Getting Started with Amibroker
By Dave Mabe
In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, I offer advice and feedback to Michael, who is learning to use Amibroker for the first time.
He's coming from RealTest, so we go over the similarities and differences between the two platforms.
We discuss:
How RealTest is great for daily data, but hits a wall for most intraday trading strategies
Amibroker is not just a backtester; it’s a full charting, analysis, and execution environment.
Backfilling with IQFeed versus Polygon (there is really no contest)
Best practices for databases in Amibroker
How using the template that comes with my AFL course is crucial for using LLMs (see P.S. below)
Much more...
If you're thinking about using Amibroker, you don't want to miss this episode.
-Dave
P.S. Amibroker users: are you trying to use ChatGPT to create a backtest only to discover how bad the LLMs are at coding Amibroker's language? You're not alone! You need my Amibroker AFL Course. It comes with a demo strategy that serves as the perfect starting point for any strategy you want to create.