Re: Plotting two (or more) stocks

["A.J. Maas" <anthmaas@xxxxxx>]

Visuality by Charts: -What you are looking for is:
" the Relative Strength Comparison Indicator (RSCI)"
Note: don't confuse RSC with the relative strength indicator(RSI)
Both RSCI and RSI are predifined Ms65 build-in.
(see On-line help,MS-manual,Equis Internet-site)

Visuality by Charts-part 2: -What you are looking for is:
"the Performance Indicator(PERFORM)"
PERFORM is predifined Ms65 build-in.
(see On-line help,MS-manual,Equis Internet-site)

Visuality by Reports: -What you are looking for is:
"Performance Exploration - formula for the MS-Explorer"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name:  Performance, 1 Year's - ROC last250days
     ------------------
Notes:  LOAD min. 300 periods(press "Options")
             SORT use Scan-reports' Ranking Ability
                         by Clicking on a coloms' top bar or
                         use the SORT-button
             {Shows stocks' last (since x - periods ago) performance
             - a 250-periods ("days") % change since 1st period -
             accounted by last loaded closing-price. Generaly known
             as "1 year performance" comparison}
     -----------------
ColA: name:    Close
           formula: C
ColB: name:    C1yr-ago
           formula: Ref(C,-250)
ColC: name:    Volatil
           formula: ROC(C,250,%)
Filter: ROC(C,250,%)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Change 250 into whatever "days-back" you want results, with
a reminder that a week is counted for as five(5) days
"the exchange-working days".

Make use of the excellent build-in Ranking Ability.
Include "your exchange"-Index in the exploration-scan, among
with the other to be scanned stocks and press the Sort-button
for any "measureable" rankings.

Cannot help with the last quest, as I never use system tester.
Only run tests that uses todays' data, and for that the scan-explorer
is the most powerful to be used. This as my "system" is not a system but just TA(basics).

Regards,
Ton Maas
Ms-IRB@xxxxxxxxx

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-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: Robert Duplain <rduplain@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Aan: 'metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Datum: donderdag 28 mei 1998 16:53
Onderwerp: RE: Plotting two (or more) stocks


Hi Craig,

If you have MS 6.5, you can use the LASTVALUE function.  Just build the indicator using this formula:
C/LastValue(C)*100

Drop this indicator on all the graph you what to compare then pick every indicator line and drag and drop them all on
the same graph.

You will end up on the same graph with all stock having the same final value of 100 and previous days value calculated
relative to this final value.

Then you can compare progressions.

Robert

-----Message d'origine-----
De: Pugsley, Craig [SMTP:CPugsley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Date: 27 mai, 1998 20:01
À: Metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Objet: Plotting two (or more) stocks

Hi there,
Is there a way of using metastock to take two or more stocks AND making
them both, say, 100 at the start date then plot them on the same chart
(ie for purposes of seeing how a stock does relative to an index like
the dow or the Australian all ordinaries.)

(I tried using Excel for this, by exporting from metastock and dividing
all the values by a number that makes the first one 100, then plotting
the two stocks on the one chart - but this is a bit clunky!)

ALSO, when I use the system tester the buy signal is an arrow but the
sell is a little exit sign. How do I change this (Please! it's driving
me nuts and I can't work out how to change it).

Cheers,
Craig.