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--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Herman van den Bergen" 
<psytek@xxxx> wrote:
> Hello Fred, thanks for your comments. Obviously you have done your 
home work
> and you have identified what data aspects are important for you, 
that is
> exactly what I suggested people do.  We all trade different systems 
and for
> anybody to imply/assume that their personal criteria have common 
value and
> apply to others, without knowing what type of systems the others 
are using
> makes no sense. I may be in the market a few hours after my signal 
while
> others may stay in for a couple of weeks. The rules and criteria 
are not the
> same.
> 
> EOD prices give me more accurate results in my application, RT 
differences
> of up to several percent can and have put me in the opposite 
position (TWS
> data). This hasn't happened to me since I reverted to using EOD 
prices to
> generate my major timing signals. Just play with the Stochastic and 
see how
> one such deviation can have a forward effect on your chart and 
change your
> signal a few bars after it happened.
> 
> I don't know how the EOD values are calculated, i posted at various 
places
> on the Internet but got no authoritive replies, just personal and 
subjective
> opinions. EOD Open prices appear to have a built-in lagless 
smoothing
> quality that I cannot duplicate in backtesting or trading using RT 
data.
> Awhile back I posted a challenged for a RT formula that would 
generate a
> Match for EOD prices... no replies, just defensive comments from 
those who
> prefer to ignore the problem. I suspect EOD prices are 
defined/released by
> the markets and make use of information that we do not have access 
to in
> real time. Sometimes it is pretty hard to get to the bottom of 
things.
> 
> Best regards,
> herman.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Fred [mailto:ftonetti@x...]
>   Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 8:49 AM
>   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Subject: [amibroker] Re: Real-Time Trading System Examples
> 
> 
>   As I stated a year or so ago, not only do EOD prices differ from
>   intraday prices with regards to the open, they differ regarding 
the
>   close as well and in some cases with high and low.  I'm not sure 
why
>   you think the EOD prices are more accurate, especially when it 
comes
>   to what is reported for closing prices as these are typically
>   settling prices that occur AFTER the close and are therefore NOT
>   tradable, but if that's what you want to use, so be it.  They are
>   however at best only meaningful when trading on delay i.e. 
buy/sell
>   at tomorrows open NOT todays prices whether they are based on 
close
>   or intraday as they aren't in print yet.  From my perspective the
>   only meaningful numbers are those related to intraday not EOD.
> 
>   --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Herman van den Bergen"
>   <psytek@xxxx> wrote:
>   > There is NO problem with how AmiBroker processes data and there 
is
>   NO
>   > problem with Data Vendors, the price differences cannot be 
blamed on
>   > anybody, they are simply a fact of market data.
>   >
>   > The differences become more important as your trades becomes
>   shorter, which
>   > is the case when you migrate from EOD to RT (my situation). 
Another
>   factor
>   > is whether you work with Indices, ETFs or Composites. The only 
way
>   for you
>   > to know if/how you are effected is to do your own testing. 
Market
>   data is
>   > the foundation of all your trading systems and you should know 
what
>   you are
>   > working with.
>   >
>   > IMHO, Using EOD prices in your formulas is similar to
>   using "smoothed" RT
>   > prices however the advantage of using EOD Prices is that it 
gives
>   you more
>   > accuracy in backtesting and has no lag. My limited experience is
>   that EOD
>   > Open prices are released within the first second after the Open 
(no
>   lag),
>   > tracking this price from the eSignal EOD server starts at 
09:18:00
>   and it
>   > often zeroes in on the real Open price well before 9:30:00 a.m.
>   >
>   > Below are some examples, comparing QP2 with eSignal RT.
