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How to write scan of price greater than 10 day high EMA
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So now that I know Stockcharts can vary the Moving averages used on the charts by using all Highs, Low, Open or
closing price I want to write a scan when price closes above a 10 EMA of the highs. But for some reason I can't get it
to accept the high price designation. Here is what I have written. Any ideas?
and [daily close > EMA(12,h,close)]
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asked Jan 16 at 01:38
Windsurf
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answered Jan 16 at 07:14
markd
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What are your buy & sell rules when
using moving averages?
Markd that is a good reason why people shouldn't write scans at 4:30AM!! :>) Thanks.
Windsurf (Jan 16 at 10:48)
Yup that fixed it.
Windsurf (Jan 16 at 10:54)
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Sorry I just read the scan question. It works for me and all the results look fine. I think the answer is "What you think
you asked for is not always what you asked for".
and [daily close > EMA(12,High)]
and [yesterday's close > EMA(12,High)]
and [2 Day's ago close < EMA(12,High)]
Here's a chart with a pretty good example.
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edit: OOPS I see Markd already picked this up.
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answered Jan 16 at 14:22
Gord
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Right. I wanted a scan that picks up the closing price 2 days ago to be under the 12 day EMA of highs for 2 days ago so that
I am picking up the price crossing the 12 EMA of highs 2 days prior.
I watched a webinar that the presenter used a moving average channel of highs and lows as a trigger. I thought I would look
at some stocks and see how reliable this trigger is.
And yes Gord, the trick to getting the right results in a scan is to make sure you are asking the question you think you are
asking. :>)
Windsurf (Jan 16 at 14:49)
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OK after I shut my computer and went to bed the answer popped into my head. the right phrase is [Daily Close >
EMA(12,high)]. Sorry I should have figured it out.
So I wrote this simple scan as a test and interestingly it doesn't quite work. I get mostly the right stocks in the list but I
see that some stocks have the 2 days ago close slightly higher than the 12 EMA High. FITB is one stock that closed
.02 points higher than the listed EMA 12 High 2 days ago on the 13th. (I ran this scan at 4:30AM Eastern Time on the
16th. So the last close was on the 15th and two days prior is the 13th). I assume that it is a rounding error or
something that has a .02 or .03 variable. But does anyone else have an explanation why these stocks are included?
#100B Long Basic Price > EMA High
[type = stock]
AND [group is 'SP500']
and [optionable is true]
AND [Daily SMA(20,Daily Volume) > 300000]
AND [Daily SMA(60,Daily Close) > 10]
AND [daily close > EMA(12,High)]
and [yesterday's close > EMA(12,High)]
and [2 Day's ago close < EMA(12,High)]
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answered Jan 16 at 04:22
Windsurf
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Now can someone give me a scan that finds these stocks three days before they move???? :>)
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answered Jan 16 at 11:02
Windsurf
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I usually just scan for something like this.
and [ tomorrows close > yesterdays close * 100 ]
Gord (Jan 16 at 11:33)
:>) LOL that's a good one.
Windsurf (Jan 16 at 12:23)
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