CANDLESTICKS AND / OR OHLC BARS

LOUD
LOUD ✭
in Scanning
How do you scan for stocks that closed in the top 25% of the candle or bar?

I tried every formula I could think of but only got syntex errors.

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  • gord
    gord admin
    edited May 2015
    The best place to start is by reading all the documentation on scanning under the ChartSchool section. Here's a link to the library of sample scans which should help you write scans, but still read all the other documentation.

    http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:scan_library:sample_scans

    // Close in upper half of the day's range
    [type = stock]
    and [close > [[high + low] / 2]]

    this could be re-written as
    and [close > [[high + low] * 0.50 ]]

    the for your upper 25% case
    and [close > [[high + low] * 0.75 ]]

    edit this should be as pointed out by Markd, (good catch Mark, I shouldn't make these quick posts as I'm heading out the door).
    and [close > low + [[high - low] * 0.75]]]
  • markd
    markd mod
    edited May 2015
    The first and second instances work, but the third does not.

    [high + low] * 0.75 results in a number outside the range:

    [10 + 20] = 30; 30 * 0.75 = 22.5, which is greater than 20

    It has to be:

    [ low + [[high - low] * 0.75]]]

    [10 + [[20 - 10] * 0.75]]]

    [10 + [10 * 0.75]]

    [10 + 7.5] or 17.5

    or you could say it:

    [low + [range * 0.75]
  • gord
    gord admin
    Good catch Mark, I shouldn't make these quick posts as I'm heading out the door, glad you caught it, thanks.
  • Kevo
    Kevo ✭
    wow markd; I would have never noticed a problem.

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