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• Limits of multithreading
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Alphabetical list

1. “Invalid symbol” message for stocks traded on multiple exchanges (IB)
2. A function with multiple return values
3. About floating point arithmetic
4. Adding custom grid levels to RSI indicator
5. Adding custom metric: Average adverse excursion
6. AFL execution speed
7. AmiBroker for Forex
8. AmiBroker on an Apple Mac (OSX)
9. AmiBroker on tablets and smartphones
10. AmiQuote and free data from Yahoo
11. AmiQuote Yahoo Historical stopped working
12. Automatic support and resistance lines based on last HHV and LLV value
13. Big symbol text in the background
14. Broad market timing in system formulas
15. Calendar day index
16. Calling custom user functions in our code
17. Can I encrypt my formula so no-one can decipher it?
18. Checking relationship between multiple moving averages
19. Choosing compression method for Aux1 and Aux2 fields
20. Choosing first day of the week for weekly compression
21. Closing trades in delisted symbols
22. Customizing chart titles
23. Debugging techniques – Part 1 – Exploration
24. Deleting symbols with comma in the name
25. Detecting N-th occurrence of a condition using modulus operator
26. Differences between 32-bit and 64-bit version
27. Discretionary Equity
28. Do not exceed real-time symbol limit
29. Do NOT make assumptions on number of bars
30. Do NOT use “registry cleaners” to avoid problems
31. Drawing indicators on a subset of visible bars
32. Drawing line extensions on future bars using AFL
33. FastTrack data configuration and troubleshooting
34. Getting started with automatic Walk-Forward optimization
35. Getting X, Y co-ordinates of Study()
36. Handling limit orders in the backtester
37. High-Low of certain hours of the day
38. Historical portfolio backtest metrics
39. How does risk-mode trailing stop work?
40. How does the intraday-to-daily compression work?
41. How generate backtest statistics from a list of historical trades stored in a file
42. How to add exploration results to a watchlist
43. How to add full name to the Price chart title
44. How to add MAE / MFE dates to the backtest report
45. How to add symbol labels to Relative Performance chart
46. How to adjust the number of blank bars in right margin
47. How to backfill all symbols in RT database
48. How to backtest symbols individually
49. How to backup AmiBroker configuration
50. How to backup data from an external source
51. How to browse charts in selected date range
52. How to categorize symbols coming from Metastock databases
53. How to change property for multiple symbols at once.
54. How to change the title line in my custom indicator ?
55. How to chart spreads?
56. How to close open positions at the end of the day (for daytraders)
57. How to combine data from multiple input files
58. How to combine multiple databases into one
59. How to combine two databases into one
60. How to configure alerts to work with SSL e-mail accounts
61. How to convert from bar-value to pixel co-ordinates
62. How to copy backtest trade list to a spreadsheet
63. How to correct forward looking timestamps
64. How to count symbols in given category
65. How to create copy of portfolio equity?
66. How to create custom import definition for ASCII importer
67. How to create toolbar button for custom interval
68. How to create your own code snippet
69. How to customize list-view columns
70. How to delete quotes without removing the symbol from a database
71. How to detect the divergences
72. How to detect the study crossover for multiple symbols with use of SCAN
73. How to display arrows for trades generated in backtest?
74. How to display Bond and Bill prices in fractions
75. How to display correlation between symbols
76. How to display indicator values in the backtest trade list
77. How to display interest gains in the backtest report
78. How to display Range Bars
79. How to display the indicators based on Advances/Declines
80. How to draw regression channel programatically
81. How to exclude top ranked symbol(s) in rotational backtest
82. How to execute part of the formula only when new bar is added
83. How to export chart image to a file
84. How to export quotations from AmiBroker to CSV file ?
85. How to export quotes to separate text files per symbol
86. How to fill background between hand-drawn trend lines
87. How to fill the area between two lines with a solid color
88. How to find correct symbol for Interactive Brokers data
89. How to fix Error 61 in printf/StrFormat calls
90. How to fix outdated web research links
91. How to fix side-by-side configuration error in 64-bit version
92. How to force Line chart style for specific symbols (like mutual funds)