>   > take care,
>   > herman
>   >
>   >       Ticker Date/Time EOD-Open RT-Open %Difference
>   >       AAPL 03/08/04 26.79 26.62 0.63%
>   >       AAPL 12/16/03 20.19 20.08 0.54%
>   >       AAPL 03/30/04 27.86 27.72 0.50%
>   >       AAPL 12/15/03 21.49 21.39 0.47%
>   >       AAPL 02/18/04 23.18 23.08 0.43%
>   >       AAPL 03/19/04 25.7 25.59 0.43%
>   >       AAPL 12/12/03 21.32 21.23 0.42%
>   >       AAPL 12/17/03 20.08 20 0.40%
>   >       AAPL 01/30/04 22.74 22.65 0.40%
>   >       AAPL 03/18/04 25.94 25.85 0.35%
>   >
>   >       Ticker Date/Time EOD-Open RT-Open %Difference
>   >       YHOO 03/19/04 46.54 44.93 3.46%
>   >       YHOO 11/14/03 42.88 42.66 0.51%
>   >       YHOO 01/13/04 49.95 49.73 0.44%
>   >       YHOO 03/04/04 43.46 43.34 0.28%
>   >       YHOO 01/02/04 45.5 45.38 0.26%
>   >       YHOO 03/01/04 44.52 44.41 0.25%
>   >       YHOO 02/25/04 44.39 44.31 0.18%
>   >       YHOO 01/29/04 46.57 46.49 0.17%
>   >       YHOO 02/11/04 47.03 46.95 0.17%
>   >       YHOO 02/13/04 47.61 47.54 0.15%
>   >
>   >       Ticker Date/Time EOD-Open RT-Open %Difference
>   >       QCOM 03/16/04 64 63.16 1.31%
>   >       QCOM 02/05/04 56.52 55.95 1.01%
>   >       QCOM 10/21/03 45.39 44.95 0.97%
>   >       QCOM 12/19/03 51.72 51.56 0.31%
>   >       QCOM 03/17/04 64.74 64.54 0.31%
>   >       QCOM 11/04/03 47.74 47.6 0.29%
>   >       QCOM 12/12/03 50.18 50.05 0.26%
>   >       QCOM 03/01/04 63.39 63.25 0.22%
>   >       QCOM 11/20/03 45.56 45.48 0.18%
>   >       QCOM 02/17/04 58.09 58 0.15%
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >   -----Original Message-----
>   >   From: Tomasz Janeczko [mailto:amibroker@x...]
>   >   Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 5:26 AM
>   >   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >   Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Real-Time Trading System Examples
>   >   Importance: High
>   >
>   >
>   >   Hello,
>   >
>   >   I have already wrote that accessing DAILY data in intraday
>   database is OF
>   > COURSE POSSIBLE.
>   >   Use TimeFrame functions or just switch periodicity in AA 
Settings
>   window
>   > to DAILY.
>   >
>   >   The fact that data on EOD eSignal server are different than 
time
>   > compressed data on intraday eSignal server
>   >   is NOT the problem of AmiBroker. This is because how exchanges
>   report EOD
>   > data and actually
>   >   time-compressed intraday data provide ACCURATE picture - 
because
>   they
>   > represent REAL trades that occured
>   >   during REAL trading session.
>   >   And represent prices that your orders could actually be 
filled at.
>   >   =======================================
>   >
>   >   Mixing data from eSignal daily and intraday servers would 
result
>   in
>   > infinite confusion becuase
>   >   close at 16:00 would could be DIFFERENT depending what viewing
>   interval
>   > you choose.
>   >
>   >   Also problems appear with OPEN price as it is NOT possible to
>   trade
>   > exactly on open on certain exchanges.
>   >   For example on Nasdaq you can not place real "market on open"
>   order
>   >   see for example:
>   >
>   >
>   
http://www.interactivebrokers.com/html/tradingInfo/orders/MarketOpenCl
>   oseOrd
>   > ersSimulated.html
>   >
>   >   so you can not get filled at open (Market On Open orders
>   are "simulated"
>   > on Nasdaq by placing market order within first 30 seconds of 
trading
>   > session)
>   >   Considering this what's the purpose of using EOD open when you
>   can not get
>   > filled at this price.
>   >   Using real intraday data gives you much better robustness of 
your
>   backtest
>   > (you can calculate for example the average
>   >   price of first 1 minute of trading and enter on that price)
>   >
>   >   And of course your system seems to be way to sensitive to be
>   successful in
>   > real life if it yields so much different
>   >   results when daily prices differ by such small amounts. You
>   should really
>   > add at least 0.2% for slippage to treat
>   >   the backtest with minimum amount of credibility.
