[amibroker-4-bei] DAFTAR PEMBELI AMIBROKER BATCH II

2008-05-08 Thread Dendo
Dear teman-teman, Pembelian AmiBroker gelombang dua telah dilaksanakan pada hari ini. Dibahwah ini adalah daftar pembeli yang sudah melunasi pembayaran s/d tgl 7 Mei pukul 24:00, harap di cek nama kalian masing-masing: 1 Alam Chandra 2 Alex Lie 3 Anang Istadi 4 Andi

[amibroker-4-bei] sharing dan diskusi

2008-05-08 Thread Kethek Ogleng
Dear rekans, Sy trader dadakan yg trading krn ga ada kerjaan lain sejak 2007, dimana waktu itu pilih saham apa aja pasti untung krn market lg uptrend. Ibaratnya lempar pancing pasti ada ikan yg nyamber. Pengalaman pertama dgn situasi bearish adl bulan agustus wkt issue subprime keluar, dmn

[amibroker-4-bei] Rainbow Chart

2008-05-08 Thread otty_pras
Salam kenal semua nya Pak dendo bisa share AFL untuk Rainbow chart spt yang digunakan pak Vier di blog ? Terima kasih sebelumnya

[amibroker-4-bei] Re: Amibroker on Linux

2008-05-08 Thread hendro_ongkowijoyo
Pak, saya pengguna linux xandros, mau coba install amibroker juga. boleh di share download Winenya dimana pak? trial version atau gimana tuh pak? butuh space harddisk berapa banyak? thanks infonya. --- In amibroker-4-bei@yahoogroups.com, Cumi Bakar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Saya mau lapor aja

Re: [amibroker-4-bei] Re: Amibroker on Linux

2008-05-08 Thread Cumi Bakar
coba liat di winehq.com atau cari di google dengan keyword wine windows emulator. it's a free application. Amibroker jalan baik di Linux Ubuntu 8.04 saya. On 5/8/08, hendro_ongkowijoyo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pak, saya pengguna linux xandros, mau coba install amibroker juga. boleh di share

Re: [amibroker-4-bei] sharing dan diskusi

2008-05-08 Thread andi ariffudin
Pagii Semua.. Saya newbie ,mas .Mungkin nasib saya sama dengan Pak Ogleng, dulu pakai ada software Mxx, setiap kali scanner malah sering loss nya..sekrang alhamdulillah dengan pakai amibroker, lebih ke bantu sech, terutama dengan komunitas ini dan scanner2 setalah market buka.. karena data sudah

Re: [amibroker-4-bei] Rainbow Chart

2008-05-08 Thread Eko Subianto
Pak Otty, Rainbow Chart itu ada di Pattern Explorer Bapak tinggal klik Charts, Pattern Explorer, Basic Charts: Rainbow Charts Kelihatannya banyak yang suka tampilan Rainbow Charts ya!! Semoga membantu Regards. - Original Message From: otty_pras [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [amibroker] Re: Jake Bernstein Momentum formula

2008-05-08 Thread Doji Star
If one does not have agility and emotional fortitude, then he/she better stick with support and resistance. - Original Message From: scourt2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2008 10:50:32 AM Subject: [amibroker] Re: Jake Bernstein Momentum

Re: [amibroker] Re: Jake Bernstein Momentum formula

2008-05-08 Thread Yuki Taga
It depends on your own psychology. Whether you believe in mean reversion, or whether you believe price is a train, and how strongly, will dictate what is easier for you. This is the basic dichotomy: mean-reversionists versus price is a train people. And of course both are right; just never at

[amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread brian_z111
Paul, I would love to talk over your proposition in more depth but as you can guess, I am busy at the moment. Keep in mind that I assume I understand what you are talking about which is not always the case (without some concrete examples)/ Also I am not certain what you mean re the

[amibroker] Re: Jake Bernstein Momentum formula

2008-05-08 Thread brian_z111
Yuki, Surprized that you of all people left out the third way (the darkest moment of the night is the seminal birth of the dawn (from Conficianism or the Tao?) So, for reversion to mean traders, at the point where this ceases to be a 'trend reversion' and becomes instead a 'trend reversal'

