[amibroker] Equity in a loop

2008-03-06 Thread rhoemke
As i want to compare equities of several systems within a chart, i try to program equityline within a loop. But i got a problem which i cannot solve. Maybe somebody can help me. This is my code, but it seems that it adds a position with every signal and i want just 1 contract/share in a position a

[amibroker] Re: Calendar Effect Part 2 ?

2008-03-06 Thread brian_z111
Thanks, That was quick. It must have been too easy. I'll try a harder one next time. If you can write it, I can roadtest it (I'll try it later). At first read it looks good (you definitely ironed out a couple of the kinks). All good ideas will be written into the UKB code. brian_z --- In a

Re: [amibroker] Anthony RE: EW

2008-03-06 Thread wavemechanic
My comment was based on the absence of the things that generate a valid wave count, irrespective of the type of EW that one follows. Bill - Original Message - From: "mytakeismine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:27 PM Subject: [amibroker] Anthony RE: EW > An

[amibroker] Anthony RE: EW

2008-03-06 Thread mytakeismine
Anthony All I see is a red zig line... the rest isn't plotting? Sounds like wavemechanic is seeing the same!!?? thanks kj ps what are you seeing

Re: [amibroker] Elliott waves

2008-03-06 Thread wavemechanic
The program finds peaks and troughs (as others in the library) but it ain't EW. Bill - Original Message - From: Anthony Faragasso To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 10:22 PM Subject: Re: [amibroker] Elliott waves Elliot Wave.afl X=BarIndex(

Re: [amibroker] Re: Calendar Effect Part 2 ?

2008-03-06 Thread Steve Dugas
Hi - I noticed your code assumes 5 days per week, so I tried to tweak it a little to account for holiday weeks and also added some code to sum up the days. It's untested but we can keep our fingers crossed... 8 - ) Steve WeekDay = DayOfWeek(); BeginWeek = WeekDay < ref( WeekDay, -1 ); EndWeek

Re: [amibroker] Elliott waves

2008-03-06 Thread Anthony Faragasso
Elliot Wave.afl X=BarIndex(); p=Param("p",5,5,30,5); z=Zig(C,p);Plot(C,"C",1,64); CONDP=PeakBars(C,P)==0;SP=Cum(CONDP); EP1=ValueWhen(CONDP,C,1);TP1=ValueWhen(CONDP,X,1); EP2=ValueWhen(CONDP,C,2);TP2=ValueWhen(CONDP,X,2); EP3=ValueWhen(CONDP,C,3);TP3=ValueWhen(CONDP,X,3); EP4=ValueWh

RE: [AmiBroker] RE: IFF AND None for color conditions

2008-03-06 Thread Mr. Valley
I don't think you can mix plot styles inline, try ... Cond1 = StochD(7) > 70; Cond2 = StochD(7) < 30; Color = IIf(Cond1 ==1,5,IIf(Cond2 ==1,4,colorDefault)); Plot(Close,"Close",1, 4); Plot(Close,"",Color,styleCloud ); -Original Message- From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL P

Re: [amibroker] Elliott waves

2008-03-06 Thread wavemechanic
Do you think that AGet provides good EW analysis? In any case, to answer your question you would have to program what you want. Bill - Original Message - From: "mariancostin22" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 4:30 PM Subject: [amibroker] Elliott waves > Hi, I

[amibroker] Re: Quote import not working - help needed

2008-03-06 Thread tuzo_wilson
--- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, inv learn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > function importquotes() > { > filename = "C:\\myquotes\\quotes.csv"; > AmiBroker = new ActiveXObject("Broker.Application" ); > > AmiBroker.Import( 0, filename, "new1.format" ); > AmiBroker.RefreshAll();

Re: [amibroker] I'.m new to amibroker

2008-03-06 Thread Prashanth
Hello Sandeep, You can find AmiBroker software on www.amibroker.com Data is available Free from Yahoo and also a yahoo group called BSE-NSE2005 Cheers Prashanth - Original Message - From: "aron_aran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 7:24 PM Subject: [amibroker]

[amibroker] Quote import not working - help needed

2008-03-06 Thread inv learn
hello everyone, i have written a script to import quotes into amibroker, but the quotes don't appear in ami and I dont get any error messages either. is there somethig i am doing wrong, or is it that this method cannot be used anymore? references : http://www.amibroker.com/guide/objects.html

Re: [amibroker] (Price * Vol ) as a new indicator?

