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Re: [amibroker] Automatic Analysis



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Hi Richard,

To detect the last bar use the following code:

/* detect the last bar */
barnumber = cum( 1 );
lastbar = barnumber == lastvalue( barnumber );

/* and then modify the sell condition */
sell = your_original_formula;
sell = sell OR lastbar;


Best regards,
Tomasz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cloonan" <cloonan@xxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 07:38
Subject: [amibroker] Automatic Analysis 


> Tomasz,
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> In the automatic analysis window, is there anyway of reliably triggering a
> sale at the closing date of an analysis period?
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> I like to do this so I can establish the nett financial position of a system
> (including sale transaction costs) as at the closing date. It also makes it
> easier to identify all the transactions which go into the results reported.
> (it is sometimes difficult to identify the purchase date of an unclosed
> transaction unless other transactions have taken place on that ticker).
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> I currently have a condition in the assignment of the SELL variable such as
> 'or (datenum() == 1010308)' but this test fails where no quotation exists
> for that day, leaving the possibility of open positions, and it requires
> updating daily. Would it be worthwhile to have an option in the settings
> menu to close all transactions at the end?
> 
> regards
> Richard
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