FUNCTION,TYPE,DESCRIPTION,ADJUSTMENTS
Abs(expression) ,Calculation,Absolute value of an expression,
"AvgVol(LatestDay,EarliestDay) ",Calculation,Avg. Volume for a range of days,
Downgap(DayNum) ,Calculation,Yesterday's Low minus today's High,zero if not positive
"EMovAvg(LatestDay, Length, ItemToken) ",Calculation,"Exp. Moving Avg. for item (e.g. close, vol.)",DaystoLoad=nnn
"Max(LatestDay,EarliestDay,ItemToken) ",Calculation,Maximum value over a range for an item,
"Min(LatestDay,EarliestDay,ItemToken) ",Calculation,Minimum value over a range for an item,
Range(DayNum),Calculation,High price minus Low price for day,
"StDev(LatestDay,EarliestDay)",Calculation,Standard Deviation of Close over range,
Ungap(DayNum),Calculation,Today's Low minus yesterday's High,zero if not positive
@ (Concatenation),Command,Joins/connects two string variables,"x := ""Good "" @ ""dog!"";"
For - Next,Command,Command structure for repeating loops,
If - then - else - endif,Command,Conditional command execution,
"Print xxx,xxx,xxx;",Command,Print data to output file - No line feed,
"Println xxx,xxx,xxx;",Command,Print data to output file with line feed,
Variable - Float,Command,Names variable(s) as an floating-point value,"float a,b,c;"
Variable - Integer,Command,Names variable(s) as an integer value,"integer i,j,k;"
Variable - String,Command,Names variable(s) as a character value,"string x,y,z;"
BETA ,Fundamental,Beta is a measure of volatility,
Bookvalue ,Fundamental,Value in dollars per share,
CUSIP ,Fundamental,Security Identification Code,
Description ,Fundamental,Text description of issue,
Dividend ,Fundamental,Annual dividend per share,
EPS ,Fundamental,Earnings per Share $ for last 12 months,
EPS1GROWTH ,Fundamental,EPS 1-year growth rate as %,
EPS3GROWTH ,Fundamental,EPS 3-year growth rate as %,
EPS5GROWTH ,Fundamental,EPS 5-year growth rate as %,
IndustryGroup ,Fundamental,Name of the issue's Industry Group,
IndustrySector  ,Fundamental,Name of the issue's Industry Sector,
InstHold ,Fundamental,Percentage of shares held by institutions,
IRLDailyIndex ,Fundamental,Name of IRL Index which includes issue,
IRLSymbol ,Fundamental,8-char Name of IRL Symbol for group,
IRLWeeklyIndex ,Fundamental,Name of IRL Index which includes issue,
MarketCap ,Fundamental,Dollar value of all outstanding shares,
Operatingearnings ,Fundamental,Operating earnings per share for last 12mos,
PE ,Fundamental,Price-to-earnings ratio.,
PrtoSales ,Fundamental,Current ratio of closing price to revenue/sh,
QTREPS(Quarter) ,Fundamental,Earnings per share ($) for specified quarter,Quarter = 0 through -11
QTRREV(Quarter) ,Fundamental,Revenue (in $M) for specified quarter,Quarter = 0 through -11
Rev1growth ,Fundamental,One year Revenue Growth Rate as %,
Rev3growth ,Fundamental,Three year Revenue Growth Rate as %,
Rev5 growth ,Fundamental,Five year Revenue Growth Rate as %,
Revspershare,Fundamental,Revenue per share for latest quarter,
Sharesfloat ,Fundamental,Number of shares available for trading,
SharesOut ,Fundamental,Number of shares outstanding for an issue,
Shortint ,Fundamental,Number of shares sold short,
SIC,Fundamental,Standard Industrial Code,
SICDescription ,Fundamental,Description for SIC Code,
Symbol ,Fundamental,Symbol of issue,
Units ,Fundamental,Number of zeros to add to revenue figures,"3=thousands,etc."
