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Ok I think I am sold on AmiBroker for many reasons. Right now I have
unregistered version and looking at script writing. I have little
programing back ground so it will take some time to get up to speed
with writing scripts. I like the fact that it has fudamental data but
I don't need it right now and I know that this information will cost
for download. For learning purposes, and until profits I make with
trades, I will use free yahoo data. I know the graphs are not
impressive compared to some other programs that I have used, but like
you say they will probably change with upgrades. As long as I get
free download data from Yahoo it well worth the try of the program.
If yahoo takes away free data then I think this will be a
disappointment to many users. This is only one of the reasons why I
am attracted to AmiBroker.
To get me upto speed, could someone tell how I can get a file
containing all US stocks in Nasdaq, NYSE, and AMEX to add to
AmiBroker. I don't want to hand type them in. If some one can send me
a file I can import them in. I will use yahoo to download historical
data. Then if this goes well I will write a script concerning
trendreversals and then I will have to register to be able to back
test. Would anyone be willing to help me figure how I can easily
populate my unregister version painlessly?
Thank you much.
Mike
--- In amibroker@xxxx, "Rick Parsons" <RickParsons@xxxx> wrote:
> An interesting observation: The Metastock forum although around
longer, seems to be declining in posts. Only 3 posts were made to
the Metastock forum this past 12 hours compared to 33 for Amibroker.
>
> Rick
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Listes trading [mailto:listes.trading@x...]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 7:09 AM
> To: amibroker@xxxx
> Subject: RE: [amibroker] To all AmiBroker users - Questions
>
>
> As a long time user of MS and new user of AB, here are some
personal opinions that may help you in your choice.
>
> MS is a very good software to display and visually analyse
stocks. For the moment, AB is a little bit behind MS regarding the
quality of the interface. But AB chart engine will be totally
rewritten in the near future and will probably fill the gap.
>
> If you want to write your own indicators and build your own
trading systems, AB is like milk and honey while MS is a bitter
stuff. With AB, you can do whatever you want. There is only 2
limitations: your imagination and your ability to develop. AB
language is quite close to MS one (so that it is very easy to
translate MS formulas to AB) with a lot of improvements. Furthermore,
limitations in AB language can be overcome as you can include JScript
or VBScript pieces of code inside your AB code. For instance, it will
allow you to create complex calculations involving control loops.
> For skilled programers, it is possible to create dll in C++
language that can be called from AB (you can do the same with MS if
you buy a developper kit and are clever enough to understand how to
access to the data files!!!).
>
> Among the infinity of things that you can do easily with AB and
that will bring you endless headaches with MS, here are some:
> a.. total control of your trades (entry/exit at stop prices,
entry/exit on the same bar, totally programmable stops,...)
> b.. backtest of a system on a whole database at the speed of
light (with MS, you have to test securities one by one)
> c.. creation of complex composite securities (with a few lines
of code, you can build the historical curve of the number of
oversold/overbought stocks in a specific market or see on how many
open positions your trading system is invested,...)
> d.. ... and so many others !!!
> In terms of support, you just need to know that:
> a.. there are more improvements in AB in one single week than
in 5 years of MS new releases
> b.. AB developers are in permanent contact with the users
through this mailing list, providing a fantastic support and
including in "real time" the users suggestions in the new releases
> c.. you are supported by all AB users who exchange ideas,
pieces of code, answer your questions, help you to debug your
formulas,... if you have a problem, just mention it and in less than
2 hours, AB developpers or users will provide you with the solution
> d.. and so many others !!!
> As you can see, I am a fan of AB. It is the charting software I
was dreaming for years.
>
> Waz
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mroman59 [mailto:mroman59@x...]
> Sent: mardi 23 avril 2002 00:52
> To: amibroker@xxxx
> Subject: [amibroker] To all AmiBroker users - Questions
>
>
> I have just found advertisement for AmiBroker and I am trying
to
> figure out if the program will meet my needs. I must say for
the
> price it appears impressive, but I would like some imput from
users.
> It appears that it is free download for trial period, so I will
do
> this and try to get a feel for what the program can do.
>
> 1. Has anyone used MetaStock and if so can you give me your
opinion
> on the similarities, pros and cons, capabilities etc. of the
two
> programs? I am looking into purchasing MetaStock but it is a
bit
> pricy and data download by 2nd party is costly.
>
> 2. My main interest is to be able to screen stocks based on my
onw
> price and volume criteria. For example, stocks with 3
consecutive
> increases in combination with double its 3 month avg volume
for any
> given period of time or 13 dma > 30 dma etc. No fundamental
data will
> be required but is a plus. Can it do this?
>
> 3. After stocks are screened according to my criteria, then
have the
> ability to back test all screened stocks and rank them by
greatest
> return. Can it do this.
>
> 4. Can one trade through the program, granted that the
brokerage firm
> allows for such a link between the program and their server?
>
> 5. Is the download of data from Yahoo seamless and free from
Yahoo?
>
> 6. Can one download historical data from yahoo for stocks so
that
> backtesting can be performed?
>
> 7. Does Amibroker generate automatic buy and sell signals with
built
> in technical analysis indicators, like other programs do such
as
> omnitrader?
>
> 8. has anyone tried to program Amibroker to use the formulas
provided
> by the book called Beating the Trend? You can find it by
performing a
> website search. If so, how easy was it to program according to
this
> formula.
>
> 9. What does Amibroker have in to do with the following
> advertisement:
> -rewritten database handling: abstract data access layer
allowing
> direct access to QP2/TC2000/Metastock databases without the
need to
> import (3.84+)
> -pre-written direct data feed DLLs from Quotes Plus (3.84+),
TC2000,
> Metastock databases (3.87+)
> - a "summary-only" mode in the backtester providing 2-3 times
faster
> backtesting of large databases (3.87+).
> - support for money management (position sizing) in
> backtester/optimizer (3.90)
>
> My question again, I thought that data feed was free from Yahoo?
>
> 10. Is it true that the cost is only $79, after trial date is
up?
> There appears to be upgrades in the works i.e. AmiBroker 4.0
> versions. How much does it cost for upgrade versions?
>
> Thank You for and information you can provide. I greatly
appreciate
> your imput and mention about other applications that you have
used.
>
>
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