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Re: [amibroker] Re: Proof of a Weinstein uptrend



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Dimitris, I have not even read Stan Weinstein's book.  Determining trends
was the subject matter at a recent local investor meeting here is Dallas.  I
am 99% sure that this definition is taken form Stan's Book.  I sure wish
that I could offer you proof that it is from Stan's book, but I can't.
Here is the Amazon link for the book.   Ron D

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1556236832/inktomi-bkasin-20/002-9333042-377120

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DIMITRIS TSOKAKIS" <TSOKAKIS@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 2:48 AM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Proof of a Weinstein uptrend


> Ron,
> Is there any specific ref for Weinstein definitions ?
> TIA
> Dimitris Tsokakis
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mrdavis9" <mrdavis9@xxxx> wrote:
> > YUKI   SAID>So . . . nothing much has changed for me.  The subject
> line of this
> > thread says it all to me.  The quest for something that is
> > impossible.  Perhaps it was just bad wording.
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------------------------
> > Yuki, you are correct, it was just bad wording.   It sure resulted
> in some interesting and lively discussions though.
> >
> >  My scans are finding  bottoming reversal pivot points of
> stocks.   I need to add additional code that will cause it to ignore
> any stock that is not currently in  an ,existing, or newly
> established up trend.     Lets assume that this scan  picks up a
> pullback in a stock that seems to be in a new up trend.  I  want to
> require this possible new up trend  to meet the Weinstein definition
> of a new up trend.  Lets assume that the stock has now advanced
> upward from what could be the final bottom pivot of a down trend.
> Weinstein  wants  this stock to complete the first pullback of  this
> possible new uptrend.   He will watch to see how low this first pulls
> back goes.  If this first pull back makes a bottom pivot that is
> higher than the apparent bottom of the downtrend, then it has met
> only one of his conditions  of a new uptrend.   Then, if he sees the
> stock advance to a second high pivot that is higher than the high of
> the first pullback high pivot,  it will have  finally met his
> definition of a new uptrend.
> >
> > At least this is how I interpret  Weinstein's definition of a new
> uptrend.  This new uptrend must continue to make higher highs, and
> higher lows in order to continue to maintain its up trending status.
> Ideally, a Weinstein Trend-Detector code is exactly what I would like
> to add to my pivot finding code .  Hopefully, some of the Amibroker
> users now have, or can create  AFL code that is able to  identify
> the  Weinstein  criteria  of an uptrend.  Additionally, I will be
> testing the other suggestions that resulted from yesterday's
> post.    BTW, how do you like my new title on this post.    Ron D
>
>
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