jmahon01
19 posts
msg #45324
- Ignore jmahon01 |
6/27/2006 11:59:48 AM
I would like to add a search to one of my filters to identify the MAX high of the last 30 days, subtract the MAX low of the last 30 days then divide by last close to obtain a decimal to compare against (as in is the result equal to or GT .10). Anyone know if there is a way to do this on SF ???
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nikoschopen
2,824 posts
msg #45326
- Ignore nikoschopen |
6/27/2006 1:01:16 PM
But I think the following would better inform you where the close might lie in the range made up of the 30-day high/low:
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jmahon01
19 posts
msg #45332
- Ignore jmahon01 |
6/27/2006 5:39:23 PM
Hey Niko .... Thanks a lot for the help. I sure do appreciate it. Looks like it should work fine. If I wanted to add and "or" clause (such as "or if diff above 5" ) would that work with it? /JPM
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nikoschopen
2,824 posts
msg #45334
- Ignore nikoschopen |
6/27/2006 6:37:15 PM
There have been many passing remarks on the uses of Boolean algorithms within the SF paradigm. Be that as it may, the "OR" clause usually means "this OR that, but NOT both". That is, "OR equals NOT AND" (OR = ~AND).
Therefore, here's a brief rundown on how to implement the "OR" expression. Suppose you want to screen for stocks that have moved below the 20-day low OR below the MA(20), but not BOTH. When the "OR" expression is successfully evaluted, only one of the two conditional statements will be stamped as "true".
Hope that helps.
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jmahon01
19 posts
msg #45342
- Ignore jmahon01 |
6/28/2006 12:43:01 AM
Yes, it does help! Thanks very much ..... I think it will allow me to do what I want to do. Thanks again. /JPM
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nikoschopen
2,824 posts
msg #46011
- Ignore nikoschopen
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7/21/2006 2:50:21 AM
For the record, the use of OR in the above illustration refers to "exclusive disjunction"!
In the virtual absence of exclusive disjunction, wherein the "OR" operator is ordinarily interpreted as "this OR that, or BOTH" (according to the rules of inclusive disjunction), you probably wanna use the "OR is above 0" premise instead.
If for any reason should this academically stale subject matter become the source of next nuclear fallout, so be it. My conscience is clear.
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maxreturn
745 posts
msg #46021
- Ignore maxreturn |
7/21/2006 12:46:41 PM
Whew Niko...You gotta stop usin dem million dolla words!
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