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gsn
Posted : Sunday, January 2, 2011 12:11:44 PM
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Would anyone be able to help create PCFs for the following Bollinger confirmed breakout scan? (Bands defaulting to a period of 20 and 2 standard deviations? Any help much appreciated.

Day 1: Bandwidth within 25% of Lowest bandwidth in 6 months AND Close Inside the bands
Day 2: Close above the upper band
Day 3: Close above Day 2's Close
Bruce_L
Posted : Monday, January 3, 2011 9:16:29 AM


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While we could do this using RealCode in StockFinder (Real Code for Bollinger Bandwidth low points), it is absolutely not happening in the current version of TeleChart.

We can do:

Day 1: Close Inside the bands
Day 2: Close above the upper band
Day 3: Close above Day 2's Close

C > C1 AND C1 > AVGC20.1 + 2 * SQR(ABS(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 + C20 ^ 2 - 20 * AVGC20.1 ^ 2) / 19) AND ABS(C2 - AVGC20.2) <= 2 * SQR(ABS(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 + C20 ^ 2 + C21 ^ 2 - 20 * AVGC20.2 ^ 2) / 19)

But bandwidth within 25% of lowest bandwidth in 6 months results in a Personal Criteria Formula that is way to long to be practical.

Modelling Bollinger Bands (& Standard Deviation) in a TC PCF
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gsn
Posted : Tuesday, January 4, 2011 7:57:15 AM
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Thank you so much. This is very helpful. Could I impose on you to create a PCF now that would do the following:

Day 1: Close Inside the bands
Day 2: Close above the upper band

This would allow for catching potential breakouts before being confirmed on Day 3. Any help much appreciated.
Bruce_L
Posted : Tuesday, January 4, 2011 9:34:03 AM


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C > AVGC20 + 2 * 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) AND ABS(C1 - AVGC20.1) <= 2 * SQR(ABS(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 + C20 ^ 2 - 20 * AVGC20.1 ^ 2) / 19)

-Bruce
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gsn
Posted : Tuesday, January 4, 2011 9:50:55 AM
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Thank you so much.
Bruce_L
Posted : Tuesday, January 4, 2011 10:07:29 AM


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You're welcome.

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fpetry
Posted : Tuesday, January 4, 2011 10:49:10 AM
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QUOTE (Bruce_L)
C > AVGC20 + 2 * 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) AND ABS(C1 - AVGC20.1) <= 2 * SQR(ABS(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 + C20 ^ 2 - 20 * AVGC20.1 ^ 2) / 19)


Bruce, I tried to add the formula to my PCFs list twice and each time after I clicked the test button after first copying and pasting the formula above  I got a Syntax Error message, TC2007.  thanks.
Bruce_L
Posted : Tuesday, January 4, 2011 10:53:11 AM


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fpetry,
Please try copying and pasting it again. It doesn't have any syntax errors. I even copied and pasted it from your post instead of the original post and still didn't receive any errors.

-Bruce
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fpetry
Posted : Tuesday, January 4, 2011 11:48:15 AM
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QUOTE (Bruce_L)
fpetry,
Please try copying and pasting it again. It doesn't have any syntax errors. I even copied and pasted it from your post instead of the original post and still didn't receive any errors.


Well jeez, it worked this time... I also copied and pasted from my post above.  Possible that when I copied twice before that I missed a character or included something extra. Whatever, thank you very much for the PCF and follow up Bruce!
Bruce_L
Posted : Tuesday, January 4, 2011 11:49:33 AM


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You're welcome.

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