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David Jennings wrote:
> I don't want to get involved in a contest where mine is bigger than yours
If I stop reading further I have no reason to doubt you. :-) I was using my
experience to answer a question about some things Metastock can do that TS
cannot, not promoting the product. Both have deficiencies and both have
strengths. Maybe that's why I own both?
Regards.
>
> except to say that I'm confident I can crash Metastock EOD more easily than
> I can T2SKi. As a heavy AIQ user, one of the many things in its favour is it
> stability. Seems to me that if it works well for you then make money out of
> it.
>
> However, I'm intrigued to know when yo use a composite indicator, aside from
> in a takeover situation and one trades the imbalance. Could be there's a
> language difference between the US and UK?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "iamken" <iamken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 6:01 PM
> Subject: Re: AIQ
>
> > Metastock can easily create composite securities. I have not found a way
> to do
> > this in TS2000i. The closest I have come is to create an indicator by
> > subtracting data2 from data1. But it's not the same as a bar chart.
> >
> > MSK allows you to create different files from the same symbol in both RTH
> and
> > 24hr session format. I can display a chart of ESM1 for the day session
> and at
> > the same time display a chart for the 24hr globex session. I have not
> found a
> > way to do this in TS. Both sessions can be displayed, but not at the same
> time.
> >
> > In MSPro 7.03, if the realtime feed goes down I can use eSignal to patch
> holes
> > in the data during the current session once the feed comes back. With TS
> I
> > can't do that. Well after the market has closes I can however download
> intraday
> > data HistoryBank. Some TS users us Qfeed/dynastore and are however able
> to get
> > on deamnd intraday data, but because of reported Quote.com reliability
> problems
> > I am not going that route. Perhaps there is a way to use eSignal to patch
> TS by
> > first patching the hole in MSPro with eSignal, then export as ASCII, then
> import
> > to TS. But I have not explored that and it certainly has more steps
> involved
> > that I would like.
> >
> > Maybe there is a way to do those things in TS but not according to TS
> support.
> > Of course there are certainly things that TS can do that MSK cannot. Dave
> > already mentioned some.
> >
> > Regards.
> > --
> >
> > Dave Nadeau wrote:
> >
> > > Jack,
> > >
> > > I run both Metastock Pro V7.03 and Tradestation 4.0 Build 27 for real
> time
> > > trading on Windows2000 systems. In a nutshell, if Metastock would make
> a
> > > formula language that rivaled Easy Language, and for me at least, added
> the
> > > ability to plot tick bars (e.g. 100 tick bars) and store more than
> 65,500
> > > ticks in a file, it would be a "world beater."
> > >
> > > As it is, a comparison of TS4 to MSK7.03 is probably not fair, since one
> is
> > > a 16 bit application and at least 8 years older than the other. TS4 is
> rock
> > > solid for stability in Real Time. I've seen testimonials from some on
> the
> > > Omega and Realtraders lists that suggests that running 200-300 charts in
> > > real time with indicators and systems applied is no problem at all. I
> don't
> > > know of anything else that can do this.
> > >
> > > The reason that I've stayed away from TS2000i is the stability and bugs
> it
> > > has, even with Service Pack 5. TS4 can backtest over only 13000 bars,
> which
> > > is a drawback. TS2K and MSK7 can do this over many more bars, which is
> much
> > > more helpful in backtesting.
> > >
> > > Metastock has the clear appeal for me with graphics. It's easy to use
> and
> > > studies, systems, and indicators are very clear and straightforward.
> > >
> > > The capability of Metastock to scan portfolios is a great advantage that
> TS4
> > > doesn't have. TS2K may be able to do this with RadarScreen, but I don't
> > > have experience with that product.
> > >
> > > So, to sum it all up, I keep both. TS has some features that I need and
> so
> > > does Metastock.
> > >
> > > I *dream* of that comprehensive product someday....
> > >
> > > Dave Nadeau
> > > Fort Collins, CO
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jack Griffin
> > > > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 6:13 AM
> > > > To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: AIQ
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- neo <neo1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Although MS does not have all the features of AIQ,
> > > > > what it does have is
> > > > > superior to anything else that I have seen.
> > > > >
> > > > > neo
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What about Tradestation? I am curious to know what
> > > > specifically MS can do that Tradestation cannot.
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > Jack
> > > >
> > > >
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