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



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Hello,

Actually Sep 12, 2003, b519b suggested using OI field for that purpose too.

Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred" <fctonetti@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 12:42 AM
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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