RE: [amibroker] Amibroker Away From the Home, AmiBroker Email List Archive

Thanks to all who answered this question.

I tried a using Yahoo Alerts to get me started and they alert my cell nicely when I reach a buy or sell threshold. The only problem with this is that I have manually type in the alerts. This is a ggod way to get started to see if I will make this part of my process. The other problem is that the Yahoo alerts are 20 minute delayed and sometimes more which may be ok for my present type of trading but I am sure I will want MORE.

If I use AmiBroker – linked to my IB account – I can get real time alerts and all of my Support and resistance thresholds are set (or any other study) so I would not have to do double entry. See screen at the bottom where I set my buy lines and support and resistance and I use these lines in my communication with IB and the IBC. I do this always before actually buy a stock – touching it before I buy it. No real extra work would be needed to add a routine to call my cell based on a study threshold being hit. The problem is I don’t know what program, routine, or addin to have AmiBroker call that would call my cell. Perhaps it’s Windows?? I saw some programs that will call a cell in response to an EMAIL and I know Amibroker will send an EMAIL Alert -- but that seems like an extra level. Any help on what to call to dial my cell ???

Best regards and thanks Chris on the info to access my computer remotely and get IB and AmiBroker Started. “logmein.com free version to remotely access it when you use the laptop with wifi or dialup (alternatively gotomypc.com)” and this is going to be my next step.

Best Regards

Dave

From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris DePuy
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 7:22 PM
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Amibroker Away From the Home

David,

I'd suggest a three pronged approach:

(a) set up amibroker on a desktop with a broadband connection and have it run;

(a) use logmein.com free version to remotely access it when you use the laptop with wifi or dialup (alternatively gotomypc.com)

(c) use shape services RDM+ to allow you to access the desktop remotely from your blackberry (uses fairly high amount of bandwidth)

** also, you can set up alerts that run every so often from your desktop that send emails of status to your blackberry mail (optional)

This is what I've used for a long time and it is very stable.

Chris

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From: David Weller

To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com

Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 3:13 PM

Subject: [amibroker] Amibroker Away From the Home

The gist of these questions is that I want to use AmiBroker while travelling better than I am currently.

I have an Antique Shop in Virginia near Williamsburg for the last 10 years. The last 2 have been slower (we are in a slight recession here especially for spendable cash purchases) – so I have been travelling more and enjoying the free time while it lasts. I often travel to go to auctions away from my business for a few days in length - so some way to keep AmiBroker running and working for me “might be the ticket”. I have 3 employees but the technical issues associated with all of this are too much for them to insure my financial programs are running correctly. The best I can expect from them is to turn on and off the computer and reboot.

Currently I have a Laptop and Blackberry (limited minutes) that I use for a dial up modem when travelling or on the boat. Several times a day while travelling, I dial up the Internet and update AmiBroker database, run my routines, and make some orders.   I then logoff and go buy some junk and may be away for a few hours. Sometimes when I repeat this process – I get unpleasant surprises after several hours with the market open. It would be nice to see alerts on my cell and have AmiBroker running at my business far away. Is there a better way?

I have been using AmiBroker for the past 4 or 5 years.

I have seen an Email recently (maybe from the Professor) that says he using a home computer to phone him up on a buy or sell action.   Question 1: Maybe he is using this AFL Function AlertIF( Short, "What Application is being used? Something in Outlook Perhaps.exe", "Launching external application", 3 );).

He then “Dials into the Computer” to verify things and finalize the transaction. Question 2: Would PC Anywhere work or is there something better.

Slightly off topic here – but -----

This winter I will be traveling to Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Austria for business and skiing for a month. I lived in Germany for 5 years 1985-1990 before cell phones and this is my first trip back. I will have a cell that is usable in Europe – so I guess I will be able to update my AmiBroker on the Laptop like I am doing now. Of course I will be going to the pubs and coffee houses everyday and was wondering if they all have free WIFI. I have never been to Eastern Europe so I have no idea.

Any help would be appreciated in steering me in the right direction.

Best Regards

Dave

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