Nice :-)
Best regards,
Tomasz
Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message -----
From:
"bruce1r" <brucer@xxxxxxnet>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com>
Sent:
Monday, July 07, 2008 5:51 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Code help
please... Optimize with CMAE
> Dennis -
>
> I don't
post here much, but was about to post something else and saw
> this.
Sometimes I can't resist a challenge. It looks like you want
> to
experiment with CMAE as a general purpose function optimizer.
>
First, I concur with others - the best way is to write a DLL. But,
if
> you just want to play ...
>
> Warning, this is a
hack - and hack is not being used in the good way
> here. But it will
allow you to play.
>
> 1. Setup AA to current symbol and set
the Optimization target to
> "objective" in AA Settings /
Walk-Forward
>
> 2. Optimize the following code. It is set for
CMAE, but you might
> also find the commented out SPSO interesting.
I've also done my best
> to re-express your objective function to what
I think you meant.
> Check the comments.
> _____
>
> //REMEMBER - Set the Optimization target to "objective" in AA
Settings
> / Walk-Forward
>
> //OptimizerSetEngine(
"spso" );
> //OptimizerSetOption( "Runs", 2 );
>
//OptimizerSetOption( "MaxEval", 1000 );
>
>
OptimizerSetEngine("cmae");
>
> X = Optimize( "X", 1, 1,
100, 0.1 );
> Y = Optimize( "Y", 1, 1, 100, 0.1 );
>
>
Buy = Sell = Short = Cover = 0;
>
>
SetOption("UseCustomBacktestProc", True );
>
> if (
Status( "action" ) == actionPortfolio )
> {
> bo =
GetBacktesterObject( );
> bo.Backtest( );
> // The original
goal appeared to be to minimize the error of 100 - X*Y,
> // AND to
minimize the difference between X and Y. In other words, a
> //
result of X=10 and Y=10.
> // Note that this must be expressed as an
objective to be maximized.
> Objective = - abs( 100 - X * Y ) - abs( X
- Y );
> bo.AddCustomMetric( "objective", Objective );
>
}
> _____
>
> It should be obvious how to setup any
parameters and an objective.
> Hack doesn't seem strong enough, but
it was an interesting diversion.
>
> -- Bruce
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@xxx> wrote:
>>
>>
Hello,
>>
>> In that case just look at the CMAE docs (the
read me is inside "cmaes")
>> If this is too complicated, you may
need to use SciLab for example
>> www.scilab.org
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Tomasz
Janeczko
>> amibroker.com
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Dennis Brown
>> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 4:46 PM
>> Subject: Re:
[amibroker] Code help please... Optimize with CMAE
>>
>>
>> Thank you both for continuing to provide help.
>>
>>
>> I really do not need to solve an exhaustive search
for two
> variables with a simplistic objective. I really need to
solve
> problems that have many variables and a very complex objective
formula
> that is not suitable for an exhaustive search.
>>
>>
>> I only provided this simplest of all cases so the
the problem
> would not get in the way of my question of how to
connect this simple
> case to the CMAE engine.
>>
>>
>> If that is too complicated to address on this
list, then I will
> have to look elsewhere for help.
>>
>>
>> Again, thank you for your responses,
>>
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>> On
Jul 7, 2008, at 9:19 AM, Tomasz Janeczko wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Here is the simplest exhaustive
search sample:
>>
>> function Objective( x, y )
>> {
>> return sin(x) * cos(y);
>> }
>>
>> xmin = 0;
>> xmax = 100;
>>
xstep = 1;
>> xbest = Null;
>> ymin = 0;
>>
ymax = 100;
>> ystep = 1;
>> ybest = Null;
>>
>>
>> best = -1e9;
>>
>> for( x =
xmin; x <= xmax; x += xstep )
>> for( y = ymin; y <= ymax; y
+= ystep )
>> {
>> f = Objective( x, y );
>>
>> if( f > best )
>> {
>> best = f;
>> xbest = x;
>> ybest = y;
>> }
>>
}
>>
>> printf("Best f = %g, at x = %g, y = %g", best,
xbest, ybest );
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Tomasz
Janeczko
>> amibroker.com
>> ----- Original Message
-----
>> From: Paul Ho
>> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 2:29 PM
>> Subject: RE: [amibroker]
Code help please... Optimize with CMAE
>>
>>
>>
I think using an exhaustive search would be a way to start.
> since
you only have 2 parameters, you can also put a little bit of
> smart
in there yourself.
>> for example, if X*Y == 100 or close to that.
there can be a
> constraint in place to restrict the range of Y
searched for a
> particular value of X, and vice versa,
>>
Cheers
>> Paul.
