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Peter,
It would be better to begin with simple examples from the Users Guide
in Indicator builder, Automatic Analysis and learn AFL step by step.
Direct translation is useless if you do not understand AFL.
Many friends here have the real intention to help, do not overflow
them !!!
Dimitris Tsokakis
--- In amibroker@xxxx, "iddm2000" <pibotto@xxxx> wrote:
> Ken
> I don't know Metastock language, I find formulas in internet and I
> don't know how to translate them into AFL language, because I don't
> know how to write in this language. I use Amibroker and I copy in
my
> system the formulas that I find here or in Amibroke's home page,
but
> really I don't know how to write in AFL language. I did the example
> in AA but it doesn't go.
> Thanks
> Peter
> --- In amibroker@xxxx, "Ken Close" <closeks@xxxx> wrote:
> > Peter: I understand being new, as I stated. But do you intend
to
> use AB??
> > like you use Metastock??
> >
> > If yes, you will need to know how to do basic things. As you
> become more
> > familiar, your use of some of the great power of AB will start to
> come out.
> > AB can do so much more than metastock, you will hardly believe it.
> >
> > But you have to start learning, even if it is just basics.
> >
> > Also, you will learn so much more and get so much more help if
you
> will try
> > yourself to convert one of your more simple Metastock formulas.
> Try it in
> > AB and if you get errors and can not figure out what to do, then
> post your
> > message here with the code you tried that did not work. People
> here will
> > then point out what needs to be changed and you can use that.
> Others might
> > point out a different way of doing the same thing, and you learn
> even more.
> >
> > Thanks for responding and I urge you to try some simple codes on
> your own,
> > then share your results here, whether they are good or bad.
> >
> > I should point out that if you have learned Metastock language,
> the change
> > to AB is very simple. I copy and paster metastock formulas right
> into the
> > AA window of AB and it is amazing that much of it works exactly
as
> copied.
> > Other changes are of course necessary.
> >
> > For example, I took one of your messages and copied it in total
> into the AA
> > window. The Blue and Bold are commands that are IDENTICAL in AB
> from MS, so
> > some of the work is already done.
> >
> > dn:= 1.0;
> > up:= 1.0;
> > gap:= 100*(Open - Ref(Close, -1))/Ref(Close, -1);
> > prf:= If(gap>=up, Open-Close, If(gap<=-dn, Close-Open,0));
> > Cum(prf);
> >
> >
> > In fact, except for having to change ":=" to just "=", and "If"
> to "Iff",
> > and turn the last line into an array (XX=Cum(prf); this is all
> set to try.
> >
> > Anyway, these are just some thoughts to help and encourage you
> to "get
> > going".
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: iddm2000 [mailto:pibotto@x...]
> > Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 10:51 AM
> > To: amibroker@xxxx
> > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Fw: Metastock's formula into AFL
> >
> >
> > Ken,
> > I am a new user of AB and I don't know how to use AFL language so
> if
> > someone can translate my metastock formula I'm very happy.
> > Thanks
> > Peter
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxx, "Ken Close" <closeks@xxxx> wrote:
> > > Peter:
> > >
> > > What are your intentions in reading the users guide and
learning
> > at least
> > > the basics of AB?
> > >
> > > What have you learned so far from Anthony's translations of
> > several of your
> > > requests?
> > >
> > > Recently, I was a newbie to AB and have learned a lot from this
> > helpful
> > > board. It is one of the most helpful boards on all of yahoo
> > groups. I do
> > > not want to sound unfriendly and I also personally am willing
to
> > help you to
> > > the extent I can, but I have never seen one message after
> another
> > with
> > > "Please translate this....."
> > >
> > > Hence my questions.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Ken
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Inwind [mailto:pibotto@x...]
> > > Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 9:57 AM
> > > To: amibroker@xxxx
> > > Subject: [amibroker] Fw: Metastock's formula into AFL
> > >
> > >
> > > Can someone please convert this Metastock's formula into AFL -
> > Thanks
> > >
> > > Enter Long:
> > > Mov(C,6,S) > Ref(Mov(C,6,S),-1) AND
> > > Mov(P,3,S) > Mov(P,25,S) AND
> > > Alert(Cross(Mov(C,9,S),Mov(C,18,S)),10)
> > > Close Long:
> > > Cross(Mov(C,18,S),Mov(C,9,S))
> > >
> > > Enter Short:
> > > Mov(C,6,S) < Ref(Mov(C,6,S),-1) AND
> > > Mov(P,3,S) < Mov(P,25,S) AND
> > > Alert(Cross(Mov(C,18,S),Mov(C,9,S)),10)
> > >
> > > Close Short:
> > > Cross(Mov(C,9,S),Mov(C,18,S))
> > >
> > > Maximum Loss Stop:
> > > Long and short positions
> > > Maximum loss of 0.016 points.
> > >
> > >
> > > Initial equity: Points only
> > > Positions: Long and short
> > > Trade Price: Open
> > > Trade delay: 1
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Peter
> > >
> > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of
> > Service.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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