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How do you get AAII from Investor Alliance, Dan?
The latter was a rip-off for years and I doubt that it has changed.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dan Harels
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 9:04 PM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: QP2.x Alternatives.
>
>
>
> I have used their (AAII) software for a number of years.
> Exclusively as a
> backup when my data vendor has been out of whack. Fortunately, that has
> been very infrequently lately. Their Power Investor program
> offers charting
> with lots of standard canned indicators. However, there are no drawing
> tools, no ability to switch from bar charts to candlesticks and limited
> ability to customize indicators. The database offers very good screening
> for fundementals but nothing for technicals. There is no possibility of
> writting systems or explorations (technical) as there is with
> metastock. A
> variety of reports can be printed, but, I know of no way to get
> them into a
> format that can be used by excel or other programs. I don't know
> of any way
> to get their data into a metastock compatible format, but, I
> would like to
> hear about it if some one else does. In summary, at 92 $/yr for
> the program
> and data, Powerinvestor is a good backup to Metastock and offers good,
> customizable, fundemental screening. I have made buy, hold, sell
> decisions
> on a handful of stocks when my data provider has been on the
> fritz, but it
> is not in the same league as metastock or, perhaps, Quotesplus.
> I had lots
> of problems with Quotesplus when I used their service.
>
> Powerinvestor also has another product called "Powertech" or
> something like
> that. I have no experience with it. It proportedly has some of the
> technical analysis features offerred by Metastock. My guess is
> that it is a
> poor country cousin.
>
> Dan
>
> >From: Daniel Martinez <DanM@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: Equis Metastock ListServ Post <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: QP2.x Alternatives.
> >Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 19:41:10 -0700
> >
> >QP is raising their prices to $26/mo and including mutual fund data,
> >which I don't use. Also, they will no longer support their Virtual
> >program which differentiates their product from everyone else's. I've
> >been thinking of switching to
> >http://www.powerinvestor.com/PowerInvestor/ . Does anyone here use
> >this service and what is your experience? I've been looking for a
> >forum or ListServ for this product but I can't find one. Is there one
> >available?
> >
> >Daniel.
> >
> >
>
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