>>
>>
>>
>>
----------------------------------------------------------
>>
From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
[mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com]
On Behalf Of Dennis Brown
>> Sent: Monday, 7 July 2008 10:17
PM
>> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>>
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Code help please... Optimize with CMAE
>>
>>
>> Tomasz and Paul,
>>
>> Thank
you for responding.
>>
>> Yes, I also had looked at those
sources, but being that I am
> able to
>> only stumble along
with C++, it is Greek to me.
>>
>> I think I would be
better off trying to understand how to
> modify the
>>
AmiBroker plugin DLL to call back my AFL objective function.
>>
>> It is still Greek, but at least it is a simpler and
>
meaningful Greek
>> phrase to start with.
>>
>>
I would still welcome any specific advice or hints in areas
> that I
am
>> likely to stumble over.
>>
>> Best
regards,
>> Dennis
>>
>> > On Jul 7, 2008, at
7:10 AM, Tomasz Janeczko wrote:
>> >
>> > Yes, these
sources are actually included in what you
> already have on
>> > your hard disk
>> > under
ADK\CMAE\cmaes
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>>
> Tomasz Janeczko
>> > amibroker.com
>> >>
----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: Paul Ho
>>
>> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>>
>> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 12:22 PM
>> >> Subject:
RE: [amibroker] Code help please... Optimize
> with CMAE
>>
>>
>> >> Go to the guy's site where Tomasz download his
source
> code from,
>> >> download his source code,
and stare at that one instead,
> I think
>> >> its a
lot closer to what you want.
> http://www.bionik.tu-berlin.de/user/niko/cmaes_c.tar.gz
>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Jul 7,
2008, at 4:05 AM, Tomasz Janeczko wrote:
>> >>
>>
>> Dennis,
>> >>
>> >> The optimizer
plugin architecture uses backtester. You
> can't go
>>
>> without using backtester.
>> >> Call to
pfEvaluateFunc invokes full-blown backtest for given
>> >>
parameter set.
>> >>
>> >> If you would like
to optimize "general purpose" functions
> without
>>
>> using backtester,
>> >> you would need to take
sources provided and write your
> own plugin
>> >>
that won't
>> >> use backtesting engine at all.
>>
>>
>> >> Best regards,
>> >> Tomasz
Janeczko
>> >> amibroker.com
>> >> -----
Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Dennis Brown"
<see3d@xxx>
>> >> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com>
>>
>> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:30 AM
>> >> Subject:
[amibroker] Code help please... Optimize with CMAE
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >>> Hello,
>>
>>>
>> >>> I have been staring at the CMAE DLL
stuff for days and I
> really need
>> >>> some help
to figure out how to use it in a particular way.
>>
>>>
>> >>> I would like to use the optimizer in a
generic sense to
> do the
>> >>> following from AFL
without using the internal
> backtester, meaning
>>
>>> only
>> >>> AFL in indicator
mode:
>> >>>
>> >>> Initialize 2
items:
>> >>> item 1 is X and has a
default,min,max,step,current,best
> values
>>
>>> 1,1,1000,1,1,1
>> >>> item 2 is Y and
has a default,min,max,step,current,best
> values
>>
>>> 1,1,1000,1,1,1
>> >>>
>>
>>> The objective is to optimize X and Y so that
X*Y==100
>> >>>
>> >>> objective
function in AFL:
>> >>> function Objective()
>>
>>> {
>> >>> return 100 - X*Y;
>>
>>> }
>> >>>
>> >>> The steps I
would need to take as I understand them are:
>>
>>>
>> >>> 1. Initialize the X and Y
OptimizeItems by calling
>> >>> OptimizerInit( with bunch
of arguments) --most arguments are
>> >>> irrelevant to
this test.
>> >>>
>> >>> 2. Start the
optimizer engine by calling
>> >>> pfEvaluateFunc(
pContext ) --
>> >>> there really is no context that I
understand for this test.
>> >>>
>> >>>
3. The DLL calls back for the objective AFL function
>>
>>>
>> >>> 4. It runs step 3 a number of times to
find the solution
> of X=Y=10
>> >>>
>>
>>> 5. OptimizerFinalize(same bunch of arguments as step
1)
>> >>>
>> >>> Of course I would
prefer that step 3 is AFL calling the
> optimizer
>>
>>> DLL
>> >>> instead (simple mode), but I did
not think that is how
> the CMAE
>> >>>
works.
>> >>>
>> >>> Anyway, if I could
get this simple case to work, I am
> sure I could
>>
>>> figure out how do do much more complicated cases after
>
that on my
>> >>> own.
>>
>>>
>> >>> Of course if there is no way to use
the existing DLL
> without
>> >>>
changing
>> >>> it, I would like to know that also. I
should be able to
> make modest
>> >>> changes to
the DLL myself.
>> >>>
>> >>> Please any
hints or AFL code is appreciated.
>> >>>
>>
>>> Best regards,
>> >>> Dennis
>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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