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Hello,
TICK data are not timestamped with millisecond accurracy as you seem to think.
In tick mode you have MULTIPLE trades/ticks with SAME time stamp.
Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "loveyourenemynow" <loveyourenemynow@xxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 8:12 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Settings for Tick data and bar style charts
>I am trying to get the 0.2 sec IB pseudo tick data , but it still
> shows as 5 sec bar even if I choose tick in the view menu.
>
> Is there any other extra setting or a new plugin has been released?
>
> Thk
>
> Ly
>
> I set basetime interval to tick in database setting
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Wes Smith <wes_zoltran@xxx> wrote:
>>
>> Thomasz
>> I think they now include the trade/tick count in API 9.0
>>
> http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/apiReleaseNotes/api9.php?ib_entity=llc#9_numberTrades
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Tomasz Janeczko <groups@xxx>
>> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 3:40:09 AM
>> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Settings for Tick data and bar style charts
>>
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>> Strictly speaking:
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>> 1. Current IB plugin HAS so called "Tick" mode and these
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>> represents IB "ticks" i.e. 0.2 sec snapshots (not 5 second).
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>> 2. There is no way to convert 0.2 sec snapshot to true tick
>>
>> - there is simply NO INFORMATION about individual trades
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>> in IB feed and there is no way to compare to eSignal or other
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>> tick-by-tick feeds. For example 210 tick chart
>>
>> from IB data is simply fake.
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>> Traders thinking otherwise I fooling themselves.
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>> Discussed to death on IB own boards:
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>> http://www.interact ivebrokers. com/cgi-bin/ discus/board-
> auth.pl?file= /2/37364. html
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>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Tomasz Janeczko
>>
>> amibroker.com
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>> From: "scourt2000" <stevehite@xxxxxxxx net>
>>
>> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxx ps.com>
>>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 1:02 AM
>>
>> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Settings for Tick data and bar style charts
>>
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>> >
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>> > Don,
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>> >
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>> > It's because IB does not have tick data. They have 5 second snapshot
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>> > data at the finest granularity. If you want tick data, you have
> to use
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>> > a true tick-by-tick data source like eSignal.
>>
>> >
>>
>> > I know, I know. There's other charting packages out there that try
>>
>> > their best to take the concept of a tick and apply it to IB's data
>>
>> > snapshot methodology but that is not what Tomasz's IB plugin will
> do for
>>
>> > you.
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>> >
>>
>> > I know many traders who use these other packages, and use information
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>> > from other traders who have tick-by-tick data feeds (like eSignal or
>>
>> > TradeStation) and they find some kind of near-equivalent mapping
> to the
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>> > IB snapshot data. That modus operandi isn't gonna happen in
> Amibroker
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>> > for you unless you find a very clever fellow to write an IB plugin for
>>
>> > you that fakes Amibroker out into thinking that it's receiving real
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>> > ticks from snapshot data.
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>> >
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>> >
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>> >
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>> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxx ps.com, "Don Hallman" <bmwhendrix@ ...>
> wrote:
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>> >>
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>> >> I have been trying to set up to use tick data on 42 or 210 tick
> charts
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>> >> but the data does not feed in or chart correctly. I use IB for data.
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>> >> I set my database to tick, but when I try to backfill, no data comes
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>> >> in and the backfill length is set to minimum and will not change?
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>> >>
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>> >> My second problem is that charts keep defaulting back to candlestick.
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>> >> Seem no matter how I close out or save the charts this happens.
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>> >>
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>> >> Both problems are probably simple operator error, but I need some
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>> >> guidance.
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>> >>
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>> >> Thanks,
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>> >> Don
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>> > 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 NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG:
>>
>> > http://www.amibroke r.com/devlog/
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>> >
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>> > For other support material please check also:
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>> > http://www.amibroke r.com/support. html
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>> >
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>> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to
> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
>
> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG:
> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/
>
> For other support material please check also:
> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
>
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