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Re: [amibroker] Getting odd share sizes here... any help?



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Check your settings tab for minimum shares on the General tab and, more to
your point, the limit trade size as % of entry bar volume. You may also wish
to limit position size. See SetOption in user manual.
-- 
Terry

> From: "voyager_3k" <voyager3k@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 03:26:07 -0000
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amibroker] Getting odd share sizes here... any help?
> 
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> I'm using all quotations.  Also, only using naz stocks, over $1.50 and
> avg 30 day volume of over 500,000.  This strategy shows some very
> large share sizes at times that skew the results.   For example MACE
> on in November 2003, the backtester shows Long of 111,000+ shares ..
> yikes!
> 
> Appreciate anyone who can offer suggestions what may be happening.
> 
> 
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> DBO = H > Ref(H , -1);
> BUYPAT=Ref(Close,-2)<=Ref(Open,-2)*.99 AND Ref(Open,-1)<=Ref(Close,-2)
> AND Ref(Close,-1)<=Ref(Close,-2);
> Buy  = Filter = BuyPAT  AND DBO AND L > Ref(L, -1) ;  // prior low not
> violated
> BuyPrice = Ref(H, -1);
> 
> Capital = 20000; 
> RiskCapital = 0.005*Capital;
> RiskAmt = BuyPrice - Ref(L, -1);
> PositionSize = (riskCapital/riskamt)/2;
> Sell = 0;
> ApplyStop(stopTypeProfit, stopModePercent, 10,True);
> ApplyStop(stopTypeTrailing, stopModePercent, 5, True);
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> 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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