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Thank you :-) but I am not giving away the HG just yet ;-) just basic generic AFL solutions that everyone should have on file.
I thank Al Venosa who proofreads and edits my posts, without his help I wouldn't be contributing very much.
best regards,
herman
Monday, July 16, 2007, 8:06:12 PM, you wrote:
> David,
>>These simple tools perked my interest in Amibroker and helped me get
>>started in coding some simple utilities which allowed me "to do
>>things immediately".
>
>>The UKB should be place to go to find information to start using
>>Amibroker quickly and to fully utilize its capabilities to include
>>techniques to increase and manage profits..
> I agree.
> My efforts are not entirely altrustic.
> I hope others will pile their tips and tricks in there so that I can
> find them easily and do some reading/learning for myself.
> Re your topic list.
> I agree with others, there are plenty of places you can get ideas on
> those topics.
> Nothing to stop individuals giving their own take on the subject via
> the UKB though, especially when it is translated into Ami speak.
> The fact is I could have something to say on topics like that if I
> want to, and I may well write on them in the future (when I retire
> from the job as UKB admin assistant).
> If I don't, the only reason will be that I am preserving some trading
> knowledge for myself that allows me to make a living and pay the
> bills. I think all of us have to hold something back and for that
> reason most traders are a little reluctant to disclose their methods
> in the core areas you mention.
> It is, however, a certainty that we can take years off the learning
> curve if we share our tools for managing the mundane aspects of
> trading.
> There are also some extrordinarily generous traders who are prepared
> to go further, a la Herman, who could easily have kept all the AT
> secrets to himself or sold them off to a few.
> Brian.
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Weller" <wellerdr@xxx> wrote:
>> I agree - there are many sources for this information (Web and
> Books) and
>> duplicating these sources in the UKB is not cost effective. At
> this point
>> in my "Trader" education, I am ready to "learn some sophistication"
> and the
>> Kaufman book and the Quantitative Trading Systems sound ideal. A
> year ago I
>> probably was not ready to read thse book as I was still spending so
> much
>> time developing and using some simple systems, code, and indicators.
>> Thinking about this more - testing systems and comparing results
> criteria is
>> a science in itself and is beyond "doing things" in Amibroker.
>> What I referred to in the earlier post were the areas that I am
> having the
>> most problems - and I know that other have these same problems. I
> was
>> looking for some "Guide Posts" to save some time and I thought the
> UKB was
>> an excellent place to put these hints.
>> I do think that the UKB is the right place to place to put tools,
>> techniques, code, utilities and other information for using the
> Amibroker
>> tool for increased profit and for a newbie to find information to
> enable
>> them to "do things immediately".
>> A "right on" topic in the UKB that I incorporated into my screen
> templates
>> in the last few days was the utility Using
>> <http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/2007/04/24/using-zigzag-to-reveal-
> profit-po
>> tential/> Zig() to reveal profit potential . Another topic might
> be using
>> "Three AmiBroker Indicators (off the shelf) to watch for Trend
> Changes to
>> increase profits" (quick start). Additionally - Rick Rasmussen
> wrote a
>> simple utility two years ago as a moderator of another group. One
> was
>> "Increase Portfolio Filter - R. Rasm" designed to take a list of
> stocks and
>> graphically allow entry of the begindate and enddate showing what
> the
>> profits would have been from that point. Another was a simple "RUT
> Timing
>> System - R Rass 4 " to help guide entry for buying stocks at the
> right
>> trending time in the ^Rut. These simple tools perked my interest in
>> Amibroker and helped me get started in coding some simple utilities
> which
>> allowed me "to do things immediately".
>> The UKB should be place to go to find information to start using
> Amibroker
>> quickly and to fully utilize its capabilities to include techniques
> to
>> increase and manage profits..
>> Question: What is the vision of Trader Profiles section of the
> UKB?
>> Best regards.
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _____
>> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf
>> Of wavemechanic
>> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 6:54 PM
>> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: AmiBroker U
>> sers' Knowledge Base
>>
>> Most of the things that you are interested in are not AmiBroker
> specific.