93. How to get support most efficiently
94. How to handle delisted symbols in rotational test
95. How to hide unused categories
96. How to identify signal that triggered entry/exit if multiple signals are used
97. How to import huge ASCII files quickly
98. How to increase font size for UI elements
99. How to increase maximum periods of built-in indicators
100. How to install AmiQuote 3.14 correctly
101. How to make vertical selection line thinner
102. How to manage overlapping entry/exit signals in portfolio test
103. How to measure price / percentage distance on the chart
104. How to migrate AmiBroker to a new computer
105. How to move a window to another monitor
106. How to plot a trailing stop in the Price chart
107. How to plot daily High and Low on intraday chart
108. How to populate Matrix from a text file
109. How to print result list from Analysis window
110. How to re-import the same data without downloading them again
111. How to read highest high value of future bars
112. How to register AmiQuote and AFL Code Wizard
113. How to restore accidentially deleted price chart
114. How to restore program menus and/or toolbars
115. How to restrict trading to certain hours of the day
116. How to run certain piece of code only once
117. How to save layouts that hold individual parameter values for different symbols.
118. How to set individual trading rules for symbols in the same backtest
119. How to setup automatic periodic scans & explorations
120. How to show date axis in a newly created chart pane
121. How to show price ratio between two symbols
122. How to sync a chart with the Analysis window
123. How to synchronize backtesting setup on different computers
124. How to use custom backtest metric as an optimization target
125. How to use your LiveCharts account with AmiQuote ?
126. How to verify if EOD data is available for download at Google Finance
127. How to write to single shared file in multi-threaded scenario
128. Importing auxilliary data into AmiBroker database
129. Importing data using multiple column separators
130. Indicators based on user values rather than standard OHLC prices
131. Limit number of trades per day in a backtest
132. Limits of multithreading
133. Long-only rotational back-test
134. Lost activation key
135. Low-level gfx example: Yearly/monthly profit chart
136. Make icons larger on high DPI displays
137. New keywords in AFL and possible conflict with user-defined variables
138. Number of stopped-out trades as a custom metric
139. Per-symbol profit/loss in a portfolio backtest
140. Points-only backtest
141. Position sizing based on risk
142. Positioning area plots behind the grid lines
143. Preventing exit during first N bars
144. Price chart with independent style
145. Purchases from Hong Kong
146. QuickAFL facts
147. Re-balancing open positions
148. Recommended hardware/software for AmiBroker
149. Relationship between chart panes
150. Ruin stop or mysterious Short(6) in the trade list
151. Running AmiBroker on Windows Vista (both 32 and 64 bit editions)
152. Running OLE automation scripts with 32- and 64-bit versions of AmiBroker
153. Separate ranks for categories that can be used in backtesting
154. Setting default color for studies
155. Setting up with FXCM (forex broker)
156. Single license use on multiple computers?
157. Stops priority in the default backtest procedure in AmiBroker
158. Study() function in logarithmic scale
159. Support and sales is by e-mail only
160. Support response times
161. Symbol selection when PositionScore is not defined
162. Text output in Explorations
163. Third party software “black list”
164. Third-party plugins must ship with proper runtime
165. Third-party plugins must use multithreaded run-time
166. Time compression of data retrieved from another symbol
167. Timestamps explained
168. Too small / unreadable Profit Table in the backtest report
169. Troubleshooting procedure when backtest shows no trades
170. Using Exclude statement to skip unwanted optimization steps
171. Using IB controller (auto-trading interface) with 64-bit version of AmiBroker
172. Using loops with TimeFrame functions
173. Using multiple watchlists as a filter in the Analysis
174. Using optimum parameter values in backtesting
175. Using per-symbol parameter values in charts
176. Using price levels with ApplyStop function
177. Using redundant signals for entries
178. Using Zig-Zag in trading systems
179. Webroot antivirus prevents clipboard Paste function
180. What are constants in AFL and how they work
181. When and how often AFL code is executed?
182. Where does AmiQuote save downloaded data?
183. Why Analysis results and Chart output may differ
184. Why can’t I change the symbol? (Symbol lock)
185. Why do backtest results change?
186. Wrong close price in Yahoo data (no more?)

