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----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm Walsh" <malcolm.walsh@xxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 12:17 PM
Subject: RE: Need help with an exploration


> I am not so seasoned a user but I may suggest that you use () to separate
> your logic "and"  "or" statements.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ivanhoe75
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 8:38 AM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Need help with an exploration
>
>
> Hello seasoned Metastock user!
>
> I just used to create an exploration which should show me possible
> candidates for a short term bottom reverseal.
> This is my filter formula:
> colA < colD AND
> colA < colE AND
> (ADX(14) > 30) AND
> (PDI(14) < MDI(14)) AND
> VOLUME > 5000 AND
> Hammer() OR InvBlackHammer() OR InvHammer() OR BullHarami() OR
> BullHaramiCross() OR DojiStar() OR MorningDojiStar() OR MorningStar() OR
> ShavenBottom() OR TweezerBottoms() = 1
>
> ColA = Close
> ColD = Mov(Close,20,e)
> ColE = Mov(Close,40,e)
>
> The exploration refuses only a few stocks, although the criteria should be
> appropriate. I realised the problem, that MetaStock plots in ColD and E
> values which are above the close and should result in a filter rejection
> for the particular stock. But the stock is nevertheless on the
> positives-list.
>
> Does anybody have an idea what the cause for this wrong results is?
>
> Thank you very much
> Alex
>
>