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>From experience I can say that using pointvalue is tricky: unless you
set the backtester to futures mode all pv's will be set to 1 (one).
Consequently you can (ab)use pv in a stock database only if you do no
back testing. I remember though that TJ is fiercely against it
anyway :-)
Also I can confirm that importing only the open interest field was
not possible when I last tried.
Should you want even more available fields then your safest/fastest
option may be described in message 11908 which is no longer
accessible. Perhaps you can access it in the mailing list archive (I
have no more access since a recent windows security update, still
have to figure this out).
Finally be careful with float data. Here's a quote
"
Float is one of the most misleading statistics published in the
financial world. People rely on official float numbers at their peril.
"
from this article
http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1999/02/18feature2.html
While years old its arguments are probably still valid. In any case I
have seen data like float, insider% and even shares out very
different in sources like reuters, yahoo, MSN, Zacks etc.
May I ask what source you use for your float data?
-treliff
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mikelaurataylor"
<mikelaurataylor@xxxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks. I'll take a look at that indicator although I think I'm
> doing something a little different. I've noticed that some very
> successful traders seem to like to trade on low float stocks that
> have high volume, so I'm scanning for stocks that have a volume (on
> a given day or consecutive days) higher than a certain % of their
> float.
>
> I'll look at QP2 / 3 but I've got a few sources for float data
> already so I'm hoping to find a way just to store it internally so
> my scan goes a bit faster.
>
> Thanks
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, eric paradis
> <thechemistrybetweenus@xxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I think you can just subscribe to QP2 /3 and they have
> > fields for that which you can query for all 8000 us
> > stocks. Maybe Ill try it if I get time.
> >
> > Are you trying to build a float turnover indicator,
> > because I believe its been done and is in the library,
> > built by steve wiser.
> >
> > --- mikelaurataylor <mikelaurataylor@xxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > I've been working on some scans for stocks w/ mid to
> > > low level floats
> > > and comparing them to the days volume.
> > >
> > > I have a large text file w/ float data in this type
> > > of format...
> > >
> > > AA,50000000
> > > ABC,60000000
> > > etc....
> > >
> > > and for each stock I look through the file for the
> > > symbol and grab
> > > the float during the running of my scan/explore
> > > code.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, while it is not terrible, it IS
> > > slower than other
> > > scans/explores I've done.
> > >
> > > I was wondering if there was a way to bring in and
> > > store the float
> > > data somewhere in the AmiBroker database and then
> > > access it while
> > > running the scans/exlores. In other words, I'm
> > > looking for a field
> > > I could use and access within the AmiBroker database
> > > where I could
> > > store the float for each stock.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > THanks
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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