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<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>Eric,
You 
keep track.... we will hold you an the honor system to assume your 
responsibilities when the time is right  :)
 
Regards, 
Jayson 
<FONT face=Tahoma 
size=2>-----Original Message-----From: ericleake 
[mailto:eleake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 
1:04 PMTo: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [amibroker] 
Re: Simple Optimize questionI am just wondering....how 
many stupid questions do I get, before I am booted from the group? 
:)Maybe we should come up with a rookie system:After posting 10 
stupid quesions, and learning from your mistakes, you then become the 
default "stupid question answerer". By my count, I have 7 more to 
go.Thanks again.-Eric.--- In 
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jayson" <jcasavant@xxxx> wrote:> 
Eric,> All the optimizations have been commented out with the //> 
> for example you have AVERAGE = 53; 
//Optimize("AVERAGE",53,27,80,5); this> means the average is set to 
53. To optimize this value you would need to> type...> 
> AVERAGE = Optimize("AVERAGE",53,27,80,5);> > 
Regards,> Jayson> -----Original Message-----> From: 
ericleake [mailto:eleake@xxxx]> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 12:21 
PM> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Simple 
Optimize question> > > Actually, I'm looking at 
Optimization for the first time...I am> trying to optimize Gary's RUTVOL. 
I havn't made any changes to the> code, other than for my data provider, 
eSignal-at least I don't> think I have.> > Here is what I 
have been using:> > /*RUTVOL SIGNAL LOGIC FROM .INI FILES> 
> EXPLAINATION:  RUTVOL BASES THE FOLLOWING INDICATORS ON RUSSELL 
2K> 
INDEX.>                         
1.  
STOCHASTICS>                         
2.  
MACD>                         
3.  RSI> 
>                         
CALCULATIONS BASED ON THE NASDAQ> TVOLQ,UVOLQ,DVOLQ AS 
FOLLOWS>                         
1.      
ACCUTRACK>                         
2.      STOCHASTICS> > TRANSLATED:  
8/18/03> > NOTE:      THIS IS A MODIFIED 
VERSION OF RUTVOL.  THIS VERSION PRODUCES> MODESTLY BETTER 
RETURNS WITH SAME DD AS MEASURED AGAINST $RUT.> BELOW ARE THE CHANGES 
NEED TO CONVERT TO ORIGINAL RUTVOL.> > 1. RUTTR_BUYCOND has no RSI 
filtering in the current RUTTR.> > 2. Current version of RUTVOL 
does not use the volume AccuTrak in the> volume buy condition> 
*/> > // STEP #1:  ESTABLISH PARAMETERS> RUT = 
Foreign("$ndx","C");> //STOCHASTICS> AVERAGE = 53; 
//Optimize("AVERAGE",53,27,80,5);> SMOOTH = 49; 
//Optimize("SMOOTH",49,25,74,5);> TRIGGER = 28; 
//Optimize("TRIGGER",28,14,42,5);> BuyVALUE = 0;> SellVALUE = 
0;> > //MACD> ShortMA = 45; 
//Optimize("SHORTMA",45,23,90,5);> LONGMA = 90; 
//Optimize("LONGMA",90,45,135,5);> SignalMA = 8;  
//Optimize("SIGNALMA",8,4,12,1);> BuyLEVEL = 0;> SellLEVEL = 
0;> > //RSI> RSILEN = 14; 
//Optimize("RSILEN",14,7,21,1);> BuyRSI = 63;> SellRSI = 
47;> ShortRSI = 37;> > //VOLUME EMA> VOLEMA1 = 60; 
//Optimize("VOLEMA1",60,30,90,5);> VOLEMA2 = 120; 
//Optimize("VOLEMA2",120,60,180,5);> > //VOLUME ACCUTRACK> 
