The document provides instructions for downloading and using the free trial version of Amibroker software to conduct technical analysis on stock price charts. It explains how to import stock price data files, customize the chart settings, draw various types of technical analysis tools like trendlines, triangles, rays, and Fibonacci lines on the charts, and manipulate the time frames displayed on the charts. The goal is to familiarize users with the basic functions of the software through hands-on exercises of exploring stock price data and applying different technical indicators.

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Download and install AMIBROKER.EXE FORM
It will give you a free-trial software that looks like this

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In order to operate the software, you will need to import data from this menu:
The seminar instructor will provide the data, for the “import wizard.”

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PLACE YOUR data files on stock prices in a directory in MY DOCUMENTS, or My
DOWNLOADS, wherever you can EASILY FIND IT.
Example.
Next, fire up your amibroker (free copy)

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There is an invitation to subscribe to the US$199 professional version of
Amibroker-- you may ignore that. Just use the free trial version. A free trial
means that you can draw trend lines on the price charts but you may not save
them. A free trial version, means that you need to load up your stock price
data every single time that you fire up Amibroker. But that is a small price to
pay.
Import Data: click on Import WIZARD.
Click on “PICK files”
Highlight the data files and “OPEN”

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To select the data files, Click on the first one on top. Then—hold down the
SHIFT key, while clicking on the LAST ON at the bottom of the list. This action,
highlights all files.
You will get to see the files to be imported. Click on “NEXT”...
After clicking on NEXT, you will see .... you need to click on “YMD” and change
it to “MDY”

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Then, click on NEXT.
The dialog box will start reading the data files. This message below ....will
appear. Click on “NO”... i do not want to see the error log.
Make these changes.
Click on “FINISH”...

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You will likely see a black background screen. Click on TOOLS, PREFERENCES,
BACKGROUND  select ...”WHITE”
UP candlestick  “dark green”
Down candlestick  “red”
CHOOSE:
“USE ONE COLOR FOR ENTIRE CANDLE, AND SOLID BODY, OF UP CANDLE.”

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Check if your Philippine stock data is complete. You are probably going to
encounter Philippine data as well as American stock data, such as ALCOA, or
IBM... Check these files – if you have these charts
Acronyms:
^ALL SHARES—pHilippines All shares index
^BSESN – Bombay Stock Exchange
^BVSP = Bolsa de Valores BOVESPA. Brazil, Sao Paolo
^DJI = Dow Jones Industrials
^FCHI: cac 40 INDEX OF FRANCE
^FINANCIAL –Philippine banks
^FTSE –London FTSE index
^GDAXI = german stocks.
^GSPC = standard and poors 500 in new York
^ Holding = philippines holding companies
^HSI = hang seng index of hong kong
^ INDUSTRIAL = PHILIPPINE INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES
^jkse: JAKARTA STOCK EXCHANGE
^klse: KUALA LUMPHUR STOCK EXCHANGE

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^Ks11: Korean stock exchange composite
^MERV Mercado de Valores, Buenos Aires, Argentine
^MINING –OIL = PHILIPPINES MINING & OIL – error data
^N225 : Japan’s Nikkei index of top 225 companies
^NDX: nasdaq 100.
^PROPERTY : PHILIPPINES PROPERTY DEVELOPERS
^PSEI: PSE INDEX
CLICK ON QUARTERLY, VS MONTHLY DATA.
Click on DAILY .... never mind the “hourly data” – that is only for the
professional version, requiring expensive data subscriptions.
Click on TOOLBAR OPTIONS at lower right

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Draw Lines.
To delete: Click on the lines, then press “delete” button.
Draw a Triangle
Uncheck “intra-
day, hourly.”
So that you
would be able
to see
“MONTHLY” on
the lower-right-
hand-side
menu.
Click on “ ADD or REMOVE buttons.”

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Draw parallel Lines.
TO MOVE THE TIME PERIODS ON THE CHART, “grab” the scroll bar at the
bottom... pull it to the left.
You will see how the time periods will change.
Exercises:
Daily –Weekly – Monthly
5 days make up a week. 4 weeks make up a month.
The weekly HIGH is the highest high of the daily candles.
The weekly LOW is the lowest LOW of the daily candles.
Put your CURSOR on that left
edge of the scrolling bar, then
“click your mouse” and “drag”
that edge to the left.

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Draw Trendlines |-----------------------|
Draw a RAY. |----------------------------------------- >> keeps going...
Vertical LINE for measuring, how tall is a Flag, or “how deep is a cup.”
Draw an ARROW, pointing to a spot. Write an ABC text box, “BUY HERE.”
Try the FIBONACCI lines
Try clicking on the green PLUS and the Yellow Minus signs
One-
Month
candle
One-
Day
candles

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