Re: [amibroker] Columns Setting In AMI 5.20

2010-03-31 Thread q q
(1)Use import wizard for the first time only. do there setting as desired.   (2)then use import Ascii ,and choose files of type as the setting u  have done in (1).   (3)for the same setting, always use import ASCII hence forward.   ps: u are getting into trouble because everytime u use import wiza

[amibroker] Equivolume or candlevolume indicator

2010-03-31 Thread 5'2
Dear Mr Thomas Is it possible to add equivolume or candlevolume in amibroker? Tq b4 With U absolutly can get it free, without U I'm Nothing -Original Message- From: q q Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:03:12 To: Subject: Re: [amibroker] Columns Setting In AMI 5.20 (1)Use import wizard for t

[amibroker] System Requirement

2010-03-31 Thread PartyFairyGal
Hi friends, I need to change my system from existing Core2duo to latest processors. I am using Amibroker 5.29 right now and My Intraday Database size is almost 4 GB (1Min Timestamp data). I need to back test my system on teh above mentioned database which took so much time with my Core2Duo 1GM ra

[amibroker] Re: System Requirement

2010-03-31 Thread Rob
AB does support Windows 7 64 bit... yes. --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "PartyFairyGal" wrote: > > Hi friends, > I need to change my system from existing Core2duo to latest processors. > I am using Amibroker 5.29 right now and My Intraday Database size is almost 4 > GB (1Min Timestamp data).

[amibroker] Re: get currently open trades

2010-03-31 Thread nunopires2001
Thanks for your reply Mike, I will try to explain in deeper detail my purpose. Imagine the following code: SetOption("MaxOpenPositions", 10 ); Condition1=Close > MA(C,200); Condition2=MA(C,10)>MA(C,200); Condition3=Close > MA(C,5); I want to implement the following logic: Buy=Iif(Condition1==1

Re: [amibroker] System Requirement

2010-03-31 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Hello, 1. It does not make too much sense to upgrade to anything less than i7 920 if you currently have Core2Duo. 2. Yes AmiBroker works on 64-bit Windows 7 OS ( I am using it on my main development machine, btw). Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com On 2010-03-31 09:28, PartyFairyGal

[amibroker] Re: HOW TO REDUCE INBOX SIZE

2010-03-31 Thread uman3344
Hey guys, Just wondering if anyone knows where I can download the whole history group posts onto the computer. Or is it possible for other people who have had kept past emails lists in their inbox, to forward them out? The search function in the emails/gmail do sound like a good idea in keeping

[amibroker] Re-setting Default Database in Amibroker

2010-03-31 Thread jet mojica
Hello everyone! I inadvertently assigned the default database when I was setting up Amibroker, and assigned to the wrong data folder. I can't seem to change the folder anymore, so every time I open Amibroker, it goes to that wrong folder, and I would have to choose the correct manually! If an

[amibroker] New Symbol from 2 current symbols

2010-03-31 Thread bertieb_aus
Hi. Is there a way within Anibroker to chart a new symbol that is say the difference between two symbols, or the division of 1 symbol by another ? Or do I need to somehow create it within the data-feed I am using. I was using CQG before, and it was simply a matter of charting WBC - ANZ. Any h

[amibroker] Snapping windows (Tile) without losing position

2010-03-31 Thread bertieb_aus
Hi. I've searched through the group, but cannot find an answer to this. I saw it asked once only, but no answer was given. I have 6 charts per page. I have saved their positions as a local layout. But sometimes I want to resize the Amibroker window, and hence the charts scroll off the scree

[amibroker] Ref function and backtesting

2010-03-31 Thread superboot74
Hi all, Still learning the ins and outs of amibroker and after a little help [:)] I have copied some code to start testing and learning with, however I am not exactly clear on how the REF function works. Here is the following BUY condition - Buy = Ref(H,-1) >= Ref(HHV(H,50),-1) AND EMA(V*C, 20)

[amibroker] Different BuyPrice for different condition

2010-03-31 Thread tomczykd
Hello, I'm looking for your help. I would like to programm different BuyPrice/SellPrice for diffrent condition. I use Camarilla Strategy and BuyPrice is different depends of strategy levels. Par example: we can have strategy Open_H3H4 or we can have strategy Open_L3L4. In those cases BuyPrice is

Re: [amibroker] Re-setting Default Database in Amibroker

2010-03-31 Thread q q
preferences->AFL->Data->default database path.   click on pick and select the desired one. --- On Tue, 3/30/10, jet mojica wrote: From: jet mojica Subject: [amibroker] Re-setting Default Database in Amibroker To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 1:31 PM   Hello ev

Re: [amibroker] New Symbol from 2 current symbols

2010-03-31 Thread q q
X=Foreign("WBC","C",1); y=foreign("ANZ","C",1);   Plot(X-Y,"diff in WBC & ANZ",ColorRed,styleLine);   Plot(X/Y,"WBC divided by ANZ",colorGreen,StyleLine); --- On Tue, 3/30/10, bertieb_aus wrote: From: bertieb_aus Subject: [amibroker] New Symbol from 2 current symbols To: amibroker@yahoogroups.

