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nicky
Posted : Friday, October 13, 2006 2:38:21 PM
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how can i write a pcf to find stocks that move at least 8% of there price a day, for at least the last 5 days.
thank you
Bruce_L
Posted : Friday, October 13, 2006 2:42:30 PM


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Please try the following:

ABS(C / C1 - 1) >= .08 AND ABS(C1 / C2 - 1) >= .08 AND ABS(C2 / C3 - 1) >= .08 AND ABS(C3 / C4 - 1) >= .08 AND ABS(C4 / C5 - 1) >= .08

You may wish to review the following:

How to create a Personal Criteria Forumula (PCF)
Handy PCF example formulas to help you learn the syntax of PCFs!

-Bruce
Personal Criteria Formulas
TC2000 Support Articles
nicky
Posted : Friday, October 13, 2006 2:50:14 PM
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bruce how do i know how much each one moved, is there a way to see how much it moved next to it?
Bruce_L
Posted : Friday, October 13, 2006 2:59:03 PM


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I'm not sure what value you want to display since the formula is testing against five days (meaning there are five values for each symbol). Here's a version that displays the average of those five days if True:

ABS(ABS(C / C1 - 1) >= .08 AND ABS(C1 / C2 - 1) >= .08 AND ABS(C2 / C3 - 1) >= .08 AND ABS(C3 / C4 - 1) >= .08 AND ABS(C4 / C5 - 1) >= .08) * (ABS(C / C1 - 1) + ABS(C1 / C2 - 1) + ABS(C2 / C3 - 1) + ABS(C3 / C4 - 1) + ABS(C4 / C5 - 1)) / 5

Here's the same formula for yesterday:

ABS(ABS(C1 / C2 - 1) >= .08 AND ABS(C2 / C3 - 1) >= .08 AND ABS(C3 / C4 - 1) >= .08 AND ABS(C4 / C5 - 1) >= .08 AND ABS(C5 / C6 - 1) >= .08) * (ABS(C1 / C2 - 1) + ABS(C2 / C3 - 1) + ABS(C3 / C4 - 1) + ABS(C4 / C5 - 1) + ABS(C5 / C6 - 1)) / 5

We can adjust these results if they do not meet your needs since I'm not actually getting any symbols returning True that actually Trade.

-Bruce
Personal Criteria Formulas
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Craig_S
Posted : Friday, October 13, 2006 2:59:47 PM


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Nicky, when you say "find stocks that move at least 8% of there price a day" do mean from the low to the high of the day or from day to day (close to close)?

- Craig
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nicky
Posted : Friday, October 13, 2006 4:53:54 PM
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craig i need it from high to low and a move of at least 8% for the last 5 days. i dont want it if it just moved 8% yesterday but 8% every day for at least the last five days.
thanks
Craig_S
Posted : Friday, October 13, 2006 5:08:17 PM


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Try this:

Create the following PCFs:

Range as % of Low Today
100*(H-L)/L

Range as % of Low 1-day ago
100*(H1-L1)/L1

Range as % of Low 2-days ago
100*(H2-L2)/L2

Range as % of Low 3-days ago
100*(H3-L3)/L3

Range as % of Low 4-days ago
100*(H5-L5)/L5



Once you create and calculate the above PCFs, please build the following EasyScan

WatchList (ALL STOCKS)
Price Per Share (limit based on your trading)
Volume 90-day (limit based on your trading)
Range as % of Low Today (limit VALUES: 8 to MAX)
Range as % of Low 1-day ago (limit VALUES: 8 to MAX)
Range as % of Low 2-days ago (limit VALUES: 8 to MAX)
Range as % of Low 3-days ago (limit VALUES: 8 to MAX)
Range as % of Low 4-days ago (limit VALUES: 8 to MAX)


Save your EasyScan and enjoy the resulting WatchList of stocks that fit your conditions.

Here are two videos to review:
How to create a Personal Criteria Forumula (PCF)
Using EasyScan to find stocks that meet your own criteria

You can then sort by any of the PCFs I gave you OR add all 5 to your WatchList window to see their values. Check these videos out:

Create your own stock rankings using WatchLists and Sort conditions

Customize the Information Displayed in the WatchList

- Craig
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