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Candelstick Pattern Formulas
   

Parameters: Default parameters are displayed for all scan criteria used by this system. The term "bars" means days and is used to represent actual trade days (close prices) vs. calendar days.

New 52-week High/Low  

Stocks whose price gain/decline has accelerated over the last N1 closing prices in comparison to the last N2 closing prices.
Parameters N1: 260 (bars)    

 

Strong Volume Gainers/Decliners (SVG/SVD)  

Stocks whose price gain/decline has accelerated over the last N1 closing prices in comparison to the last N2 closing prices.
Parameters N1: 4 (bars) N2: 20 (bars)  

 

Bullish 13/50 MA Crossover (MCU)
Base formula

Stocks that had the simple moving average of the last N1 closing prices move above the simple moving average of the last N2 closing prices.
Parameters N1: 13 (bars) N2: 50 (bars)  


Bullish 50/200 MA Crossover (MCU)  

Stocks that had the simple moving average of the last N1 closing prices move above the simple moving average of the last N2 closing prices.
Parameters N1: 50 (bars) N2: 200 (bars)  

 

Bearish 13/50 MA Crossover (MCD)
Base formula  

Stocks that had the simple moving average of the last N1 closing prices move below the simple moving average of the last N2 closing prices.
Parameters N1: 13 (bars) N2: 50 (bars)  


Bearish 50/200 MA Crossover (MCD)  

Stocks that had the simple moving average of the last N1 closing prices move below the simple moving average of the last N2 closing prices.
Parameters N1: 50 (bars) N2: 200 (bars)  

 

Bullish MACD Crossover (MCDU)
Base formula

Stocks whose MACD line crossed above the signal line today after being below the signal line for the previous three days. The MACD parameters used are 26 and 12 and the signal line is a 9-day EMA of the MACD line.
Parameters Long: 26 Short: 12 M: 9 (bars)


Bearish MACD Crossover (MCDD)  

Stocks whose MACD line crossed below the signal line today after being above the signal line for the previous three days. The MACD parameters used are 26 and 12 and the signal line is a 9-day EMA of the MACD line.
Parameters Long: 26 Short: 12 M: 9 (bars)

 

Overbought with a Declining RSI (RSID)
Base formula  

Stocks whose RSI line moved below 70 today after being above 70 for the previous three days. The RSI period used is 14.
Parameters N1: 14 (bars) LL: 70  


Oversold with an Improving RSI (RSII)  

Stocks whose RSI line moved above 30 today after being below 30 for the previous three days. The RSI period used is 14.
Parameters N1: 14 (bars) LL: 30  

 

Moved Above Upper Bollinger Band (AUBB)
Base formula

Stocks which closed above the upper line of their N-day Bollinger Band and which were below that same band after the previous trading session.
Parameters N1: 20 (bars)    


Moved Below Lower Bollinger Band (AUBB)  

Stocks which closed below the lower line of their N-day Bollinger Band and which were above that same band after the previous trading session.
Parameters N1: 20 (bars)    


 

Improving Chaikin Money Flow (CMFI)
Base formula  

Stocks for which the 21-day Chaikin Money Flow oscillator has just moved above the +20% level.
Parameters N1: 21 (bars)    


Declining Chaikin Money Flow (CMFD)  

Stocks for which the 21-day Chaikin Money Flow oscillator has just moved below the -20% level.
Parameters N1: 21 (bars)    

 

CCI Buy Signals (CCIB)
Base formula

Stocks for which the 20-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) has just moved above the +100 level.
Parameters N1: 20 (bars)    


CCI Sell Signals (CCIS)  

Stocks for which the 20-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) has just moved below the -100 level.
Parameters N1: 20 (bars)    

 

Parabolic SAR Buy Signals (SARB)
Base formula  

Stocks whose Parabolic SAR just "flipped" from above the price bars to below the price bars. The parameters used are 2 and 20.
Parameters N1: 10 (bars) Step: 2 MaxP: 20


Parabolic SAR Sell Signals (SARS)  

Stocks whose Parabolic SAR just "flipped" from below the price bars to above the price bars. The parameters used are 2 and 20.
Parameters N1: 10 (bars) Step: 2 MaxP: 20

 

Stocks in a New Up trend (ADXU)
Base formula

Stocks for which the N-day ADX Line just moved above the +M level (signaling a new trend) and the +DI line is above the -DI line (signaling that the new trend is upwards).
Parameters N1: 14 (bars) M: 20  


Stocks in a New Down trend (ADXD)  

Stocks for which the N-day ADX Line just moved above the +M level (signaling a new trend) and the -DI line is above the +DI line (signaling that the new trend is downwards).
Parameters N1: 14 (bars) M: 20  

 

Gap Ups (GU)  

Stocks whose current low was at least P percent higher than the previous day's high.
Parameters P: 2.5    


Gap Downs (GU)

Stocks whose current low was at least P percent lower than the previous day's low.
Parameters P: 2.5    

 

Island Tops (IT)  

Stocks that gapped UP at least P percent yesterday and gapped DOWN at least 2.5 percent today.
Parameters P: 2.5    


Island Bottoms (IT)

Stocks that gapped DOWN at least P percent yesterday and gapped UP at least 2.5 percent today.
Parameters P: 2.5