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[amibroker] Re: Top 100 Backtest



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Hi,

I guess this (Top 100) is not possible with the latest functions in 
Amibroker then?

Regards

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "rangaroopa2000" 
<rangaroopa2000@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hello Tomasz,
> 
> Thankyou for your reply.
> 
> Maybe I wasn't too clear with my words but what you suggest and 
from 
> my understanding, I would be able to backtest only the "latest" top 
> 100.
> 
> I would like to find the top 100 for each and every month in the 
past 
> five years or so. They would vary as would the actual top 100 stock 
> do.
> 
> ie: if I run a scan with the timeframe on monthly with C * V and 
rank 
> the highest to lowest, I would like the highest 100. Doing this for 
> every month for backtesting.
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" 
<amibroker@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > It is easy, run an exploration with average volume:
> > 
> > Filter = BarIndex() == BarCount - 1;
> > AddColumn( MA( V, 100 ), "Avg volume" );
> > 
> > 
> > Then click on "Avg. volume" output column to sort it.
> > Then select top N (say top 100) from the list and 
> > click with right mouse button over the list and
> > choose "Add selected results to watch list".
> > 
> > From then on top-100 stocks will be on watch list of your
> > choice and you will be able to backtest them.
> > 
> > You can also do this directly from backtest formula
> > (without need to run exploration).
> > Just use
> > 
> > PositionScore = MA( V, 100 );
> > 
> > and backtester will automatically prefer stocks with higher 
average 
> volume.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Tomasz Janeczko
> > amibroker.com
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "rangaroopa2000" <rangaroopa2000@xxxx>
> > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 10:46 AM
> > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Top 100 Backtest
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi Ron,
> > > 
> > > Thanks for replying.
> > > 
> > > It's difficult if not impossible to find a list of the top 100 
> stocks
> > > over the past 5 years or so and I think using turnover would be 
> good
> > > anyway.
> > > 
> > > I suppose I could go through each month and export the turnover 
> and
> > > pick out the top 100 and create a chart of the results. I just 
> thought
> > > there maybe an easy way with all the fantastic functions AB has 
> now!
> > > 
> > > BTW sorry about the double post.
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > > 
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mrdavis9" <mrdavis9@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > >> There was some coding done here on this board very recently In
> > > (November??) regarding Float turnover.  
> > >> 
> > >> Steve Woods wrote a book  about Float turnover as well.
> > >> 
> > >> One of the posters (Herman ) on this board was involved in
> > > developing the recently developed code, and I think (but am not 
> sure)
> > > that someone also developed a way to retrieve the float amounts 
> from
> > > Yahoo.     Hope this helps.  Ron D
> > >> 
> > >>   ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >>   From: rangaroopa2000 
> > >>   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > >>   Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 8:10 PM
> > >>   Subject: [amibroker] Top 100 Backtest
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >>   Hi,
> > >> 
> > >>   I would like to trade top 100 stocks and to backtest these 
> stocks 
> > >>   with a MONTHLY timeframe using turnover.
> > >> 
> > >>   Is there an easy way to find these please per month.
> > >> 
> > >>   Regards Rangaroopa
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
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