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Okay, upgrading from 4.75 to 4.75.2 fixed the problem, and thanks to
everyone for their help.
Luck to all,
Sebastian
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxx>
wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> You are using old beta.
> UPGRADE to latest version 4.75.2
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sebastiandanconia" <sebastiandanconia@xxxx>
> 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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> >>
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> >>
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> >>
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> >>
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> >>
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> >>
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