2008-03-06 Thread Kethek Ogleng
Thanks Mr. Janeczko, I will try both formulas and report to you the results. I hv noticed that you hv been verey helpfull to list members. God bless you. Regards, Kethek - Original Message From: Tomasz Janeczko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 7, 200

Re: [amibroker] DJI chart

2008-03-06 Thread Kethek Ogleng
Thanks Jerry and Steve, You both were right that the problem was on the data. I found that DJI data values on 23/02 was zero. When I deleted the data, everything was back to normal. Thanks again. Rgds, Kethek - Original Message From: Jerry Gress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: amibroker@yahoo

[amibroker] Re: Calendar Effect Part 2 ?

2008-03-06 Thread brian_z111
//P_WeeklyHL // Day of week numerical descriptor is from 0 == Sunday to 6 == Saturday // Indentifies which day had the low and the high for the week // Export to Excel for counting // Note Excel has an upper limit of approx 65000 rows Filter = 1; WeeklyHigh = IIf(DayOfWeek() == 5, HHV(H,5),0);

[amibroker] Calendar Effect Part 2 ?

2008-03-06 Thread brian_z111
Code tweaking required. I have posted a short exploration to report the days when the weekly high and low occurs (at the UKB). At the moment I am exporting to a spreadsheet to total the number of times it happens on a Mon or Tue etc. If anybody would like to have a go at improving, or completi

[amibroker] Re: trading rule checking another index?

2008-03-06 Thread Mike
Have a look at SetForeign/RestorePriceArrays http://www.amibroker.com/guide/afl/afl_view.php?id=247 SetForeign("some other symbol name"); Buy = Cross(Close, MA(Close, 30)); Sell = ...; RestorePriceArrays(); The Buy and Sell will apply to the active symbol (e.g. Apple), but the O/H/L/C will be v

[amibroker] Re: Yahoo adjustment errors.

2008-03-06 Thread brian_z111
Hello Anil, Please refer to the Users Guide (Help Manual). http://www.amibroker.com/guide/ There is a reference section in the manual: http://www.amibroker.com/guide/AFL.html plus a tutorial: http://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_understandafl.html If you don't understand anything please ask the

[amibroker] trading rule checking another index?

2008-03-06 Thread gonzagags
Hello Is it possible to code a rule that buy or sell any ticker, but checking Nasdaq100 index, for example? An example could be if cross close with ma(c,30), but checking the nasdaq index, I buy Apple.. Thanx

[amibroker] Elliott waves

2008-03-06 Thread mariancostin22
Hi, I am new to Amibroker family, and I am interested in Elliott wave. There are any indicator similar to those of advancet get? Forgive my English. Thank you

Re: [amibroker] esignal for amibroker

2008-03-06 Thread Kourosh Ghassemieh
mariancostin22 wrote: > Hi, I have a problem with actualizationes of data, I explain, I made an > account on esignal for real-time data, the only sign that this updating > is INDU , I entered GBPJPY GBPUSD USDJPY, etc., but does not have data. > I appeal to esignal, and they have told me that

[amibroker] Re: Sell trigger

2008-03-06 Thread Mike
Applying Steve's answer generically, such that you can test different periods, you can use the Sum function http://www.amibroker.com/guide/afl/afl_view.php?name=sum periods = Optimize("Periods", 2, 2, 5, 1); Sell = Sum(Close < Ref(Close, -1), periods) == periods; --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.c

[amibroker] Re: Artificial ticker

2008-03-06 Thread Mike
Have a look at the user guide for AddToComposite. It covers this type of operation. http://www.amibroker.com/guide/a_addtocomposite.html Also, Hermen's guide, which goes into much more detail. http://www.amibroker.net/3rdparty/IntroToAtc.pdf Mike --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Louis Préfo

Re: [amibroker] indicators file needed

2008-03-06 Thread wavemechanic
Before diving in you need to download and become familiar with the Users Guide, including these sections. http://www.amibroker.com/guide/environ.html http://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_dragdrop.html Then you will learn that CCI() is supplied, how to place built-in indicators on a chart and how

[amibroker] Re: Artificial ticker

2008-03-06 Thread Mike
Thomas, You only need to run the formula once (use selected symbol option from AA window on any symbol), then you can reference the symbol from any _other_ script as applied against any number of symbols. Or, if you are trying to include the code segment within some other script applied to mul

Re: [amibroker] Sell trigger

2008-03-06 Thread Steve Dugas
If you want to exit after 2 consecutive lower closes, try this... Sell = Close < ref( Close, -1 ) AND ref( Close, -1 ) < ref( Close, -2 ); Steve - Original Message - From: "Steve Carlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Amibroker" Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 6:05 AM Subject: [amibroker] Se

