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Re: [amibroker] Re: Newbie Automatic Analysis Question



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Hi,

Thank you and congratulations for this decision!

Yours truly,
Tomasz Janeczko

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jhlaufer@xxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 06:31
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Newbie Automatic Analysis Question


> Neat! Thanks for the clear explanation and great product. I've 
> decided to register and will do so over the weekend. Thanks again.
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <tj@xxxx> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Thank you for your e-mail and trying AmiBroker!
> > 
> > As for AFL formulas:
> > There are 3 kinds of them:
> > a) custom indicators (they contain graph0, graph1... variable 
> assignenents)
> > b) commentaries (they contain WriteVal, WriteIf function calls)
> > c) trading systems (the contain buy/sell variable assignments).
> > 
> > I use also the following naming convention:
> > Name_i.afl - indicator ( _i suffix )
> > Name_c.afl - commentary ( _c suffix )
> > Name_s.afl - trading system ( _s suffix )
> > 
> > For an example of the trading system you can
> > take a look at KST_s.afl file supplied with AmiBroker installation.
> > 
> > Just go to the Analysis->Automatic Analysis window
> > Click "Load" button, browse to "C:\Program Files\AmiBroker\AFL" 
> folder
> > and choose "KST_s.afl" file and click "Open".
> > 
> > The following code will be loaded:
> > /*MARTIN PRING'S KST MOMENTUM SYSTEM FOR 
> > SHORT TERM TRADING USING DAILY DATA.
> > PROGRAMMED BY CARLTON McEACHERN
> > carlton.mceachern@xxxx 
> > MAY 19, 2000*/
> > 
> > KST = (MA(ROC(CLOSE,10),10) * 1) +
> > (MA(ROC(CLOSE,15),10) * 2) +
> > (MA(ROC(CLOSE,20),10) * 3) +
> > (MA(ROC(CLOSE,30),15) * 4);
> > 
> > BUY = CROSS(KST , MA(KST, 109));
> > SELL = CROSS(MA(KST , 120) , KST);
> > 
> > The last two lines define required BUY/SELL variables.
> > 
> > Simply said AmiBroker needs to know when a buy and sell
> > signals are generated by your system in order to
> > perform a back-test.
> > 
> > Hope it helps,
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Tomasz Janeczko
> > ===============
> > AmiBroker - the comprehensive share manager.
> > http://www.amibroker.com
> 
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