ACCU_SHORTPERIOD = 11; //Optimize("ACCU_SHORTPERIOD",11,5,16,1);> 
ACCU_LONGPERIOD = 44; //Optimize("ACCU_LONGPERIOD",44,22,66,3);> > 
//TOTAL VOLUME STOCH CALC> TVOL_AVG = 41;  //Optimize("TVOL 
AVG",41,22,66,2);> TVOL_SMOOTH = 10;  
//Optimize("TVOL_SMOOTH",10,5,15,1);> TVOL_TRIGGER = 8; 
//Optimize("TVOL_TRIGGER",8,4,12,1);> > //********RUTTR 
CALC*********//> //STOCH CALC BEGIN> KSTOCH = 100 * (RUT - 
LLV(RUT,AVERAGE)) / (HHV(RUT,AVERAGE) - LLV> (RUT,AVERAGE));> 
DSTOCH = EMA(KSTOCH,SMOOTH);> SignalLINE = EMA(DSTOCH,TRIGGER);> 
STOCH_HISTO = DSTOCH - SignalLINE;> > //MACD CALC BEGIN> 
RUTMACD = EMA(RUT,ShortMA) - EMA(RUT,LONGMA);> MACDSignalLINE = 
EMA(RUTMACD, SignalMA);> MACD_HISTO = RUTMACD - MACDSIGNALLINE;> 
> //RSI FILTER BEGIN> RSIFILTER_SELL = RSIa(RUT,RSILEN) < 
Ref(RSIa(RUT,RSILEN),-3) AND RUT> < Ref(RUT,-1) AND 
RSIa(RUT,RSILEN) < SellRSI;> > RSIFILTER_BUY = RSIa(RUT,RSILEN) 
> BuyRSI;> > //RUTTR SIGNAL LOGIC> > 
//STEP#1:  BUY & SELL COND> RUTTR_BUYCOND = (Stoch_HISTO > 0 
AND MACD_HISTO > 0) OR> RSIFILTER_BUY;> RUTTR_SELLCOND = 
(Stoch_HISTO < 0 AND MACD_HISTO < 0)  AND> 
RSIFILTER_SELL;> > //STEP#2: BUY & SELL STATE> 
RUTTR_BUYSTATE = Flip(RUTTR_BUYCOND,RUTTR_SELLCOND);> //RUTTR_SELLSTATE = 
Flip(RUTTR_SELLCOND,RUTTR_BUYCOND);> RUTTR_SELLSTATE = NOT 
RUTTR_BUYSTATE;> > //*********RUTVOL CALC*********//> 
> TVOLQ = Foreign("$tvolq","C");> UVOLQ = 
Foreign("$uvolq","c");> DVOLQ = Foreign("$dvolq","C");> > 
NQVOLEMA = EMA(TVOLQ,VOLEMA1);> NQUVOLEMA = EMA(UVOLQ,VOLEMA2);> 
NQDVOLEMA = EMA(DVOLQ,VOLEMA2);> > //ACCUTRACK CALC OF NQ UP/DN 
VOL> UPVOLCHG = (NQUVOLEMA - Ref(NQUVOLEMA,-1)) / 
Ref(NQUVOLEMA,-1);> DNVOLCHG = (NQDVOLEMA - Ref(NQDVOLEMA,-1)) / 
Ref(NQDVOLEMA,-1);> UPVOL = EMA(UPVOLCHG, ACCU_LONGPERIOD);> DNVOL 
= EMA(DNVOLCHG, ACCU_LONGPERIOD);> VOL_DIFF = UPVOL - DNVOL;> 
ACCU_UPDNVOL = EMA(VOL_DIFF,ACCU_SHORTPERIOD);> > ACCU_UPDNVOL_BUY 
= Cross(ACCU_UPDNVOL, 0);> //ACCU_UPDNVOL_SELL = Cross(0, 
ACCU_UPDNVOL);> > // NASDAQ TOTAL VOLUME STOCHASTICS CALC> 
NQVOL_KSTOCH = 100 * (NQVOLEMA - LLV(NQVOLEMA,TVOL_AVG)) / (HHV> 
(NQVOLEMA,TVOL_AVG) - LLV(NQVOLEMA,TVOL_AVG));> > NQVOL_DSTOCH = 
EMA(NQVOL_KSTOCH,TVOL_SMOOTH);> NQVOL_SIGNALLINE = 
EMA(NQVOL_DSTOCH,TVOL_TRIGGER);> > TVOL_STOCH_BUYCOND = 
Cross(NQVOL_DSTOCH,20) OR Cross> (NQVOL_DSTOCH,80) OR 
ACCU_UPDNVOL_BUY;> TVOL_STOCH_SELLCOND = Cross(20, NQVOL_DSTOCH) OR 
Cross> (80,NQVOL_DSTOCH);> > TVOL_STOCH_BUYSTATE = 
Flip(TVOL_STOCH_BUYCOND,TVOL_STOCH_SELLCOND);> > //*********RUTVOL 
SIGNAL LOGIC*********//> //CONDITIONS> RUTVOL_BUYCOND = 
TVOL_STOCH_BUYSTATE AND RUTTR_BUYSTATE;> RUTVOL_SELLCOND = NOT 
TVOL_STOCH_BUYSTATE OR NOT RUTTR_BUYSTATE;> > //STATES> 
RUTVOL_BUYSTATE = Flip(RUTVOL_BUYCOND,RUTVOL_SELLCOND);> > 
//SIGNALS> Buy = RUTVOL_BUYSTATE;> Sell = NOT 
RUTVOL_BUYSTATE;> > //EXREM SIGNALS> Buy = 
ExRem(Buy,Sell);> Sell = ExRem(Sell,Buy);> > 
ApplyStop(stopTypeLoss,stopModePercent,Optimize> 
("MaxLoss",10,1,20,1),True,True);> > > 
//--------------------------------------------------  PORTFOLIO> 
TRADING CODE BEGINS  
------------------------------------------------> 
------------------> > //Set Trade Delays and Initial 
