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Re: [amibroker] How to code BarsSince(Bought)



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Hello,

You just need to write a loop as in the example here:
http://www.amibroker.com/kb/2007/03/24/how-to-plot-a-trailing-stop-in-the-price-chart/



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Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jeffarcherjr" <jeffarcherjr@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 1:02 AM
Subject: [amibroker] How to code BarsSince(Bought)


> Can anyone tell me a way to code BarsSince(Bought) in afl?  (Or script
> if needed). 
> 
> 
> I'm wanting to do some backtests on scenarios like:
> 
> If Stock has been owned < 15 days have one exit strategy..
> If Stock has been owned > 15 days and < 30 days do another strategy ..
> ... and so on
> 
> 
> I'd been under the mistaken impression that the number of bars a stock
> has been "owned" was the same thing as BarsSince(Buy), but of course
> its not since their may be a buy signal that the backtester skips
> because we're already fully invested. So the first buy signal is not
> necesarily the bar on which the backtester enters a position.
> 
> I've done a search here and the other board, but haven't found
> anything that appears to do what I'm looking for, but of course if
> I've missed a previous answer to this question please could someone
> point me to it!
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
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