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syglk		Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 11:52:27 AM
Registered User Joined: 12/20/2008 Posts: 5		How would you put the following in a PCF? " Close today below/above the lower/upper Bolinger band(16,2.5)" Thanks, Sy
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Bruce_L		Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 12:02:19 PM
Worden Trainer Joined: 10/7/2004 Posts: 65,138		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 Personal Criteria Formulas TC2000 Support Articles
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syglk		Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 12:53:32 PM
Registered User Joined: 12/20/2008 Posts: 5		Thanks Bruce
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Bruce_L		Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 12:55:13 PM
Worden Trainer Joined: 10/7/2004 Posts: 65,138		You're welcome. -Bruce Personal Criteria Formulas TC2000 Support Articles
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syglk		Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 2:17:49 PM
Registered User Joined: 12/20/2008 Posts: 5		Bruce, I have one more question: How would I modify your above formula for "below lower bollinger band"?
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Bruce_L		Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 2:22:10 PM
Worden Trainer Joined: 10/7/2004 Posts: 65,138		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 Personal Criteria Formulas TC2000 Support Articles
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syglk		Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 6:03:15 PM
Registered User Joined: 12/20/2008 Posts: 5		Thanks again, Bruce.
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Bruce_L		Posted : Monday, October 12, 2009 6:08:50 PM
Worden Trainer Joined: 10/7/2004 Posts: 65,138		You're welcome. -Bruce Personal Criteria Formulas TC2000 Support Articles
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dunsek		Posted : Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:40:52 AM
Registered User Joined: 3/20/2009 Posts: 11		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
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Bruce_L		Posted : Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:18:09 AM
Worden Trainer Joined: 10/7/2004 Posts: 65,138		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 Personal Criteria Formulas TC2000 Support Articles
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