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--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brian_z111" <brian_z111@xxx> wrote:
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, David LW <protraderinc@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Brian,
> > 
> > I'm not good in programming, Those codes you pass me I don't how 
to 
> use it :(
> > I know how to use Formula Editor. 
> 
> That's all right.
> I will write it up as an example for the UKB in the next week or 
two 
> (I'll post a link here for you when it is ready) - I think it makes 
> an interesting example that some others might be interested in.

I posted the code for the raw signal at the UKB - it is in the 
Trading Systems category as "Inverse Return To Mean System".

http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/

I'll finish it later.

brian_z



> 
> I will also have a look and see if I can include Dick's example (he 
> usually comes up with some interesting ideas).
> > 
> > Which course did you mention in the last email? 
> > 
> > Actually the criteria scan is to get those stocks that is in the 
> zone. We basically monitor those to bounce off and create higher 
high 
> and higher low. Not very good in explaining it in words. I'll try 
to 
> get live examples step by step for the next few days or weeks :o)
> 
> Don't worry about any more examples - I understand what you are 
> saying and can explain it to others via the UKB.
> 
>   Hope people can benefit or at least find some idea from this :o)
> > 
> > brian_z111 <brian_z111@> wrote:                               ---
>  In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "protraderinc" <protraderinc@> 
> >  wrote:
> >  >
> >  > Hi,
> >  > 
> >  > Can a scanner or explorer be written out of the following 
> criterias?
> >  > 
> >  > Its a basic MA system I used for forex but want use the idea 
in 
> >  stocks.
> >  > Simple MA use are 30, 50, 100 SMA. For easy illustration, we 
> will 
> >  only
> >  > talk about uptrend buy signal
> >  > 
> >  > - The ma must stack with 30sma to be the first,follow by 50 
then 
> 100
> >  > uptrend buy signal. Vice versa for sell signal.
> >  > 
> >  > - Charts to appear in scan should have price within the 30 and 
> 50 
> >  SMA
> >  > zone. Price can just have the shadow touching 30sma to be 
> included 
> >  in
> >  > the setup.
> >  > 
> >  > - If price close 1 bar below 50sma, I'll consider it to be a 
> riskier
> >  > trade. I'll will watch out if it bounce off the next day. If 
not 
> >  I'll
> >  > void the setup.
> >  > 
> >  > I usually visually check the chart for such setup. Very 
> difficult 
> >  to go
> >  > thru all for stocks :(
> >  > 
> >  > The idea for this strategy is to find those trending stocks 
and 
> >  buying
> >  > those that bounce off from the 30-50sma zone. if price drop 
with 
> a 
> >  long
> >  > candle cutting thru and close below 50sma, in order to enter 
we 
> >  need it
> >  > to bounce off asap and take the buy signal. If it hang around 
> the 
> >  area
> >  > below 50SMA or around it I'll void the setup. To take the 
trade 
> >  simply
> >  > you can use price action to time your entry. Such as breakout 
> from a
> >  > short term down trendline, MACD Default setting: minimum 4 down
> >  > histogram bar and signal entry on the up histogram bar in the 
> SMA 
> >  Zone.
> >  > Or if price is already in the zone and there is a small 
> >  consolidation in
> >  > the zone, Buy at the break of the range top. Plenty of ways to 
> >  trade.
> >  > 
> >  > Hope someone can help construct this SMA scanning criteria.
> >  > 
> >  > I'll try to post some snapshots of how such setup can be 
> profitable.
> >  > 
> >  > Dave
> >  >
> >  
> >  Sure, I know this trade.
> >  A way back I paid around USD$300-400 for a variation of it and I 
> >  spent plenty of time studing the intracies (I won't say if it is 
a 
> >  good trade or not but I got my moneys worth out of the study 
> anyway).
> >  
> >  I am like CarlaCash - I see better when I am standing on my 
feet, 
> and 
> >  not my head, so unless Carla shares her upside down chart method 
I 
> >  will stick with the bulltrade (don't worry Carla I have also had 
> the 
> >  silly idea, in the past, to reverse charts upside down for bear 
> >  trading).
> >  
> >  As an aside, I am inclined to the theory that there is only one 
> trade 
> >  we can make and everything is a variation on it (like the 
Zen 'One 
> >  Mind' or the Moody Blues 'Search For The Lost Chord') and this 
> trade 
> >  contains all the elements of 'The One Trade' (the exceptions are 
> >  things like arbitridge trading, mispriced options etc).
> >  
> >  Anyway, back to the story.
> >  
> >  The 'Raw Signal' for this setup is the conjunction of bullish 
MA's 
> >  and the bar crosses the MA from above:
> >  
> >  1) for any MA the ROC(Field,Periods) > 0 is an easy way to 
filter 
> for 
> >  that condition,
> >  
> >  2) for the move into the 'zone' from a bull run the filter is 
that 
> >  the prevous low is > short MA and the current low is < short MA.
> >  
> >  So that filter will give you those stocks that are pre-empting 
> your 
> >  specific setup. That list will considerably shorten your search.
> >  
> >  After that it comes down to what conditions you are going to 
apply 
> to 
> >  your entry (and there are quite a few of them). With this trade 
> that 
> >  is where the fun starts. Once the current bar is in the 'zone' 
> what 
> >  conditions will you use to filter that list of stocks down to 
the 
> >  short list or the one or two that you will take.
> >  
> >  You are using one condition?
> >  That the close of the bar must not be below the 50 MA?
> >  There are a few others to think about as well (that is where I 
> spent 
> >  a lot of time)- does it make any difference?
> >  
> >  Anyway, assuming I have understood you correctly, that is the 
> >  starting point.
> >  
> >  Thanks for sharing your example trades.
> >  I can't resist having a look when other traders are generously 
> share 
> >  their experiences.
> >  
> >  BTW - what's the difference between Forex and Stock patterns?
> >  They all look the same regardless, don't they?
> >  Underlying qualities like standard deviation etc will vary 
though.
> >  
> >  brian_z
> >  
> >  
> >      
> >                                
> > 
> >        
> > ---------------------------------
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> >
>




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