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[amibroker] Re: Uncorrelated Markets, Custom Backtester and Others


  • Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:31:27 -0000
  • From: "Leif P" <peterson.leif@xxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: [amibroker] Re: Uncorrelated Markets, Custom Backtester and Others

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I would look at PatternExplorer's Trend SI indicator, since it gives percent bullish/bearish for industries and their sectors in a single plot.   You can fetch the buy and sell signals as they occur.


--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "sohamdas" <sohamdas@xxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Members,
> 
> I have a few queries:
> 
> a.
> Problem: I have segregated my universe into different sectors or groups, e.g Pharma, Oil & Energy, FMCG, IT etc.I want to backtest a trend following system but with a twist. The twist being, I want to take long/short positions on stocks based out of each group.
> i.e, at an instant my  portfolio may look like:
> 
> LONG: Pharma, Agroproducts, INDIA
> SHORT:Oil& Energy,Finance,EU
> 
> Essentially, they will be the individual stocks from those sectors(and not sectors themselves, until unless we have appropriate ETFs for them, but thats another story)
> 
> So my question is, is it possible to do this? If yes, then how. A brief intro will help.
> 
> b. Can somebody give me some suggestions, on how we can do equity curve trading in Amibroker? Is it possible to do it at all, even if I go ahead with custom backtester object? 
> 
> c. BZBTrader on his blogs has researched some RSI based sector rotational models. I would be very much interested if, someone put forwards some idea on it and how to accomplish it in Amibroker. I know,this question looks more of a system trading question and less of an Amibroker question, but still I would love to have some details
> 
> d. Can anybody over here give me some 'gyaan' on custom backtester object, as in what are its advantages over the usual one? I have gone through the HELP documentation. Would have liked to have a correspondence with somebody who has worked with it.
> 
> For now, this much,
> Soham
>




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