Hi Bruce,

I would like scans for the following.

1. gap down on a 10-min chart and also a fill in the same 10 min bar (if this is possible).

2. a scan for the previous day's low and a breakdown of that previous day's low - 10 min chart

3. a scan for a previous days = rectangle - at least 2 o3 hours worth of 10 min bars and the thinner the rectangle the better

4. a scan for a daily chart for a triangle, lateral moves/ sideways, rectangle so i can use it for different timeframes. 

Suggestion: i've noticed that there have been many pcfs written already. it would be great if all created pcfs are in one consolidated area/file. thank you so much.

thanks a lot

Joan

If you mean a daily gap down and then a fill, then this cannot be done using a 10 minute time frame as there is no way to determine the time of day in an intraday Personal Criteria Formula. You could however check for open to be below the previous close and the current price at or above the the previous close using a daily Condition Formula:

O < C1 AND C >= C1

The same formula could be used with a 10-minute time frame to check for this pattern from one 10-minute bar to the next 10-minute bar.

There is no way to determine the low of the previous day using an intraday PCF.

There is no way to determine when the date changed in an intraday PCF. You could sort by the following Indicator Formula set to a 10-Minute Time Frame to identify which symbol have the narrowest total range as a percent of average of range over the most recent 2 hours. The lower the value, the more likely the pattern would represent consolidation within a narrow rectangle:

100 * (MAXH12 - MINL12) / (AVGH12 - AVGL12)

You may wish to review the following for information on pattern recognition in TC2000:

Falling wedge
Cup with a handle formation
PCF for cup with a handle
Scanning for Chart Patterns
Scanning for Stocks Printing a Double or Triple Bottom
PCFs for pennants and flags
PCF's for Triangles
Does TeleChart support Elliott Wave indicators?
Double top/bottom trend
Finding Double Tops and Double Bottoms
CUP AND HANDLE AGAIN
Finding Continuation Triangles And Wedges With Telechart
Cup & Handle PCF
Double tops and bottoms
Flag wedge and pennant pcf
05/01/2012 Webinar: Trading the Flag and Pennant Patterns
Head and shoulders
TC 2000 Bull flags, Bear Flags
PCF for rounded bottom trading

That said, I personally do not think complex pattern recognition is practical in TC2000 using formulas and Scans.

They are at the very least beyond my abilities to help you create without a specific unambiguous objective definition of what you are attempting to identify. It can't be an I know it when I see it type of definition or be based entirely on an image.

This is true of pattern recognition in general with the exception of fixed size candlestick patterns, which are fairly straightforward as long as the pattern is well defined:

Boolean PCFs for Candlestick Patterns

There are literally thousands of completely different PCF requests. A consolidated list of all of the PCFs which have been created in the forums would be extremely large, difficult to follow and contain many PCFs which were only useful to the person requesting them initially.

The search function is probably more useful than any single post containing all of the PCFs could ever be.

Learn how to use the forums: post a new topic, reply, Search existing topics

Thank you  Bruce.

The gap down formula is perfect. It is exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks for listing some formulas here. This is a great help  since I am still new at this.

And I will remember to use the search function in searching for already created pcfs that I might be able to use in the future.  

Have a terrific day!

You're welcome.