[amibroker] Re: Jake Bernstein Momentum formula

2008-05-08 Thread brian_z111
20 - (- 9.3_ == approx delta 30% PA in my books. Thanks Yuki for confirming this. Now I don't have to post a 30% system (as I promised Louis) to prove my benchmark is correct. Actually I agree with both you and Steve (the real problem is semantics since IMO close analysis would show that most

Re: [amibroker] 5.09 won't start

2008-05-08 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Hello, Something may be wrong with individual watch list files (.tls) inside Watchlist subfolder. You need to rename WatchList subfolder in the database and retry. Please note that manual (outside AB) manipulation of watch list files should be performed carefully and only when AmiBroker is

[amibroker] running amibroker under mac os x

2008-05-08 Thread jpbehrman
just thought I'd see if anyone else is running Amibroker on a mac? I am running it on my macbook pro using a FusionVM ware virtual XP and Vista machines. Fine on XP v.slow on Vista. Is there any plans to produce a native OS X version?

Re: [amibroker] Re: Bloomberg feed to Amibroker anyone?

2008-05-08 Thread andre . huwyler
Simon, JS, Give me the weekend to review my VB downloader and update it to make it more generally useable. Will try to post it by Sunday night/Monday morning. In case I forget (likely), remind me by writing to [EMAIL PROTECTED] BR, André André Huwyler Private Banking Investment Services

[amibroker] repository for system test results

2008-05-08 Thread jpbehrman
system test results formulas etc. Does anyone know if there is any kind of central repository of Amibroker system results? It seems crazy to think that hundreds/thousands of people are busy trying to produce usable trading systems and spending lots of time repeating what others have already

[amibroker] Re: repository for system test results

2008-05-08 Thread brian_z111
I agree with you 100% I am working on a new project that I hope will have a trading system library. I don't envisage that people will give away their top systems But I see no reason we can't accumulate our results for systems that are in the 'public domain' already e.g MA crossovers,

[amibroker] Re: repository for system test results

2008-05-08 Thread brian_z111
Also, Tomasz already has AB supported facilties in place if you want to do something about it now http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/category/trading-systems/ brian_z --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, brian_z111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree with you 100% I am working on a new project

Re: [amibroker] 5.09 won't start

2008-05-08 Thread bjagow
I guess you missed my 2nd mug [below] that questioned whether the probe was with index.txt. As somewhat expected, restarting AB after renaming the Watchlists folder gave the same runtime error. What now? [This box has Vista sp_1 and running AB as Admin didn't help] -- From: [EMAIL

[amibroker] Re: Bloomberg feed to Amibroker anyone?

2008-05-08 Thread Paolo Cavatore
I cannot see any picture, the same with the original post. Any chance to post the picture in the Files section? btw a dedicated plugin covering historical data with Bloomberg would be much appreciated. regards, Paolo --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Gress [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [amibroker] commodity charts

2008-05-08 Thread Lal
Paul, This might help... http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/cq?d=v1s=cl5+ng5+gc5+si5+al5+hg5 Cheers, Lal - Original Message From: paulradge [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, 8 May, 2008 10:33:17 AM Subject: [amibroker] commodity charts does anyone know if

[amibroker] commodity charts

2008-05-08 Thread paulradge
does anyone know if it's possible to import free commodity charts with AmiQuote into Amibroker ?? ie copper,zinc,nickel etc etc regards Paul

[amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread Fred
Personally I don't see in sample results as totally worthless nor as particularly worthwhile ... I only see them as an initial yardstick which results in a decision of whether or not additional work is warranted i.e. if you can't make it work in sample then there's probably no point in looking

Re: [amibroker] running amibroker under mac os x

2008-05-08 Thread Dennis Brown
JB, A quick search for on this list will show that there are several of us that have posted about running AB on our Mac OS X machine with XP on a VM. I run it on a 20 iMac (backup) but mostly now on a Quad Core Mac Pro using Parallels. It keeps one of the four cores busy close to 100%.

