Conditional count countif to determine avg analyst rating
I'm trying to determine the average Analyst rating over last 60 days using the Analyst Rating database, and configured the AnalystRating function to
return the rating only on the day it's published (i.e.
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Combine Trading Systems and invest 100% Equity?
I have multiple trading systems with different symbols that generate buy and sell signals once every 3-6 months. In all trading systems, long and short categories are merged to allow only one position

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Error in code??
Hi,

Why does the code below not work? No errors, it just wont buy anything....

Calculate bars between dates?
How do I calculate the number of bars between dates?

Regards,...

Connect to real data feed
I would like to connect to real data feed (Yahoo, Live Forex, Iqfeed), but I am not able to get it.
Even the help info writes something I do not understand. Can enyone help? Thanks.

Name of Trading System in AMM
Hi,
can i get the trading system name in Advanced Money Management script?
Actually i can get only the simulaton ID through global var. I'm interested to get the full name of the trading system....

Peak / trough indicators and issue with Functions
1) The Peak and Trough indicators have a "Change" parameter - what does that represent? Where can i find the code for this indicator, so i can inspect the logic?

2) Also, i'm Creating a Function, but...

Close price at certain date?
Hi,

How do I make a reference to a close price at a certain date?...

Analyst Ratings (and Broker Recommendations)
I downloaded the Analyst Ratings and Broker Ratings/Recommendations objects (links below)
- http://www.quantshare.com/item-642-analyst-rating-yahoo-historical-buy-sell-recommendations&kbaseid=item-642-7419-3417
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Drawdown from positions triggered vs positions accepted
I wrote a simple EqMM script (below) that rejects positions if the portfolio drawdown exceeds a threshold.
Challenge is the drawdown seems to be calculated on positions accepted vs all positions triggered,
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Backtesting each symbol individually - doesn't seem to work ..
I have a simple system (below) for 48 futures symbols and followed the instructions from the Blog - http://www.quantshare.com/sa-502-how-to-backtest-each-stock-or-asset-individually&kbaseid=blog-502-7381-3402

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How to get Bars since highest high?
I want to check if hhv(high,60) happens after llv(low,60).
How do i get the bars since hhv and llv happened?
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Get current simulation date
Dear Quantshare,

as I am using quite complex custom indicators, my screens take quite a long time to calculate. I then found out, that by modifying my indicator I can get a massive speedup: In the indicator,...

Issue with QS Crashing
Hello - I opened a grid I made along time ago - Tried to close it and It's locking up QS and crashes.

Now when I login, the grid comes up - if I try to close it, It crashes QS. ...

Limit Sector weighting in Ranked Portfolio using Group/Filter function
How do i use the Group parameter (or Filter parameter) in Comp to backtest a ranked system (of say 10 positions) to add a constraint where <4 positions are from 1 sector? Didn't find a blog explaining.

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Persistent variable (toggle) in Quantscript
I have a the following 2 variables defined
- once higherHigh is set to 1 by the first condition, i would like it to persist (i.e. stay at 1 even if the condition below is false) until lowerLow is true
How...

Weird behavior while simulating a trading system!
My trading system generates both buy/sell and short/cover signals for futures. The futures contract I wish to trade needs 8% margin to take position.

Now I have set the required setting in the Trading...

Trailling Stop with 2XATR
Hello,

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Walk-forward
Hi,
is there an article that explains how to use walk-forward optimization in QS ? I couldn't find it.
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RT Function
Hi,

I see an option to create a real-time connection via script through RT.Connect. Is there a way to disconnect/terminate the real-time session via script as well? Would like to establish the connection...

timeframe open Bar
a1=90;

t=ref(TimeframeGetSeries1("BRENT", a1*60,open, LastData),(-a1/5)+1);...

Daily signals by email?
Hi,

I noticed there are email settings available. Is there a default way of daily auto updating the portfolio and sending out buy/sell signals? I assume it's possible......

Finding horizontal Support/Resistence lines using AutoSR
I'm using AutoSR and Searchfor to find the last horizontal Support and Resistence lines (i.e. with slope<10degrees) and plot them (code below)

1) The code doesnt plot any horizontal Support/Res lines...

Cant seem to multiple VectorD in Functions
I'm modifying the attached AvgCorrelation function to calculate Average Covariance between assets in a group, by simply multiplying the correlation by the standard deviation of the 2 series.

VectorD corel=TA.Correl(ret1,ret2,_period);...

Loop in stategy possibility
Hi,

I have multiple external signals which are imported from ascii files....

Stoploss with end of day system
Hi,

I wonder what the difference is between :...

Equity curve calculation reference
If I use a external signal as a indicator for buy and sell signals. Is there a away to make a reference to the generated equity curve within the strategy?

Regards,...

Ascii import data not saved?
Hi,

I manage to import ascii data and I can use it in strategies. However each time I restart the program the data is lost and I have to reimport?...

AutoSR enhancements ..
Would like to enhance the AutoSR to
1) only draw horizontal lines
2) draw lines that touch at least 3 points in the past, indicating stronger S/R....

Long vs Short trades in a Long-Short system
Hi,
I have a Long/Short ranking system (below) and the Long-Short categories are merged in the Settings.
I consistently see 90% of trades are long and only 10% short, even though the signals seem to be...