgs post on the current speed of execution at the Mer

Re: [amibroker] Re: What is the wrong with this formula ?????????

2008-01-30 Thread ChrisB
Follow the help files. SYNTAX PlotText( ''text'', x, y, color, bkcolor = colorDefault ) so you can try PlotText("testing123", x0, y0, colorRed); Regards ChrisB Mohammed wrote: > > I try it many times, but I couldn't do it. > > Please help > > Regards, > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com > <

Re: [amibroker] Re: Trading platform + AB

2008-01-30 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Hello, The point is that you don't understand execution model of AB. If you click on ANY place chart pane, all panes belonging to given chart are refreshed. This is so because the SELECTED date/time changed for all panes and you want your custom Title, chart values, and indicators recalculated. Th

[amibroker] Re: Spurratic IQFeed volume errors?

2008-01-30 Thread John
Yes, I have seen volume errors. Deleting the symbol and re-adding it does solve it sometimes. I thought it was just me also. No clue on how to resolve the issue. Sometimes force backfill solves it, sometimes it doesn't. If you have a new watchlist this could take some time. John --- In amibrok

Re: [amibroker] Forex Backtest Question

2008-01-30 Thread ChrisB
G To get correct Fx backtesting dollar results you should have defined the following. 1. FuturesMode ON. 2. Roundlotsize = 1; 3. Ticksize of each pair 4. MarginDeposit for your account 5. PointValue for each pair 6. then either tell AB the position size you want or give it enuf details to wor

Re: [amibroker] Re: Thicker than stylethick - Is there such a line style ?

2008-01-30 Thread John CW
Second try ... sorry if this is a repeat. See attached file plotlinewidth.afl. I think it is bit better than using PlotOHLC(). amibrokerfan wrote: > > I have to agree with you here. Every other charting programs that I > have used have the ability to creat any thickest line except > Amibroker. E