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  • Parts of the Scan Results Page
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  • Storing in a New ChartList
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  1. Scanning & Alerts
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Working With Scan Results

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When you run a scan, your scan's results will appear in a new tab or window for you to view. However, that is just the beginning of the process. Unfortunately, there's no such thing as the perfect scan. It is essential that you review your scan results carefully to find the stocks you want to continue watching. The Scan Results page is designed to make this process quick and easy.

Check out our Scan Results overview video below, or just read on to learn how to get the most out of your scan results.

Parts of the Scan Results Page

Whether you are running a scan (Advanced or Standard) or viewing the results of a Predefined Scan, you are presented with essentially the same results page, shown below:

  1. Scan Criteria/Information

  2. Member Actions Buttons

  3. Scan Results View Settings

  4. Number of Results Returned

  5. Scan Date

  6. Column Selector

  7. Entries Per Page

  8. Search Box

  9. Results Table

  10. Previous/Next Buttons

  11. Additional Resources

The use of each of these sections is described below.

Viewing Scan Criteria/Information

On the Standard and Advanced Scan Results pages, there is a Scan Criteria Box at the top of the page that shows the scan name (if it is a saved scan), the scan criteria, and any starting date adjustments that have been made.

However, for Predefined Scan Results, the scan criteria are not shown directly on the page. Clicking the blue “Edit Scan Criteria” button in the Member Actions area will load the scan criteria in the Advanced Scan Workbench, allowing you to view the scan clauses, as well as potentially modify the criteria to save as your own scan:

Both the Predefined and Custom Scan Results pages show you the date of the scan and the number of results returned at the top of the page. Remember that if more than 2000 results are returned, only the first 2000 will be displayed in the scan results. A notification will be displayed next to the results count, indicating that your scan results may have been truncated.

Viewing Scan Results

StockCharts offers three different ways to view the scan results: Summary, SharpCharts, and CandleGlance. Use the tabs at the top of the page to choose which viewing mode you want to use for your scan results.

Summary View of Results

This view of scan results is similar to the Summary View that you use for viewing ChartLists. The results are shown in a table with a row for each symbol returned by the scan.

The symbols that meet your criteria are displayed in the Results Table, along with some basic information about each symbol:

  • Symbol

  • Name

  • Exchange

  • Sector

  • Industry

  • Last (Closing Value)

  • Volume

  • SCTR (StockCharts Technical Rank)

  • SCTR Universe

In some cases, there is one additional column on the far right, usually displaying an indicator value. Using a “RANK BY” clause in your Advanced Scan will show the value of the indicator or other criteria you ranked by. In that case, your Scan Results will have an extra column containing the values for the Rank By criteria.

Launching Charts

In the far left column of the Results Table, click the menu to choose which type of chart to launch for that symbol in a new browser window. This menu can be used to launch

Customizing the Results Table

If you don't need all the standard columns in the Results Table, you can click the “Columns” button above the table and click on the columns you want to exclude. Visible columns will be checked and highlighted in dark gray, while excluded columns will be unchecked and highlighted in light gray. Simply click the column again to toggle it back to visibility.

Additionally, above the Results Table, you can change the number of results that are displayed at one time (the default is 500 results). If you have more results than will fit on the page, “Previous” and “Next” buttons will be available at the bottom of the results table, allowing you to scroll through the results pages.

Finally, a search box above the Results Table allows you to filter the scan results by keyword.

Sorting Results

By default, the table is sorted by Symbol in descending order. The sorting order will be shown by the icon next to the header text for each column. To change the sort order, you can click on either the icon or the column text. This will toggle the direction (ascending or descending) of the sort.

The results table supports second-order sorting. This allows you to sub-sort a column within another sorted column. For example, you may wish to see the results displayed such that the Industries are shown in order under their respective Sectors. To do that, sort by the Sector column, then hold down the shift key while clicking to sort by the Industry column.

SharpCharts View of Results

This view of scan results is similar to the ChartList View that you use for viewing ChartLists. It shows full-size SharpCharts in your default ChartStyle for each symbol in the scan results, one after the other.

Use the "Jump to Chart" menu to scroll down to a specific chart. Clicking on the chart will launch that SharpChart in the SharpCharts Workbench.

CandleGlance View of Results

This view of scan results is similar to the CandleGlance View that you use for viewing ChartLists. A mini-chart is shown for each symbol in the scan results, allowing you to quickly browse through charts for each of the symbols.

Click on the mini-chart to launch a full-size SharpChart for that symbol in the SharpCharts Workbench.

Note: If you have created a custom CandleGlance ChartSyle in your account, that style will be used on the CandleGlance view of your scan results.

Saving/Exporting Scan Results

There are numerous ways to save your scan results for later use. You can:

  • Store the results in a new SharpCharts or ACP ChartList.

  • Merge the results with an existing SharpCharts or ACP ChartList.