Chronological list

October 2017

• 06: Limits of multithreading

June 2017

• 30: Wrong close price in Yahoo data (no more?)

May 2017

• 18: How to install AmiQuote 3.14 correctly
• 17: AmiQuote Yahoo Historical stopped working

November 2016

• 15: Purchases from Hong Kong

April 2016

• 25: Support response times
• 21: How to register AmiQuote and AFL Code Wizard
• 20: Calling custom user functions in our code
• 19: Where does AmiQuote save downloaded data?
• 18: Do not exceed real-time symbol limit
• 17: Long-only rotational back-test

February 2016

• 20: Differences between 32-bit and 64-bit version

January 2016

• 30: Separate ranks for categories that can be used in backtesting
• 29: Ruin stop or mysterious Short(6) in the trade list
• 28: How does risk-mode trailing stop work?
• 27: How to write to single shared file in multi-threaded scenario
• 26: How to show price ratio between two symbols
• 25: How to read highest high value of future bars
• 24: How to count symbols in given category
• 23: How to create custom import definition for ASCII importer
• 22: How to fill background between hand-drawn trend lines
• 21: How to combine multiple databases into one
• 20: Number of stopped-out trades as a custom metric
• 19: How to hide unused categories
• 18: How to fix Error 61 in printf/StrFormat calls
• 17: Adding custom grid levels to RSI indicator
• 16: Automatic support and resistance lines based on last HHV and LLV value

December 2015

• 29: How to fix outdated web research links

November 2015

• 29: How to execute part of the formula only when new bar is added

October 2015

• 07: How to increase maximum periods of built-in indicators
• 06: How to run certain piece of code only once
• 05: How to browse charts in selected date range
• 03: How to restore program menus and/or toolbars
• 02: How to move a window to another monitor
• 01: How to categorize symbols coming from Metastock databases

September 2015

• 30: Positioning area plots behind the grid lines
• 29: “Invalid symbol” message for stocks traded on multiple exchanges (IB)
• 28: Symbol selection when PositionScore is not defined
• 27: How to handle delisted symbols in rotational test
• 26: Limit number of trades per day in a backtest
• 26: How to populate Matrix from a text file

August 2015

• 29: How to add symbol labels to Relative Performance chart

March 2015

• 07: How to backup data from an external source

February 2015

• 14: Choosing first day of the week for weekly compression
• 13: Customizing chart titles
• 12: How to manage overlapping entry/exit signals in portfolio test
• 11: How to re-import the same data without downloading them again
• 10: Checking relationship between multiple moving averages
• 09: How to show date axis in a newly created chart pane
• 06: Using IB controller (auto-trading interface) with 64-bit version of AmiBroker
• 05: Using Exclude statement to skip unwanted optimization steps
• 04: How to add MAE / MFE dates to the backtest report
• 03: When and how often AFL code is executed?
• 02: High-Low of certain hours of the day

January 2015

• 30: How to use custom backtest metric as an optimization target
• 29: Importing auxilliary data into AmiBroker database
• 28: Why Analysis results and Chart output may differ
• 27: Detecting N-th occurrence of a condition using modulus operator
• 26: Choosing compression method for Aux1 and Aux2 fields
• 16: How to fix side-by-side configuration error in 64-bit version
• 15: Deleting symbols with comma in the name
• 14: Drawing line extensions on future bars using AFL
• 13: How to delete quotes without removing the symbol from a database
• 12: Running OLE automation scripts with 32- and 64-bit versions of AmiBroker
• 07: Timestamps explained
• 06: How to display interest gains in the backtest report
• 05: FastTrack data configuration and troubleshooting
• 02: Using optimum parameter values in backtesting

December 2014

• 31: Drawing indicators on a subset of visible bars
• 30: How to increase font size for UI elements
• 29: Importing data using multiple column separators
• 23: Using multiple watchlists as a filter in the Analysis
• 22: Text output in Explorations
• 10: How to copy backtest trade list to a spreadsheet
• 09: How to add full name to the Price chart title
• 08: Setting default color for studies
• 05: How to backtest symbols individually
• 04: How to display correlation between symbols
• 03: How to verify if EOD data is available for download at Google Finance
• 03: Table of Contents
• 02: How to find correct symbol for Interactive Brokers data
• 01: How to measure price / percentage distance on the chart

November 2014

• 28: How to restrict trading to certain hours of the day
• 27: How to synchronize backtesting setup on different computers
• 26: Handling limit orders in the backtester
• 25: Using loops with TimeFrame functions
• 20: How to display indicator values in the backtest trade list
• 18: How to plot daily High and Low on intraday chart
• 14: How to export quotes to separate text files per symbol
• 13: How to add exploration results to a watchlist
• 12: How to configure alerts to work with SSL e-mail accounts
• 10: Troubleshooting procedure when backtest shows no trades
• 05: How to adjust the number of blank bars in right margin
• 04: Indicators based on user values rather than standard OHLC prices
• 03: How to sync a chart with the Analysis window

October 2014

• 29: Using per-symbol parameter values in charts
• 28: How to create toolbar button for custom interval
• 27: How to backup AmiBroker configuration
• 25: How to correct forward looking timestamps
• 23: How to exclude top ranked symbol(s) in rotational backtest
• 22: How to force Line chart style for specific symbols (like mutual funds)
• 21: How to export chart image to a file
• 20: Time compression of data retrieved from another symbol
• 19: How to customize list-view columns
• 17: Using price levels with ApplyStop function
• 14: How to combine data from multiple input files
• 13: Per-symbol profit/loss in a portfolio backtest
• 12: Position sizing based on risk
• 10: How to draw regression channel programatically
• 09: How to get support most efficiently
• 06: Relationship between chart panes
• 05: What are constants in AFL and how they work
• 03: How to setup automatic periodic scans & explorations
• 02: How to restore accidentially deleted price chart
• 01: Third party software “black list”

