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Bollinger Band Basics
Contributed by John Bollinger, CFA, CMT and creator of the Bollinger Band System

Bollinger Bands are available on MetaStock and most charting software. They have become popular primarily because they answer a question every investor needs to know: are prices high or low?

What are Bollinger Bands? They are curves drawn in and around the price structure on a chart providing a relative definition of high and low. To wit: prices near the upper band are high, prices near the lower band are low. Read More


How to find and delete local securities that are no longer trading
Contributed by MetaStock Support Staff

A good technical analysis trader regularly cleans up the symbol lists they use for trading. Creating an exploration to identify securities that are no longer trading takes just a moment and saves you time in the future. Read More


Cam Icon  MetaStock QuoteCenter Overview
Contributed by MetaStock Support

What is a container? What are the differences between a workbook and a workspace? General functions and features of the software are covered in video . View Video


The RMO ATM
Contributed by Devin Ekberg, MetaStock Sales

With the recent highly turbulent financial markets, it is extremely important to consider volatility and volume as part of a trader’s technical analysis toolkit. Volatility is defined as the relative rate at which the price of a security moves up or down, and is calculated using a statistical method of standard deviation. Volatility can be a trader’s best friend or worst enemy depending on how his/her analysis accounts for it. Read More

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Combining Relative Strength with Other Technical Indicators
Contributed by Michael Carr, Author of Smarter Investing in Any Economy: The Definitive Guide to Relative Strength Investing

Technical analysts have spent decades creating formulas designed to give them a trading edge. Many are based upon the principle that changes in momentum will occur before changes in price trend, in other words technicians are saying that Relative Strength (RS) in a stock’s past performance is a good indicator of future price appreciation. Examples of technical indicators include stochastics, the moving average convergence-divergence indicator (MACD), and the Relative Strength Index (RSI). Read More


How to Backup Your Formulas
Contributed by MetaStock Support Staff

All of your formulas can be quickly backed up by the following procedure... Read More


Cam Icon  Running a Simple Simulation
Contributed by MetaStock Support

This 16-minute video shows you how to perform multiple system tests against single and multiple securities and access the reports for the performed simulations. View Video


Scanning in MetaStock
Contributed by David Derricott, MetaStock Sales

One of the most commonly used features in MetaStock is the ability to scan. This is a very powerful and useful part of the program. It’s a great way to find securities you want to trade, will help you decide when to trade, and if you should stay out of the market. A very simple and easy scan you can create using MetaStock is scanning for buy and sell signals when a moving average crosses above or below the price bar over the last 20 days.… Read More

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