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Re: [amibroker] Re: Esignal & EOD Data



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Graham,

1. "Number of bars to load" in File->Database Settings
applies to *all* plugin-driven databases.

2. Your e-mails are fine for me. 

Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graham" <gkavanagh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 3:26 PM
Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: Esignal & EOD Data


> Now I am confused, seems easy to confuse me. My apologies.
> I use the QT plugin for intraday. It was my understanding that with the
> local data storage ticked in the 'preferences-data' then the "number of bars
> to load" box does not apply. At least that is what I understand from the
> help files. Maybe I am just confusing what is being discussed in the first
> place.
> 
> On a side issue, it seems chuck receives my emails with a lot of extra
> information and stuff added in the email text. Is this email clear from me?
> 
> Cheers,
> Graham
> http://groups.msn.com/ASXShareTrading
> http://groups.msn.com/FMSAustralia
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tomasz Janeczko [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxx] 
> Sent: Friday, 16 May 2003 8:52 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Esignal & EOD Data
> 
> Graham,
> 
> What Ken said is true FOR PLUGIN-DRIVEN databases.
> 
> I think you were thinking about local database with NO plugin.
> Things are different when you do NOT use plugin.
> (then File->Database Settings "Number of bars to load" setting does not
> apply)
> 
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ken Close" <closeks@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 2:36 PM
> Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: Esignal & EOD Data
> 
> 
> > Graham:
> > 
> > It is an internal AB database.  It is just the way TJ programmed the
> > data handling/saving.  Keeps the size of each ticker at the max
> > datapoints you select.  FIFO.
> > 
> > Ken
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Graham [mailto:gkavanagh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 7:47 AM
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: Esignal & EOD Data
> > 
> > I don't use Esignal, but can you save the data to AB internal database?
> > This
> > could then be any size you want more than 60 days.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Graham
> > http://groups.msn.com/ASXShareTrading
> > http://groups.msn.com/FMSAustralia
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ken Close [mailto:closeks@xxxxxxxx] 
> > Sent: Friday, 16 May 2003 7:41 PM
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: Esignal & EOD Data
> > 
> > However, a watchout with this advice is that if you wish to "build-up"
> > your data so you eventually can backtest more than 60 days worth of
> > data, you need to set the number to a very high value.  TJ will come
> > back and reply that this will degrade performance somewhat, but I have
> > never really noticed any degradation on my system.  Nonetheless, the
> > program is set up with a first-in, first-out model and after you exceed
> > the number of data points to save, the oldest data starts to get deleted
> > automatically by the program.  There is approx 102,000 datapoints in one
> > year of 1 min data.
> > 
> > Ken
> > 
> > PS:  if the new program versions are different in this regard (they do
> > not delete data on FIFO basis, then I would like to know about it.
> > PSS: I have been collecting data since last May (2002) on approx 1500
> > symbols. I have missed a number of dates but right now the entire
> > eSignal directory is holding 775Mbytes.  Large HDs are a requirement.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tomasz Janeczko [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxx] 
> > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 4:44 AM
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Esignal & EOD Data
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > 500'000 is far too much for 60 days.
> > 60 days for stocks represents about 30'000 bars.
> > So it is enough to enter say 40'000 with enough 
> > 'safety margin'.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Tomasz Janeczko
> > amibroker.com
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "jehmac" <jehmac@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 7:59 AM
> > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Esignal & EOD Data
> > 
> > 
> > > You should be getting about 60 days of intraday data backfill with
> > > esignal. (1 min)
> > > 
> > > Make sure you database setting has a high 'number of bars to load'
> > > setting so that you get all the data. (max 500000)
> > > 
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "dajester147" <dajester_147@xxxx> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hello everyone,
> > > > 
> > > > Just subscribed to Esignal today, so I am having problems (as 
> > > usual!) 
> > > > with the database. I noticed that the default is set to 1min for 
> > > > Amibroker using esignal RT data feed. However, when I switch over 
> > > to 
> > > > daily view, I only seem to get the last 5 day worth of daily data. 
> > > > Since I primarily trade on daily data, but use intraday for 
> > > > entry/exit, can I get more historical data in the database, but 
> > > also 
> > > > keep a couple of days worth of intraday info ?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > 
> > > > Dan
> > > 
> > > 
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