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Tomasz,
I had looked in the wish list area and saw no new features, maybe I
was just looking in the wrong area. I had no idea that volume
charts would be added in the near future. I greatly look forward to
the beta release. Like what someone else mentioned, I would like to
use multiple time frames with volume charts 500V, 1000V, & 3000V and
map the higher volume tfs studies onto the lower volume chart, as
can be done with minute bar data.
What you said about the tick feed from IB is correct. It sucks -
but to my surprise it doesn't seem to matter with the trading
technique I am using. On trade entries and exits, I get about the
same values (if not better) as folks using TS, Mytrack, or Esignal.
Intuitively it doesn't make sense, but the results are there.
In order to get the equivalent of a Sierra w/Mytrack feed 133t chart
(or a Tradestation 233t chart) I had to set Amibroker to 41 ticks.
This is almost too embarassing to mention in a public forum, but it
worked in generating the same entry/exit signals. Using Sierra w/IB
feed, the match is at 109t versus 41t on Amibroker. I think the
difference is that in the Amibroker plugin setting, I wasn't setting
the "force update" option that uses more cpu bandwidth. I thought
about it but everything was working fine so as long as I was using
tick feed I just left well enough alone.
I had a long discussion with one of the local trading group members
about volume charts getting screwed up with a IB feed. I tried the
Sierra chart trial, and to my surprise my 500V charts were the same
as other 500V charts by other charting / data feed services as far
as the same entry/exit trade signals. I look forward to verifing
that the Amibroker volume charts also match.
Thanks for a great product,
bj012859
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxx>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Of course volume-bars charts and backtesing in AB as promised
> comes in next beta.
> Release date for next beta is end of next week.
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "scourt2000" <stevehite@xxxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 5:53 PM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: So Long Amibroker, [No Volume Charts]
>
>
> >
> >>If you think that you can get true volume charts from IB you
should
> >>think again.
> >
> > Right Tomasz.
> >
> > Most traders I know of who use IB are still using tick charts
(and
> > like you said, they're not seeing every tick either).
> >
> > Most futures traders I know who use eSignal have switched from
tick
> > charts to volume charts. They're smoother to work with, imho.
> >
> > I have so much collected historical tick data files from eSignal
that
> > it's going to be perfect for me to have Amibroker be able to
backtest
> > that with volume charts for the OHLC. eSignal backtesting
> > capabilities are years, in development time, behind what
Amibroker
> > offers today.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only.
> >
> > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to
> > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
> >
> > For other support material please check also:
> > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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