  • Replace the results of an existing SharpCharts or ACP ChartList.

  • Download results to a new CSV file.

Note: Only Extra and Pro members can save their scan results to a ChartList.

Storing in a New ChartList

To store the results in a new ChartList, click the green “Save to ChartList” button in the Member Actions section above the results table, and make sure the “New List” tab is selected. You will be prompted to choose either a SharpCharts or ACP ChartList and enter a name for the new ChartList. The name will be set to “Scan Results” plus today's date, but you can modify or replace this suggestion.

By default, the ChartList will sort the scan results by name. If you want them sorted in the same order as the results table, check the “Number in Sorted Order” checkbox. This ChartList sorting is achieved by prepending numbers to the name of each chart in the ChartList.

Remember that a ChartList can only hold 1000 items. If there are more than 1000 results for the scan, only the first 1000 will be copied to the ChartList. Also, you must have room on your account to add another ChartList.

Merging with an Existing ChartList

This option is often used by members who run the same scan every day and want to update their list with the latest scan results.

The process for merging with an existing ChartList is very similar to storing in a new ChartList. The main difference is that you select the “Merge with List” tab after clicking the “Save to ChartList" button. Instead of being prompted to enter a name for your new ChartList, you will be asked to select an existing ChartList from a list of all your SharpCharts and ACP ChartLists.

Once you select a ChartList and click “Save to List”, any scan results that are not already on the ChartList will be added to the existing charts on the ChartList, up to a maximum of 1000 items. Thus, if you merged with an existing ChartList that had 925 items, at most 75 new charts from the scan results could be added when merging.

Replacing an Existing ChartList

The process for replacing an existing ChartList is also very similar. In this case, you select the “Replace List” tab after clicking the “Save to ChartList” button. You will be prompted to select an existing ChartList from a list of all your SharpCharts and ACP ChartLists.

Like with the process for storing in a new ChartList, you can check the “Number in Sorted Order Order” checkbox if you want the ChartList to be sorted in the same order as you have sorted your scan results. Again, this ChartList sorting is achieved by prepending numbers to the name of each chart in the ChartList.

Once you select a ChartList and click “Save to List”, all existing charts are removed from the ChartList, and the scan results are inserted in their place, up to a maximum of 1000 items.

Downloading to a CSV

When you click the grey “Download CSV” button in the Member Actions section, your scan results will be saved to a CSV file, which you can download to your computer.

The results in the CSV file will use the same sort order as your Results Table.

Note that the CSV file does not have a 1000-item limit like ChartLists, so you can get up to 2000 results in the CSV file.

Scheduled Scans

Reviewing/Refining Scan Results

The scan results are not a buy or sell list but a starting point from which further analysis must be done. This is often an iterative process, wherein viewing the results prompts modifications to the scan criteria based on the number of results and how closely the results approach your desired outcome.

Once you have your scan results and have saved them in a ChartList, it is useful to view that ChartList in CandleGlance view. This will display mini-charts that you can quickly scan.

There are two advantages to the use of CandleGlance view. The first advantage is that you can confirm that the results you are getting are in the ballpark of your desired results. If they are not, further changes to the scan criteria may be required.

Cool Tip: When verifying scan results, we recommend keeping the chart's timeframe short (2 months or shorter) so it is quicker and easier to see the recent price behavior and indicators being verified.

If your results are in the ballpark area, then the second advantage of CandleGlance view is that you can quickly scan the results and eliminate candidates that are not suitable. As you hover your mouse over the upper right corner of the mini-chart, a garbage can link appears. To remove that symbol from the ChartList, simply click on the garbage can, as shown below:

Once this process is complete, you have, in effect, created a watch list. You can extend your review and study the charts in greater depth using Gallery View or other chart formats.

Note: While scan results can be viewed in CandleGlance charts right on the Scan Results page, you will not be able to delete any charts from the scan results on that page. You must first save the scan results to a ChartList, then delete charts from the ChartList.

Conclusions

Creating the scan is just the beginning; once you've scanned for a preliminary list of potential investment candidates, you need to review that list and choose those that are worthy of further investigation. The Scan Results page, in combination with ChartLists and CandleGlance charts, can help you do just that.

Additional Resources

Tutorials

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If your scan uses the “Rank By” feature, the table will be pre-sorted based on your Rank By criteria. If you have used an expression in the Rank By criteria (e.g., ranking by MACD value), an extra column will be displayed on the right side with the value of the expression. For more information on using the Rank By feature, see our page in the Support Center.

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StockCharts also allows Extra and Pro members to schedule one of their saved scans to run at a specified time and automatically save the scan results to a ChartList. For more detailed information about this option, please see our article on .

It's well worth taking the time to learn the “language” we use for writing scans, as this will help you generate a watchlist of stocks custom-tailored to your investment needs. For more information on our scanning syntax, see our article in the Support Center.

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