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Hello,
You have to create new database with "TICK" selected as you BASE TIME INTERVAL
(instead of 1-minute that was shown on the video - which was choosen
because not everyone has Professional version, which is the only one that
allows tick intervals).
Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "tasuki_lpf" <tasuki_lpf@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 8:49 AM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: no symbol showing, plus two other questions please help
> Tomasz, actually, I can think of one question right away--I paid for
> the fancy, professional version of Amibroker, which is what I think
> you need to get tick data, yet when I look under View->Intraday, I
> find that the 15 second, 5 second, tick, 10-tick, 20-tick, 50-tick,
> 100-tick and 200-tick are all greyed out. Why would that be? I
> couldn't trade without my tick charts! Please advise. Thanks, Taz
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxx>
> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Please follow the video tutorial I have prepared for you,
>> exactly step by step:
>> http://www.amibroker.com/video/ib.html
>>
>> TO answer your questions:
>> 1. No
>> 2. It does not really matter as long as you use correct symbol.
>> ESU5-GLOBEX-FUT is correct.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Tomasz Janeczko
>> amibroker.com
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "tasuki_lpf" <tasuki_lpf@xxxx>
>> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 5:11 AM
>> Subject: [amibroker] Re: no symbol showing, plus two other
> questions please help
>>
>>
>> > I'm not sure I was perfectly clear in that last message. In your
>> > instructions (message #85210) you said "After creating new
> database
>> > with Ib plugin just select Symbol->New and enter (for example):
> ESM5-
>> > GLOBEX-FUT". If I remember correctly, there used to be,
>> > under "symbol" in "Workspace" the word "New" with a "+" next to
> it.
>> > I'm pretty sure that's what I saw. Well, that "New" and its "+"
> sign
>> > are gone now, so I have no way to enter a new symbol. What do I
> do?
>> >
>> > Separately, I would really appreciate an answer to my earlier
>> > questions:
>> >
>> > 1) Is it necessary to have the symbol for whatever you want to
> trade
>> > (for example, the ES emini) displayed in TWS when you want to
> look
>> > at a chart of the ES in Amibroker? I hope that I am being clear
> here.
>> >
>> > 2) On your web page, http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html, you
> discuss
>> > Symbology, and mention something about "symbol mode"
> vs. "underlying
>> > mode". Is it necessary to use one or the other mode when you link
>> > TWS to Amibroker?
>> >
>> > Thanks, Taz
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "tasuki_lpf" <tasuki_lpf@xxxx>
>> > wrote:
>> >> Hello,
>> >> In message below, you said to go to view->intraday->one
> minute.
>> > So
>> >> I tried to do that, but every option was greyed out. I suspect
>> > that
>> >> this is because my ESU5-GLOBEX-FUT is no longer showing in the
> box
>> >> labeled "symbols" under "Workspace" which I explained in the
> rest
>> > of
>> >> my previous message. I'm not sure why the symbol I typed in
>> >> disappeared, but it did. If I tab over to "layouts" or "layers"
>> >> or "charts" there are lists of things to click on, but
>> >> under "symbols" the entire box is blank. I'm not sure why, but
> I'm
>> >> guessing that this is the first problem I need to solve. Please
>> >> explain what to do. Thanks, Taz
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko"
>> > <amibroker@xxxx>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Hello,
>> >> >
>> >> > "I got an error message something about not enough bars or
> data
>> > or
>> >> something"
>> >> >
>> >> > This is not really an error message but information that you
>> > should
>> >> > read carefully. It says: Not enough data available, to plot
> any
>> >> chart at least 3 data bars are need but there are only x bars in
>> >> > ESU5-GLOBEX-FUT".
>> >> >
>> >> > This is important to read what is written on the screen.
>> >> > It clearly says that you need at least 3 data bars.
>> >> > For example if your viewing interval is set to DAILY, you need
>> > at
>> >> least THREE DAYS OF DATA.
>> >> >
>> >> > So if you just added symbol you may not have 3 days yet.
>> >> >
>> >> > What should you do?
