Re: Re:Still Working Fine

["Mark B" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I still use Metastock for an existing system I am 
live with at the moment (futures trading), but I am in the process of turning it 
over to AmiBroker. The reason I'm delaying switching to AmiBroker is I'm busy 
adding a whole bunch of functions that I tried to do in Metastock but gave up, 
forcing me to trade with rules not defined exactly how I wanted them. I'm 
finding it significantly easier in AmiBroker. Once I've completed the system in 
AmiBroker and tested it, I can't think of any reason why I would continue using 
Metastock. I had an equivalent system running in AmiBroker in days. Don't get me 
wrong, I'm not slamming metastock, but I'm finding AmiBroker more powerful and 
easy to use for *my* needs.
 
Maybe there's a steeper learning curve, maybe not 
(personally, I found AmiBroker easier to learn). But who said trading was meant 
to be easy? 
 
FYI, I do have some programming experience, but 
don't consider myself a "programmer".
 
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  Steve 
  Karnish 
  To: <A title=metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 6:31 
  AM
  Subject: Re:Still Working Fine
  
  Rick,
   
  Two weeks ago, I gave an eight hour MetaStock 
  workshop to 81 participants.  On January 11th, I expect the same kind of 
  numbers for my "advanced" seminar.  I'm convinced that over half of the 
  people that attended the seminar actually trade.  I've never 
  been convinced that anyone who post or uses AmiBroker trades these 
  markets.  
   
  AmiBroker is a great tool...if you have engineering 
  or programming background.  MetaStock is certainly a better product for 
  the "average" investor.  I've recommended, to engineers, that they 
  investigate AmiBroker.  All of them have reverted back to the MetaStock 
  program.  All of them have the same bitch:  the learning curve is 
  much to steep.  How are the "dimmer bulbs, like myself, supposed to come 
  up to speed on a program that even engineers find difficult?  
  
   
  I'll save my energy for trading.  I've met 
  hundreds of people who use MetaStock to trade on a daily basis.  I 
  haven't come across anyone who uses AmiBroker that trades the markets 
  actively.  Most just "talk" a good game.  The Denver Trading 
  Group (and yes, as the name implies...they trade) is a group that is 950 
  strong.  A fair number of this group have tried/bought AmiBroker and 
  tossed it aside.  In fact, I don't know anyone in the group that is using 
  it.  You gotta question why.
   
  Take care,
   
  Steve KarnishCedar Creek Trading, CTA<A 
  href="http://www.cedarcreektrading.com";>www.cedarcreektrading.com1-877-668-1125
   
   
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    style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">From: 
    Gene Ricci 
    To: <A title=metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 11:45 
    AM
    Subject: Re: ??? Still Working???
    
    BULL, I SAY BULL
     
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      style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">From: 
      <A title=RickParsons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      href="mailto:RickParsons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>Rick Parsons 
      To: <A title=metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 11:52 
      AM
      Subject: RE: ??? Still 
      Working???
      Yeah, everyone switched to 
      Amibroker.Rick-----Original Message-----From: <A 
      href="mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On 
      Behalf Of AllenSent: Friday, November 15, 2002 10:51 AMTo: <A 
      href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: 
      ??? Still Working???Has this bit the 
  dust??