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MACD/Trendline Swing Trader
- Thread starter retire45
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lol i failed, i dont know why the scanner isnt working. couple months ago i tried to backtest some things and had some of the same problems.
for example:
(MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] > MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] AND MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1] <= MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1]) OR (MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] < MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] AND MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1] >= MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1])
what i was trying to do is scan for stocks when the MACD crosses over in either direction
what is wrong with this? i dont understand why its not working. is it because there is no stocks that meet this requirement? also the scanner seems to stop at 99% for some reason. UHHHHHH
for example:
(MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] > MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] AND MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1] <= MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1]) OR (MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] < MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] AND MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1] >= MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1])
what i was trying to do is scan for stocks when the MACD crosses over in either direction
what is wrong with this? i dont understand why its not working. is it because there is no stocks that meet this requirement? also the scanner seems to stop at 99% for some reason. UHHHHHH
For how long did you read the Manual?
Scan is wrong... there is no difference between MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] and MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] Same problem with every line..
All you need is for the DIFF to be greater than zero now and less the zero in the past.. Use the Formula Builder.. This is not my Day job so can't help more now.. besides I don't want tons of Software tutorial posts here...
Quote from pokerg1:
lol i failed, i dont know why the scanner isnt working. couple months ago i tried to backtest some things and had some of the same problems.
for example:
(MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] > MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] AND MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1] <= MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1]) OR (MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] < MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] AND MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1] >= MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1])
what i was trying to do is scan for stocks when the MACD crosses over in either direction
what is wrong with this? i dont understand why its not working. is it because there is no stocks that meet this requirement? also the scanner seems to stop at 99% for some reason. UHHHHHH
Scan is wrong... there is no difference between MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] and MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] Same problem with every line..
All you need is for the DIFF to be greater than zero now and less the zero in the past.. Use the Formula Builder.. This is not my Day job so can't help more now.. besides I don't want tons of Software tutorial posts here...
A day to forget... Luckily it looks like I exited the commodities well this week.. Smells like at least a "pull-back" in those...
Long BZH (why I bought the weakest Builder?)
Long STP
Long MEA (a messy stray.. should have been trigger bought yesterday)
Long X
Short AGU
Basically walked from table to table buying humility today.. Have to get back to planning some trades since I am likely to "do something"...
Long BZH (why I bought the weakest Builder?)
Long STP
Long MEA (a messy stray.. should have been trigger bought yesterday)
Long X
Short AGU
Basically walked from table to table buying humility today.. Have to get back to planning some trades since I am likely to "do something"...
Quote from pokerg1:
lol i failed, i dont know why the scanner isnt working. couple months ago i tried to backtest some things and had some of the same problems.
for example:
(MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] > MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] AND MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1] <= MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1]) OR (MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] < MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30] AND MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1] >= MACD[MACD,Close,18,39,15,30,1])
what i was trying to do is scan for stocks when the MACD crosses over in either direction
what is wrong with this? i dont understand why its not working. is it because there is no stocks that meet this requirement? also the scanner seems to stop at 99% for some reason. UHHHHHH
You can ask questions here. These guys are VERY helpfull. Chances are, whatever you are tring to do with a scan has already been done.
http://www.worden.com/training/default.aspx?g=topics&f=26
Arnie,
He is using Strategy Desk.. a bit different from Telecharts.. No built-in MACD scanning in Telechart..
Here's The SDesk MACD crossover for the last 7 days (will return crossovers that occurred in the last 7 days)...
MACD[Diff,Close,12,26,9,D] < 0 AND MACD[Diff,Close,12,26,9,D,7] > 0
He is using Strategy Desk.. a bit different from Telecharts.. No built-in MACD scanning in Telechart..
Here's The SDesk MACD crossover for the last 7 days (will return crossovers that occurred in the last 7 days)...
MACD[Diff,Close,12,26,9,D] < 0 AND MACD[Diff,Close,12,26,9,D,7] > 0
I don't pay ANY attention to zero crossover, just the Histogram crossover, and even that is not a hard rule.. You want price doing what your scans require first.. then sort by MACD, favoring those where MACD is in your favor.. doesn't even need to crossover yet as it lags as just about all indicators do. I have posted the basic scan here and it doesn't include MACD.