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Not possible. Do you use "SHOW ARROWS FOR ACTUAL TRADES???"
Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "bistrader" <bistrader@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 1:07 AM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: PROBLEM WITH BUY AND SELL SIGNALS ON PRICE CHART
> Hi Tomasz,
>
> The problem is that NONE of the arrows are present from the missing
> day until present. So, if one has one data hole in the year 2000,
> then AB does not provide any signals from the data hole until
> present -- 4 years in this case -- just because of one data hole in
> 2000. I certainly can and am using PlotShapes and this is how I
> found the problem in the first place.
>
> I believe it is appropriate to show the signal for all Buy and Sell
> dates with maybe a different color (purple and not red; blue and not
> green) on the Price chart for data hole days. In this way, one can
> evaluate (say) market timing signals and how they work on selected
> security symbols and then know that a hole (or two) may be present
> resulting in further investigation. Something like this would help
> one move forward positively. The signal may not be appropriate for
> the security due to the data hole, but one will not be able to
> determine this without some feedback regarding the impact that Pad
> had on the analysis.
>
> Thanks again for the help. I still hope that something can be done
> to help in this regard.
>
> Kindest regards,
>
> Bert
>
>
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxx>
> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > As of now, you can use PlotShapes in conjunction with
> Foreign/PlotForeign to achieve effect you want.
> > However, those signals on padded data are not tradeable anyway.
> Therefore actually lack of arrows is _correct_
> > and what may be changed in the future is removing signals on padded
> (non existing) data from AA list at all.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Tomasz Janeczko
> > amibroker.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bert Steele
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 11:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: [amibroker] PROBLEM WITH BUY AND SELL SIGNALS ON
> PRICE CHART
> >
> >
> > Tomasz,
> >
> > Thanks and I agree. Still, I am hopeful that a future release of
> AmiBroker will show ALL Buy and Sell signals on the Price Chart
> consistent with the Tables provided via exploration and backtesting.
> This is not the case today and such a change would be helpful. Do
> you understand?
> >
> > Bert
> >
> > Tomasz Janeczko <amibroker@xxxx> wrote:
> > Bert,
> >
> > Using padding has certain implications if your database has
> data holes.
> >
> > Specifically padding may introduce "padded" bars that do not
> really exist
> > in the price data series. If given bar does not exist then it
> is NOT shown in the chart.
> > It is logical, isn't it?
> >
> > Padding should only be used when it is absolutely needed, i.e.:
> > - backtesting systems using general market timing (signals
> based on some broad index)
> > - creating composites from data that has lots of holes
> >
> > In all other situations it is recommended NOT to use padding.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Tomasz Janeczko
> > amibroker.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "bistrader" <bistrader@xxxx>
> > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 8:31 PM
> > Subject: [amibroker] PROBLEM WITH BUY AND SELL SIGNALS ON PRICE
> CHART
> >
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Recently, I imported a signal into AmiBroker for BackTesting
> > > purposes. I ran the signal on a number of indexes and
> noticed that
> > > the Buy and Sell signals were listed in both the Exploration
> and
> > > BackTest tables, BUT not ALL of the signals showed up on the
> build-in
> > > Price Chart. With some investigation, I found that I was
> missing one
> > > day of data in the year 2000 for price chart several symbols
> and it
> > > so happened that this was the same day that a Buy signal
> existed from
> > > the imported signal. As it turned out, by using Pad, both
> the
> > > Exploration and BackTest tables displayed Buy and Sell
> signals after
> > > this year 2000 date. However, the actual Price chart did NOT
> display
> > > any of the Buy or Sell signals from this year 2000 date to
> present.
> > >
> > > I sent notice to AmiBroker Support asking if this changed in
> a future
> > > release. I would like the tables and charts to be consistent.
> > >
> > > Bert
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Check AmiBroker web page at:
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> > >
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