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--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxx>
wrote:
> No you are wrong. Equivolume has nothing to do with using volume as
any axis value.
> It draws price vs. TIME, but the bar pixel width is VARIABLE and
depends on volume of the bar. Fancy but NO DIFFERENT than NORMAL BAR
CHARTS
> other than variable pixel width of the bar.
>
> Please use www.google.com for more info.
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ed nl
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 4:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: So Long Amibroker, [No Volume Charts]
>
>
> well, I am actually not at all familiar with equivolume charts
but for a moment I thought it was just setting the X-axis to using
Volume and therefor wrote this email about a possible more general
feature (X + Y axis). But I don't think it is as simple as that.
>
> Anyway X / Y axis charts for me is low priority. The equivolume
sounds interesting,
>
> rgds, Ed
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lesmond V
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 4:12 PM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: So Long Amibroker, [No Volume Charts]
>
>
> 1) No Al, never tried volume charts with stocks yet.
>
> 2) Ed, thanks for clarification. Now the difference
between "volume charts" and "equivolume charts" is clear.
>
> Lesmond
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Al Venosa` <avcinci@xxxx>
wrote:
> > Thanks a lot, Lesmond. Looks intriguing. Ever used if for
stocks?
> >
> > Al Venosa
> >
> > On 6/25/05, ed nl <ed2000nl@xxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > hi,
> > > Amibroker is based on time as the X-axis. Equivolume
charts could be
> > > drawn if Amibroker would have a setting where the Y-axis as
well as the
> > > X-axis could be chosen by the user. Then you could make
volume versus price
> > > charts for instance but it would also enable to draw
results of statistical
> > > studies to a chart. I also asked for such a feature a year
ago or so.
> > > rgds, Ed
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > *From:* Lesmond V <ebsn247@xxxx>
> > > *To:* amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > *Sent:* Saturday, June 25, 2005 3:37 PM
> > > *Subject:* [amibroker] Re: So Long Amibroker, [No Volume
Charts]
> > >
> > > Al,
> > >
> > > What Steve means is that volume charts are most popular
among futures
> > > traders and not stock traders. Technically you can set you
IBM stock
> > > to let's say 10,000 volume bars.
> > >
> > > The most economical way to test volume charts is to use
SierraChart
> > > software with IB feed.
> > >
> > > I was also a bit confused when someone on this forum
mentioned
> > > "equivolume" charts some time ago. I had "equivolume" eod
(!) charts
> > > available in my old MetaStock for DOS 10 years ago (I don't
remember
> > > what they were all about).
> > >
> > > Let's clarify for TJ what we mean by "volume charts" here:
> > >
> > > 2000 volume chart:
> > >
> > > each bar is completed when the number of contracts/shares
reaches
> > > 2000. After that the next bar starts and 2000 count starts
again.
> > >
> > > So "volume charts" are just like "tick charts" but based on
volume
> > > (number of contracts/shares) instead of on ticks.
> > >
> > > Lesmond
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Al Venosa` <avcinci@xxxx>
wrote:
> > > > Hi, Steve,
> > > >
> > > > I'm not familiar with volume charting. Why is it not
amenable to
> > > stock
> > > > traders? For example, why couldn't you create bars
representing,
> > > say, IBM's
> > > > OHLC of 10,000 shares or whatever? Just curious.
> > > >
> > > > Al Venosa
> > > >
> > > > On 6/25/05, scourt2000 <stevehite@xxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Joe,
> > > > >
> > > > > eSignal/TradeStation/Sierra Chart/Ensign all have
volume charting
> > > > > capability. Tomasz said they he would try to get this
in the next
> > > > > few beta releases coming up. Here's my repost from the
amibroker-
> > > > > beta group describing it. What Amibroker also needs is
way to
> > > > > backtest large amounts of tick/volume bars:
> > > > >
> > > > > [note to traders who have never heard of volume price
bars: no,
> > > it's
> > > > > not equivolume charting]
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. Support for price bars that represent a fixed volume
size. For
> > > > > those not familiar with this feature which is supported
in
> > > eSignal,
> > > > > an ER 250v would represent the Russell 2K e-mini
futures contract
> > > > > where each price bar represents the open/high/low/close
of 250
> > > > > contracts.
> > > > >
> > > > > 2. Support for backtesting of large amounts of
tick/volume bar
> > > data.
> > > > > This would require a plugin that could read a data
source (like an
> > > > > eSignal tick formatted file) and compress tick/volume
interval
> > > bars
> > > > > on the fly. With this, I could scan years worth of
tick/volume
> > > > > interval bar data without memory overload problems.
> > > > >
> > > > > Volume charting is used mainly by futures traders, not
stock
> > > > > traders. Unlike tick charts, volume charts can be
reproducible
> > > bar-
> > > > > for-bar in backtests and they tend to be smoother. If
you've ever
> > > > > traded futures off of volume bars, you'll probably
never go back
> > > > > looking at minute charts for the trading chart you take
actual
> > > > > entry/exit signals off of.
> > > > >
> > > > > Steve
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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