[amibroker] Re: Vortex Indicator

2010-01-01 Thread soni67c
Hello Richard , please check this. //=== //The AB code is defined as: // Vortex Indicator // S&C Traders Tips Jan 2010 //The system is defined as: //- Go long when the VI (OR Dmi) goes from less than zero to greater //than zero. //- Go

[amibroker] S&P500 Lists from 2007 to 2010

2010-01-01 Thread three_percent
All of these lists are comprised on the 1st of January: S&P-500 Composite as of January 2007 MMM, ABT, ACE, ADCT, ADBE, AMD, AES, AET, ACS, AFL, A, APD, AA, AYE, ATI, AGN, AW, ALL, AT, ALTR, MO, AMZN, ABK, AEE, AEP, AXP, AIG, APCC, ASD, AMP, ABC, AMGN, APC, ADI, BUD, AOC, APA, AIV, APOL, AAPL,

[amibroker] S&P100 Lists from 2006 to 2010

2010-01-01 Thread three_percent
All dates start at January 1st: S&P-100 Composite as of January 2006 MMM, ABT, AES, AA, ATI, ALL, MO, AEP, AXP, AIG, AMGN, BUD, T, AVP, BHI, BAC, BAX, BDK, BA, BMY, BNI, CPB, CAT, CVX, CI, CSCO, C, CCU, KO, CL, CMCSA, CSC, DELL, DOW, DD, EK, EP, EMC, ETR, EXC, XOM, FDX, F, GD, GE, GM, GS, HAL, H

[amibroker] How do I update my ticker list?

2010-01-01 Thread wernkra
Hi there, I would like to update my ticker list which currently resides in AB and AmiQuote. I have forgotten how to do this. I do not understand how AB and AC work together here and what the difference between a normal ASCII file (for ticker symbols) and a .ts file (in Amiquote) is. I tried to

[amibroker] Re: Is it possible to color only certain bars in a price chart based on criteria?

2010-01-01 Thread Alan
Try this! //start code UL = Param("Upper price limit", 1080, 0, 20, 1, 0); LL = Param("Lower price limit", 1000, 0, 20, 1, 0); RANGECOLOR = ParamColor("Range color", colorRed); OTHERCOLOR = ParamColor("Out of Range Color", colorBlue); Color = IIf( (High > LL) AND (Low<= UL) , RANGECOLOR,

[amibroker] required code

2010-01-01 Thread prasantaroy36
Dear friends, During backtesting always trade only 1 share, so ,what will be the procedure to fulfill my criteria ? Pl, guide me. Thanks

[amibroker] Required procedure

2010-01-01 Thread prasantaroy36
Dear friends, During backtesting i want to always trade only 1(one) share, so ,what will be the procedure to fulfill my criteria ? Pl, guide me. Thanks

Re: [amibroker] Required procedure

2010-01-01 Thread Anthony Faragasso
SetOption("MaxOpenPositions", 1 ); // This sets maximum number of open positions to 1 - Original Message - From: prasantaroy36 To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 11:48 AM Subject: [amibroker] Required procedure Dear friends, During backtes

[amibroker] Re: How do I update my ticker list?

2010-01-01 Thread bistrader
You can load tls and csv via Amiquote (AQ). Both are txt files. Both work even though tls is the standard. One way it to copy and paste your Word tickers into Excel, make sure all tickers are in column A with nothing else in column B, etc.,and then save as whatever.csv. Then, open in AQ and

Re: [amibroker] Re: Fundamental Data Import Possible?

2010-01-01 Thread Bill S
The easiest way would be to calculate these ratios yourself. For example : pe = Nz(Close/GetFnData("EPSEstCurrentYear")); On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 9:43 AM, pcavatore wrote: > > > as a side note you can also create synthetic tickers for importing > HISTORICAL fundamentals in case you need them f

Re: [amibroker] S&P100 Lists from 2006 to 2010

2010-01-01 Thread Bill S
thanks for doing this. On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 4:47 AM, three_percent wrote: > > > All dates start at January 1st: > > S&P-100 Composite as of January 2006 > MMM, ABT, AES, AA, ATI, ALL, MO, AEP, AXP, AIG, AMGN, BUD, T, AVP, BHI, > BAC, BAX, BDK, BA, BMY, BNI, CPB, CAT, CVX, CI, CSCO, C, CCU, KO,

[amibroker] Update Markets via uploads or scripts possible?

2010-01-01 Thread kurt.pfingst
Is it possible to update the Markets in Amibroker via an upload or a script (e.g. using a .csv file from Yahoo), rather than using the Assignment organizer (for DAX, Dow Jones etc.) which is rather inconvenient? Thank you for a reply!

[amibroker] Trading System Competition

2010-01-01 Thread BillBarack
NAAIM (National Association of Active Investment Managers www.naaim.org) is sponsoring a paper competition on the subject of active investment management. First place will receive a $10,000 prize, second $3,000 and third $1,000. Plus the first place winner will get the opportunity to present the

Re: [amibroker] How do I update my ticker list?

2010-01-01 Thread Alan
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RE: [amibroker] Is it possible to color only certain bars in a price chart based on criteria? 1. Changing price bar colors

2010-01-01 Thread Joris M.schuller
The short answer: Yes, it is. You can approach the problem in two ways: 1. By coloring the bars/candlesticks (your interest) or 2. By changing the background colors (my preferred approach). I broke them up in 2 emails, to keep them short. In both approaches it is necessary to adjust the range

[amibroker] Average MAE/MFE

2010-01-01 Thread James
I would like to calculate the average MAE and MFE for all trades in backtest results. I know I could save the report as a file and do it in excel, but was wondering if there was a faster, easier way -  just to eyeball it. I thought a possible solution would be to add Avg. MAE and Avg MFE columns

[amibroker] Re: Vortex Indicator

2010-01-01 Thread Richard
Thanks soni67c, this makes things clearer. I just noticed that we have hijacked another thread. We are posting inside "IB Backfill" thread. Perhaps we should stop or start another one if people want to continue discussing performance results of this system. Regards Richard --- In amibroker@yaho

Re: [amibroker] Re: Vortex Indicator

2010-01-01 Thread Bob Waits
Thanks. This does make it more clear. It would be good to continue discussing performance of this indicator. Most systems discussed in the magazine used the indicator with some other indicator or trading system. Using ATR and Vortex on S&P eminis, Wealthlab strategy generated around $33,000 in

[amibroker] Does AmiBroker ever "phone home"?

2010-01-01 Thread Potato Soup
I know from reading that MultiCharts, NinjaTrader, OpenQuant, and many other charting and trading apps "phone home" to the software maker's servers for licensing protection. Does anyone know if AmiBroker does this at all under any circumstances?

[amibroker] Re: S&P100 Lists from 2006 to 2010

2010-01-01 Thread john.harmon97
Unfortunately these lists aren't particularly useful because: * symbols shown are not necessary's today's symbols (many companies have changed their trading symbol in the last few years) * many companies delisted due to take over or failure * s&p modify components far more regularly than yearly H

[amibroker] Re: Vortex Indicator

2010-01-01 Thread sanjiv
Hello Bob, I do not have access to the magazine right now. However, does the article have the WealthLab and StrataSearch extras. With Regards, Sanjiv Bansal --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Bob Waits wrote: > > Some of the other systems have done some backtesting and used it other > indica

RE: [amibroker] Average MAE/MFE

2010-01-01 Thread Neil Wrightson
Hi James, The advanced AB version already does this for you. Regards, Neil Wrightson. _ From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:amibro...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of James Sent: Saturday, 2 January 2010 10:26 AM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: [amibroker] Average MAE/MF