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Graham,
How do you get 5 days? I can only manage 2.
Regards,
Nick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham" <gkavanagh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 7:04 PM
Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: Metastock/Quotetracker Data for Amibroker
> Steve
> I downloaded history of intraday data into my intraday database.
> Unfortunately lost access to this facility, but got up to 3 months in most
> of the stocks I follow. Otherwise I now go through the collection of data
> over time to create a new history.
> I have set up different systems for each. I do not yet do any scans on the
> intraday database until I have sufficient back data. Because I use mostly
> bar charts and P&F charts it is just a matter of having them in the
windows
> for each database. Just the box sizes will be different for the intraday
as
> the price volatility per bas is less.
> I have QT running all day during trading hours with the intraday AB
running
> as well to collect the data, but could just as easily do this in one go at
> the end of each day, or even each week as QT stores 5 days of data now.
> I have found I need to do some maintenance on the QT database as there are
> many zero volume bars included with the QT data. But this is not a real
> problem and can be catered for with a scan.
> I don't quite know what you mean by the 2 databases growing differently.
> They contain different data and so must be different. The data ex QT is to
> me an approximation only as it is based on the crude data as made, and not
> cleaned up as the EOD data is. Also because the ASX closes at odd times,
and
> end of month closes later, the intraday data gets messy. But this is
> sufficient for my needs.
> The advantage of separate databases is that I can be working on systems
for
> the EOD without interfering with the intraday data, and vice versa.
>
> Cheers,
> Graham
> http://groups.msn.com/ASXShareTrading
> http://groups.msn.com/FMSAustralia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: steve_almond [mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, 14 May 2003 4:47 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Metastock/Quotetracker Data for Amibroker
>
> Graham,
>
> For your 2 database system to work both databases must be the same
> (for indicators to be meaningful etc.).
>
> 1. How did you get the main price data into your QT database to
> start (using Metastock plugin initially?).
> 2. How do you reconcile the two at the end of the day, particularly
> if you haven't had the QT version running throughout the trading day?
> I guess your Metastock db is updated as normal, but doesn't your QT
> db grow more different, due to small errors, over time?
>
> I did read the thread about using two 'copies' of AB.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Graham" <gkavanagh@xxxx> wrote:
> > I have 2 databases for intraday(QT plugin) and EOD(MS plugin)
> > The intraday can mess up the eod database.
> > So no need to change anything except select which database to run
> > Due to probs with losing changes to my indicator window panels
> when running
> > 2 instances of AB from the one instal, I now have 2 installs of AB
> in
> > separate directories for intraday and other for EOD. I emailed the
> group
> > about this this week
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Graham
> > http://groups.msn.com/ASXShareTrading
> > http://groups.msn.com/FMSAustralia
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: steve_almond [mailto:steve@x...]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 14 May 2003 4:10 PM
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Metastock/Quotetracker Data for Amibroker
> >
> > Graham,
> >
> > I have the same setup as you and, with the help of Tomasz, I
> managed
> > to get QT showing 'live' data on the relevant charts yesterday. I
> > did this by using Metastock plugin to get the main data into the
> > database, the changed to QT plugin for the 'live' update.
> > How do you now update EOD data for the whole database? Switch back
> > to Metastock plugin again?
> > Do you go through this every day?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "kaveman" <kavemanperth@xxxx>
> > wrote:
> > > I use AB successfully with QT for importing the intraday data.
> It
> > took me a
> > > while to understand how to correctly set up AB and QT. I use the
> > AB internal
> > > database to store the intraday data feed from QT program.
> > > It works great reading MS database for the EOD data. I do this
> as
> > my data
> > > supplier can provide it in MS format.
> > > I believe the trial version does not save any data, however you
> > can load the
> > > data and trial it, but cannot save it.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Graham
> > > http://groups.msn.com/ASXShareTrading
> > > http://groups.msn.com/FMSAustralia
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: aequalsz [mailto:aequalsz@x...]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 13 May 2003 11:22 PM
> > > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [amibroker] Metastock/Quotetracker Data for Amibroker
> > >
> > > Tomasz,
> > >
> > > I have downloaded a trial version of Amibroker and so far am
> > impressed
> > > with it's capabilities. However am having some difficulty with
> one
> > > aspect of the program. Can you give me a hint where I'm going
> > wrong?
> > >
> > > 1. Use the Metastock data Plug-in to get daily data. - Tried
> > local
> > > data storage enabled and disabled. Data displays OK.
> > >
> > > 2. Use the Quotetracker program to update the above mentioned
> > daily
> > > data.
> > >
> > > Step 2 doesn't work. Although no problem getting the last five
> > days
> > > of data from the Medved Quotetracker when starting with a new
> > > database. Can't seem to update the historical data using the
> > Medved
> > > Quotetracker.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help.
> > >
> > > a
> > >
> > >
> > > PS Is it possible to link C++ code with Amibroker? Can it be
> used
> > > with a Linux operating system?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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