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syglk
Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 11:52:27 AM
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How would you put the following in a PCF?
" Close today below/above the lower/upper Bolinger band(16,2.5)"

Thanks,
Sy
Bruce_L
Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 12:02:19 PM


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Please try the following:

Close outside Bollinger Band 16,25:

ABS(C - AVGC16) >= 2.5 * SQR(ABS(C ^ 2 + C1 ^ 2 + C2 ^ 2 + C3 ^ 2 + C4 ^ 2 + C5 ^ 2 + C6 ^ 2 + C7 ^ 2 + C8 ^ 2 + C9 ^ 2 + C10 ^ 2 + C11 ^ 2 + C12 ^ 2 + C13 ^ 2 + C14 ^ 2 + C15 ^ 2 - 16 * AVGC16 ^ 2) / 15)

You may wish to review the following:

Modelling Bollinger Bands (& Standard Deviation) in a TC PCF
How to create a Personal Criteria Forumula (PCF)
PCF Formula Descriptions
Handy PCF example formulas to help you learn the syntax of PCFs!

-Bruce
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syglk
Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 12:53:32 PM
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Thanks Bruce
Bruce_L
Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 12:55:13 PM


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You're welcome.

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syglk
Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 2:17:49 PM
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Bruce,
I have one more question:
How would I modify your above formula for "below lower bollinger band"?
Bruce_L
Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 2:22:10 PM


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Close above Upper Bollinger Band 16,25:

C > AVGC16 + 2.5 * SQR(ABS(C ^ 2 + C1 ^ 2 + C2 ^ 2 + C3 ^ 2 + C4 ^ 2 + C5 ^ 2 + C6 ^ 2 + C7 ^ 2 + C8 ^ 2 + C9 ^ 2 + C10 ^ 2 + C11 ^ 2 + C12 ^ 2 + C13 ^ 2 + C14 ^ 2 + C15 ^ 2 - 16 * AVGC16 ^ 2) / 15)

Close below Lower Bollinger Band 16,25:

C < AVGC16 - 2.5 * SQR(ABS(C ^ 2 + C1 ^ 2 + C2 ^ 2 + C3 ^ 2 + C4 ^ 2 + C5 ^ 2 + C6 ^ 2 + C7 ^ 2 + C8 ^ 2 + C9 ^ 2 + C10 ^ 2 + C11 ^ 2 + C12 ^ 2 + C13 ^ 2 + C14 ^ 2 + C15 ^ 2 - 16 * AVGC16 ^ 2) / 15)

-Bruce
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syglk
Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 6:03:15 PM
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Thanks again, Bruce.

Bruce_L
Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 6:08:50 PM


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You're welcome.

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dunsek
Posted : Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:40:52 AM
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Bruce- I'd like to be able to sort my watchlist by % that the close/last price is away from the lower bollinger band (20,30). Any suggestions?Cheers
Bruce_L
Posted : Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:18:09 AM


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dunsek,
Please try using the following Personal Criteria Formula as a Sort:

Create your own stock rankings using WatchLists and Sort conditions

100 * ABS(C / (AVGC20 - 3 * SQR(ABS(C ^ 2 + C1 ^ 2 + C2 ^ 2 + C3 ^ 2 + C4 ^ 2 + C5 ^ 2 + C6 ^ 2 + C7 ^ 2 + C8 ^ 2 + C9 ^ 2 + C10 ^ 2 + C11 ^ 2 + C12 ^ 2 + C13 ^ 2 + C14 ^ 2 + C15 ^ 2 + C16 ^ 2 + C17 ^ 2 + C18 ^ 2 + C19 ^ 2 - 20 * AVGC20 ^ 2) / 19)) - 1)

A directional version of the PCF could be written as follows (with positive numbers being above the Lower Bollinger Band and negative numbers being below the Lower BB):

100 * (C / (AVGC20 - 3 * SQR(ABS(C ^ 2 + C1 ^ 2 + C2 ^ 2 + C3 ^ 2 + C4 ^ 2 + C5 ^ 2 + C6 ^ 2 + C7 ^ 2 + C8 ^ 2 + C9 ^ 2 + C10 ^ 2 + C11 ^ 2 + C12 ^ 2 + C13 ^ 2 + C14 ^ 2 + C15 ^ 2 + C16 ^ 2 + C17 ^ 2 + C18 ^ 2 + C19 ^ 2 - 20 * AVGC20 ^ 2) / 19)) - 1)

-Bruce
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