[amibroker] 1.#INF returned from Cum() function

2008-05-08 Thread sidhartha70
Hi All, I'm trying to cumulate the values of one array into another. The values of the first array range from -100 to +100. I'm using the Cum() fucntion to cumulate this array, in the simple form, Array2=Cum(Array1); However, debugging (because I'm not getting the value I expect in Array 2 -

[amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread brian_z111
IS metrics are always good because we keep optimizing until they are (or words to that effect by HB) which is true. It is not until we submit the system to an unknown sample, either an OOS test, paper or live trading that we validate the system. Discussing your points: IMO we are talking

[amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread brian_z111
Yes, that is true. What I am suggesting is that if the OOS holds up then I can use the combined metrics of the IS and the OOS in say, Money Management or other downstream analysis (assuming that the system rules remain unchanged from the IS top model to the OOS validation). When you say they

Re: [amibroker] 5.09 won't start

2008-05-08 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
I am not sure if 8000 people on this list are interested in your individual problem. You could really use regular support channel. As to your question, please follow troubleshooting steps as described in the User's Guide: http://www.amibroker.com/guide/x_troubleshoot.html Best regards, Tomasz

[amibroker] Esignal

2008-05-08 Thread Tim
Hello, I use Esignal for my data provider to follow CDN stocks. Along with AB I also use Multicharts for technical analysis. With MC I can get the commodity continuous contracts even though I am not subscribed for commodities yet with AB I can't seem to get the continuous contracts to come up.

[amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread Fred
While optimization can be employed to search for a good system via methods utilizing automated rule creation, selection and combination or generic pattern recognition most people typically use optimization to search for a good set of parameter values. The success of the latter of course

[amibroker] re: code help

2008-05-08 Thread Tim
Hello, I have a chart code that was developed for me with specific colors based on the Ergodic indicator. I would like to change one of the colors from a blue to a pale blue but can't find that part of the code which would allow me to do so. Would someone who is very knowledgeable with AFL please

Re: [amibroker] Esignal

2008-05-08 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Hello, If you are NOT subscribed to particular market, you can get END OF DAY data only. = Using AmiBroker it means creating database that has Base Time Interval set to End-Of-Day. Then GC #F will work for you., Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original

[amibroker] Re: running amibroker under mac os x

2008-05-08 Thread geoff_lamb102
I run amibroker on an XP virtual machine with VMware Fusion. No problems. Would love a native mac OS version, but I cannot see how it would make economic sense for Tomasz :-( After using a mac, I will never buy another windows machine! And I now tell all my family and friends that they won't

[amibroker] Number of quotations setting.

2008-05-08 Thread Mohammed
Hi all, I'm using about seven window in two monitor, some of them it is smaller then other , I have set the Number of quotations in a chart to 120. it is work good for main chart window , but the other chart window I have to zoom in to view it clearly . My question: Is it passable for me to

[amibroker] Re: Esignal

2008-05-08 Thread Tim
--- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Tomasz Janeczko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, If you are NOT subscribed to particular market, you can get END OF DAY data only. = Using AmiBroker it means creating database that has Base Time Interval set to End-Of-Day. Then GC

[amibroker] Re: Esignal

2008-05-08 Thread Tim
Thank you Tomasz for the help. Tim --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Tomasz Janeczko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, If you are NOT subscribed to particular market, you can get END OF DAY data only. = Using AmiBroker it means creating database that has Base Time

[amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread brian_z111
If you are going to use the IS performance metrics how you suggest then not only don't you believe they are worthless, you believe they are more worthwhile then I do ... Only under the circumstances I mentioned (when the OOS is validated) - just an idea - interested to hear what you

[amibroker] OOS vs. Multiple Symbol Testing

2008-05-08 Thread progster01
--- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, brian_z111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Re testing on several stocks. If the system is 'good' on one symbol, (the sample size is valid) and it is also good on a second symbol (also with a valid sample size) is that any different from performing an IS and an OOS

[amibroker] Re: Jake Bernstein Momentum formula

2008-05-08 Thread bilbo0211
I will stick to my prediction that around 30%PA EOD trading is a limit for indicators that use lookback periods and that to achieve more than this requires a different approach (as I say you are both correct except I believe that Steve is talking about 30%PA returns). Is this just your opinion or

[amibroker] Re: Jake Bernstein Momentum formula

2008-05-08 Thread brian_z111
It's just an opinion, but it is based on observation. I'm referring to systems designed by optimising lookback periods. I'm happy to be proved wrong ...so you are saying we can achieve better than 30-40%PA, on long term average (through various market cycles) using 'optimisation of lookback

[amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread brian_z111
BTW Fred, Have you considered posting an article on Batman to the UKB - it doesn't appear to get its fair share of attention at present. brian_z --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you are going to use the IS performance metrics how you suggest then not only

