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[EquisMetaStock Group] Re: Stocks >= 50% in value downwards per quarter



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Hi Preston,
           Thanks again for the reply
cheers
Michael B
           


--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, pumrysh <no_reply@xxx> wrote:
>
> Michael,
> 
> What I gave you was a Quarterly ROC. It begins calculating a new ROC 
> at the beginning of each quarter. I don't think you will find 
> anything like it in a web search.
> 
> The formula for a ROC is today's Close minus a close in the past. So 
> is "close to close" today's close minus yesterday's close?
> 
> If that is the case then why not use the gapdown function. A gap down 
> occurs if yesterday's low is greater than today's high. True it 
> measures lows to highs but a daily move on the magnatude of 50% is 
> going to be a gap down day.
> 
> 
> If you decide to use the indicator that I gave you, its a simple 
> matter of putting the indicators that I gave you together in order to 
> do a search. The indicator would look like this:
> 
> 
> {Quarterly ROC %}
> qstart:=Frac(Month()/3)<>0 AND Ref(Frac(Month()/3),-1)=0;
> a:=ValueWhen(1,qstart,C);
> QROC:=((C-A)/A)*100; {Percentage}
> Quarter:=If(Month()=1 OR Month()=2 OR Month()=3,1,
> If(Month()=4 OR Month()=5 OR Month()=6,2,
> If(Month()=7 OR Month()=8 OR Month()=9,3,4))); {end}
> 
> x:=Quarter=3 AND (Qroc < -50);
> Alert(x,90)
> 
> 
> The X variable will give a binary signal of one if the Qroc drops 
> below minus 50 during the 3rd quarter. The alert function holds the 
> value true for the next 90 days.  
> 
> 
> Preston
> 
>  
> 
> --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mdtmn" <mdtmn@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Preston,
> >            Thanks again for such a detailed reply.All the ROC code
> > thus far and those I have found on web sites , calculate the ROC of 
> > a stock at the end of a nominated period of time , in this case , a
> > quarter.
> >        From the beginning , I  should have been more specific.
> >  
> > I am looking for stocks, that at any time, during the quarter,  have
> > had a price movement ( ROC ) of 50% or more, close to close
> > 
> > As an example , the last quarter was 1st of July thru to the 30th of
> > September
> > 
> > If at anytime,  during that quarter , a stock had a price movement 
> > (ROC ) of 50% or more , this is a stock I am looking for , by the 
> end
> > of the quarter it may well have retraced back some or all of that
> > price movement. The main point being that at anytime during that
> > quarter the stock price had a ROC of 50% or more
> > 
> > Thanks for your effort thus far
> > Michael B
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >       
> >            
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, pumrysh <no_reply@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Michael,
> > > 
> > > I went back and rethought your question and my answer. Here are a 
> > > couple of indicators for you. Basically, the process is still the 
> > > same. You can use either of the Quarter identifiers to help with 
> the 
> > > timeframe.
> > > 
> > > Hope these will help,
> > > 
> > > Preston
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > {Quarterly ROC}
> > > {Calculates the ROC for each Quarter
> > > in either Points or Percentage}
> > > type:=Input("Points[1] or Percent[2]",1,2,2);
> > > qstart:=frac(month()/3)<>0 and ref(frac(month()/3),-1)=0;
> > > a:=ValueWhen(1,qstart,C);
> > > Pt:= C-A ; {Points}
> > > Pn:=((C-A)/A)*100; {Percentage}
> > > If(type=2,Pn,Pt);
> > > 
> > > 
> > > {Quarterly Period}
> > > {Identifies which Quarter 
> > > of the year you are in}
> > > qstart:=(Frac(Month()/3)<>0 AND 
> > > Ref(Frac(Month()/3),-1)=0);
> > > ystart:=Year()<>Ref(Year(),-1);
> > > (Cum(qstart)+1)-ValueWhen(1,ystart,Cum(qstart));{end}
> > > 
> > > {Quarterly Period v2.0}
> > > {Identifies the Yearly Quarter}
> > > If(Month()=1 OR Month()=2 OR Month()=3,1,
> > > If(Month()=4 OR Month()=5 OR Month()=6,2,
> > > If(Month()=7 OR Month()=8 OR Month()=9,3,4))); {end}
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, pumrysh <no_reply@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Michael,
> > > > 
> > > > In order to get the exploration to pick up the stocks you are 
> > > looking 
> > > > for you will need the indicator to have a value.
> > > > 
