[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: [RT] Warning to all Market Trader owners!!!



PureBytes Links

Trading Reference Links

Bob


At 01:56 PM 6/1/2003 -0700, you wrote:

>This warning should especially concern owners of Bronze and Silver 
>versions, because they don’t have Composite Expert module, which partially 
>compensates for mistakes in program’s core main window.
>
>There are several reasons for this message to be posted here. First of all 
>it is market related and would be interesting for non Market Trader owners 
>as well. Second, all my technical posts are taken either personally or 
>from marketing point of view at MT forums and being erased. I was barked 
>by Bill Foster and expelled from main MT forum, but that’s not my or other 
>MT owner’s problem and should be corrected.
>
><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
>
>Before I was kicked from MT board I made posts about J.M.Hurst cycle filters.
>
>They are objective and indispensable in identifying cycle phase. I made a 
>study in excel and now I can prove the case. They also can be used to 
>rectify cycle length. Although cycle length should be known in advance, 
>oscillator curve can show actual cycle length within a 25% of the length 
>input. (You have to experiment with it to see how it works). Filter 
>Construction is simple. Two half span back shifted MAs, where length of 
>1st MA1=analyzed cycle length, length of second MA2=1/2 analyzed cycle 
>length. Then oscillator= MA2-MA1.
>
>Attached file Dow Oscillator.csv contains final data output for 
>Saturn/Uranus 360* cycle on Dow= 16569 calendar days. So MA1=16569, 
>MA2=8284 periods. Note that DJI historical data was converted to calendar 
>format, then converted to natural logarithm scale, then cycle filter was 
>constructed. Oscillator shows culminations of Saturn/Uranus cycle, not the 
>time of absolute high or low within that cycle. For that, other cycles 
>have to be accounted in similar fashion and summed up in a composite wave. 
>The point is that <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = 
>"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Hurst oscillator is a great 
>tool for doing such cycle work.
>
>Although I was dumped from MT group, idea of using Hurst for filtering 
>astro cycles made its impact. But see how Sergey “solved” the problem and 
>you will understand why I called programmers crooked. He made a post on MT 
>site, see 
><http://www.alphee.com/Case/Patch_8_May/some_notes.htm>http://www.alphee.com//Case/Patch_8_May/some_notes.htm
>
>
>
>He claims that relative oscillator constructed with his brand Symmetric 
>moving average produces the same results as Hurst oscillator. That is 
>outrageous lie. Formula is clearly different
>
>Also Symmetric MA isn’t meant for cycle work. They produce serious cycle 
>distortions if one is subtracted from another. Those distortions start as 
>noise and become greater on greater cycle lengths. I made a comparison 
>study that clearly shows that. Blue line shows genuine Hurst cycle filter 
>imported from excel. Red line shows Sergey’s Relative oscillator modeled 
>by MT. See Oscillator Study.gif Both are constructed at Saturn/Uranus 
>length of 16569 periods or days (45.36 years). You can see that Hurst 
>oscillator (blue line) accurately identifies Saturn/Uranus cycle. Sergey’s 
>relative oscillator (Red line) is pure garbage at such length, it even 
>looks and feels glitchy.
>
>You can duplicate results in MT. Hurst Oscillator data is inserted in Open 
>interest field. Open Dow Oscillator.csv in MT and mark Open Interest field 
>to see the oscillator over price. Logarithm of Dow is inserted in Volume field.
>
>
>
>This example shows how company solves the problems and customer requests 
>and how it deals with customer feedback.
>
>Generally programmers are well skilled in math and very proud about it , 
>but at the same time rather ignorant when it comes to market proportion. 
>Often their ignorance is multiplied by their pride.
>
>Fortunately that wasn’t the case with J.M.Hurst. He built his work on 
>principals of synchronicity and proportionality. He boldly proclaimed 
>new  philosophy of wave mathematics. He discovered essential ratios in the 
>cycle structures that are well proven and work in various conditions.
>
>Nowadays we see mathematicians like Juric with his tweak on least square 
