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Are there any similar or competitive software products?
Can the excel VB or VBA interface do similar things in an easy manner?
Lionel
----- Original Message -----
From: Craig Monroe <cmonroe@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: TAS
> This is accurate (i.e., backtest a list of stocks at once). I don't know
> about TAS's ability "to load many different ticker arrays and use their
> data
> with one another (e.g., relative strength). "
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alain Jossart <Alain.Jossart@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 12:48 AM
> Subject: Re: TAS
>
>
> >
> > Daniel,
> >
> > I think the specific point is about TAS capacity to initiate
backtesting
> of a
> > list of stocks by one command, iow what Metastock (and most others)
have
> missed
> > for years.
> >
> > At 12:58 25/08/99 -0700, Daniel Martinez wrote:
> > >
> > > Craig,
> > > yes, they are still there and they sell their (still) DOS-based
product
> for
> > > $249.00 US. I assume when you say "across multiple stocks", you mean
> its
> > > language allows you to load many different ticker arrays and use
their
> data
> > > with one another (e.g., relative strength).
> > >
> > > Daniel.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Craig Monroe wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Tas was (is?) a dos-based program that would run rings around
MetaStock
> in
> > >> System testing (it actually tested across multiple stocks) and
> explorations
> > >> at the time. Martin Moore of Dublin, CA was the software writer and
> owner.
> > >> Used to have a website <http://www.flexsoft.com>www.flexsoft.com.
Don't
> know
> > >> if it's still there. Warning - it did take some learning to get to
know
> to
> > >> use the language. These days a better choice is likely TechniFilter
> Plus.
> > >>>
> > >>> ----- Original Message -----
> > >>> From: <mailto:DanM@xxxxxxxxxx>Daniel Martinez
> > >>> To: <mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 4:22 PM
> > >>> Subject: Re: Off-topic C++
> > >>> Guy,
> > >>> not sure what you are referencing when you mention +/- 10 or 8
> indicator.
> > >>> Do you mean 10 or 8 digits of accuracy? Looked in MicroSoft's
> BookShelf 99
> > >>> for "TAS" and searched the Net but couldn't find any reference.
> > >>>
> > >>> It sound like you have been programming stock database routines for
> some
> > >>> time. If you don't mind my asking, have you made profits using
this
> type
> > >>> of programming? It seems like it would take a long time to set up.
> > >>>
> > >>> Just for your info, that EBAY page you gave is also for the
Academic
> > >>> version. As for me, I'm not sure I want to go beyond the
> MetaStock/Excel
> > >>> combo. Maybe later I'll get VC++ or Builder, after I become an
expert
> at
> > >>> TA. More likely I'll build a tradestation (no pun intended) here
with
> 4
> > >>> monitors, perhaps L2, and trade short-term moves. Have already
> decided on
> > >>> the hardware to use.
> > >>>
> > >>> Daniel.
> > >>
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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