Greetings
from NeuroDimension!
The World Leader in Neural Network Software
This issue of the TradingSolutions
newsletter highlights the availability of an update to TradingSolutions, along
with tips and techniques for using TradingSolutions more effectively.
In this issue you’ll find:
Product
Upgrade Announcement
* New TradingSolutions Build
Available
What’s New
and News?
* Get Two Best-selling Books
FREE
* Variable Length Functions
Products
and Events of Interest
* TASC Traders’ Tips in Solution Library
* Neural 101 Website
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TradingSolutions v1.21 Build 010614 is
now available from NeuroDimension. The current build fixes minor problems
encountered in the previous builds of Version 1.21. A patch is available to
upgrade most previous versions and builds of TradingSolutions to the current
build.
Version 1.21 Build 010614 also makes it even easier to use
trading solutions. Trading solutions are bundled collections of operations that
work together to generate entry/exit signals. For example, a typical trading
solution could include all of the needed indicators and training to reproduce a
profitable model that was generated on another computer.
Upgrading to the new build is free. Current customers require no additional activation codes to upgrade to
the new version. Users of the free evaluation version can also upgrade to this
new build. Simply install the upgrade and start enjoying the new features.
For information on upgrading to the latest
version, as well as a complete list of the changes made in this build, see http://www.tradingsolutions.com/download/updates.html
You can determine the current version
and build of your TradingSolutions installation by selecting About
TradingSolutions from the Help menu.
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The TradingSolutions Financial Bookstore has thousands of
books and materials to help you become a more informed trader – all at discount
prices! From now through the end of June, we’re offering two FREE
bestsellers with every order from the bookstore:
* Contrarian Investing (reg. $25.00)
* Online Broker and Trading Directory (reg.
$19.95)
Plus, receive $10.00 off any bookstore order over $55.00!
To take advantage of these special
offers, visit the TradingSolutions Financial Bookstore from our web site, or
use the link below.
These two free bestsellers alone will provide you with
valuable information, such as:
** How to profit
big by not following the crowd
** Learn why Contrarian methods work & 5
Contrarian rules to live by
** Names, addresses, websites, and other
critical information
on more than 100 of today's top online brokerages
** Which firm offers the lowest cost trades
and who has the best technical analysis
And much
more, plus $10.00 off our already discounted prices on orders over $55.00!
Visit the
TradingSolutions financial bookstore now at:
http://www.invest-store.com/tradingsolutions/tl0616.html
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What are Variable Length Functions?
Variable length functions allow you to perform common series
functions, such as “Highest” and “Moving Average”, over a variable period.
Introduced in TradingSolutions v1.21, they increase the flexibility with which
you can perform such functions as financial indicators, input preprocessing,
and signal postprocessing.
Typically, the period of a variable length functions is set
using a “Bars Since” function. This allows you to calculate a value at or when
an event occurred.
Lag (Variable Length) Function
The “Lag (Variable Length)” function is useful for obtaining
a value at the time of some event. For example, you could get the closing price
on the day of the highest high price in the last ten trading days. Similarly,
you could get the True Range or any other value for that day. That formula
would look like this:
LagVL ( TR
( Close, High, Low ), BarsSinceHigh ( High, MaxPeriod
) , MaxPeriod )
Where MaxPeriod is the maximum number of bars to look back for
the highest high.
Other Variable Length Functions
Other variable length functions can be used to examine
trends in the data since the time of an event. For example, you could use the
“Is New Position” signal processing function to determine when an entry/exit
would have resulted in a new trading position. Then, you could use the “Bars
Since Was True” function to determine how long ago that was and use that in a
variable length function. This allows you to calculate such values as the
moving average, median, and standard deviation of the underlying prices or
volumes since a new position was started.
The following are examples of variable length functions
already available in TradingSolutions:
* Highest
* Lowest
* Median
* Moving Average
* Standard Deviation
* Summation
* Value Oscillator
* Was True
Additional variable length functions can be created using
these functions as building blocks. For example, a variable length Average True
Range could be created using the variable length Moving Average function.
More Information About Functions
Additional information about individual functions is
available in the notes for each function in TradingSolutions. The notes for the
entire function library are also available on the web in the TradingSolutions
Customer Center at: http://www.tradingsolutions.com/center
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Many TradingSolutions users read Technical Analysis of
Stocks and Commodities (TASC), the Traders’ Magazine. It’s a great way to
trade smarter with detailed information on trading strategies, charting
patterns, indicators, and computerized trading methods. As a free service to
our users, we arrange for the “Traders’ Tips” section of the magazine to
include tips and techniques for implementing many of the indicators found in
the magazine in TradingSolutions.
Each time a tip is included in the magazine, we also include
the implemented functions in the Solution Library on our web site. These
functions can be imported into either the full version or the evaluation
version of TradingSolutions and are completely free. Visit the Solution Library
now at: http://www.tradingsolutions.com/download/solution.html
If you aren’t familiar with Technical Analysis of Stocks
and Commodities, we encourage you to visit their web site at: http://www.traders.com
Neural 101
is a free educational web site on trading stock and futures markets with neural
networks. It includes message areas, links, trading indicators, systems and
scans. The message areas include special forums on building trading systems,
using neural networks, and even discussing tips, tricks, and ideas for using
TradingSolutions.
NeuroDimension
encourages the use of this free resource to foster discussions between people
interested in TradingSolutions. You can visit Neural 101 at http://www.neural101.com. The
TradingSolutions message forum can be located using the “Message Forums” link
from the left-hand menu.
Have an event or product you would like to announce? Contact
us at submissions@nd.com.
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suggestions concerning this newsletter, our web site, or part of the
NeuroDimension product line. Write to us at: feedback@nd.com
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