>> There are many good books on these subjects, including
> Kaufman's "Trading
>> System and Methods."
>>
>> Bill
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: David Weller <mailto:wellerdr@xx.>
>> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ps.com
>> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 11:16 AM
>> Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: AmiBroker Users' Knowledge Base
>>
>> I have looked over the UKB and there is some really good stuff
> there. I am
>> assuming this Knowledge base is for explanations on doing things in
>> Amibroker - especially in using this tool to make profits. I am
> always
>> looking for techniques and ideas on actually using the Amibroker
> tool to
>> make profits and reduce risk, and particularly like to see more
> successful
>> traders/investors "how to" articles. Based on my level of
> knowledge I
>> would like to see some input/hints/articles on: (1) Using the Equity
>> function for profits, (2) Testing systems AFL for profits (what to
> look for,
>> methods, comparisons to some really good systems, etc.), (3)
> Strategies of
>> effective Risk Management using Amibroker, (4) Short and sweet
> explanations
>> on techniques to keep the Amibroker database up to date (good start
> in the
>> UKB - more is needed), (5) Techniques for keeping track of an
> existing
>> portfolio in Amibroker that a trader would use (comparing to real
> time
>> results) and doing testing and risk analysis on this existing
> portfolio to
>> include price paid and number of shares, and (6) a discussion on the
>> importance of "Drawdown". The UKB article on EOD vs RT is a good
> format
>> for "techniques" type articles. The suggested topics above are all
> areas
>> where I am weak in - especially Drawdown.
>>
>> Thanks for the efforts here. Look forward to seeing more articles
> here in
>> the future,
>> Best Regards - Dave
>>
>> _____
>> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf
>> Of Ton Sieverding
>> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 2:28 AM
>> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: AmiBroker Users' Knowledge Base
>>
>> What about : <http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/>
>> http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/ . Also see text TJ underneath ...
>>
>> Regards, Ton.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: murthysuresh <mailto:money@xx.>
>> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ps.com
>> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 1:49 AM
>> Subject: [amibroker] Re: AmiBroker Users' Knowledge Base
>>
>> I did not see a link in the Ami home page or the links page. I came
>> searching for the URL in this forum.
>> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ps.com, "Ton
>> Sieverding"
>> <ton.sieverding@> wrote:
>> >
>> > Sh...... Something I did not see of course. Thanks anyway. Now I
>> understand
>> > what Herman was talking about. Indeed a very good idea and also
>> thanks to
>> > Herman, Brian and Al ...
>> >
>> > Regards, Ton.
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@>
>> > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>
>> > Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 1:24 PM
>> > Subject: [amibroker] AmiBroker Users' Knowledge Base
>> >
>> >
>> > > Hello,
>> > >
>> > > As recently discussed a new project called "Users' Knowledge
>> Base" (UKB
>> > for short)
>> > > has been created.
>> > > The site was created to save you time, raise your productivity,
>> aid you in
>> > your Amibroker Formula Language (AFL) learning
>> > > experience, and help you become a more successful trader.
>> Although this
>> > site is owned and operated by AmiBroker, its contents are
>> > > entirely contributed by users like you.
>> > >
>> > > Check out the UKB at: http://www.amibroke
>> <http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/> r.org/userkb/
>> > >
>> > > For more information please read:
>> > > "About Users Knowledge Base":
>> > > http://www.amibroke <http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/about-the-
>> r.org/userkb/about-the-user's-knowledge-base/
>> > >
>> > > and the other documents in the "Info" section of the UKB.
>> > >
>> > > There is already lots of valuable material published by early
>> contributors
>> > (Herman, Al and Brian) and I
>> > > would like to say big "THANK YOU" to them for the effort put
> into
>> these
>> > great informational materials.
>> > >
>> > > Please note that the site is intended to be live, evolving
>> project, so it
>> > is NOT considered "complete"
>> > > and our intention is to add features and contents to it over
>> time. There
>> > may be some quirks but ...
>> > > I think that it is ready-to-go as it is now. Enjoy!
>> > >
>> > > Best regards,
>> > > Tomasz Janeczko
>> > > amibroker.com
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users
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