RE: [amibroker] DJI chart

2008-03-06 Thread Jerry Gress
To edit price , close down real time if needed, then > Symbol, Quote Editor, find date of error, correct price, click on another other price somewhere else to see if price of error will be changed, then save. Then sometimes this works and sometimes not. Will not work in Real time and sometimes bett

Re: [amibroker] DJI chart

2008-03-06 Thread Steve Dugas
Hi - It just looks like your data has a DJI low of zero for that day - go to Symbol > Quote Editor and set it to correct value. I don't know who your data provider is but if it should go back to zero again you may need to contact them and have them correct it... Steve - Original Message -

Re: [amibroker] (Price * Vol ) as a new indicator?

2008-03-06 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Hello, I think that the previous code may be too much complicated. For simple C * V chart, with 2 different averages use this: Period1 = Param("Sum period1", 15, 1, 100 ); Period2 = Param("Sum period2", 25, 1, 100 ); Plot( MA( C * V, Period1 ), "MA(C*V,"+Period1+")", colorRed ); Plot( MA(

Re: [amibroker] (Price * Vol ) as a new indicator?

2008-03-06 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Hello, The following should do the work. It checks the lookback-day change in price and volume. If both are positive then "1" is the result, otherwise -1. Then such binary signal is summed up over period-bars. Lookback = Param("Change lookback", 1, 1, 100 ); ChgPrice = ROC( C, Lookback ); Ch

[amibroker] I'.m new to amibroker

2008-03-06 Thread aron_aran
hi everyone, Im sandeep from hyderabad.I have started investing in stock markets from the past one year,now i want learn about technical analysis and amibroker.It would be of great help if someone can tell me where can i find the software and the data that is to be uploaded into the software. pl

[amibroker] esignal for amibroker

2008-03-06 Thread mariancostin22
Hi, I have a problem with actualizationes of data, I explain, I made an account on esignal for real-time data, the only sign that this updating is INDU , I entered GBPJPY GBPUSD USDJPY, etc., but does not have data. I appeal to esignal, and they have told me that for his part throughout this ok

[amibroker] Amibroker charts with EFX GROUP currency feed.

2008-03-06 Thread abikambic
With the EFX GROUP data feed can I build 12 hour and daily charts 1 Bar at a time from the EFX data feed. I need both 12 hour and daily charts I would build 1 bar at a time to both be "ask and bid" based charts. Is this possible to get bid and ask based charts. I only need one daily bar and on

[amibroker] (Price * Vol ) as a new indicator?

2008-03-06 Thread Kethek Ogleng
Hi, I am not an IT guy, so it is rather hard for me to learn AFL and its logic. I am wondering if someone has written a formula based on (Price * Vol). Logically, when Price or Vol goes up, the chart (price * vol) goes up too, so this is a buy or uptrend signals. The reversal would be when pric

[amibroker] Trade Delays

2008-03-06 Thread Steve Carlsson
Hello all I have been testing a system with trade delays set to 1 for long short entry exit in the backtester and keep getting very different results if I alternatively code settradedealys(1,1,1,1) in the code. The results are hugely different Just to clarify, when the settradedelays is used

[amibroker] Sell trigger

2008-03-06 Thread Steve Carlsson
Hello Can anyone offer some help please... I want my trades to exit if the sell condition below is met: Sell= C < Ref(LLV(C,2),-1); What it is supposed to do is exit a trade if the closing price is lower for 2 consecutive days...the 2 is a variable I want to test My other effort at this f

[amibroker] DJI chart

2008-03-06 Thread Kethek Ogleng
Hi, I am a newbie. Does anyone have experince like I have? Out of the blue, a black vertical solid line crossed the price chart on 2/23/08 and price scale changed from 0 to 14,000, so the chart become flattened (please refer to the attachment). But when I moved back the arrow to the date 2/23/0

[amibroker] indicators file needed

2008-03-06 Thread pinkglassfairy
hi i just got the new amibroker 5 but the issue is it doesnt have cpl of indicators as chaikin MFI , also i need another help from anyone who can code in afl ...i need a indicator where it plots cci(72) for eod data and cci(14) for weekly charts ...to plot both the cci's on same graph. thanx n hi

[amibroker] Setting synbol specific parameters

2008-03-06 Thread louis.lotter
I use the Percent Bands feature as one of my key metrics in AmiBroker but would like to set the Width% uniquely for each Symbol. Does anyone know how to do that?