[amibroker] Re:running amibroker under mac os x

2008-05-08 Thread enoch Benjamin
I run Amibroker on a mac. I switch between using Fusion/XP and Crossover (Wine). I Do all my testing and strategies on the Fusion/XP partition and actual trading using crossover. From what I've heard (not my own experience) Vista is a little problimatic and should not be used on the virtual

Re: [amibroker] Re: Jake Bernstein Momentum formula

2008-05-08 Thread Louis Préfontaine
Hi Brian and everyone, What exactly do you mean by optimisation of lookback period? I had a lot of fun reading this thread. I wonder what is better: support/resistance breakout or reversion to mean. Worked with both; don't know yet what works better. I've seen people been sure of their

[amibroker] Re: Jake Bernstein Momentum formula

2008-05-08 Thread brian_z111
If your trading system rules are based on things like buy when the short term moving ave crosses the long term moving ave. The MA is looking back so many periods to make its calculation e.g. MA (C,15) is looking back 15 periods. If you test a range of MA periods, to select your best MA

Re: [amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread Edward Pottasch
hi, While optimization can be employed to search for a good system via methods utilizing automated rule creation, selection and combination or generic pattern recognition anyone care to explain how this works? Some kind of inversion technique? Here is what I want now give me the rules to

Re: [amibroker] Re: Jake Bernstein Momentum formula

2008-05-08 Thread Louis Préfontaine
Thanks Brian. Indeed, that looks like prehistoric stuff... BTW, what is your opinion about the S/R breakout vs reversion to mean debate? Thanks, Louis 2008/5/8 brian_z111 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: If your trading system rules are based on things like buy when the short term moving ave crosses

[amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread Fred
I can't say much more about it then what's in the doc in the zip in the files section. --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, brian_z111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW Fred, Have you considered posting an article on Batman to the UKB - it doesn't appear to get its fair share of attention at

[amibroker] Re: Jake Bernstein Momentum formula

2008-05-08 Thread bilbo0211
I'm referring to systems designed by optimising lookback periods. Let me start by saying I am primarily a discretionary trader and I don't do much in the way of optimizing, I consider it curve fitting. When your data set changes character your optimization breaks down. Using a fixed look back

[amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread Fred
There's a simple example of this in the UKB under Intelligent Optimization ... --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Edward Pottasch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, While optimization can be employed to search for a good system via methods utilizing automated rule creation, selection and

Re: [amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread Edward Pottasch
thanks. Will have a look, Ed - Original Message - From: Fred To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 5:42 PM Subject: [amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result There's a simple example of this in the UKB under Intelligent

[amibroker] Re: Jake Bernstein Momentum formula

2008-05-08 Thread bilbo0211
I wonder what is better: support/resistance breakout or reversion to mean. There is no better, just different. Let me 1st define what S/R means to me, it is a place where prices have previously stopped and reversed direction. S/R points frequently get retested. They are not exact numbers, over

Re: [amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread Howard B
Greetings all -- I am coming to this discussion a little late. I just returned from giving a talk at the NAAIM conference in Irvine. Some of the discussions I had with conference attendees was exactly the topic of this thread. If you are using some data and results to guide the selection of

[amibroker] 322 Error processing request : duplicate ticker id for api

2008-05-08 Thread reinsley
Hi, I checked into archives about this error. It's very stressful to live with that. My database is three future contracts in 1 minute bar in real time, and one index in one minute. I ran a backtest on the running contract ( in RT) and I displayed the older contract ( last month) to run the

Re: [amibroker] 322 Error processing request : duplicate ticker id for api

2008-05-08 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Hello, From what I observed this only happens with newest TWS versions and old versions work fine. IB developers changed error codes since last version of IB plugin was updated therefore previously working error handling can not catch new error codes Later today a new release of IB plugin will

[amibroker] Interactive Brokers plugin 1.7.0 released (was: 322 Error processing request)

2008-05-08 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Hello, As promised: http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/2008/05/08/interactive-brokers-data-plugin-v170-released/ Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: Tomasz Janeczko [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:14 PM

[amibroker] NAAIM Presentation -- How to Build an Effective Trading System

2008-05-08 Thread Howard Bandy
Greetings all -- I was asked in a private email if the presentation I gave at the NAAIM conference yesterday was available. The title of the talk is How to Build an Effective Trading System, and Build Confidence that it will be Profitable. There may be general interest in reading it. Yes,

