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One could also look at Ensign - ww.eensignsoftware.com or AIQ at
www.aiqsystems.com - AIQ has extremely powerful portfolio testing and
analysis routines - certainly the one I would use if trading stocks on an
EOD basis.
----- Original Message -----
From: "e t" <sharps_45_70@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: Power Basic programming-metastock
> Take a look at AmiBroker. http://www.amibroker.com
>
> It's a work in progress, but cheaper than a Metastock
> upgrade.
>
> You can use jscript, vbscript, write dll's and even
> access some visual basic dlls.
>
>
>
> --- David Jennings <DavidJennings@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > That's not an easy question. There is certainly a
> > lot one can do with power
> > basic. However, if you want a system optimisation
> > with lets say upto six
> > variables and test combinations of setups entries
> > and exits over a large
> > portfolio, then such an optimisation by brute force
> > is going to take you for
> > ever. So I guess, I wouldn't start from Metastock.
> > Have a read of Katz &
> > McKormick's Encyclopaedia of Trading Strategies.
> > This has quite few good
> > ideas on portfolio testing & genetic optimisation in
> > particular. If it were
> > me starting out, I'd probably export the data from
> > MetaStock and then
> > develop a trading strategy testing tool in either
> > Visual Basic as being
> > quick or Visual C++ being more efficient.
> >
> > Not sure if I've helped.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ara Kaloustian" <ara1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 11:07 PM
> > Subject: Re: Power Basic programming-metastock
> >
> >
> > > David,
> > >
> > > Would Power Basic allow one to implement back
> > testing with multiple stocks
> > > and extend Metastock functionality that way?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Ara
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "David Jennings"
> > <DavidJennings@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: "William Malone" <wmalone@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 10:41 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Power Basic programming-metastock
> > >
> > >
> > > > William,
> > > >
> > > > I have taken the liberty of copying my reply to
> > the list as it might
> > just
> > > > help others.
> > > >
> > > > Power Basic has a user manual that is
> > downloadable or at least I think
> > it
> > > > is. They also have a number of examples on their
> > web site. There is also
> > a
> > > > book available for free - PC Magazine's BASIC
> > Techniques and Utilities.
> > > > Can't remember if this is downloaded separately
> > or comes when you
> > purchase
> > > > Power Basic 32 bit DLL. Can't say I've really
> > needed either - It's truly
> > > > that straight forward.
> > > >
> > > > I'd also have a look at Kaufman's book Trading
> > systems and methods -
> > this
> > > > will give you a good source of formulae etc.
> > They are often laid out for
> > > > TradeStation so they will translate fairly
> > easily into PowerBasic. For
> > > > mathematical methods, I'd heartily recommend
> > Numerical Recipes from
> > > > Cambridge University Press http://www.nr.com/.
> > Mathematical purists
> > often
> > > > quibble over some of the implementations, but
> > for the sums I do it's
> > fine.
> > > > Years ago, there used to be a version of it for
> > basic. You might find
> > one
> > > on
> > > > e-Bay or similar and it would be worth
> > purchasing if you are thinking of
> > > > serious computation.
> > > >
> > > > I have attached a copy of the code for the 32
> > bit version of the T3
> > > moving
> > > > average as a straightforward example. I use the
> > code as as a template
> > for
> > > my
> > > > own work as some of the bits are standard e.g.
> > Libmain and Wep
> > > >
> > > > You'll notice, that there are two calls to the
> > DLL - the first is the
> > > > initialisation, and the second does the
> > calculation on each bar.
> > > >
> > > > Shout if I can help further.
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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