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[EquisMetaStock Group] Re: Metastock 9.0 and Ice 2.0



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Correction.  The 4-8-04 NYSE Market Overview.  Obvously not 09.

--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "metastockuser"
<metastockuser@xxxx> wrote:
> Ice 2.0 seems as if it's still in the development stage. And the
> manual doesn't tell me much that I would like to know.  
> 
> For instance, what if I want to make a long only system and only use
> two of the three indicators instead of four.  No short side, just two
> or three indicators for the long side?  How do I do that without
> inputing a short side or an unwanted indicator which becomes part of
> the optimization.
> 
> I think the four indicator system also tend to force you to trade
> slower possibly than the average trader wants to trade.
> 
> I've never been willing to pay for broader market index data.  When I
> finally decided to pay for it, I called reuters and learned that they
> also had 9.0 out with the broader market indicators, expert systems,
> etc.  I like it.  I'm not learning about broader market indicators and
> attempting to optimize them.
> 
> One possible problem and I wonder if others see it.  In the NYSE
> Broader Market Overview Expert system.  If you select the commentary
> it's telling me that on 4-8-09: Advancing issues outnumber the
> declining issues. This is causing the Advance/Decline line to rise. A
> rising Advance/Decline line indicates a rising market.
> 
> This appears to be a bug to me.  I'm showing that Advancing Issues
> were fewer than declining issues on Thursday and that the AD line was
> falling.  So it appears to me that one of the Indicators their NYSE
> expert commentary is commenting on is being read wrong throws the
> entire experts final outcome into doubt.
> 
> Why doesn't their Enhance System Tester give me the Absolute and
> relative draw down numbers?  What good is it to know the dollar
> drawdown when you don't know at what dollar amount that drawdown
> started at?  I see the lack of really clear draw down stats as a
> weakness in their system tester.  Did the next day buy get fixed?  I'm
> thinking that the EOD signals are now generating a next day buy rather
> than same day buy is anyone else seeing that or am I wrong?
> 
> Ice 2.0 is interesting but needs improvement.  If you don't use Market
> Breadth indicators are all, are willing to pay for the download of
> indicie data or already are, I think the 9.0 upgrade is worth it.
> 
> Right now I'm looking for ways to include market breadth in my trading
> systems.
> 
> 
> 
> --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, durango12342003 <no_reply@xxxx>
> wrote:
> > I was thinking of getting the upgrade to 9.0, but I have a few
> questions.
> > Maybe someone out there can help me.
> > 
> > 
> > I have 8.0 professional for e-signal. However I use it end of day.
I use
> > Metaquote for my data. Will 9.0 work with metaquote? Does anybody
know?
> > 
> > Has anybody tried 9.0? What are your feelings? Is it a big
improvement?
> > A good improvement? Littleimprovement? Is it worth the 200 bucks?
> > 
> > 
> > On the equis website they are selling The plug-in Ice 2.0.  Has anbody
> > used it? Is it any good? Is it worth spending $300.00 for?
> > 
> > Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks for your help in advance.
> > 
> > Fred D.



 
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