[amibroker] New file uploaded to amibroker

2008-05-08 Thread amibroker
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the amibroker group. File: /Setting DDElink with Bloomberg_correct.png Uploaded by : pcavatore [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description : DDE Settings for Bloomberg You can

[amibroker] Re: Interactive Brokers plugin 1.7.0 released (was: 322 Error processing request

2008-05-08 Thread sidhartha70
Forgive my ignorance... but what exactly do I do with this .dll file...? I assume I have to put it somewhere...? Thanks --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Tomasz Janeczko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, As promised:

[amibroker] OT - Matching monitor with video card?

2008-05-08 Thread Steve Dugas
Hi All - I am thinking about buying another computer for running optimizations. I can buy the computer with or without a monitor, and to keep the price down I would like to buy it without and just use an old monitor I already have. If I included a monitor in the purchase, my choices are limited

[amibroker] Intraday Volume

2008-05-08 Thread burlap58
How can I create an exploration using intraday cummulative volume as an AddColumn function. I've tried timeset1minute-but I get yesterdays volume. I tried changing my settings daily to minutes and I got readings for the last minute. I thought I had it going but today my data was way off.Any

RE: [amibroker] Re: Interactive Brokers plugin 1.7.0 released (was: 322 Error processing request

2008-05-08 Thread Jerry Gress
Hello, Easy, download the new IB.dll to Program filesAmibrokerPlugIns. Be sure and save the old IB.dll either under diff name or separate folder. TJ where is TWS API 9.41? IB lists TWS 884 with a date of May 8? Jerry Gress Stockton, Ca. -Original Message- From:

[amibroker] Re: OT - Matching monitor with video card?

2008-05-08 Thread Mike
The video card in my 1 year old desktop works equally well with a new 24 flatscreen LCD and a 7 year old 21 CRT monitor. As an aside, if you're running Windows XP, you could just use remote desktop to access the new machine(s) from the current machine/monitor setup (i.e. no need for a second

[amibroker] Red Alert - - Do Not Attempt Unless you have back up.

2008-05-08 Thread Jerry Gress
Hello, Could somebody verify that changing number of sheets from 2 to 1 for AB to load at startup under AB 5.09 will cause complete lock up on next start!! Had this happen twice. Please make sure you have back up (All Files). Or can I re-claim the title of Only I can make this stuff

RE: [amibroker] Red Alert - - Do Not Attempt Unless you have back up.

2008-05-08 Thread J. Biran
I had a similar experience a long time ago. Ended up reverting to previous settings Joseph Biran From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Gress Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 4:32 PM To:

Re: [amibroker] commodity charts

2008-05-08 Thread paulradge
Hi Lal, thanks for your reply and link,, what i did was create a new database and i used the quote thing to import $copper from msn historical,,, amibroker recons it imported it but there's no new file in the database i was hoping to import all the base metal charts but it

RE: [amibroker] OT - Matching monitor with video card?

2008-05-08 Thread J. Biran
You may need an adapter (DVI to .) depending on your monitor input connection. It is normally supplied if you buy a graphics card, may not be included in a computer system (try convince the dealer to through it in) Joseph Biran From:

[amibroker] Re: Jake Bernstein Momentum formula

2008-05-08 Thread brian_z111
As Yuki said, they are both right, but not at the same time. The company, and dicussion, around the coffee table is good but as Ralph Vince said trading is not an intellectual exercise, it is more like a street fight. Forget right or wrong - get in there and beat the heck out of every

[amibroker] Re: Jake Bernstein Momentum formula

2008-05-08 Thread brian_z111
Bill, I am happy to take 30%PA anyday and anyone who consistently gets that, anyway at all, is a qualified trader in my eyes (respect to them). My own favourite style is more aligned to yours, except I am not discretionary. Yes, I am interested in the alingment of cycles across timeframes (I

[amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread brian_z111
Howard, Thanks for a very nice summary of the framework. I would say that, since the training search is exhaustive (therefore we must have identified all possible candidates for the strategy) the best we can hope for, in the guidance phase, is to change our choice of top model to one or

[amibroker] AB Back-testing Metrics

2008-05-08 Thread Robert Grigg
I have been thinking through the process of evaluating the goodness of a trading system using AB metrics and have become perplexed. Can someone who has unravelled this issue previously help? There seem to be two general approaches to portfolio sizing while doing a back-test. The first is to

Re: [amibroker] Intraday Volume

2008-05-08 Thread ara1
Change your time frame to daily and your volume will be the total volumr for the day from intraday data. burlap58 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I create an exploration using intraday cummulative volume as an AddColumn function. I've tried timeset1minute-but I get yesterdays volume.

