Don, I was thinking if we can use smf-addin formulas to retrieve the
missing data from other web pages direct in the fundamentals fields of
AB, that will make it so much more powerful.....what do you think?
Ray
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"Don Lindberg" <dlindber@xx.> wrote:
>
> Ray,
>
> I can pull data from the Web into Excel, but there is no way that I
know of
> that you can do that in AmiBroker. Your off on new territory and
way beyond
> my skills.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Don
>
>
>
> _____
>
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On Behalf
> Of ax_ray2222
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 2:24 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: How to use ATC only with positive EPS?
>
>
>
> Don you are right, but as an exercise....I 'd like to see what
> results I get and if it comes close to any other data....
> Do you know of any other way of getting fundamental data from the
> Internet direct, without using excel?
> Like if EPS is missing from Yahoo to check Zacks page and retrieve it
> with the specified formula? That means I guess to add that code in
> AmiQuotes somehow....
>
> Ray
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>
ps.com, "Don
> Lindberg" <dlindber@> wrote:
> >
> > Ray,
> >
> > You are missing the point. If you only pull data that has positive
> value
> > then by default you are eliminating all the stocks that Yahoo
> doesn't give
> > EPS data on. Given that fact your ATC PE and PS values are BOGUS,
> because
> > they do not include all the stocks in any given Industry!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > It's the old "Garbage In, Garbage Out" For your ATC to be
of any
> value you
> > can't just pick and choose the data you want. Trust me, its all or
> nothing.
> > Do the math. If an Industry is made up of 100 stocks, but you only
> use data
> > on 75 stocks because Yahoo doesn't give you data on the other 25
> your
> > results ARE NOT indicative of the whole Industry!!!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > Don Lindberg
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>
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> > Subject: [amibroker] How to use ATC only with positive EPS?
> >
> >
> >
> > How can I write an Industry ATC composite formed only by the
> positive
> > EPS stocks?
> > -create Industries with ATC formula but if stock has EPS<=0.01
> don't add
> > it to composite and
> > -do not count it in the OI counter field, so the Industry composite
> will
> > have the averages formed out of just the positive EPS stocks.
> >
> > Any idea how this can be achieved? Thank you for any help, Ray
> >
>