Re: [amibroker] GFX for an organized Title Statement

2008-03-06 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
I belive that appropriate sample is "Example 2. Formatted (table-like) output sample using low-level gfx functions" in: http://www.amibroker.com/guide/a_lowlevelgfx.html Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: Ken Close To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com

Re: [SPAM] [amibroker] Fast Stochastic in Amibroker?

2008-03-06 Thread Fred
david1000d wrote: > > Hi Guys, > Is there an in-built Fast Stochastic indicator in Amibroker? I've been > looking but I can only find slow, > thank you, > David > > test

[amibroker] GFX for an organized Title Statement

2008-03-06 Thread Ken Close
Does anyone have any GFX code you would be willing to share that puts up an organized (like in a grid) Title statement. Something like: Results..1 Mon Ago.3 Mon Ago Port.1.5%..3.2% Index-8%...-9.2% as an example. I have exper

RE: [amibroker] OT: IB Furnished Sch-D (Original Topic Was "For Excel 2007 users")

2008-03-06 Thread dingo
We and the IRS are gonna have mucho fun with this! d > -Original Message- > From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phsst > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:43 AM > To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [amibroker] OT: IB Furnished Sch-D (Original T

Re: [amibroker] Sequential Optimizations for independent variables

2008-03-06 Thread Howard B
Hi Ton -- A comment on your example of insisting on fast being less than slow in your example code --- I understand that that might just have been an example for ease of understanding. But when the moving average lengths are fast < slow, the system is trend following; when fast > slow, the syste

[amibroker] OT: IB Furnished Sch-D (Original Topic Was "For Excel 2007 users")

2008-03-06 Thread Phsst
Early in February Interactive Brokers reported that they had a problem with their Sch-D's and hoped to have them fixed by 02/28/08. There are no longer any messages about problems with the Sch-D, HOWEVER the current message related to their final Sch-D states: "Please note there may be discrepa

Re: [amibroker] Re: Artificial ticker

2008-03-06 Thread Louis Préfontaine
Hi Mike, I am interested in that too. I tried the formula, but it's only an average of both tickers. I'd like to find a way to create my own index. e.g. combine 5-10 tickers and adding all their close, high, low, open, volume to get a super-index for those 5-10 tickers. Is it possible? Thanks

Re: [amibroker] Re: Replace O H L in Fast Stochastic

2008-03-06 Thread Ara Kaloustian
David, you apparently want to reconstruct the stochastic your own way. Here is the formula for a stochastic ... replace the components as you wish: Stoc = ((Issue_C - LLV(Issue_L,Period)) / (HHV(Issue_H,Period) - LLV(Issue_L,Period))) * 100; %K = MA(Stoc,3); %D = MA(%K,3);

[amibroker] Re: Replace O H L in Fast Stochastic

2008-03-06 Thread david1000d
Hi, I thought that the SetForeign function only allowed me to replace the ticker data with that of a different symbol, as opposed to replacing it with a set variable, an I wrong?? kind regards, David. --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Tomasz Janeczko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > SetForeig

Re: [amibroker] Replace O H L in Fast Stochastic

2008-03-06 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
SetForeign function. Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: "david1000d" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 3:36 PM Subject: [amibroker] Replace O H L in Fast Stochastic > Hi Guys, > I need to replace the default O,H,L values in the

[amibroker] Replace O H L in Fast Stochastic

2008-03-06 Thread david1000d
Hi Guys, I need to replace the default O,H,L values in the Fast Stochastic with my own variables. I can't see where I can do this, any ideas?? thank you in advance for your help

[amibroker] Re: Fast Stochastic in Amibroker?

2008-03-06 Thread david1000d
Thank you Tomasz --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Tomasz Janeczko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Fast Stochastic is the same as slow stochastic with averaging period (2nd parameter - ksmooth) equal to 1 (no smoothing). > > Best regards, > Tomasz Janeczko > amibroker.com > - Original Mes

Re: [amibroker] Re: Artificial ticker

2008-03-06 Thread Thomas Ludwig
Mike, thanks for your reply. In fact, I had tried the ATC solution before. The problem: When used as an indicator (as mentioned in my previous post) the chart looks as expected. However, with ATC the Open, High, Low and Close of both time series are added up. Thus, the logic of my formulas tha

Re: [AmiBroker] RE: IFF AND None for color conditions

2008-03-06 Thread Rakesh Sahgal
Hi Can a similar approach be adopted to modify the style of the plot?? For instance Cond1=7 bar stoch >70; Cond1=7 bar stoch < 30; if condition1 or condition2 is true the style should be thickline and dots and if not, then just thick line. Thanks Rakesh On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 12:19 PM,