September 2014

• 30: How generate backtest statistics from a list of historical trades stored in a file
• 29: Debugging techniques – Part 1 – Exploration (0)
• 27: How to create your own code snippet
• 26: Closing trades in delisted symbols
• 25: How to import huge ASCII files quickly
• 25: Can I encrypt my formula so no-one can decipher it?
• 25: Why can’t I change the symbol? (Symbol lock)
• 24: How to identify signal that triggered entry/exit if multiple signals are used
• 24: Make icons larger on high DPI displays
• 23: Do NOT use “registry cleaners” to avoid problems
• 23: How to backfill all symbols in RT database
• 22: Do NOT make assumptions on number of bars
• 21: A function with multiple return values
• 20: Broad market timing in system formulas
• 19: How to display Range Bars
• 18: How to print result list from Analysis window
• 17: How to display Bond and Bill prices in fractions
• 16: Too small / unreadable Profit Table in the backtest report

August 2014

• 16: Webroot antivirus prevents clipboard Paste function

May 2014

• 07: Why do backtest results change?

March 2014

• 07: AmiBroker on tablets and smartphones
• 07: AmiBroker on an Apple Mac (OSX)
• 07: Lost activation key
• 06: Using Zig-Zag in trading systems
• 06: Points-only backtest

May 2012

• 05: Third-party plugins must ship with proper runtime (0)

October 2011

• 25: Recommended hardware/software for AmiBroker (0)

September 2011

• 27: Support and sales is by e-mail only

November 2010

• 19: Third-party plugins must use multithreaded run-time (0)

September 2010

• 07: How to migrate AmiBroker to a new computer (0)

July 2010

• 20: About floating point arithmetic (0)

April 2009

• 22: Study() function in logarithmic scale (0)

March 2009

• 30: How to convert from bar-value to pixel co-ordinates (0)

August 2008

• 12: AFL execution speed (0)

July 2008

• 05: Single license use on multiple computers? (0)
• 03: QuickAFL facts (0)

May 2008

• 19: Historical portfolio backtest metrics (0)

April 2008

• 21: Big symbol text in the background (0)

February 2008

• 12: Getting started with automatic Walk-Forward optimization (0)

October 2007

• 11: Low-level gfx example: Yearly/monthly profit chart (0)

August 2007

• 04: AmiQuote and free data from Yahoo (0)

July 2007

• 30: How to display the indicators based on Advances/Declines (0)
• 17: How to detect the divergences (0)

May 2007

• 14: How to detect the study crossover for multiple symbols with use of SCAN (0)

April 2007

• 05: New keywords in AFL and possible conflict with user-defined variables (8)

March 2007

• 26: How to chart spreads? (1)
• 24: How to plot a trailing stop in the Price chart (1)
• 17: How to fill the area between two lines with a solid color (2)
• 15: Calendar day index (5)

February 2007

• 26: How to make vertical selection line thinner (0)

January 2007

• 05: Setting up with FXCM (forex broker) (0)

October 2006

• 26: How to close open positions at the end of the day (for daytraders) (0)
• 22: Running AmiBroker on Windows Vista (both 32 and 64 bit editions) (4)
• 16: How to combine two databases into one (0)
• 16: How to save layouts that hold individual parameter values for different symbols. (0)

September 2006

• 29: How to set individual trading rules for symbols in the same backtest (0)
• 29: Stops priority in the default backtest procedure in AmiBroker (0)
• 01: How to change property for multiple symbols at once. (3)
• 01: Price chart with independent style (0)

August 2006

• 09: AmiBroker for Forex (3)
• 09: How to display arrows for trades generated in backtest? (5)

May 2006

• 06: Discretionary Equity (6)

April 2006

• 24: Using redundant signals for entries (0)
• 04: Adding custom metric: Average adverse excursion (0)

March 2006

• 19: How does the intraday-to-daily compression work? (2)
• 11: How to create copy of portfolio equity? (3)
• 07: Getting X, Y co-ordinates of Study() (0)
• 06: Re-balancing open positions (0)
• 06: Preventing exit during first N bars (0)
• 04: How to export quotations from AmiBroker to CSV file ? (6)
• 04: How to use your LiveCharts account with AmiQuote ? (0)
• 04: How to change the title line in my custom indicator ? (2)
• 04: About Knowledge Base (4)

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