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I would add the following:
The downloader is much too slow from start to finish when downloading more
than a few stocks that are in several directories. After a holiday the
download speed (connect time) drops to between 5% to 10% of normal.
The downloader should allow composites of more than 2 securities, and allow
a composite of O H L C V.
While the formula language has been improved in V 6.5, it is still inadequate.
It would be very useful if we could insert indicators that were written in
a programming type language.
It is much more difficult to write a program for Windows than it was for
DOS. Equis and every other software company has had to deal with this
problem. Like all porgramming, the process is very labor intensive.
Lionel Issen
At 07:07 PM 1/24/98 -0700, DISCH wrote:
>Frank B. Gaylord wrote:
>
>> I wonder if now might be a good time for those who wish their
suggests for
>> MetaStock's betterment to be heard by EQUIS through this list serve to do
>> so. I realize that EQUIS listens to this group, so they have heard those
>> suggestions already advanced, but I doubt it will do any harm for them to
>> experience your squeaky wheel again! :-)
>
>
>As my trial evaluation period for MetaStock ends next week and I will be
>a bona fide owner, I now feel that I have an interest in and a right to
>squeak. Before making this decision, I also got a trial setup with AIQ
>Trading Expert for comparison and also did research on Omega
>TradeStation. So in spite of my imminent squeaks, I still have to say
>that MetaStock was the best option available based on my limited
>knowledge.
>
>That said, on with my wish list:
>
>001 Would like a way to sort Securities by Symbol as opposed to sorting
> by Name.
>002 In System Tester, under "Options", would like to be able to set the
> Trade Price for a Buy to be the High Price on the following day, and
> the Trade Price for a Sell to be the Low Price on the following day.
>003 In the System Tester, would like to have a function that would
> return the purchase price and purchase date for the current purchase
> position.
>004 In the System Tester, while using the System Editor, under "Stops",
> would like to be able to control the Profit Risk using the MetaStock
> Formula Language in conjunction with the purchase price.
>005 Would like "datewhen", "highestsincedate" & "lowestsincedate"
> functions available as part of the MetaStock Formula Language.
>006 Would like to be able to export Reports to a file instead of just
> being able to print them or cut and paste to a file.
>007 In the System Tester, would like to be able to view all buy signals
> that were generated by a System Test since buy signals that occur
> while in a long position are not identifiable.
>008 Would like the ability to have the System Tester make a purchase on
> every Buy Signal, even if the System Test is already in a long
> position.
>009 Would like to be able to run an Exploration that would check for
> stocks with a Trading Expert that has a alert on the day that is
> specified in the Exploration (default = today).
>
>Having monitored this list for a little over a month now, I haven't
>noted any references to the IRL "Investor's Reference Library" CD. One
>of the deficiencies of MetaStock is its limited approach to handling
>group and sector analysis. The IRL looks like it helps shore up that
>void. Along that same line, I'm also interested in any input that is
>available about Martin Pring's Companion CD's, primarily the Market
>CD-ROM Companion, followed by the Super CD-ROM Companion and finally
>bringing up the rear, the Indicator CD_ROM Companion.
>
>Later,
> Bob
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