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Re: [Metastockusers] Metastock 8.0 EOD Bug



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In another context I was told January.

Jayson wrote:

> So to solve the bug in the program that you just bought they have 
> graciously offered to take even more of your money to upgrade you to 
> an even better program that may or may not have additional bugs. Now 
> that's marketing!! Any clue when you may expect the ,maintenance 
> release? this month? this year?
>  
> check out amibroker...
>  
>
> Jayson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: slevyaa [mailto:slevy1220@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:50 AM
> To: Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Metastockusers] Metastock 8.0 EOD Bug
>
> The Metastock people have acknowledged to me that there is a bug in
> Metastock 8.0 (EOD, not Pro).  I think it has to do with the use of
> the p variable in system tests.  For Vector Vest users, I was trying
> to test moving average crossovers of the MTI against the NASDAQ
> Comp.  I've included my correpondence with them below, but you never
> know whether the person you're talking to there has anything on the
> ball.  Anyone have thoughts about this?
>
> Sir,
>  
> First I apologize for the wait.
> I have been testing it and it looks like there is a bug in the
> program.
> I reported this to our programmer so that they can test it .
> At this time, you could upgrade to the pro version and I talked to
> one of our sales guys (Tyson ) would would be willing to offer a
> better deal than the regular upgrade.
>
> Call him at 1-801-270-3164 if that could be a solution, if not you
> will have to wait until a maintenance released is published.
>
>  
> Thanks,
> Patrick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IMCOutgoing
> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 5:11 AM
> Subject: Fw: Patrick [T20021010002CZ226915]
>
>
>
> Sender  : samlevy1220@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Tracking Number         : T20021010002CZ226915
> Pool    : Support - General
> Sent to         : <support@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date    : 10/10/2002 5:02 AM
>   _____ 
>
> Forwarded by: Ken
>
> (no comments entered)
>   _____ 
>
> Second request--no reponse has been received to following message. 
> My customer number is 194961.  Thanks
>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: levy sam <mailto:samlevy1220@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: support@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:support@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 7:12 AM
> Subject: Attn: Patrick
>
> As discussed yesterday, I am getting no long or short positions from
> the following system test:
>  
> Buy and cover statements:
>  
> fastema:=mov(p,opt1,e);
> slowema:=mov(p,opt2,e);
> cross(fastema,slowema)
>  
> Sell and short statements:
>  
> fastema:=mov(p,opt1,e);
> slowema:=mov(p,opt2,e);
> cross(slowema,fastema)
>  
> Happen to be testing the NASDAQ Comp.  To invoke the p array, I have
> highlighted another index which I have on a chart of the NASDAQ comp
> which I have open during the test.
>
>  
> Testing from 1/4/99 to current date.  Tried testing only 100 periods
> as you suggested and still got no transactions.
>  
> Moving averages are optimized from 1 to 25 days in steps of two.  The
> default position size is used with percent of available equity equal
> to 1.0 (I'm supposed to enter that as a decimal--correct?).  Default
> interest rates, no commissions, long initial margin 100%, long
> maintenance 0, short initial margin 150%, maintenance 150%, trade
> long and short at realistic market price.
>
>  
> Any thoughts?  Thanks
>  
> Sam Levy
>
>
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