Equity> //SetOption("InitialEquity", 100000);> 
//SetTradeDelays(1,1,1,1);> //RoundLotSize = 100;> > 
//Position Size Info> //SetOption("MinShares",100);> //MaxPos = 
Optimize("Max Positions",5,1,15,1);> 
//SetOption("MaxOpenPositions",MaxPos);> //PositionSize = 
-100/MaxPos;> > //Scoring Routine Begins> > BBandWid 
= 2;> UBBand   = BBandTop(Close, 21, BBandWid);> 
LBBand   = BBandBot(Close, 21, BBandWid);> 
PositionScore   = 100 - 100 * (Close - LBBand) / (UBBand -> 
LBBand);//0 when C == Upper Band, 100 when C == Lower Band> > 
//********EXPLORE CODE*********//> Filter = 
1;//Status("LastBarInRange");> RUTVOLSIG = IIf(RUTVOL_BUYSTATE == 
1,1,0);> AddToComposite(RUTVOLSIG,"~RUTVOL","X",atcFlagDefaults |> 
atcFlagEnableInExplore);> AddColumn(RUTVOLSIG,"RUTVOL 
STATE",8.0);> AddColumn(RUTTR_BUYSTATE,"RUTTR",8.0, IIf(RUTTR_BUYSTATE 
==> 1,colorGreen,colorDefault), colorDefault);> 
AddColumn(TVOL_STOCH_BUYSTATE,"VOLUME",8.0,IIf(TVOL_STOCH_BUYSTATE> == 
1,colorGreen,colorDefault), colorDefault);> AddColumn(Buy,"RUTVOL 
BUY",8.0,colorDefault,IIf(Buy ==> 1,colorGreen,colorDefault));> 
AddColumn(Sell,"RUTVOL SELL",8.0,colorDefault,IIf(Sell ==> 
1,colorYellow,colorDefault));> > //*********INDICATOR 
CODE*********//> Title = "RUTVOL:   " + 
EncodeColor(colorBrightGreen) + "GREEN => BUY   " + 
EncodeColor(colorYellow) + "YELLOW = CASH";> 
Plot(0,"",colorLightGrey,styleNoLine+styleNoLabel);> PlotShapes(IIf(Buy 
==1,> shapeUpArrow,shapeNone),colorBrightGreen,0,0,10);> 
PlotShapes(IIf(Sell ==1,> 
shapeHollowUpArrow,shapeNone),colorYellow,0,0,10);> > What am I 
doing wrong?> > -Eric.> > --- In 
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jayson" <jcasavant@xxxx> wrote:> > 
Eric,> > post your code.....Something is missing here. You can send it 
to me> > privately if you prefer.> >> > 
Regards,> > Jayson> > -----Original Message-----> 
> From: ericleake [mailto:eleake@xxxx]> > Sent: Friday, December 
05, 2003 11:36 AM> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > 
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Simple Optimize question> >> 
>> > After hitting the Optimize button.> >> > 
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jayson" <jcasavant@xxxx> 
wrote:> > > Eric,> > > are you trying to find 
those values after hitting the back test> > button or> > 
> the optimize button??> > >> > > Regards,> 
> > Jayson> > > -----Original Message-----> > > 
From: ericleake [mailto:eleake@xxxx]> > > Sent: Friday, December 
05, 2003 11:10 AM> > > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > 
> Subject: [amibroker] Simple Optimize question> > >> 
> >> > > I have looked through the user guide, but I can't 
seem to find> what> > > should be a simple answer. I can't 
find the values used for an> > > optimization.> > 
>> > > The user guide states that the values used for 
optimization will> be> > > in the last column of the 
output window, but my last column> > > is "MaxLoss", and is the 
same # as the first column, "No." I> don't> > > see the 
variables listed anywhere else in the output window.> > >> 
> > -Eric.> > >> > >> > 
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