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[EquisMetaStock Group] Re: Metastock vs AmiBroker vs TradeSim



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Bill, it's unfortunate that the nature of user groups means that the 
more useful topics get buried or go unnoticed.

Roy's latest MetaStock Trade Equity indicators and explorations are 
here:

http://users.bigpond.com/prominex/pegasus.htm#roy


jose '-)


--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "billtrudeau" <billtrudeau@xxxx
> wrote:
> Jose,
> 
> I have tried the fix for the B-indicator, replace last line, and 
have 
> not yet obtained the results sought. I will continue to work on 
> it but am interested in your reference to Roy's TE indicators. To 
> what do you allude?
> 
> Thanks, Bill
> 
> --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jose" <josesilva22@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > I know of nothing that comes close to TradeSim for backtesting 
> > purposes.
> > 
> > Forget MetaStock's useless system tester.
> > Roy's amazingly useful TE indicators and explorations are bug-less 
> and 
> > accurate, but they can't replace TradeSim.
> > 
> > And from the little I know about AB's backtesting facilities, it 
> > doesn't come close to real-life trade backtesting.
> > 
> > As much as Equis continues to ignore TradeSim (figure out way!), 
> > TradeSim continues to be the most useful, complete backtesting 
> > platform around.  Spend the US$130, and save yourself a lot of 
> grief..
> > .
> > 
> > jose '-)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "davelansing2004" 
> <d.ankrapp@xx
> > ..> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > I recently clicked onto the Amibroker site and was impressed 
with 
> > the
> > > software AmiBroker 4.5, especially the back-testing 
capabilities. 
> > The
> > > price of the software is extremely inexpensive (approx. $130 USD 
> for
> > > the EOD version) and seems to be "equal" in capabilities to 
> > Metastock
> > > 8.01 (I own the EOD version of MS). Has anybody used Amibroker,
> > > especially its backtesting capabilities?
> > > 
> > > My real concern is all of the negative comments I've read from 
the
> > > various Metastock discussion forums regarding Metastock's 
*flawed*
> > > backtesting capabilities. Has anybody used TradeSim? Is buying 
the
> > > standard version of TradeSim (approx. $150 USD) the answer to
> > > obtaining a reliable backtesting program for Metastock? Or would
> > > I be better off buying AmiBroker? In no way am I bashing 
> MetaStock.
> > > I've owned the program for about 3 months and am very 
comfortable 
> in
> > > writing my own code and simple explorations. But now I'm at the 
> > stage
> > > of wanting to vigorously backtest many of my ideas ... I just 
> want 
> > to
> > > have a reliable program to backtest my ideas for trading 
Fidelity
> > > Select Mutual Funds.
> > > 
> > > Sorry for the long-winded post.
> > > 
> > > As always, thank you in advance for your comments.
> > > 
> > > Dave
> > > Lansing, MI



 
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