Re: [amibroker] pyramid position size adding

2010-07-31 Thread Edward Pottasch
yes but you need to define your buy and short arrays properly and also use setpositionsize to define your position size array properly, see: http://www.amibroker.com/guide/afl/afl_view.php?id=272 regards From: Weidong Ruan Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:51 AM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com

Re: [amibroker] Re: OT: Windiws Mail

2010-07-31 Thread Edward Pottasch
ok thanks. Yes I read that about W7 Home versus the Pro version. If true this is really bad. I ofcourse have the Home version. I always understood that you need the Pro version if you have complicated networks but my little home network works fine with the Home version. regards, Ed From: da

Re: [amibroker] additionnal centered underscore PlotShape [1 Attachment]

2010-07-31 Thread Inquisitive Voyager
see it it helps! find the attachment On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 8:17 AM, ram vel wrote: > > > Hi reinsley > On an intraday chart 15min tf, can we plot previous days close? > can your code line be modified to show > previous days close, and todays latest close as lines on chart,please > thanks > r

[amibroker] pyramid position size adding

2010-07-31 Thread Weidong Ruan
Hi, Do amibroker backbest supports pyramid position size adding? thanks,

Re: [amibroker] additionnal centered underscore PlotShape

2010-07-31 Thread ram vel
Hi reinsley On an intraday chart 15min tf, can we plot previous days close? can your code line be modified to show previous days close, and todays latest close as lines on chart,please thanks rv --- On Fri, 7/30/10, reinsley wrote: From: reinsley Subject: Re: [amibroker] additionnal centered u

[amibroker] Re: Question about margindeposit in future mode

2010-07-31 Thread isalert
any help? --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "isalert" wrote: > > > when set margindeposit a negative,mean margindeposit is percentage of > the contract price,what's mean? > > say: > > equity = 1; > > contract price = 1000; > > ticksize = 1; > > pointvalue = 5; > > margindeposit = -20;

Re: [amibroker] Re: Trading Systems, Position Sizing and Monte Carlo Analysis

2010-07-31 Thread Keith McCombs
Howard -- I take issue with your statement, "/Think about it this way -- You have a profitable system. If you reduce your position size when trades have some profit and, on average, the trades go on to be more profitable, you forfeit some of the potential profit. If you reduce your position

[amibroker] Re: Using BuyStop and SellStop orders - How does it work?

2010-07-31 Thread pcmoxon
Hi Mike, Thanks ever so much for your help. It works a treat now. Kind Regards, Pete --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Mike" wrote: > > Pete, > > It is not enough to just set the BuyPrice and SellPrice arrays. You must > include the logic in your Buy and Sell statements. It is only the Buy a

[amibroker] Re: Fibonacci afl

2010-07-31 Thread prasantaroy36
Hi Reinsley, Waiting your project . Thanks --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, reinsley wrote: > > > > Hi prasant, > > As TJ says : everything is possible... I say : but not for everyone ! > > I've got this idea too. There is an example of code in the UKB to draw > an horizontal line afte

[amibroker] Re: jvscript not working to construct database using ticker and full name

2010-07-31 Thread Ed H
I use a simpler script to do the same thing. There is an "Import ASCII" function under the left hand drop down menu "FILE" I just write the following file in clear text, then 'Import' it. ReefBreak $FORMAT NAME, FULLNAME, MARKET, INDUSTRY $OVERWRITE 1 $BREAKONERR 1 MYY, "ProShrs Shrt 1X MIDCP",

Re: [amibroker] Re: Fibonacci afl

2010-07-31 Thread reinsley
Hi prasant, As TJ says : everything is possible... I say : but not for everyone ! I've got this idea too. There is an example of code in the UKB to draw an horizontal line after a click, and another one where you pop up a square after a click. I kept that in mind to adapt it to Fibo levels

[amibroker] jvscript not working to construct database using ticker and full name

2010-07-31 Thread max.matsen
Hi, I've been trying for a couple of weeks to use a jvscript written in the book Introduction to amibroker ( p.19 with reference to p. 565) with no success as I keep getting syntax error by the compiler. The script should have read a text file I created that contains the 1000 tickers of the Ru

[amibroker] Re: OT: Windiws Mail

2010-07-31 Thread danielwardadams
Ed, I had a very recent version of Java (not more than 5-6 weeks old) but I saw there was a 7/30/2010 version so I downloaded that yesterday. However, I'm reluctant to download the latest version of TWS until IB notifies me my specific problem is fixed. So, bottom line, Java isn't effecting me o

Re: [amibroker] Re: OT: Windiws Mail

2010-07-31 Thread Edward Pottasch
hi Mike, thanks, I have in both the Program Files folder and in the Program Files (x86) folder a Java folder. When I look at what processes are running I only see jusched.exe *32 running. However, I have not been notified that there was an update for Java (but have not been updated on my XP ma