[amibroker] Re: Ref function and backtesting

2010-03-31 Thread j0etr4der
It depends on what your trade delays are and your data source. If it is 0 and End of Day (EOD) data, then the answers are yes. Try this to make it more clear. SetTradeDelays( 0, 0, 0, 0 ); BuySignal = High > HHV( High, 50 ) AND EMA( Volume * Close, 20 ) > 10; Buy = Ref(

Re: [amibroker] Ref function and backtesting

2010-03-31 Thread q q
--- On Wed, 3/31/10, superboot74 wrote: From: superboot74 Subject: [amibroker] Ref function and backtesting To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 10:17 AM   Hi all, Still learning the ins and outs of amibroker and after a little help I have copied some code t

[amibroker] Help me understand functions

2010-03-31 Thread readshark
Hello, I have included a pretty simple pyramiding script below that initially buys on a DEMA crossover. After the price increases incrementally 5% from the price at the crossover, the script scales in. What I would like to do is replace the heart of this script with a function that returns t

[amibroker] need help with this code!!!

2010-03-31 Thread blackblame
Hallo guys!!! I would to calculate the correlaton using, for example, only hourly bar (calculate the correlation from today hourly bar at 10 o' clock to yesterday 10 o'clock,etc for all 10 hours. This is the basic afl (i'm very new guy in programming): bartime=TimeNum(); x = IIf( bartime == 1000

[amibroker] BATMAN UTIL IN AB REPORT EXPLORER

2010-03-31 Thread bistrader
Fred or anyone else that knows. I am using Batman 2.4 but would like to suppress all of the "Batman Util" that end up in AmiBroker's Report Explorer. If I run 20 backtests via Batman, then I get 40 reports in AB's Report Explorer. I like to go into Report Explorer to look at the charts and it

[amibroker] Quotes Plus EPS Rank?

2010-03-31 Thread chapman49682
A question for Quotes Plus data users: For the past several months now, I don't seem to be able to retrieve Quotes Plus EPS Rank data in AmiBroker. Users Guide says I need "requires QP plugin 1.5.0" The plugin I've been using is titled "Quotes Plus #.2 data Plug-in" The code I've been using to

[amibroker] Re: Snapping windows (Tile) without losing position

2010-03-31 Thread Mike
I haven't tested with AmiBroker. But... In Windows, when you use the tile behavior, the order of the windows is dictated by the order in which they were last activated (i.e. focused); most recent window activated is first window in tile order, second most recent is second in tile order, etc. S

Re: [amibroker] Quotes Plus EPS Rank?

2010-03-31 Thread Ara Kaloustian
working fine for me - Original Message - From: "chapman49682" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:36 AM Subject: [amibroker] Quotes Plus EPS Rank? >A question for Quotes Plus data users: > > For the past several months now, I don't seem to be able to retrieve > Quotes Plus EPS Rank

[amibroker] Re: Ref function and backtesting

2010-03-31 Thread Mike
Q1. No. The Buy will be if: Yesterday's *High* is the highest high of the 50 bars ending yesterday AND The exponential moving average of Close x Volume of the 20 bars ending today is above 100,000. Q2. Yes. And, as pointed out in one of the other replies, your trading delays will effect which

[amibroker] Re: Different BuyPrice for different condition

2010-03-31 Thread Mike
BuyPrice = IIf(warotwarcia AND Open_H3H4 == 1, Linia_H4, IIf(warotwarcia AND Open_L3L4 == 1, Linia_L3, Open)) ; Mike --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "tomczykd" wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm looking for your help. > I would like to programm different BuyPrice/SellPrice for diffrent condition. >

[amibroker] Re: Quotes Plus EPS Rank?

2010-03-31 Thread rise_t575
Greetings, As a quick add-on to that question: How can I access the "Up to 20 quarters of eps and revenue numbers" which are obviously in the Quotes Plus database? Is this possible at all with the current AB version? Thanks in advance!

