Scan Syntax: Technical Indicators

There are several technical indicators that you can set as filters for your scan. For more information on writing scans using these and other scan clauses, please see our Support Center article on .

Accumulation/Distribution

Note: Accumulation/Distribution indicators use volume in their calculations, which means these indicators are not available for intraday scans. Make sure the starting date adjuster is set to “Last Market Close” when using these scan clauses.

Accumulation/Distribution (AccDist)

The value of the .

Syntax:

• AccDist

Operators:

• is,=, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [AccDist > yesterday's AccDist]

Accumulation/Distribution Signal (AccDist Signal)

The average of the Accumulation/Distribution Line over a given period of time.

Syntax:

• AccDist Signal(nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [AccDist Signal(20) > AccDist]

Aroon Oscillator

Aroon Up

Syntax:

• Aroon Up(nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [Aroon Up(25) > 70.0]

Aroon Down

Syntax:

• Aroon Down(nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [Aroon Down(25) < 30.0]

Aroon Osc

Syntax:

• Aroon Osc(nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [Aroon Osc(25) > 0.0]

Average Directional Indicator

ADX Line (ADX Line)

Syntax:

• ADX Line(nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [ADX Line(14) > 20.0]

Positive Directional Indicator (Plus DI)

Syntax:

• Plus DI(nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [Plus DI(14) > Minus DI(14)]

Negative Directional Indicator (Minus DI)

Syntax:

• Minus DI (nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [Minus DI(14) > Plus DI(14)]

Average True Range (ATR)

Syntax:

• ATR(nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [ATR(14) > 2.0]

Average True Range Percent (ATRP)

Syntax:

• ATRP(nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [ATRP(14) > 1.0]

Balance of Power (BOP)

Syntax:

• BOP(nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods in the SMA used to smooth the indicator

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [BOP(14) > 0]

Bollinger Bands

Upper Bollinger Band (Upper BB)

Syntax:

• Upper BB(nPeriods, StdDev, exp)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

• StdDev - Distance of the bands from the centerline

• exp - (optional) Values to be used in the calculation; default is Close

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [Upper BB(20,2,close) < close]

Lower Bollinger Band (Lower BB)

Syntax:

• Lower BB(nPeriods, StdDev, exp)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

• StdDev - Distance of the bands from the centerline

• exp - (optional) Values to be used in the calculation; default is Close

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [Lower BB(20,2,close) > close]

Bollinger BandWidth (BB Width)

Syntax:

• BB Width(nPeriods, StdDev, exp)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

• StdDev - Distance of the bands from the centerline

• exp - (optional) Values to be used in the calculation; default is Close

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [BB Width(20,2,close) > 9.99]

Bollinger's %B Indicator

Syntax:

• %B(nPeriods, StdDev, exp)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

• StdDev - Distance of the bands from the centerline

• exp - (optional) Values to be used in the calculation; default is Close

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [%B(20,2,close) > 1]

Chaikin Money Flow (CMF)

Syntax:

• CMF(nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [CMF(20) > 0.0]

Chaikin Oscillator (Chaikin Osc)

Syntax:

• Chaikin Osc(nShort, nLong)

Parameters:

• nShort - The smaller number of periods used in the computation


• nLong - The larger number of periods used in the computation

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [Chaikin Osc(3,10) > 9,999]

Chande Trend Meter

Syntax:

• Chande Trend Meter

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [Chande Trend Meter > 80.0]

Chandelier Exit (Chandlr)

Syntax:

• Chandlr(nPeriods, multiplier, long/short)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

• multiplier - ATR multiplier

• long/short - (optional) Default is long

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [Chandlr(22,3.0,long) > close]

Commodity Channel Index (CCI)

Syntax:

• CCI(nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [CCI(20) > 100.0]

ConnorsRSI

Syntax:

• ConnorsRSI(nRSI,nStreak,nRank)

Parameters:

