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Title: Re[2]: [amibroker] Re: Curious what most people use AmiBroker for? What kind of trading or usage?
And it takes a simpleton to see what no one else sees ;-)
herman
Thursday, April 2, 2009, 11:09:58 PM, you wrote:
> A smart engineer can figure out a complicated solution to a problem.
> It takes a true genius to find a simple elegant solution. ;-)
> BR,
> Dennis
> On Apr 2, 2009, at 10:57 PM, brian_z111 wrote:
>>> - I have a free website that offers a small sampler of my trading
>>> >flavour (it is new site and only a part time hobby)
>>> http://zboard.wordpress.com/
>> BTW the Zboard is where I post as much of my original trading
>> philosophy as I can, time permitting, without giving away the
>> material that is of core value to me ..... it is supplemented by
>> bits and pieces (resource links etc).
>> Don't be fooled into thinking I am a simpleton just because my
>> approach is simplistic...... I could be but the proof requires
>> further evidence!
>> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brian_z111" <brian_z111@xxx> wrote:
>>> For me AB is an environment (software, forum, developer,
>>> associates)..... since trading today is synonomous with computer
>>> trading the combination keeps me in touch with, and gives me
>>> insight into, trading and the trading community.
>>> IMO, while all of the best traders in the world aren't necessarily
>>> in the forum, AB owners are a cross section of the cream of the
>>> trading crop ..... however, based on the number of users == approx
>>> 9000 (Tomasz has confirmed that forum members approximtes the no.
>>> of users) the majority of them are silent (there is rumoured to be
>>> a large contingent of fund managers/institutional traders but
>>> Tomasz hasn't confirmed that in the forum to my knowledge).... so
>>> by inference I consider 'I have a line' to stay in touch with what
>>> is going on in the world of trading.
>>> By it's nature AB attracts algorithmic traders and people with an
>>> IT background or interest.
>>> Judging by the discussions, between those AB'ers who do talk,
>>> mechanical system trading is a common interest .... almost a 'rite
>>> of passage' in fact ....even 'discretionary traders' are measured
>>> by their rejection of, or juxtaposition to MST.
>>> I think you can also draw a line through the AB trading community
>>> by referencing the three main areas of specialization, and the AB
>>> mentors associated with them:
>>> Howard Bandy - Quantitative Analysis ... walk forward backtesting.
>>> Herman van den Bergen - autotrading.
>>> Fred Tonetti - Intelligent Optimization.
>>> The following site is substantially built on Herman's, and his
>>> partner Al Venosa's, contributions and also includes an intro to
>>> Fred's work (see item 12 in the Contents list ... Fred also has
>>> downloadable files in the file section of this board).
>>> http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/
>>> Howard has his own site:
>>> http://www.quantitativetradingsystems.com/book.html
>>> My approach isn't that relevant to many since it is based on my
>>> temperament, skill set, objectives, capital and where I live etc:
>>> - I am a small capital freelance trader (semi-retired at 52 but not
>>> on trading money).
>>> - I have used AB primarily to develop my trading philosophies and
>>> strategies.
>>> - I have my own unique style.
>>> - I am not an algorithmic trader.
>>> - I use a set of mental rules so I am not a discretionary trader
>>> but I would look like one to any trader looking over my shoulder
>>> when I trade.
>>> - I have stock selection criteria .. for some strategies I scan EOD
>>> data afterhours to chose a stock or watchlist for the next days
>>> intraday trading..... I can just as easily trade an index or a
>>> commodity as a spot price 'index' (don't like futures with expiry
>>> dates etc).
>>> - I mainly trade intraday or short term (I believe in high
>>> frequency trading for statistical smoothing of equity).
>>> - I can trade without AB, or any indicators on the chart if I want
>>> to, in fact I think it is better not to use any..... this is very
>>> handy because I can trade with any broker who provides an online RT
>>> chart (I don't need to apply indicators in the brokers platform so
>>> I can select my broker for 'business' reasons and not software
>>> needs).
>>> - If I do use an 'indicator' they are more of a visual cue than a
>>> true indicator.
>>> - I believe in mental training (training the trading mind) and I
>>> like to use AB for that ... consistent hours per week looking at
>>> charts and practising ... especially the stocks that I didn't
>>> follow that day OR other instruments to get some variety into my
>>> training
>>> - I prefer to trade stocks, or stock derivatives (Australia or
>>> Europe), but I can trade anything (however I don't need to or want
>>> to trade other instruments/markets) e.g the US is the best market
>>> to trade but I live in Australia and don't want to work after
>>> approx midnight (my time).
>>> - I use my own wave 'theory' (if it could be called that) and view
>>> the markets as being almost random.
>>> - My overall style is simplistic but what went into is complex in
>>> that it encompasses a lot of subtle ideas developed over a long
>>> period of time and combined into a single method.
>>> - I have spent most of my time in AB looking at charts (80%) and
>>> the rest testing strategies.
>>> - I seldom run the backtester although I did a lot of BT in
>>> Metastock before moving to AB (I do most of my strategy testing
>>> using indicators and Exporations with occassional use of Excel for
>>> record keeping and charting).
>>> - If I use AB live at all it is only to run charts that correspond
>>> to my brokers charts (cross checking or different timeframes etc
>>> for visual cues that I can't get on my brokers Java platform).
>>> - I have no interface from AB to my broker at all.
>>> - My Aus based broker is the one who most meets my needs (no
>>> foreign bank exposure, no interest charge on same day trades, high
>>> leverage, trade with a palm device if needed, multi-national and
>>> multi-instruments on one platform with the main ones in Aussie
>>> dollars == no forex exposure or management).... can't have all of
>>> that and use AB!
>>> - I don't have a need to learn most of the things that I take an
>>> interest in via this forum ... I continue to learn to keep my
>>> options open and keep me flexible and alert.
>>> - I don't have much need for further development of systems etc.
>>> - AB is my last stockmarket program ... I will retire from here.
>>> - I am interested in the R project because I like open source and
>>> it has a very good basis to develop trading applications on ... I
>>> might do some hobby development over there in the future.... AB has
>>> an R plugin too (donated by Patrick).
>>> - IMO looking for successful trading systems or strategies is like
>>> looking for a needle in a haystack .... I can count the strategies
>>> that work, that I know of, on one hand.
>>> - I am out of step with the trading status quo .... most of it is
>>> smoke and mirrors and very seductive at that.
>>> - I have a free website that offers a small sampler of my trading
>>> flavour (it is new site and only a part time hobby)
>>> http://zboard.wordpress.com/
>>> Thought for the day:
>>> "In Japan all English research is translated into Japanese.
>>> In the US only 5% of Japanese research is translated into English."
>>> Sang Wang.
>>> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Conrad Joach" <consolejoker@>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Do most AB users actually trade with AB or is it used mostly for
>>>> research? And do most users focus on equities or are there a fair
>>>> number of FX, futures and commodities traders who use AB?
>>>> Are people using AB in concert with some other platform or
>>>> application or do most AB users rely on AB solely for their
>>>> research and trading needs?
>>>> Are most users individual/active traders or are there any
>>>> institutional firms that are using it in their research or trading
>>>> pipeline?
>>>> It would be interesting to get a feel for what the userland is
>>>> like for AB. It seems like a very diverse and wide audience from
>>>> some of the posts on this forum.
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