Explroation stops after 1st symbol

[JohnathanStein]

When I try to run an exploration in Metastock, it stops after the first symbol.

After that, if I try to edit an exploration, when I click OK I get the error message "This MSX DLL is not available because it contains an error."

If I click CANCEL, the exploration will run, BUT it seems to act on the first security/symbol ONLY.

When the exploration DOES run, I get the message dialog "Charting Application has been terminated! Do you wish to terminate TradeSim".

Only the first security/symbol shows up in the TradeSim Report Log. The Help -- ABOUT, the About Box shows that the DLL Plugin is "Not Running".

In Metastock (9.1), I get two kinds of errors in the Exploration Report:

1. An MSX DLL has triggered an access violation error. Referenced DLL: "TradeSim.RecordTrades". This is for the first security symbol.

2. All the other security symbols have the error: "Attempt to call an MSX DLL function that has been invalidated. Referenced DLL: "TradeSim.Initialize" DLL Message: (funky symbols that I can't reproduce here)."

--Johnathan


P.S. FYI, I tried to send this via the web page at http://www.compuvision.com.au/mail/myformmail.php, but got the message "The system cannot find the file specified."

[David Samborsky]

You have an error in your code when calling the TradeSim plugin which is precluding further calls.

Can you send me your trade database exploration code ??

[JohnathanStein]

{*** PARAMETERS ***}
ExtFml("TradeSim.Initialize");
{
ExtFml("TradeSim.EnablePriceFilter");
ExtFml("TradeSim.EnableDelayOfEntryByOneBar");
ExtFml("TradeSim.EnableDelayOfAllExitsByOneBar");
}

{*** PRIMARY ENTRY & EXIT ***}
EntryTrigger:=Fml("_MACD Calendar Signal")=1;
ExitTrigger:=Fml("_MACD Calendar Signal")=-1;

ExtFml("TradeSim.RecordTrades",
"MACD Calendar Signal",
LONG,
EntryTrigger,
OPEN,
{C-3*ATR(10)}0,
ExitTrigger,
OPEN,
START);

[JohnathanStein]

David -- It does not seem to matter if I run one of your included Explorations; the same problem comes up with "TradeSim (MACD Crossover)" too.


--Johnathan

[JohnathanStein]

Ok, just for the heck of it, I tried running a different set of symbols (NASDAQ 100 and SP500), and it ran OK.

The problem comes back when I select the eight symbols for the major market indices.

How do I fix this problem?


--Johnathan

[JohnathanStein]

Anybody home?

[David Samborsky]

Go to the Metastock Exploration options and make sure you have specified enough data records.

[JohnathanStein]

It's set to 15,000 records.

[David Samborsky]

What happens if you replace the entry/exit triggers with a simple MACD system ??

[JohnathanStein]

Same exact results in the exploration report.

[JohnathanStein]

David,

I've tried the TradeSim (MACD Crossover) Exploration with exactly the same results.

The error SEEMS isolated to when I'm using market index files -- which is what I've used regularly, until this problem cropped up.

When I use ETF's or other equity symbols, there is no problem.

Can you make any suggestion at all? I have not been able to make any use of TradeSim Enterprise for several weeks now.


--Johnathan

[David Samborsky]

Which data supplier are you using and which particular indices are you using ??

Some indices only have a single value data rather than OHLC data which might be causing the problem.

[JohnathanStein]

David,

I'm using Equis/Reuters for .DJI, .DJT, .DJU, .IXIC, .NYA, .RUT, .SPX and .XAX.

I've put them into a separate folder, C:\Metastock Data\INDEX\ and have used them this way for years; have back-filled the data as far as I've been able to find.

The original files are in C:\Metastock Data\Indices & Indicators, but they only go back to 1990. Just thought of trying those symbols -- ran the exploration using that folder, and it seems to work!

Does TradeSim have a problem with going back too far in time? Do I need to check/fix the datafiles? If so, how?


--Johnathan

[David Samborsky]

It seems that there is an issue with Metastock Version 9 and TradeSim with US stocks going back to 1950.

I don't have any problems with Metastock Version 7.0.2.

I will be testing with Version 9 and 10 of Metastock.

[JohnathanStein]

David -- Have just tried a few Explorations, with Data Loading at 5,000, 10,000 and 15,000 records. Only the 5,000 load worked.

FYI, I have version 9.1 of Metastock.

Here are the start dates for the index data:

.DJI 1/2/1897
.DJT 10/1/1928
.DJU 1/2/1929
.IXIC 2/5/1971
.NYA 12/31/1965
.RUT 9/10/1987
.SPX 1/3/1950
.XAX 12/27/1995

I can ZIP them up & email, if it would help.


--Johnathan

[David Samborsky]

Yes please zip them up and send them to me.

[JohnathanStein]

David,

Could not attach to this msg, so have sent to your Net2000 address -- hope it's still valid!


--Johnathan