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If we are backtesting the intraday strategy and we do not want to keep open positions overnight – then it’s necessary to force closing all the open positions before the session end. In order to code it in AFL – the easiest is to use TimeNum() function for that purpose. (more…)

Filed by support at 5:19 am under AFL, Systems
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Generally speaking AmiBroker (both versions: 4.80.2 official and 4.87.1 latest beta) run fine on Windows Vista RC1 32 bit and 64 bit editions (yes we checked it). (more…)

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 7:12 pm under Installation
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If you ever wondered how to combine two databases into one this short article will show you how, but let us start with some background first… (more…)

Filed by support at 5:54 am under Data
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By default the values of parameters for given indicator pane are the same (shared) for all symbols. If you want per-symbol parameters, you need to apply technique descibed in this short article. (more…)

Filed by support at 5:42 am under Charting
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The following code shows how to use separate trading rules for several symbols included in the same backtest. (more…)

Filed by support at 6:55 am under AFL, Systems
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The order stops are triggered in the backtest is the following:
 - Fixed Ruin stop (loosing 99.96% of the starting capital)
 - Max. loss stop
 - Profit target stop
 - Trailing stop
 - N-bar stop* (see below)

In versions 4.61 and higher: you can decide if N-BAR stop has the lowest or the highest priority. (more…)

Filed by support at 6:48 am under AFL, Systems
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In order to automatically change a property for many symbols – instead of manual action in Symbol -> Information dialog one can use OLE automation.
For example – to unmark “Use only local database” option for all the symbols, it’s enough to run such SCAN: (more…)

Filed by support at 10:03 am under AFL
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If one wants to display a Candlesticks in one chart pane and Bars in another one, then it’s necessary to use a formula which does not read the settings from: View -> Price Chart Style.

The following custom Price formula allows to achieve this: (more…)

Filed by support at 9:54 am under AFL, Indicators
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Here is an article that tells you everything you need to know about using AmiBroker for trading FOREX markets. (more…)

Filed by support at 2:56 am under AFL, AmiQuote, Data, Indicators, Systems
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In order to display trade arrows, first of all – it’s necessary to enable the arrows for particular chart. To do so – right-click on the chart pane of your choice, choose: Parameters -> Axes&Grid, then set: Show trading arrows to YES, as shown in the screenshot. (more…)

Filed by support at 2:54 am under Indicators, Systems
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