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DKDuval
Posted : Monday, December 26, 2005 1:24:17 PM
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Is it possible to construct PCF's for an EMA crossover Easy Scan?
I wish to write an Easy Scan for a crossober of 3o and 60 day EMS's.
Craig_S
Posted : Monday, December 26, 2005 1:28:15 PM


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This should work:

XAVGC30>XAVGC60 AND XAVGC30.1<XAVGC60.1

Here are some videos to check out:

How to create a Personal Criteria Forumula (PCF)

Using EasyScan to find stocks that meet your own criteria

Understanding Moving Averages - Part I, The Basics

Understanding Moving Averages - Part II, Using Multiple Averages

Create PCFs and EasyScans to find moving average crossovers

Comparing indicators using Visual Difference sorts

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stochastics
Posted : Monday, November 25, 2013 4:35:39 PM
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Hi Bruce,

I wanted to construct a crossover from either direction for the 50 eMA X the 100 ema.  The formula I used marks ture for the S&P (& all the other stocks in my watchlist) but in reality, the 50 is not crossing the 100.  Please post a good formula - one that is corriect.  Thanks in advance. 
SGN (XAVGC50 > XAVGC100) <> SGN (XAVGC50.1 - XAVGC100.1)

Bruce_L
Posted : Monday, November 25, 2013 4:49:59 PM


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The Condition Formula needs to be written as:

SGN(XAVGC50 - XAVGC100) <> SGN(XAVGC50.1 - XAVGC100.1)

Note that there are not any spaces between the SGN and the ( and that the first > in your formula should in fact have been a - sign.



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Quiktdr
Posted : Sunday, December 1, 2013 12:36:35 PM
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I am looking for a simple PCF and for some reason the results are incorrect. 5dma< 10dma and c>200dma                                    AvgC5< AvgC10 and C> AvgC200    what am I doing wrong? I know that there will be few instances but I am getting candidates wher 5dma < 10 dma  but C>200dma which is not according to PCF inputs   TY in advance!

Quiktdr
Posted : Sunday, December 1, 2013 12:46:09 PM
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Disregard previous request ...my bad

stochastics
Posted : Sunday, December 1, 2013 10:15:07 PM
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Thank you Bruce for straightening out the previous PCF. 

2nd question:  Trying to write a WEEKLY formula where the 5 moving avg crosses the eMA 10 during the last bar/week.  Here's what I wrote but it doesn't jibe w/ my "Create Scan Conditon" command:

SGN(AVGC5.5 - XAVGC10.5) <> SGN(AVGC5.10 - XAVGC10.10)

Bruce_L
Posted : Monday, December 2, 2013 12:30:29 PM


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In TC2000 version 12.3 or the TC2000 version 12.4 beta, you can just set the Time Frame drop-down to Weekly when creating or editing the following Condition Formula to check for a cross in either direction between the previous bar and current bar:

SGN(AVGC5 - XAVGC10) <> SGN(AVGC5.1 - XAVGC10.1)

You could also use this as a Percent True Indicator on a Weekly chart in TC2000 version 7 and even sort by the Percent True Indicator if desired.

Visually Backtesting Specific Symbols
Sorting price and indicators by their Actual Value

But if you wanted to do this as a Personal Criteria Formula in TC2000 version 7, you would need to create the weekly data using a daily time frame.

SGN((C + C5 + C10 + C15 + C20) / 5 - .1819803 * (C + 9 / 11 * (C5 + 9 / 11 * (C10 + 9 / 11 * (C15 + 9 / 11 * (C20 + 9 / 11 * (C25 + 9 / 11 * (C30 + 9 / 11 * (C35 + 9 / 11 * (C40 + 9 / 11 * (C45 + 9 / 11 * (C50 + 9 / 11 * (C55 + 9 / 11 * (C60 + 9 / 11 * (C65 + 9 / 11 * (C70 + 9 / 11 * (C75 + 9 / 11 * (C80 + 9 / 11 * (C85 + 9 / 11 * (C90 + 9 / 11 * (C95 + 9 / 11 * (C100 + 9 / 11 * (C105 + 9 / 11 * (C110 + 9 / 11 * (C115 + 9 / 11 * (C120 + 9 / 11 * (C125 + 9 / 11 * (C130 + 9 / 11 * (C135 + 9 / 11 * (C140 + 9 / 11 * (C145 + 9 / 11 * (C150 + 9 / 11 * (C155 + 9 / 11 * (C160 + 9 / 11 * (C165 + 9 / 11 * (C170)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) <> SGN((C5 + C10 + C15 + C20 + C25) / 5 - .1819803 * (C5 + 9 / 11 * (C10 + 9 / 11 * (C15 + 9 / 11 * (C20 + 9 / 11 * (C25 + 9 / 11 * (C30 + 9 / 11 * (C35 + 9 / 11 * (C40 + 9 / 11 * (C45 + 9 / 11 * (C50 + 9 / 11 * (C55 + 9 / 11 * (C60 + 9 / 11 * (C65 + 9 / 11 * (C70 + 9 / 11 * (C75 + 9 / 11 * (C80 + 9 / 11 * (C85 + 9 / 11 * (C90 + 9 / 11 * (C95 + 9 / 11 * (C100 + 9 / 11 * (C105 + 9 / 11 * (C110 + 9 / 11 * (C115 + 9 / 11 * (C120 + 9 / 11 * (C125 + 9 / 11 * (C130 + 9 / 11 * (C135 + 9 / 11 * (C140 + 9 / 11 * (C145 + 9 / 11 * (C150 + 9 / 11 * (C155 + 9 / 11 * (C160 + 9 / 11 * (C165 + 9 / 11 * (C170 + 9 / 11 * (C175))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))



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