• nRSI - Number of periods in the RSI of price

• nStreak - Number of periods in the RSI of the up/down streak

• nRank - Number of periods used in the price change ranking

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [ConnorsRSI(3,2,100) > 50]

Coppock Curve (Coppock)

Syntax:

• Coppock(ROC1, ROC2, WMA, exp)

Parameters:

• ROC1 - Rate of Change periods to be used in WMA calculation

• ROC2 - additive ROC periods

• WMA - Weighted Moving Average period

• exp - (optional) Values to be used in the calculation; default is Close

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [Coppock(14,11,10) > 0.0]

Correlation Coefficient

Syntax:

• Correlation(nPeriods, symbol)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

• symbol - Ticker symbol used as a comparison when calculating correlation coefficient

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [Correlation(20,$spx) > 0]

DecisionPoint Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO)

PMO Line

Syntax:

• PMO Line(EMA1, EMA2, Signal EMA, exp)

Parameters:

• EMA1 - First Exponential Moving Average Value

• EMA2 - Second Exponential Moving Average Value

• Signal EMA - Exponential Moving Average for the Signal Line

• exp - (optional) Values to be used in the calculation; default is Close

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [PMO Line(35,20,10) > 0.0]

PMO Signal

Syntax:

• PMO Signal(EMA1, EMA2, Signal EMA, exp)

Parameters:

• EMA1 - First Exponential Moving Average Value

• EMA2 - Second Exponential Moving Average Value

• Signal EMA - Exponential Moving Average for the Signal Line

• exp - (optional) Values to be used in the calculation; default is Close

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [PMO Signal(35,20,10) x PMO Line(35,20,10)]

Detrended Price Oscillator (DPO)

Syntax:

• DPO(nPeriods, nOffset, exp)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

• nOffset - (optional) Number of periods to move forward; default is 0

• exp - (optional) Values to be used in the calculation; default is Close

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [DPO(20) > 0]

• [DPO(20,0,close) > 0]

Distance From Moving Average

Distance From SMA (DistFromSMA)

Syntax:

• DistFromSMA(nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [DistFromSMA(200) > 0]

Distance From EMA (DistFromEMA)

Syntax:

• DistFromEMA(nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [DistFromEMA(200) > 0]

Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA)

Syntax:

• DEMA(nPeriods, exp)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

• exp - (optional) Values to be used in moving average calculation; default is Close

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [DEMA(20,close) > 0]

Ease of Movement (EMV)

Syntax:

• EMV(nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [EMV(14) > 0]

Force Index (Force)

Syntax:

• FORCE(nPeriods)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [FORCE(13) > 0.0]

Hull Moving Average (HullMA)

Syntax:

• HullMA(nPeriods, exp)

Parameters:

• nPeriods - Number of periods

• exp - (optional) Values to be used in moving average calculation; default is Close

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [HullMA(20,close) > 0]

Ichimoku Cloud

Ichimoku Base Line (Ichimoku Base Line)

Syntax:

• Ichimoku Base Line(nConversion, nBase, nSpan)

Parameters:

• nConversion - number of periods in conversion line (Tenkan-Sen)

• nBase - periods in base span (Kijun-Sen)

• nSpan - periods in leading span (Senkou)

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [Ichimoku Base Line(9,26,52) > 0]

Ichimoku Conversion Line (Ichimoku Conversion Line)

Syntax:

• Ichimoku Conversion Line(nConversion, nBase, nSpan)

Parameters:

• nConversion - number of periods in conversion line (Tenkan-Sen)

• nBase - periods in base span (Kijun-Sen)

• nSpan - periods in leading span (Senkou)

Operators:

• =, !=, >, >=, <=, <, x, is, is not

Example:

• [Ichimoku Conversion Line(9,26,52) > 0]

Ichimoku Span A (Ichimoku Span A)

Syntax:

• Ichimoku Span A(nConversion, nBase, nSpan)

Parameters:

• nConversion - number of periods in conversion line (Tenkan-Sen)

• nBase - periods in base span (Kijun-Sen)

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