----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 10:47
AM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] QuoteTracker --
Beyond the Basics
Hello,
> As far as I can tell, It does NOTHING!!!!! (except
confuse the user)
>
> From my point of view, Amibroker and
Quicktime Plugin are BROKEN.
Your opinion is broken and you apparently don't read the
docs.
If you read the docs you would see this:
"Time difference relative to US Eastern time - the time
difference (in hours) between your local time and US Eastern time (EST). This
field is needed because QuoteTracker's server reports all times in EST time
zone. This means that if you live in Australia QuoteTracker will report ASX
quotes with EST time zone and they will be 15 hours off from your local time.
While AmiBroker has the setting for shifting intraday charts and this
is not a problem when running Intraday mode, it becomes a problem when using
daily (EOD) mode because quotes reported by QuoteTracker are one day off
then. This setting solves this as AmiBroker adds the number of hours
entered here to the time reported by QuoteTracker to get the valid date of
quote in daily mode. This field is filled in with the difference calculated
using your Windows Time settings. "
So this option inside the plugin config screen IS NOT FOR
THE INTRADAY DATA
but for Daily updates so they land in correct day (not one
day before or after)
Instead of making your own theories you should
simply READ the docs.
As for the performance:
the speed of the plugin is limited not by AmiBroker but by
HTTP interface QuoteTracker uses.
QuoteTracker people admitted that it was NOT efficient
design to use HTTP web server to provide quotes
and they implemented completely new "streaming" interface
that is faster.
I did not yet switch to their new interface
because:
1. I have many other things on my plate and I am very busy
implementing other things
2. "middle-man" application like QT (between quote source
and AMiBroker) makes just things "fragile" and
it must be run all the time in parallel. This eats computer
resources that can be better utilised when
direct connection to data source is implemented
3. AmiBroker connects *directly* to many major sources
supported by QT (eSignal, IQFeed, Interactive
Brokers, myTrack).
Direct connection is orders of magnitude
better.
4. QuoteTracker has been bought by Ameritrade and it is no
longer independent software vendor and I am not sure if
3rd party data sources will continue to
be supported in the future - it may happen that all development investment
going
into "new" plugin for QT would be wasted the day Ameritrade
decides not to support 3rd party sources in QT.
Best
regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 4:35 AM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] QuoteTracker -- Beyond the
Basics
> >>I do not believe
you can mix eod and intraday with QT plugin. Due to
> database
timestamp...............
>
> Which makes you wonder why Tomasz
bothered to put a time shift option
> under the QT plugin
section.
> As far as I can tell, It does NOTHING!!!!! (except confuse
the user)
>
> From my point of view, Amibroker and Quicktime
Plugin are BROKEN.
>
> And it would be an easy fix.
>
SIMPLY MAKE Timeshift in QT plugin SAVE SHIFTED TIME IN DATABASE!
> Then
there would be NO need to use the "intraday" time shift (Which I
>
gather only does
> a VISUAL shift - ie Data is stored in db
unshifted.)
>
> Is this totally retarded or am I looking from the
wrong direction?
>
> MSG
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Graham
wrote:
>>
>> I do not believe you can mix eod and intraday
with QT plugin.
>> Due to database timestamp of daily data being
midnight (or whatever)
>> this plonks it within the ASX market times,
so will be messed with
>> intraday
>>
>> --
>> Cheers
>> Graham
>> AB-Write ><
Professional AFL Writing Service
>> Yes, I write AFL code to your
requirements
>> http://www.aflwriting.com <http://www.aflwriting.com>
>>
>> On 27/07/07, Michael.S.G. <OzFalconAB@xxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:OzFalconAB%40bden.org>>
wrote:
>> > Graham,
>> > Is it possible to run EOD
database, Then for current day run
>> > realtime (1 or 5
min)
>> > I can't get it to work. The last day in the EOD gets
overwritten by the
>> > current day
>> > data (Which
for some reason gets imported "NON TIME SHIFTED". And
>>
results
>> > in being dated for the previous day and overwriting
yesterdays EOD
>> data).
>> >
>> > No time
shifting in AB or QT seems to fix this problem.
>> >
>>
> KR
>> > MSG
>> >
>> >
>>
> Graham wrote:
>> > >
>> > > A couple of
suggestions
>> > > Is data being collected in aB and just not
plotted, check quote
>> > > editor. If so then your database
market time settings in AB are not
>> > > correct. They must
match the timestamps of the data in the database.
>> > > Data
from QT is in US times. eg in Australia the settings for ASX
>> >
> current times is 8pm to 2am for ASX market local time 10am to
4pm
>> > > If not being collected, then check that your symbol
information that
>> > > "Use only local database" is set to
NO
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>
>> > > --
>> > > Cheers
>> >
> Graham
>> > > AB-Write >< Professional AFL Writing
Service
>> > > Yes, I write AFL code to your
requirements
>> > > http://www.aflwriting.com <http://www.aflwriting.com>
>>
<http://www.aflwriting.com <http://www.aflwriting.com>>
>>
> >
>> > >
>> > > On 27/07/07, *Ara
Kaloustian* <ara1@xxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:ara1%40san.rr.com>
>> >
> <mailto:ara1@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ara1%40san.rr.com>>>
wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Ken,
>> >
>
>> > > Check the time settings on both QT: Options /
Preferences / Timing
>> > > and Amibroker :File/Database
Settings/Intraday.
>> > >
>> > > If they are not
synchronized, part or all of the day will not be
>> > > visible
in AB.
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > >
*From:* Ken Close <mailto:ken45140@xxxxxxxxx
>>
<mailto:ken45140%40gmail.com>>
>>
> > *To:* amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>
>> > > <mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
<mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>>
>> > > *Sent:* Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:20
AM
>> > > *Subject:* [amibroker] QuoteTracker -- Beyond the
Basics
>> > >
>> > > This is a request that goes
beyond basic steps.
>> > >
>> > > Have reread
the help files on QT and reviewed past messages on
>> > > yahoo
groups.
>> > > Have number of bars set to high number. (1
minute data rate
>> > > set, 300000 bars set)
>> >
> Have Server turned on in QT. All settings are as suggested in
>>
> > AB and QT help.
>> > > Using paid version of
QT.
>> > > All settings in AB are as specified in the help
files.
>> > > All was working yesterday.
>> > >
Only change was installation of a game (Morrowind) but
>> > >
yesterday, data kept being collected (even while the game was
>> >
> active) and the data was saved at the end of the day.
>> >
> Today, no data being transferred to AB from QT (green OK
>> >
> symbol is on).
>> > > Rebooted computer.
>> >
> Restarted AB and QT several times.
>> > >
>> >
> Any suggestions given all of this background info?
>> >
>
>> > > __
>> > >
>> >
>
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>>
>
>> >
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