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Re: [amibroker] Re: Signals on daily charts from data ONLY available monthly.



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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sebastiandanconia" <sebastiandanconia@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 4:10 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Signals on daily charts from data ONLY available monthly.


>I appreciate the help, Terry (Joe and Graham, as well), and I've been 
> trying to use the import wizard, but after I select the file and 
> click to open it, it doesn't show up in the box "You have selected 
> the following file(s):".  Instead, a black cursor flashes in the box, 
> but doesn't allow me to do anything.  I seem to be following both 
> your instructions and the instructions in "Help," but the process 
> just stops dead right there.  Did I miss a step?  Do I need to save 
> the source file in a particular place, and not just on my Desktop (or 
> wherever)?  Or do you think I've run into something I should elevate 
> to Support?
> 
> 
> Luck,
> 
> Sebastian
> 
>  
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Terry" <MagicTH@xxxx> wrote:
>>
>> All you need is the signals in an Excel file.
>> 
>> Name the excel file something appropriate for a symbol name.
>> 
>> In the case of Timing Cube, I used TCube
>> 
>> Column A has your dates
>> 
>> Column B has 0, 1 or 2
>> 
>> Save As and choose .csv file.
>> 
>> In AB choose Import Wizard under File
>> 
>> Select TCube.csv, make the first column the date in M/D/Y or 
> however you
>> saved it.
>> 
>> Make the 2nd column the Close
>> 
>> Make all other columns = Skip
>> 
>> If you made a header line like Date, Close skip the first 1 lines of
>> data.
>> 
>> Finish.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Here's my Timing Cube file. I used -1 for Shorts. There are no Cash
>> signals. Just match your AB code accordingly.
>> 
>> 
>> Date
>> 
>> Trade
>> 
>> 
>> 3/10/1999
>> 
>> 1
>> 
>> 
>> 3/29/2000
>> 
>> -1
>> 
>> 
>> 5/30/2000
>> 
>> 1
>> 
>> 
>> 9/22/2000
>> 
>> -1
>> 
>> 
>> 1/10/2001
>> 
>> 1
>> 
>> 
>> 2/2/2001
>> 
>> -1
>> 
>> 
>> 4/10/2001
>> 
>> 1
>> 
>> 
>> 6/15/2001
>> 
>> -1
>> 
>> 
>> 10/3/2001
>> 
>> 1
>> 
>> 
>> 1/11/2002
>> 
>> -1
>> 
>> 
>> 5/14/2002
>> 
>> 1
>> 
>> 
>> 5/28/2002
>> 
>> -1
>> 
>> 
>> 10/17/2002
>> 
>> 1
>> 
>> 
>> 1/16/2003
>> 
>> -1
>> 
>> 
>> 3/13/2003
>> 
>> 1
>> 
>> 
>> 3/28/2003
>> 
>> -1
>> 
>> 
>> 4/2/2003
>> 
>> 1
>> 
>> 
>> 4/29/2004
>> 
>> -1
>> 
>> 
>> 10/27/2004
>> 
>> 1
>> 
>> 
>> 3/16/2005
>> 
>> -1
>> 
>> 
>> 5/11/2005
>> 
>> 1
>> 
>> 
>> 10/11/2005
>> 
>> -1
>> 
>> 
>> 10/19/2005
>> 
>> 1
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Terry
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> On
>> Behalf Of sebastiandanconia
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 16:16
>> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Signals on daily charts from data ONLY
>> available monthly.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Well, it sounds cool, but I have one last semi-embarrassing 
>> 
>> question:  How does one convert data from Excel into an ASCII or 
> text 
>> 
>> file useable by AB?  Are there conversion tools available to do 
> that, 
>> 
>> should I write a macro that will do it for me or what?
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Luck,
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Sebastian
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Terry" <MagicTH@xxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> >
>> 
>> > Yes. Works great. I suggest 1 for Long, 2 for Short, 0 for Cash. 
> I 
>> 
>> used
>> 
>> > to use -1 for short and I still convert it in AFL, but you cannot 
>> 
>> ADD a
>> 
>> > negative price using Quote Editor.
>> 
>> > --
>> 
>> > Terry
>> 
>> > 
>> 
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> 
>> > From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
>> 
>> On
>> 
>> > Behalf Of sebastiandanconia
>> 
>> > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 11:12
>> 
>> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 
>> > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Signals on daily charts from data ONLY
>> 
>> > available monthly.
>> 
>> > 
>> 
>> > Fabulous, Terry, thanks.:)
>> 
>> > 
>> 
>> > Re:  TimingCube, you mean like if I took the dates on which they 
>> 
>> > (claim to have) made trades, I could use them to run a test in 
> AB?  
>> 
>> > If so, just add a "1" or a "0" in one of the data-fields (or 
>> 
>> > something along that line) for the signals?
>> 
>> >  
>> 
>> >  
>> 
>> > S.
>> 
>> > 
>> 
>> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Terry" <MagicTH@xxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> > >
>> 
>> > > AB will fill all "holes" with the most recent value, provided 
> you 
>> 
>> > don't
>> 
>> > > disable this option in Foreign.
>> 
>> > > 
>> 
>> > > This also works great if importing a foreign timing signal to 
> test
>> 
>> > > (e.g., TimingCube).
>> 
>> > > --
>> 
>> > > Terry
>> 
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> 
>> > > From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>> 
>> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
>> 
>> > On
>> 
>> > > Behalf Of sebastiandanconia
>> 
>> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 08:42
>> 
>> > > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 
>> > > Subject: [amibroker] Signals on daily charts from data ONLY 
>> 
>> > available
>> 
>> > > monthly.
>> 
>> > > 
>> 
>> > > If a piece of data that is only available monthly (like CPI, 
>> 
>> > > unemployment rate, etc.) is imported into AB, is it possible to 
>> 
>> use 
>> 
>> > > it as-is for system tests/chart signals on daily data?
>> 
>> > > 
>> 
>> > > Example:  I have CPI, PPI, unemployment rate, etc., in Excel 
> with 
>> 
>> > > monthly data-points of 1/1/05, 2/1/05, 3/1/05, 4/1/05, etc.  
> Can 
>> 
>> I 
>> 
>> > > import this data in monthly format and will AB simply pick up 
> the 
>> 
>> > > last appropriate data-point for month and year on any system 
>> 
>> tests? 
>> 
>> > > Or should I artificially "expand" my data in Excel, such that 
>> 
>> > 1/1/05, 
>> 
>> > > 1/2/05, 1/3/05, 1/4/05, etc., all have the same monthly value?
>> 
>> > > 
>> 
>> > > Or can FIXUP be used to solve this disparity in the periodicity 
>> 
>> of 
>> 
>> > > the data?
>> 
>> > > 
>> 
>> > > If anyone knows of any systems in the library that address 
> this, 
>> 
>> or 
>> 
>> > > of any discussion here that does so, I'd be grateful if they 
>> 
>> could 
>> 
>> > > point me there.  Or if AB automatically takes care of this 
> issue, 
>> 
>> > > that would be helpful to know, also, LOL!
>> 
>> > > 
>> 
>> > > 
>> 
>> > > Luck to all,
>> 
>> > > 
>> 
>> > > Sebastian
>> 
>> > > 
>> 
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>> 
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