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Re: [amibroker] Re: PositionScore Ideas



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So, your friends and relatives all call you Phsst rather than 
Dennis? I bet you could tell a great story about the origin 
of Phsst.  
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  >From: 
  Phsst 
  To: <A title=amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  href="">amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 3:30 
  PM
  Subject: [amibroker] Re: PositionScore 
  Ideas
  It's Dennis Thornburgh... but I've gone by Phsst for a 
  long, long time.Take care,--- In <A 
  href="">amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Al 
  Venosa" <advenosa@x...> wrote:> 
  OK, PHsst: it's time to 'fess up. What is your real name? Is it 
  Philsomething? Every time I see your name, I feel like I'm trying to 
  getsomeone'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 notionsyou may>   >   have 
  about this and take the time to research it and do alittle 
  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 
  QP2GetExtraData>   >   variables are not 
  updated daily, so I don't think they wouldbe useful>   
  >   for a short-term trading system like I was talking about. 
  Using>   >   PositionScore over a modest time 
  period, you'd get the same 4stocks>   >   
  all the time, wouldn't you, or at least until they get 
  updated.>   >   Perhaps QRS gets updated weekly, 
  so maybe that wouldn't be asbad, but>   >   
  I think I'd like something that is more reflective of thetrade 
  system>   >   duration, in other words, 
  something that I can update daily atEOD. >   
  >   > >   >   > 
  >   >   >   ----- 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"). TheQP2 QRS>   
  >   >   value is supposed to be a 'knockoff' of the 
  IBD RS rankingscore.>   >   > 
  >   >   >   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 foryou (or>   >   
  >   anyone else) to measure your calculated RS Rank 
  againstQP2's QRS>   >   
  rank.>   >   > >   
  >   >   Cheers,>   >   
  > >   >   >   
  Phsst>   >   >   --- In 
  amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Al Venosa" 
  <advenosa@xxxx>>   wrote:>   
  >   >   > Hi, all:>   
  >   >   > >   >   
  >   > I've been experimenting with variuos short term 
  tradingsystems>   >   >   
  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 thehelp 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.>   
  >   >   > >   >   
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