The Definitive Introduction to AmiBroker Course by Alan Clement
Total Course is Approx 2 hrs 40 mins
(The first several Units of this course are free to view, so that you may get a better idea whether this course is for you or not).
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Did you just purchase AmiBroker?
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Struggling to methodically learn AmiBroker step-by-step?
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Need a comprehensive overview / refresher of the AmiBroker software?
The Definitive Introduction to AmiBroker Course by Alan Clement is designed to orient new users of the AmiBroker software platform. It is a complete "soup to nuts" overview of how to successfully use and implement AmiBroker -- in the shortest time possible.
It will give the new user the fast-track knowledge that they need in order to get oriented properly with the software, so that they are up and running as quickly and efficiently as possible.
The AmiBroker software can be daunting when getting started, because it can do so many things and accomplish so many functions. Not to worry.
This course concentrates on the fundamentals and key features of the software, so that AmiBroker Users can first understand how to install the software, then how to navigate and operate the software, charting... all the way through to what AmiBroker Formula Language (AFL) is and programming basic AFL scripts, scanning, explorations, backtesting, optimization and validation of a basic Trading System. The course also explains how to generate trading signals -- both on chart, and through explorations. And much more.
Whether you are a complete novice, or an intermediate user of AmiBroker requiring a complete overview and refresher, this course is for you.
Is this course truly for you?
- You would like to build your own trading strategies and test them
- You want a basic grounding in the use of AmiBroker
- You have some familiarity with financial markets
Objectives
- Familiarity with the AmiBroker interface
- Understand the operation of the various tools within AmiBroker
- Gain a basic grasp of the AmiBroker Formula Language (AFL) language
- Be able to take a trading idea from a chart, then test it, improve it, and validate it
- Generate trading signals from strategy code
What you will learn
- Why use AmiBroker and how to install it
- Using the charting functionality
- How to import data
- Backtesting
- AmiBroker Formula Language (AFL)
- Optimization and best practices
- Generate trading signals
Module 1 | Introduction | |
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Unit 1 | Introduction - Preview | |
Unit 2 | Disclaimer and Objectives - Preview | |
Module 2 | Getting Started | |
Unit 1 | Getting Started - Preview | |
Unit 2 | Why AmiBroker? - Preview | |
Unit 3 | AmiBroker Key Features - Preview | |
Unit 4 | Which Version? | |
Unit 5 | Download and Install | |
Module 3 | AmiBroker Interface | |
Unit 1 | AmiBroker Interface | |
Unit 2 | Charting Introduction | |
Unit 3 | Charting - Indicators Zoom Templates | |
Unit 4 | Charting Preferences | |
Module 4 | Data Sources | |
Unit 1 | Data Sources | |
Unit 2 | Data Import Wizard | |
Module 5 | Backtesting | |
Unit 1 | Backtesting - Observation | |
Unit 2 | Backtesting - My First Formula | |
Unit 3 | Backtesting - Analysis Settings | |
Unit 4 | Backtesting - Trade Metrics | |
Unit 5 | Backtesting - Backtest Report | |
Module 6 | AmiBroker Formula Language (AFL) | |
Unit 1 | AFL - Learning AFL Resources | |
Unit 2 | AFL - Array Processing | |
Unit 3 | AFL - Getting Organized | |
Unit 4 | AFL - Variables and Options | |
Unit 5 | AFL - Parameter Abstraction | |
Unit 6 | AFL - Entries and Exits | |
Unit 7 | AFL - Testing the Code | |
Module 7 | Optimization and Testing | |
Unit 1 | Optimization - In-Sample versus Out-Of-Sample | |
Unit 2 | Optimization - Manual Process | |
Unit 3 | Optimization - Using the Optimize Function | |
Unit 4 | Optimization - Multiple Parameters | |
Unit 5 | Optimization - Out-Of-Sample Testing | |
Unit 6 | Optimization - Walk Forward Testing | |
Module 8 | Trading Signals | |
Unit 1 | Trading Signals - On Chart | |
Unit 2 | Trading Signals - Scan | |
Unit 3 | Trading Signals - Explore | |
Unit 4 | Trading Signals - Batch | |
Module 9 | Final Thoughts | |
Unit 1 | Final Thoughts | |
Module 10 | Resources | |
Unit 1 | Resource Files |