ADX(DayNum) ,Indicator,Avg. Directional Movement,Set ADX=nnn days
CumulMoneyFlow(DayNum),Indicator,Chaikin Cumulative Money Flow,
MACD(DayNum) ,Indicator,Moving Avd. Convergence/Divergence,DaystoLoad=nnn
MACDSignal(DayNum) ,Indicator,Exp. Moving Avg. of MACD,
MDM(DayNum) ,Indicator,Minus Directional Movement,Set MDM=nnn days
MoneyFlowOsc(DayNum) ,Indicator,Money flow oscillator for selected day,
"MovAvg(LatestDay,Length,ItemToken)",Indicator,Moving Avg. value of an item for date range,
OBV(DayNum),Indicator,On Balance Volume for selected date,DaystoLoad=nnn
PDM(DayNum),Indicator,Positive Directional Movement,Set PDM=nnn days
Persistence(DayNum) ,Indicator,Percentage of days OBV > 0 for last 6 mos,
QRS(DayNum) ,Indicator,QP2 Relative Strength value,
ROC(DayNum),Indicator,Rate of Change value,Set ROC=nnn periods
RSI(DayNum),Indicator,Relative Strength Indicator for day specified,DaystoLoad=nnn
StochasticPctD(DayNum),Indicator,Value of Stochastic %D for specified day,
StochasticPctK(DayNum) ,Indicator,Value of Stochastic %K for specified day,
"WMovAvg(LatestDay,length,ItemCode) ",Indicator,Weighted moving avg. in range for Item,
Daily ,Option,Sets the mode to DAILY (DayNum=day),Weekly
Exchange,Option,Specifies one or more exchanges for scan,"Exchange=xxx,xxx,xxx"
Input ,Option,Names the input file of symbols to scan,
IssueType,Option,"Type of issue: All, Common, Warrants, etc.",IssueType xxxx;
ItemCode  cl,Option,Closing price,
ItemCode  CumulMoneyflow,Option,Calculated money flow value for an issue,
ItemCode  hi,Option,High price,
ItemCode  lo,Option,Low price  ,
ItemCode  MACD,Option,Calculated MACD for an issue,
ItemCode  MACDSIG,Option,Calculated signal value from MACD,
ItemCode  MDM,Option,Minus Directional Movement value for issue,
ItemCode  MoneyflowOSC,Option,Calculated money flow oscillator for an issue,
ItemCode  OBV,Option,Calculated on-balance volume for an issue,
ItemCode  op,Option,Opening price,
ItemCode  PDM,Option,Positive Directional Movement value,
ItemCode  ROC,Option,Calculated Rate of Change for an issue,
ItemCode  RSI,Option,Calculated relative strength index value,
ItemCode  StochPctD,Option,Calculated stochastic %d value for an issue,
ItemCode  StochPctK,Option,Calculated stochastic %k value for an issue,
ItemCode  vol,Option,Volume for an issue,
ItemCode ADX,Option,Average Directional Movement value,
Output ,Option,Names the output file for results of scan,"Output=""xxxxx.lst"""
"ProcessMS=""c:\xxxx"",type",Option,Names directory for Metastock output,Type=MSDATA or VMS
SET ADX=nnn,Option,Sets ADX number of periods,
"SET MACD=short,long,signal",Option,Sets MACD default periods,
SET MDM=nnn,Option,Sets MDM number of periods,
SET PDM=nnn,Option,Sets PDM number of periods,
SET ROC=nnn,Option,Sets ROC periods,
SET RSI=nnn,Option,Sets RSI periods,
"SET STOCHASTIC=%K,Slow,%D",Option,"Sets Stochastic %K, slow periods, %D",
Weekly ,Option,Sets mode to WEEKLY (DayNum=week#),DAILY
Close(DayNum),Value,Close price on a specified day,
Date(DayNum),Value,Date (mm/dd/yyyy) for the given day,
DaysLoaded,Value,Number of days loaded for an issue,DaystoLoad=nnn
DaysRequired,Value,Minimum number of days required for scan,DaysRequired=nnn
DaystoLoad,Value,Number of days to load for each issue,DaystoLoad=nnn
HasOptions() ,Value,"Returns ""True"" if issue has options",
High(DayNum) ,Value,High price for the day,
Low(DayNum) ,Value,Low price for the day,
Open(DayNum),Value,Open price for the day,
Vol(DayNum),Value,Volume for specified day,