[amibroker] Re: AB Back-testing Metrics

2008-05-08 Thread Mike
You can control exactly how much is allocated to each trade, by using custom backtester logic, without having to manipulate any statistics. For example; I have a script that calculates position size based on a number of factors, but then prevents the position size from exceeding a realistic

[amibroker] Re: Intraday Volume

2008-05-08 Thread burlap58
I've been doing it that way, but today it's not right. V (daily) gives me 1,120,674 for volume for LNN, while the Realtime quote gives me 406,000 and IB gives me 403,000. V minute timeset gives me 1,120,674 also. Any explainations would be appreciated. Thanks, Lloyd --- In

[amibroker] Conditional Orders

2008-05-08 Thread treatmentinprogress
I have been using the StudyID function to place buyorders with IBController to TWS, but what I really want is to place a buystop order. I set up my entry by placing the horizontal line, set up the target and the stop in the same way. Then I initiate the order into TWS but do not transmit. I

Re: [amibroker] Re: Jake Bernstein Momentum formula

2008-05-08 Thread Yuki Taga
Thirty percent a year, compounded, is an incredible wealth-generating rate of return. It doubles money every 2.4 years. Starting with just US$50K, you'd have more than 800K in a decade. Needless to say, if you could continue just a handful of more years at that rate ... It is a rate of return

RE: [amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread Fred Tonetti
Personally I couldn't find any value in the guidance phase which I allowed for in IO for a couple of years and have since removed the capability. _ From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of brian_z111 Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:32 PM To:

[amibroker] Capture Ratio

2008-05-08 Thread Ken Close
Has anyone ever put together some code to calculate a fund's capture ratio. How would one go about doing that? From one definition I have found: To calculate the up capture ration, we first isolate all monthly returns for a fund and its benchmark during the periods then the benchmark had a

Re: [amibroker] AB Back-testing Metrics

2008-05-08 Thread Robert Grigg
Hi Mike, Thank you for your response. I am comfortable with the Custom Back-tester and know how to limit trades to a realistic maximum. My concern is that once you reach the clamped effect as you put it, you would, in real life, take-out the excess (buy the Red Porche?). However,

Re: [amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread Howard B
Hi Brian -- I tend to agree with Fred. I, personally, do not use the guidance data set. If you want to use it, and you are looking for consistency between the two data sets, that might be valuable. But another measure of that is simply the equity curve and other performance stats over both

RE: [amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread Fred Tonetti
Presactly . I term this to be a parameter sensitivity analysis . This is not unlike what one can do inside AmiBroker with the 3d plots when one has a system with two optimizable variables. Getting a handle on parameter sensitivity is more difficult when one can not produce the 3d graphs

[amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread brian_z111
Thanks to you both. IMO simplicity is best so I will bias towards 'sensitivity' tests at the IS phase (I agree that should do the job but I will keep an eye on the value of a guidance phase until I get some more personal experience with it). Cheers, brian_z --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com,

RE: [amibroker] Re: AB Back-testing Metrics

2008-05-08 Thread Robert Grigg
Hi Brian, Thank you for your comprehensive reply, I agree with you that System Development and Evaluation (SDE) and Money Management (MM) are probably the most important aspects of freelance trading. If you get these right most of the rest is operational. At this time I thought my question was

RE: [amibroker] Re: AB Back-testing Metrics

2008-05-08 Thread Robert Grigg
Hi Brian again, I have not read any of Ralph Vince but I will follow that lead up. This is a area I need some more theoretical understanding. Regards, Robert Melbourne, Au From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of brian_z111 Sent: Friday, 9 May 2008

[amibroker] Re: Fitness Criteria that incorporates Walk Forward Result

2008-05-08 Thread Paul Ho
I can see there have been a lot of discussions, mostly centred around the processes and/or the methodology of optimization. While these are good discussions, and with many points of views. I wonder if there are any quantitive research being done to verify the different points of view. I have