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Hello Ed,
Thanks a bunch.
I can't wait to get into that stuff - it looks like money for jam.
Brian.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ed Hoopes" <reefbreak_sd@xxx>
wrote:
>
> You might consider taking a list of stocks with strong fundamentals
> and applying your favorite technical indicators to the list. Say
for
> example use the 100 ValueLine #1 rated stocks with your favorite
> moving averages to signal entries and exits.
>
> Works for me
>
> ReefBreak
>
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brian.z123" <brian.z123@> wrote:
> >
> > Joe & PS...always good to see you around the forum.
> > PS...thanks for your efforts with AB/database/fdata accessibility
> > over the years.
> > Top effort.
> > Re stats etc - I haven't read that big book yet but I am working
> > privately on the Quant leads given late last year and have had
some
> > satisfying results come out of it.
> >
> >
> > David,
> >
> > I have posted a running sheet in the root of the group files that
> > contains clips from a good cross section of archival posts on
using
> > fdata with AB via various paths including ODBC plug in.
> > It is well worth a read for any aspiring AB Fundamentalists.
> >
> > ODBCPLugin.doc (the file will come down in a few days).
> >
> > My *hunch* is we can do things with these methods that other
retail
> > software can't e.g. there are so many different types of fdata
> > available and also different user requirements that only the
flexible
> > approach of AB can handle this.
> >
> > I now have to put my office hours where my mouth is and have a go
at
> > it myself.
> > Some good people are using this approach or have tried it.
> > From the talk it seems to have it's problems or are we making it
> > harder than it needs to be?
> >
> >
> > Re Comments, tips, wisdom etc (you have to be careful what you
ask
> > for!)
> >
> > Of course Fundamental analysis and Techno-Fundamental analysis
work,
> > along with Mechanical System Trading, Arbitrage Trading, Option
> > Trading etc etc, but only in the hands of the few.
> >
> >
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> >
> > To trade well we have to be in our Psychological comfort zone.
> >
> > This involves a three step process:
> >
> > 1. BUILD BELIEF preferably by experiencing acutal trading success
or
> > In lieu of that by getting so close to it that we can taste it:
> >
> > personal contact with a successful trader or mentor, reading
about
> > them (e.g Jack Scwhaeger), looking at the winning results from
> > trading competitions (e.g Larry Williams) and through our own
efforts
> > experiencing successful virtual trading, backtesting,
papertrading
> > etc.
> >
> > In every case the success exemplars must have unequivocal
objective
> > evidence to support the record.
> >
> > 2. CHOOSE AN INVESTMENT STYLE TO MATCH YOUR
TEMPERAMENT/CIRCUMSTANCES
> >
> > 3. MASTER THAT STYLE
> >
> > If you are not enjoying the trading success you would like one or
> > more of those steps needs to be re-thought.
> >
> > Brian *:-)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "dwrowley_2000" <dwrowley@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > I traded for about a year using AB based on various TA
strategies,
> > and
> > > generated some returns, but then I got the 'fundamentals'
religion
> > and
> > > moved over to Portfolio123.com
> > >
> > > However, I always really liked AB, the support, the continual
> > > improvement, etc. - and now I see that AB supports fundamental
data!
> > >
> > > A couple of questions:
> > >
> > > - What data sources provide historical fundamental data?
What
> > are
> > > people using? (The matrix lists QuotePlus as a source of
fundamental
> > > data, but it isn't clear if they provide HISTORICAL fundamental
data
> > > that I can use for backtesting)
> > >
> > > - Are people actually doing this? Anyone have good success?
> > >
> > > I've been asking the P123 guys to add more TA functions, but
they
> > > don't really seem to put a high priority on it.
> > >
> > > I think AB + access to the same historical fundamental data
that
> > P123
> > > uses (Reuters, I believe) would be excellent.
> > >
> > > Comments, tip, wisdom appreciated!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > David
> > >
> >
>
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