>   >
>   >   Best regards,
>   >   Tomasz Janeczko
>   >   amibroker.com
>   >     ----- Original Message -----
>   >     From: Herman van den Bergen
>   >     To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >     Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 4:06 AM
>   >     Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: Real-Time Trading System 
Examples
>   >
>   >
>   >     In simple situations you only have to run the EOD version 
once
>   a day to
>   > generate the table. But during development i work with different
>   systems and
>   > watchlists, so I may want to generate many different tradelists
>   during the
>   > day and i shuffle back and forth between EOD and RT.
>   >
>   >     If we could access both the RT and EOD database at the same
>   time from
>   > the RT version (Not possible right now) many problems would be
>   solved.
>   > However there are other reasons why creating a file with AA
>   statistics and
>   > having a means to read the Stats back would be handy....for 
example
>   you
>   > could use two-pass Backtests and use stats from the first pass 
in
>   the second
>   > in Scoring and PositionSize formulas, or plot the statistics 
from
>   > indicators, show complex trade stats on the screen or in
>   Interpretation
>   > windows from the chart, analyze portfolio trades, etc. Remember
>   that such a
>   > table offers a form of Persistent memory that can be acessed by
>   successive
>   > AA operations.
>   >
>   >     I have not had an occassion where i needed the EOD version 
to
>   access the
>   > RT version.
>   >
>   >     h
>   >       -----Original Message-----
>   >       From: danielwardadams [mailto:danielwardadams@x...]
>   >       Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 9:40 PM
>   >       To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >       Subject: [amibroker] Re: Real-Time Trading System Examples
>   >
>   >
>   >       I've applied to the other list but can't access it yet.
>   >
>   >       Maybe it's apparent from what you say there but would 
there
>   be a need
>   >       for simultaneous instances if you could access the EOD
>   database
>   >       directly from an RT instance? If not, you could just run 
the
>   EOD
>   >       version once a day to update the data. Does the EOD 
version
>   ever need
>   >       to access the RT version for anything?
>   >
>   >       Dan
>   >
>   >       --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Herman van den Bergen"
>   >       <psytek@xxxx> wrote:
>   >       > You may want to read my post on the DLL list
>   >       > http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker-
>   dll/message/1320
>   >       >
>   >       > From my post you will see that I prefer two independent 
but
>   >       simultaeous,
>   >       > AmiBroker instances (one RT and one EOD) so that they 
can
>   >       communicate with
>   >       > each other. I would be quite happy to run the EOD on one
>   screen and
>   >       run the
>   >       > RT on another - as long as my RT could access the EOD
>   Signals and
>   >       > Statistics.
>   >       >
>   >       > I currently have a prototype running in this fashion, it
>   requires
>   >       Exporting
>   >       > the EOD tradelist to allow my RT code to read it. I use
>   String
>   >       Manipulation
>   >       > to parse the code, match dates, and fill in my RT data 
with
>   EOD
>   >       > signals/prices. While running RT i use the selected (or
>   loop) date
>   >       to
>   >       > retrieve the relevant Row from the TradeReport file. It
>   works but
>   >       is slow
>   >       > and still buggie, I would prefer a simple and fast DLL 
as
>   outlined
>   >       in my DLL
>   >       > post. As you can read there it would offer a variety of
>   other
>   >       attractive
>   >       > applications. With a little luck somebody with C-
expertise
>   will
>   >       like the
>   >       > idea and write a DLL. Most of the work has already been
>   done and is
>   >       > available from the public domain OSAKA C-Sourcecode in 
DLL
>   files.
>   >       >
>   >       > wrt the -at list, I gave up on Ninja because i found it 
too
>   highly
>   >       > integrated with it's proprietary Entry/Exit strategies. 
I
>   prefer to
>   >       do my
>   >       > "own thing" using the simplest possible API interface. 
