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[amibroker] Re: PositionScore Ideas



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It's Dennis Thornburgh... but I've gone by Phsst for a long, long time.

Take care,


--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Al Venosa" <advenosa@xxxx> wrote:
> OK, PHsst: it's time to 'fess up. What is your real name? Is it Phil
something? Every time I see your name, I feel like I'm trying to get
someone's attention. :-))))
> 
> Al
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: phsst 
>   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 2:53 PM
>   Subject: [amibroker] Re: PositionScore Ideas
> 
> 
>   <I've been doing that all morning, Pfsst:>
> 
>   Pfsst? I don't get no respect around here! <g>
> 
> 
> 
>   --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Al Venosa" <advenosa@xxxx> wrote:
>   > I've been doing that all morning, Pfsst: I've looked at most of the
>   getextradata variables available with QP2. I have no preconceived
>   notions about anything other than the fact that I thought most of
>   those data were not updated as often as daily. I was wrong about QRS,
>   and thank you for clearing that up for me. I verified this by
>   exploring on QRS. Beta doesn't seem to get updated at all!! I explored
>   back until 1996, and the beta for AAPL remains the same 1.843 from Jan
>   1996 until today. Same for other tickers. So, beta is worthless, at
>   least the one QP2 gives. 
>   > 
>   > AV
>   >   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   >   From: Phsst 
>   >   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   >   Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 12:49 PM
>   >   Subject: [amibroker] Re: PositionScore Ideas
>   > 
>   > 
>   >   QRS is updated daily and goes as far back as 6/1/1995 in the QP2
>   database.
>   > 
>   >   Just a suggestion... set aside whatever preconcieved notions
you may
>   >   have about this and take the time to research it and do a
little due
>   >   diligence. You might be glad you did. 
>   > 
>   >   --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Al Venosa" <advenosa@xxxx>
wrote:
>   >   > Thanks, Phsst. I'm a QP2 user also. But all those QP2
GetExtraData
>   >   variables are not updated daily, so I don't think they would
be useful
>   >   for a short-term trading system like I was talking about. Using
>   >   PositionScore over a modest time period, you'd get the same 4
stocks
>   >   all the time, wouldn't you, or at least until they get updated.
>   >   Perhaps QRS gets updated weekly, so maybe that wouldn't be as
bad, but
>   >   I think I'd like something that is more reflective of the
trade system
>   >   duration, in other words, something that I can update daily at
EOD. 
>   >   > 
>   >   > 
>   >   >   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   >   >   From: Phsst 
>   >   >   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   >   >   Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 12:26 PM
>   >   >   Subject: [amibroker] Re: PositionScore Ideas
>   >   > 
>   >   > 
>   >   >   Al,
>   >   > 
>   >   >   My favorite is the QP2 QRS value (GetExtraData("QRS"). The
QP2 QRS
>   >   >   value is supposed to be a 'knockoff' of the IBD RS ranking
score.
>   >   > 
>   >   >   I almost always get a significant boost using this ranking
>   figure as
>   >   >   as the positionscore.
>   >   > 
>   >   >   If you do not have QP2, but have any ideas about how to do
>   your own RS
>   >   >   Rank calculation, I'd be happy to run some comparisons for
you (or
>   >   >   anyone else) to measure your calculated RS Rank against
QP2's QRS
>   >   rank.
>   >   > 
>   >   >   Cheers,
>   >   > 
>   >   >   Phsst
>   >   >   --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Al Venosa" <advenosa@xxxx>
>   wrote:
>   >   >   > Hi, all:
>   >   >   > 
>   >   >   > I've been experimenting with variuos short term trading
systems
>   >   >   lately (average trade durations of about 2.5 days), and I was
>   looking
>   >   >   for ideas on how best to rank a watchlist to get the best
>   candidates
>   >   >   for portfolio trading a basket of 4 stocks. I was wondering if
>   anyone
>   >   >   would care to share any ideas on how you use the PositionScore
>   >   >   function to rank your candidate list (using regular mode, not
>   >   >   rotational mode). I've tried combinations of turnover and
>   volatility,
>   >   >   but I'd like to try other ideas. I'm not asking anyone to give
>   away
>   >   >   any secrets, and, yes, I am aware of TJ's example in the
help file
>   >   >   (PositionScore = 100 -RSI());), but I was just looking for
>   more ideas.
>   >   >   I'm not even sure if this question is too vague or not. If it
>   is, I'm
>   >   >   sure you'll tell me. TIA.
>   >   >   > 
>   >   >   > Al Venosa
>   >   >   > advenosa@xxxx
>   >   >   > 
>   >   >   > 
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