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[amibroker] Re: Uadjusted Yahoo Data - Any news?



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If one has adjusted close in the "close" field and unadjusted 
close*100 in "OI", one can quickly get the conversion factor:

unadjustedClose = OI/100;
SplitRatio = Close/unadjustedclose;

unadjustedVolume = Volume*SplitRatio;
etc

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Fred" <fctonetti@xxxx> wrote:
> Yes except not just adjusted and unadjusted close but a factor 
that 
> can be used to adjust/unadjust ALL the price arrays AND volume.
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Chuck Rademacher" 
> <chuck_rademacher@x> wrote:
> > hhmm.... sounds familiar?    What a great idea!
> >   -----Original Message-----
> >   From: Fred [mailto:fctonetti@x...]
> >   Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 6:43 PM
> >   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >   Subject: [amibroker] Re: Uadjusted Yahoo Data - Any news?
> > 
> > 
> >   The adjusted .vs. unadjusted is a nice option.  The problem is 
> that
> >   typically one needs both simultaneously.  You MIGHT and I 
> emphasize
> >   MIGHT as I haven't thought about this much, want to consider 
just
> >   using OI for stocks since they're the only securities that 
> typically
> >   have splits and really have no use for OI per se.
> > 
> >   --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" 
> <amibroker@xxxx>
> >   wrote:
> >   > Fred,
> >   >
> >   > You are absolutely right. I was already thinking about that.
> >   > This would of course cause increase of database size (I am 
> thinking
> >   > about Chuck for example who wants to put as much quotes as 
> possible
> >   > in RAM for faster backtests) but it is worth considering.
> >   > Uenal suggested similar thing in AmiQuote list.
> >   > If only a day had more than 24 hours :-)
> >   >
> >   > By the way: newest Quotes Plus plugin already provides such 
> option,
> >   > you can choose if you want split adjusted or not adjusted 
data.
> >   > (in File->Database Settings->Configure)
> >   >
> >   > Best regards,
> >   > Tomasz Janeczko
> >   > amibroker.com
> >   > ----- Original Message -----
> >   > From: "Fred" <fctonetti@xxxx>
> >   > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >   > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 11:52 PM
> >   > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Uadjusted Yahoo Data - Any news?
> >   >
> >   >
> >   > > Tomasz,
> >   > >
> >   > > A suggestion here regarding splits ...
> >   > >
> >   > > The best of all worlds would to be able have a record of 
when 
> the
> >   > > splits actually occured and at what factor and have this 
> imbedded
> >   in
> >   > > the data i.e. another array "S" if you will that had a 
> cumulative
> >   > > split factor in it.  This would allow one to look at either
> >   adjusted
> >   > > or unadjusted data at will.
> >   > >
> >   > > Fred
> >   > >
> >   > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko"
> >   <amibroker@xxxx>
> >   > > wrote:
> >   > > > Yuki,
> >   > > >
> >   > > > I agree with you. I was just offering some solution for 
just
> >   > > splitting
> >   > > > one symbol. Good news are that next beta version of 
> AMiBroker
> >   (4.45)
> >   > > > will have a new flag in the ASCII importer that will 
allow 
> using
> >   > > > getting split adjusted or not adjusted from Yahoo 
according 
> to
> >   your
> >   > > preference.
> >   > > >
> >   > > > Best regards,
> >   > > > Tomasz Janeczko
> >   > > > amibroker.com
> >   > > > ----- Original Message -----
> >   > > > From: "Yuki Taga" <yukitaga@xxxx>
> >   > > > To: "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >   > > > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 11:31 PM
> >   > > > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Uadjusted Yahoo Data - Any news?
> >   > > >
> >   > > >
> >   > > > > Hi Tomasz,
> >   > > > >
> >   > > > > Friday, October 17, 2003, 2:41:59 AM, you wrote:
> >   > > > >
> >   > > > > TJ> You can use Symbol->Split menu in AmiBroker to 
adjust
> >   your
> >   > > data.
> >   > > > >
> >   > > > > You sure can, but 1) according to the docs this is
> >   irreversible
> >   > > once
> >   > > > > done, so be careful, and 2) not all those huge gaps are
> >   splits.
> >   > > You
> >   > > > > can find places like www.hotquotes.com where you can 
> *fairly*
> >   > > easily
> >   > > > > research the splits.  However, (my dear Tomasz) we 
need a
> >   tweak on
> >   > > > > the Database Purify tool, IMHO.  What is needed is a 
way 
> to
> >   flag a
> >   > > > > particular "split" identified by the tool as *NOT* a 
> split,
> >   and
> >   > > have
> >   > > > > that flag stick.  Unfortunately, the tool, while 
> apparently
> >   > > finding
> >   > > > > all the splits, also finds a lot of non splits as 
well.  
> And
> >   they
> >   > > > > never go away, so you can never run this and get a 
clean
> >   score.
> >   > > > > Always, you will have literally dozens if not hundreds 
of
> >   flags in
> >   > > > > the Database Purify output suggesting splits that, 
> according
> >   to
> >   > > the
> >   > > > > research record, never actually happened.  Could be 
that 
> some
> >   of
> >   > > > > those are just erroneous research data too, but the 
site
> >   mentioned
> >   > > > > above seems awfully thorough about this.
> >   > > > >
> >   > > > > Best,
> >   > > > >
> >   > > > > Yuki
> >   > > > >
> >   > > > >
> >   > > > >
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