There
>   >       haven't been
>   >       > many posts because Tomasz may be offering Automated 
trading
>   at some
>   >       point,
>   >       > it would be unlikely for any parallel efforts to be
>   competative in
>   >       terms of
>   >       > features, reliability and delivery date.
>   >       >
>   >       > best regards,
>   >       > herman
>   >       >   -----Original Message-----
>   >       >   From: mrdavis9 [mailto:mrdavis9@x...]
>   >       >   Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 5:23 PM
>   >       >   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >       >   Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Real-Time Trading System
>   Examples
>   >       >   Importance: High
>   >       >
>   >       >
>   >       >   My post below was intended to encourage you to keep 
this
>   >       discussion
>   >       > PUBLIC, and only use private emails where necessary.   I
>   won't have
>   >       time to
>   >       > study it in depth till later.  However, I am saving all
>   automated
>   >       trading
>   >       > discussions that I see in an Outlook Express folder 
entitled
>   >       AUTOMATED
>   >       > TRADING.   I don't have a lot of saved messages yet, 
but I
>   have
>   >       copied one
>   >       > here as an example of what I am saving, I saw this on 
the
>   Ninja
>   >       Trader yahoo
>   >       > group.  I stopped watching their discussions awhile 
back.
>   Ron D
>   >       >
>   ==================================================================
>   >       >
>   >       >   I've taken 5 systems which I was using to trade 
manually,
>   changed
>   >       >   them so they can run without me, backtested them on 
IRT
>   until I'm
>   >       >   happy with them and set them off live.
>   >       >
>   >       >   Expectancy (based on (Pw * Aw)- (Pl * Al) where P =
>   probability,
>   >       A =
>   >       >   Average, w = win and l = loss) ranges from 1.8 to 2.7 
and
>   R/R from
>   >       >   2.4 to 6.1. Percent wins range from 38% to 52% in the
>   backtest
>   >       >   period. All systems use a variety of indicators (CCI,
>   FASTD and
>   >       >   custom indicators mostly) and multiple time frames.
>   >       >
>   >       >   The single most important factor in improving 
backtested
>   >       performance
>   >       >   turned out to be identifying conditions in longer
>   timeframes which
>   >       >   lead to poor results and modifying the scans to 
prevent
>   trading
>   >       when
>   >       >   those conditions apply. With some scans this results 
in
>   very few
>   >       >   trades (15 or 20 per quarter) so backtest results are
>   >       statistically
>   >       >   dubious and, as backtesting itself is not a 100%
>   representation of
>   >       >   what will happen in real life, I will hold off buying 
the
>   yacht
>   >       for
>   >       >   the timebeing.
>   >       >
>   >       >   
========================================================
>   >       >     ----- Original Message -----
>   >       >     From: dingo
>   >       >     To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >       >     Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 1:49 PM
>   >       >     Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: Real-Time Trading 
System
>   Examples
>   >       >
>   >       >
>   >       >     I posted some code (vbScript) to export the trade 
list
>   under
>   >       some
>   >       > circumstances - look back using this thread subject.
>   >       >
>   >       >     d
>   >       >
>   >       >
>   >       >
>   >       > --------------------------------------------------------
----
>   --------
>   >       ------
>   >       >       From: mrdavis9 [mailto:mrdavis9@x...]
>   >       >       Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 2:38 PM
>   >       >       To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >       >       Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Real-Time Trading 
System
>   Examples
>   >       >
>   >       >
>   >       >       I am also interested in the subject of this 
thread.
>   Ron D
>   >       >         ----- Original Message -----
>   >       >         From: danielwardadams
>   >       >         To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >       >         Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 1:30 PM
>   >       >         Subject: [amibroker] Re: Real-Time Trading 
System
>   Examples
>   >       >
>   >       >
>   >       >         Herman & dingo,
>   >       >         I'd also be interested in anything you come up
>   with. I want
>   >       to solve
>   >       >         the same problem as you Herman. Hope you're 
making
>   better
>   >       progress
>   >       >         than me though ...
