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Re: [amibroker] Re: Real time indicators using GETRTDATA



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It was eSignal-only and has no instructions nor "easy-to-use" UI - it just downloads
data that you have to import to AB. 

Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "treliff" <treliff@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 2:50 AM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Real time indicators using GETRTDATA


> Tomasz, anyway for me to get a hold of your utility for my option 
> trading? Highly appreciated!
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@xxx> 
> wrote:
>>
>> Just FYI: I was doing that kind of studies ( I wrote small utility 
> to download historical bid/ask and import to AB) 3 years ago and 
> volume on bid / volume on ask is basically white noise and has no 
> informative value, imho.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Tomasz Janeczko
>> amibroker.com
>>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>>   From: james 
>>   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>   Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 2:30 AM
>>   Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Real time indicators using GETRTDATA
>> 
>> 
>>   Tomasz,
>> 
>>   I'm not so worried about history as using it in real time trading 
> to create a market delta indicator where you can see in real time how 
> much volume is going through at the bid compared to the ask and at 
> what size of trades and creating a nice chart to display this 
> info....?? 
>> 
>>   Cheers, James.
>> 
>>    
>>   On 8/13/07, Tomasz Janeczko <groups@xxx> wrote: 
>> 
>>     Hello,
>> 
>>     Yes, it is technically possible using AddToComposite, even now, 
> but... I see no point in doing so because
>>     a) you would need to keep this open all the time to collect 
> data and if your connection fails you will get data hole that you 
> could not fix
>>     b) the length of history obtained this way will be small (equal 
> to number of days you are running such a formula).
>> 
>>     Best regards,
>>     Tomasz Janeczko
>>     amibroker.com
>>       ----- Original Message ----- 
>>       From: james 
>>       To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>       Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 2:16 AM
>>       Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Real time indicators using 
> GETRTDATA
>> 
>>        
>>       Hi Tomasz,
>> 
>>       Is there any way to put the bid/ask data into an array to 
> chart in real time?? Could the static arrays you mentioned to Dennis 
> be useful in this scenario...??
>> 
>>       Cheers James.
>> 
>>        
>>       On 8/13/07, Tomasz Janeczko <groups@xxx > wrote: 
>>         > TA bid/ask wizardry, not realizing there are some very 
> down-to-earth 
>>         > applications of bid/ask, like option trading where 
> bid/ask is really 
>>         > all you got, "last" may have occurred hours or even days 
> ago. 
>> 
>>         The main problem with historical bid/ask is that data 
> vendors offer it
>>         rarely (most often only "trade" ticks are available as 
> backfill).
>>         Even if they do, bid/ask comes ONLY in "tick" historical 
> data set, and this means 
>>         that backfill is limited to few days at most (eSignal for 
> example gives just 10 days of tick data)
>> 
>>         Lack of longer data means that the data is practically 
> useless for
>>         long-term analysis.
>> 
>>         Best regards, 
>>         Tomasz Janeczko
>>         amibroker.com
>> 
>> 
>>         ----- Original Message ----- 
>>         From: "treliff" <treliff@xxx >
>>         To: < amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>         Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 1:37 AM
>>         Subject: [amibroker] Re: Real time indicators using 
> GETRTDATA 
>> 
>>         > James,
>>         > 
>>         > Since there are no arrays available you can't just "code 
> this into 
>>         > the program".
>>         > 
>>         > In my opinion it's just a matter of choice to make 
> bid/ask arrays 
>>         > available, but AFAIK none of the programs do this. No 
> offense to the 
>>         > developers, but probably they all assume that we want to 
> create some 
>>         > TA bid/ask wizardry, not realizing there are some very 
> down-to-earth 
>>         > applications of bid/ask, like option trading where 
> bid/ask is really 
>>         > all you got, "last" may have occurred hours or even days 
> ago. 
>>         > 
>>         > And yes, it IS a nightmare, despite $150 I'd stick with 
> Marketdelta:) 
>>         > 
>>         > -treliff
>>         > 
>>         > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, james <jameswillia@> 
> wrote: 
>>         >>
>>         >> Thanks Treliff,
>>         >> 
>>         >> I recently noted your workaround, it sounds like a 
> nightmare :), 
>>         > but if its
>>         >> the only way then its the only way.....
>>         >> 
>>         >> Amibroker should be able to code this into their program 
> pretty 
>>         > easily??
>>         >> There is obviously massive demand out there for this 
> functionality 
>>         > as
>>         >> marketdelta charges about 150$ per month for their 
> software....
>>         >> 
>>         >> Cheers, James. 
>>         >> 
>>         >> 
>>         >> On 8/13/07, treliff <treliff@> wrote:
>>         >> >
>>         >> > James, you can use this method:
>>         >> >
>>         >> > 
> http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/message/108194
>>         >> >
>>         >> > to create bid/ask arrays but simply using Marketdelta 
> linked to AB
>>         >> > seems a lot easier.
>>         >> > 
>>         >> > -treliff
>>         >> >
>>         >> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <amibroker%40yahoog 
> roups.com>, 
>>         > james
>>         >> > <jameswillia@> wrote:
>>         >> > >
>>         >> > > Thanks Jerry, 
>>         >> > >
>>         >> > > but do you have any idea how I put that data into an 
> array on a
>>         >> > tick by tick
>>         >> > > basic so that the data can be maniputated to 
> something like
>>         >> > > www.marketdelta.com . Is that possible?? Could I use
>>         >> > addtocomposite or
>>         >> > > something??
>>         >> > >
>>         >> > > Cheer, James. 
>>         >> > >
>>         >> > > On 8/13/07, Jerry Gress <pleasenospamplease@> wrote:
>>         >> > > >
>>         >> > > > Hello,
>>         >> > > >
>>         >> > > > From 3/14/07 
>>         >> > > > "
>>         >> > > > GetRTData("Bid")
>>         >> > > > GetRTData("Ask") 
>>         >> > > >
>>         >> > > > http://www.amibroker.com/f?getrtdata
>>         >> > > > 
>>         >> > > > Best regards,
>>         >> > > > Tomasz Janeczko
>>         >> > > > amibroker.com 
>>         >> > > > "
>>         >> > > >
>>         >> > > > Jerry Gress
>>         >> > > > Stockton, Ca.
>>         >> > > >
>>         >> > > > -----Original Message----- 
>>         >> > > > From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <amibroker%
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>>         >> > roups.com>
>>         >> > [mailto:
>>         >> > > > amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <amibroker%
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>>         >> > roups.com>] On Behalf
>>         >> > > > Of jimmyzee1975 
>>         >> > > > Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 5:35 PM
>>         >> > > > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <amibroker%
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>>         >> > roups.com>
>>         >> > > > Subject: [amibroker] Real time indicators using 
> GETRTDATA
>>         >> > > >
>>         >> > > > Hello,
>>         >> > > >
>>         >> > > > I would like to design a real time indicator which 
> charted the 
>>         >> > number
>>         >> > > > of trades which hit the bid in relation to the 
> number of 
>>         > trades
>>         >> > which
>>         >> > > > hit the ask and also graph the size of those 
> trades, perhaps 
>>         >> > splitting
>>         >> > > > them up into retail and commercial size graphs.
>>         >> > > >
>>         >> > > > Does anyone have any idea on how to use the 
> GETRTDATA 
>>         > function to 
>>         >> > > > achieve this? Is there some example code someone 
> could point 
>>         > me
>>         >> > to??
>>         >> > > >
>>         >> > > > Cheers, James.
>>         >> > > >
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