>> >> >
>> >> > All you need to do is to switch to some intraday
>> >> > viewing interval View->Intraday->1 minute (or 1-tick if you
> are
>> >> using Professional version)
>> >> > so 3 minutes worth of data is enough to show a chart.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Best regards,
>> >> > Tomasz Janeczko
>> >> > amibroker.com
>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > From: "tasuki_lpf" <tasuki_lpf@xxxx>
>> >> > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> > Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 8:49 PM
>> >> > Subject: [amibroker] thanks, next set of questions
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > > Thanks, Tomasz. It didn't work, but I think I'm making
>> > progress.
>> >> I
>> >> > > plugged in: ESU5-GLOBEX-FUT and I got an error message,
>> > something
>> >> > > about not enough bars or data or something. Unfortunately, I
>> >> thought
>> >> > > the problem was I needed to have the same symbol present in
>> > the
>> >> TWS,
>> >> > > so I added it, and nothing changed. Thinking that I had to
>> > close
>> >> and
>> >> > > reopen Amibroker for the changes to take effect, I closed
> and
>> >> > > reopened, Amibroker, and to my surprise, the area
>> > under "Symbols"
>> >> > > in "the box "Workspace" is not completely blank.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Questions:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > 1) Nothing at all under "symbols" when I reopened
> Amibroker. No
>> >> > > place to re-enter the ESU5-GLOBEX-FUT. What do I do now? How
>> > do
>> >> I re-
>> >> > > enter the symbol? Why did this whole window go completely
>> > blank?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > 2) Was I correct in assuming that I needed the ESU5 showing
> on
>> >> TWS
>> >> > > in order to get the data from IB?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > 3) For Amibroker to work with IB, does it matter if I am
>> >> > > in "underlying" mode or "symbol" mode?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Many thanks, Taz
>> >> > >
>> >> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko"
>> >> <amibroker@xxxx>
>> >> > > wrote:
>> >> > >> Hello,
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> After creating new database with IB plugin just select
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> Symbol->New
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> And enter (for example):
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> ESM5-GLOBEX-FUT
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> Then go to Workspace, Symbols, and select this symbol from
>> > the
>> >> list
>> >> > >> and chart will be displayed automatically.
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> Similar procedure for eSignal plugin is shown in the video:
>> >> > >> http://www.amibroker.com/video/esignal.html
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> (IB setup is similar except data source is different)
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> Best regards,
>> >> > >> Tomasz Janeczko
>> >> > >> amibroker.com
>> >> > >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > >> From: "tasuki_lpf" <tasuki_lpf@xxxx>
>> >> > >> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> > >> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 12:12 AM
>> >> > >> Subject: [amibroker] setting up Ami with IB
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> >I followed the instructions in the link:
>> >> > >> > http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Everything seemed to be going OK until I got to the part
>> >> > >> > entitled "Symbology". The instructions gave a lengthy
>> >> > > description of
>> >> > >> > stuff I have can't understand at all. How is this
>> > important? I
>> >> > > just
>> >> > >> > want to trade the emini futures, and I still can't figure
>> > out
>> >> > > how to
>> >> > >> > get Amibroker to show me a chart of, well, anything. It
>> > would
>> >> > > have
>> >> > >> > been really helpful if the instructions had given some
>> >> > > explanation of
>> >> > >> > why the discussion of "Symbology" mattered. Sorry, folks,
>> > but
>> >> > > I'm
>> >> > >> > completely lost. I followed the instructions down to the
>> > part
>> >> > > where
>> >> > >> > you run Amibroker, choose File-> New database, and then
>> > fill
>> >> in
>> >> > > the
>> >> > >> > appropriate boxes. My Amibroker has "CONN" in a green box
>> > at
>> >> the
>> >> > >> > bottom right corner, which I gather means that it's
>> > connected
>> >> to
>> >> > > my
>> >> > >> > TWS. But I can't figure out what to do next. How to I get
>> >> > > Amibroker to
>> >> > >> > show me a chart of the S&P eminis (ES) or the Nasdaq
> eminis
>> >> > > (NQ)? What
>> >> > >> > do I do next? Thanks. Taz
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Please note that this group is for discussion between
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>> >> only.
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail
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>> >> to
>> >> > >> > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > For other support material please check also:
>> >> > >> > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
>> >> > >> >
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