>   >       >
>   >       >         Dan
>   >       >
>   >       >
>   >       >         --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "dingo"
>   <dingo@xxxx>
>   >       wrote:
>   >       >         > sounds neat.  I'll contact you off-line to 
work
>   up some
>   >       specs.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > d
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >   _____
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > From: Herman van den Bergen 
[mailto:psytek@x...]
>   >       >         > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 9:51 PM
>   >       >         > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >       >         > Subject: RE: [amibroker] Real-Time Trading 
System
>   Examples
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > Anytime you are ready, if you write the code 
for
>   the
>   >       tradelist
>   >       >         export I'll
>   >       >         > share whatever afl I turn out to read the file
>   from RT :-)
>   >       >         > I have the basics working and hope to finish 
it
>   over the
>   >       weekend.
>   >       >         It is kind
>   >       >         > of neat you just click anywhere on the RT 
chart
>   and see
>   >       all the
>   >       > EOD
>   >       >         > particulars in the RT Interpretation window :-
)
>   still
>   >       have to do
>   >       >         the date
>   >       >         > matching...
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > h
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > -----Original Message-----
>   >       >         > From: dingo [mailto:dingo@x...]
>   >       >         > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 9:37 PM
>   >       >         > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >       >         > Subject: RE: [amibroker] Real-Time Trading 
System
>   Examples
>   >       >         > Importance: High
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > Your BTW  is EXACTLY what I was going to 
suggest.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > I'll work you up something to do the exporting
>   (and
>   >       little bit
>   >       >         more). How
>   >       >         > soon do you need it?
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > d
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >   _____
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > From: Herman van den Bergen 
[mailto:psytek@x...]
>   >       >         > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 9:13 PM
>   >       >         > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >       >         > Subject: RE: [amibroker] Real-Time Trading 
System
>   Examples
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > InLine...
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > -----Original Message-----
>   >       >         > From: dingo [mailto:dingo@x...]
>   >       >         > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 7:49 PM
>   >       >         > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >       >         > Subject: RE: [amibroker] Real-Time Trading 
System
>   Examples
>   >       >         > Importance: High
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > I'm still trying to get my head around what
>   approach
>   >       you're
>   >       > wanting
>   >       >         to take.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > Are you going to use EOD data and formula to
>   produce your
>   >       buy
>   >       >         signals?
>   >       >         > Yes, because they are more accurate than RT
>   signals - for
>   >       what i
>   >       > am
>   >       >         doing.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > Or are you going to use Realtime data and 
another
>   formula
>   >       to do
>   >       > your
>   >       >         > entries?
>   >       >         > Yes.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > Are you going to use Realtime data and 
formula to
>   manage
>   >       >         stops/exits for
>   >       >         > open positions?
>   >       >         > Yes.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > If that's the case then you won't need to mix 
your
>   >       databases and
>   >       >         your EOD
>   >       >         > formula can be separate from the realtime
>   formula, right?
>   >       >         > Indeed, but only in real trading, the problem 
is
>   that I
>   >       need to
>   >       >         > develop&optimize the RT components with
>   backtesting. How
>   >       would I
>   >       >         optimize my
>   >       >         > RT stops over historical data if I don't have
>   access to
>   >       the EOD
>   >       >         signals,
>   >       >         > stock picks, scores, shares, and trade-prices 
in
>   my
>   >       formula? All
>   >       >         these are
>   >       >         > based on EOD data and can not be calculated
>   accurately in
>   >       RT.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > I assume you have the EOD formula that 
generates
>   the buys
>   >       working
>   >       >         > satisfactorily?
>   >       >         > Yes, but is is price sensitive and gets all
>   confused
>   >       dealing with
>   >       >
>   >       >         things
>   >       >         > like -17 to +30 cts RT volatility/noise of the
>   OHLC
>   >       Prices (AAPL).
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > If you are going to use a formula to manage 
your
>   >       stops/exits have
>   >       >         you been
>   >       >         > able to complete this or is this the question
>   that you're
>   >       asking?