> > > > So how to find out if there was a 50% drop?
> > > > 
> > > > Look for the  LLV(Your Indicator, 66) <= -50
> > > > 
> > > > You will need to change the 66 periods to reflect the number of 
> > > days 
> > > > you are away from the beginning of the last quarter.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Hope this helps,
> > > > 
> > > > Preston
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mdtmn" <mdtmn@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Preston,
> > > > >           Thanks for your reply and as per an earlier post
> > > > > "1. The Yahoo groups search feature
> > > > > 2. The Yahoo groups links
> > > > > 3. The Equis Forum "
> > > > > 
> > > > >          I have been using your earlier suggestions, in my 
> > > search. I
> > > > > must apologise for not being more specific.
> > > > >           I am looking  to find stocks that have moved 50% 
> > > > > or more in that  quarter downwards ( close to close).The last 
> > > > quarter
> > > > > being 1st of July to 30th of September. 
> > > > >          The ROC since date indicater " plots a percent rate 
> of 
> > > > change
> > > > > between a specific date and today. The user is prompted for 
> the
> > > > > specific date."  So this indicater is very dependant on the 
> day 
> > > that
> > > > > you run the indicater, where as I am looking for any stocks 
> that 
> > > at
> > > > > any time during the quarter have a ROC of 50% or more not at 
> the 
> > > end
> > > > > of the quarter
> > > > >            Thanks agian for your reply
> > > > > Michael B
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >     
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, pumrysh <no_reply@> 
> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Michael,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Several points:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 1. The ROC will give you that information as a percent. You 
> > > would 
> > > > > > still need to filter for those less than 50%.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 2. Yahoo Groups has a search feature which allows you to 
> search 
> > > > > > through old messages. That's what I did and I came up with 
> a 
> > > > > > discussion in message 26524 on December 8, 2007 that was 
> about 
> > > a 
> > > > ROC 
> > > > > > Since Date indicator. I believe it will work for you.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > NAME: ROC Since a Date
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > FORMULA:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Day1 := Input("Day",1,31,4);
> > > > > > Month1 := Input("Month",1,12,1);
> > > > > > Year1 := Input("Year",1900,2400,1999);
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 100 * (CLOSE - ValueWhen(1,DayOfMonth() = Day1 AND Month() 
> = 
> > > > Month1
> > > > > > AND Year() = Year1, CLOSE))/ ValueWhen(1,DayOfMonth() = 
> Day1 AND
> > > > > > Month() = Month1 AND Year() = Year1,CLOSE)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Hope this helps,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Preston
> > > > > >  
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mdtmn" <mdtmn@> 
> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi All,
> > > > > > >       This is a scan that I use to find stocks that have 
> > > moved 
> > > > 50% 
> > > > > > or
> > > > > > > more per quarter downwards ( close to close)
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Filter days:=60; 
> > > > > > > C<=Ref(C,-days)-(Ref(C,-days)*0.5) 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > as you can see it is approx ( and rough)and very 
> dependent on 
> > > > what 
> > > > > > day
> > > > > > > near the end of the quarter you run the scan
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Example , this last quarter was 1st July to 30th Sep ,was 
> 66 
> > > > days
> > > > > > > and running the scan  on the 24th , 25th, 26th, 29th and 
> 30th 
> > > > of 
> > > > > > > September will give slightly different results
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Would someone be able to offer code that will scan for 
> stocks 
> > > > in the
> > > > > > > quarter that at any time during that time period moved 
> down 
> > > in 
> > > > value
> > > > > > > by 50% or more, close to close ?
> > > > > > > Thanks in advance
> > > > > > > Michael B
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>



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