Re: [Metastockusers] Wrong filtering because of wrong data!

["Tom Sprunger" <tlsprunger@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

uhehs, what data collector program are you using to pull the 
eSignal data?  Do you have Metastock Pro and just use the Downloader?  
Or are you using another program?
 
 
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  Subject: RE: [Metastockusers] Wrong 
  filtering because of wrong data!
  
  
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  >DP – you seem to be 
  where I was about 12 months ago.
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  >Here’s what I learned 
  [IT WILL SAVE YOU FROM PULLING YOUR HAIR OUT!!!]
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  >I started off using 
  Reuters EOD to update all my local data [folders or symbols I created on my 
  hard drive].  The answer to your first question is to run the downloader 
  to update to the most current day.
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  >I used to go into 
  each individual error, and decipher if it was a symbol change, something that 
  was bought out and no longer exists, etc.  Most of the time the exchange 
  added an “E” or a “Q”, etc.  Well, that took some time every 
  night/week/month, but I was confident I had the best data hands 
  down!!!
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  >NOW, all I do 
  is………..[I dropped Reuters] and am updating my local data through my eSignal 
  subscription.  I update my symbol list once a month and spend some time 
  on that one Saturday or Sunday setting up folders to explorer on for the 
  following month.
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  >There still remains 
  some errors etc when doing this, but that updates symbol list normally filters 
  out bad data.  Truthfully, all you need is a handful of stocks in your 
  outputs for you to trade/study/system test, etc.  I’ve even heard of 
  people who have stuck to five stocks, or other instruments and have traded 
  them religiously for years.
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  >-----Original 
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  >Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 10:01 
  AMTo: metastock 
  usersCc: Equis 
  MetstockSubject: 
  [Metastockusers] Wrong filtering because of wrong data!
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  size=3>Hi All,
  
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  size=3>I have finally started little bit more in 
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  size=3>Problem is that once I ran Explorer, I 
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  size=3>I did "Open chart" and charts don't look 
  like what I expected. Furious and frustrated for some time, I double checked 
  my formulas, and finally went back to chart. Looking at data window bruoght up 
  potential problem. All charts which showed up wrong were only updated till 
  03/01 or in the vacinity of that day. So problem is 
  
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  size=3>1> how one can make sure that all data 
  used in exploration has complete set of data?
  
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  size=3>2> I have so many errors on my 
  downloader report, probably everyday with errors like "Unknown symbol", and 
  "Collection aborted-timeout error" - which I think is the cause of missing 
  data. I couldn't get in touch with Equis support - site just didn't respond! 
  yestersday in evening hours - 
  
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  group and find out 
  
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  size=3>1> You guys ever had similar problems 
  with downloader?
  
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  size=3>2> How do you handle such issues, I 
  don't want to delete securities because of previous errors. Could any filter 
  be created that filters out securities based on "good data present" condition, 
  and pass these securities to main exploration?
  
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  size=3>-Thanks,
  
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