>   >       >         > There are many formulas and i haven't decided
>   which to
>   >       use, My
>   >       >         system must
>   >       >         > first work with EOD performance in an RT
>   environment.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > Assuming you have a formula to manage those
>   stops/exits -
>   >       have you
>   >       >         worked
>   >       >         > out a way to trigger the trade?
>   >       >         > NO.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > I believe you mentioned that Ninja Trader 
wasn't
>   the
>   >       answer.  Is
>   >       >         this a
>   >       >         > piece you're asking about as well?
>   >       >         > Not now, waiting for TJ to introduce
>   automation... i
>   >       still have
>   >       >         work to do
>   >       >         > and hope to be ready when TJ is...
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > Lots of questions, eh?
>   >       >         > Not really; I have a lot more :-)
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > I'm asking because I'm headed in that 
direction
>   as well -
>   >       just not
>   >       >         as ready
>   >       >         > as you are right now.
>   >       >         > Let me know how things work out for you... and
>   what path
>   >       you
>   >       > decide
>   >       >         on.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > BTW, today I thought of another approach, a 
brute
>   force
>   >       method
>   >       >         alright but
>   >       >         > it might work. I simply export the entire EOD
>   trade list
>   >       and read
>   >       >         it from
>   >       >         > the RT code. For each RT date I look up the
>   matching EOD
>   >       row in
>   >       > the
>   >       >         Trade
>   >       >         > list, I then extract whatever information i 
need.
>   Tried
>   >       it, It is
>   >       >         actually
>   >       >         > faster than i expected. All i need now is an
>   automatic
>   >       Export at
>   >       >         the end of
>   >       >         > my EOD backtest ;-) any ideas?
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > h
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > TIA
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > d
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >   _____
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > From: Herman van den Bergen 
[mailto:psytek@x...]
>   >       >         > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 12:01 PM
>   >       >         > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >       >         > Subject: RE: [amibroker] Real-Time Trading 
System
>   Examples
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > [d]Or are you trying to take an EOD system and
>   trying to
>   >       make your
>   >       >         system
>   >       >         > "more granular" and pick the same patterns in
>   intraday
>   >       data?
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > I am mainly trying to improve Entries and 
Exits,
>   i am not
>   >       looking
>   >       >         for
>   >       >         > patterns. The systems work fine in EOD but I
>   observed on
>   >       the RT
>   >       >         charts that
>   >       >         > i often miss locking in some really nice 
profits
>   that
>   >       fade before
>   >       > I
>   >       >         exit. So
>   >       >         > i want to code in Trailing stops that 
activate at
>   a
>   >       certain profit
>   >       >         and than
>   >       >         > exit when the price drops back a bit. For
>   example, if my
>   >       profits
>   >       >         reaches 2%
>   >       >         > during the first two hours of the trade, then 
i
>   want to
>   >       activate a
>   >       >         Stop and
>   >       >         > exit when my profits drop back to 1.5%.
>   ApplyStops cannot
>   >       be used
>   >       >         in very
>   >       >         > short-term (1-3 days) trading because on the 
day
>   of exit
>   >       it is
>   >       >         unknown which
>   >       >         > came first, the High or the Low, or with 
profit
>   stops,
>   >       how many
>   >       >         dips there
>   >       >         > were during the day that would have terminated
>   the trade.
>   >       RT data
>   >       >         is needed
>   >       >         > to develop proper stops. limits, etc. with the
>   short
>   >       trades i use.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > If i trade 1-3 times a week and i might be 
able
>   to reduce
>   >       my
>   >       >         exposure by 50%
>   >       >         > if I managed to get out based on profits 
instead
>   of
>   >       timing. I
>   >       > would
>   >       >         prefer
>   >       >         > overall less profits if it came with less
>   exposure. Also,
>   >       the
>   >       >         strength of
>   >       >         > signals fades pretty fast... have you ever 
tested
>   your n-
>   >       Bar
>   >       >         profits? i.e.
>   >       >         > profits made on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd day? You 
can
>   vary
>   >       the entry
>   >       >         delay and
>   >       >         > use n-Bar stops to limit the trade duration, 
that
>   way you
>   >       >         can "isolated"
>   >       >         > single days (profits) of your trade. For me,
>   typical
>   >       profit
>   >       >         distributions
>   >       >         > might be 65% 25% 10% for a system with an 
average
>   of 3-
>   >       bar trades.