>formula and Sergey with his Symmetrical are trying to beat J.M. But so far 
>they fail in one way or another when it comes to filtering cycles. The 
>question is: should those mathematical experiments to be made on the 
>expense of users or in Sergey’s and Juric’s spare time?
>
>
>
>I am not saying my experience is totally negative with the program. It is 
>rather overall positive, but at about 72%. Some modules are worse then 
>others and if I talk about them it seems too bad, but overall it isn’t.
>
>Here is the break down of my satisfaction rating:
>
>
>
>Main window -50%
>
>No good oscillator-cycle filters. That’s a great fault for a cycle 
>analysis program.
>
>Bronze and Silver owners are in big trouble. No good filter tools. Others 
>just lack some tools.
>
>Relative oscillator turns in a piece of junk at length over 200. MACD has 
>no variables. No conversion to logarithmic scale. Strategy has no weight 
>optimization and no excel output.
>
>
>
>Statistical Expert -0%
>
>Wasn’t able to figure its practical use either because of lack of 
>documentation or else. I understand the use procedure. Results are junk.
>
>
>
>Larries Expert – 50% I wanted to leave it out of equation. It’s ok, but it 
>isn’t really a serious cycle tool as it is now. Average technical analysis 
>program has something like that and better. Why is it called Larry’s? 
>Because Larry is Alpee’s personal friend or something. Nothing special 
>about it.
>
>I wish time ratios would be linked to a planetary table database and 
>display all relevant planetary harmonics at specified orb or at least 
>#days, hours, minutes in-between projections. That would turn it into 
>powerful research tool.
>
>Otherwise it is a pathetic price calculator, no cigar for Larry.
>
>
>
>Composite Expert- 90%. I wish harmonics being expanded at least to 24H. 
>That’s 15*.
>
>Doesn’t work on intraday data.
>
>Otherwise ingenious and most popular module.
>
>
>
>
>
>Black box-85%. Orbs are limited only to 90*. Lack of model editing tools. 
>Very unfriendly interface. Does the job, but very hard to use, takes lots 
>of time. Ask Abhay.
>
>
>
>Step and aspect analyzer -100%. It just does the job written on its label.
>
>
>
>Super Search – 80%. Long story.
>
>
>
>Graphic Ephemeris – 90%. Could add stock chart overlay to background and 
>360* decimal output. Otherwise superb.
>
>
>
>Millennium – 95%. Integration works on chart, but not on meter scale.
>
>No black moon in transits, otherwise makes great addition to MT.
>
>
>
>That’s about it for today,
>
>
>
>
>
>Sergey asked me to write a positive review for MT site. I plan to do so.
>
>But I have to unload negative points somewhere too to make it realistic, 
>not euphoric.
>
>I also tried to exchange positive reviews for program improvements. It 
>doesn’t always work. So negative stuff is a stronger cure for that and 
>being multiplied by public opinion – can’t be better. Democratic principal 
>works.
>
>
>
>Thanks if you read to this point,
>
>Greg.
>
>
>Do you Yahoo!?
>Free <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/tag/*http://calendar.yahoo.com>online 
>calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).
>Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
>
><http://rd.yahoo.com/M=247865.3355058.4641699.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=1705001779:HM/A=1482387/R=0/SIG=16ni93njt/*http://ads.x10.com/?bHlhaG9vaG0xLmRhd=1054500969%3eM=247865.3355058.4641699.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=1705001779:HM/A=1482387/R=1=1054500969%3eM=247865.3355058.4641699.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=1705001779:HM/A=1482387/R=2>cfffdd.jpg
>d0001b.jpg
>
>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
>realtraders-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the 
><http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>Yahoo! Terms of Service.

------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-->
Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions.
http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/ySSFAA/zMEolB/TM
---------------------------------------------------------------------~->

To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
realtraders-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ 


Attachment: Description: ""

Attachment: Description: ""