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Well, there are a number of ways you can manipulate the data.
If you do the initial screening in the explorer, you can sort by the
column of your choice, highlight the list, and copy it. Then you can
paste it into excel as text.
Once it is in Excel, you can do all kinds of things with it. You can
reformat excel to match the MS requirements, delete all the stocks
that don't match your criteria, and then using the downloader, you can
import the sorted excel file back into MS. Once the files are back
into MS, you can download the history and then you have a folder with
just the highly ranked momentum stocks you are interested in. You can
apply your trading rules to the new subset to find the ones you want
to trade.
You can recreate the momentum list every day, every week or every month.
You can create historical test files for previous time frames to see
how the trading rules worked for the stocks it signaled a buy on
during the time frame you selected. You can select a handful of random
time frames to use for testing.
This is not perfect testing, but it will give you a very good idea of
how your momentum system may work.
Ideally, the lists would be created, sorted and tested in MS or in
TradeSim. But so far that ability doesn't exist.
I'm not trying to give you specific instructions on how to do the one
procedure you have in mind. I'm giving you the possibilities. You can
use the help screens to walk you through whichever process works best
for what you want to achieve.
Super
--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cherotree1" <mass54thcob@xxx>
wrote:
>
> Thanks again for your reply Super. Are you indicating that I can
> convert the list that I generate from my Relative Strength
> Comparison into Excel format? From looking at the Convert tool in
> the Downloader, it appears to convert security data but not the list
> I generate. Am I missing something?
>
> Charles
>
> --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, superfragalist <no_reply@>
> wrote:
> >
> > To pass data out of MS to Excel, open the downloader and use the
> > convert function under the tool tab.
> >
> > You can convert from MS to Excel and from Excel to MS.
> >
> > Read the help screens under the downloader help section to
> understand
> > the date and column headings required to import or export data.
> It's
> > very simple. I just imported 12 years worth of data from the from
> the
> > CBOE website by downloading it to excel, reformatting the excel
> files
> > to the MS spec and then importing the excel files into MS. It took
> > about 10 minutes.
> >
> > SpyGlass is the only alternative for external relative strength
> that
> > I've ever come across. For the relative strength comparatives,
> like I
> > said the weighted ROC formula that I posted awhile back produces
> > almost the same ranking as do other dedicated RSC programs. That
> > formula is really cheap.
> >
> > What is not cheap is turning the weighted ROC into testable
> > information, or into a consistent expert system. I guess it all
> comes
> > down to how much your time is worth.
> >
> > Have fun with excel!
> >
> > Super
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cherotree1" <mass54thcob@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks for the reply, Super and also for clarifying the IBD
> > > methodology. I do have Excel but I hardly ever use it and I
> > > certainly could not be considered proficient. I do know how to
> copy
> > > the Metastock list that I produced but I get strange results
> when I
> > > attempt to paste the results in Excel. Could you share the steps
> to
> > > paste the list in excel and have it numbered?
> > >
> > > I did take a look at the Splglass product. I was attempting to
> see
> > > if I could come up with a usable alternative (and cheaper :-)).
> > > Thanks again for your assistance!
> > >
> > > Charles
> > >
> > > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, superfragalist
> <no_reply@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > First IBD doesn't compare each stock to a base index. IBD uses
> > > > External Relative Strength which compares every stock to every
> > > other
> > > > stock in the population someone is using.
> > > >
> > > > I've tested many ranking formulas and External Relative
> Strength
> > > works
> > > > better as a filter than any of the other method including
> Relative
> > > > Strength Comparatives, which is what you are talking about.
> > > >
> > > > If you want an ERSC ranking that is the same as the IBD
> ranking,
> > > the
> > > > old SpyGlass plugin does that. It's called Fire now.
> > > >
> > > > SpyGlass puts a ranking value from 1 to 100 on each stock in
> the
> > > ERSC
> > > > comparison population and the numerical value means the same
> thing
> > > > from week to week and can be used in the tester.
> > > >
> > > > RSC values are meaningless in the tester because they are a
> > > relative
> > > > number only and do not have the same meaning from week to
> week.
> > > >
> > > > As far as counting goes, Roy uses a dll function in the
> explorer
> > > that
> > > > can count but I don't think it can sort on the highest value.
> I
> > > don't
> > > > use it so Roy will have to explain it.
> > > >
> > > > You can always export your list to excel and have excel sort
> and
> > > > number them.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Super
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cherotree1"
> <mass54thcob@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I am using this formula ROC(MOV((C/P),26,S),1,%), and
> comparing
> > > it to
> > > > > a base index, to generate a list of securities which I can
> then
> > > sort
> > > > > by either Relative Strength, Symbol or Security Name.
> > > > >
> > > > > My question to the group; is it possible to have the printed
> > > output of
> > > > > this list numbered i.e. number 1 for strongest, up to the
> last
> > > number
> > > > > in my list. Or, is it even possible to rank this list
> similar to
> > > the
> > > > > RS rankings that are listed by Investors Business Daily
> (maybe
> > > 100-
> > > > > strongest to 0-weakest). Any and all replys are appreciated.
> > > Peace!
> > > > >
> > > > > Charles
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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