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RE: [amibroker] Re: Float Analysis Alerts



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Ron,
One of the best things about WLD was their community and website...it really
encouraged folks to participate and help each other, that is why the product
became so popular.  I see the AB community growing and participating in a
similar manner and I hope it continues.  I still have my issues with the
yahoo forum (in terms of user friendliness and manageability) and would
prefer a dedicated website catered to users for various reasons...hopefully
as the community grows, that will happen.

BTW, if no one converts the code posted to a true COM dll, I will see if can
get a copy of VB6 and do it.  Right now it works for me, but unless users
have the .NET framework installed on their computer, it won't for them.  It
can also be easily modified to return any fundamental data from yahoo I
believe...

-----Original Message-----
From: mrdavis9 [mailto:mrdavis9@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 1:35 AM
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Float Analysis Alerts


Dimension, I once commented that using Amibroker is a Camelot experience.
This work that you did in creating this DLL only reinforces my attitude that
this Amibroker Yahoo community is the greatest.  Ron D
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dimension 
  To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 12:10 AM
  Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: Float Analysis Alerts



  Brian, Good news and bad news
   
  GOOD NEWS:  I was able to create a dll which could be passed a
ticker/symbol
  and return the Float (and other fundamentals).
   
  BAD NEWS:  I don't think many will be able to use, because of what I was
  using to create the DLL.  I used Visual Studio .NET to create the dll in
  using C#.  It turns out the DLLs created by VS.NET are not true COM dlls,
  but can be compiled in a way to allow them to work with software that
  "accepts" COM objects.  The problem...you need to have the .NET framework
  installed for it to work.
   
  In any event, the important point is it can be done. I will post the code
in
  case someone wants to take a stab at converting to a VB6 COM dll (which
most
  should be able to use)...and maybe add or clean it up.
   
  --------------------------------------------------------
  HERE IS A SAMPLE AFL CODE ON HOW TO CALL IT FROM AMIBROKER:
   
  fd = CreateObject( "SecurityFundamentals.Fundamentals" );
  fd.setURL ("http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=";);
  fd.setTicker ("YHOO");
   
  fd.scrapeFundamentals();
   
  AddColumn( fd.getFloat( ) , "float" );
  AddColumn( fd. getOutstandingShares( ) , "float" );
   
  Filter = 1; //streak > 0;
   
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  HERE IS THE SOURCE OF THE DLL
   
  #region Using directives
  using System;
  using System.Net;
  using System.IO;
  using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
  #endregion
   
  namespace SecurityFundamentals
  {
      public class Fundamentals
      {
          private string _url = "http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=";;
//default
          private string _ticker = "";
   
          private float _float;
          private long _outshares;
   
          public Fundamentals( )
          {
          }
   
          public void setURL( string url )
          {
              _url = url;
          }
   
          public void setTicker( string ticker )
          {
              _ticker = ticker;
          }
   
          public float getFloat( )
          {
              return ( _float );
          }
   
          public long getOutstandingShares( )
          {
              return ( _outshares );
          }
   
          public void scrapeFundamentals( )
          {
              scrapeFundamentals( _url + _ticker );
          }
   
          public void scrapeFundamentals( string url, string ticker )
          {
              scrapeFundamentals( url + ticker );
          }
   
          public void scrapeFundamentals( string fullUrl )
          {
              string html = getHtml( fullUrl );
              parseHtml( html );
          }
   
          private string getHtml( string url )
          {
              string result;
   
              WebResponse response;
              HttpWebRequest webRequest = ( HttpWebRequest )
  WebRequest.Create( url );
   
              webRequest.KeepAlive = true;
              webRequest.Method = "GET";
              response = webRequest.GetResponse( );
   
              StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(
  response.GetResponseStream( ), System.Text.Encoding.UTF7 );
              result = reader.ReadToEnd( );
              reader.Close( );
   
              return ( result );
          }
   
          private void parseHtml( string html )
          {
              string FLOAT_PATTERN =
  "(<\\s*td[^>]*>Float:.*?\\s*>.*?>)([\\d|\\.].*?[^a-zA-Z])([a-zA-Z]*)<";
              string OUTSHARES_PATTERN = "(<\\s*td[^>]*>Shares
  Outstanding:.*?\\s*>.*?>)([\\d|\\.].*?[^a-zA-Z])([a-zA-Z]*)<";
   
              Regex regx = new Regex( FLOAT_PATTERN );
              Match match = regx.Match( html );
              if ( match.Success )
              {
                  string numb = match.Groups[ 2 ].Value;
                  string unit = match.Groups[ 3 ].Value;
                  _float = convertValue( numb, unit );
              }
          }
   
          private float convertValue( string numb, string unit )
          {
              long multiplier;
              float val = System.Convert.ToSingle( numb );
   
              switch ( unit )
              {
                  case "M":
                      multiplier = 1000000;
                      break;
                  case "B":
                      multiplier = 1000000000;
                      break;
                  default:
                      multiplier = 1;
                      break;
              }
   
              return ( multiplier * val );
          }
   
      }
      
   
  }
   
   
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Brian [mailto:cadvantag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 7:08 PM
  To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [amibroker] Re: Float Analysis Alerts
   
   
   
   Dimension,
   
  I would be very interested in getting data like "Float" from sites 
  like Yahoo or MoneyCentral.
   
  Low Float stocks with Good Earnings/Revenue has been some of the 
  hottest stocks out there. (Right now that is)
   
  Do you know how to create a dll that would extract "Float" data?
   
  Thanks,
  Brian
   
   
  --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Dimension <dimension@xxxx> wrote:
  > If you find nothing regarding this, let me know...i have an idea 
  of how to
  > do this, but it would involve a script function or dll add-in to 
  pull the
  > Float from some site like yahoo.  The system I was think off would 
  track
  > when the volume traded over a certain period exceeds the float.  I 
  have
  > found that when spikes in volume only low float stocks occur, the 
  tend to
  > become ST momo plays.
  > 
  > While I can pretty much figure out how to get the latest daily 
  float for a
  > security, I don't know of any where that offers historical float 
  (or any
  > other fundamentals), does anyone?
  > 
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Christoper [mailto:turkey@x...] 
  > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 12:07 PM
  > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Float Analysis Alerts
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > Try the Amibroker library...
  > http://www.amibroker.com/library/
  > 
  > 
  > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, thechemistrybetweenus@xxxx wrote:
  > > 
  > > 
  > > Has anyone been able to develop a method in AFL that allows 
  alerts 
  > for 
  > > a float analysis indicator? I have tried searching past 
  messages, 
  > with 
  > > no luck.
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > Check AmiBroker web page at:
  > http://www.amibroker.com/
  > 
  > Check group FAQ at:
  > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/files/groupfaq.html 
  > Yahoo! Groups Links
   
   
   
   
   
   
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