>   >       >         So the
>   >       >         > first day obviously has the greatest profit
>   potential at
>   >       the least
>   >       >         exposure.
>   >       >         > IMHO, short term signals have a limited life-
>   time: after
>   >       a certain
>   >       >         number of
>   >       >         > days you are just hoping to get lucky :-) 
knowing
>   your n-
>   >       Bar
>   >       >         profits may
>   >       >         > help you decide whether it is worth it (risk) 
to
>   stay in
>   >       a trade
>   >       > or
>   >       >         not.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > [d] IMHO you are in un-charted waters as far 
as
>   AB goes.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > We got some smart cookies on this list, I just
>   can't
>   >       believe that
>   >       >         nobody is
>   >       >         > working on this; it appears the obvious way to
>   keep your
>   >       EOD
>   >       > system
>   >       >         working
>   >       >         > now that RT trading is catching on. So I hope 
you
>   are
>   >       wrong on
>   >       > this
>   >       >         one :-)
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > h
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > -----Original Message-----
>   >       >         > From: dingo [mailto:dingo@x...]
>   >       >         > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 11:21 AM
>   >       >         > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   >       >         > Subject: RE: [amibroker] Real-Time Trading 
System
>   Examples
>   >       >         > Importance: High
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > IMHO you are in un-charted waters as far as AB
>   goes.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > Are you trying to come up with a system to do
>   backtesting
>   >       with or
>   >       >         one to
>   >       >         > monitor trades / manage stops for real-time
>   trading?  Or
>   >       are you
>   >       >         trying to
>   >       >         > take an EOD system and trying to make your
>   system "more
>   >       granular"
>   >       >         and pick
>   >       >         > the same patterns in intraday data?
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > d
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >   _____
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > From: Herman van den Bergen 
[mailto:psytek@x...]
>   >       >         > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 11:14 AM
>   >       >         > To: AmiBroker YahooGroups
>   >       >         > Subject: [amibroker] Real-Time Trading System
>   Examples
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > Would anybody have some example code for Real
>   Time trading
>   >       > systems?
>   >       >         I have
>   >       >         > considerable trouble converting EOD systems 
to RT
>   data -
>   >       tried too
>   >       >         many ways
>   >       >         > to mention but always hit a snag at some 
advanced
>   point.
>   >       My
>   >       > problem
>   >       >         areas
>   >       >         > are:
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > 1) Converting or duplicating EOD signals to 
RT, I
>   need
>   >       this
>   >       > because
>   >       >         EOD data
>   >       >         > prices are more accurate than those I get 
from RT
>   sources.
>   >       >         > 2) Running the basic EOD system in RT, i.e.
>   reproduce EOD
>   >       signals
>   >       >         in RT. I
>   >       >         > want this as a verification stage before 
trying to
>   >       enhance the
>   >       >         system with
>   >       >         > RT data
>   >       >         > 3) Custom coding Profit targets, Limit Prices 
and
>   Stops.
>   >       >         > 4) Optimizing entry points by using Pre/after
>   hours
>   >       trading and/or
>   >       >         using
>   >       >         > delayed/early entries and exits.
>   >       >         > 5) Showing EOD Arrows (derived from EOD data, 
not
>   from RT
>   >       data) on
>   >       >         my minute
>   >       >         > charts.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > If anybody has example code or reference URLs 
to
>   share
>   >       that would
>   >       >         be much
>   >       >         > appreciated.
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > Also, i am beginning to wonder how many
>   subscribers, if
>   >       any, have
>   >       >         actually
>   >       >         > solved the above problems. If you have done so
>   perhaps
>   >       you can
>   >       >         share this
>   >       >         > simple fact (no code needed), knowing that it 
has
>   been
>   >       done
>   >       >         successfully is
>   >       >         > a great motivator :-)
>   >       >         >
>   >       >         > TIA and best regards,
>   >       >         > herman.
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