Re: [amibroker] System Requirement

2010-03-31 Thread Keith McCombs
If you really have only 1GB ram with your Core2Duo system, you might consider increasing RAM to 4 or 8GB. However, first check how much memory your system can support AND make use of. For example, I have a 3 year old laptop, Toshiba A135-S4499, which originally came with 2GB. I upgraded to 4

[amibroker] total profits based on signals generated

2010-03-31 Thread rpc
hi I want to test a system by finding total profits generated.I am able to get tradewise profits but not able to get scripwise profit and total profit generated.Follo is my code Buy = Cross(*C* , MA(*C*,10)); * Sell* = Cross(MA(*C*,10),*C*); buyat = ValueWhen(*Buy*,*C*,1); sellat = ValueWhen(

[amibroker] Re: get currently open trades

2010-03-31 Thread Mike
Yes, this is feasible. But, it will be complicated. - You can set your Buy logic to just: Buy = Condition1 AND Condition2; - The only way to know if you have open positions is to write custom backtest code and check the open positions list at each bar. - In your custom backtest loop, if you don

[amibroker] Re: total profits based on signals generated

2010-03-31 Thread Mike
You need to read the turorials on how to run a backtest. http://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_backtest.html Mike --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, rpc wrote: > > hi > I want to test a system by finding total profits generated.I am able to get > tradewise profits but not able to get scripwise profit

[amibroker] Columns Setting In ami 5.20

2010-03-31 Thread NIFTY PLAYER
Hello, yes it is possible to set colum as u need for permanent. like :- ticker,date,time,open,high,low,close,volume, u set this in amibroker, first u use ur old method import wizard, then pick files, then give proper path , after seting all colum u need to click on save format and u need to give

[amibroker] use obdc database as datasource

2010-03-31 Thread murthysuresh
hi i am collecting bid and ask from MBtrading. if i load it to a odbc databse and want to use it as data source for amibroker, do i have to convert it to OHLC format or can i use it as is.

Re: [amibroker] Upgrade to V5.30, when? Re: "upgrade installation" Ver.530 is not exist?

2010-03-31 Thread Anthony Abry
I had the same worries. But, I did back it all up, did a full installation - and it worked without any problems Rob wrote: Then backup the AmiBroker folder first but in all the time I have used AB, I have never lost anything during an upgrade process. --- In amibroker@yahoogro

[amibroker] Upgrade to V5.30, when? Re: "upgrade installation" Ver.530 is not exist?

2010-03-31 Thread rselmanl
The V5.30 install went well. Had no problems. It took quite a while to backup the AmiBroker folder and so could have copied fewer files... --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Abry wrote: > > I had the same worries. > > But, I did back it all up, did a full installation - and it worked

[amibroker] Re: Ref function and backtesting

2010-03-31 Thread superboot74
Hi all, Many thanks for your comments - it has clarified my understanding and as a result, uncovered a flaw in my backtesting My current backtesting has been based on these buy settings using EOD data (effectively, I want to buy and sell at the opening price the following day (once a signal has b

Re: [amibroker] Re: Trading from Amibroker

2010-03-31 Thread Mark Hike
Although I have not done it myself, I think it can be achieved though AFL's COM support. Excel has COM interface you can control directly from AFL. (Another more cumbersome solution could be using files to transfer the orders. AB writes the orders to a file and Excel uses VBA code to pick them up f

RE: [amibroker] regarding cum function

2010-03-31 Thread q q
dear joris,   just read your post at a glance.   (1) I got your N+1 bar  point.   (2) regarding my code,yes it does not do as desired. before actual trying I had posted that on perception that it shall work.   then, I used the following.   ATA=0; for(i=0;i wrote: From: Joris Schuller Subject: RE

[amibroker] Re: Ref function and backtesting

2010-03-31 Thread Mike
Hi, Yes, you would be using future data in the calculation of the EMA and in the comparison of Volume over the MA of Volume. The EMA future leak probably would not impact your backtest much since your doing a direct compare of today's volume (future leak) to an average volume. However the chec

[amibroker] Re: Momentum filter question?

2010-03-31 Thread Richard
Joris and Mike, Thank you for your suggestions. I will expore it a little bit more. Kind Regards Richard --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Joris Schuller" wrote: > > 1. One way to get a reasonable early alert about a sideways movement is > using an AMA (adaptive MA, Perry Kaufman, etc.). The AM

[amibroker] Get current time frame setting using AFL

2010-03-31 Thread cgrafham
Can I lookup/get the the current timeframe of a chart - something like a getCurrentTimeFrame function for AFL? Thanks in advance.