Comments on: StrategyDesk Formula for Highest Close of Last 5 Days http://dummyspots.com/2007/04/strategydesk-formula-for-highest-close-of-last-5-days/ Stocks, Options, Currencies and One Big Dummy Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:11:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Will http://dummyspots.com/2007/04/strategydesk-formula-for-highest-close-of-last-5-days/#comment-2972 Will Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:47:07 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/04/strategydesk-formula-for-highest-close-of-last-5-days/#comment-2972 BNJ - Yep, got the email, and from the looks of that, they've specifically (coincidentally?) addressed some of the problems we've published publicly. I'm going to download it and try it out tomorrow. BNJ - Yep, got the email, and from the looks of that, they’ve specifically (coincidentally?) addressed some of the problems we’ve published publicly. I’m going to download it and try it out tomorrow.

]]> By: BNJ http://dummyspots.com/2007/04/strategydesk-formula-for-highest-close-of-last-5-days/#comment-2970 BNJ Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:02:04 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/04/strategydesk-formula-for-highest-close-of-last-5-days/#comment-2970 Say, I don't know if you've noticed or not, but StrategyDesk 1.2 is out. I'm not sure what all the chages are (have they ever heard of release notes?) but one thing I *have* noticed is that all the forumulas and strategies are now stores as xml rather than their proprietary format. That's something, I guess. I'll take what I can get. Say, I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not, but StrategyDesk 1.2 is out. I’m not sure what all the chages are (have they ever heard of release notes?) but one thing I *have* noticed is that all the forumulas and strategies are now stores as xml rather than their proprietary format. That’s something, I guess. I’ll take what I can get.

]]> By: BNJ http://dummyspots.com/2007/04/strategydesk-formula-for-highest-close-of-last-5-days/#comment-2959 BNJ Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:53:27 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/04/strategydesk-formula-for-highest-close-of-last-5-days/#comment-2959 Now isn't that just a pain in the ass? And God forbid that you might have to reference that quantity more than once in your formula. You'd end up copying and pasting the whole goddamn thing, because God forbid that they let you store anything in variables. But anyway.... I don't want to bust *too* much on SD, because it still: 1. Allows backtesting against a fairly complete database of intraday historical data, 2. Allows you to place orders and automate trades, 3. And is free. And apparently maintained at least to *some* extent. Sooner or later, when I get a bit more money and a lot more time, I'll probably bail in favor of TradeStation, but in the meantime, SD is a better tool than I had previously. Now isn’t that just a pain in the ass? And God forbid that you might have to reference that quantity more than once in your formula. You’d end up copying and pasting the whole goddamn thing, because God forbid that they let you store anything in variables.

But anyway….

I don’t want to bust *too* much on SD, because it still:

1. Allows backtesting against a fairly complete database of intraday historical data,

2. Allows you to place orders and automate trades,

3. And is free.

And apparently maintained at least to *some* extent. Sooner or later, when I get a bit more money and a lot more time, I’ll probably bail in favor of TradeStation, but in the meantime, SD is a better tool than I had previously.

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